Dr. Lara Augustijn

Research AssociateDr. Lara Augustijn

Research Associate in the DFG funded research project „Family Models in Germany” (FAMOD)

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Lara Augustijn

Address
Lotharstr
47048 Duisburg
Room
LF 358
Phone
(0203) 379 - 2731
E-Mail
lara.augustijn@uni-due.de
Website
https://www.uni-due.de/soziologie/augustijn.php

Functions

  • Wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter/in, Institut für Soziologie

Current lectures

No current lectures.

Past lectures (max. 10)

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The following publications are listed in the online university bibliography of the University of Duisburg-Essen. Further information may also be found on the person's personal web pages.

    Journal articles

  • Augustijn, Lara; Claessens, Elke; Miettinen, Anneli; Hakovirta, Mia; Mortelmans, Dimitri; Riser, Quentin H.; Steinbach, Anja
    Joint physical custody and mothers’ life satisfaction in Belgium, Finland, and Germany
    In: Journal of Family Studies, Vol. 31, 2025, Nr. 3, pp. 508 – 527
    DOI (Open Access)
  • Brocker, Sven Alexander; Steinbach, Anja; Augustijn, Lara
    Parent-child Discrepancies in Reporting Children’s Mental Health : Do Physical Custody Arrangements in Post-separation Families Matter?
    In: Child Indicators Research, Vol. 17, 2024, Nr. 1, pp. 197 – 220
    DOI (Open Access)
  • Steinbach, Anja; Augustijn, Lara; de Bel, Vera
    The quality of the stepfather–child relationship in sole and joint physical custody
    In: Family Relations, Vol. 73, 2024, Nr. 5, pp. 2981 – 2995
    DOI (Open Access)
  • Brocker, Sven Alexander; Augustijn, Lara
    Adolescent self-esteem, parent-child relationships, and joint physical custody
    In: Journal of Family Trauma, Child Custody & Child Development, Vol. 20, 2023, Nr. 1, pp. 99 – 117
    DOI
  • Augustijn, Lara
    Joint Physical Custody and Mothers’ Well-Being : An Analysis of Life Satisfaction, Depressiveness, and Stress
    In: Applied Research in Quality of Life, Vol. 18, 2023, Nr. 4, pp. 2371 – 2395
    DOI (Open Access)
  • Helms, Tobias; Steinbach, Anja; Augustijn, Lara
    Joint physical custody in Germany : legal framework and results of the Family Models in Germany (FAMOD) study
    In: International Journal of Law, Policy and The Family, Vol. 37, 2023, Nr. 1, ebad010
    DOI
  • Augustijn, Lara
    Joint physical custody, parent–child relationships, and children’s psychosomatic problems
    In: Journal of Public Health, Vol. 31, 2023, Nr. 5, pp. 755 – 764
    DOI (Open Access)
  • Augustijn, Lara
    Mothers’ Economic Well-Being in Sole and Joint Physical Custody Families
    In: Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Vol. 44, 2023, Nr. 1, pp. 53 – 64
    DOI (Open Access)
  • Steinbach, Anja; Augustijn, Lara
    Parents’ loneliness in sole and joint physical custody families
    In: Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, Vol. 40, 2023, Nr. 4, pp. 1194 – 1203
    DOI (Open Access)
  • Augustijn, Lara; Steinbach, Anja; Holt, Tonje; Helland, Maren Sand; Larsen, Linda
    Physical Custody Arrangements, Children’s Age, and Children’s Mental Health : A Comparison of Germany and Norway
    In: Journal of Comparative Family Studies, Vol. 54, 2023, Nr. 2, pp. 106 – 130
    DOI
  • Augustijn, Lara
    Physical custody arrangements and fathers’ post-separation well-being
    In: Journal of Family Studies, Vol. 29, 2023, Nr. 5, pp. 2008 – 2024
    DOI
  • Augustijn, Lara
    Post-separation Care Arrangements and Parents’ Life Satisfaction : Can the Quality of Co-parenting and Frequency of Interparental Conflict Explain the Relationship?
    In: Journal of Happiness Studies, Vol. 24, 2023, Nr. 4, pp. 1319 – 1338
    DOI (Open Access)
  • Augustijn, Lara
