Tanya Koropeckyj‐cox
Biographic Data
| ID | 120534 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tanya Koropeckyj‐cox |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tanya |
| FAMILY NAME | Koropeckyj‐cox |
| SIGNATURE | COX T K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Florida |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4357-0137 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 247 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Young Adulthood in the Context of Economic Uncertainty and Inequality: The Reciprocal Relationship between Employment Instability and Mental Health
Depression among young South Koreans has been sharply increasing. The life course perspective and cumulative disadvantage theory suggest a link between poor mental health and difficulties in the transition to work in the context of prolonged economic uncertainties. Using the Korean Welfare Panel Study (KoWePS, Waves 1–13), this research used structural equation modeling to examine the reciprocal associations between non-stable employment and depr…
Correlates of Contemporary Gender Preference for Children in South Korea
This study explores gender preference for children in South Korea, where a strong, traditional son preference has recently shifted to a greater preference for daughters or no preference. Using data from the 2008 Panel Study on Korean Children (PSKC; N = 1,836) and 2012 Korean General Social Survey (KGSS; N = 1,355), we examined social and attitudinal correlates of child gender preference, including kinship patterns, perceived prospects for the fu…
University Students' Perceptions of Parents and Childless or Childfree Couples
Earlier studies have documented persistent negative stereotypes of childless or childfree adults, though acceptance has increased in recent decades. Recent studies have also shown negative biases against parents, especially mothers, in work-related contexts. The current study used college students' responses to hypothetical vignettes ( N = 1,266) to compare perceptions of childless and childfree adults and parents using means comparisons with gen…
The older American Jewish population: Findings from the Pew study
The 2013 Pew Research Center survey of American Jews provided an opportunity to examine trends in identity and identification among older American Jews. By comparing findings from this survey to findings from similar surveys in 1990 and 2000/2001 we were able to examine patterns of continuing integration into the American religious mainstream and away from more traditional religious and ethnic ways of expressing their Jewish identity
Daughters' Generation: The Importance of Having Daughters Living Nearby for Older Korean Immigrants' Mental Health
With declining adherence to filial piety in East Asian cultures, the closeness of adult daughters rather than sons may become more important for older Asian immigrants' well-being. With a sample of 177 older Korean immigrants to the United States (age 60+, M = 72, SD = 7.7), we examined how and to what extent having daughters living nearby rather than sons (daughters-in-law) is related to older Asian immigrants' mental health, moderating the dire…
I Am the Only Child of my Parents: ” Perspectives on Future Elder Care for Parents among Chinese only-Children Living overseas
Attitudes about Childlessness and Infertility Treatments: A Comparison of Turkish and American University Students
Studies of contemporary attitudes about childlessness and infertility have focused mainly on highly industrialized countries, with less attention to developing countries like Turkey. This project explored attitudes about childlessness and infertility treatments and their interrelations among university students, who are often the forerunners of new attitudes and social change, in Turkey (N = 850) and the United States (Florida; N = 761). Turkish …
Should International Migration Be Encouraged to Offset Population Aging? A Cross-Country Analysis of Public Attitudes in Europe
University Students' Perceptions of Childless Couples and Parents in Ankara, Turkey
Changing perceptions of childlessness have been documented in the United States, but little is known about perceptions in developing countries undergoing rapid social changes and globalization, including Turkey. This project uses a survey and hypothetical vignettes about childless couples and parents to assess university students' perceptions of childlessness ( N = 850). The authors find that parents are rated higher on interpersonal warmth and m…
Childlessness, Parenthood, and Depressive Symptoms Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults
Prior research has examined whether parenthood is associated with higher levels of well-being among older adults, but definitions of parental status have varied. The authors examine links between parental status and depressive symptoms among older adults, comparing biological and social definitions of parenthood. The study finds few differences between biological and social parenthood but substantial variation in the relationship between parental…
Women of the 1950s and the “Normative” Life Course: The Implications of Childlessness, Fertility Timing, and Marital Status for Psychological Well-Being in Late Midlife
We explore women's psychological well-being in late midlife in relation to childlessness and timing of entry into motherhood. Using two U.S. surveys, Health and Retirement Study (HRS) (1992) and National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH) (Sweet, Bumpass, & Call, 1988), we assess the well-being of childless women in their 50s compared to mothers with early, delayed, or normatively timed first births. We focus on the cohorts born between 192…
Through the Lenses of Gender, Race, and Class: Students’ Perceptions of Childless/Childfree Individuals and Couples
Characteristics of Older Childless Persons and Parents: Cross-National Comparisons
The prevalence and implications of childlessness in old age are compared across nine major surveys in seven countries: Australia, Finland, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Specifically, the researchers examine indicators of the well-being and resources of childless men and women, compare them to their within-country peers with children, and explore the similarities and differences among childless older a…
