台大心理系

Chen, Yen-Ling

  • Appointment: Assistant Professor
  • Research: Abnormal and Clinical Psychology
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  • TEL: S115/ 886-2-33663113
  • Interests:

    (1) Evidence-based assessment & clinical decision-making; (2) Early intervention for clinical high risk for psychosis; (3) Socio-cultural factors influencing mental health and perceptions of mental health

  • Courses:

    General Psychology; Developmental Psychopathology; Special Topics in Clinical Psychology; Abnormal Psychology; Clinical Diagnosis and Psychological Assessment

  • Professional Experience:

    2024-Now, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University

    2023-2024, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Davis

    2022-2023, Predoctoral Psychology Intern, University of California, Davis Medical Center (UC Davis Children’s Hospital The CAARE Center; SacEDAPT Early Psychosis Programs), Trauma – Adolescent Mental Illness Track (APA Accredited)

  • Honors & Awards:

    2023 APS Student Research Award, Association for Psychological Science
    2022 UNLV Outstanding Dissertation Award Winner, The Graduate College, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
    2020 Taiwanese Overseas Pioneers Grants, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
    2019 UNLV Outstanding Thesis Award Nomination, The Graduate College, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
    2019 Delaware Project Student Award Honorable Mention, Delaware Project Committee
    2018 SCCAP Student Travel Award, Society of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology
    2018 Government Scholarship to Study Abroad, Ministry of Education, Taiwan
    2017 APA Student Travel Award, American Psychological Association

  • Education:

    2023 Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

    2019 M.A. Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

    2016 B.S. Psychology, National Taiwan University

Publications

Publications

Chen, Y.-L., Freeman, A. J., Huang, K.-J., & Kraus, S. W. (in press). Perceptions of youth internalizing symptoms: Cross-cultural comparisons between Taiwan and U.S. mothers. Transcultural Psychiatry

Chen, Y.-L., Huang, K.-J., Freeman, A. J., & Kraus, S. W. (2024). Face as a multidimensional construct: Cross-cultural validation of the Loss of Face Scale in Taiwan and the United States. Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 27(3), 500-516. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajsp.12611

Chen, Y.-L., Huang, K.-J., Scoglio, A. A. J., Borgogna, N. C., Potenza, M. N., Blycker, G. R., & Kraus, S. W. (2024). A network comparison of sexual dysfunction, psychological factors, and body dissociation between individuals with and without sexual trauma histories. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 25(1), 62-82. https://doi.org/10.1080/15299732.2023.2231915

Langfus, J. A., Chen, Y.-L., Janos, J. A., Youngstrom, J. K., Findling, R. L., & Youngstrom, E. A. (2023). Psychometric properties and clinical utility of the CBCL and P-GBI sleep items in children and adolescents. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2023.2272965

Chen, Y.-L., Sherwood, S. N., & Freeman, A. J. (2023). Multidimensional item response theory of the BIS/BAS Scales: Evidence for a bifactor model structureJournal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 45, 1059-1067. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-023-10064-6

Chen, Y.-L., Kraus, S. W., Freeman, M. J., & Freeman, A. J. (2023). A machine-learning approach to assess factors associated with hospitalization of children and youths in psychiatric crisis. Psychiatric Services, 74(9), 943-949. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220201

Jennings, T. L., Chen, Y.-L., Borgogna, N. C., Way, B., & Kraus, S. W. (2023). Associations between online dating platform use and mental and sexual health among a mixed sexuality college student sample. Computers in Human Behavior, 144, 107727, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2023.107727

Kamolova, M., Chen, Y.-L., Etuk, R., Sacco, S., & Kraus, S. W. (2022). Differences within: Hypersexuality, sensation seeking and pornography viewing behaviors in a sample of heterosexual, gay, bisexual, and uncertain men. Sexual Health & Compulsivity, 30(1), 100-122. https://doi.org/10.1080/26929953.2022.2162652

Salcedo, S., Chen, Y.-L., Youngstrom, E. A., Fristad, M. A., Gadow, K. D., Horwitz, S. M., ... & Kowatch, R. A. (2018). Diagnostic efficiency of the Child and Adolescent Symptom Inventory (CASI-4R) Depression Subscale for identifying youth mood disorders. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 47(5), 832-846. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2017.1280807

 

Books/Chapters

Books/Chapters

Freeman, A. J. & Chen, Y.-L. (2019). Interpreting pediatric intelligence tests: A framework from evidence-based medicine. In G. Goldstein, J. DeLuca & D. N. Allen (Eds.), Handbook of psychological assessment 4th Edition (pp. 65-101). Oxford, UK: Elsevier Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-802203-0.00003-1

Conference Presentations

Conference Presentations

CONFERENCE SYMPOSIA CHAIRED

Chen, Y.-L. (chair) (2024, November). Understanding Barriers to Mental Health Care: Uncovering Socio-Cultural Factors Hindering Help-Seeking and Engagement in Mental Health Services among Underserved and Marginalized Communities. Symposium abstract accepted for presentation at the 58th Annual Convention of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.

