Forschung SOEP: Subjektives Wohlbefinden, Persönlichkeit, Gesundheit

Gender, Loneliness and Happiness during COVID-19

We analyse a measure of loneliness from a representative sample of German individuals interviewed in both 2017 and at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Both men and women felt lonelier during the COVID-19 pandemic than they did in 2017. The pandemic more than doubled the gender loneliness gap: women were lonelier than men in 2017, and the 2017-2020 rise in loneliness was far larger for ...

The Role of Pre-pandemic Depression for Changes in Depression, Anxiety, and Loneliness during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from a Longitudinal Probability Sample of Adults from Germany

Background: The present study aims to delineate the role of preexisting depression for changes in common mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Using mixed-effects linear regression models, we analyzed data on the course of depressive (Patient Health Questionnaire-2) and anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder-2) symptoms as well as loneliness (three-item UCLA Loneliness Scale) ...

Ukrainische Geflüchtete bringen gute Voraussetzungen für die Teilhabe in Deutschland mit

Befragung von mehr als 11.000 Ukrainerinnen und Ukrainern liefert erste deutschlandweit repräsentative Ergebnisse Seit dem 24. Februar 2022 sind allein nach Deutschland mehr als eine Million Menschen aus der Ukraine geflohen. Viele ukrainische Geflüchtete nehmen inzwischen aktiv am Leben in Deutschland teil: 17 Prozent sind in Deutschland bereits erwerbstätig, die Hälfte besucht einen Sprachkurs, ...

Nationally Representative Results on SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence and Testing in Germany at the End of 2020

Pre-vaccine SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence data from Germany are scarce outside hotspots, and socioeconomic disparities remained largely unexplored. The nationwide representative RKI-SOEP study (15,122 participants, 18–99 years, 54% women) investigated seroprevalence and testing in a supplementary wave of the Socio-Economic-Panel conducted predominantly in October–November 2020. Self-collected oral-nasal ...

Using Blood Test Parameters to Define Biological Age among Older Adults: Association with Morbidity and Mortality Independent of Chronological Age Validated in Two Separate Birth Cohorts

Biomarkers defining biological age are typically laborious or expensive to assess. Instead, in the current study, we identified parameters based on standard laboratory blood tests across metabolic, cardiovascular, inflammatory, and kidney functioning that had been assessed in the Berlin Aging Study (BASE) (n = 384) and Berlin Aging Study II (BASE-II) (n = 1517). We calculated biological age using those ...

Attitudes Toward Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination in Germany: A Representative Analysis of Data from the Socio-economic Panel for the Year 2021

Adequate immunity to COVID-19 apparently cannot be attained in Germany by voluntary vaccination alone, and therefore the introduction of mandatory COVID-19 vaccination is still under consideration. We present findings on the potential acceptance of such a requirement by the German population, and we report on the reasons given for accepting or rejecting it and how these reasons vary according to population ...

"Gesundheitsprämien" zur Finanzierung des Gesundheitswesens: Endbericht ; Studie im Auftrag der Wirtschaftskammer Österreich und Pharmig (Verband der pharmazeutischen Industrie Österreichs)

Fact Boxes that Inform Individual Decisions May Contribute to a More Positive Evaluation of COVID-19 Vaccinations at the Population Level

ObjectiveFor an effective control of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic with vaccines, most people in a population need to be vaccinated. It is thus important to know how to inform the public with reference to individual preferences–while also acknowledging the societal preference to encourage vaccinations. According to the health care standard of informed decision-making, a comparison of the benefits and harms ...

Corona Monitoring Nationwide (RKI-SOEP-2): Seroepidemiological Study on the Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Across Germany

SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus, spread across Germany within just a short period of time. Seroepidemiological studies are able to estimate the proportion of the population with antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 infection (seroprevalence) as well as the level of undetected infections, which are not captured in official figures. In the seroepidemiological study Corona Monitoring Nationwide (RKI-SOEP-2), biospecimens ...

