Research on close relationships in later life has received increased attention over the past decade. However, little is known about sexuality and intimacy in old age. Using cross-sectional data from the Berlin Aging Study II (BASE-II; Mage = 68 years, SD = 3.68; 50% women; N = 1,514), we examine age differences in behavioral (sexual activity), cognitive (sexual thoughts), and emotional (intimacy)
BAMS is a joint seminar by the DIW Berlin, the Hertie School of Governance, the HU Berlin and the WZB.
Depression affects the way that people process information and make decisions, including those involving risk and uncertainty. Our objective is to analyze the way that depressive episodes shape risk preferences and risk-taking behaviors. We are the first to address this issue using large-scale, representative panel data that include both behavioral and stated risk preference measures and a
How do courts award noneconomic damages? Does it matter if the state is the defendant? This article addresses these questions in the context of medical malpractice appeals to the Spanish Supreme Court. Moreover, this study provides the first empirical analysis of the quantification of noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases in administrative courts, where the state is the defendant, and
Background: Marijuana use carries risks for adolescents’ well-being, making it essential to evaluate effects of recent marijuana policies.Objectives: This study sought to delineate associations between state-level shifts in decriminalization and medical marijuana laws (MML) and adolescent marijuana use.Methods: Using data on 861,082 adolescents (14 to 18+ years; 51% female) drawn from 1999 to 2015
Man nennt es Tod aus Verzweiflung Dieser Beitrag ist am 1. März in der ZEIT ONLINE–Kolumne „Fratzschers Verteilungsfragen“ erschienen. Der Nobelpreisgewinner Angus Deaton und seine Kollegin Anne Case haben vor einiger Zeit mit ihrer Studie über ein Phänomen viel Aufsehen erregt, das sie death of despair tauften: Tod aus Verzweiflung, also durch
Frau Schmieder, Sie haben die Mortalitätsrate für Männer und Frauen mittleren Alters in Deutschland untersucht und sie in Bezug zu einer ähnlichen Studie in den USA gesetzt. Was hat Sie an diesem Vergleich interessiert? In den USA ist die allgemeine Mortalitätsrate seit Ende der 90er Jahre für eine ganz bestimmte Bevölkerungsgruppe gestiegen. Das ist die Gruppe
This analysis has investigated the determinants of screening uptake for the six different screening examinations (breast and cervical cancer screening examination, blood pressure check, cholesterol level test, eyesight test and dental screening). Same type of screening examination and also possible spillover effects from one type of screening examination to another other type of screening
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