Health and well‐being in the family context can be affected by care giving arrangements. Following parental care and daycare, grandparents are the third most important care givers for children in many Western societies. Despite the relevance of grandparental care, there is little evidence on the causal effects of this care mode on the next generations' health and well‐being. In this paper, we fill ...
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Health Economics
(2026), im Ersch. [online first: 2025-12-17]
| Mara Barschkett, C. Katharina Spiess, Elena Ziege
Background The harmful mental health effects of perceived discrimination for migrant populations are well established. The potential buffering effect of regional-level social capital, however, has not previously been explored. Methods Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP; 2009–2018) we apply multilevel models to assess the effect of frequent or infrequent perceived discrimination on ...
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Social Science & Medicine
370 (2025), 117854, 13 S.
| Louise Biddle, Barbara Stacherl, Ellen Heidinger
Background Perceived social cohesion (PSC) is a protective factor for mental health. Yet, evidence on social mechanisms influencing mental health is scarce. Aims We examined the moderating role of PSC between parental stressors and depressive symptoms before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods We performed a multilevel moderated linear regression analysis using German Socio-Economic Panel ...
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Journal of Mental Health
34 (2025), 4, S. 400-408
| Anita Alaze, Ellen Heidinger, Oliver Razum, Odile Sauzet
Studie untersucht Einsamkeit in Deutschland auf Basis von aktuellen Daten des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels (SOEP) – 19 Prozent der Menschen fühlen sich manchmal oder häufiger einsam – Im Westen und Süden Deutschlands kommt das Gefühl, Gesellschaft zu vermissen, häufiger vor als im Osten – Besonders einsam sind Menschen mit niedrigem Einkommen
Die Zahl der Menschen in Deutschland, die sich einsam fühlen, ...
Einsamkeit stellt ein ernstzunehmendes Gesundheitsrisiko dar. Sie beeinträchtigt die Lebensqualität und kann sogar die Lebensdauer verkürzen. Diese Studie untersucht Einsamkeit in Deutschland basierend auf den aktuellen Daten des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels (SOEP) zur Einsamkeit aus dem Jahr 2021. Die Analysen beleuchten die Verbreitung verschiedener Facetten von Einsamkeit (Alleinsein, Isolation, Ausgeschlossenheit) ...
2025| Theresa Entringer, Linda Kumrow, Barbara Stacherl
Work-limiting disabilities pose a significant risk to the earnings potential and welfare of older workers. While coverage of public disability insurance (DI) systems is almost universal, the risk of becoming dependent on DI varies across occupations. In this paper, I study the value of public DI across different occupations using data from administrative social security records in Germany. I...