James Yang

Datos Biográficos

ID3914776
NOMBREJames Yang
NOMBRESJames
APELLIDOYang
FIRMAYANG J
AFILIACIONESZhongnan University of Economics and Law
ORCID0000-0002-6179-1673
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS31
TOTAL DE CITAS7
TOTAL COMO AUTOR31
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2015
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2024
ÍNDICE H1

  • The Effects of Father-in-law’s Retirement on Daughter-in-law’s Labor Participation

    Open AccessJames Yang, Hua-Lei Yang et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family and Economic…2024

  • A study of the effect of number of children on depression among rural older women

    Open AccessShuo Zhang, James Yang et al.ARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science2024

    The association between early reproductive events and health status in later life has always been of interest across disciplines. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether there was an association between the number of children born in the early years of elderly women and their depression in later life based on a sample of older women aged 65 years and above with at least one child in rural China. Data from the Chinese Longitudinal Hea…

  • The Spillover Effects of the Spouse’s Retirement on Depression

    Open AccessXiaohan Xiong, Lin Li et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2024Citada por: 1Referencias: 3

    The results highlight that the health spillover effects of the spouse's retirement need greater attention in future research and retirement reform

  • Reproductive behaviour and longevity

    Open AccessShuo Zhang, Siqing Zhang et al.ARTICLEHOMO2023

    < 0.01). The association between fertility and health of both men and women should be taken into account in the development of fertility policies and supporting policies. Fertility levels should be increased without compromising the health benefits of individuals in their later years.

  • Social Pensions and Children’s Educational Outcomes

    Open AccessXiaodong Zheng, Shuangyue Shangguan et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family and Economic…2023

  • Parental marriage and the non-cognitive abilities of infants and toddlers

    Open AccessYing Li, Xiaoqing Tang et al.ARTICLEEconomics & Human Biology2023

  • Internet use and Chinese migrant older adults' life satisfaction

    Open AccessJunqi Ma, Shuo Zhang et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Social…2023Referencias: 8

    This article explores the association between internet use and Chinese migrant older adults' life satisfaction based on the displacement hypothesis. Using 2016 and 2018 China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) data, we find that internet use is significantly associated with lower life satisfaction. The association is stronger in the female, age 71 and above and low‐income groups. Mediation analysis suggests that social capital has a significant mediatin…

  • Fertility Histories and Heart Disease in Later Life in China

    Open AccessYuan-Yang Wu, Jiahui Pang et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    Purpose: Based on life course theories, health among older people is driven by a continuous and cumulative process that develops over the life course. To better understand the aging process, it is important to assess associations between parity and heart disease in older people of China. Method: The associations between heart disease prevalence and number of births, number of boys or girls ever born were evaluated among 5,990 samples (mean age 64…

  • Effects of Serving as a State Functionary on Self-Rated Health

    Open AccessHe Li, Li He et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    Purpose: There is a strong link between occupation and self-rated health. Existing research has revealed the effects of occupation on self-rated health outcomes and the corresponding mechanisms. However, there is a lack of research on the effects of state services on self-rated health in China. Therefore, this study focuses on exploring the effects of serving as a state functionary in China on self-rated health to enrich research in related field…

  • Volunteer Service and Well-Being of Older People in China

    Open AccessJames Yang, Hua-Lei Yang et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    Purpose: The social support theory suggested that involving older people in social activities could increase their level of social participation and interaction, which in turn improved their well-being. However, there has been a heated controversy about whether participating in volunteer services could enhance the well-being of older people, especially for the Chinese sample. Method: Based on the data from the China Health and Retirement Longitud…

  • The association among neighborhood mutual support, well-being, and social work

    Open AccessJames Yang, Wenchao Zhang et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social Work2022

    With the increase in urbanization in China, people's neighborhood has an important influence on their well-being. This study aims to explore the impact of neighborhood mutual support on well-being from the perspective of social work. A total of 13,486 samples from the 2016 China Labor-force Dynamics Survey were utilized. The data were analyzed by the ordered logit model and propensity score matching while controlling for individual, family, and s…

  • Fertility experiences and later‐life cognitive function among older adults in China

    Open AccessJames Yang, Hua‐Lei Yang et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Human Biology2022

    OBJECTIVES: The relationship between fertility history and human health has long fascinated scholars; however, whether there is a link between number of children and cognitive function in older adults remains unclear. We investigated the associations between parity and the timing of first and last births with the cognitive function of older adults over 65. METHODS: The mini-mental state examination (MMSE) was selected as a tool to measure cogniti…

  • Impact of fertility on the longevity of older rural Chinese women

    Open AccessWanli Zhou, Wan-li Zhou et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    It is confirmed that there is a trade-off between fertility and longevity for rural women in China. Future research should focus on compensating for the decline in female longevity caused by the number of children born and promote the concept of a healthy pregnancy, scientific nurture, and gender equality in fertility