De Los Reyes, A., & Chen, Y.-L. (co-chairs) (2019, August). Becoming Part of the Family: Selecting Mentors When Applying to Doctoral Programs in Psychology. 2019 Annual Convention of American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL. 

CONFERENCE SYMPOSIA TALKS

Chen, Y.-L., Ereshefsky, S., Yau, S., Gonzalez, A., Niendam, T., & Shapiro, D. (2024, November). Understanding wait times prior to engaging in care for clinical high risk for psychosis in community settings: A retrospective clinical record review and evaluation of referral and assessment processes. In Y.-L. Chen (chair), Understanding Barriers to Mental Health Care: Uncovering Socio-Cultural Factors Hindering Help-Seeking and Engagement in Mental Health Services among Underserved and Marginalized Communities [Symposium]. Abstract accepted for presentation at the 58th Annual Convention of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.

Chen, Y.-L., Ereshefsky, S., Yau, S., Gonzalez, A., Niendam, T., & Shapiro, D. (2024, November). A mixed-method analysis to explore barriers to and facilitators of implementing a novel stepped-care intervention for clinical high risk for psychosis in community settings. In D. Shapiro (chair), Community-Partnered Implementation in Diverse Settings: Strategies for Identifying and Tailoring Solutions to Implementation of Novel Interventions [Symposium]. Abstract accepted for presentation at the 58th Annual Convention of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.

Chen, Y.-L., Schurr, M. S., Freeman, M. J. & Freeman, A. J. (2020, November). Functional impairment among youth in crisis: Caregiver needs or youth’s symptoms? In A. J. Freeman (chair), From Symptoms to Functioning in Children and Adolescents Across Care Settings [Symposium]. The 54th Annual Convention of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Virtual Convention.

 

Chen, Y.-L., & Youngstrom, E. A. (2018, August). Dissemination of psychological science in college: An international collaborative tele-education project. In E. A. Youngstrom (chair), Opening Up Psychology to Give It Away: Open Platforms to Bring Psychology to all People [Symposium]. 2018 Annual Convention of American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

SELECTED CONFERENCE POSTERS

† award-winning posters; * undergraduate or post-baccalaureate mentees

Chen, Y.-L., Xiong, S., Lee, T., Nye, K. E., Tryon, V. L., Tully, L. M., Hayes, S. L., Savill, M., Ereshefsky, S., Miller, C., Pierce, K. M., Miles, M. J., Kado-Walton, M., Nguyen, K. L., Sharma, N., McNamara, A. P., Hakusui, C. K., Padilla, V., Safdar, M., Loewy, R., Shapiro, D., Bolden-Thompson, K., Muro, K., Zhang, Y., Padovani, A., Smith, L., Wilcox, A. B., Banks, L., Botello, R., Grattan, R., Melnikow, J., Hotz, B., Gabrielian, S., Lopez, S., Dixon, L., Carter, C. S. and Niendam, T. A. for the EPI-CAL Group (2024, April). The intersectionality of demographic factors and social determinants of health among individuals in early psychosis programs: A latent class analysis. 2024 Annual Congress of the Schizophrenia International Research Society, Florence, Italy.

Chen, Y.-L., Huang, K.-J., Kraus, S. W. & Freeman, A. J. (2023, November). Help-seeking for youth mental health problems: Cross-cultural comparisons between Taiwan and U.S. mothers. The 57th Annual Convention of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Seattle, WA.

Chen, Y.-L., Huang, K.-J., Scoglio, A. A. J., Borgogna, N. C., Potenza, M. N., Blycker, G. R. & Kraus, S. W. (2023, May). A network comparison of sexual dysfunction, psychological factors, and body dissociation between individuals with and without sexual trauma histories. 2023 Annual Convention of Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.

Chen, Y.-L., Huang, K.-J., Freeman, A. J. & Kraus, S. W. (2023, February). Face as a multidimensional construct: Cross-cultural validation of the Loss of Face Scale in Taiwan and the United States. 2023 Annual Convention of Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.

Chen, Y.-L., Freeman, A. J. & Kraus, S. W. (2023, February). Perceptions and treatment seeking of youth internalizing symptoms: Cross-cultural comparisons between Taiwan and U.S. Mothers. 2023 Annual Convention of Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.

