Peer-reviewed articles (*corresponding author; †students or mentees)
2026
36. Chen, Y. C.*, Sun, S., Huang, H., & Sherraden, S. (accepted). Financial capability and economic well-being of older Americans: Empirical insights from the financial capability framework. Innovation in Aging [2024 IF=4.3; 3/48 in Gerontology (94.8%; Q1)]
35. Hu, T.†, Andrade, F., & Chen, Y. C. (accepted). Multilevel risk factors of financial fraud in later life: evidence from China. Innovation in Aging [2024 IF=4.3; 3/48 in Gerontology (94.8%; Q1)]
2025
34. Zhang, Y. † & Chen, Y. C.* (2025). How public pension and age shape the effects of intergenerational support patterns on older adults’ frailty: Evidence from China. Applied Research in Quality of Life, 20, 1443–1468. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-025-10473-7 [2024 IF=2.5; 41/271 in Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary (85.1%; Q1)]
33. Shi, S.†, Peng, C., Zhang, Q., Wen, M., Chen, Y. C., & Yip, P. S. F. (2025). Does religion buffer the negative effects of economic and subjective poverty on life satisfaction? Longitudinal evidence from Hong Kong. Applied Research in Quality of Life, 20, 523–542. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-025-10422-4 [2024 IF=2.5; 41/271 in Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary (85.1%; Q1)]
32. Zhang, J.†, Chen, Y. C., Shi, C., & Wang, J. S. H. (2025). Developing an operationalized framework for comparing consumer-directed care for older adults: Evidence from expert survey and cross-national comparison. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 37(1), 71–91 https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2023.2297594 [2024 IF=2.1; 21/48 in Gerontology (57.3%; Q2)]
2024
31. Hu, T.†, Chen, Y. C.*, & Halvorsen, C. (2024; co-first author). Self-employment transitions and health outcomes in later life: evidence from China. Innovation in Aging, 8(9), igae073. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igae073 [2024 IF=4.3; 3/48 in Gerontology (94.8%; Q1)] 🔗 Article featured in MedicalXpress “Self-employment tied to lower health in China.”
30. Shi, S.†, Chen, Y. C.*, Gugushvili, A., & Yip, P. S. F. (2024). Intergenerational educational mobility and cognitive trajectories among middle-aged and older Chinese people: An application of growth mixture and mobility contrast models in longitudinal analysis. The Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 79(9), gbae125, https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbae125 [2024 IF=3.2; 36/221 in Psychology, Multidisciplinary (83.9%; Q1)]
29. Taylor, H., Chen, Y. C., Tsuchiya, K, Cudjoe, T., Qin, W., & Nguyen, A. (2024) Racial/Ethnic differences in loneliness among older adults: The role of income and education as mediators. Innovation in Aging, 8(8), igae068, https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igae068 [2024 IF=4.3; 3/48 in Gerontology (94.8%; Q1)]
28. Hung, N.†, Chen, Y. C.*, Choy Yung, R. M. P., Kwan, M. S. M., To, A. K. Y., Fung, E. S. M., & Chan, C. L. W. (2024). Generativity in later-life: The interplay between retirement status and human, social, and financial capital. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 67(1), 35–54. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2023.2212730 [2024 IF=1.5; 30/94 in Social Work (68.6%; Q2)]
2023
27. Zhang, Y.†, Chen, Y. C.*, & Wang, J. S. H. (2023; co-first author). Long-term care insurance and health and perceived satisfaction of older Chinese: Comparisons between urban/rural areas, chronic conditions, and their intersectionality. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 12(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.34172/ijhpm.2023.7938 [2024 IF=5.1; 6/124 in Health Policies & Services (95.6%; Q1)]
26. Chen, Y. C.* & Sun, S. (2023). Gender difference in the relationship between financial capability and health in later life: Evidence from Hong Kong. Innovation in Aging, 7(6), igad072. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igad072 [2024 IF=4.3; 3/48 in Gerontology (94.8%; Q1)]
