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Yan Huang
Yan Huang
Graduate student
Summary Statement

Yan is interested in social relationships, health, and their age-related changes in middle-aged and older adults. Her current focus is on the impacts of loneliness and its trajectories on older adults' health.

Department
  • Graduate Student
Education
  • M.S., Developmental and Educational Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2022
  • B.S., Applied Psychology, Nankai University, 2019
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Publications
  • Huang, Y., Zhu, X., Liu, X, & Li, J. (2024). Loneliness trajectories predict risks of cardiovascular diseases in Chinese middle-aged and older adults. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences, 79(5), Article gbae018. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbae018
  • Huang, Y., Zhu, X., Liu, X, & Li, J. (2023). The effects of loneliness, social isolation, and associated gender differences on the risk of developing cognitive impairment for Chinese oldest old. Aging & Mental Health, 27(7), 1360–1367. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2022.2116396