Health investments are vital for maintaining physical and mental well-being throughout working life, and their importance is amplified with rising retirement ages due to demographic aging. This is the first study to examine if a longer working life causally increases institutionalized health investments. We explore the impact of a German pension reform that raised the retirement age by three years...
Loneliness poses a serious health risk: Along with negatively impacting life quality, it can even shorten the life span. This Weekly Report investigates loneliness in Germany using Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) data from 2021 on loneliness. The analyses highlight the prevalence of three facets of loneliness (aloneness, isolation, exclusion) as well as regional differences and high-risk groups. The results ...
2025| Theresa Entringer, Linda Kumrow, Barbara Stacherl
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...
Receiving a formal diagnosis for a depressive disorder is a prerequisite for getting treatment, yet the illness inherently complicates care-seeking. Thus, understanding the process from depression symptoms to diagnosis is crucial. Aims: This study aims to disentangle (1) risk factors for depression symptoms from (2) facilitators and barriers to receiving a diagnosis after experiencing depression symptoms. ...
In:
The International Journal of Social Psychiatry
71 (2025), 4, S. 723-737
| Barabra Stacherl, Theresa Entringer