Publications
Publications
Koós, M., Nagy, L., Kraus, S., Potenza, M., Demetrovics, Z., Fuss, J., Klein, V., Chen, Y.-L., Ballester-Arnal, R., Batthyany, D., Bergeron, S., Billieux, J., Briken, P., Burkauskas, J., Cardenas, G., Carvalho, J., Castro-Calvo, J., Chen, L., Ciocca, G., …, Bothe, B. (2026). The development of the Paraphilic Disorders Short Screen (PDSS) and its examination in diverse populations: A large, multi-nation study. Sexual Abuse. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10790632261438676
Chen, Y.-L., Ereshefsky, S., Yau, S., Gonzalez, A., Joo, S., Niendam, T., & Shapiro, D. (2026). Stepped-care involving cognitive behavioral therapy for young people at clinical high-risk for psychosis in community settings: Longitudinal intervention study protocol. BMC Psychiatry, 26(3). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-07597-3
Scoglio, A. A. J., Chen, Y.-L., Huang, K.-J., Borgogna, N. C., Potenza, M. N., Blycker, G. R., & Kraus, S. W. (2025). Sexual trauma and compulsive sexual behavior in young men and women: A network analysis involving two samples. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 14(1), 166-177. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2024.00074
Chen, Y.-L., Freeman, A. J., Huang, K.-J., & Kraus, S. W. (2024). Perceptions of youth internalizing symptoms: Cross-cultural comparisons between Taiwan and U.S. mothers. Transcultural Psychiatry, 62(3), 366-378.https://doi.org/10.1177/13634615241272997
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, 54(3), 328-345. 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 structure. Journal 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
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. 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.
Selected Symposium Presentations
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]. 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]. 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.
Oral Presentation
Chen, Y.-L., Savill, M., & Huang, K.-J. (2026, May). Cultural differences in public stigma toward mental health symptoms: A cross-national vignette study. 2026 Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, Barcelona, Spain.
Representative Poster Presentations
Chen, Y.-L., Ereshefsky, S., Yau, S., Gonzalez, A., Joo, S., Shah, S., Niendam, T., & Shapiro, D. (2025, September). Modeling the complex relationships of psychotic-like experiences in help-seeking youths via network analyses. The 89th Annual Convention of the Japanese Psychological Association, Sendai, Japan.
Ereshefsky, S., Yau, S., Gonzalez, A., Chen, Y.-L., Joo, S., Shah, S., Niendam, T., & Shapiro, D. (2025, September). Not all that distresses is psychosis: Understanding PQ-B false positives in community mental health psychosis-risk screening (Findings from the Sacramento SCIP STEP Clinical High-Risk for Psychosis [CHRP] Program). The 2025 Annual Meeting of Society for Research in Psychopathology, Los Angeles, CA.
Lin, M.-R., Chen, Y.-L., & Huang, K.-J. (2025, August). Perceived control across life domains and well-being: A cross-country comparison of Japan and the US. 2025 Annual Convention of American Psychological Association, Denver, CO.
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., … 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.