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9:30am - 10:00amRegistration and welcome coffee
10:00am - 11:00amPlenary 1: Flaviana Palmisano Location: 1620 Normative Perspectives on Welfare Distributions and Their Evolution
11:00am - 11:15amShort break Short break to change rooms
11:15am - 1:00pmSession 1A: Education and labour market pathways (1) Location: 2207 Session Chair: Daniel Oesch
Forms of knowledge in the dual vocational training regulations and their effect on employment trajectories
Olaf Struck , Franziska Ganesch , Julia Müller , Lea Ahrens
University of Bamberg, Germany
Regional Variations in the Match Between Vocational Interests and Training Opportunities: Insights from the German Vocational Education System
Lea Ahrens
University Bamberg, Germany
Stimulating Career Planning Reflection in Students’ Works Through an Online Intervention
Annika M. Wyss 1 , Christof Nägele2 , Barbara E. Stalder1
1 Pädagogische Hochschule Bern, Switzerland; 2 Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz, Switzerland
Unravelling the Link: How Teaching Shapes Student Engagement
Miriam Weich 1 , Richard Göllner2 , Barbara E. Stalder 1
1 Bern University of Teacher Education, Switzerland; 2 University of Potsdam
11:15am - 1:00pmSession 1B: Politics and attitudes Location: 2208 Session Chair: Elie Michel
Decline of social trust in Switzerland: A story of cohorts
Claire Janssen , Ursina Kuhn, Marieke Voorpostel
FORS, Switzerland
Tell me where you stand politically and I'll tell you if you're happy: the effect of political positioning through meritocracy and perceived control on subjective well-being
Jennyfer Niederhäuser 1 , Claire Janssen2 , Jérôme Blondé1 , Valérie-Anne Ryser2
1 Université de Genève; 2 FORS
Deprived and Populist, or Populist and Deprived? Revisiting the Relationship Between Perceived Relative Deprivation and Populism
Ekaterina Widmer-Lytkina , Anne Speer
Universität Bremen, Germany
Putnam Goes to Switzerland: A Longitudinal Analysis of the Generational Decline in Associational Involvement
Sinisa Hadziabdic
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies (MPIfG), Germany
11:15am - 1:00pmSession 1C: Gender and fertility Location: 2224 Session Chair: Sandra Hupka-Brunner
(Non-) parenthood among individuals affected by infant institutionalization
Nina Graf 1 , Raquel Paz Castro1 , Flavia Wehrle2 , Oskar G. Jenni2 , Patricia Lannen1
1 Marie Meierhofer Children's Institute, Zurich, Switzerland; 2 Child Development Center, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
Beyond Tradition? How Gender Ideology Impacts Employment and Family Arrangements in Swiss Couples
Christina Bornatici 1,2 , Isabelle Zinn2,3
1 FORS - Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences; 2 University of Lausanne; 3 Berner Fachhochschule
Division of domestic task sharing and satisfaction. An extension of the Henchoz and Wernli’s study.
Jean-Marie Le Goff
University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Gendered paid and unpaid task division patterns among Swiss dual-earner couples and their determinants: a longitudinal analysis
Flavien Bonelli 1 , Stephanie Steinmetz1 , Boris Wernli1,2
1 University of Lausanne; 2 FORS
Two children or none at all! Fertility in Switzerland since the 2000
Valérie-Anne Ryser 1 , Jean-Marie Le Goff2
1 FORS, Switzerland; 2 Faculté des sciences sociales et politiques, UNIL
1:00pm - 2:00pmLunch break Location: Restaurant Géopolis
2:00pm - 3:30pmSession 2A: Students’ integration in school and their transitions to upper secondary education – Insights from Swiss longitudinal data Location: 2207 Session Chair: Robin Benz Session Chair: Kathrin Brandenberg
The Longitudinal Impact of Perceived Person-Environment Fit on The Transition to Upper Secondary School
Lukas Ramseier , Markus P. Neuenschwander
Pädagogische Hochschule FHNW, Switzerland
Impact of reduced individual learning objectives and accommodations on post compulsory educational trajectories
Lustenberger Sara, Kathrin Brandenberg, Caroline Sahli Lozano
PHBern, Switzerland
Do curriculum modifications in inclusive classrooms foster or hinder educational pathways?
