Professor
Professor of Sociology with focus on Family and Migration

Presentations

List of all Presentations

2023

Das Wohlbefinden von Eltern und Kindern im Residenz- und Wechselmodell. Wissenschaftliche Jahrestagung „Trennungs- und Scheidungsberatung heute. Standortbestimmung 2023“ der Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft für Erziehungsberatung Niedersachsen e.V. (LAG). Hannover, November 9.

Does Joint Physical Custody Harm the Stepfather-Child Relationship? Presentation at the 21st Meeting of the European Network for the Sociological and Demographic Study of Divorce. Utrecht, The Netherlands, October 12-13. (with Lara Augustijn & Vera de Bel)

Parent-Child Discrepancies in Reporting Children’s Mental Health: Do Physical Custody Arrangements Matter? Poster Presentation at the 21st Meeting of the European Network for the Sociological and Demographic Study of Divorce. Utrecht, The Netherlands, October 12-13. (with Sven Brocker & Lara Augustijn)

Operationalisierung geteilter Betreuung in Befragungsdaten. Präsentation auf dem Workshop „Wandel der Lebensformen und amtliche Statistik“. Wiesbaden, September 25. (with Sven Brocker)

Children’s Well-Being in Joint Physical Custody Arrangements: New Empirical Evidence from Germany. Vortrag auf der 11. Konferenz der European Society on Family Relations (ESFR) „Family Life – Troubling Family Relations and Practices“. Roskilde, Denmark, Juni 14.-16. (mit Lara Augustijn)

Parent-child discrepancies in reporting children's mental health: Do physical custody arrangements matter? Vortrag auf der 11. Konferenz der European Society on Family Relations (ESFR) „Family Life – Troubling Family Relations and Practices“. Roskilde, Denmark, Juni 14.-16. (mit Sven Brocker und Lara Augustijn)

Joint physical custody in Germany. Presentation at the international and interdisciplinary workshop on joint physical custody. Duisburg, March 9-10. (mit Tobias Helms)

2022

Familienmodelle in Deutschland - das Wechselmodell aus soziologischer Sicht. Presentation at the Conference of the Federal Ministry of Justice „Wechselmodell, Doppelresidenz, Paritätische Betreuung”. Trier, July 4-8.

Sibling estrangement in adulthood. Presentation at the European Population Conference (EPC), session „Family and child outcomes“. Groningen, The Netherlands, June 29 - July 2. (with Karsten Hank)

Children’s and Parents‘ Well-Being in Joint Physical Custody Arrangements: What We Know and What We Do Not Know. Presentation at the Workshop “Shared Care Families, Well-Being, and Policy”. Turku, Finland, May 18.

Childcare in Lithuania and Belarus: How Gendered is Parenting in Eastern European Countries? Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the German Association for Demography (DGD): “Demographic Change in Central and Eastern Europe – Demographic Behaviour since 1990”. Virtual conference, May 3-4. (with Ausra Maslauskaite)

2021

Das Wohlbefinden von Kindern und Eltern im Wechselmodell. Ergebnisse der Studie „Familienmodelle in Deutschland“ (FAMOD). Präsentation auf dem Themenabend “Wechselmodell” der Psychodiagnostischen Beratungspraxis Hamburg. Virtual, November 30.

Physical and Mental Health of Children in Joint Physical Custody Arrangements. An Analysis with a Special Focus on Age. Presentation at the 19th Meeting of the European Network for the Sociological and Demographic Study of Divorce. Virtual conference, October 13-15. (with Lara Augustijn)

Children’s Well-Being in Sole and Joint Physical Custody Families. Presentation at the 15^th European Sociological Association (ESA) auf der Session “Diversified Family Boundaries and Kinship Networks II” (RN13). Virtual conference, August 31-September 3. (with Lara Augustijn)

Podiumsdiskussion zum Thema „Gemeinsame Sorge – Schlüssel für eine echte Chancengerechtigkeit?!“ der Friedrich Naumann Stiftung. Für die Freiheit. Virtual, June 23. 

Mutter, Vater, Kind: Was heißt Familie heute? Ringvorlesung „Beziehungswelten“ des ProfessionalCenters der Universität zu Köln. Virtual conference, June 22.

Children’s Well-Being in Sole and Joint Physical Custody Families. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America (PAA) in the Session “Alternative Family Forms and Child Well-being”. St. Louis, MO, USA & virtual conference, May 5-8. (with Lara Augustijn)

Veränderungen in Verständnis und Praxis von Familie. Politischer Club der Evangelischen Akademie Tutzing „Familienpolitik als Verfassungsauftrag“. Virtual conference, March 20.

