Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles (underlined: first or corresponding author)

2025

• Kwon, Hye Won and Rengin B. Firat. 2025. "Cultural Nuances of Agency-Wellbeing Relationship: Testing the Person-Culture Match and Cultural Heterogeneity Hypotheses." Journal of Happiness Studies 26(6):93. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-025-00925-0 (SSCI) 

• Kim, Ji Hye and Hye Won Kwon. [Corresponding author] 2025. "Schools in a Cross-Cultural Context: Schools are More Important for Student Self-Efficacy in Tighter Cultures." Asia-Pacific Education Researcher 34:1713-1725. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40299-025-00985-z (SSCI)

2024

• Kwon, Hye Won and Ji Hye Kim. 2024. "Self-Efficacy and Life Satisfaction in Adolescence: Testing the Presumed Role of Individualism–Collectivism." Cross-Cultural Research 58(5):474–494. https://doi.org/10.1177/10693971241275234 (SSCI)

2023

• Kilpi-Jakonen, Elina and Hye Won Kwon. [Corresponding author] 2023. “The Behavioral and Mental Health Benefits of Speaking the Heritage Language within Immigrant Families: The Moderating Role of Family Relations.” Journal of Youth and Adolescence 52:2158–2181. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-023-01807-5 (SSCI)

• Kwon, Hye Won and Jani Erola. 2023. “The Limited Role of Personal Goal Striving in Status Attainment.” Social Science Research 112:102797. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2022.102797 (SSCI) 

2021

• Kwon, Hye Won. 2021. “Are Gritty People Happier than Others?: Evidence From the United States and South Korea.” Journal of Happiness Studies 22:2937–2959. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-020-00343-4 (SSCI)

• Hitlin, Steven, Hye Won Kwon, and Rengin Firat. 2021. “In- and Out-groups across Cultures: Identities and Perceived Group Values.” Social Science Research 97:102569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2021.102569 (SSCI)

• Kwon, Hye Won. 2021. “What Can Sociology Say about Grit?: A Cross-cultural Exploration of the Relationships between Grit, Sense of Control, and Socioeconomic Status.” Socius 7:1–12. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F23780231211005216 (ESCI)

2018

• Firat, Rengin, Hye Won Kwon, and Steven Hitlin. 2018. “A Novel Measure of Moral Boundaries: Testing Perceived In-Group/Out-Group Value Differences in a Midwestern Sample.” Socius 4:1–11. https://doi.org/10.1177/2378023118818741 (ESCI)

2017

• Kwon, Hye Won. 2017. "The Sociology of Grit: Exploring Grit as a Sociological Variable and its Potential Role in Social Stratification." Sociology Compass 11(12):1–13. https://doi.org/10.1111/soc4.12544 (SSCI) 

Other Publications (Referred Book Chapters)

• Kwon, Hye Won. 2017. “Expanding the Notion of Agency: Introducing Grit as an Additional Facet of Agency.” In Goller, Michael and Susanna Paloniemi (Eds.). Agency at Work: An Agentic Perspective on Professional Learning and Development. New York: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60943-0_6 

• Kwon, Hye Won and Rengin Firat. 2017. “Altruistic Values of Self and In-Groups and Implications for Suffering Alleviation.” In Anderson, Ronald E. (Ed). Alleviating World Suffering: The Challenge of Negative Quality of Life. New York: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51391-1_9

• Hitlin, Steven and Hye Won Kwon. 2016. “Agency Across the Life Course.” In Shanahan, Michael, Jeylan Mortimer and Monica Kirkpatrick Johnson (Eds.). Handbook of the Life Course (2nd Edition). New York: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20880-0_20 

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