    Children’s Experiences of Stress in Joint Physical Custody
    In: Child and Youth Care Forum, Vol. 51, 2022, Nr. 5, pp. 867 – 884
    DOI (Open Access)
  • Steinbach, Anja; Augustijn, Lara
    Children’s well-being in sole and joint physical custody families
    In: Journal of Family Psychology, Vol. 36, 2022, Nr. 2, pp. 301 – 311
    DOI
  • Steinbach, Anja; Augustijn, Lara; Helms, Tobias; Flindt, Jan Ole
    Das Wohlbefinden von Eltern im Wechselmodell : Weitere Ergebnisse der Studie "Familienmodelle in Deutschland" (FAMOD)
    In: Zeitschrift für das gesamte Familienrecht - FamRZ, Vol. 69, 2022, Nr. 23, pp. 1827 – 1837
  • Augustijn, Lara
    The Intergenerational Transmission of Life Satisfaction between Parents and Children and the Mediating Role of Supportive Parenting
    In: Journal of Family Issues, Vol. 43, 2022, Nr. 4, pp. 855 – 874
    DOI (Open Access)
  • Augustijn, Lara
    The association between joint physical custody and children’s mental health : Do children’s experiences of parental loyalty conflicts moderate the relationship?
    In: Children & Society, Vol. 36, 2022, Nr. 4, pp. 494 – 510
    DOI (Open Access)
  • Augustijn, Lara
    The intergenerational transmission of psychological well-being–evidence from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP)
    In: Journal of Family Studies, Vol. 28, 2022, Nr. 2, pp. 745 – 761
    DOI
  • Augustijn, Lara
    The post-separation well-being of children and parents. : What roles do physical custody arrangements and stepparents play?
    In: Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, Vol. 63, 2022, Nr. 6, pp. 401 – 421
    DOI
  • Steinbach, Anja; Augustijn, Lara; Helms, Tobias; Schneider, Stephanie
    Erste Ergebnisse der Studie "Familienmodelle in Deutschland" (FAMOD) : Zur Bedeutung des Wechselmodells für das kindliche Wohlbefinden nach elterlicher Trennung oder Scheidung
    In: Zeitschrift für das gesamte Familienrecht - FamRZ, Vol. 68, 2021, Nr. 10, pp. 729 – 740
  • Steinbach, Anja; Augustijn, Lara; Corkadi, Gerrit
    Joint Physical Custody and Adolescents’ Life Satisfaction in 37 North American and European Countries
    In: Family Process, Vol. 60, 2021, Nr. 1, pp. 145 – 158
    DOI (Open Access)
  • Steinbach, Anja; Augustijn, Lara
    Post-Separation Parenting Time Schedules in Joint Physical Custody Arrangements
    In: Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 83, 2021, Nr. 2, pp. 595 – 607
    DOI (Open Access)
  • Augustijn, Lara
    The Intergenerational Transmission of Self-Esteem
    In: Zeitschrift für Soziologie der Erziehung und Sozialisation: ZSE, Vol. 40, 2021, Nr. 4, pp. 296 – 311
    DOI
  • Augustijn, Lara
    The intergenerational transmission of loneliness between parents and their adult children
    In: Journal of Family Research, Vol. 33, 2021, Nr. 1, pp. 1 – 21
    DOI (Open Access)
  • Augustijn, Lara
    The relation between joint physical custody, interparental conflict, and children's mental health
    In: Journal of Family Research, Vol. 33, 2021, Nr. 3, pp. 613 – 636
    DOI (Open Access)

    • Thesis

  • Augustijn, Lara
    The intergenerational transmission of health and well-being between parents and children : an analysis of self-esteem, psychological well-being, and loneliness
    Duisburg ; Essen, 2020

    • Research report

  • Steinbach, Anja; Brocker, Sven; Augustijn, Lara; Institut für Soziologie (IfS) (Eds.)
    The Survey on “Family Models in Germany” (FAMOD) : A Description of the Data
    Duisburg, Essen, 2020
    DOI, Online Full Text (Open Access)
  • Augustijn, Lara; Institut für Soziologie (IfS) (Eds.)
    Berufsbedingte Pendelmobilität, Geschlecht und Stress
    Duisburg, 2018
    (Duisburger Beiträge zur soziologischen Forschung ; 02/2018)
    DOI, Online Full Text (Open Access)

