Su-Young Kim is an associate professor in the area of Psychometrics and Research Methods in the Department of Psychology.
He studied Applied Statistics in Yonsei University, and completed his Ph.D. in the Quantitative Methods program of Educational Psychology department in the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
He has focused on the development and application of latent variable models within the framework of structural equation modeling (SEM).
His research interests revolve around developing and studying models in the SEM framework, such as latent growth models (LGMs), finite mixture models, multilevel models, item response theory (IRT), and Bayesian estimation. Particularly, his interest was to analyze multiphase longitudinal data which have salient transition or reflection points due to interventions or natural transitions in the process (e.g., multiple math tests during both middle and high schools or depression levels before and after an intervention). Three publications with multiphase GMMs in a row have been published at the Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, which is the top ranked journal in the social sciences methods field in terms of the citation index. He has also worked on the topics of studying multidimensional IRT models in the SEM framework, multigroup LGMs with incomplete data structures, and so forth. Those works have been published in several renowned methods journals, such as Multivariate Behavioral Research and British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology. Recently, he is very interested in the LGMs with non-normal indicators, such as ordered categorical variables and (zero-inflated) count variables, and also in application of Bayesian estimation of the growth models with those types of indicator variables.
[학술지논문] Comparison of factors associated with postpartum depression from two cohorts of nurses: the Korea Nurses' Health Study and the Nurses' Health Study 3
OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE, 2023, v.80
no.4
, 209-217
SCIE
[학술지논문] Protective behavioral strategies are more helpful for avoiding alcohol-related problems for college drinkers who drink less
JOURNAL OF AMERICAN COLLEGE HEALTH, 2022, v.70
no.5
, 1493-1499
SSCI
[학술지논문] Sample Size Requirements for Simple and Complex Mediation Models
EDUCATIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT, 2022, v.82
no.1
, 76-106
SSCI
[학술지논문] Depressive symptom trajectories and their relation to body mass index in women of child-bearing age: The Korea Nurses' Health Study
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, 2021, v.292
no.0
, 114-120
SCI
[학술지논문] Performance of second-order latent growth model under partial longitudinal measurement invariance: A comparison of two scaling approaches
STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING-A MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL, 2021, v.28
no.2
, 261-277
SSCI
[학술지논문] A comparison of Bayesian to maximum likelihood estimation for latent growth models in the presence of a binary outcome
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT, 2020, v.44
no.5
, 447-457
SSCI
[학술지논문] The association between protective behavioral strategies and alcohol-related problems: An examination of race and gender differences among college drinkers
JOURNAL OF ETHNICITY IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE, 2016, v.15
no.1
, 25-45
SSCI
[학술지논문] A Hierarchical Multi-Unidimensional IRT Approach for Analyzing Sparse, Multi-Group Data for Integrative Data Analysis
PSYCHOMETRIKA, 2015, v.80
no.3
, 834-855
SSCI
[학술지논문] Brief Motivational Interventions for College Student Drinking May Not Be as Powerful as We Think: An Individual Participant-Level Data Meta-Analysis
ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH, 2015, v.39
no.5
, 919-931
SCI
[학술지논문] Project INTEGRATE: An Integrative Study of Brief Alcohol Interventions for College Students
PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS, 2015, v.29
no.1
, 34-48
SSCI
[학술지논문] Determining the Number of Latent Classes in Single- and Multiphase Growth Mixture Models
STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING-A MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL, 2014, v.21
no.2
, 263-279
SSCI
[학술지논문] When Less Is More and More Is Less in Brief Motivational Interventions: Characteristics of Intervention Content and Their Associations With Drinking Outcomes
PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS, 2014, v.28
no.4
, 1026-1040
SSCI
[학술지논문] Associations Between Alcohol Use and Alcohol-Related Negative Consequences Among Black and White College Men and Women
JOURNAL OF STUDIES ON ALCOHOL AND DRUGS, 2013, v.74
