Conference Programme

Programme Schedule

Updated: 14 May 2025

DAY 1: Thursday, 15 May 2025

  Time     Details   Venue
  8:30 - 9:30 Registration
Breakfast
   L1 Foyer
  9:30 - 10:00 Opening & Welcome

Prof Joseph Liow Chin Yong
Dean, College of Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences, NTU

Prof Wei-Jun Jean Yeung
President, Population Association of Singapore
 L1 Auditorium
  10:00 - 10:40 Keynote Speech by Assoc Prof Teo You Yenn
Inequality as an Analytical Lens: How Should We Think About Inequality in Our Scholarship?
Associate Professor & Provost's Chair in Sociology, Nanyang Technological University
   L1 Auditorium
  10:40 - 11:20 Keynote Speech by Prof Sarah Burgard
Measurement Complexities Facing Demographers Studying Inequality
Professor of Sociology, Epidemiology and Public Policy
Research Professor, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan
Director, Population Studies Center
  11:20 - 11:50 Q&A Session
  11:50 - 12:00 Presentation of Token of Appreciation
Phototaking
  12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
   L1 Foyer
  13:00 - 14:00 Annual General Meeting
- Annual PAS Reports & Updates
- Voting on constitution changes
- Election for new Committee

Lucky Draw
   L1 Auditorium
14:00 - 14:30 Best Student Paper Award Presentation
Early Career Award Presentation
  14:30 - 14:45 Afternoon Tea   L1 Foyer
  14:45 - 16:15 Parallel Sessions A1    
  A1-1 Aging and Wellbeing   L2 Room 6
  A1-2 Fertility and Reproductive Health 1   L2 Room 7
  A1-3 Intergenerational Relations 1   L2 Room 8
  A1-4 Parenthood   L1 Room 9
  16:15 - 16:25 Break    
  16:25 - 17:55 Parallel Sessions A2    
  A2-1 Caregiving and Caregivers in Later Life 1   L2 Room 6
  A2-2 Frailty and Health   L2 Room 7
  A2-3 Isolation, Social and Family Ties, and the Well-Being of Older Adults   L2 Room 8
        A2-4 Social Networks and Health   L1 Room 9
  17:55 - 18:20 Movement to Restaurant    
  18:20 - 20:10 Networking Dinner (Registered Participants Only)   Pen & Inc Restaurant

DAY 2: Friday, 16 May 2025

  Time     Details   Venue
  8:30 - 9:30 Registration   L1 Foyer
  9:30 - 10:20 Plenary Session on Ageing & Inequality

Speakers:
Asst Prof Minne Chen
Asst Prof Sabrina Ching Yuen Luk
Dr Suen Johan Bin Mohd Zain

Moderator: Assoc Prof Premchand Dommaraju
   L1 Auditorium
  10:20 - 10:35 Morning Tea   L1 Foyer
  10:35 - 12:05 Parallel Sessions B1    
  B1-1 Caregiving and Caregivers in Later Life 2   L2 Room 6
  B1-2 Gender and Health   L2 Room 7
  B1-3 Marital Dynamics   L2 Room 8
  B1-4 Technology and Work   L1 Room 9
  12:05 - 13:00 Lunch   L1 Foyer
  13:00 - 14:15 Panel Session - The Intersections between Gender, Ageing and Inequality
by Tsao Foundation

Title: Ageing and Gender Intersectionality Evidence from A Cross-Sectional Study of Mature and Older Singaporean Workers
Speaker: Susana Concordo Harding (Senior Director, ILC Singapore)

Title: The Lived Experience of Ageing Among Women: A Study on the Impact on Career, Financial Health and Mental Well-Being
Speaker: Sugidha Nithiananthan (Director, Advocacy and Research, AWARE)

Title: Tomorrow's New Old: Singapore's Future Cohort of Ageing
Speaker: Koh Yan Ping (CEO, Singapore Council of Women's Organisations)

Title: Who Gets Left Behind? Understanding Inequality Through the Lens of Gender, Faith and Ageing
Speaker: Sabariah Aris (Assistant Director, Research and Engagement Department, PPIS)

