Publikationen mit SOEP-Daten: SOEPlit

Status anxiety and quality of life: How much does inequality hurt?

Jugend-Studie: Wieso die Zufriedenheit im Alter von 10-24 Jahren so niedrig ist

In der Adoleszenz finden einige der weitreichendsten Veränderungen der Gehirnstruktur statt. Nun haben Forscher herausgefunden, dass die Lebenszufriedenheit in der Zeit der späten Kindheit über die Pubertät bis hin zum Erwachsensein drastisch abnimmt. Für die Gründe gibt es verschiedene Erklärungansätze.

Differences Between Lifelong Singles and Ever-Partnered Individuals in Big Five Personality Traits and Life Satisfaction

Being romantically partnered is widely seen as a societal norm, and it has been shown to be positively associated with important life outcomes, such as physical and mental health. However, the percentage of singles is steadily increasing, with more people staying single for life. We used the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE; N = 77,064, mainly ≥ 50 years, 27 countries) to investigate ...

Mehrheit mit Wohnsituation zufrieden, aber beengte Wohnverhältnisse für Familien

Besonders in Großstädten wird die Wohnsituation in Deutschland oft als problematisch wahrgenommen, etwa durch hohe Mieten bei Neuvermietungen und einem Mangel an verfügbarem Wohnraum. Gestützt auf Langzeitdaten des SOEP untersucht der Bericht, welche Rolle die Wohnsituation für die Lebenszufriedenheit in Deutschland spielt und wie zufrieden unterschiedliche Bevölkerungsgruppen mit ihrer Wohnsituation ...

Social origins and educational attainment: The unique contributions of parental education, class, and financial resources over time

This study examines the unique contributions of parental wealth, class background, education, and income to different measures of educational attainment. We build on recent sibling correlation approaches to estimate, using Norwegian register data, the gross and net contribution of each social origin dimension across almost 3 decades of birth cohorts. Our findings suggest that parental education is ...

Under blood pressure – differentiated versus undifferentiated marketing to increase blood donations

Despite strong evidence in current marketing theory and practice that a differentiated marketing approach increases recruitment success, blood services worldwide often use undifferentiated marketing strategies to address new blood donors. Relying on the assumption that differentiated marketing is highly promising; the authors developed an online experiment among 838 participants who had not donated ...

Zooming into the first year after parental death: Loss and recovery in adult mental health

The initial year after parental death is a critical period for grief and coping. Despite its significance for declines in and recovery of adult mental health, this initial period is not sufficiently captured in existing research following changes across annual or even broader intervals. This paper assesses the impact of the first and second parent’s death on adult mental health on more fine-grained ...

Investigation of dog ownership and physical activity on weekdays and weekends using longitudinal data from the SOEP Cohort

This study examines the association between dog ownership over a period of 5 years (always, sometimes and no ownership) with physical activity on weekdays and weekends over a period of 6 years using the nationally representative German Socio-Economic Panel. Participants were asked if they had any pets and how many hours they spend on sports, fitness, and exercise. We hypothesized that the length of ...

Einbürgerung und politisches Interesse von Geflüchteten

Die Kurzanalyse 07|2024 des BAMF analysiert für die Jahre 2021 und 2022 das Einbürgerungsgeschehen und das politische Interesse von Geflüchteten, die zwischen 2013 und 2019 nach Deutschland eingereist sind. Die Analyse basiert auf Daten der sechsten und siebten Erhebungswelle der IAB-BAMF-SOEP-Befragung von Geflüchteten. Im ersten Teil wird das Einbürgerungsgeschehen im Vorjahresvergleich dargestellt ...

Empirical Essays on Inequality (Dissertation)

This dissertation consists of four empirical chapters which contribute to the fields of labor economics and inequality research. The first chapter examine whether gender differences exist in fairness evaluation of own earnings. Previous studies found that women tend to evaluate their own pay more favorably than men. Contented women are speculated to not seek higher wages, thus the ‘paradox of the contented ...