I am an Associate Professor in the Division of Health Policy and Management at Korea University. I am also a Faculty Associate at the Center for Demography of Health and Aging (CDHA), University of Wisconsin−Madison, and am affiliated with the Interdisciplinary Program in Precision Public Health (BK21 FOUR). From 2018 to 2019, I was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. I received my Ph.D. from the Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin−Madison with the Katherine DuPre Lumpkin Dissertation of the Year award (Best Dissertation Award).
My research agenda focuses on the social-psychological determinants of human development and well-being across the life course. I am particularly motivated by an interest in rigorous research designs for causal inference using non-experimental and experimental data.
Email: jinho_kim [at] korea.ac.kr
Office: +82-2-3290-5671
Selected publications (For a complete list of publications, please see the "Research" tab above.)
† = corresponding author. ^ = co-first authorship. * = student coauthor at the timing of writing.
Kim, Jinho†^ and Sungsik Hwang*^. Separating the Effects of Transitions into and Out of Social Isolation and Loneliness on Cognitive Function in Later Life. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. (2024 Apr)
Rim, Hyunseo*^, Hyewon Son*^, and Jinho Kim†^. From Classroom to Life: Gender Differences in the Persistent Effect of Learning Disabilities on Adult Depressive Symptoms. Social Science & Medicine. (2024 Apr)
Kim, Jinho†^ and Sungsik Hwang*^. The Asymmetric Effects of Improving and Declining Marital Satisfaction on Cognitive Function. Journal of Marriage and Family. (2024 Mar)
Park, Hansol*^, Hyewon Son*^, Hayun Jang*^, and Jinho Kim†^. Chronic Bullying Victimization and Life Satisfaction Among Children from Multicultural Families in South Korea: Heterogeneity by Immigrant Mothers’ Country of Origin. Child Abuse & Neglect. (2024 Feb)
Park, HyunJee*^ and Jinho Kim†^. Perceived Social Position, Active Engagement with Life, and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults. Social Science & Medicine. (2024 Feb)
Kim, Jinho†^ and Gum-Ryeong Park*^. Cumulative Exposure to Social Isolation and Longitudinal Changes in Life Satisfaction among Older Adults. Society and Mental Health. (2024 Jan)
Son, Hyewon*^, Hayun Jang*, Hansol Park*, and Jinho Kim†^. Children’s Bullying Victimization and the Acculturative Stress of Immigrant Mothers in Korea: Exploring Heterogeneity by Mother’s Country of Origin. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology. (2024 Jan)
Park, Sujeong*^ and Jinho Kim†^. The Death of an Adult Child and Trajectories of Parental Depressive Symptoms: A Gender-Based Longitudinal Analysis. Social Science & Medicine. (2023 Dec)
Park, Hansol*^, Gum-Ryeong Park*^, and Jinho Kim†^. Transitioning Into and Out of Precarious Employment and Life Satisfaction: Evidence from Asymmetric Fixed Effects Models. Social Science & Medicine. (2023 Dec)
Son, Hyewon*^, Eunhye Ahn^, and Jinho Kim†^. Children’s Bullying Victimization and Maternal Suicidal Ideation Among Multicultural Families in South Korea: Heterogeneity by Family Socioeconomic Status. Social Science & Medicine. (2023 Dec)
Rim, Hyunseo*^ and Jinho Kim†^. The Influence of Perceptions of Gender Discrimination in the Workplace on Depressive Symptoms Among Korean Working Women: The Moderating Role of Job Satisfaction. Social Science & Medicine. (2023 Dec)
Song, Kyungeun*^, Min-Ah Lee†^, and Jinho Kim†^. Double Jeopardy: Exploring the Moderating Effect of Educational Mismatch in the Relationship Between Work-Family Conflict and Depressive Symptoms Among Korean Working Women. Social Science & Medicine. (2023 Dec)
Kim, Jinho† and Keun Young Kwon*. Marital Dissatisfaction and Functional Performance in Older Adults: Heterogeneity in the Association by Educational Level. Social Science & Medicine. (2023 Nov)
Jang, Hayun*^, Hansol Park*, Hyewon Son*, and Jinho Kim†^. The Asymmetric Effects of the Transitions into and Out of Bullying Victimization on Depressive Symptoms Among Children from Multicultural Families in Korea: The Protective Role of Parental Education. Journal of Adolescent Health. (2023 Nov)
Kim, Jinho†^, Gum-Ryeong Park*^, and Eun Ha Namkung^. The Link between Disability and Social Participation Revisited: Heterogeneity by Type of Social Participation and by Socioeconomic Status. Disability and Health Journal. (2023 Oct)
Kim, Jinho. Marital Satisfaction, Gender, and Active Social Engagement in Older Adults: Longitudinal Evidence from South Korea. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. (2023 Sep)
Kim, Jinho† and Taehoon Kim. Adolescent Network Positions and Memory Performance in Adulthood: Evidence from Sibling Fixed Effects Models with Sociometric Network Data. Social Networks. (2023 Aug)
Kim, Jinho† and Keun Young Kwon*. Investigating Heterogeneity in the Relationship between Marital Satisfaction and Cognitive Health by Gender and Across the Cognitive Function Distribution. Innovation in Aging. (2023 Jul)
Song, Kyungeun*^ and Jinho Kim†^. Prolonged Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence and Depressive Symptoms among Korean Married Couples: The Intersection of Gender and Education. Society and Mental Health. (2023 Jun)
