Journal Articles
​Book Chapters and Entries
  • Choy, B. K. C., & Yong, J. C. (2022). Free rider problem during the Covid-19 pandemic. In D. C. Poff & A. C. Michalos (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Business and Professional Ethics. Cham, CH: Springer.
  • Yong, J. C., & Li, N. P. (2021). Social-personality perspectives on parenting. In T. K. Shackelford & V. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of evolutionary psychology and parenting (pp. 66-96). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
  • Indra Alam Syah, A., & Yong, J. C. (2020). Self-esteem tracks social evaluation and relational value. In T. K. Shackelford & V. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of evolutionary psychological science. Cham, CH: Springer.
  • Yong, J. C., & Yeo, A. M. (2019). Adaptive benefits of matriliny and “walking marriages” in Mosuo culture. In T. K. Shackelford & V. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of evolutionary psychological science. Cham, CH: Springer.
  • Yong, C. F., & Yong, J. C. (2019). Frugivory by-product hypothesis. In T. K. Shackelford & V. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of evolutionary psychological science. Cham, CH: Springer.
  • Yong, C. F., & Yong, J. C. (2019). The antimicrobial hypothesis. In T. K. Shackelford & V. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of evolutionary psychological science. Cham, CH: Springer.
  • Lim, A. J. Y., & Yong, J. C. (2019). Social media. In T. K. Shackelford & V. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of evolutionary psychological science. Cham, CH: Springer.
  • Indra Alam Syah, A., & Yong, J. C. (2019). Boredom as an adaptation. In T. K. Shackelford & V. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of evolutionary psychological science. Cham, CH: Springer.
  • Yong, J. C., & Li, N. P. (2018). The adaptive functions of jealousy. In H. C. Lench (Ed.). The function of emotions: When and why emotions help us (pp. 121-140). New York, NY: Springer.
  • Tay, A. J., Yong, J. C., & Li, N. P. (2018). Production of eggs and sperm. In T. K. Shackelford & V. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of evolutionary psychological science. Cham, CH: Springer.
  • Kheng, C. K., Yong, J. C., & Li, N. P. (2018). Obligatory parental investment. In T. K. Shackelford & V. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of evolutionary psychological science. Cham, CH: Springer.
  • Li, N. P., & Yong, J. C. (2018). Sexual conflict in mating strategies. In T. K. Shackelford & V. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of evolutionary psychological science. Cham, CH: Springer.
  • Yong, J. C., Li, N. P., Valentine, K. A., & Smith, A. R. (2017). Female virtual intrasexual competition and its consequences: An evolutionary mismatch perspective. In M. L. Fisher (Ed.), The Oxford handbook of women and competition (pp. 657-680). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
  • Valentine, K. A., Li, N. P., & Yong, J. C. (2017). Competitive motherhood: Helping offspring have higher reproductive success. In M. L. Fisher (Ed.), The Oxford handbook of women and competition (pp. 479-504). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
  • Yong, J. C., & Li, N. P. (2016). Advertising. In T. K. Shackelford & V. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of evolutionary psychological science. Cham, CH: Springer.
  • Yong, J. C., & Li, N. P. (2016). Violation of short-term mating preferences. In T. K. Shackelford & V. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of evolutionary psychological science. Cham, CH: Springer.
  • Yong, J. C., & Li, N. P. (2016). Differential parental investment. In T. K. Shackelford & V. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of evolutionary psychological science. Cham, CH: Springer.
  • Yong, J. C., & Li, N. P. (2016). Sex differences versus gender symmetry. In T. K. Shackelford & V. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of evolutionary psychological science. Cham, CH: Springer.
  • Li, N. P., Smith, A., Yong, J. C., & Brown, T. A. (2014). Intrasexual competition and other theories of eating restriction. In T. K. Shackelford & V. A. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), Evolutionary perspectives on human sexual psychology and behavior (pp. 323-346). New York, NY: Springer.

Books
​​Conference Presentations
  • Yong, J. C., Lim, A. J. Y., & Li, N. P. (2023, June). When social status gets in the way of reproduction in modern settings: An evolutionary mismatch perspective. Presented at the 34th annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Palm Springs, CA.
  • Li, N. P., Yong, J. C., Tsai, M.-H., Lai, M. H. C., Lim, A. J. Y., & Ackerman, J. M. (2023, June). Confidence is sexy and trainable: Examining an important but neglected mate preference. Presented at the 34th annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Palm Springs, CA.
  • Yong, J. C., & Park, G. (2017, January). The implications of team efficacy and team structure on team creativity. Presented at the Academy of Management 2017 annual meeting, Atlanta, GA.
  • ​Li, N. P., Valentine, K. A., & Yong, J. C. (2016, June). Are mate preferences valid? Presented in the Current Developments in Human Mating Research symposium at the 28th annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Vancouver, BC.
  • Sulikowski, V., Yong, J. C., Shamma’a, M., & Chase, B. (2015, September). The five trends reshaping the DNA of work in Asia. Presented at the Worktech Asia 2015 conference, Singapore.

