SOEP-Suche

Konzeption und Anwendung des Subklinischen Stresssymptom-Questionnaire (SSQ-25) im Kontext von psychologischem Wohlbefinden (Dissertation)

In the context of the present thesis, an instrument for the assessment of subclinical stress symptoms was developed and investigated. For this purpose, the exposure to stress, other socio-economic risk factors, and childhood adversities were investigated on the basis of representative samples both of the general population as well as of forensic patient populations. Furthermore, subclinical stress ...

Political Socialization: Growing Up in a Non-intact Family and Civic Disengagement

Over the last several decades, a large number of developed countries has not only witnessed a downturn in civic engagement, but has also seen the breakdown of traditional family structures. Despite these coinciding trends, Putnam argues in Bowling alone (2000) that none of the major observed declines in civic engagement can be accounted for by the decline in the traditional family. In this paper, we ...

Personality Traits and the Likelihood of Self-Employment: A Journey into the Crafts’ Way of Doing Business

Given the renewed scholarly interest in the crafts, this paper explores the nuances of crafts entrepreneurship through a personality-based approach. Our findings validate prior research on the general influence of broad and narrow personality traits on self-employment. However, our analysis also suggests that certain effects differ between crafts and non-crafts, most notably the role of the Big Five ...

Do Migrants Pay Their Way? A Net Fiscal Analysis for Germany

This study quantifies the direct average net fiscal impact (ANFI) of migration in Germany, taking into account both indirect taxes and in-kind benefits such as health and education spending. Using a status quo approach with data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) for 2018 and microsimulation techniques to impute both indirect taxes and in-kind benefits, our results show that migrants, especially ...

Marriage migration and women’s entry into the German labour market

Objective: We analyse the employment patterns of childless first-generation migrants to Germany. In particular, we focus on the behaviour of female "marriage migrants". Marriage migrants are defined as individuals who married after their spouse had moved to Germany. Background: Demographic studies have illustrated that marriage migrants have particularly high childbirth rates upon arrival. ...

Does serum neurofilament light chain measurement influence therapeutic decisions in multiple sclerosis?

Background The assessment of serum neurofilament light chain (sNfL) concentration in multiple sclerosis (MS) is a useful tool for predicting clinical outcomes and assessing treatment response. However, its use in clinical practice is still limited. We aimed to assess how measurement of sNfL influences neurologists’ treatment decisions in MS. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional, web-based study in ...

The roles of employment status and income in the mental health of informal caregivers in Germany

Background Informal caregivers often experience multiple negative consequences as a result of the informal care they provide. Among other factors, employment status, financial resources, and mental health are related to informal caregiving. This analysis examined the association between informal caregivers' employment status and their mental health, as well as the moderating effect of net household ...

Spouses' division of labor and marital stability: Applying the multiple-equilibrium theory to cohort trends of divorce in East and West Germany

Objective: In comparing East and West Germany, we investigate task specialization and its association with marital stability twofold: (1) Has the association between women’s employment and divorce risk changed across marriage cohorts? (2) Are men’s levels of engagement in domestic tasks associated with divorce risk Background: While older theories assumed that women’s employment destabilized marriages, ...

Proximity to refugee accommodations does not affect locals’ attitudes toward refugees: evidence from Germany

With the so-called ‘long summer of migration’ of 2015, there was an urgent need to accommodate many refugees in Germany. This situation was framed as a ‘refugee reception crisis’, and it revealed diametrically opposed stances within German society. Within this debate, anti-refugee sentiment is often explained with the placement of nearby refugee reception facilities. Conclusive evidence of this claim ...

Essays in Applied Economics (Dissertation)