Erste Ergebnisse der Studie „Familienmodelle in Deutschland“: Zur Bedeutung des Wechselmodells für das kindliche Wohlbefinden nach elterlicher Trennung oder Scheidung. Workshop „Wechselmodell“. Virtual conference, March 5. (with Lara Augustijn) 

2020

Post-Separation Parenting Time Schedules in Joint Physical Custody Arrangements. Poster-Presentation at the 18th Meeting of the European Network for the Sociological and Demographic Study of Divorce. Virtual conference, October 14-16. (with Lara Augustijn)

Betreuungsmuster in Wechselmodellfamilien. Presentation at the session of the family section at the 40. Congress of the German Association of Sociology (DGS): “Gesellschaft unter Spannung.” Virtual conference, September 14.-25. (with Lara Augustijn)

Betreuungsmuster in Wechselmodellfamilien. Erste Ergebnisse des Forschungsprojektes „Familienmodelle in Deutschland“ (FAMOD). Presentation at the Colloquium of the Department of Sociology at the University Duisburg-Essen. Online, May 27. (with Lara Augustijn)

Die Bedeutung des Wechselmodells für das kindliche Wohlbefinden nach elterlicher Trennung oder Scheidung. Presentation at the colloquium of the Department of Sociology at the University of Osnabrück. Osnabrück, February 5. (with Tobias Helms, Lara Augustijn and Gerrit Corkadi)

2019

Joint Physical Custody and Adolescents’ Life Satisfaction in 37 North American and European Countries. Poster-Presentation at the 17th Meeting of the European Network for the Sociological and Demographic Study of Divorce. Florence, Italy, October 17-19. (with Lara Augustijn and Gerrit Corkadi)

Die Auswirkungen des Wechselmodells auf die Lebenszufriedenheit von Kindern. Presentation at the fall conference of the section of family sociology of the German Sociological Association (DGS) “Vielfalt und Dynamik von Familie”. Bamberg, Germany, October 10-11. (with Lara Augustijn and Gerrit Corkadi)

Stability and Change in Intergenerational Family Relations across Two Decades: Findings from the German Ageing Survey, 1996-2014. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America (PAA) in the Section “Family and Aging”. Austin, TX, USA, April 10-13. (with Katharina Mahne, Daniela Klaus, and Karsten Hank)

The Prevalence of Joint Physical Custody Arrangements in Post-Separation Families in 38 Western Societies. Poster-Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America (PAA) in the Poster-Session “Marriage, Family, Households & Unions”. Austin, TX, USA, April 10-13. (with Lara Augustijn and Gerrit Corkadi)

A Cross-National Comparison of Adolescent Risk Behavior in Post-Separation Families. Presentation at the Annual     Meeting of the Population Association of America (PAA) in the Poster-Session “Marriage, Family, Households & Unions”. Austin, TX, USA, April 10-13. (with Sebastian Schnettler)

Die Bedeutung des Wechselmodells für das kindliche Wohlbefinden nach elterlicher Trennung oder Scheidung. Presentation at the Colloquium of the Department of Sociology at the University of Duisburg-Essen, January 30. (with Tobias Helms, Lara Augustijn and Gerrit Corkadi)

2018

A cross-national comparison of adolescent risk behaviour in post-separation families. Presentation at the 16th Meeting of the European Network for the Sociological and Demographic Study of Divorce. Tel-Aviv Yaffo, Israel, October 11-12. (mit Sebastian Schnettler)

Stabilität und Veränderung in familialen Generationenbeziehungen zwischen 1996 und 2014 in Deutschland. Präsentation auf der Veranstaltung der Sektion Familiensoziologie auf dem 39. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie (DGS): “Komplexe Dynamiken globaler und lokaler Entwicklungen.” Göttingen, September 24.-28. (mit Katharina Mahne, Daniela Klaus und Karsten Hank)

“Stepgrandparent-Stepgrandchild Relationships. Emotional Closeness and Frequency of Contact on Childhood and Adulthood“. Presentation at the XIX World Congress of Sociology of the International Sociological Association (ISA) „Power, Violence, and Justice: Refelctions, Responses, Responsibilities“. Toronto, Canada, July 15-21. (with Merril Silverstein)

„Full-, Half-, and Step-Sibling Relations in Young and Middle Adulthood“. Presentation at the Joint Conference for RC06 (Family) and RC41 (Population) of the International Sociological Association „Changing Demography – Changing Families“. Singapore, May 17-19. (with Karsten Hank)