Park, Kiwoong^ and Jinho Kim†^. Longitudinal Association Between Perceived Discrimination and Sleep Problems Among Young Adults: Tests of Moderation by Race/Ethnicity and Educational Attainment. Social Science & Medicine. (2023 Feb)
Kim, Jinho†^ and Ran Liu^. A Tale of Tails: Nonlinear Effects of Ability Rank on Adolescent Psychological Well-Being. Social Science Research. (2023 Feb)
Jang, Hayun*^ and Jinho Kim†^. Peers' Parental Education and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Adulthood: The Mediating Role of Health-Related Behaviors. Social Science & Medicine. (2023 Jan)
Jang, Hayun*^, Hyewon Son*^, and Jinho Kim†^. Classmates’ Discrimination Experiences and Adolescent Depressive Symptoms: Evidence from Random Assignment of Students to Classrooms in South Korea. Journal of Adolescent Health. (2023 Jan)
Park, Hansol*^, Taehoon Kim^, and Jinho Kim†^. Longitudinal Pathways From Adolescent Depressive Symptoms to Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Adulthood. Social Science & Medicine. (2023 Jan)
Kim, Jinho†^ and Gum-Ryeong Park*^. Chronic Loneliness, Gender, and Trajectories of Change in Hand Grip Strength among Older Adults in Korea. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. (2022 Nov)
Morales, Josefina Flores*^, Jinho Kim†^, and Eric Fong. Peer Effects on the Educational Outcomes of Immigrant Youth: Heterogeneity by Generation and School Context. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. (2022 Jul)
Kim, Jinho†, Gum-Ryeong Park*, and Angelina R. Sutin. Adolescent Sleep Quality and Quantity and Educational Attainment: A Test of Multiple Mechanisms Using Sibling Difference Models. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. (2022 Jul)
Kim, Jinho†^, Ran Liu^, and Xiaohang Zhao*. A Big (Male) Fish in a Small Pond? The Gendered Effect of Relative Ability on STEM Aspirations under Stereotype Threat. European Sociological Review. (2022 Jul)
Kim, Jinho and Kiwoong Park†. Longitudinal Evidence on Adolescent Social Network Position and Cardiometabolic Risk in Adulthood. Social Science & Medicine. (2022 Mar)
Yoon, Heesoo*^, Gum-Ryeong Park*^ and Jinho Kim†^. Psychosocial Trajectories Before and After Spousal Loss: Does Gender Matter? Social Science & Medicine. (2022 Jan)
Park, Gum-Ryeong*^ and Jinho Kim†^. Adolescent Sleep Duration and Cardiometabolic Risk in Adulthood: Evidence from Sibling Comparison Designs with Biomarker Data. Health Psychology. (2021 Nov)
Kim, Taehoon^, Hayun Jang*, and Jinho Kim†^. Peers' Private Tutoring and Adolescent Depressive Symptoms: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Secondary Schools in South Korea. Journal of Adolescent Health. (2021 Nov)
Park, Gum-Ryeong*^, Sujeong Park*, and Jinho Kim†^. Urinary Incontinence and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Women: The Mediating Role of Physical Activity and Social Engagement. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. (2021 Nov)
Kim, Jinho† and Jason Fletcher. The Effects of Relative Body Weight on Socioemotional and Schooling Outcomes Among Female Adolescents in the United States. Social Science & Medicine. (2021 Sep)
Kim, Jinho†, Kyungeun Song*, and Angelina R. Sutin. Gender Differences in the Relationship Between Perceived Discrimination and Personality Traits in Young Adulthood. Social Science & Medicine. (2021 Aug)
Kim, Jinho† and Heesoo Yoon*. Longitudinal Associations Between Expectations of Receiving Care in the Future and Life Satisfaction Among Older Adults in Korea. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. (2021 Jun)
Kim, Jinho†^, Yuying Tong^, and Biyang Sun*. The Effects of Peer Parental Education on Student Achievement in Urban China: The Disparities Between Migrants and Locals. American Educational Research Journal. (2021 Feb)
Kim, Jinho†, Rockli Kim, Hannah Oh, Adam M. Lippert, and S V Subramanian. Estimating the Influence of Adolescent Delinquent Behavior on Adult Health Using Sibling Fixed Effects. Social Science & Medicine. (2020 Sep)
Kim, Jinho. Does Relative Deprivation Within Schools Influence Adolescent Depression? Society and Mental Health. (2020 Sep)
Kim, Jinho† and Yuying Tong. Revisiting the Relationship Between Perceived Discrimination and Health. Social Science Research. (2020 Aug)
Kim, Taehoon and Jinho Kim†. Linking Adolescent Future Expectations to Health in Adulthood: Evidence and Mechanisms. Social Science & Medicine. (2020 Aug)
Kim, Jinho. Gender Differences in the Educational Penalty of Delinquent Behavior: Evidence from an Analysis of Siblings. Journal of Quantitative Criminology. (2020 Jan)
Kim, Jinho. Beyond the Trigger: The Mental Health Consequences of In-Home Firearm Access Among Children of Gun Owners. Social Science & Medicine. (2017 Nov)
Kim, Jinho† and Kerem Morgül. Long-Term Consequences of Youth Volunteering: Voluntary Versus Involuntary Service. Social Science Research. (2017 May)
Kim, Jinho. The Effect of Peers on HIV Infection Expectations Among Malawian Adolescents: Evidence using an Instrumental Variables/School Fixed Effect Approach. Social Science & Medicine. (2016 Jan)