Robin Benz , Fynn Siefart, Caroline Sahli Lozano
Bern University of Teacher Education, Switzerland
2:00pm - 3:30pmSession 2B: Studies on the New Religion Module of the Swiss Household Panel Location: 2208 Session Chair: Stefan Huber
Long-term longitudinal stability and change of the centrality of religiosity scale and the structure of its association with spiritual and religious identities
Stefan Huber 1 , Mathias Allemand1,2,3
1 Universität Bern, Switzerland; 2 1University of Teacher Education Schaffhausen; 3 University of Zurich
Religiosity and Posttraumatic Stress and Growth During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Mathias Allemand 1,2,3 , Alexander Trettin3 , Isabelle Noth3 , Stefan Huber3
1 University of Teacher Education Schaffhausen, Switzerland; 2 University of Zurich; 3 University of Bern
Coping with the death of loved ones. Change and function of different dimensions of religiosity and spirituality and of the centrality of religiosity
Nina Philippa Burau 1 , Alexander Trettin2 , Isabelle Noth2 , Mathias Allemand3,4 , Stefan Huber2
1 Department of Psychology, University of Potsdam; 2 Faculty of Theology, University of Bern; 3 University of Teacher Education Schaffhausen; 4 Department of Psychology, University of Zurich
Studying religiosity in Switzerland from a Longitudinal Survey: New results from a new methodological approach
Christophe Monnot 1 , Boris Wernli 2
1 Faculty of Protestant Theology, University of Strasbourg; 2 FORS, Switzerland
2:00pm - 3:30pmSession 2C: Health and wellbeing dynamics Location: 2224 Session Chair: Egidio Riva
Short- and longer-term consequences of the pandemic on subjective well-being: heterogeneity among the “COVID Generation”
Egidio Riva 1 , Matteo Alessandro Ruberto2 , Mario Lucchini1 , Dean Lillard3
1 Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy; 2 SUPSI, Switzerland; 3 The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Social Cognition and Cognitive Performance in Older Adults: Evidence from a Representative Swiss Sample
Robert Reinecke 1 , Carmen Borrat-Besson1 , Jürgen Maurer2 , Diana Mazzarella3
1 Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences (FORS), University of Lausanne, Switzerland; 2 Faculty of Business and Economics (HEC), University of Lausanne, Switzerland; 3 University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
The effect of social media use on adolescents’ subjective well-being: Longitudinal evidence from Switzerland
Sebastian Mader 1,2 , Annette Fahr 1 , Damiano Costantini1 , Marina Delgrande Jordan3
1 Swiss Federal Office of Public Health, Bern, Switzerland; 2 University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; 3 Addiction Switzerland, Lausanne, Switzerland
The Interrelationships Between Parents’ and Children’s Subjective Wellbeing in Switzerland
Claire Mariano 1 , Marieke Voorpostel2 , Laura Bernardi1
1 Swiss Centre of Expertise in Life Course Research, University of Lausanne, Switzerland; 2 Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences (FORS), Switzerland
3:30pm - 4:00pmCoffee break
4:00pm - 5:30pmSession 3A: Exploring the Effects of Gender and Social Origin on Occupational Aspirations and Educational Trajectories: Insights from the DAB Panel Study Location: 2207 Session Chair: Sara Möser Session Chair: David Glauser
The long shadow of social origin: How subjective expectations in lower upper secondary education contribute to social inequalities at upper secondary and tertiary education in Switzerland
David Glauser , Becker Rolf
University of Bern, Switzerland
The Qualification and Gender Structure of Occupational Aspirations and their Realisation in Germany and Switzerland: A Comparative Longitudinal Analysis using DAB and NEPS Data
Sara Möser 1 , Corinna Kleinert2,3
1 Universität Bern, Switzerland; 2 Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsverläufe; 3 Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg
The Influence of Participation in Further Training on Occupational Satisfaction: Longitudinal Evidence from Swiss German Young Adults
Andrea Zangger
University of Bern, Switzerland
4:00pm - 5:30pmSession 3B: Socio-economic inequality and mobility Location: 2208 Session Chair: Eric Crettaz
Genes and Equality of Opportunity in Life Chances
Alicia Garcia-Sierra1 , Sonia Petrini1 , Michael Grätz 1,2
1 University of Lausanne, Switzerland; 2 Stockholm University, Sweden
Mind the Gap: Multigenerational family effects on cognitive skill formation
Jonas Bühler 1 , Christoph A. Schaltegger1 , Melanie Häner-Müller1 , Jenni Oskar2 , Wehrle Flavia2
1 Institute for Swiss Economic Policy (IWP) at the University of Lucerne; 2 University Children’s Hospital Zurich
Family Dynamics While Enduring Economic Hardship: Financial Stress, Social Capital, and Children’s Academic Achievement
Yuka Temmyo
University of Zurich, Switzerland
Civic Engagement among Female Homemakers: A Longitudinal Perspective
Lea Kröner
Utrecht Universty, Netherlands, The
4:00pm - 5:30pmSession 3C: Sequence analysis: Methodological developments and innovative applications using Swiss longitudinal databases Location: 2224 Session Chair: Matthias Studer Session Chair: Kevin Emery
Clustering With Missing Data in Sequence Analysis.
