Soong Nang Jang

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Affiliation: Harvard University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Employment status and depressive symptoms in Koreans: results from a baseline survey of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging
    Soong Nang Jang
    Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 64:677-83. 2009
  2. ncbi Is socioeconomic disparity in disability improving among Korean elders?
    Soong Nang Jang
    Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, United States
    Soc Sci Med 71:282-7. 2010
  3. ncbi Marital status, gender, and depression: analysis of the baseline survey of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA)
    Soong Nang Jang
    Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, United States
    Soc Sci Med 69:1608-15. 2009
  4. ncbi Trends in the health status of older Koreans
    Soong Nang Jang
    Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 58:592-8. 2010
  5. ncbi Association of socioeconomic status with successful ageing: differences in the components of successful ageing
    Soong Nang Jang
    Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
    J Biosoc Sci 41:207-19. 2009
  6. ncbi Socioeconomic disparities in breast cancer screening among US women: trends from 2000 to 2005
    Jaeyoung Kim
    Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, USA
    J Prev Med Public Health 41:186-94. 2008

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Publications6

  1. ncbi Employment status and depressive symptoms in Koreans: results from a baseline survey of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging
    Soong Nang Jang
    Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 64:677-83. 2009
    ..We investigated the association between employment status and depressive symptoms among Korean individuals according to age and gender...
  2. ncbi Is socioeconomic disparity in disability improving among Korean elders?
    Soong Nang Jang
    Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, United States
    Soc Sci Med 71:282-7. 2010
    ..Despite rapid decreases in socioeconomic inequality among older adults with severe disabilities, older adults with lower socioeconomic status have remained more vulnerable to milder forms of disability during recent years...
  3. ncbi Marital status, gender, and depression: analysis of the baseline survey of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA)
    Soong Nang Jang
    Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, United States
    Soc Sci Med 69:1608-15. 2009
    ..This pattern of depressive symptoms by gender and life stage may reflect the distinctive influence of the Asian context on relations between men and women, such as traditional gender roles and patriarchal norms for older generation...
  4. ncbi Trends in the health status of older Koreans
    Soong Nang Jang
    Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 58:592-8. 2010
    ....
  5. ncbi Association of socioeconomic status with successful ageing: differences in the components of successful ageing
    Soong Nang Jang
    Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
    J Biosoc Sci 41:207-19. 2009
    ..The results point to the importance of focusing on disparities in each component of successful ageing, which may point to appropriate health-promotion strategies for eliminating inequality in successful ageing...
  6. ncbi Socioeconomic disparities in breast cancer screening among US women: trends from 2000 to 2005
    Jaeyoung Kim
    Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, USA
    J Prev Med Public Health 41:186-94. 2008
    ..We assessed 1) the disparities in each socioeconomic dimension; 2) the changes in screening mammography rates over time according to income, education, and race; and 3) the sizes and trends of the disparities over time...