Conference Papers and Posters
  • Yong, J. C., Tan, Y. W., Li, N. P., & Meltzer, A. (2023, June). Looks and status are still essential: Testing the mate preference priority model with the profile-based experimental paradigm. Poster presented at the 34th annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Palm Springs, CA.
  • Yong, J. C., Jia, L., Ismail, I.., & Lee, P. (2022). Attitudes toward immigrants depend on their perceived instrumentality to locals’ basic psychological needs. Poster presented at the 2022 annual convention of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Francisco, CA.
  • Li, N. P., Yong, J. C., Tsai, M.-H., Lai, M. H. C., Lim, A. J. Y., & Ackerman, J. M. (2021). Confidence is sexy and trainable: Evidence from initial, opposite-sex encounters. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science virtual convention.
  • ​Park, G., Hirst, G., Lim, B. C., & Yong, J. C. (2017). Implications of narcissistic personality on team creativity and viability: Does it do more harm than good? Poster presented at the Academy of Management 2017 annual meeting, Atlanta, GA.
  • Yong, J. C., & Park, G. (2016). Effects of team structure and team efficacy on information elaboration. Poster presented at the 31st annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Anaheim, CA.
  • Yong, J. C., & Li, N. P. (2015). East Asian low marriage and birth rates: The role of social status affordance in long-term mating behavior. Poster presented at the 27th annual Human Behavior and Evolution Society conference, Columbia, MO.
  • Yong, J. C. (2015). Effects of word valence on number of synonyms are mediated by perceived disgust. Poster presented at the 27th annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.
  • Yong, J. C., & Park, G. (2014). The interactive effect of mood and social value orientation on cooperativeness. Poster presented at the 26th annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.
  • Yong, J. C., & Tan, Y. (2014). You did not just say that: Having more synonyms may facilitate the avoidance of expressing negatively valenced words. Poster presented at the 26th annual Human Behavior and Evolution Society conference, Natal, Brazil.
  • Leung, A. K.-y., Liou, S., Qiu, L., Kwan, L. Y-Y., Chiu, C-y., & Yong, J. C. (2013). The role of instrumental emotion regulation in the emotions-creativity link: How worries render neurotic individuals more creative. Paper presented at the 9th Association of Computing Machinery Conference on Creativity and Cognition, Sydney, Australia.
  • Yong, J. C., Chin, I. & Ng, B. (2012). The effects of birth order on social group formation. Poster presented at the 13th annual Society for Personality and Social Psychology meeting, San Diego, CA.
  • Yong, J. C. (2011). The effects of resource cues on self-perceived mate value and mating standards. Poster presented at the 23rd annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington DC, DC.

Invited Talks
  • Yong, J. C. (2024, April). Modern problems require ancestral solutions?: The competition and stress hypothesis of evolutionary mismatch. Presented at the Urban Futures Monthly Meetup at Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
  • Yong, J. C. (2023, March). Resource affordances, social status, and cultural variations in fertility and reproduction. Presented at the Undergraduate Conference 2023 at Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
  • Yong, J. C. (2019, November). When status interferes with mating: The incompatibility between social status and reproductive goals in modern contexts. Presented at the Research Division Lunchtime Seminar Series at the National University of Singapore, Singapore.
  • Yong, J. C. (2017, February). The evolutionary psychology of group dynamics. Presented at the Group Processes seminar at Singapore Management University, Singapore.
  • Yong, J. C. (2016, November). The evolved negotiator. Presented at the Business Negotiation and Conflict Management seminar at Singapore Management University, Singapore.
  • Yong, J. C. (2015, March). Social status: What it is, why it matters, and its effects on marriage and childbearing outcomes in developed East Asian countries. Presented at the Capstone seminar series at Singapore Management University, Singapore.

Technical Reports
  • Boh, W. F., Uy, M. A., Fu, Y., Yong, J. C., & Liu, Q. (2021). Research study on training opportunity identification competence. Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University.
  • Koh, B. G., & Yong, J. C. (2017). GameLead feedback Term 2 AY2016/2017. Centre for Teaching Excellence, Singapore Management University.
  • ​Koh, B. G., & Yong, J. C. (2016). GameLead feedback Term 1 AY2016/2017. Centre for Teaching Excellence, Singapore Management University.
  • Yong, J. C., Koh, B. G., & Tan, S. L. (2016). Institutes of higher learning 2016 comparison report on technology-enabled teaching and learning. Centre for Teaching Excellence, Singapore Management University.​


Liu, Y., Stivers, A., Murphy, R. O., Van Doesum, N. J., Joireman, J., […], Yong, J. C., & van Lange, P. A. M. (forthcoming). Wherefore art thou competitors?: How situational affordances help differentiate among prosociality, individualism and competition. European Journal of Personality.