Yi-jung Sally Wu is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis with a graduate minor in Quantitative Methods at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States.
<p>The COVID-19 pandemic presents a significant challenge to wellbeing for people around th... more <p>The COVID-19 pandemic presents a significant challenge to wellbeing for people around the world. Here, we examine which individual and societal factors can predict the extent to which individuals suffer or thrive during the COVID-19 outbreak, with survey data collected from 26,684 participants in 51 countries from 17 April to 15 May 2020. We show that wellbeing is linked to an individual's recent experiences of specific momentary positive and negative emotions, including love, calm, determination, and loneliness. Higher socioeconomic status was associated with better wellbeing. The present study provides a rich map of emotional experiences and wellbeing around the world during the COVID-19 outbreak, and points to calm, connection, and control as central to our wellbeing at this time of collective crisis.</p>
Physical distancing has proven effective in preventing the spread of the COVID-19, yet decreasing... more Physical distancing has proven effective in preventing the spread of the COVID-19, yet decreasing social interactions may be harmful to well-being. The current study investigated the protective roles of social support and social connectedness on well-being during the pandemic in many countries. Specifically, we examined how the changes of social connectedness toward different social ties (i.e., family, friends, colleagues, and neighbors) as indirect effects to explain the relationship between social support and well-being, using survey data from 16,685 individuals from 49 countries. Results from multilevel structural equation modeling showed that i) social support was positively related to well-being, ii) people who felt increased social connectedness to family, friends, colleagues, and neighbors were likely to experience better well-being than those who did not feel more connected during the COVID-19, iii) changes of connectedness to family, friends, colleagues and neighbors could ...
This research aims to explore the relationships between gender, educational attainment, and job q... more This research aims to explore the relationships between gender, educational attainment, and job quality, including work autonomy, work intensity, and job satisfaction across Germany, Sweden, and the UK. The European Working Conditions Survey 2015 was used to achieve this research objective. Descriptive statistics and multivariate regression analysis were used to determine how educational level plays an important role in creating gender differences in job quality across three countries. The findings show that receiving postsecondary education can improve work autonomy for both German and Swedish women. However, postsecondary education has different impacts on gender gaps in job quality in these countries. While postsecondary education lowers the gender gap in work autonomy and intensity in Sweden, postsecondary education increases the gender gap in work autonomy and intensity in Germany. Postsecondary education does not significantly decrease gender differences in job satisfaction in...
<p>The COVID-19 pandemic presents a significant challenge to wellbeing for people around th... more <p>The COVID-19 pandemic presents a significant challenge to wellbeing for people around the world. Here, we examine which individual and societal factors can predict the extent to which individuals suffer or thrive during the COVID-19 outbreak, with survey data collected from 26,684 participants in 51 countries from 17 April to 15 May 2020. We show that wellbeing is linked to an individual's recent experiences of specific momentary positive and negative emotions, including love, calm, determination, and loneliness. Higher socioeconomic status was associated with better wellbeing. The present study provides a rich map of emotional experiences and wellbeing around the world during the COVID-19 outbreak, and points to calm, connection, and control as central to our wellbeing at this time of collective crisis.</p>
Physical distancing has proven effective in preventing the spread of the COVID-19, yet decreasing... more Physical distancing has proven effective in preventing the spread of the COVID-19, yet decreasing social interactions may be harmful to well-being. The current study investigated the protective roles of social support and social connectedness on well-being during the pandemic in many countries. Specifically, we examined how the changes of social connectedness toward different social ties (i.e., family, friends, colleagues, and neighbors) as indirect effects to explain the relationship between social support and well-being, using survey data from 16,685 individuals from 49 countries. Results from multilevel structural equation modeling showed that i) social support was positively related to well-being, ii) people who felt increased social connectedness to family, friends, colleagues, and neighbors were likely to experience better well-being than those who did not feel more connected during the COVID-19, iii) changes of connectedness to family, friends, colleagues and neighbors could ...
This research aims to explore the relationships between gender, educational attainment, and job q... more This research aims to explore the relationships between gender, educational attainment, and job quality, including work autonomy, work intensity, and job satisfaction across Germany, Sweden, and the UK. The European Working Conditions Survey 2015 was used to achieve this research objective. Descriptive statistics and multivariate regression analysis were used to determine how educational level plays an important role in creating gender differences in job quality across three countries. The findings show that receiving postsecondary education can improve work autonomy for both German and Swedish women. However, postsecondary education has different impacts on gender gaps in job quality in these countries. While postsecondary education lowers the gender gap in work autonomy and intensity in Sweden, postsecondary education increases the gender gap in work autonomy and intensity in Germany. Postsecondary education does not significantly decrease gender differences in job satisfaction in...
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