Langfus, J., Chen, Y.-L., Janos, J., Youngstrom, J., Findling, R., & Youngstrom E. A. (2021, November). Sleep problems measured on the adolescent GBI predict bipolar spectrum disorder diagnoses. The 55th Annual Convention of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New Orleans, LA.

*Tong, T., Chen, Y.-L., & Freeman, A. J. (2020, November). Adult’s perceptions of youth disruptive behaviors: Potential influences of cultural values. The 54th Annual Convention of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Virtual Convention.

*Guo, Z., Chen, Y.-L., & Youngstrom, E. A. (2020, August). Intergenerational transmission of parenting style: Discontinuities predicted by culture. 2020 Annual Convention of American Psychological Association, Virtual Convention.

Chen, Y.-L., Freeman, M. J., & Freeman, A. J. (2019, November). Identifying risk factors for youth hospitalization in crisis settings: A classification and regression tree (CART) analysis. The 53rd Annual Convention of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Atlanta, GA.

*Dang, T., Chen, Y.-L., Garcia, B., & Freeman, A. J. (2019, August). The relationship between BIS/BAS, alcohol use, and mood symptoms among college students. 2019 Annual Convention of American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

†*Tsai, Y.-H., Chen, Y.-L., & Youngstrom, E. A. (2019, August). The relationship between sleep quality, chronotype, and emotion: A cross-cultural sample. 2019 Annual Convention of American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

†*Yeh, S.-Y., Chen, Y.-L., & Youngstrom, E. A. (2019, August). Does adherence to Asian values result in lower creative achievement? 2019 Annual Convention of American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

†*Aygün, E. E., Chen, Y.-L., & Youngstrom, E. A. (2019, August). The relationship between chronotype, depressive symptoms, and sleep quality. 2019 Annual Convention of American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

*Cherng, Y.-T. M., Chen, Y.-L., & Youngstrom, E. A. (2019, August). Personality as potential moderator of the relationship between sleep quality and affect. 2019 Annual Convention of American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Chen, Y.-L., Freeman, M. J., & Freeman, A. J. (2018, November). Identifying risk factors for youth hospitalization in crisis settings. The 52nd Annual Convention of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Washington, D.C.

*Diaz, V., Chen, Y.-L., *Cohen, M., & Freeman, A. J. (2018, November). The relationship between mood, risky behaviors, and emotion regulation. The 52nd Annual Convention of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Washington, D.C.

†*Tsai, J.-M., Chen, Y.-L., & Youngstrom, E. A. (2018, August). The relationship between body dysmorphic disorder, hypomania, depression and cultural differences. 2018 Annual Convention of American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

†*Ho, H.-R., Chen, Y.-L., & Youngstrom, E. A. (2018, August). Do people with different personalities show different emotion patterns? 2018 Annual Convention of American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

†Shih, H.-W., Chen, Y.-L., Youngstrom, E. A., & Freeman, A. J. (2018, August). Do the behavioral inhibition and activation systems affect individuals’ sleep quality? 2018 Annual Convention of American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

*Sun, J.-T., Chen, Y.-L., & Youngstrom, E. A. (2018, August). Cross-cultural to single cultural experience and difference in mental illness stigma. 2018 Annual Convention of American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Chen, Y.-L., Youngstrom, E. A., Findling, R. L., & Freeman, A. J. (2017, November). What makes a screening false positive for youth mood disorders? The 51st Annual Convention of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Diego, CA.

Chen, Y.-L., Sherwood, S. N., & Freeman, A. J. (2017, August). Cultural differences in mania: Gender but not ethnicity matters. 2017 Annual Convention of American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

*Diaz, V., Chen, Y.-L., *Saucedo, M., Sherwood, S. N., & Freeman, A. J. (2017, August). The relationship between irritability, mood and anxiety in college students. 2017 Annual Convention of American Psychological Association, Washington D.C.

Chen, Y.-L., Youngstrom, E. A., Youngstrom, J. K., & Findling, R. L. (2016, October). Diagnostic efficiency of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) Internalizing score for identifying mood disorders. The 50th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.

Salcedo, S., Chen, Y.-L., Youngstrom, E. A., Fristad, M. A., Gadow, K. D., Horwitz, S. M., Frazier, T. W., Arnold, L. E., Phillips, M. L., Birmaher, B., Kowatch, R. A., & Findling, R. L. (2016, October). Diagnostic efficiency of the Child and Adolescent Symptom Inventory (CASI-4R) Depression subscale for identifying youth mood disorders. The 50th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.

Chen, Y.-L., Halverson, T. F., Ong, M., Youngstrom, J. K., Findling, R. L., & Youngstrom, E. A. (2015, April). The relationship between sleep disturbance and diagnosis of bipolar disorder: Testing incremental effect after controlling for age and gender. The 49th Annual Convention of Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.