Panel Discussion
Moderated by: Sugidha Nithiananthan
   L1 Auditorium
  14:15 - 14:30 Afternoon Tea   L1 Foyer
  14:30 - 16:00 Parallel Sessions B2    
  B2-1 Children and Youth   L2 Room 6
  B2-2 Gender Inequality    L2 Room 7
  B2-3 Marriage, Empowerment, and Health   L2 Room 8
  B2-4 The Role of Kinship in Later Life   L1 Room 9
  16:00 - 16:10 Break    
  16:10 - 17:40 Parallel Sessions B3    
  B3-1 Fertility and Reproductive Health 2    L2 Room 6
  B3-2 Intergenerational Relations 2   L2 Room 7
  B3-3 Migration, Immigration, & Urbanisation   L2 Room 8
  B3-4 Union Formation and Dissolution   L1 Room 9
  B3-5 Social Support   L1 Auditorium
End of Conference

Parallel Sessions

DAY 1: Thursday, 15 May 2025

A1 Parallel Sessions: 14:45 - 16:15
Session Title Paper Title   Speakers/ Authors
A1-1 Aging and Wellbeing Impact of Sleep and Nap Duration on Cardiovascular-Disease Free Life Expectancy Among Older Adults: A Longitudinal Population-Based Study   Ruoxuan Li
Discussant: Akshar Saxena Barriers to Healing: Unpacking the Embodied Challenges of Stroke Rehabilitation in Singapore   Norazim Azami
Chair: Xiangyu Ma The Effect of Different Retirement Pathways on Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from Urban China   Biying Yang
Venue: Room 6 Basic Housing Amenities and Mental Health in Later Life: Evidence from Three Waves of CHARLS   Chenxin Hu, Jianxin Li
A1-2 Fertility and Reproductive Health 1 Unique Low Fertility Patterns and Their Causes in the Demographic Transition of East Asia   Yaguang Wang, Ying Wang
Discussant: Jean Yeung The Decomposition of Birth Fluctuation in China Since The COVID-19 Pandemic   Cuiling Zhang, Ting Feng, Zhenzhen Zheng
Chair: Chi-Tsun Chiu The Dynamic Impact of Childbearing on Subjective Well-Being in Contemporary China   He Sheng, Jianxin Li
Venue: Room 7 Analysing The Geographical Variation and Influencing Factors of Risk-Prone Fertility Practices Among Women of Childbearing Age in India: Insights from Generalised Linear Model   Soumen Barik, Mayank Singh
A1-3 Intergenerational Relations 1 The Intergenerational Transmission of Gender: Paternal Influences on Adult Children's Gender Attitudes and Housework Behaviors in Japan   Jiajie Zhang, Jia Wang
Discussant: Johan Suen Marrying An Only Son/Daughter: Spousal Only-Child Status and Intergenerational Support Exchanges with Parents-in-Law in Mainland China   Jinhan Liu
Chair: Truc Ngoc Hoang Dang Intergenerational Reciprocity and Well-Being of Older Adults from The Perspective of Family Structure Heterogeneity: Evidence from India   Qixin Cai
Venue: Room 8
A1-4 Parenthood Navigating Life Transitions: A Qualitative Study of Divorce's Impact on Indian Men   Sunandita Das
Discussant: Ohjae Gowen Parenthood Transition and Financial-Wellbeing Across Sex and Social Class: A Longitudinal Study in The U.K.   Mingqian Sun, Senhu Wang
Chair: Talia Ye Tao Maternal Job Characteristics and Children's Behavior Problems in Singapore   Nanxun Li, Wei-Jun Yeung
Venue: Room 9 Parenthood and Life Satisfaction - A Study of Indian Middle - Aged and Older Adults   Paramita Majumdar
   
