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Personality traits have been confirmed to be associated with mental health, but their influence on the trajectories of depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older adults in China is not well understood. This study seeks to identify distinct trajectories of depressive symptoms and explore their relationship with the Big Five personality traits in China.
In:
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
(2025),
| Weichao Chen, Wanren Wang, Xiaoyan Wang
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This paper examines the stability of self-control over time using nationally-representative longitudinal data from Australia. We track the same individuals between 2019 and 2023, a period encompassing one of the most disruptive global crisis in recent history: the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite these extraordinary circumstances, self-control remained remarkably stable: its mean and distribution were unchanged, ...
Bonn:
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA),
2025,
(IZA DP No. 18270)
| Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Anthony Lepinteur, Giorgia Menta
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Since the turn of the twenty-first century, subnational regions have become increasingly polarized with regard to anti-immigration attitudes. However, the reasons behind geographical changes over time are unclear. We argue that regional labor market risks are a key and overlooked factor driving residential choices and subsequent attitudinal change. We rely on georeferenced panel data from the German ...
In:
British Journal of Political Science
55 (2025),
| Denis Cohen, Sergi Pardos-Prado
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The rise of the knowledge economy draws workers towards concentrated skill clusters and creates political conflicts between urban high-opportunity areas and rural and suburban areas of lower dynamism. We advance the existing literature with a dynamic perspective by studying the political consequences of a structural pull into destinations that are typically more progressive than the places of origin. ...
In:
British Journal of Political Science
55 (2025),
| Valentina Consiglio, Thomas Kurer
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While the structural disadvantage and discrimination migrants face are well-documented, migrants’ perceptions of meritocracy and equality of opportunity remain underexplored. This study addresses this gap using a mixed-methods approach, combining data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), the European Social Survey (ESS), and in-depth qualitative interviews and group discussions (N = 47). Quantitative ...
OSF Preprints:
2026,
| Margherita Cusmano
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Sakibphobia—proposed by S M Nazmuz Sakib—posits an irrational aversion, resentment, and discriminatory bias toward people perceived as “more successful”. We empirically position this theory within established social–psychological constructs: malicious vs. benign envy (BeMaS), social comparison orientation (INCOM), and downstream counterproductive social behaviors (e.g., workplace incivility). We identify ...
In:
Advances in Sociology, Psychology & Human Behavior
2 (2026), 1, 1–5
| Susmita Das, Farhana Siddiqui, Nafija Alam Omi, Israth Jahan Sonda, Lubbabah Sugra Siddiqi Tamanna, Mousumi Begum
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Empirical evidence on whether low-quality employment is detrimental to workers’ mental health is mostly cross-sectional and empirical evidence on pathways linking employment quality (EQ) to mental health remains scarce. Consequently, this study examines subsequent mental health associations of low-quality employment. Associations between EQ and mental health are investigated through a typology of employment ...
In:
Social Science & Medicine
371 (2025), 117906
| Deborah De Moortel, Rebeka Balogh, Miriam Engels, Julie Vanderleyden
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Widowhood is a significant life event that can profoundly alter an individual’s perception of time. Those who have lost a spouse often find themselves reflecting on past memories, while simultaneously feeling disconnected from the present. However, the impact of widowhood on one’s experience and perception of time has not been thoroughly explored. In this study, we investigate changes in time perspective ...
In:
European Journal of Ageing
22 (2025), 1, 3
| M. Clara de Paula Couto, Yaeji Kim-Knauss, Klaus Rothermund, Helene H. Fung, Thomas M. Hess, Frieder R. Lang
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How do routine tasks shape disparities in income and employment prospects between workers with vocational and tertiary educational qualifications? Whereas existing research predominantly emphasizes skill differentials as the primary driver, this study proposes that group differences in the prevalence and returns to routine tasks contribute to existing disparities. Using decomposition methods on data ...
In:
Social Science Research
131 (2025), 103207
| Viktor Decker, Marie Labussière, Thijs Bol
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Objective: This study examines single mothers' mental health and life satisfaction trajectories around re-partnering transitions, and the driving factors of these associations. Background: Single mothers are a particularly disadvantaged group in terms of their mental health and life satisfaction. According to the resource model, re-partnering has a positive effect on these outcomes because it ...
In:
Journal of Marriage and Family
87 (2025), 1, 157–181
| Philipp Dierker, Mine Kühn, Mikko Myrskylä