Dr Yanshu Huang
Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
+61 7 334 68725

Researcher biography
Yanshu is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Institute for Social Science Research with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course. She has a social psychology background and has research interests in tracking changes in gender role attitudes over time and public support for gender equality policies. Her other research interests include looking at the outcomes of family members of people living with chronic illness and disability. She has expertise in analysing longitudinal panel surveys and experience in analysing integrated administrative data. She has also been involved in various evaluations of parenting, public health, and health services.
Book Chapter
Povey, Jenny, Plage, Stefanie, Huang, Yanshu, Gramotnev, Alexandra, Cook, Stephanie, Austerberry, Sophie and Western, Mark (2022). Adolescence a period of vulnerability and risk for adverse outcomes across the life course: the role of parent engagement in learning. Family dynamics over the life course: foundations, turning points and outcomes. (pp. 97-131) edited by Janeen Baxter, Jack Lam, Jenny Povey, Rennie Lee and Stephen R. Zubrick. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-12224-8_6
Journal Articles
Li, Hong (Sophia), Huang, Yanshu, Sibley, Chris G. and Greaves, Lara M. (2023). Differences in voter turnout across diverse Asian ethnic groups in a Western democracy: findings from a New Zealand national sample. Representation, 1-22. doi: 10.1080/00344893.2023.2207172
Osborne, Danny, Huang, Yanshu, Overall, Nickola C., Sutton, Robbie M., Petterson, Aino, Douglas, Karen M., Davies, Paul G. and Sibley, Chris G. (2022). Abortion attitudes: an overview of demographic and ideological differences. Political Psychology, 43 (S1), 29-76. doi: 10.1111/pops.12803
Fraser, Gloria, Huang, Yanshu, Robinson, Kealagh, Wilson, Marc S., Bulbulia, Joseph and Sibley, Chris G. (2020). New Zealand pet owners’ demographic characteristics, personality, and health and wellbeing: more than just a fluff piece. Anthrozoös, 33 (4), 561-578. doi: 10.1080/08927936.2020.1771060
Huang, Yanshu, Sibley, Chris G. and Osborne, Danny (2020). Breast is best, but where? Hostile sexism underlies men's opposition to breastfeeding in public. Journal of Social Issues, 76 (2) josi.12379, 219-238. doi: 10.1111/josi.12379
Sibley, Chris G., Usman Afzali, M., Satherley, Nicole, Ejova, Anastasia, Stronge, Samantha, Yogeeswaran, Kumar, Grimshaw, Michael, Hawi, Diala, Mirnajafi, Zahra, Barlow, Fiona Kate, Milojev, Petar, Greaves, Lara M., Kapeli, Sarah, Zubielevitch, Elena, Hamley, Logan, Basabas, Maria C., Wu, Marvin H., Howard, Chloe, Lee, Carol H.J., Huang, Yanshu, Lockhart, Christopher, Bahamondes, Joaquín, Manuela, Sam, Milfont, Taciano L., Perry, Ryan, Sengupta, Nikhil K., Overall, Nickola C., Shaver, John H., Troughton, Geoffrey ... Bulbulia, Joseph (2020). Prejudice toward Muslims in New Zealand: Insights from the New Zealand attitudes and values study. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 49 (1), 48-72.
Sibley, Chris G., Bergh, Robin, Satherley, Nicole, Osborne, Danny, Miloje, Petar, Greaves, Lara M., Huang, Yanshu, Townrow, Carly S., Faapoi, Amy, Yogeeswaran, Kumar, Hawi, Diala and Duckitt, John (2019). Profiling authoritarian leaders and followers. TPM - Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology, 26 (3), 401-417. doi: 10.4473/TPM26.3.6
Huang, Yanshu, Osborne, Danny and Sibley, Chris G. (2019). Sociodemographic factors associated with attitudes towards abortion in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132 (1497), 9-20.
Huang, Yanshu, Osborne, Danny and Sibley, Chris G. (2019). The gradual move toward gender equality: a 7-year latent growth model of ambivalent sexism. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 10 (3), 335-344. doi: 10.1177/1948550617752472
Huang, Yanshu, Osborne, Danny and Sibley, Chris G. (2018). Public support and sociodemographic correlates of public breastfeeding support in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131 (1487), 44-53.
