Yang Yap

Dr Yang Yap's research focuses on understanding the interactions between daily psychological experiences and health behaviours, particularly in daily stress, sleep, and psychosocial factors in young adults. He uses intensive longitudinal designs, ecological momentary assessments, and objective indicators of health to track participants over a period of time. Yang is particularly interested in understanding the bi-directional associations between stress and sleep, as well as factors that may exacerbate or mitigate these associations. He is also interested in the experiences of tertiary international students, as they are a population that is currently underrepresented in research and requires further understanding related to their health and well-being. The goal of this research is to understand how the synergy between our psychological experiences and health behaviours unfolds over time, and contribute towards the development of strategies to improve or maintain psychological and physical well-being.