A2 Parallel Sessions: 16:25 - 17:55
Session Title Paper Title   Speakers/ Authors
A2-1 Caregiving and Caregivers in Later Life 1 The Influence of Wives' Domestic Burden on Instrumental Support to Their Parents: A Machine Learning Approach to Japanese Families   Nobutaka Fukuda
Discussant: Zheng Mu Long-Term Care Need in Thailand: The Burdens and Challenges Faced by Migrant Caregivers   Truc Ngoc Hoang Dang, Ruttana Phetsitong, Sudarat Musikawong
Chair: Xinfang Yu Psychological Resilience and Sleep Quality of Family Caregivers of Older Adults with Functional Limitations: A Weighted Comparison with Non-Caregivers   Jeremy Lim-Soh, Ha-Linh Quach, Rahul Malhotra
Venue: Room 6 Who is/are 'Caring With' Me: Caregiving Experiences of Male Caregivers of Older Persons with Dementia in Singapore   Wei Loong Lim, Leng Leng Thang
A2-2 Frailty and Health Development and Validation of a Social Frailty Index Amongst Older Adults in The Philippines   Edina Tan Yi-Qin, Hanzhang Xu, Rahul Malhotra, Mark Ryan Paguirigan, Grace T. Cruz, Yasuhiko Saito, Truls Østbye
Discussant: Qiushi Feng Prevalence and Risk Factors for Frailty Among Older Adults in India: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis   Madhurima Sharma, Aparajita Chattopadhyay, Abhishek Anand
Chair: Yanwen Wang Development of the Omnibus Health Guidelines   Diana Jean Vasquez, Timothy John Bautist, Gerald John Paz, Ruth Divine Agustin, Marijuzca Nicolas, Mel Anthony Acuavera
Venue: Room 7  
A2-3 Isolation, Social and Family Ties, & the Well-Being of Older Adults Alleviating or Aggravating: Impacts of Social Network and Filial Piety on The Social Well-Being of Abused Older Adults in China   Xin Sun, Zi Yan
Discussant: Shannon Ang Connected, Yet Vulnerable: Stress, Social Isolation Profiles, and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults   Pildoo Sung
Chair: Dahye Kim Health Seeking Behaviors Among Solo-Living Older Adults in Indonesia   Timothy Low, Muh Ulil Absor, Biying Yang, Bussarawan Teerawichitchainan
Venue: Room 8 Understanding The Impact of Family Caregiving and COVID-19 Stress on Mental Health Outcomes in Co-Residing Aging Couples   Yihan Liu, Minne Chen
A2-4 Social Networks and Health The Association Between Functional Limitations and Subjective Well-Being: The Role of Social Capital   Miseon Kang, Seolah Lee, Jungup Lee, Hyo Jung Lee
Discussant: Vincent Chua Volunteering at Older Ages Buffers the Adverse Impact of Functional Limitations on Quality of Life, Depressive Symptoms, and Social Networks   Abhijit Visaria, Rahul Malhotra, Ha-Linh Quach, Sumithra Devi Suppiah
Chair: Somesh Kumar The Hidden Assets of Aging: How Structural Social Capital Declines and Cognitive Social Capital Grows to Shape Mental Health   Anqi Chen
Venue: Room 9 Balancing Social Roles in Later Life: Insights from Chinese Older WomenÂ’s Life Course   Xinyi Chen