Hammond, Matthew D., Milojev, Petar, Huang, Yanshu and Sibley, Chris G. (2018). Benevolent sexism and hostile sexism across the ages. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 9 (7), 863-874. doi: 10.1177/1948550617727588
Greaves, Lara M., Barlow, Fiona Kate, Lee, Carol H. J., Matika, Correna M., Wang, Weiyu, Lindsay, Cinnamon-Jo, Case, Claudia J. B., Sengupta, Nikhil K., Huang, Yanshu, Cowie, Lucy J., Stronge, Samantha, Storey, Mary, De Souza, Lucy, Manuela, Sam, Hammond, Matthew D., Milojev, Petar, Townrow, Carly S., Muriwai, Emerald, Satherley, Nicole, Fraser, Gloria, West-Newman, Tim, Houkamau, Carla, Bulbulia, Joseph, Osborne, Danny, Wilson, Marc S. and Sibley, Chris G. (2017). Corrigendum to: The Diversity and Prevalence of Sexual Orientation Self-Labels in a New Zealand National Sample (Greaves et al., 2017). Archives of Sexual Behavior, 46 (8), 2209-2210. doi: 10.1007/s10508-017-1063-9
Greaves, Lara M., Barlow, Fiona Kate, Huang, Yanshu, Stronge, Samantha, Fraser, Gloria and Sibley, Chris G. (2017). Asexual identity in a New Zealand national sample: demographics, well-being, and health. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 46 (8), 1-11. doi: 10.1007/s10508-017-0977-6
Greaves, Lara M., Barlow, Fiona Kate, Huang, Yanshu, Stronge, Samantha and Sibley, Chris G. (2017). Personality across sexual identity and gender in a national probability sample in New Zealand. Sex Roles, 77 (9-10), 653-662. doi: 10.1007/s11199-017-0752-0
Sibley, Chris G., Robertson, Andrew, Osborne, Danny, Huang, Yanshu, Milojev, Petar, Greaves, Lara M., Houkamau, Carla A., Bulbulia, Joseph and Barlow, Fiona Kate (2017). Bias and tracking accuracy in voting projections using the New Zealand attitudes and values study. Political Science, 69 (1), 16-34. doi: 10.1080/00323187.2017.1321589
Greaves, Lara M., Barlow, Fiona Kate, Lee, Carol H. J., Matika, Correna M., Wang, Weiyu, Lindsay, Cinnamon-Jo, Case, Claudia J. B., Sengupta, Nikhil K., Huang, Yanshu, Cowie, Lucy J., Stronge, Samantha, Storey, Mary, de Souza, Lucy, Manuela, Sam, Hammond, Matthew D., Milojev, Petar, Townrow, Carly S., Muriwai, Emerald, Satherley, Nicole, Fraser, Gloria, West-Newman, Tim, Houkamau, Carla, Bulbulia, Joseph, Osborne, Danny, Wilson, Marc S. and Sibley, Chris G. (2016). The diversity and prevalence of sexual orientation self-labels in a New Zealand National Sample. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 46 (5), 1325-1336. doi: 10.1007/s10508-016-0857-5
Huang, Yanshu, Davies, Paul G., Sibley, Chris G. and Osborne, Danny (2016). Benevolent sexism, attitudes toward motherhood, and reproductive rights: a multi-study longitudinal examination of abortion attitudes. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 42 (7), 970-984. doi: 10.1177/0146167216649607
Greaves, Lara M., Milojev, Petar, Huang, Yanshu, Stronge, Samantha, Osborne, Danny, Bulbulia, Joseph, Grimshaw, Michael and Sibley, Chris G. (2015). Regional differences in the psychological recovery of Christchurch residents following the 2010/2011 earthquakes: a longitudinal study. PLoS One, 10 (5) e0124278, e0124278. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124278
Satherley, Nicole, Milojev, Petar, Greaves, Lara M., Huang, Yanshu, Osborne, Danny, Bulbulia, Joseph and Sibley, Chris G. (2015). Demographic and psychological predictors of panel attrition: evidence from the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study. PLoS One, 10 (3) e0121950. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121950
Greaves, Lara M., Cowie, Lucy J., Fraser, Gloria, Muriwai, Emerald, Huang, Yanshu, Milojev, Petar, Osborne, Danny, Sibley, Chris G., Zdrenka, Marco, Bulbulia, Joseph, Wilson, Marc S., Liu, James H. and Clouston, Andrew (2015). Regional differences and similarities in the personality of New Zealanders. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 44 (1), 4-16.
