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The German Generations and Gender Survey: some critical reflections on the validity of fertility histories

Kreyenfeld, M., Hornung, A., & Kubisch, K. (2013). Comparative Population Studies - Zeitschrift für Bevölkerungswissenschaft, 38(1), 3-28 10.4232/10.CPoS-2013-02en

"This paper validates the fertility histories of the German Generations and Gender Survey (GGS). Focusing on the cohorts 1930-69 of West German women, the total number of children, the parity distribution and the parity progression ratios are compared to external sources. One major result from this validation is that the German GGS understates the fertility for the older cohorts and …

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Transformation of Partnership Formation in Eastern Europe: The Legacy of the Past Demographic Divide

Puur, A., Rahnu, L., Maslauskaite, A., Stankuniene, V., & Zakharov, S. (2012). Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 43(3) 10.3138/jcfs.43.3.389

This article analyses the transformation in the mode of partnership formation in seven countries of Eastern Europe. The aim of the study is to provide an up-to-date account of the switch from direct marriage to non-marital cohabitation as it has progressed from the 1960s to the mid-2000s, using data from the Generations and Gender Surveys. Unlike previous analyses of partnership …

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The intermediate effect of geographic proximity on intergenerational support: A comparison of France and Bulgaria

Heylen, L., Mortelmans, D., Hermans, M., & Boudiny, K. (2012). Demographic Research, 27, 455-486 10.4054/DemRes.2012.27.17

BACKGROUND The geographic proximity of parents and adult children is a key element of intergenerational solidarity. Many studies have identified geographical distance as an important determinant of intergenerational support: living nearby increases the amount of mutual support provided. It can, however, also be regarded as a dimension of intergenerational solidarity: the current degree of proximity is the result of past …

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The impact of family structure and disruption on intergenerational emotional exchange in Eastern Europe

Moor, N. & Komter, A. (2012). European Journal of Ageing, 9(2), 155-167 10.1007/s10433-011-0207-3

Abstract Demographic trends across Europe involve a decrease in fertility and mortality rates, and an increase in divorce and stepfamily formation. Life courses and living arrangements have become less standardized and the structure of families has changed. In this article, we examine to what extent contemporary family structure and composition resulting from demographic changes affect emotional exchange between children and …

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The employment costs of caregiving in Norway

Kotsadam, A. (2012). International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics, 12(4), 269-283 10.1007/s10754-012-9116-z

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Repartnering in France: The role of gender, age and past fertility

Beaujouan, É. (2012). Advances in Life Course Research, 17(2), 69-80 10.1016/j.alcr.2012.03.001

Men and women’s family paths differ in several points. Notably, repartnering after union dissolution, a primary component of union trajectories, varies markedly according to sex. What differences do we observe between men and women in living with a new partner, and especially how is it related to the presence of children? This article, based on the French Generation and Gender …

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Relationship Quality in Marital and Cohabiting Unions Across Europe

Aarskaug Wiik, K., Keizer, R., & Lappegård, T. (2012). Journal of Marriage and Family, 74(3), 389-398 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2012.00967.x

In this study, the authors used data from the first wave of the Generations and Gender Survey to investigate relationship quality among currently married and cohabiting individuals ages 18 to 55 ( N = 41,760) in 8 European countries (Bulgaria, France, Germany, Hungary, Norway, Romania, Russia, and The Netherlands). They expected to find fewer differences between cohabitation and marriage in …

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Parenthood and Happiness: a Review of Folk Theories Versus Empirical Evidence

Hansen, T. (2012). Social Indicators Research, 108(1), 29-64 10.1007/s11205-011-9865-y

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Measurement quality of social support survey measurement instruments

Hlebec, V., Kogovšek, T., & Coenders, G. (2012). Metodološki zvezki, 9(1) 10.51936/edsd6184

Social network items have been included in several cross-national surveys (e.g., Generations and Gender Programme, European Quality of Life Survey, International Social Survey Programme). In these surveys, several different methods and questionnaire items are applied to measure similar or identical constructs. These methods are the name generator method and the simplified role relation method. These methods differ significantly in terms …

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Loneliness in old age in Eastern and Western European societies: theoretical perspectives

De Jong Gierveld, J. & Tesch-Römer, C. (2012). European Journal of Ageing, 9(4), 285-295 10.1007/s10433-012-0248-2

Abstract Data from European countries participating in the Generations and Gender Surveys showed that mean loneliness scores of older adults are higher in Eastern than in Western European countries. Although co-residence is considered as one of the fundamental types of social integration, and although co-residence is more common in Eastern Europe, the mean loneliness scores of older coresident adults in …