„Mental Health of Men after Union Dissolution: Is there a Protective Effect of Involved Fatherhood?“ Presentation at the Workshop „Parental Life Courses after Seperation and Divorce“. Berlin, May 3-4. (with Ausra Maslauskaite)

2017

"Beziehungen zwischen Stiefgroßeltern und Stiefenkelkindern." Presentation at the conference of the family section of the German Sociological Association (DGS): Komplexe Partnerschafts- und Familienstrukturen. Cologne, November 16.-17. (with Merril Silverstein)

"Full-, Half-, and Step-Sibling Relations in Young and Middle Adulthood." Presentation at the 5th European Congress on Family Science: Family – Education – Migration. Vienna, November 8.-11. (with Karsten Hank)

“Stepgrandparents and Stepgrandchildren: Emotional Closeness and Frequency of Contact in Childhood and Adulthood”. Poster Presentation at the 15th Meeting of the European Network for the Sociological and Demographic Study of Divorce. Antwerp, Belgium, October 5-7. (with Merril Silverstein)

“Full-, Half, and Step-Sibling Relations in Young and Middle Adulthood”. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the German Association for Demography (DGD): “Ageing-Work-Health”. Rostock, Germany, September 19.-22. (with Karsten Hank)

“The Impact of Religion on Intergenerational Solidarity in Eastern and Western Germany”. Presentation at the Session “Religion in Cross-National Perspective: Leveraging Comparisons” in the Section of the Sociology of Religion at the 112th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA): “Culture, Inequalities, and Social Inclusion Across the Globe”. Montreal, Canada, August 12.-15. (with Merril Silverstein)

“Religiosity and Intergenerational Solidarity in Germany”. Presentation at the International User Conference of the German Family Panel pairfam. Bremen, Germany, May 31-June 1. (with Merril Silverstein)

“Older Migrants in Germany”. Presentation at the Aging Studies Institute (ASI) at Syracuse University (SU). Syracuse, NY, USA, January 27.

2016   

“The Interrelatedness of Inter- and Intragenerational Family Relations in Germany”. Presentation at the Session ‚Family Well‐being in Global Contexts’ at the 78th Annual Meeting of the National Council on Family Relations (NFCR): “Families and Human Rights: Promise and Vulnerability in the 21st Century”. Minneapolis, MN, USA, November 02.-05. (with Karsten Hank)

“Eine dyadische Untersuchung der ‚Intergenerational Stake Hypothese‘ und Implikationen für die Forschungspraxis”. Präsentation auf der Ad-hoc-Gruppe „Dyadische Datenanalyse - Methodische Grundlagen und empirische Anwendungsfelder“ at the 38. Congress of the German Sociological Association: “Geschlossene Gesellschaften.” Bamberg, September 26-30. (with Patrick Lazarevic and Johannes Kopp)

“Compensation vs. Reinforcement: The Interrelatedness of Inter- and Intragenerational Family Relations in Germany”. Presentation at the Section on the Sociology of the Family Roundtable Session ‚Family Relationships’ at the 111th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA): “Rethinking Social Movements: Can Changing the Conversation Change the World?” Seattle, WA, USA, August 20.-23. (with Karsten Hank)

"The Interrelatedness of Inter- and Intragenerational Family Relations in Germany". Presentation at the International Conference "Social Change and Family Developments" of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and Research Committees on Family (RC06) of the International Sociological Association (ISA) at the CASS. Beijing, China, May 25-28. (with Karsten Hank)

2015

“Intergenerational Relations in Older Stepfamilies: A Comparison of France, Germany, and Russia”. Presentation at the User Conference of the Generations and Gender Programme (GGP). Vienna, Austria, November 30-December 1. (with Karsten Hank)

“Prevalence and Cross-Household Constellations of Nuclear Families, Single-Parent Families, and Stepfamilies in Europe”. Presentation at the 13th Divorce Conference of the European Network for the Sociological and Demographic Study of Divorce. Vilnius, Lithuania, September 17-19. (with Anne-Kristin Kuhnt and Markus Knüll)

“Prevalence and Cross-Household Constellations of Different Family Types in 16 European Countries”. Poster Presentation at the Workshop of the Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Max Planck Institute of Demographic Research and the University of Rostock “Fathers’ Involvement across the Life Course”. Berlin, September 3-4. (with Anne-Kristin Kuhnt and Markus Knüll)