DAY 2: Friday, 16 May 2025

B1 Parallel Sessions: 10:35 - 12:05
Session Title Paper Title Speakers/ Authors
B1-1 Caregiving and Caregivers in Later Life 2 Joint Trajectories of Burden and Benefits of Caregiving Among Family Caregivers of Older Adults   Yongjing Ping, Jeremy Lim-Soh, Truls Østbye, Rahul Malhotra
Discussant: Leng Leng Thang Exploring Loneliness in Family Caregiver-Care Recipient Dyads: Implications for Caregiver Burden   Pildoo Sung
Chair: Qixin Cai Impact of the Diagnosis of Dementia in Older Care-Recipients on Their Family Caregivers' Depressive Symptoms and Quality of Life   Jeremy Lim-Soh, Ha-Linh Quach, Rahul Malhotra
Venue: Room 6 Quality of Life and Care for Older Koreans Receiving Care: The Role of Care Network Structures   Miseon Kang, Inhye Jung, Hyunjoo An, Hyojung Lee
B1-2 Gender and Health Family Transition in Three Decades and Its Effect on Young Married Women's Health in India   Prateek Singh
Discussant: Minne Chen Career Trajectories and Economic Well-Being in Later Life: A Comparative Study of Chinese Men and Women   Ye Yang
Chair: Grace Chua Living with (High BMI) Largeness: A Life Course Analysis of Weight Gain Among Women in Singapore   Nursarah Suprat
Venue: Room 7 The Enduring Health Effects of Child Marriage on Women in Mexico: Findings from The Mexican Health and Aging Study   Kriti Vikram, Talia Ye Tao, Joseph Saenz
B1-3 Marital Dynamics Can Inter-Caste Marriages Reduce Economic Inequalities in Child Nutrition in India? A Panel Data Analysis   Rukmi Pradeep, Srinivas Goli
Discussant: Cheng Cheng Delayed Marriage and Childbearing: The Key Perspective to Understand the Period Fertility Decline and The Up-Warding Childlessness Rate in China Since Last   Cuiling Zhang, Can Jia, Danying Wang, Junlei Yuan
Chair: Si Yinn Lu Gender Inequality and Divisions of Paid and Unpaid Work Among Older Couples in China   Shu Hu
Venue: Room 8 Unravelling The Dyadic Dynamics: Exploring the Impact of Flexible Working Arrangements' Availability on Satisfaction with Work-Life Flexibility Among Working Parents   Ya Guo
B1-4 Technology and Work State Familism and its Limits: Aging Policy and Intergenerational Support in Singapore   Shaohua Zhan, Lingli Huang
Discussant: Kriti Vikram Unlocking Potential or Widening the Opportunity Gap? The Role of R&D Skill Signal in The High-Tech Job Market   Linfeng Shen
Chair: Nanxun Li Digital Divide: Exploring Urban-Rural Differences in Digital Technology Usage in India and Its Impact on Women's Autonomy: A Study Based on NFHS-5 Data   Sarika Rai, Abhishek Gupta
Venue: Room 9 The Transmission of Digital Capital: Intergenerational Impacts of Occupational Computerization in the Digital Age   Lu Yu, Muzhi Zhou
 
