YoungAh Park
Contact Information
Office: BH 473
Phone: (785) 532-0118
E-mail: youngah@k-state.edu
Research Interests
Dr. YoungAh Park received her Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Bowling Green State University in 2012. Dr. Park joined Kansas State University in 2012 as an assistant professor.
Dr. Park’s main research areas include employees’ work-nonwork life interface (e.g., crossover phenomenon between working couples, work-family boundary management) and processes of work stress and recovery from stress. Dr. Park is also interested in workplace interpersonal mistreatment (e.g., workplace incivility, age discrimination) and employees’ safety behaviors.
Recent Publications (2011 to present)
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
Park, Y., Fritz, C., & Jex, S. M. (2011). Relationships between work-home segmentation and psychological detachment from work: The role of communication technology use at home. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 16, 457-467.
Park, Y., & Jex, S. M. (2011). Work and home boundary management using communication and information technology.International Journal of Stress Management, 18, 133-152.
Park, H-I, Park, Y., Hur, T., & Kim, M. (2011). A validation study of a Korean version of the Recovery Experience Questionnaire. Korean Journal of Industrial-Organizational Psychology, 24, 523-552.
Book Chapters
Park, Y., & Elacqua, T. (2013). Promoting employees’ work-life balance: Work, organizational, and technological factors. In M. Paludi (Ed.) The Psychology for Business Success. Praeger: Santa Barbara, CA
Jex, S. M., Kain, J. M., & Park, Y. (in press). Situational factors and resilience: Facilitating Adaptation to Military Stressors. In R.R. Sinclair & T.W. Britt (Eds), Building psychological resilience in military personnel: Theory and practice. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Grant Funding (last 3 years)
Park, Y. (2011). A longitudinal investigation of work-school conflict and facilitation among working college students. Katzner Award at Bowling Green State University ($1,000).
Park, Y., Pui, S-Y, & Jex, S.M. (2010). Cyber and face-to-face incivility and employee well-being: A daily investigation. University of Cincinnati Occupational Health and Safety Education Research Center Pilot Research Project funded by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ($ 6,978 direct costs). Role: Principal Investigator
Park, Y., Gopalkrishnan, P., Jex, S.M., & Yugo, J.E. (2009). Workplace incivility as a threat to safety behaviors among nurses.University of Cincinnati Occupational Health and Safety Education Research Center Pilot Research Project funded by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ($ 6,981 direct costs). Role: Principal Investigator
Recent Presentations (2011-2013)
Sprung, J., Park, Y., & Jex, S. M. (2013, April). Work-school conflict's relation to psychological and physical health outcomes. Presented at the 28th annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Houston, TX.
Park, Y., & Jex, S. M. (2013, April). Mechanisms of burnout crossover between dual-earner couples and gender differences. In A. H. Huffman, & T. K. Frevert (Chairs). The mechanisms of crossover in dual-earner couples. Presented at the 28th annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Houston, TX.
Park, H-I., & Park, Y. (2013, April). Weekend experience study in predicting compensatory work effort in Korea. Presented at the 28th annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Houston, TX.
Park, Y., Gopalkrishnan, P., & Jex, S.M. (2012, April). Hospital incivility and safety performance behaviors among nurses. In Y. Park, S-Y. Pui, & S.M. Jex (Chairs), Being rude can be expensive: Exploring the incivility-performance relationship. Presented at the 27th annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Park, Y., Pui, S-Y., & Jex, S.M. (2012, April). Does cyber incivility add distress beyond face-to-face incivility? In B. M. Walsh, & V. J. Magley (Chairs), Integrating time and context into research on workplace mistreatment. Presented at the 27th annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Park, Y. & Jex, S.M. (2011, September). Workplace age discrimination and psychological health among older workers. Poster presented at the 1st national conference on Eliminating Health and Safety Disparities at Work Conference sponsored by National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety, Chicago, IL.
Park, Y., Fritz, C., & Jex, S.M. (2011, April). Correlates of psychological detachment during off-job time: Perceived segmentation norm as a moderator. Paper presented at the 26th annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.