Publications

This page contains the various publications based on data from the Singapore Longitudinal Early Development Study.

2 Master's Theses Completed in 2020 & 2021:

Nawal Mohamed Hashim, NUS Department of Psychology, 2021
The Influence of Family Socioeconomic Status and Theory of Mind On Young Children’s Prosocial Behaviour

Bi Yue, NUS Department of Psychology, 2020
Centre-Based Child Care, Self-Regulation, and Behavior Problems in Singaporean Preschoolers

2 Ph.D Dissertations Completed in 2022 & 2023:

Nanxun Li, NUS Department of Sociology, 2023
Paternity Leave-taking Family Dynamics, and Early Childhood Development in Singapore

Shuya Lu, NUS Department of Sociology, 2022
Are Children in Cross-national Families Disadvantaged in Early Childhood Development?

International Referred Journal Articles:

Jiang, C., Fan, X.L. (2024). Parental Aggravation, Parenting Behaviors, Child Self-Control and Externalizing Problems in Singapore: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Sample. Applied Research Quality Life. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-024-10365-2

Chen, X., & Yeung, W.J. (2024). COVID-19 experiences and family resilience: A latent class analysis. Journal of Marriage and Family, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.13031

Lu, S., & Yeung, W.J. (2024). The rise in cross-national marriages and the emergent inequalities in East and Southeast Asia. Sociology Compass, e13219. https://doi.org/10.1111/soc4.13219

Bi,Y., Ding, X. P., & Yeung, W.J. (2024). The Link Between Hours of Center-Based Childcare and Child Development in 3- to 6-Year-Olds: Evidence from Singapore. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 68, 76-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.04.004

Hong, R. Y., Ding, X. P., Chan, K. M. Y., and Yeung, W.J. (2024). The influence of socio-economic status on child temperament and psychological symptom profiles. British Journal of Psychology, 00, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12701

Chen, L. & Yeung, W. J. (2024). Delayed gratification predicts behavioral and academic outcomes: Examining the validity of the Delay-of-Gratification choice paradigm in Singaporean young children. Applied Developmental Science. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888691.2024.2307366

Chen, X. and Yeung, W.J. (2024). How food insecurity affects children’s behavior problems in early childhood: The nutrition and family stress pathways. PLOS One, 19(1): e0294109. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0294109

Yeung, W.J. and Chen, X. (2024). Data on Singapore Longitudinal Early Development Study (SG-LEADS). Data in Brief, 110203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2024.110203

Yeung, W.J. and Chen, X. (2023). Achievement Gaps before School in Singapore: Family SES, Parental Values and Young Children's Self-Regulation. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 65, 352-362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2023.07.012

Chen, L. & Yeung, W. J. (2023). Pre-pandemic family resources and child self-regulation in children’s internalizing problems during COVID-19: A multi-level social-ecological framework for emotional resilience. Frontiers in Psychology, 14: 1203524. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1203524

Hashim, N., Fischer, N.L., Kim, E.B., Yeung, W.J., & Yu, R. (2023).The Influence of Socioeconomic Status and Appearance-Reality Understanding on Preschoolers’ Sharing and Generosity. British Journal of Developmental Psychology. 00, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjdp.12451

Chen, L. and Yeung, W.J. (2023). Self-regulation and Academic Achievement Among Singaporean Young Children: A Cross-Cultural Comparison in a Multicultural Asian Society. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 47(4). https://doi.org/10.1177/01650254231170442

Yeung, W.J. and Lu S. (2023). Family Dynamics in Cross-national Families with Young Children in Singapore. Journal of Family Issue, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X231156675

Yeung, W.J. and Li, N. (2022). Paternity Leave, Family Dynamics, and Children’s Behavior in Singapore. Journal of Marriage and Family, 85(2), 580–602. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12896

Singh, L., Yeung, W.J., Cheng, Q. and Heng E. (2022). The Home Literacy Environment Mediates Effects of Socio-economic Status on Infant Vocabulary Development. Developmental Science, 26, e13349. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.13349

Singh, L., Cheng, Q. and Yeung, WJ. (2022). Effects of Socio-economic Status on Infant Native and Non-Native Phoneme Discrimination. Developmental Science, 26, e13351. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.13351

Loh, B., Yeoh B.S.A., Huang S., Yeung, W.J. (2022). Structural Vulnerability and Neoliberal Subjectivities of Low-Income Binational Families in Singapore. Women's Studies International Forum, 94, 102634. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2022.102634

Fischer, N. L., Kim, E. B., Hashim, N. B. M., Yeung, W. J. J., & Yu, R. (2020, October). Fairness perception in preschoolers: Early and late components involved in resource allocation appraisal. Psychophysiology, Vol. 57, pp. S23-S23.
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