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Living arrangements, intergenerational support types and older adult loneliness in Eastern and Western Europe

de Jong Gierveld, J., Dykstra, P., & Schenk, N. (2012). Demographic Research, 27, 167-200 10.4054/demres.2012.27.7

BACKGROUND Previous research has shown that living arrangements (independent households of those living alone or as a couple, versus coresident households encompassing adult children) are important determinants of older adults’ loneliness. However, little is known about intergenerational support exchanges in these living arrangements and their associations with loneliness. OBJECTIVE Our aim is to contribute to the knowledge on associations between …

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Les normes des obligations filiales aux Pays-Bas:

Dykstra, P., Fokkema, T., & Vilquin, É. (2012). Population, Vol. 67(1), 103-131 10.3917/popu.1201.0103

Cet article analyse dans quelle mesure les normes et obligations filiales sont déterminées aux Pays-Bas par le système de valeurs du groupe, la configuration familiale, la capacité à venir en aide aux autres, et les expériences vécues en matière d’entraide. Les données proviennent de la première vague de la Netherlands Kinship Panel Study, contribution néerlandaise au Generations and Gender Programme, …

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Leaving Mum Alone? The Effect of Parental Separation on Children’s Decisions to Leave Home

Mencarini, L., Meroni, E., & Pronzato, C. (2012). European Journal of Population / Revue européenne de Démographie, 28(3), 337-357 10.1007/s10680-012-9267-0

There is a growing literature considering the relationship between parental divorce and children’s life-course patterns. However, there is no general consensus on whether parental separation accelerates or postpones children’s transition to adulthood. The aim of this paper is to add to this literature by analyzing the effect of parental divorce on the timing of nestleaving of young adults. After providing …

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Intergenerational financial transfers and health in a national sample from France

Scodellaro, C., Khlat, M., & Jusot, F. (2012). Social Science & Medicine, 75(7), 1296-1302 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.04.042

Financial transfers from parents to their adult children are a growing trend in contemporary societies, and this study investigates the relation of those transfers to their beneficiaries’ health in France. In the 2005 nationally representative Gender and Generation Survey, nearly 6% of the subjects aged 25e49 years reported having received financial transfers during the last 12 months. Subjects who had …

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Grandparenting and mothers’ labour force participation: A comparative analysis using the Generations and Gender Survey

Aassve, A., Arpino, B., & Goisis, A. (2012). Demographic Research, 27, 53-84 10.4054/DemRes.2012.27.3

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Family ties and depression across the life course: An Overview

Moor, N. & Komter, A. (2012). Demographic Research, 27, 201-232 10.4054/demres.2012.27.8

BACKGROUND Family ties in Europe are affected by demographic trends associated with parenting and partnering, such as a decline in fertility, an increase in childlessness, postponement of parenthood and of partnership formation, the rise of “new” relationship forms and divorce rates. It is unclear how the contemporary family structure and composition are associated with people’s mental wellbeing. OBJECTIVE This article …

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Family Life Trajectories and Religiosity in Austria

Berghammer, C. (2012). European Sociological Review, 28(1), 127-144 10.1093/esr/jcq052

A growing body of research documents the persistent relevance of religiosity for partnership and reproductive behaviour in Europe. This study expands the current knowledge by analysing whole union and fertility trajectories—i.e. entering cohabitation versus direct marriage, non-marital childbearing, number of children, divorce—instead of focusing on single events as previous research did. It is based on data from the first wave …

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Employment characteristics and partnership formation among lone mothers in Russia

Zabel, C. (2012). Journal of Family Research, 24(3), 344-359 10.20377/jfr-176

Lone mothers’ poverty rates in Russia were very high in the period following the transition in 1991, and earnings inequalities between women increased. The aim of this paper is to examine to what extent lone mothers’ economic situation may have also influenced their rates of partnership formation. This can add to an understanding of how the influence of growing economic …

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Estimating Mortality Differences in Developed Countries From Survey Information on Maternal and Paternal Orphanhood

Luy, M. (2012). Demography, 49(2), 607-627 10.1007/s13524-012-0101-4

Abstract In general, the use of indirect methods is limited to developing countries. Developed countries are usually assumed to have no need to apply such methods because detailed demographic data exist. However, the potentialities of demographic analysis with direct methods are limited to the characteristics of available macro data on births, deaths, and migration. For instance, in many Western countries, …

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Does children's age impact the division of housework?

Zabel, C. & Heintz-Martin, V. (2012). European Societies 10.1080/14616696.2012.749413

ABSTRACT: In this study, we investigate couples’ division of household tasks by the age of the youngest child, comparing France, eastern Germany, and western Germany. For our analyses, we draw on Generations and Gender Survey (GGS) data. As expected, our findings are that the division of housework is less egalitarian for couples with preschool age children than for childless couples, …

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