“Intergenerational Relations in Older Stepfamilies: A Comparison of France, Germany, and Russia”. Presentation at the Session of the Sociology of Families and Intimate Lives (RN13) “Intergenerational Relationships I: Old People and Family Relations” at the 12th Conference of the European Sociological Association “Differences, Inequalities and Sociological Imagination”. Prague, Czech Republic, August 25-28. (with Karsten Hank)

„Intergenerational Relations in Older Stepfamilies: A Comparison of France, Germany, and Russia". Presentation at the International Conference of Research Committees on Aging (RC11) and Family (RC06) of the International Sociological Association (ISA) "Aging Families/Changing Families" at the Syracuse University, Syracuse, USA, June 3-6. (with Karsten Hank)

"Die Bildungsbeteiligung von Kindern aus Kern-, Eineltern- und Stieffamilien in Deutschland". Presentation at sociological colloquium of faculty 12 (pedagogy, psychology, and sociology) at TU Dortmund, April 28. (with Markus Knüll)

„Im Auge des Betrachters? Eine dyadische Untersuchung der 'Intergenerational Stake Hypothese' und Implikationen für die Forschungspraxis“. Frühjahrstagung der Sektion “Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung” Relationale Daten der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie Bremen, March 27-28. (with Patrick Lazarevič und Johannes Kopp)

“Der Einfluss der Familienform auf Bildungsbeteiligung und Bildungserfolg von Kindern aus Deutschland“. Presentation at the conference of the family section of the German Sociological Association (DGS) „Intergenerationale Transmissionsprozesse”. Bielefeld, February 24-25. (with Markus Knüll)

2014

"Prevalence and Constellations of Separated and Stepfamilies in Europe". International Conference on Shared Parenting. Presentation at the Conference of the International Council on Shared Parenting (ICSP) "Bridging the Gap between Empirical Evidence and Socio-Legal Practice". Bonn, Germany. July 9-11. (with Anne-Kristin Kuhnt und Markus Knüll)

„Jugendliches Risikoverhalten in verschiedenen Familienformen unter Berücksichtigung haushaltsübergreifender Strukturen“. Präsentation auf der Frühjahrstagung der Sektion Familiensoziologie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie (DGS) und des WZB „Aktuelle Entwicklungen in der Familiensoziologie: Theorien, Methoden, Befunde”. Berlin, April 24-25. (with Sebastian Schnettler)

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2013

„Intergenerational Relations in Stepfamilies: A Comparison of Native Germans and Turkish Migrants in Germany“. Presentation at the Conference of the German Youth Institute, Max Planck Institute and the University of Rostock “Life-Course Transitions after Separation: Stepfamilies, Lone and Non-residential Parenthood”. Berlin, July 4-5.

„Adolecsent Substance Use in Stepfamilies, Single-, and Two-Biological-Parent Fami-lies. A Cross-National Comparison Across 37 Countries“. Poster Presentation at the Conference of the German Youth Institute, Max Planck Institute and the University of Rostock “Life-Course Transitions after Separation: Stepfamilies, Lone and Non-residential Parenthood”. Berlin, July 4-5. (mit Sebastian Schnettler)

"Eine Beziehung -- zwei Sichtweisen? Test und Konsequenz der ,Intergenerational Stake Hypothese'. Präsentation auf der Frühjahrstagung der Sektion Familiensoziologie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie (DGS) "Familie in der zweiten Lebenshälfte". Berlin, Mai 23.-24. (mit Johannes Kopp)

2012

"Beziehungen zwischen Großeltern und Enkelkindern im Kontext des familialen Beziehungssystems". Präsentation auf der  Veranstaltung der Sektion Familiensoziologie auf dem 36. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie: "Vielfalt und Zusammenhalt." Bochum und Dortmund, Oktober 1-5. (mit Oliver Arránz Becker)

"A Cross-National Comparison of Adolescent Risk Behaviour in Step-, Single-, and Two-Parent Families " Presentation at the Conference of the Committee on Family Research (CFR) of the International Sociological Association (ISA) "New Family Forms Following Family Dissolution - Consequences in/on Postmodern Society". Leuven, Belgium, September 12-14. (mit Sebastian Schnettler)

Expertengespräch zum Thema "Soziale Elternschaft" in der Sitzung der Abgeordneten der Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Fraktions-AG "Neue Familienbeziehungen". Berlin, März 26.

