publications

Peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, encyclopedia entries, and research reports.

My publications examine social relationships, health, aging, caregiving, and social participation using longitudinal and comparative approaches. The list below is organized by year; use the search box to filter by topic, author, venue, or year.

2026

  1. GGI
    Associating Multimorbidity Patterns with Healthcare Utilization and Unmet Healthcare Needs among Older Koreans Living Alone
    Hyunok Yun, Bugyeong Son, and Pildoo Sung
    Geriatrics & Gerontology International, 2026
  2. JHP
    Lonely by Comparison: Understanding Loneliness Through Network Alter Status, Ego Status, and Regional Status
    Pildoo Sung, Wookje Sung, and Harris Hyun-Soo Kim
    Journal of Health Psychology, 2026
    Online first
  3. GGI
    Exploring Loneliness in Family Caregiver–Care Recipient Dyads: Implications for Caregiver Burden
    Pildoo Sung and Angelique Chan
    Geriatrics & Gerontology International, 2026
  4. JDR
    Oral Health-Related Quality of Life and Social Engagement: Gender Differences
    Pildoo Sung, Yanan Zhang, Miseon Kang, and 1 more author
    Journal of Dental Research, 2026
    Online first
  5. JASP
    Who Keeps on Learning? Understanding Heterogeneity in Resource Profiles of Older Learners to Promote Recurrent Engagement in Learning
    Pildoo Sung, Ad Maulod, Angelique Chan, and 1 more author
    Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 2026
    Accepted
  6. PSP
    Stability and Changes in Social Network Profiles After Widowhood and Their Implications for Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults in South Korea
    Pildoo Sung and Jeremy Lim-Soh
    Population, Space and Place, 2026
  7. Soc. Networks
    Getting Lonely and Isolated? Transitions in Social Isolation Profiles Over Time and Factors Associated with Them Among Older Adults
    Pildoo Sung, Angelique Chan, Abhijit Visaria, and 1 more author
    Social Networks, 2026
  8. JAH
    Functional Limitations and Depressive Symptoms among Older Adults in Korea: Gender Differences in the Moderating Roles of Relationship Satisfaction with Family, Friends, and Neighbors
    Ji-Young Choi and Pildoo Sung
    Journal of Aging and Health, 2026

2025

  1. IJGP
    Stress, Social Isolation Profiles, and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults in a Low-Income Community in Singapore
    Pildoo Sung, Vanessa Jean Wen Koh, and Angelique Chan
    International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2025
  2. IJGP
    The Mediating Role of Formal Social Engagement in the Relationship Between Oral Health and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults in South Korea
    Pildoo Sung, Yanan Zhang, and Ji-Young Choi
    International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2025
  3. J. Gerontol. B
    Sharing in Caring: Family Caregiving Task-Sharing Patterns for Older Adults in Singapore
    Jeremy Lim-Soh, Pildoo Sung, Ha-Linh Quach, and 1 more author
    The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 2025
  4. JAH
    Stress and Loneliness among Family Caregivers of Older Persons with Cognitive Impairment: The Mediating Role of Social Isolation and the Moderating Role of Personal Mastery
    Pildoo Sung, Jeremy Lim-Soh, June May-Ling Lee, and 1 more author
    Journal of Aging and Health, 2025
  5. Book Ch.
    Urban-rural Disparities in Social Network Profiles among Older Koreans at the Early Stage of the Pandemic
    Pildoo Sung
    In Social Connection in Everyday Spaces, 2025
  6. Book Ch.
    The Latent Classes of the Volunteer Satisfaction Index and Donation during the Pandemic in Singapore
    Joonmo Son, Pildoo Sung, and Benjamin Tay
    In Well-being During the Pandemic: Comparative Perspectives from the Global North and the Global South, 2025