no.4
, 521-531
SSCI
[학술지논문] Single and Multiple Ability Estimation in the SEM Framework: A Noninformative Bayesian Estimation Approach
MULTIVARIATE BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH, 2013, v.48
no.4
, 563-591
SSCI
[학술지논문] Investigating Stage-Sequential Growth Mixture Models with Multiphase Longitudinal Data
STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING-A MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL, 2012, v.19
no.2
, 293-319
SCI
[학술지논문] Sample Size Requirements in Single- and Multiphase Growth Mixture Models: A Monte Carlo Simulation Study
STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING-A MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL, 2012, v.19
no.3
, 457-476
SSCI
The Mediating Role of Depressive Symptoms and Treatment Burden on Health-Related Quality of Life Among Multimorbid Patients With Hypertension: A Multi-Group AnalysisNursing and Health Sciences, 2024, v.26 no.4, e13176
Comparison of factors associated with postpartum depression from two cohorts of nurses: The Korea Nurses' Health Study and the Nurses' Health Study 3Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2023, v.80 no.4, 209-217
Protective behavioral strategies are more helpful for avoiding alcohol-related problems for college drinkers who drink lessJournal of American College Health, 2022, v.70 no.5, 1493-1499
Depressive symptom trajectories and their relation to body mass index in women of child-bearing age: The Korea Nurses' Health StudyJOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, 2021, v.292, 114-120
Performance of second-order latent growth model under partial longitudinal measurement invariance: A comparison of two scaling approachesSTRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING-A MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL, 2021, v.28 no.2, 261-277
Using mixture models with known class membership to address incomplete covariance structures in multiple-group growth modelsBRITISH JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL & STATISTICAL PSYCHOLOGY, 2014, v.67 no.1, 94-116
[학술지논문] The process of generating non-normal data based on power method: Using R lavaan package
한국심리학회지:일반, 2025, v.44
no.1
, 25-49
KCI
[학술지논문] The Mediating Role of Depressive Symptoms and Treatment Burden on Health-Related Quality of Life Among Multimorbid Patients With Hypertension: A Multi-Group Analysis
NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES, 2024, v.26
no.4
, 1-9
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[학술지논문] Overall evaluation of structural equation models and reflection on effect size and continuity
한국심리학회지:일반, 2024, v.43
no.3
, 199-230
KCI
[학술지논문] Understanding all subsets regression: Focusing on automatic linear modeling in SPSS
사회과학연구, 2024, v.63
no.1
, 121-145
KCI
[학술지논문] Exploratory study for handling multicollinearity
사회과학연구, 2023, v.62
no.2
, 159-189
KCI
[학술지논문] Comparison of methods for testing mediation effects under structural equation modeling framework: Percentile bootstrap and bias-corrected bootstrap
한국심리학회지:일반, 2022, v.41
no.2
, 103-131
KCI
[학술지논문] 코로나19 전후 맞벌이 부부의 일-가정 양립 경험 변화와 부부 우울과 삶의 만족에 대한 연구
한국가족관계학회지, 2022, v.27
no.1
, 3-32
KCI
[학술지논문] A Note on a Tangible Definition of No-Growth Model
교육평가연구, 2020, v.33
no.3
, 681-705
KCI
[학술지논문] A multi-group analysis using the categorical confirmatory factor analysis
한국심리학회지:일반, 2020, v.39
no.2
, 175-204
KCI
[학술지논문] Exploring the possible direction of interpreting inconsistent mediational effect
한국심리학회지:일반, 2020, v.39
no.1
, 91-115
KCI
[학술지논문] Exploring Applicability of Target Rotation in Factor Analysis
한국심리학회지:일반, 2019, v.38
no.3
, 377-400
KCI
[학술지논문] The Mediating Effects of Unconditional Self-Acceptance and Moderating Effects of Gender on the Relationship between Evaluative Concerns Perfectionism and Social Anxiety among College Students
인간이해, 2018, v.39
no.2
, 25-45
[학술지논문] 영과잉 순서형 프로빗 모형의 베이지안 추론: 한국형 베일리-III 검사 자료에의 적용
한국심리학회지:일반, 2017, v.36
no.2
, 215-239
KCI
[학술지논문] An Exploration of Nonlinear Latent Growth Model Using Exponential Function: As an Alternative to Quadratic LGM
교육평가연구, 2017, v.30
no.4
, 791-816
KCI
[학술지논문] The Relationship between Stress and Depression for Adolescents of Single-Parent Families: Moderating Effect of Self-Esteem, Quality of Family Relationship and Community Support
한국가족복지학, 2016, v.21
no.3
, 367-392
KCI
[학술지논문] 잠재성장모형의 사용을 위한 표본크기 결정
한국심리학회지:일반, 2015, v.34
no.2
, 599-617
KCI
[저역서] Regression Analysis with SPSS and PROCESS Examples
학지사, 2024, 561
[저역서] Introductory Statistics with SPSS Examples
북앤정, 2023, 487
[저역서] 사회과학통계의 기본: R예제와 함께
학지사, 2019, 615
[저역서] 구조방정식 모형의 기본과 확장 : mplus 예제와 함께
학지사, 2016, 655