Yee Shiun Ryan Hong

Yee Shiun Ryan Hong is an Associate Professor and Deputy Head of Department (Research & Others) at the National University of Singapore, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Department of Psychology.

• Education: Ph.D. from Western Ontario, M.Soc.Sci. and B.Soc.Sci. from NUS

His research focuses on personality and psychopathology, particularly the intersection between dispositional traits (e.g., Big Five) and social-cognitive processes (e.g., depressogenic inferential style, ruminative style, anxiety sensitivity, self-control). He investigates how these factors interact to influence mental health outcomes like depression, anxiety, and substance abuse disorders.

Recent work examines developmental pathways of cognitive vulnerabilities in childhood and measurement validation for uncertainty intolerance scales. Research spans personality assessment, clinical psychological science, and longitudinal studies of mood disorder etiology.

Contact: Ryan.Hong@nus.edu.sg | Office: AS4-02-12