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Many may believe a higher income will make them happier. While this is true to some extent, studies show that subjective well-being (SWB) tends to increase at a decreasing rate. Included in many studies is not only the income of the individuals, but also the income of people in their surroundings, or the so-called relative income. Whereas most studies show that our SWB decreases as the income of others ...
2025,
| Sandra Durkovic, Vilma Svanberg
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In:
Femina Politica
34 (2025), 1, 125-135
| Christine Rudolf, Verena Löffler
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Existing research has demonstrated that wealthier individuals differ in family formation. Potential explanations draw on wealth’s use and symbolic value as well as the relative economic bar of family formation. This study examines the relationship between wealth and three family formation events in Germany: first cohabitation, marriage, and birth. Data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (2002–2017) ...
In:
European Journal of Population
41 (2025), 1, 16
| Philipp M. Lersch
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Theoretical considerations suggest that volunteering contributes to retirement adjustment because it compensates for role losses following retirement. However, the idea that mental health benefits of volunteering are stronger after retirement than prior to retirement has been hardly tested empirically. Moreover, it remains open to question who benefits from volunteering in retirement in particular. ...
2024,
(OSF Preprints)
| Matthias Lühr
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What compels a doctor to volunteer at a makeshift clinic in a remote village? Why do lawyers from elite firms devote hundreds of hours to pro-bono cases? These examples illuminate how occupations shape behavior beyond formal job requirements. As careers become increasingly defined by occupational rather than organizational membership, understanding the occupational forces that shape discretionary behaviors ...
In:
Academy of Management Proceedings
2025 (2025), 1,
| Sridhar Polineni
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Befragungsinstrument
2023| SOEP-Core
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Befragungsinstrument
2023| SOEP-Core
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Befragungsinstrument
2023| SOEP-Core
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Befragungsinstrument
2023| SOEP-Core
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Befragungsinstrument
2023| SOEP-Core