Jing Yu, Ph.D.

Jing Yu, Ph.D., is a developmental psychologist and postdoctoral fellow studying how biological (e.g., temperament, inflammation biomarkers) and sociocultural (e.g., parenting, family socioeconomic status, acculturation) factors influence human development and health over the life course. She works with Dr. Stephen Gilman to examine socioeconomic and racial/ethnic disparities in child development and long-term health (premature mortality risk). In addition, she focuses her work on resilience factors and positive well-being. Dr. Yu is also actively involved in launching the ENRICHED study on early life origins of health disparities. She earned her doctorate in applied developmental psychology from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, in 2016, and completed her first postdoctoral fellowship, with Dr. Marc Bornstein, in 2018.

Selected Publications

Child inhibitory control and maternal acculturation moderate effects of maternal parenting on Chinese American children's adjustment. Yu J, Cheah CSL, Hart CH, Yang C.  Dev Psychol. 2018;54(6):1111-1123. doi:10.1037/dev0000517

Health-Risk Behavior Profiles and Reciprocal Relations With Depressive Symptoms From Adolescence to Young Adulthood. Yu J, Putnick DL, Hendricks C, Bornstein MH. J Adolesc Health. 2017;61(6):773-778. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.07.002

Long-Term Effects of Parenting and Adolescent Self-Competence for the Development of Optimism and Neuroticism. Yu J, Putnick DL, Hendricks C, Bornstein MH. J Youth Adolesc. 2019;48(8):1544-1554. doi:10.1007/s10964-018-0980-9

Longitudinal effects of maternal love withdrawal and guilt induction on Chinese American preschoolers' bullying aggressive behavior. Yu J, Cheah CSL, Hart CH, Yang C, Olsen JA. Dev Psychopathol. 2019;31(4):1467-1475. doi:10.1017/S0954579418001049

Children's Sharing Behavior in Mini-Dictator Games: The Role of In-Group Favoritism and Theory of Mind. Yu J, Zhu L, Leslie AM. Child Dev. 2016;87(6):1747-1757. doi:10.1111/cdev.12635