    • Encyclopedia entries

  • Augustijn, Lara; Steinbach, Anja
    Custody (child)
    In: Encyclopedia of Mental Health / Friedman, Howard S.; Markey, Charlotte H. (Eds.): Elsevier, 2023, pp. 577 – 584
    DOI

Curriculum Vitae

Academic Positions and Education

Since 2021
Research Associate in the research project "Familienmodelle in Deutschland: Das Wohlbefinden von Kindern und Eltern im Wechselmodell [Family Models in Germany: The Well-Being of Parents and Children in Joint Physical Custody]" at the Department of Sociology, University Duisburg-Essen

2018 - 2021
Research Associate in the research project “Family Models in Germany“ (FAMOD) at the Department of Sociology, University Duisburg-Essen

2020
PhD (Dr. phil) passed with distinction “summa cum laude“ at the Department of Sociology, University Duisburg-Essen; PhD thesis: “The intergenerational transmission of health and well-being between parents and children: An analysis of self-esteem, psychological well-being, and loneliness”

2017-2018
Student Assistant at the Kompetenzzentrum Personal Analytics (PAnalytics) of the University Clinic Essen

2017
Research Assistant at the Sozialforschungsstelle Dortmund (sfs), Research field “Arbeitspolitik und Gesundheit“

2017
Student Assistant in the research project “Wohlbefinden und Migration“ of the Mercator Research Center Ruhr

2016-2017
Student Assistant at the Zentrum für Lehrerbildung (ZLB), Department for Diagnostics at the University Duisburg-Essen

2016-2018
Master Sociology, University Duisburg-Essen; Master thesis: “Berufsbedingte Pendelmobilität, Geschlecht und Stress. Eine empirische Untersuchung auf Basis des Beziehungs- und Familienpanels (pairfam)“ [Commuting, Gender, and Stress. An Empirical Analysis Based on the German Family Panel (pairfam)]

2013-2015
Tutor for the undergraduate courses “Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung“ and “Statistik für Soziologen“ at the University Duisburg-Essen

2013-2015
Student Assistant at the Institute for Empirical Social Research at the University Duisburg-Essen

2012-2016
Bachelor Sociology, University Duisburg-Essen; Bachelor thesis: “Der Zusammenhang zwischen Arbeitsplatzunsicherheit und Gesundheit. Eine empirische Analyse auf Basis des ALLBUS” [The Relation Between Job Insecurity and Health. An Empirical Analysis Based on the ALLBUS]

 

Professional Memberships

Section on Family of the German Sociological Association (DGS)

 

Reviews for Journals

Journal of Family Research

Journal of Marriage and Family

Zeitschrift für Soziologie

Journal of Family Psychology

Publications

Journal Articles

Augustijn, L. (2022). Children's experiences of stress in joint physical custody. Child & Youth Care Forum, 51, 867-884. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10566-021-09659-5

Augustijn, L. (2022). The post-separation well-being of children and parents. What roles do physical custody arrangements and stepparents play? Journal of Divorce & Remarriage. https://doi.org/10.1080/10502556.2022.2106812

Augustijn, L. (2022). Physical custody arrangements and fathers’ post-separation well-being. Journal of Family Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/13229400.2022.2108720

Steinbach, A., & Augustijn, L. (2022). Parents’ loneliness in sole and joint physical custody families. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075221124123

Augustijn, L. (2022). The association between joint physical custody and children's mental health. Do children's experiences of parental loyalty conflicts moderate the relationship? Children & Society, 36(4), 494-510. https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12508

Augustijn, L. (2022). The intergenerational transmission of life satisfaction between parents and children and the mediating role of supportive parenting. Journal of Family Issues, 43(4), 855-874. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X21995868

Brocker, S. A., & Augustijn, L. (2022). Adolescent self-esteem, parent-child relationships, and joint physical custody. Journal of Family Trauma, Child Custody & Child Development. https://doi.org/10.1080/26904586.2022.2063217