Attitudes About Childlessness in the United States: Correlates of Positive, Neutral, and Negative Responses
The study used cross-sectional analyses of the National Survey of Families and Households (1987-1988, 1992-1994) to examine attitudes about childlessness in the United States. It (a) assesses prevalence of positive, neutral, and negative attitudes about childlessness and (b) identifies the correlates of different attitudes in the population. About one fifth of adults disagreed with prescriptive norms that favor parenthood over childlessness, wher…
The Gender Gap in Attitudes About Childlessness in the United States
Acceptance of childlessness has increased since the 1970s, with women reporting greater acceptance than men. Using the National Survey of Families and Households (1987 - 1988;N= 10,648) and the General Social Survey (1994;N=1,395), we examined this gender gap as it relates to both structural and sociocultural factors, including religion, gender attitudes, and other attitudes about gender and family. Women were more likely than men to hold positiv…
Small-Group Learning and Hypothetical Families in a Large Introductory Course
Increased university enrollments and large class sizes, especially at the introductory level, demand creative approaches to promote learning and engagement in the classroom. Small-group work can help achieve these goals, creating a positive and memorable student experience. We propose a small-group exercise that can supplement the traditional lecture format in an introductory marriage and families course. Students are assigned to small groups as …
Special Reviewers
Beyond Parental Status: Psychological Well-Being in Middle and Old Age
Surveys show little evidence of psychosocial disadvantage among childless middle-aged and older adults, but less is known about the diverse experiences that influence subjective well-being among parents and childless adults. In this article, the author uses the National Survey of Families and Households to test a parental-status typology on the basis of attitudes among childless adults and parent-child relationship quality and the connection of t…
Loneliness and Depression in Middle and Old Age: Are the Childless More Vulnerable
The results confirm earlier studies, indicating that childlessness is not necessarily linked with diminished subjective well-being among older adults. However, marital status represents an important context within which to understand and evaluate the experience of parental status
A decomposition of trends in the nonmarital fertility ratios of blacks and whites in the united states, 1960–1992
We use a method of standardization and decomposition developed by Das Gupta to update Smith and Cutright’s analysis of demographic factors responsible for increases in the nonmarital fertility ratio (illegitimacy ratio) among blacks and whites in the United States. We create standardized rates for each year between 1960 and 1992, and consistent, exhaustive decompositions of the nonmarital fertility ratio for any interval during this period in ter…
Loneliness and Depression in Middle and Old Age: Are the Childless More Vulnerable
The results confirm earlier studies, indicating that childlessness is not necessarily linked with diminished subjective well-being among older adults. However, marital status represents an important context within which to understand and evaluate the experience of parental status
Beyond Parental Status: Psychological Well-Being in Middle and Old Age
Surveys show little evidence of psychosocial disadvantage among childless middle-aged and older adults, but less is known about the diverse experiences that influence subjective well-being among parents and childless adults. In this article, the author uses the National Survey of Families and Households to test a parental-status typology on the basis of attitudes among childless adults and parent-child relationship quality and the connection of t…
A decomposition of trends in the nonmarital fertility ratios of blacks and whites in the united states, 1960–1992
We use a method of standardization and decomposition developed by Das Gupta to update Smith and Cutright’s analysis of demographic factors responsible for increases in the nonmarital fertility ratio (illegitimacy ratio) among blacks and whites in the United States. We create standardized rates for each year between 1960 and 1992, and consistent, exhaustive decompositions of the nonmarital fertility ratio for any interval during this period in ter…
Attitudes About Childlessness in the United States: Correlates of Positive, Neutral, and Negative Responses
The study used cross-sectional analyses of the National Survey of Families and Households (1987-1988, 1992-1994) to examine attitudes about childlessness in the United States. It (a) assesses prevalence of positive, neutral, and negative attitudes about childlessness and (b) identifies the correlates of different attitudes in the population. About one fifth of adults disagreed with prescriptive norms that favor parenthood over childlessness, wher…
The Gender Gap in Attitudes About Childlessness in the United States
Acceptance of childlessness has increased since the 1970s, with women reporting greater acceptance than men. Using the National Survey of Families and Households (1987 - 1988;N= 10,648) and the General Social Survey (1994;N=1,395), we examined this gender gap as it relates to both structural and sociocultural factors, including religion, gender attitudes, and other attitudes about gender and family. Women were more likely than men to hold positiv…
Characteristics of Older Childless Persons and Parents: Cross-National Comparisons
The prevalence and implications of childlessness in old age are compared across nine major surveys in seven countries: Australia, Finland, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Specifically, the researchers examine indicators of the well-being and resources of childless men and women, compare them to their within-country peers with children, and explore the similarities and differences among childless older a…
