Socioeconomic disadvantage, family instability, and abuse are widely studied early-life adversities (ELAs) that co-occur in the lives of many. I have investigated how differential exposure and differential vulnerability to ELAs produce gender and racial inequalities in health over the life course. I have also examined gendered or racial life-course pathways (social, psychological, and behavioral) that link life adversities and health outcomes.
Relevant Publications
Lee, Chioun, Soojin Park, and Jennifer Boylan. (2021). Cardiovascular Health at the Intersection of Race and Gender: Identifying Life-Course Processes to Reduce Health Disparities, Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences. 76 (6): 1127–1139. [Journal Link]
Lee, Chioun and Carol D. Ryff. (2019). Pathways Linking Combinations of Early-Life Adversities to Adult Mortality: Tales that Vary by Gender. Social Science & Medicine. Nov; 240:112566. [Journal Link]
Lee, Chioun, Lexi Harari and Soojin Park. (2020). Early-Life Adversities and Recalcitrant Smoking in Midlife: An Examination of Gender and Life-Course Pathways. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 54 (11), 867–879. [Journal Link]
Lee, Chioun and Soojin Park. (2020). “Examining Cumulative Inequality in the Association between Childhood SES and BMI from Midlife to Old Age.” Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences. 75(6), 1264-1274. [Journal Link]
Lee, Chioun, Vera K. Tsenkova, Jennifer M. Boylan, and Carol D. Ryff. (2018) “Gender Differences in the Pathways from Childhood Disadvantage to Metabolic Syndrome in Adulthood: An Examination of Health Lifestyles.” SSM-Population Health, 4, 216–224. [Journal Link]
Lee, Chioun, Chris L. Coe, and Carol D. Ryff. (2017). “Social Disadvantage, Severe Child Abuse, and Biological Profiles in Adulthood.” Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 58(3), 371–386. [Journal Link]
Lee, Chioun, Vera Tsenkova, and Deborah Carr. (2014). “Childhood Trauma and Metabolic Syndrome in Men and Women.” Social Science & Medicine, 105, 122–130. [Journal Link]
Lee, Chioun and Helene R. White. (2012). “The Effects of Childhood Maltreatment on Violent Injuries and Premature Death during Young Adulthood among Urban High-risk Men.” Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 166(9), 814–820. [Journal Link]
Lee, Chioun, Courtney Cronley, Helene R. White, Eun-Young Mun, Magda Stouthamer-Loeber, and Rolf Loeber. (2012). “Racial Differences in the Consequences of Childhood Maltreatment for Adolescent and Young Adult Depression, Heavy Drinking, and Violence.” Journal of Adolescent Health, 50(5), 443–449. [Journal Link]
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