Publications Based on SOEP Data: SOEPlit

Desired Lifetime and End-of-Life Desires Across Adulthood From 20 to 90: A Dual-Source Information Model

On Differentiating Adaptation From Disposition Concepts: The Case of Age-Associated Dynamics of Life Satisfaction

Short assessment of the Big Five: robust across survey methods except telephone interviewing

We examined measurement invariance and agerelated robustness of a short 15-item Big Five Inventory (BFI–S) of personality dimensions, which is well suited for applications in large-scale multidisciplinary surveys. The BFI–S was assessed in three different interviewing conditions: computer-assisted or paper-assisted face-to-face interviewing, computer-assisted telephone interviewing, and a self-administered ...

Forecasting Life Satisfaction Across Adulthood: Benefits of Seeing a Dark Future?

Anticipating one’s future self is a unique human capacity that contributes importantly to adaptation and health throughout adulthood and old age. Using the adult lifespan sample of the national German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP; N > 10,000, age range 18-96 years), we investigated age-differential stability, correlates, and outcomes of accuracy in anticipation of future life satisfaction across six ...

Assessing Cognitive Capacities in Computer-Assisted Survey Research: Two Ultra-Short tests of Intellectual Ability in the German Socio-Economic Panel

Assimilation of Immigrants in Germany - Evidence from an Earnings Frontier Approach

The difference between wages and wage potentials: Earnings disadvantages of immigrants in Germany

The aims of lifelong learning: Age-related effects of training on wages and job security

This study analyses the effects of training participation on wages and perceived job security for employees of different ages. Based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, results indicate that only younger workers benefit from training by an increase in wages, whereas older employees’ worries about losing their job are reduced. This observation can also be explained by the fact that goals of ...

Differential trends in households’ connection to the Internet: An actor-centered explanation

In this article, an actor-centered model of households’ decision to obtain an Internet connection is set up to explain the diffusion of Internet technology. First, we derive a mechanism based on the demand and supply of online information, services, and goods which drives this diffusion. Afterwards, we link this mechanism to social inequalities with regard to digital technologies and deduce hypotheses ...

How Do Insured Perceive Their Financial Security in the Event of Illness?—A Panel Data Analysis for Germany

Objective There is a lack of research regarding the subjective perception of financial security in the event of illness of insured persons. Therefore, the aim of our study was to analyze the subjective perception of financial security in the event of illness in the German setting over time and to identify major determinants of that perception. Methods We applied a probit-adapted ordinary least squares ...