25. Chen, Y. C.*, Morrow-Howell, N., Hung, N.†, & Chan, C. L. W. (2023). Civic activities and mental health in later life: The moderating role of generative concerns. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 66(7), 844–863. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2023.2183297 [2024 IF=1.5; 30/94 in Social Work (68.6%; Q2)]
24. Chen, Y. C.*, Taylor, H. O., Hung, N.†, & Chan, C. L. W. (2023). Later-life depressive symptoms during the Covid-19 pandemic: Investigations of individual, cumulative, and synergistic effects of social isolation. Aging & Mental Health, 27(9), 1702–1710. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2023.2172137 [2024 IF=2.4; 15/48 in Gerontology (69.8%; Q2)]
23. Motley, R., Chen, Y. C., Motley, J. (2023). Prevalence and correlates of adverse mental health outcomes among male and female black emerging adults with a history of exposure (direct versus indirect) to police use of force. Social Work Research, 47(2), 125–134. https://doi.org/10.1093/swr/svad005 [2024 IF=2.0; 37/95 in Social Work (61.58%; Q2)]
22. Motley, R., Chen, Y. C., Finner, A., Masood, Y., & Joe, S. (2023). Prevalence and correlates of police contact anxiety among male and female black emerging adults in St. Louis, Missouri. Social Work Research, 47(1), 50–61. https://doi.org/10.1093/swr/svac032 [2024 IF=2.0; 37/95 in Social Work (61.58%; Q2)]
21. Shi, S.†, Chen, Y. C.*, Yip, P. S. F. (2023). Relative deprivation patterns in social and geographical references for health trajectories in China: Investigations of gender and urban-rural disparities. Social Science & Medicine, 317, 115589. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115589 [2024 IF=5.0; 32/419 in Public, Environmental & Occupational Health (92.5%; Q1)]
2022
20. Sun, S. & Chen, Y. C. (2022). Is financial capability a determinant of health? Theory and evidence. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 43, 744–755. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10834-022-09869-6 [2024 IF=2.9; 9/66 in Family Studies (87.1%; Q1)] 🔗 Article featured in The Hill “Americans with higher financial literacy are healthier: research.”
19. Zeng, Y.†, Lum, T., & Chen, Y. C.* (2022). The intersectionality of life course socioeconomic status, race, and cognitive decline: A 18-year follow-up. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 37(8). https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5774 [2024 IF=2.8; 12/48 in Gerontology (76.0%; Q1)]
18. Chen, Y. C.*, Hung, N.†, Lau, B. H. P., Choy Yung, R. M. P., Fung, E. S. M., & Chan, C. L. W. (2022). Generativity and gendered pathways to health: The role of human, social, and financial capital past mid-life. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(9), 4956. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19094956
17. Sun, S., Chen, Y. C., Ansong, D., Huang, J., & Sherraden, M. (2022). Household financial capability and economic hardship: an empirical examination of the financial capability framework. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 43, 716–729. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10834-022-09816-5 [2024 IF=2.9; 9/66 in Family Studies (87.1%; Q1)]
16. Leung, Z., Huang, Y. T., Chen, Y. C., & Chan, L. S. (2022). “Pattern matters”: a latent class analysis of Internet use and users’ attitudes toward homosexuality in China. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 19, 1572–1580. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-021-00680-w [2024 IF=2.4; 44/271 in Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary (83.9%; Q1)]
15. Yeung, C. Y. †, Men, Y., Chen, Y. C, & Yip, P. S. F. (2022). Home as the first site for suicide prevention: A Hong Kong experience. Injury Prevention, 28(3), 225–230. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2021-044396 [2024 IF=2.0; 215/419 in Public, Environmental & Occupational Health (48.8%; Q3)]
14. Yip, P. S. F., Yeung, C. Y.†, Chen, Y. C., Lai, C. C. S., & Wong, C. L. H. (2022). An evaluation of the long-term sustainability of suicide prevention programs in an offshore island. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 52(1), 4–13. https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12764 [2024 IF=2.6; 55/221 in Psychology, Multidisciplinary (75.3%; Q1)]
