I study social inequalities in work and family and their consequences for health. My research lies at the intersection of social demography, social epidemiology, and the sociology of work.

The Sociology of Work and Social Epidemiology Orientation

I examine how non-standard work arrangements and different dimensions of job quality shape population health across different institutional contexts.

Relevant working papers and publications:

• Wanying Ling, Senhu Wang, Zhuofei Lu. 2025. Working Time Mismatch and Employee Subjective Well-being Across Institutional Contexts: A Job Quality Perspective. Work, Employment and Society.

• Wanying Ling, Senhu Wang, Shuanglong Li. 2024. Diversity Patterns in Non-Standard Employment and Their Relationship with Self-Rated Health in Urban China from 2010 to 2021 Social Science & Medicine. 116827.

• Tarani Chandola, Wanying Ling, Patrick Rouxel. 2025. Are anxious Mondays associated with HPA-axis dysregulation? A longitudinal study of older adults in England Journal of Affective Disorders. 119611.

Social Demography Orientation

I investigate the gendered logic of resource allocation within families and its health consequences.

Relevant working papers and publications:

• Wanying Ling, Tarani Chandola, Senhu Wang. Stock and Flow Wealth in Ideal Spouse Perceptions: Comparative Evidence from East Asia.

• Wanying Ling, Tarani Chandola, Sizhan Cui, Weidong Wang, Vivian WQ Lou. Gendered Patterns of Caring for Parents with Functional Limitations and Mental Health among Married Adults in China.

Methodology Orientation

I explore methodological questions in social research, with particular attention to the potential and limitations of new data sources and computational methods.

Relevant working papers and publications:

• Wanying Ling, Sizhan Cui. 2025. The Limits of Replication: The Possibility and Feasibility of Silicon Samples (In Chinese). Journal of Intelligent Society.

• Wanying Ling, Senhu Wang, Qi Xu. Are Large Language Model-Generated Survey Respondents Feasible? Evidence from a Cross-National Factorial Survey Experiment on Fertility Intentions.

Tools, Codes and Notes

• (tools) ChineseDemopædia: Chinese-based Demographic Dictionary
• (notes) Notes for Decomposition of Differentials in Health Expectancies from Multistate Life Tables

Reading List

A curated reading list of mine.