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Measuring Digital Work in (German) Employee Surveys: An Overview and Proposal of Systematization

Innovative measurements in representative surveys are needed to draw meaningful conclusions about the prevalence of digital work and its consequences for employees’ job demands and resources. Since the digitalization of work encompasses a variety of technological developments and possible implications for employment, there are many different approaches to its operationalization. Within this article, ...

Working memory and fluid intelligence are differentially related to categories of urban fabric in older adults: Results from the Berlin aging study

Urbanization is Globally increasing at a rapid rate but its consequences for mental health, including cognitive functioning, are not well understood. In particular, little is known about the effects of different morphological features associated with urban development, such as variations in the densities of urban fabric (i.e., degrees of ground sealing). We investigated associations of episodic memory, ...

Representativeness in Business Surveys and Linked Employer Employee Data: Evidence from the SOEP-LEE2 Data for Germany

A central goal of the dtec.bw project SOEP-LEE2 is to provide high-quality data for research in organisational, business, and economic studies. To this end, the project conducted two multi-year surveys among German establishments. The first survey, SOEP-LEE2-Core, is linkable to employee data from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) and is characterized by a complex sampling procedure. The second survey, ...

The Socio-Economic Panel Linked Employer-Employee Survey Version 2 (SOEP-LEE2): Overview and Results from the First Wave

The trend toward digitalization not only changes the organization of work in areas such as production, services and logistics, but also the work situation of employees. To study such changes, data is needed at both the individual and corporate levels. The SOEP-LEE2 project contributes to research through a linked employer-employee study in combination with an establishment and self-employed survey ...

Measuring Loneliness: The European Union Loneliness Survey Covering 27 European Countries

While Chap. 1introduces the concept of loneliness as a negative feeling associated with perceived deficiencies in the quantity and quality of social relationships, this chapter focuses on how this concept is operationalised and measured in surveys. We start by discussing the literature on the measurement of loneliness, which often relies on the use of psychometric scales. In large-scale surveys the ...

Einsamkeit - die "stille Pandemie"

Das Gefühl, einsam zu sein, frisst sich nicht nur zum Jahreswechsel in immer mehr Leben. Gerade unter Jüngeren greift es um sich, kann diverse Ursachen haben - und bekämpft werden.

Evaluating sampling methods for ethnic minorities

Ethnic minorities are often underrepresented in survey research, due to the challenges many researchers face in including these populations. While some studies discuss several methods in comparison, few have directly compared these methods empirically, leaving researchers seeking to include ethnic minorities in their studies unsure of their best options. In this article, I briefly review the methodological ...

Einsamkeit in Deutschland: Die gefährdetste Gruppe sind Menschen mit niedrigem Einkommen

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) ...

Loneliness in Germany: Low-income earners at highest risk of loneliness

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 ...

SHARE Wave 9 Questionnaire Adaptations with a Special Focus on the End-of-Life Interview