Through the Lenses of Gender, Race, and Class: Students’ Perceptions of Childless/Childfree Individuals and Couples
Childlessness, Parenthood, and Depressive Symptoms Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults
Prior research has examined whether parenthood is associated with higher levels of well-being among older adults, but definitions of parental status have varied. The authors examine links between parental status and depressive symptoms among older adults, comparing biological and social definitions of parenthood. The study finds few differences between biological and social parenthood but substantial variation in the relationship between parental…
University Students' Perceptions of Parents and Childless or Childfree Couples
Earlier studies have documented persistent negative stereotypes of childless or childfree adults, though acceptance has increased in recent decades. Recent studies have also shown negative biases against parents, especially mothers, in work-related contexts. The current study used college students' responses to hypothetical vignettes ( N = 1,266) to compare perceptions of childless and childfree adults and parents using means comparisons with gen…
I Am the Only Child of my Parents: ” Perspectives on Future Elder Care for Parents among Chinese only-Children Living overseas
Daughters' Generation: The Importance of Having Daughters Living Nearby for Older Korean Immigrants' Mental Health
With declining adherence to filial piety in East Asian cultures, the closeness of adult daughters rather than sons may become more important for older Asian immigrants' well-being. With a sample of 177 older Korean immigrants to the United States (age 60+, M = 72, SD = 7.7), we examined how and to what extent having daughters living nearby rather than sons (daughters-in-law) is related to older Asian immigrants' mental health, moderating the dire…
University Students' Perceptions of Childless Couples and Parents in Ankara, Turkey
Changing perceptions of childlessness have been documented in the United States, but little is known about perceptions in developing countries undergoing rapid social changes and globalization, including Turkey. This project uses a survey and hypothetical vignettes about childless couples and parents to assess university students' perceptions of childlessness ( N = 850). The authors find that parents are rated higher on interpersonal warmth and m…
Attitudes about Childlessness and Infertility Treatments: A Comparison of Turkish and American University Students
Studies of contemporary attitudes about childlessness and infertility have focused mainly on highly industrialized countries, with less attention to developing countries like Turkey. This project explored attitudes about childlessness and infertility treatments and their interrelations among university students, who are often the forerunners of new attitudes and social change, in Turkey (N = 850) and the United States (Florida; N = 761). Turkish …
Should International Migration Be Encouraged to Offset Population Aging? A Cross-Country Analysis of Public Attitudes in Europe
A decomposition of trends in the nonmarital fertility ratios of blacks and whites in the united states, 1960–1992
We use a method of standardization and decomposition developed by Das Gupta to update Smith and Cutright’s analysis of demographic factors responsible for increases in the nonmarital fertility ratio (illegitimacy ratio) among blacks and whites in the United States. We create standardized rates for each year between 1960 and 1992, and consistent, exhaustive decompositions of the nonmarital fertility ratio for any interval during this period in ter…
Loneliness and Depression in Middle and Old Age: Are the Childless More Vulnerable
The results confirm earlier studies, indicating that childlessness is not necessarily linked with diminished subjective well-being among older adults. However, marital status represents an important context within which to understand and evaluate the experience of parental status
Beyond Parental Status: Psychological Well-Being in Middle and Old Age
Surveys show little evidence of psychosocial disadvantage among childless middle-aged and older adults, but less is known about the diverse experiences that influence subjective well-being among parents and childless adults. In this article, the author uses the National Survey of Families and Households to test a parental-status typology on the basis of attitudes among childless adults and parent-child relationship quality and the connection of t…
Special Reviewers
Small-Group Learning and Hypothetical Families in a Large Introductory Course
Increased university enrollments and large class sizes, especially at the introductory level, demand creative approaches to promote learning and engagement in the classroom. Small-group work can help achieve these goals, creating a positive and memorable student experience. We propose a small-group exercise that can supplement the traditional lecture format in an introductory marriage and families course. Students are assigned to small groups as …
Women of the 1950s and the “Normative” Life Course: The Implications of Childlessness, Fertility Timing, and Marital Status for Psychological Well-Being in Late Midlife
We explore women's psychological well-being in late midlife in relation to childlessness and timing of entry into motherhood. Using two U.S. surveys, Health and Retirement Study (HRS) (1992) and National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH) (Sweet, Bumpass, & Call, 1988), we assess the well-being of childless women in their 50s compared to mothers with early, delayed, or normatively timed first births. We focus on the cohorts born between 192…
Through the Lenses of Gender, Race, and Class: Students’ Perceptions of Childless/Childfree Individuals and Couples
Characteristics of Older Childless Persons and Parents: Cross-National Comparisons
The prevalence and implications of childlessness in old age are compared across nine major surveys in seven countries: Australia, Finland, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Specifically, the researchers examine indicators of the well-being and resources of childless men and women, compare them to their within-country peers with children, and explore the similarities and differences among childless older a…
