College of Social Sciences - Sociology

  • Assistant Professor Sociology of Mental Health, Sociology of Religion, Social Psychology, Sociological Theory
  • JUNG, JONG HYUN
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Research Interest

Mental Health, Religion, Social Psychology

Education

  • Purdue University (Ph.D.)
  • University of Southern California (MPP)
  • Hansei University (M.Div.)
  • Seoul National University (B.A.)

Experience

  • Assistant Professor of Sociology at Nanyang Technological University
  • Post-doctoral fellow at the University of Oklahoma
  • Deputy Editor, Society and Mental Health
  • Editorial board, Society and Mental Health

Journal Articles

  • (2024)  Effects of Prayer Frequency and Orientations on Distress and Well-being: Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Evidence from Indonesian Adults.  PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY. 
  • (2024)  Does Belief in Supernatural Agents Moderate the Association Between Interpersonal Conflict at Work and Worker Well-Being?.  JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION. 
  • (2023)  Childhood Adversity and Passive Suicidal Ideation in Later Life in the United States: Does Religious Attendance Matter?.  JOURNAL OF RELIGION & HEALTH.  62,  6
  • (2023)  Volunteering, religiosity, and quality of life in later life: evidence from Singapore.  AGING & MENTAL HEALTH.  27,  10
  • (2023)  Childhood emotional abuse and adult mental health at the intersection of social relationship and education.  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY.  69,  6
  • (2023)  Do Divine Struggles Moderate the Association Between Interpersonal Confict at Work and Worker Well‑Being in Singapore?.  JOURNAL OF RELIGION & HEALTH. 
  • (2023)  Relational burden, depression, and loneliness among American older adults: an inquiry into the 'dark side of social capital'.  AGING & MENTAL HEALTH.  -,  -
  • (2023)  Does Misery Love Company? Multilevel Relationships between Perceived Age Discrimination and Subjective Well-Being among Older Europeans.  JOURNAL OF APPLIED GERONTOLOGY.  -,  -
  • (2022)  Examining the Complex (Curvilinear and Contingent) Associations between Social Distancing Compliance and Subjective Health during a Global Health Crisis.  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH.  19,  23
  • (2022)  Religious Attendance and Health Behavior in Cross-National Perspective: The Role of Religious Context.  REVIEW OF RELIGIOUS RESEARCH.  -,  -
  • (2022)  Financial Hardship, Religious Experience, and Health.  REVIEW OF RELIGIOUS RESEARCH.  64,  3
  • (2022)  The pain and gain of religious/spiritual struggles: a longitudinal study of South African adults.  Mental Health, Religion and Culture.  25,  3
  • (2022)  Political Trust, Mental Health, and the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Cross-National Study.  RESEARCH ON AGING.  -,  -
  • (2022)  Death of a child, religion, and mental health in later life.  AGING & MENTAL HEALTH.  26,  3
  • (2022)  Discovering Grace at the Table? Prayers at Mealtime, Marital Status, and Life Satisfaction in Later Life.  RESEARCH ON AGING.  44,  1
  • (2021)  Perceived Distributive Unfairness and Mental Health: The Gender-contingent Buffering Effects of Religion.  SOCIETY AND MENTAL HEALTH.  11,  3
  • (2021)  Ageism, Religiosity, and Wellbeing Among Older Adults: Evidence From the European Social Survey (ESS4).  RESEARCH ON AGING.  43,  5-6
  • (2021)  Do positive reappraisals moderate the association between childhood emotional abuse and adult mental health?.  JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH.  30,  3
  • (2021)  Social Isolation and Psychological Distress During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-National Analysis.  GERONTOLOGIST.  61,  1
  • (2020)  Belief in Hell and Parenting Priorities Concerning Child Independence and Obedience: Does Economic Context Matter?.  JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION.  59,  4