Big Five Personality and Religiosity: Bidirectional Cross-Lagged Effects and Their Moderation by Culture

Objective: Personality has long been assumed to be a cause of religiosity, not a consequence. Yet, recent research suggests that religiosity may well cause personality change. Consequently, longitudinal research is required that examines the bi-directionality between personality and religiosity. The required research must also attend to cultural religiosity—a critical moderator in previous cross-sectional ...

Das Narrativ der unaufhaltsam steigenden Ungleichheit geht an der Lebenswirklichkeit der meisten Menschen vorbei

In diesem Artikel wird diskutiert, warum das weit verbreitete Narrativ einer wachsenden ökonomischen Ungleichheit in Deutschland nicht zu einer Stärkung der entsprechenden politischen Kräfte (SPD, Linkspartei und Gewerkschaften) geführt hat. Der Fokus liegt dabei nicht auf politischen Widerständen und Gegenkräften, die es bezüglich mehr Gleichheit zweifelsohne gab und gibt, sondern auf der Gültigkeit ...

The Transition to Grandparenthood: No Consistent Evidence for Change in the Big Five Personality Traits and Life Satisfaction

Intergenerational relations have received close attention in the context of population aging and increased childcare provision by grandparents. However, few studies have investigated the psychological consequences of becoming a grandparent. In a preregistered test of grandparenthood as a developmental task in middle and older adulthood, we used representative panel data from the Netherlands (N = 563) ...

Corona-Monitoring bundesweit - Welle 2: Überblick zu ersten Ergebnissen

Ergebnisse der SARS-CoV-2-Antikörper-Studie „Corona-Monitoring bundesweit – Welle 2“ veröffentlicht

Etwa 90 Prozent der Erwachsenen in Deutschland waren Ende 2021 mindestens einmal geimpft und hatten zudem einen weiteren Antigenkontakt (durch Impfung oder Infektion). Eine dreimalige Impfung oder eine Kombination aus Impfungen und Infektion, was laut Ständiger Impfkommission (STIKO) als guter Schutz vor schweren Erkrankungen gilt, hatte bis zum Dezember rund ein Drittel der über 18-Jährigen. Dies ...

Disparities in Labour Market and IncomeTrends during the First Year of the COVID-19 Crisis: Evidence from Germany

Urban Land Use Fragmentation and Human Well-Being

We study how land use fragmentation affects the life satisfaction of city dwellers. To this end, we calculate fragmentation metrics based on exact geographical coordinates of land use from the European Urban Atlas and of households from the German Socio-Economic Panel. Using ordinary least squares and fixed effects specifications, we find little effect on life satisfaction when aggregating over land ...

Impact of the COVID‑19 Pandemic on Depression, Anxiety, Loneliness, and Satisfaction in the German General Population: a Longitudinal Analysis

Purpose Cross-sectional studies found high levels of depression and anxiety symptoms, and loneliness during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Reported increases were lower in longitudinal population-based findings. Studies including positive outcomes are rare. This study analyzed changes in mental health symptoms, loneliness, and satisfaction. Methods Respondents of the German Socio-Economic ...

Longitudinal Bidirectional Associations between Personality and Becoming a Leader

Objective: Leaders differ in their personalities from non- leaders. However, when do these differences emerge? Are leaders “born to be leaders” or does their personality change in preparation for a leadership role and due to increasing leadership experience? Method: Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study, we examined personality differences between leaders (N = 2683 leaders, women: n ...

Pandemic Depression: COVID-19 and the Mental Health of the Self-Employed

We investigate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on self-employed people’s mental health. Using representative longitudinal survey data from Germany, we reveal differential effects by gender: whereas self-employed women experienced a substantial deterioration in their mental health, self-employed men displayed no significant changes up to early 2021. Financial losses are important in explaining these ...

Resuming Social Contact after Months of Contact Restrictions: Social Traits Moderate Associations between Changes in Social Contact and Well-being

Humans possess a need for social contact. Satisfaction of this need benefits well-being, whereas deprivation is detrimental. However, how much contact people desire is not universal, and evidence is mixed on individual differences in the association between contact and well-being. This preregistered longitudinal study (N = 190) examined changes in social contact and well-being (life satisfaction, depressivity/anxiety) ...