Augustijn, L. (2022). Mothers’ economic well-being in sole and joint physical custody families. Journal of Family and Economic Issues. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10834-022-09818-3

Steinbach, A., & Augustijn, L. (2022). Children’s well-being in sole and joint physical custody families. Journal of Family Psychology, 36(2), 301-311. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000875

Augustijn, L. (2021). The association between joint physical custody and children's mental health. Do children's experiences of parental loyalty conflicts moderate the relationship? Children & Society. https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12508

Augustijn, L. (2021). Joint physical custody, parent-child relationships, and children’s psychosomatic problems. Journal of Public Health. ​https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-021-01583-1

Steinbach, A., Augustijn, L., Helms, T., & Schneider, S. (2021). Erste Ergebnisse der Studie „Familienmodelle in Deutschland“ (FAMOD): Zur Bedeutung des Wechselmodells für das kindliche Wohlbefinden nach elterlicher Trennung oder Scheidung. Zeitschrift für das gesamte Familienrecht (FamRZ), 68(10), 729-740.

Augustijn, L. (2021). The relation between joint physical custody, interparental conflict, and children’s mental health. Journal of Family Research, 33(3), 613-636. https://doi.org/10.20377/jfr-621

Steinbach, A., Augustijn, L., & Corkadi, G. (2021). Joint physical custody and adolescents’ life satisfaction in 37 North American and European countries. Family Process, 60(1), 145-158. <https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12536> 

Augustijn, L. (2021). The intergenerational transmission of life satisfaction between parents and children and the mediating role of supportive parenting. Journal of Family Issues. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X21995868

Steinbach, A., & Augustijn, L. (2021). Post-separation parenting time schedules in joint physical custody arrangements. Journal of Marriage and Family, 83(2), 595-607. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12746

Augustijn, Lara (2020). The intergenerational transmission of loneliness between parents and their adult children. Journal of Family Research, 33(1), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.20377/jfr-365

Augustijn, L. (2020). The intergenerational transmission of psychological well-being – evidence from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP). Journal of Family Studies, 28(2), 745-761. https://doi.org/10.1080/13229400.2020.1741427

Augustijn, L. (2020). The intergenerational transmission of self-esteem. Zeitschrift für Soziologie der Erziehung und Sozialisation, 40(4), 296-311.

 

Book Chapters

Augustijn, L., & Steinbach, A. (2022). Custody (child). In Reference Module in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-91497-0.00029-1

 

Working Papers

Steinbach, A., Brocker, S. A., & Augustijn, L. (2020). The survey on “Family Models in Germany” (FAMOD). A description of the data. Duisburger Beiträge zur soziologischen Forschung. https://doi.org/10.6104/DBsF-2020-01

Augustijn, L. (2018). Berufsbedingte Pendelmobilität, Geschlecht und Stress. Duisburger Beiträge zur soziologischen Forschung. https://doi.org/10.6104/DBsF-2018-02

Presentations

2022

Wechselmodell und Wohlbefinden von Kindern. Ergebnisse der Studie "Familienmodelle in Deutschland." Presentation at the conference "Die Kinder- und Jugendhilfe in der Praxis. Aktuelle Fragen – Ausblicke – Rechtsentwicklungen" of the Kommunales Bildungswerk e.V. Berlin, hybrid conference, October 13-14, 2022.

Das Wohlbefinden von Kindern im Residenz- und Wechselmodell. Presentation at the workshop "Aktuelle Reformen im Familienrecht. Ein interdisziplinärer Blick" of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Munich, October 2, 2022.

Das Wohlbefinden von Kindern und Eltern im Wechselmodell. Ergebnisse der Studie „Familienmodelle in Deutschland“. Presentation at the meeting of the German Association for Public and Private Welfare ("Arbeitskreis Familienpolitik"). Virtual meeting, July 28, 2022.

The relationship between joint physical custody and mothers’ well-being. An analysis of life satisfaction, depressiveness, and stress. Poster presentation at the European Population Conference 2022. Groningen, hybrid conference, June 29 - July 2, 2022.