2021
13. Zeng, Y. †, Chen, Y. C.*, & Lum, T. (2021). Longitudinal impacts of grandparent caregiving on cognitive, mental, and physical health in China. Aging & Mental Health, 25(11), 2053–2060. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2020.1856779 [2024 IF=2.4; 15/48 in Gerontology (69.8%; Q2)]
2020
12. Wu, H. C., Chen, Y. C., Chen, Y. C., & Yang, C. Y. (2020). The development and validation of strength and empowerment scale for caregivers of persons with psychiatric disability. China Journal of Social Work, 13(3), 213–231. https://doi.org/10.1080/17525098.2020.1812151 [2024 IF=1.0; 54/94 in Social Work (43.1%; Q3)]
11. Motley, R., Chen, Y. C., Johnson, C., & Joe, S. (2020). Exposure to community-based violence on social media among black male emerging adults involved with the criminal justice system. Social Work Research, 44(2), 87–97. https://doi.org/10.1093/swr/svaa002 [2024 IF=2.0; 37/95 in Social Work (61.58%; Q2)]
10. Chiang, C. J., Chen, Y. C.*, Wei, H. S., Jonson-Reid, M. (2020). Social bonds and profiles of delinquency among adolescents: Differential effects by gender and age. Children and Youth Services Review, 110, 104751. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104751 [2024 IF=1.7; 22/94 in Social Work (77.1%; Q1)]
2019
9. Park, S., Cho, J., & Chen, Y. C. (2019). Subsidized housings and geographic accessibility to neighborhood resources for low-income older people: From later year social exclusion perspective. Geoforum, 106, 297–304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2019.09.002 [2024 IF=3.1; 27/173 in Geography (84.7%; Q1)]
8. Chen, Y. C.*, Putnam, M., Lee, Y. S., & Morrow-Howell, N. (2019). Activity patterns and health outcomes in later life: The role of nature of engagement. The Gerontologist, 59(4), 698–708. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gny023 [2024 IF=3.2; 10/48 in Gerontology (80.2%; Q1)]
7. Halvorsen, C. & Chen, Y. C. (2019). The diversity of interest in later-life entrepreneurship: Results from a nationally representative survey of Americans aged 50 to 70. PLoS One, 14(6), e0217971. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217971 [2024 IF=2.6; 37/135 in Multidisciplinary Sciences (72.96%; Q2)] 🔗 Article featured in Forbes “How to fix racial disparities in entrepreneurship over 50”
6. Chao, S. F. & Chen, Y. C. (2019). Environment patterns and mental health of older adults in long-term care facilities: The role of activity profiles. Aging & Mental Health, 23(10), 1307–1316. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2018.1484889 [2024 IF=2.4; 15/48 in Gerontology (69.8%; Q2)]
2018 and prior
5. Chen, Y. C.*, Wang, Y., Cooper, B., McBride, T., Chen, H., Wang, D., Lai, C. Y., Montemuro, L. C., & Morrow-Howell, N. (2018). A research note on challenges of cross-national aging research: An example of productive activities across three countries. Research on Aging, 40(1), 54–71. https://doi.org/10.1177/0164027516678997 [2024 IF=1.8; 26/48 in Gerontology (46.9%; Q3)]
4. Wang, Y., Chen, Y. C., Shen, H. W., & Morrow-Howell, N. (2018). Neighborhood and depressive symptoms: A comparison of rural and urban Chinese older adults. The Gerontologist, 58(1), 68–78. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnx063 [2024 IF=3.2; 10/48 in Gerontology (80.2%; Q1)]
3. Wang, D., Wu, C. L., Morrow-Howell, N., Kang, N., Chen, Y. C., Wang, Y., & Chen, G. (2018). Environmental correlates of physical activity among older adults in urban China. Journal of Xian Physical Education University (CSSCI), 35(3), 300–308. (in simplified Chinese)
2. Motley, R., Sewell, W., & Chen, Y. C. (2017). Community violence exposure and risk-taking behaviors among black emerging adults: A systematic review. Journal of Community Health, 42(5), 1069–1078. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-017-0353-4 [2024 IF=2.2; 183/419 in Public, Environmental & Occupational Health (56.4%; Q2)]
1. Cheng, L. C., Lin, T. L., Chen, Y. C., & Chang, Y. W. (2010). The intergovernmental functions in the child protection system: A comparative study across the USA, UK, and Taiwan. Journal of Child and Youth Welfare, 17, 95–118. (in traditional Chinese)