Dr Sean Lee ~ Lecturer Psychology

Sean holds a PhD in Psychology (Singapore Management University), as well as a Master’s (Singapore Management University) and Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology (Murdoch University). He also holds tertiary qualifications in Statistics and Data Mining, and Biomedical Science. Sean specializes in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. His research focuses on how we may enhance employees’ creativity, as well as promote better health and overall well-being. Prior to joining JCU, Sean held teaching positions at the Singapore Management University and Prep-Zone Academy Singapore.

In recognition of his academic achievements, Sean has received prestigious awards such as the Fred Long Award for Research Excellence (Singapore Psychological Society), Presidential Doctoral Fellowship Award (Singapore Management University), and Multidisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship Award (Singapore Management University).

Teaching

• PY1103: Critical Thinking in Psychology: How to Think about Weird Things (Level 1; SIN)
• PY2111: Learning Processes, Behaviour and Performance (Level 2; SIN)

Interests

Research

• Creativity and Innovation
• Emotions, Health, and Well-Being
• Psychometrics

Research Disciplines

• Psychology (1701)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Public Health (9204)
• Management and Productivity (9104)

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Hartanto A, Yong J, Toh W, Lee S, Tng G and Tov W (2020) Cognitive, social, emotional, and subjective health benefits of computer use in adults: a 9-year longitudinal study from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS). Computers in Human Behavior, 104, Article: 106179, DOI:10.1016/j.chb.2019.106179.
• Hartanto A, Yong J, Lee S, Ng W and Tong E (2020) Putting adversity in perspective: purpose in life moderates the link between childhood emotional abuse and neglect and adulthood depressive symptoms. Journal of Mental Health, 29 (4), pp. 473-482, DOI:10.1080/09638237.2020.1714005.
• Lee S, Hartanto A, Yong J, Koh B and Leung A (2020) Examining the cross‐cultural validity of the positive affect and negative affect schedule between an Asian (Singaporean) sample and a Western (American) sample. Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 23, pp. 109-116, DOI:10.1111/ajsp.12390.
• Lee S and Park G (2020) Does diversity in team members' agreeableness benefit creative teams? Journal of Research in Personality, 85, Article: 103932, DOI:10.1016/j.jrp.2020.103932.
• Lee S (2020) Inflammation, depression, and anxiety disorder: a population-based study examining the association between Interleukin-6 and the experiencing of depressive and anxiety symptoms. Psychiatry Research, 285, Article: 112809, DOI:10.1016/j.psychres.2020.112809.
• Hartanto A, Lee S and Yong J (2019) Dispositional gratitude moderates the association between socioeconomic status and interleukin-6. Scientific Reports, 9, Article: 802, DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-37109-1.

Other research outputs

• Lee S (2019) Revisiting the Miller-Kanazawa debate: should Asia Be afforded more attention From evolutionary psychologists? Frontiers in Psychology, 10, Article: 547, DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00547.
• Lee S (2018) A proposed nomenclature and framework of emotional labor. Southeast Asia Psychology Journal, 6, pp. 41-58.
• Lee S (2018) Testing for measurement invariance: does your measure mean the same thing for different participants? APS Observer, 31 (8), pp. 32-33.