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Author: Woo, Hyeyoung
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Thompson, Melissa Woo, Hyeyoung |
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Gendering Depression, Drugs, and Crime Among Young Adults Presented: Chicago IL, American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, November 2012 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: American Society of Criminology Keyword(s): Crime; Depression (see also CESD); Drug Use; Gender Differences; Substance Use Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Previous literature suggests that there are ‘gendered responses’ to psychological distress: Females tend to experience higher levels of depressive symptoms while males tend to exhibit disruptive behaviors (e.g., substance use). While the link substance use and criminal offending has been established, the question of whether or not the gendered responses have different influences on committing a crime has not been well understood. This study identifies the gendered effects of depression and substance abuse on self-reported criminal behavior focusing on young adults. Using data from multiple rounds of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 Cohort (N=8,984), we performed a lagged logistic regression model to estimate probability of committing crimes in their early twenties associated with depression and substance use during their teens. Our preliminary results indicate that earlier experience of depression and substance use are associated with committing crime later. However, they also revealed gendered effects of depression. While the effects of depression on crime are stronger for females, no gender difference in the link between substance use and crime was found. In order to better understand the gendered effects, we also perform multivariate logit models with various mediators/moderators progressively adjusted. |
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Thompson, Melissa and Hyeyoung Woo. "Gendering Depression, Drugs, and Crime Among Young Adults." Presented: Chicago IL, American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, November 2012. |
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Woo, Hyeyoung |
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Increased Resources or Incompatible Roles?: Union Status and College Completion Among Young Adults in the United States Presented: Washington DC, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, March-April 2016 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: Population Association of America Keyword(s): College Education; College Enrollment; Marital Status; Modeling, Hazard/Event History/Survival/Duration Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Despite increases of the overall educational attainment, educational disparity has not been reduced. A number of studies have identified contributing factors for education attainment; however, limited research is available on how union status is associated with college completion. Given dramatic changes in union status among young adults in the last a few decades, this study explores influences of union status on college completion among those who ever enrolled a college. Using data from 15 rounds of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 Cohorts with Post-secondary Transcript Study Files (N=6,313), discrete proportional hazard models were estimated. Results indicated that union is not always beneficial to completing a college degree, and this association also varies by types of degree pursued (2-yr vs. 4-yr). The findings of this study inform roles of union in attaining a higher education and offer implications for potential consequences for labor market and health outcomes during adulthood. |
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Woo, Hyeyoung. "Increased Resources or Incompatible Roles?: Union Status and College Completion Among Young Adults in the United States." Presented: Washington DC, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, March-April 2016. |
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Woo, Hyeyoung |
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Motherhood, Timing of a First Birth and Psychological Well-Being Over the Life Course Presented: New Orleans LA, Population Association of America Meetings, April 2008 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Population Association of America Keyword(s): Age at First Birth; CESD (Depression Scale); Depression (see also CESD); Family Structure; Life Course; Motherhood; Well-Being Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. To date, several studies attempted to assess the relationship between having a child and psychological well-being; however their findings are inconsistent. The current study explores how being a parent is associated with women’s psychological well-being over time to address these discrepancies. Additionally, I also estimate the long term effect of age at first birth on well-being to investigate how the association between parental status and well-being varies by the timing of transition to parenthood. Utilizing data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 79 Cohort (NLSY79), the results indicate that parents are more likely to suffer from depression than those who are childless during young adulthood. However, having a child is no longer to be detrimental in mid life. I also found that the association between parenthood and well-being varies by mother’s age at first birth. I discuss implications of the results and acknowledge research limitations. |
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Woo, Hyeyoung. "Motherhood, Timing of a First Birth and Psychological Well-Being Over the Life Course." Presented: New Orleans LA, Population Association of America Meetings, April 2008. |
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Woo, Hyeyoung |
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Parental Status and Psychological Well-Being Among Midlife Adult Women Using the Life Course Perspective Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Sociology, The University of Texas at Austin, 2008. DAI-A 69/08, Feb 2009 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) Keyword(s): Labor Force Participation; Motherhood; Parental Marital Status; Well-Being; Women Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. The primary goal of this dissertation is to provide a better understanding of how midlife adult women's psychological well-being is shaped by parental status. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979, this research addresses three specific research aims. The first aim is to explore the relationship between motherhood and psychological well-being by family life stages and the timing of transition to motherhood. The second aim is to examine the role of marriage in the association between parental status and psychological well-being. Finally, the third aim is to account for psychological well-being by parental status, focusing on experiences in labor force participation. To address these aims, this dissertation tests several hypotheses based on the multiple role theory and its modifications and the theories and empirical research centered on the effects of marriage and employment on well-being. The results indicate that mothers are more likely to have lower levels of psychological well-being compared to childless women at earlier family life stages. However, this disadvantage decreases as mothers and their children age. The mother's age at the birth of her first child also plays a role in the trajectories of the level of psychological well-being. Although the negative association between psychological well-being and motherhood appears to decline over time, those who became a mother at earlier ages experience much slower declines compared to those who did not have a first child until their early thirties. It also appears that marital status is an important moderator between parental status and psychological well-being. Motherhood is associated with psychological benefits for the married, but the opposite pattern is found for the never married. Moreover, entering a first marriage is associated with greater improvements in psychological well-being for women with a child compared to childless women. The association between motherhood and psychological well-being also varies depending on the types of marital disruption. Compared to those who remain married, divorce is harmful for women with a child; however, being a widow is detrimental for childless women. Additionally, for both married and never married women, employment is not associated with increases in psychological well-being when it is also combined with motherhood. This research suggests that the association between motherhood and psychological well-being is contingent upon the family life stages, the age at transition to motherhood, and other roles that women hold while being mothers. |
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Woo, Hyeyoung. Parental Status and Psychological Well-Being Among Midlife Adult Women Using the Life Course Perspective. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Sociology, The University of Texas at Austin, 2008. DAI-A 69/08, Feb 2009. |
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Woo, Hyeyoung Kim, Joongbaeck |
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Better to Have It All? Work, Family and Their Relationships to Depression Korean Journal of Sociology 46,3 (2012): 163-179. Also: http://www.dbpia.co.kr/Journal/ArticleDetail/NODE01894884 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Han'guk Sahoehak Keyword(s): Depression (see also CESD); Maternal Employment; Motherhood Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. While there have been dramatic increases in labor force participation among women with children, our understanding about the psychological consequences of their combined roles of employment and motherhood is limited. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 Cohort, this study addresses how the association of employment and motherhood is predictive of women's psychological well-being. Results show that the positive effects of employment on women's psychological well-being are contingent upon motherhood status with partial support for the work and family conflict perspective. In other words, although being employed is favorable for psychological well-being overall, mothers do not appear to enjoy psychological benefits from employment. As for motherhood, while having a child is linked to increased demands in responsibilities, mothers who do not work for pay are not necessarily disadvantaged in terms of their psychological well-being with socioeconomic conditions adjusted. We discuss findings of the study and directions for future study. |
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Bibliography Citation
Woo, Hyeyoung and Joongbaeck Kim. "Better to Have It All? Work, Family and Their Relationships to Depression." Korean Journal of Sociology 46,3 (2012): 163-179.
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