Huang, Yanshu, Osborne, Danny, Sibley, Chris G. and Davies, Paul G. (2014). The precious vessel: ambivalent sexism and opposition to elective and traumatic abortion. Sex Roles, 71 (11-12), 436-449. doi: 10.1007/s11199-014-0423-3
Research Reports
Huang, Yanshu, Xiang, Ning, Tomaszewski, Wojtek and Rankin, Peter (2023). The impact of explicit teaching practices on academic achievement when mediated by student engagement. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
Huang, Yanshu, Austerberry, Sophie, Lattz, Miguel, Burger, Sarah-Ann, Nuttall, Gina and Robinson, Mark (2023). Queensland Country Women's Association Country Kitchens performance measurement report 3 July to December 2022. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
Huang, Yanshu, Gnani Srinivasan, Arvind, Porter, Dave, Burger, Sarah-Ann, Nuttall, Gina and Robinson, Mark (2023). Strategic evaluation of health and wellbeing Queensland’s prevention programs: 10,000 Steps Performance Measurement Report 3 July to December 2022. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
Huang, Yanshu , Silva Goncalves, Juliana , Lam, Jack and Baxter, Janeen (2022). Maternal health and children’s socio-emotional and cognitive development: new evidence from the Growing Up in New Zealand study. Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Social Development New Zealand.
Huang, Yanshu, Johnstone, Melissa, Austerberry, Sophie, Burger, Sarah-Ann, Nuttall, Gina and Robinson, Mark (2022). Queensland Country Women's Association Country Kitchens Performance Measurement Report 2 January—June 2022. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR), Johnstone, Melissa , Huang, Yanshu , Austerberry, Sophie , Burger, Sarah-Ann , Nuttall, Gina , Wooden, Deanne , Ogden, Christine and Robinson, Mark (2022). Strategic evaluation of health and wellbeing Queensland's prevention programs: Healthier Tuckshops Program performance measurement report 2, January - June 2022. Brisbane, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
Huang, Yanshu, Xiang, Ning, Rankin, Peter and Tomaszewski, Wojtek (2022). Investigating the construct of student well-being and its drivers among NSW public school students. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
Huang, Yanshu, Johnstone, Melissa, Austerberry, Sophie, Loodewijk, Carla, Burger, Sarah-Ann and Robinson, Mark (2022). Queensland Country Women’s Association Country Kitchens program – Evaluation Plan (2022-2024). Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
Johnstone, Melissa , Huang, Yanshu , Austerberry, Sophie , Loodewijk, Carla , Burger, Sarah-Ann , Wooden, Deanne , Ogden, Christine and Robinson, Mark (2022). Strategic evaluation of health and wellbeing Queensland’s prevention programs: Healthier Tuckshops program — evaluation plan (2022 - 2024). Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research, the University of Queensland.
Rankin, Peter, Xiang, Ning, Huang, Yanshu and Tomaszewski, Wojtek (2022). Review of TTFM parent survey questionnaire. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR), Johnstone, Melissa , Huang, Yanshu , Austerberry, Sophie , Burger, Sarah-Ann , Nuttall, Gina , Wooden, Deanne , Ogden, Christine and Robinson, Mark (2022). Strategic evaluation of health and wellbeing Queensland's prevention programs: Healthier Tuckshops Program performance measurement report 1, July - December 2021. Brisbane, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
Huang, Yanshu, Johnstone, Melissa, Austerberry, Sophie, Burger, Sarah-Ann, Nuttall, Gina and Robinson, Mark (2022). Queensland Country Women's Association Country Kitchens Performance Measurement Report 1 July—December 2021. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
Working Papers
Burke, Kylie, Huang, Yanshu, Clague, Denise, Sanders, Matthew R., Morawska, Alina and Baxter, Janeen (2023). Perceived parenting support: Relationship to parenting, parent self-regulation and child social, emotional and behavioural problems. LCC Working Paper Series. 2023-06. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/0df133b
Huang, Y. and Baxter, J. (2021). Stressful Life Events, Social Support, and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents: The Mediating Role of School Connectedness. LCC Working Paper Series. 2021-23. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane.