NEWS & EVENTS
Updates
PUBLICATIONS
2/24/2026
New article in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience on prosocial behavior and well-being
2/2/2026
Woojin and Prof. Sul publish new paper in Addictive Behaviors on social influence on smoking craving
11/20/2025
New paper in Communications Psychology shows that happier individuals generate more spontaneous thoughts about relationships than money
LAB NEWS
3/1/2026
Our lab has moved to the Department of Data Science at Hanyang University, Seoul
2/20/2026
Congratulations to Sunghwan (M.A.), and Donggun and Hyewon (B.A.) on their degrees!
11/30/2025
Sunghwan wins the Top Award at the KSPPA Winter Conference!
TALKS | CONFERENCES
1/29/2026
Our lab participated in the 2026 KSBNS Workshop, where Sunghwan presented his research.
11/30/2025
Lab members - Sunghwan, Woojin, Taein - presented their research at the KSPPA Winter Conference.
8/23/2025
Lab members participated in the 2025 Korean Psychological Association Conference, with presentations by Yuri, Taein, and Junho
MEDIA
12/19/2025
Study on happiness and spontaneous thoughts about friends vs. money featured in Science Magazine.
11/20/2025
Prof. Sunhae Sul featured in CHANNEL PNU’s Talkpedia, sharing insights on youth anxiety and navigating uncertainty.
Hyeonjin Park and Minyeong Kim presented posters at an undergraduate conference and both received awards.
Our lab RAs, Hyeonjin and Minyeong, presented their research posters at the undergraduate academic conference hosted by the Department of Psychology at Pusan National University (November 28, 2025).
Both of them received awards for their excellent work — Hyeonjin won the Top Award (대상), and Minyeong received the Excellence Award (우수상). We are very proud of their achievements and congratulate them!
Poster titles
Hyeonjin: “The moderating effect of social isolation on the relationship between duration of NEET experience and depression in young adults.”
Minyeong: “The impact of near-miss effects in probability-based game rewards on impulsive decision-making.”
Woojin Jung was selected for the 2025 PNU Future Talent Development Program.
Our lab member, Woojin, has been selected as a recipient of the 2025 PNU Future Talent Development Program (2025년도 PNU 미래인재양성사업), a prestigious grant offered by Pusan National University under the PNU-RENovation initiative to support outstanding young researchers.
Woojin’s project, “The Role of Partisanship and Attitude on Information Exposure and Political Behavior during Political Turmoil,” will analyze longitudinal data collected during major political events in Korea to explore how political identity shapes information exposure and political behaviors.
This achievement highlights our lab’s commitment to impactful research. Congratulations! :)
The lab held a spring retreat in Wondong, Yangsan.
To celebrate the onset of spring, our lab members went on a spring retreat to Wondong, Yangsan.
The retreat was a refreshing break, helping us recharge energy for our academic steps.
Haein Yeo presented an accessibility-focused project through PNU’s SODA 2.0 interdisciplinary program.
Our lab member, Haein Yeo, participated in the “SODA 2.0 Interdisciplinary Education Program,” hosted by the College of Social Sciences at PNU.
As part of the program, she carried out a team project titled “Improving Accessibility of Urban Rail Transit for People with Disabilities in Busan.” The project focused on addressing social issues through data preprocessing, analysis, and visualization.
Her team received the Excellence Award (우수상), and we are proud of her achievement.
The lab held its annual year-end dinner to reflect on 2024 and celebrate shared achievements.
December 23rd
Our lab held its annual year-end dinner, reflecting on 2024 and celebrating our achievements. It was inspiring to see many of last year’s resolutions fulfilled.
We shared fun and memorable stories with Professor Sul.
We sincerely hope that, just like in 2024, all our members remain healthy and achieve their goals in 2025.
Minyeong Kim and Hyewon Lee presented posters at an undergraduate conference and won first place.
Our lab RAs, Minyeong and Hyewon, presented their research poster in the academic conference for undergraduate students hosted by the Department of Psychology at Pusan National University (November 29th, 2024).
They won the first place and we are proud of them!
Poster title: “What promotes pro-environmental behavior? Integrating the role of personal and social motivations.
Sunghwan Park graduated with top honors from PNU’s Department of Psychology.
Sunghwan have graduated with top honors and received bachelor's degree from the department of psychology, Pusan National University.
We sincerely congratulate his graduation and wish him all the best for his future endeavors! :)
The lab wrapped up 2023 with a year-end gathering and shared New Year’s resolutions.
Dec 22, 2023.
Our lab had the year-end gathering to have a dinner.
We reflected on 2023 and shared our new year's resolutions to each other.
We sincerely hope that our members achieve their wishes and resolutions in the upcoming 2024.
The lab held a retreat in Busan for discussion, exchange, and time together outside the lab.
On October 27, 2023.
PSNL held a workshop in Busan, South Korea.
We started by taking a walk along the trekking course by "Igidae (이기대 수변공원)". We enjoyed informal discussions about our lab, research, and many other topics.
After that, We had a lunch together and finished our workshop by introducing each members' own research at the cafe.
It was a great time to share good ideas with each other.
All the members' research was interesting, and We're looking forward for them to be published in papers!
Mijin Kim received a master’s degree and an outstanding research achievement award.
Mijin have graduated and received a Master of Arts from the department of psychology, Pusan National University.
In addition, she was awarded the Outstanding research achievement award for graduate students!
She is ready to embark on the new journey in the working field.
We sincerely congratulate her graduation and wish her all the best for her future endeavors! :)
Mijin receiving an award
with lab members !