  • The effect of serving as a danwei leader before retirement on self-rated post-retirement health

    Open AccessHe Li, Li He et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    In China, retired danwei leaders rated their health higher than retirees from other occupations. Danwei leaders have high socioeconomic status due to their occupation. Compared with other groups, their advantages are significant and enjoyed for a long time. Additionally, most danwei leaders have high social influence even after retirement and their higher income and social status have a positive impact on their self-rated health compared with oth…

  • Women’s Off-Farm Work Participation and Son Preference in Rural China

    Open AccessZixuan Shen, Derek S Brown et al.ARTICLEPopulation Research and Policy…2022Citada por: 3Referencias: 57

  • Number of Children and Monetary Transfers to Elderly Parents in Rural China

    Open AccessHao-Yu Hu, Haoyu Hu et al.ARTICLESocial Indicators Research2022Citada por: 1Referencias: 40

  • Effects of Fertility Behaviors on Depression Among the Elderly

    Open AccessZhen Hu, Yuan-Yang Wu et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2021

    Background: Increased population aging is associated with increased incidence of depression among the elderly. Existing studies have shown that ill-advised fertility behaviors during their youth also affect the health of the elderly. However, insufficient attention has been paid to depression among elderly in China. This paper focuses on how fertility behaviors affect senile depression among parents by examining the heterogeneity of such effects …

  • Internet Use, Life Satisfaction, and Subjective Well-Being Among the Elderly

    Open AccessJames Yang, Hua-Lei Yang et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2021

    Purpose: The research objectives of this study are to test the scientific propositions of whether Internet use promotes life satisfaction among the elderly, whether there is variability in the effect of Internet use on the well-being of the elderly, and through what channels Internet use affects the elderly's life satisfaction. Method: Using data from the 2017 Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS), this paper employed linear regression, ordered lo…

  • How to Reach a Regional Cooperation Mechanism to Deal With the Epidemic

    Open AccessJames Yang, Yuan-Yang Wu et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2021

    The outbreak and persistence of COVID-19 have posed a great threat to global public health and economic development. The continuous economic deterioration has been intensified due to the continuous prevention and control measures, such as closed management. Insisting on the prevention of the epidemic or economic restart has become a dilemma for all countries. Epidemic prevention is not only the main behavior of a single country but also a common …

  • Research on International Cooperative Governance of the Covid-19

    Open AccessXueyu Lin, James Yang et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2021

    Since the first case of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) was reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has quickly spread to all the corners of the world. Amid the global public health threats posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, active cooperative governance has gradually emerged as the most powerful weapon against its spread. To facilitate international cooperation for pandemic governance, this paper applied th…

  • How the Spouse's Retirement Affects the Cognitive Health of Individuals in China

    Open AccessXiaohan Xiong, Rui Li et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2021

    Background: With the rapid aging of global population, the health consequences of retirement reform are debated greatly. However, most previous studies are limited to the effects on individual themselves, and pay scant attention to the social interaction between individuals and their spouse which may induce the social multiplier effect of retirement. Driven by the practical and academic motives, this study investigates the impacts of the spouse's…

  • Does the Internet Use Improve the Mental Health of Chinese Older Adults

    Open AccessLin Xie, James Yang et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2021

    Purpose: The Internet has become an important part of daily life. However, older adults in China remain digital refugees amid the rapid development of digital information technology. This study attempts to scientifically answer how Internet use affects the subjective welfare of older adults. Method: Using data from the 2014 and 2016 China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey (CLASS), a combination of ordinary least squares, ordered logit regression m…

  • Internet Use and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults in China

    Open AccessJames Yang, Hua-Lei Yang et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2021

    This study investigated the effect of using the Internet on depression symptoms of older Chinese, based on 7,801 adults aged over 60 years from the 2018 China Family Panel Studies. Results showed that the elderly who used the Internet reported lower depression scores, and the more frequent they use Internet, the lower their depression scores. Moreover, using the Internet for social contact and entertainment decreased the depression scores of the …

  • Effect of Working After Retirement on the Mental Health of Older People

    Open AccessLin Xie, Yi-dan Yao et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2021

    There is little empirical research on the effect of working after retirement on the mental health of the older adults in China. To fill this gap in the literature, this study examines the effects of working after retirement on the mental health of the older adults using data from the China Family Panel Studies. We employed the methods of ordinary least squares, ordered logit, and propensity score matching-difference in differences (PSM-DID). Resu…

  • Depression Levels of State Functionaries

    Open AccessHe Li, Kun Wang et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2021

    This study aimed to explore the depression levels of those serving as state functionaries in China. We used data from the 2016 China Labor-force Dynamics Survey and the ordinary least squares model for the regression analysis. The results found: i) The degree of depression of state functionaries was found to be lower than that of other workers; that is, the overall depression index of state functionaries was 1.010 points lower, and the result was…