We regret to inform you that due to the intensification of the COVID-19 epidemic in Europe we are pausing the preparations for the 14th SOEP User Conference 2020 (planned for July 9-10, 2020). We will notify all submitters by April 22, 2020 if the conference has to be postponed or even canceled.Thank you for your understanding, We apologise for any inconvenience. Please take care of yourself and
Die Vertrauenskrise des Staats Viele Menschen vertrauen dem Staat nicht mehr – auch in Deutschland. Sie kritisieren die Ungleichheit und haben Angst vor der Zukunft. Zeit für die Regierung, zu handeln. Wie viel Vertrauen haben Sie in Politiker, Unternehmer und Medien? Wie viel Kompetenz haben diese und wie ethisch verhalten sie sich? Seit dem Weltwirtschaftsforum in
Menschen, die seit 2013 nach Deutschland geflüchtet sind, sind jünger und gesünder als die Gesamtbevölkerung – Mit zunehmenden Alter steigt aber das Risiko, psychisch zu erkranken – Geringe gesundheitliche Veränderungen in den vergangenen beiden Jahren Geflüchtete, die seit 2013 nach Deutschland gekommen sind, sind im Durchschnitt körperlich gesü
The subject of emigration from affluent countries, such as Germany, raises the question of who are more likely to leave their highly-industrialized countries known for high living standards, stable political scene and prosperous economy. Using the theory of postmaterialism (Inglehart, 1997) this paper explores emigration intentions of German nationals taking into account country’s specific socio
Longitudinal studies have documented improvements in parents’ life satisfaction due to childbearing, followed by postpartum adaptation back to baseline. However, the details underlying this process remain largely unexplored. Based on past literature, set-point theory, and results from an exploratory sample, we investigated empirically how first childbirth affected satisfaction with specific
We here explore the link between individual concerns about crime and the distribution of income in Germany. We make use of 1995-2017 microdata from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) to show that both individual polarization and relative deprivation have statistically-significant effects on reported concerns about crime, while relative satisfaction plays no role. At the aggregate level, the
Overcommitted individuals cannot withdraw from work obligations. We examine whether work goal engagement attenuates the negative effects of overcommitment on work and health outcomes. For overcommitted professionals it should matter whether they dedicate time and energy to work goals they feel bound to or to goals they do not feel attached to (unengaged overcommitment). In a longitudinal study of
Glucose regulation is a key aspect of healthy aging and has been linked to brainfunctioning and cognition. Here, we examined the role of glucose regulation for withinpersonlongitudinal trajectories of well-being. We applied growth models to data fromthe Berlin Aging Study II (N = 1,437), using insulin resistance as an index of glucoregulatorycapacity. We found that poor glucose regulation (higher
In the last few years, apps have become an important tool to collect data. Especially in the case of data on people’s happiness, two projects have received substantial attention from both the media and the scientific world: “Track your happiness” from Killingsworth and Gilbert (Science, 330, 932-932, 2010), and “Mappiness,” from MacKerron (2012). Both happiness apps used the experience sampling
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