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Citations
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2537
National Ranking
1241

Overview

William G. Axinn is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on social sciences, with a concentrated output in sociology and political science, clinical psychology, and health-related fields. The main areas of study include family dynamics and relationships, migration, health and trauma, intergenerational family dynamics and caregiving, survey methodology and nonresponse, health disparities and outcomes, maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum, and mental health treatment and access.

Their recent academic papers showcase a range of topics within these fields. These include:

  • "Resilience to mental disorders in a low-income, non-Westernized setting" (2020), published in Psychological Medicine
  • "Marital Experiences and Depression in an Arranged Marriage Setting" (2021), published in American Journal of Sociology
  • "Exposure to Armed Conflict in Childhood vs Older Ages and Subsequent Onset of Major Depressive Disorder" (2020), published in JAMA Network Open
  • "The association between marital transitions and the onset of major depressive disorder in a south asian general population" (2020), published in Journal of Affective Disorders
  • "Social change, out-migration, and exit from farming in Nepal" (2020), published in Population and Environment

William G. Axinn has collaborated frequently with several scholars, including Dirgha J. Ghimire, Jordan W. Smoller, Corina Benjet, Brady T. West, and Kate M. Scott. These co-authorships reflect multidisciplinary research ties that span various aspects of mental health, sociology, and population studies.

Their work has been published repeatedly in several journals, with noted frequent publication venues such as:

  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Psychological Medicine
  • JAMA Network Open
  • Demography
  • Addiction

In addition to sociology and clinical psychology, their research contributes to fields related to general health professions, public health, environmental and occupational health. This interdisciplinary approach supports a broad understanding of mental health and social processes across populations and contexts.

Best Publications

  • Mental disorders among college students in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys.

    R. P. Auerbach;J. Alonso;W. G. Axinn;P. Cuijpers

  • Mixed method data collection strategies

    William G. Axinn;Lisa D. Pearce

  • The relationship between cohabitation and divorce: Selectivity or causal influence?

    William G. Axinn;Arland Thornton

  • Reciprocal Effects of Religiosity, Cohabitation, and Marriage

    Arland Thornton;William G. Axinn;Daniel H. Hill

  • The influence of school enrollment and accumulation on cohabitation and marriage in early adulthood.

    Arland Thornton;William G. Axinn;Jay D. Teachman

  • Environmental change and out-migration: evidence from Nepal.

    Douglas S. Massey;William G. Axinn;Dirgha J. Ghimire

  • The impact of family religious life on the quality of mother-child relations

    Lisa D. Pearce;William G. Axinn

  • Mothers, Children, and Cohabitation: The Intergenerational Effects of Attitudes and Behavior

    William G. Axinn;Arland Thornton

  • Marriage and Cohabitation

    Arland Thornton;William G. Axinn;Yu Xie

  • Innovations in life history calendar applications

    William G Axinn;Lisa D Pearce;Dirgha Ghimire

  • Unwanted childbearing, health, and mother-child relationships.

    Jennifer S. Barber;William G. Axinn;Arland Thornton

  • The influence of parents’ marital dissolutions on children’s attitudes toward family formation

    William G. Axinn;Arland Thornton

  • Family Influences on Family Size Preferences

    William G. Axinn;Marin E. Clarkberg;Arland Thornton

  • Mass education and fertility transition

    William G. Axinn;Jennifer S. Barber

  • The influence of parental resources on the timing of the transition to marriage

    William G Axinn;Arland Thornton

  • Social change, the social organization of families, and fertility limitation

    William G. Axinn;Scott T. Yabiku

  • Discrete-Time Multilevel Hazard Analysis

    Jennifer S. Barber;Susan A. Murphy;William G. Axinn;Jerry Maples

  • Parent-Child Relationships During the Transition to Adulthood

    Arland Thornton;Terri L. Orbuch;William G. Axinn

  • Social change, premarital nonfamily experience, and spouse choice in an arranged marriage society

    Dirgha J. Ghimire;William G. Axinn;Scott T. Yabiku;Arland Thornton

  • Living arrangements and family formation attitudes in early adulthood

    William G. Axinn;Jennifer S. Barber

Frequent Co-Authors

Arland Thornton
Arland Thornton University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Yu Xie
Yu Xie Princeton University
Mick P. Couper
Mick P. Couper University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Brady T. West
Brady T. West University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Randy P. Auerbach
Randy P. Auerbach Columbia University
Viviane Kovess-Masfety
Viviane Kovess-Masfety Université Paris Cité
Jennifer Greif Green
Jennifer Greif Green Boston University
Matthew K. Nock
Matthew K. Nock Harvard University
David Daniel Ebert
David Daniel Ebert Technical University of Munich
Pim Cuijpers
Pim Cuijpers Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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