The interplay between living arrangements, interparental conflict and child wellbeing in a sample of children between 2-6 years old. Presentation at the 26th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD). Rhodes, June 19-23, 2022. (with Tonje Holt, Maria Morbech, Maren Sand Helland, Linda Larsen, and Anja Steinbach)

The Family Models in Germany study. Presentation at the workshop “Shared Care Families, Well-being and Policy”. Turku, May 19, 2022. (with Anja Steinbach)

Do fathers with joint physical custody fare better than non-residential fathers in terms of well-being? Presentation at the 7th pairfam Interdisciplinary International Conference. Hybrid Conference, May 11-13, 2022.

 

2021

Das Selbstwertgefühl von Kindern im Wechselmodell und die Relevanz von Eltern-Kind-Beziehungen. Presentation at the autumn conference of the
Section on Family of the German Sociological Association (DGS). Virtual conference, November 18-19, 2021. (with Sven A. Brocker)

Physical and mental health of children in joint physical custody arrangements. An analysis with a special focus on age differences. Presentation at the 19th Meeting of the European Network for the Sociological and Demographic Study of Divorce. Virtual conference, October 13-15, 2021. (with Anja Steinbach)

Children’s well-being in sole and joint physical custody families. Presentation at the 15th Conference of the European Sociological Association (ESA). Virtual conference, August 31 - September 3, 2021. (with Anja Steinbach)

Psychosomatic problems in children living in joint physical custody arrangements and the importance of parent-child relationships. Presentation at the 15th Conference of the European Sociological Association (ESA). Virtual conference, August 31 - September 3, 2021.

Children’s Well-Being in Sole and Joint Physical Custody Families. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America (PAA). Virtual conference, May 5-8, 2021. (with Anja Steinbach)

Elterliche Konflikte im Wechselmodell und das psychische Wohlbefinden von Kindern. Presentation at the spring conference of the Section on Family of the German Sociological Association (DGS). Virtual Conference, March 10-11, 2021.

Erste Ergebnisse der Studie „Familienmodelle in Deutschland“: Zur Bedeutung des Wechselmodells für das kindliche Wohlbefinden nach elterlicher Trennung oder Scheidung. Presentation at the Workshop Wechselmodell. Virtual Conference, March 5, 2021. (with Anja Steinbach)

 

2020

Children’s experiences of stress in joint physical custody. Presentation at the 18th Meeting of the European Network for the Sociological and Demographic Study of Divorce. Virtual Conference, October 14-16, 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, 2020. (with Anja Steinbach)

Betreuungsmuster in Wechselmodellfamilien. Presentation at the 40. Congress of the German Association of Sociology (DGS). Virtual conference, September 14-24, 2020. (with Anja Steinbach)

Betreuungsmuster in Wechselmodellfamilien. Erste Ergebnisse des Forschungsprojektes „Familienmodelle in Deutschland“ (FAMOD). Presentation at the Institutskolloquium of the Department of Sociology at the University Duisburg-Essen. Online, May 27, 2020. (with Anja Steinbach)

Die Bedeutung des Wechselmodells für das kindliche Wohlbefinden nach elterlicher Trennung oder Scheidung. Presentation at the Department of Sociology at the University of Osnabrück. Osnabrück, February 5, 2020. (with Anja Steinbach, Tobias Helms, and Gerrit Corkadi)

 

2019

Joint Physical Custody and Children’s 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, 2019. (with Anja Steinbach and Gerrit Corkadi)

Die Auswirkungen des Wechselmodells auf die Lebenszufriedenheit von Kindern. Presentation at the fall conference of the Section on Family of the German Sociological Association (DGS). Bamberg, Germany, October 10-11, 2019. (with Anja Steinbach and Gerrit Corkadi)

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). Austin, TX, USA, April 10-13, 2019. (with Anja Steinbach and Gerrit Corkadi)

Die Bedeutung des Wechselmodells für das kindliche Wohlbefinden nach elterlicher Trennung oder Scheidung. Presentation at the Institutskolloquium of the Department of Sociology at the University of Duisburg-Essen, January 30, 2019. (with Anja Steinbach, Tobias Helms, and Gerrit Corkadi)