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Young‐Eun Lee

Yonsei University · Psychology

About the Lab

Professor Young-Eun Lee's research lab focuses on developmental psychology and child well-being, with a strong emphasis on parenting practices, emotion socialization, and early social-emotional development. The lab investigates how parental behaviors—such as emotion talk, discipline styles, and interparental conflict—affect children’s emotion regulation and behavioral outcomes, particularly in high-risk and low-income families. Research also extends to the cultural and educational dimensions of food and nutrition, exploring the conceptualization of Korean dietary patterns and their health implications. The lab employs mixed-methods approaches, combining observational data, self-reports, and standardized assessments to inform evidence-based interventions.

emotion regulationparenting practicesearly childhood developmentemotion socializationKorean diet

Research Overview

Papers
40
Total Citations
896
Papers (5y)
10
Primary Field
Psychology

Research Output Trend

Figures are computed from collected data and may differ slightly.

Publications per year (5y)
10total
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2023
2024
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2026
Citations per year (5y)
35total
20222023202420252026

Selected Papers

15
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Article|166 citations·2016
Korean diet: Characteristics and historical background
Soon Hee Kim, Myung‐Sunny Kim, Myoungsook Lee, Yongsoon Park, Hae Jeong Lee, Soon-Ah Kang, Hyun Sook Lee, Kyung-Eun Lee, Hye Jeong Yang, Min Jung Kim, Young‐Eun Lee, Dae Young Kwon
SJR Q1Journal of Ethnic FoodsOA

Korea has developed a unique food culture connected to its long agricultural history. Recently, interest in Korean food, especially regarding its health benefits, has greatly increased. However, there are insufficient resources and research available on the characteristics and definitions of Korean cuisine. Researchers and professors of the food and nutritional sciences in Korea began working together in April 2015 in order to establish cohesive definitions and concepts to be used in dialogue re

Nutrition and DieteticsNursing
2
Article|75 citations·2015
The Development of Infants’ Sensitivity to Behavioral Intentions when Inferring Others’ Social Preferences
Young‐Eun Lee, Jung-eun Ellie Yun, Eun Young Kim, Hyun-joo Song
SJR Q1PLoS ONEOA

The present study investigated whether infants reason about others' social preferences based on the intentions of others' interactive actions. In Experiment 1, 12-month-old infants were familiarized with an event in which an agent either successfully helped a circle to climb up a hill (successful-helping condition) or failed to help the circle to achieve its goal (failed-helping condition). During the test, the infants saw the circle approach either the helper (approach-helper event) or the hind

Developmental and Educational PsychologyPsychology
3
Article|28 citations·2015
Do Young Children's Representations of Discipline and Empathy Moderate the Effects of Punishment on Emotion Regulation?
Young‐Eun Lee, Holly E. Brophy‐Herb, Claire D. Vallotton, Robert J. Griffore, John S. Carlson, JoAnn Robinson
SJR Q1Social Development

Abstract This study examined whether children's representations of parenting (perceptions of authoritative discipline and empathy) moderated the association between harsh punishment—including corporal punishment (CP) and verbal punishment (VP)—and children's emotion regulation at the age of five years. Participants were 559 low‐income mother‐child dyads. Maternal self‐reports and home observations were used to measure punishment. Children's representations were assessed using the MacArthur Story

Clinical PsychologyPsychology
4
Article|26 citations·2015
Toddlers with Early Behavioral Problems at Higher Family Demographic Risk Benefit the Most from Maternal Emotion Talk
Holly E. Brophy‐Herb, Erika L. Bocknek, Claire D. Vallotton, Kathy Stansbury, Neda Senehi, Danielle Dalimonte‐Merckling, Young‐Eun Lee
SJR Q1Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics

Toddlers at highest risk, those with more early behavioral problems from higher demographic-risk families, benefit the most from mothers' emotion talk. Informing parents about the use of emotion talk may be a cost-effective, simple strategy to support at-risk toddlers' social-emotional development and reduce behavioral problems.

Clinical PsychologyPsychology
5
Article|18 citations·2002
학교급식 영양사의 업무 중요도 및 임무차원 분석
이영은, 양일선, 차진아

The purpose of this study was to investigation the importance and categorization of task elements of school food service dietician and to provide the useful data for standard model of the dietician′s tasks of school foodservice. This study was conducted in school food services nationwide in method of written questionnaire. The questionnaires were mailed to the dieticians of 3 type school foodservice system-conventional, commissary, joint management. Of the 660 schools that participated in this s

6
Article|10 citations·2018
Dyadic Relations Between Interparental Conflict and Parental Emotion Socialization
Young‐Eun Lee, Holly E. Brophy‐Herb
SJR Q1Journal of Family Issues

This study examined the effects of destructive and constructive interparental conflict on unsupportive parental emotion socialization behaviors ( N = 166 parents of toddlers). Both mothers and fathers completed measures of destructive and constructive interparental conflict and emotion dismissing beliefs and unsupportive responses to toddlers’ expressions of negative emotions such as anger, fear, and sadness. Multilevel modeling for the actor–partner interdependence model indicated spillover eff

Clinical PsychologyPsychology
7
Article|9 citations·2002
학교 급식 전담직원 표준 직무모델 개발에 관한 연구
이영은, 양일선, 차진아, 유태용
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Article|9 citations·2002
학교 급식의 운영 현황 및 실태 조사
이영은, 양일선, 차진아, 채인숙, 강혜승