Kevin Emery 1,2 , Matthias Studer1,2
1 University of Geneva, Switzerland; 2 Swiss Centre of Expertise in Life Course Research LIVES, Geneva, Switzerland
Testing the U-shaped Evolution of Satisfaction along Life with Sequence Analysis Tools
Gilbert Ritschard
University of Geneva, Switzerland
Robustness assessment of regressions using cluster analysis typologies: a bootstrap procedure with application in state sequence analysis
Leonard Roth 1 , Matthias Studer2 , Emilie Zuercher1 , Isabelle Peytremann-Bridevaux1
1 Unisanté Lausanne, Switzerland; 2 University of Geneva, Switzerland
What Are We Looking For? A Comparative Review of Clustering Algorithms and Cluster Quality Indices for Sequence Analysis
Leonhard Unterlerchner , Matthias Studer
UNIGE, Switzerland
7:00pmConference dinner Location: Restaurant du Théâtre
9:00am - 10:30amSession 4A: Socio-economic inequality and mobility (2) Location: 2207 Session Chair: Claudia Finger
Dynamics of the occupational careers in Switzerland, 1946–2022 – A longitudinal analysis on occupational prestige in times of continuous economic modernization and changing labor market conditions based on the Swiss Household Panel
Richard Nennstiel , Rolf Becker
University of Bern, Switzerland
Financial Wellbeing After Retirement: The Hidden Benefits of Voluntary Saving Programs
Kremena Bachmann
ZHAW, Switzerland
The Expansion of Dual Full-Time Employment in Europe: Age, Cohort and Period Effects
Luana Marx , Fei Bian, Núria Sanchéz Mira
University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
The Resilient Middle Class: Families Reactions to Sudden Reductions in Premium Subsides
Melanie Häner-Müller, Nina Kalbermatter , Christoph A. Schaltegger
IWP at University of Lucerne, Switzerland
9:00am - 10:30amSession 4B: Exploring the impacts of COVID-19 on families and youth: A multifaceted examination Location: 2208 Session Chair: Irene Kriesi Session Chair: David Glauser
Graduating in times of crisis: The role of type of education for school-to-work transitions of VET graduates during Covid-19
Miriam Hänni 1 , David Glauser2 , Irene Kriesi1
1 Eidgenössische Hochschule für Berufsbildung, Switzerland; 2 Universität Bern, Schweiz
Transitions after an Apprenticeship: Impact of the COVID 19 Pandemic
Leonhard Unterlerchner , Matthias Studer
UNIGE, Switzerland
The COVID generation: the role of poverty and NEET trajectories for young people’s well-being pathways in two cohorts in Switzerland
Leen Vandecasteele 1 , Stephanie Steinmetz1 , Claire Janssen2
1 University of Lausanne, Switzerland; 2 FORS, Switzerland
10:30am - 11:00amCoffee break morning
11:00am - 12:00pmPlenary 2: Corinna Kleinert Location: 1620 New insights on career choice processes in Germany: Path dependencies between occupational choices, educational decisions, and training pathways
12:00pm - 1:00pmLunch Location: Restaurant Géopolis
1:00pm - 2:30pmSession 5A: Longitudinal surveys and methodological issues Location: 2207 Session Chair: Ben Jann
Beyond Surveys: Insights from a Decade of "mQoL Living Lab" Engagement
Igor Matias, Anna Ferrari, Pawel Prociow, Allan Berrocal, Vlad Manea, Alexandre de Masi, Mickael Fonseca, Katarzyna Wac
University of Geneva, Quality of Life Lab, Switzerland
Causal attributions of poverty: Validation of a measure across different survey types
Lionel Marquis , Jessy Sparer
UNIL, Switzerland
Mode effects in reporting and response of moved household members in a household panel survey
Oliver Lipps 1,2 , Marieke Voorpostel1
1 FORS, Switzerland; 2 University of Bern