2024

  1. Gerontology
    A Reciprocal Relationship between Formal and Informal Social Engagement and Handgrip Strength of Older Adults in South Korea
    Joonmo Son and Pildoo Sung
    Gerontology, 2024
  2. Int. Sociol.
    The Relationship among Generalized Trust, Social Networks, and Social Resources across 30 Countries
    Joonmo Son and Pildoo Sung
    International Sociology, 2024
  3. JASP
    Informal Caregiver Social Network Types and Mental Health: The Mediating Role of Psychological Resilience
    Pildoo Sung, Jeremy Lim-Soh, and Rahul Malhotra
    Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 2024
  4. AHR
    Trajectories of Adherence to a Falls Prevention Exercise Intervention in Singapore: A Mixed Methods Study
    June May-Ling Lee, Pildoo Sung, Kok Yang Tan, and 4 more authors
    Aging and Health Research, 2024
  5. Dement. Geriatr.
    Feeling Alone Together: Loneliness in Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment and Their Family Caregivers with Low Mastery
    Pildoo Sung, Angelique Chan, and Jeremy Lim-Soh
    Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 2024
  6. JAH
    Engagement in Physical Activity and Quality of Life Among Informal Caregivers of Older Adults
    Shamirah A’Azman, Pildoo Sung, and Rahul Malhotra
    Journal of Aging and Health, 2024

2023

  1. RSAP
    Older Adult Patient Preferences for the Content and Format of Prescription Medication Labels – A Best-worst Scaling and Discrete Choice Experiment Study
    Rahul Malhotra, Sumithra Devi Suppiah, Yi Wen Tan, and 8 more authors
    Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 2023
  2. Dement. Geriatr.
    Health Profiles among Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment and Their Implications for Caregiving Experience
    Pildoo Sung, Jeremy Lim-Soh, and Angelique Chan
    Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 2023
  3. J. Gerontol. B
    Reciprocal Relationship Between Lifelong Learning and Volunteering Among Older Adults
    Pildoo Sung, Arthur Chia, Angelique Chan, and 1 more author
    The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 2023
  4. JAH
    Lonely in a Crowd: Social Isolation Profiles and Caregiver Burden Among Family Caregivers of Community-dwelling Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment
    Pildoo Sung, June May-Ling Lee, and Angelique Chan
    Journal of Aging and Health, 2023
  5. J. Appl. Gerontol.
    The Reciprocal Relationship Between Social Engagement and Cognitive Function Among Older Adults in South Korea
    Joonmo Son and Pildoo Sung
    Journal of Applied Gerontology, 2023
  6. Aging Ment. Health
    Does a Reciprocal Relationship Exist between Social Engagement and Depression in Later Life?
    Joonmo Son and Pildoo Sung
    Aging & Mental Health, 2023

2022

  1. ADAD
    Met and Unmet Needs of Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment, and Burden and Benefits of Their Family Caregivers
    Pildoo Sung, Nawal Hashim, Rahul Malhotra, and 1 more author
    Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders, 2022
  2. Dement. Geriatr.
    Care Needs Profiles and Their Association with Caregiver Strain among Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment
    Pildoo Sung and Angelique Wei-Ming Chan
    Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 2022
  3. J. Gerontol. B
    The Negative Impact of Adult Children’s Marital Dissolution on Older Parents’ Mental Health in South Korea
    Pei-Chun Ko and Pildoo Sung
    The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 2022
  4. Soc. Sci. Med.
    Transitions between Social Network Profiles and Their Relation with All-cause Mortality among Older Adults
    Grand H.-L. Cheng, Pildoo Sung, Angelique Chan, and 2 more authors
    Social Science & Medicine, 2022
  5. Gerontology
    Transitions in Social Network Types over Time among Older Adults
    Pildoo Sung, Rahul Malhotra, Grand H.-L. Cheng, and 1 more author
    Gerontology, 2022
  6. JAH
    Types of Caregiving Experience and Their Association with Caregiver Depressive Symptoms and Quality of Life
    Pildoo Sung, Veronica Shimin Goh, Nur Diyana Azman, and 2 more authors
    Journal of Aging and Health, 2022
  7. Report
    Met and Unmet Needs of Community-dwelling Older Singaporeans with Cognitive Impairment
    Pildoo Sung, N. Hashim, and A. Chan
    2022

2021

  1. Encyc.
    Buffering Function
    Pildoo Sung
    In Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging, 2021

2020

  1. IJCS
    In-Group Trust and Self-Rated Health in East Asia Using Quadri-National Survey Data
    Pildoo Sung and Joonmo Son
    International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 2020
  2. Report
    Transitions in Health, Employment, Social Engagement and Intergenerational Transfers in Singapore Study (THE SIGNS Study) – II: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Analyses of Key Aspects of Successful Ageing
    A. Chan, R. Malhotra, A. Visaria, and 3 more authors
    2020