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Buffering effects of volunteering on the link between negative life events and adults' life satisfaction: Disentangling within- and between-person effects

This study explores how volunteering buffers the association between negative life events and life satisfaction using data from two longitudinal surveys: HILDA (30,693 participants, one-year intervals) and SOEP (60,701 participants, two-year intervals). We applied multiple-group random intercept cross-lagged panel models to examine how volunteering moderates the effects between dependent negative life ...

Human and chimpanzee leaders are more risk-loving

Leadership and risk-taking are often assumed to be interrelated, but this assumption has rarely been investigated empirically in humans or other species. Analyzing data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) and observer reports from two African chimpanzee sanctuaries, this study finds that risk preferences are positively associated with leadership status in humans and with hierarchical rank in ...

Unemployment, job insecurity, and partner mental health: Longitudinal dyadic evidence from Germany

Researchers have long argued that unemployment affects the mental health of both, individuals and their partners, but findings remain inconsistent. Evidence on job insecurity is even scarcer, despite its widespread occurrence. This study tracks shifts in mental health related to unemployment and job insecurity in couples, testing for gender and educational differences. We analyzed data from the German ...

Navigating cultural identity: A 20-year longitudinal study of first-generation adult immigrants in Germany

Although cultural identity—a bidimensional construct comprised of identification with one’s culture of origin (ethnic identity) and country of residence (national identity)—is an important aspect of identity, little is known about its development during adulthood, the longitudinal relationship between the two dimensions, and the factors that influence their development. As maintaining a sense of sameness ...

Intragenerational Mobility in Wealth in Germany, Norway, and Britain: Descriptive Evidence

We study intragenerational wealth rank mobility, investigating three dimensions: (i) wealth mobility over the life cycle, (ii) heterogeneity in mobility among subgroups and wealth components, and (iii) commonalities and differences across divergent country contexts. We use data from Germany (SOEP, N= 12,380 individuals), Norway (administrative register data, N=3,460,602), and Britain (BHPS, N=7,910; ...

Well-being Consequences of Irregularization: A Counterfactual Analysis to Explain Differences in Life Satisfaction Between Rejected and Recognized Asylum Seekers in Germany

Research on the subjective well-being of irregular migrants remains scarce. This paper examines the consequences of asylum application rejections for life satisfaction. It develops a theoretical framework based on the Theory of Social Production Functions, from which specific hypotheses are derived to explain why and how the life satisfaction of rejected asylum seekers is lower than that of individuals ...

Ceilings: Gender Inequality in Hours, Earnings and Health

One reason gender earning gaps persist is that well-paid jobs presume long work hours, and these are incompatible with family care. Long hours also harm health, and the risks may increase for workers with care and domestic workloads, adding a gendered health penalty. Using representative, longitudinal data from Australia and Germany (144,430–153,659 observations for HILDA and SOEP surveys, respectively, ...

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SOEP AI and LLM Use Policy

Study-Level Metadata and Documentation AI and LLM Use Policy FAQs Can I Use Large Language Models and Other AI (such as ChatGPT, Google Gemini, etc.) with SOEP Data? General Statement: Currently, large language models (LLMs) and other AI tools may not be used to manage, process, or analyze SOEP data. Under SOEP Data Use Agreements, researchers are forbidden to distribute data or other materials ...

The East–West Gap in Pay Fairness Perceptions Converged Between 2009 and 2023

This study investigates regional differences in pay fairness perceptions among employees in eastern and western Germany from 2009 to 2023. Using longitudinal data from the Socio-Economic Panel study, the analysis reveals substantial initial disparities: Employees in eastern Germany perceive their gross earnings as more unfair than employees in western Germany do. Over time, however, these regional ...