B2 Parallel Sessions: 14:30 - 16:00
Session Title Paper Title Speakers/ Authors
B2-1 Children and Youth Post-Divorce Parenting and Child Well-Being in China   Deng Fang
Discussant: Hu Shu Gain or Vain: The Heterogenous Relationship Between Parent-Teacher Contact and Student Academic Performance   Wensong Shen
Chair: Ya Guo Media Use and Preschool Children's Socio-Emotional Wellbeing: Insights from the Singapore Longitudinal Early Development Study   Xuejiao Chen, Jean Yeung
Venue: Room 6 Family and Community Social Capital on Early Childhood Behavior Before and During the Pandemic   Nanxun Li
B2-2 Gender Inequality Increasing Separate Spheres?: Changing Women's Roles in The Chinese Government Discourse Across 1978-2023   Jia Wang, Ruiyu Zhang
Discussant: You Yenn Teo Climate Change and Shifting Gender Roles in Agriculture: Evidence from Rural China   Fei Xie, Lin Yang, Wanru Xiong
Chair: Sandy Lee Child Marriage, Adolescent Pregnancy, and Risks of Obesity and Depression Among Middle-Aged Women in Rural Mozambique   Suhyoon Choi, Kriti Vikram, Victor Agadjanian, Sarah Hayford
Venue: Room 7 Gender Inequalities and Anxieties at Older Ages: Evidence from Singapore   Jin Jie Cheow, Poh Lin Tan, Qiushi Feng, Yan Mo
B2-3 Marriage, Empowerment, and Health The Impact of Women's Employment on Indian Women's Empowerment: The Evidence from A Recent National Family Household Survey.   Somesh Kumar, Nand Lal Mishra, Suresh Jungari
Discussant: Premchand Dommaraju
Chair: Anqi Chen Integration Stories of Highly-Skilled Binational Families: Superdiversity chafing at the confines of Singaporean Multiculturalism   Kalpana Vignehsa
Venue: Room 8 Marital Status Differentials and Their Impact on Women's Health in Later Life: Insights from Mexico   Talia Ye Tao, Kriti Vikram, Joseph Saenz
B2-4 The Role of Kinship in Later Life Gendered Sibling Dynamics in Intergenerational Support Across Widowhood Phases: Evidence from South Korea   Dahye Kim, Mengni Chen
Discussant: Jeremy Lim-Soh
Chair: Mingqian Sun The Influences of Sibship Structure on Chinese Adults' Middle and Later Life Wealth   Xinyi Chen, Wei-Jun Jean Yeung
Venue: Room 9 Disability and Living Arrangements Expectancy Among Older Adults   Chi-Tsun Chiu, Rahul Malhotra, China-An Chen, Abhijit Visaria, Dustin Brown
B3 Parallel Sessions: 16:10 - 17:40
Session Title Paper Title   Speakers/ Authors
B3-1 Fertility and Reproductive Health 2 First Birth Interval - A Significant Determinant of Fertility Decline in Vietnam   Nga Tran Thi Tuyet, Orawan Prasitsiriphon
Discussant: Poh Lin Tan Pro-Fertility Family Policies in East Asia: Evolution, Effectiveness, and Future Prospects   Yaguang Wang, Ying Wang
Chair: Ye Yang Son Preference and The Impact of Birth Order on Children's Health and Education in India   Soumen Barik
Venue: Room 6 The Birth Seasonality of China Since 1960: A Long-Term Shift from Nature Driven to Policy-Driven and Self-Driven   Danying Wang, Cuiling Zhang, Can Jia, Junlei Yuan
B3-2 Intergenerational Relations 2 Grandparenting Moderates Effects of Employment on Self-Rated Health in A Korean Sample   Shawn Wong
Discussant: Lingli Huang From 'Care Dyad' to 'Support Networks': Intergenerational Solidarity, Social Support Networks, and Purchase Intention for Home- and Community-Based Service of Impaired Older Adults in China   Xin Sun, Zi Yan
Chair: Jeremy Lim-Soh Altruistic, Exchange or Patrilineality: What Influences Chinese Parents' Inheritance Distribution Decisions?   Xiaomin Geng
Venue: Room 7 The Role of Family and Intergenerational Relations in The Meaning-Making of Aging Well Among Older Thais with Limited Kin   Tinnaphop Sinsomboonthong, Bussarawan Teerawichitchainan, Wiraporn Pothisiri
B3-3 Migration, Immigration, & Urbanisation Defining Skills in The Context of Nation-Building, Talent Competition and Demographic Shift: An Analysis of Chinese Skilled Immigration Policies   Aeneas Zi Wang
Discussant: Shaohua Zhan Being in The Right Position at The Right Time: Migration Decisions of Impoverished Household Members   Xinhong Fu
Chair: Nursarah Suprat Migration and Well-Being in India's Aging Population: A Perspective from LASI   Tribeni Sonowal, Manish Lekhwani, Dipti Govil
Venue: Room 8 Who Is More Worried About Being "Old"? A Decomposition Analysis of Rural-Urban Differences Among Middle-Aged and Older Chinese People   Jia Li
B3-4 Union Formation and Dissolution Breaking Ethnic Boundaries: The Evolution of Interethnic Marriage in China, 1982-2010   Yanwen Wang, Zheng Mu
Discussant: Jinhan Liu The Impact of Horizontal Stratification in Higher Education on First Marriage in China   Wenbo Hu
Chair: Cuiling Zhang Marriageable Family? The Role of Parental Wealth in Marriage in South Korea   Ohjae Gowen
Venue: Room 9 Mate Selection and Marital Satisfaction in China   Yichen Liang, Zheng Mu
B3-5 Social Support Flipping The Script: Social Support Networks Matter More for Married Men and Non-Married Women in Later-Born Cohorts   Grace Chua, Shannon Ang
Discussant: Suhyoon Choi The Role of Social Support Networks in Building Older Singaporeans' Self-Efficacy in Managing Chronic Diseases: Meditating Effects of Health Literacy   Meagan Goh, Sumithra Devi Suppiah, Abhijit Visaria, Rahul Malhotra
Chair: Premchand Dommaraju When Do Friends Matter? Moderators of The Association Between Social Support from Friends and Depressive Symptoms   Xinfang Yu, Shannon Ang
Venue: Auditorium How Does Parental Divorce Affect Adolescents' Happiness?: The Moderating Effect of Family Support   Hyunjoo An, Miseon Kang, In Hye Jung, Hyo Jung Lee