Prof. Yue Qian’s recent study examines beliefs about science and COVID-19 as a risk factor for infections
Study findings suggest that highly educated people are more likely than the less educated to adopt beliefs that affirm the seriousness of COVID-19, which influnces their behaviors to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Profs. Catherine Corrigall-Brown and Yue Qian awarded by Canadian Sociological Association
Congratulations to Dr. Catherine Corrigall-Brown for receiving the Lorne Tepperman Outstanding Contribution to Teaching Award, and to Prof. Yue Qian for receiving the Early Investigator Award, both issued by Canadian Sociological Association (CSA).
Prof. Yue Qian and PhD student Manlin Cai publish new article “Gendered age preferences for potential partners: a mixed-methods study among online daters in Shanghai” in the Chinese Sociological Review
Prof. Qian’s and Cai’s mixed methods study situated in Shanghai delves into gendered age preferences in online dating, finding gender asymmetry in age preferences rooted in Chinese societal norms
Prof. Yue Qian most recent paper “Child Marriage in Mainland China” published in Studies in Family Planning
Prof. Yue Qian’s most recent paper “Child Marriage in Mainland China, published in Studies in Family Planning, used publicly available data from the 2000 and 2010 census to estimate nacional and provincial-level prevalence of child marriage across mainland China.
Results indicate the practice continues across mainland China despite laws prohibiting the practice, with a widening gender gap increasingly drawing attention to the nature child marriage as a threat to gender equality.
Prof. Yue Qian coauthors opinion piece for the BMJ on need to address mental health concerns of older populations amidst Omicron wave.
Prof. Yue Qian and co-author Dr. Yang Hu from Lancaster University write for the BMJ on what we know about the mental health of older populations in the context of the pandemic, and how we can address it going forward.
Disruption or reproduction? Dr. Yue Qian publishes new paper exploring nativity, gender and online dating in Canada
Dr. Yue Qian’s new research finds that, in Canada, immigrants are more likely than Canadian-born persons to have used online dating services to search for romantic partners, but immigrant men experience the least success in finding a long-term partner online.
Prof. Yue Qian speaks to Vice on the growing gender divide among young Chinese populations, with young men being less likely to embrace feminist ideologies
Prof. Yue Qian spoke to Vice Magazine on the divide between young Chinese men and women when it comes to their adoption of feminist ideologies. Newer generations of women are increasingly pro-equal rights as they gain more education, whereas the effect on men is smaller.
Mothers returning to work after COVID-19 lockdowns face lifelong earnings gap
Professor Dr. Yue Qian spoke to The Globe and Mail about the potential long-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for women’s careers.
Virtual contact was worse for older people during the pandemic than no contact, study finds
CNN reports on Dr. Yue Qian’s research on how virtual contact was more likely to result in older people feeling lonely.
Over-60s with only virtual contact ‘more lonely’
The BBC News reports on Dr. Yue Qian’s recent study that found over-60s who relied on only telephone and online contact felt more lonely during the pandemic.