Attitudes About Childlessness in the United States: Correlates of Positive, Neutral, and Negative Responses
The study used cross-sectional analyses of the National Survey of Families and Households (1987-1988, 1992-1994) to examine attitudes about childlessness in the United States. It (a) assesses prevalence of positive, neutral, and negative attitudes about childlessness and (b) identifies the correlates of different attitudes in the population. About one fifth of adults disagreed with prescriptive norms that favor parenthood over childlessness, wher…
The Gender Gap in Attitudes About Childlessness in the United States
Acceptance of childlessness has increased since the 1970s, with women reporting greater acceptance than men. Using the National Survey of Families and Households (1987 - 1988;N= 10,648) and the General Social Survey (1994;N=1,395), we examined this gender gap as it relates to both structural and sociocultural factors, including religion, gender attitudes, and other attitudes about gender and family. Women were more likely than men to hold positiv…
Childlessness, Parenthood, and Depressive Symptoms Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults
Prior research has examined whether parenthood is associated with higher levels of well-being among older adults, but definitions of parental status have varied. The authors examine links between parental status and depressive symptoms among older adults, comparing biological and social definitions of parenthood. The study finds few differences between biological and social parenthood but substantial variation in the relationship between parental…
University Students' Perceptions of Childless Couples and Parents in Ankara, Turkey
Changing perceptions of childlessness have been documented in the United States, but little is known about perceptions in developing countries undergoing rapid social changes and globalization, including Turkey. This project uses a survey and hypothetical vignettes about childless couples and parents to assess university students' perceptions of childlessness ( N = 850). The authors find that parents are rated higher on interpersonal warmth and m…
Should International Migration Be Encouraged to Offset Population Aging? A Cross-Country Analysis of Public Attitudes in Europe
Attitudes about Childlessness and Infertility Treatments: A Comparison of Turkish and American University Students
Studies of contemporary attitudes about childlessness and infertility have focused mainly on highly industrialized countries, with less attention to developing countries like Turkey. This project explored attitudes about childlessness and infertility treatments and their interrelations among university students, who are often the forerunners of new attitudes and social change, in Turkey (N = 850) and the United States (Florida; N = 761). Turkish …
I Am the Only Child of my Parents: ” Perspectives on Future Elder Care for Parents among Chinese only-Children Living overseas
The older American Jewish population: Findings from the Pew study
The 2013 Pew Research Center survey of American Jews provided an opportunity to examine trends in identity and identification among older American Jews. By comparing findings from this survey to findings from similar surveys in 1990 and 2000/2001 we were able to examine patterns of continuing integration into the American religious mainstream and away from more traditional religious and ethnic ways of expressing their Jewish identity
Daughters' Generation: The Importance of Having Daughters Living Nearby for Older Korean Immigrants' Mental Health
With declining adherence to filial piety in East Asian cultures, the closeness of adult daughters rather than sons may become more important for older Asian immigrants' well-being. With a sample of 177 older Korean immigrants to the United States (age 60+, M = 72, SD = 7.7), we examined how and to what extent having daughters living nearby rather than sons (daughters-in-law) is related to older Asian immigrants' mental health, moderating the dire…
University Students' Perceptions of Parents and Childless or Childfree Couples
Earlier studies have documented persistent negative stereotypes of childless or childfree adults, though acceptance has increased in recent decades. Recent studies have also shown negative biases against parents, especially mothers, in work-related contexts. The current study used college students' responses to hypothetical vignettes ( N = 1,266) to compare perceptions of childless and childfree adults and parents using means comparisons with gen…
Correlates of Contemporary Gender Preference for Children in South Korea
This study explores gender preference for children in South Korea, where a strong, traditional son preference has recently shifted to a greater preference for daughters or no preference. Using data from the 2008 Panel Study on Korean Children (PSKC; N = 1,836) and 2012 Korean General Social Survey (KGSS; N = 1,355), we examined social and attitudinal correlates of child gender preference, including kinship patterns, perceived prospects for the fu…
Young Adulthood in the Context of Economic Uncertainty and Inequality: The Reciprocal Relationship between Employment Instability and Mental Health
Depression among young South Koreans has been sharply increasing. The life course perspective and cumulative disadvantage theory suggest a link between poor mental health and difficulties in the transition to work in the context of prolonged economic uncertainties. Using the Korean Welfare Panel Study (KoWePS, Waves 1–13), this research used structural equation modeling to examine the reciprocal associations between non-stable employment and depr…
Psychology (15 works) · Population (14 works) · Sociology (14 works) · Demography (13 works) · Developmental psychology (12 works) · Fertility (12 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (11 works) · Childlessness (10 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (10 works) · Medicine (8 works)