2011

„A Within-Family Analysis of Parent-Child Relations: What Role for Biological and Social Kinship? Presentation at the 10th Conference of the European Sociological Association (ESA) “Social Relations in Turbulent Times”. Geneva, Switzerland, September 7-10. (mit Sebastian Schnettler)

„Die Familie nach der Familie – Herausforderungen und Chancen. Eröffnungsvortrag auf der Fachtagung der Hessenstiftung ‚Familie hat Zukunft‘ „Die Familie nach der Familie“. Hanau, September 14.

„Die interne Struktur der Dimensionen intergenerationaler Beziehungen“. Präsentation auf der Herbsttagung der Sektion Familiensoziologie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie (DGS) „Familien- und Verwandtschaftsbeziehungen“. Vechta, September 27.-28.

2010

„First Romantic Relationships in Acculturation Process. A Comparison of (Migrant) Minority Groups in Germany and Israel“. Presentation at the Expert Workshop on “Migration and Societal Integration”. Berlin, March 23-24.

“Intergenerational Closeness in Germany: Evidence for weakening Ties between Adult Children and their Parents?” Presentation at the Session of the Family Research Committee (RC06) “Intergenerational Relationships of Families in a Worldwide Perspective” at the XVII. World Congress of Sociology: “Intergenerational Relationships in a Worldwide Perspective.” Gothenburg, Sweden, July 11-17 (mit Daniela Klaus)

“Relationships to Biological and Stepfathers in Adulthood: Substitutional, Compensatory, or Abandoned?” Presentation at the International pairfam-Conference on Intergenerational Relations. Chemnitz, September 23.-24. (mit Bernhard Nauck und Daniela Klaus)

„Fertilität und Familienplanung bei Migrantinnen. Analysepotenziale mit dem neuen deutschen Beziehungs- und Familienpanel (pairfam)“ Präsentation auf der Tagung der Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung „Familienplanung und Migration. Analysen und Folgerungen für Forschung und Praxis.“ Berlin, Oktober 26.-27. (mit Petra Buhr)

2009

„Generationenbeziehungen in Deutschland. Ein Vergleich von einheimischen deutschen Familien und Familien mit türkischem Migrationshintergrund“. Präsentation auf der 1. Pairfam Nutzerkonferenz. Mannheim, Oktober 08-09. (mit Helen Baykara-Krumme und Daniela Klaus)

2008

„Zur Erklärung der Beziehungszufriedenheit im Generationenzusammenhang.“ Präsentation auf der Tagung „Bedingungen und Potentiale intergenerationaler Beziehungen“ des Bundesinstituts für Bevölkerungsforschung, Wiesbaden, Juni 19.-20. (mit Johannes Kopp)

„Types and Numbers of Stepfamilies in Germany.” Presentation at the Conference of the Committee on Family Research (RC06) of the International Sociological Association (ISA): “Family Diversity and Gender.” Lisbon, Portugal, September 9-13.

„Der Einfluss von biologischer und sozialer Elternschaft auf die Ausgestaltung von familialen Generationenbeziehungen“. Präsentation auf der Veranstaltung der Sektion Familiensoziologie auf dem 34. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie: “Unsichere Zeiten. Herausforderungen gesellschaftlicher Transformationen.” Jena, Oktober 06-10.

2007

„Associational Solidarity in German Families. An Explanation of the Frequency of Contact between Generations.” Presentation at the conference on “Intergenerational Relationships in Family and Society.” am Wissenschaftszentrum für Sozialforschung, Berlin, March 7-8. (mit Johannes Kopp)

„Generationenbeziehungen in der zweiten Lebenshälfte“. Präsentation auf dem Workshop „Soziale Kohäsion in der zweiten Lebenshälfte“ am Deutschen Zentrum für Altersfragen, Berlin, April 26-27.

“Emotional Closeness in German Families: A Comparison of the Perceptions from Children and Parents.” Poster Presentation at the International Conference of the Priority Program 1161 of the German Research Foundation: “Panel Analysis of Intimate Relationships and Family Dynamics.” Chemnitz, Germany, July 20-21. (mit Johannes Kopp)

„Emotionale Nähe zwischen Eltern und Kindern: Ein Vergleich der Wahrnehmung von zwei Generationen.“ Präsentation auf der Tagung „Beziehungs- und Familienentwicklung “ der Sektion Familiensoziologie in der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie, Heidelberg, September 27-28. (mit Johannes Kopp)

„Generationenbeziehungen in Stieffamilien.“ Präsentation auf dem Workshop „Generations and Gender Survey“ am Bundesinstitut für Bevölkerungsforschung, Wiesbaden, Dezember 14.