The purpose of this study was to investigate the operation and management systems of the school food services in Korea and to provide useful data fur improving the quality of the school food services. This study was conducted in school food service operations nationwide using a written questionnaire. The questionnaires were mailed to the dieticians of three types of school food service systems-conventional, commissary, and joint-management. Of the 660 schools that participated in this study, the

9
Article|8 citations·2021
Interparental Conflict and Korean Children’s Inhibitory Control: Testing Emotional Insecurity as a Mediator
Young‐Eun Lee, So‐Jung Seo
SJR Q2Frontiers in PsychologyOA

This study examined the association between interparental conflict and inhibitory control of Korean children, and it investigated whether this relationship is mediated by the single latent variable of emotional insecurity or by three dimensions of emotional insecurity (i.e., involvement, emotional reactivity, and avoidance). A total of 166 mother-father dyads with Korean children aged 3-5 years participated in a short-term longitudinal survey at two-time points. Both parents completed measures o

Clinical PsychologyPsychology
10
Article|7 citations·2024
Childcare sharing and family happiness: analyzing parental and child well-being in the actor-partner interdependence model
Young‐Eun Lee
SJR Q1Frontiers in Public HealthOA

Introduction: The exploration of the relationship between parental and child happiness, particularly in the context of shared childcare responsibilities, has not been examined in Korean families. Methods: Using a two-wave longitudinal design and data from 1,403 families from the Panel Study on Korean Children, this study employed the actor-partner interdependence model to examine the dynamics of childcare sharing between mothers and fathers in South Korea. Results: Mothers' childcare sharing was

Sociology and Political ScienceSocial Sciences
11
Article|7 citations·2024
Destructive and Constructive Interparental Conflict, Parenting Stress, Unsupportive Parenting, and Children’s Insecurity: Examining Short-Term Longitudinal Dyadic Spillover and Crossover Process
Uiju Lee, Young‐Eun Lee
SJR Q1Behavioral SciencesOA

Based on emotional security, stress, and spillover and crossover theories, this study aimed to examine the indirect pathways between destructive and constructive interparental conflict, parenting stress, unsupportive parenting, and child insecurity six months later. Using data from two time points beginning when Korean children (N = 159) were approximately 3–5 years old, two dual-mediation models of the relevant variables were constructed. The results indicate that destructive conflict is associ

DemographySocial Sciences
12
Article|5 citations·2009
압력 저속 냉동 방법의 쥐 치아 치주인대세포 보존 효율 평가
이영은, 김의성, 김진, 한승훈, 이승종

본 연구의 목적은 흰 쥐의 상악 대구치를 발거한 후 치주인대세포를 압력을 이용한 저속 냉동 보관법으로 냉동 보관시 치주인대세포의 활성도를 저속 냉동법, 냉장 보관법과 비교하여 평가하고자 하였다. 생후 4주된 암컷 Sprague-Dawley계 흰쥐의 상악 좌우 제 1,2 대구치를 발거하여 각 군 당 18개의 쥐 치아를 MTT, WST-1 검색에 이용하였다. 실험군은 4개군으로 대조군은 즉시 발치군이며, 4℃ 냉장고에 일주일간 보관한 냉장군, 발치 후 동해방지제 처리과정을 거쳐 4℃에서 -35℃까지 -0.5℃/min 속도로 서서히 냉동시킨 뒤 -196℃에 냉동한 저속 냉동군, 3MPa의 압력을 가하고 -0.5℃/min 속도로 4℃에서 -35℃까지 서서히 냉동시킨 뒤 -196℃에 냉동한 압력 저속 냉동군으로 나누었다. 보존액은 F medium을 사용했으며 동해방지제로 10% dimethylsulfoxide(DMSO)를 사용하였다. 일주일 후 해동하여 MTT, WST-1검색을 시행한 뒤 치

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Article|4 citations·2023
Bioecological profiles of preschool children’s individual, familial, and educational characteristics, and their relations with school adjustment, academic performance, and executive function in first grade
Young‐Eun Lee
SJR Q2Frontiers in PsychologyOA

This study investigates the relationships between distinct bioecological profiles of individual, familial, and educational characteristics of preschool children and their school adjustment, academic performance, and executive function in first grade. Data on 11 indicators of personal and environmental characteristics were collected from 1,016 five-year-old Korean preschoolers using a national-level open dataset. Latent profile analysis identified five profiles that were associated with different

EducationSocial Sciences
14
Article|3 citations·2018
Parents’ Stress Factors and Parenting Behaviors: Test of the Spillover, Crossover, and Compensatory Hypotheses
Young‐Eun Lee
Korean Journal of Child StudiesOA

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Clinical PsychologyPsychology
15
Article|3 citations·2025
Exploring the Impostor Phenomenon Among Korean Daycare Directors: A Grounded Theory Approach
Jihyeon Choi, Young‐Eun Lee
SJR Q1Behavioral SciencesOA

The impostor phenomenon, characterized by self-doubt and an external attribution of success, significantly impacts daycare center directors, influencing their leadership effectiveness and childcare quality. This qualitative study aims to explore how the impostor phenomenon manifests among Korean daycare center directors within an ecological framework. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 Korean daycare center directors using grounded theory methods. Analysis identified the phenomeno

Clinical PsychologyPsychology

Research Areas

Clinical PsychologyEducationNutrition and DieteticsSociology and Political ScienceDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyDemography

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