Starting a longitudinal household survey in Austria: The Austrian Socio-Economic Panel
Monika Mühlböck 1,2 , Marc Plate3 , Lisa Ziemba3 , Georg Kanitsar1 , Patrick Lazarevic3
1 Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna, Austria; 2 University of Vienna, Austria; 3 Statistics Austria
1:00pm - 2:30pmSession 5B: Planning for the future: Multiple influences shaping educational and career choices Location: 2208 Session Chair: Sandra Hupka-Brunner Session Chair: Andrés Gomensoro
Work or study? Predictors of career decisions among Millennials and Generation Z.
Ingrid Schoon , Andrew Jenkins
University College London, UK, United Kingdom
Children-parents expectation gap and its relationship with upper secondary educational transitions in the Swiss context
Andrés Gomensoro 1,2 , Sandra Hupka-Brunner1 , Marieke Heers3
1 University of Bern, Switzerland; 2 University of Geneva, Switzerland; 3 Fors, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Educational and Employment Aspirations of Students and Their Realisation after Graduation in Germany
Stefan Hofherr , Sabine Walper
German Youth Institute (DJI), Germany
Social origins, school engagement, and NEET experiences during the school-to-work transition
Francesca Mele 1,2 , Ingrid Schoon3 , Kaspar Burger2,3
1 University of Zurich; 2 University of Potsdam; 3 University College London
2:30pm - 3:00pmCoffee break afternoon
3:00pm - 4:30pmSession 6A: Geographic mobility, migration and ethnic minorities Location: 2207 Session Chair: Andrés Gomensoro
Educational pathways of 16–25 year-olds from asylum backgrounds in Switzerland
Julie Falcon , Jacques Babel
Swiss Federal Statistical Office, Switzerland
Lonely life transitions: Longitudinal person-centered approach to understanding the role of local and transnational social connections for loneliness among refugees
Meta van der Linden1 , Emanuele Politi2 , Marija Dangubić 3
1 European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations (ERCOMER), Interdisciplinary Social Science, Utrecht University; 2 Center for Social and Cultural Psychology, KU Leuven; 3 Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne
Mobility as a way of life? Residential mobility, neighbourhood perception and social class in two gentrifying neighbourhoods in Cologne, Germany
Rebekka Damla Atakan , Alice Barth
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Germany
3:00pm - 4:30pmSession 6B: Education and labour market pathways (2) Location: 2208 Session Chair: Ingrid Schoon
Alignment of educational aspirations and perceived adequacy of training: Consequences on life satisfaction in the TREE longitudinal surveys
Rayana Abbou , Yoann Favre , Matilde Wenger, Marina Fiori
HEFP, Switzerland
ICT Interest and Self-concept as Determinants of Adolescents’ Vocational Choices: Implications for Gender Segregation in the Labor Market
Leo Röhlke 1 , Jessica M. E. Herzing1 , Andrés Gomensoro1,2 , Dominique Krebs-Oesch1,3
1 University of Bern, Switzerland; 2 University of Geneva, Switzerland; 3 Zurich University of Teacher Education (PH Zurich)
The effect of net equivalent professional income on the upper-secondary graduation rate of children in Switzerland
Jana Veselá , Jacques Babel
Swiss Federal Statistical Office, Switzerland
Youth occupational aspirations and life satisfaction: Evidence from Germany and the United Kingdom
Linda Heuer 1 , Brigitte Schels2
1 Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Germany; 2 Paris Lodron University of Salzburg
4:30pm - 5:30pmFarewell drinks & wrap-up Location: 1620