[Objective:] This study examines gender and socioeconomic inequalities in parental psychological wellbeing (parenting stress and psychological distress) during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany [Background:] The dramatic shift of childcare and schooling responsibility from formal institutions to...

[HINTERGRUND:] Die COVID-19-Pandemie (Corona Virus Disease 2019) hat innerhalb kürzester Zeit das gesellschaftliche Leben grundlegend verändert. Bei politischen Entscheidungen steht oft die Abwägung zwischen der Pandemiebekämpfung und den möglichen negativen wirtschaftlichen Konsequenzen im...

Das vielfältige Tätigkeitsfeld der Jugendhilfe im ambulanten Bereich ist von diversen – unter anderem psychischen – Einflussfaktoren geprägt, die sich auf die Gesundheit der pädagogischen Fachkräfte auswirken können.Die Zusammenhänge zwischen den gesundheitsförderlichen (Ressourcen)...

Seit Juni 2022 werden leistungsberechtigte Geflüchtete aus der Ukraine bereits kurz nach ihrer Einreise von den Jobcen- tern betreut. Mit welchen organisatori- schen Maßnahmen haben diese darauf reagiert? Welche Erfahrungen machen die Jobcenter bei der Betreuung dieser Menschen? Auf Basis von...

Childhood is a critical period for development of mental health: episodes of mental illness during this time often recur in adulthood but early intervention can be highly effective at reducing this persistence. Understanding determinants of child mental health is therefore key for the design of...

Despite increasing mental health problems and an existing care gap among university students, cost-effective solutions to bridge this gap are still lacking. Using a reflection intervention, we conduct a randomized controlled trial with undergraduate students in Germany. As part of a thought...

By European standards Ireland ranks high on many non-economic indicators of well-being. This paper explores how macroeconomic conditions have affected a range of these indicators. Time series data are used to explore the association between unemployment, inflation, and the level and growth rate...

This paper examines the effect that experiencing corruption has on an individual's mental health using microeconomic data from the Afrobarometer surveys. The results show a statistically significant and economically meaningful effect in both binary and ordered probit models using both an...

The aim of this study is to estimate the causal effect of cultural participation on health status. Cultural activities may directly impact upon health through palliative coping or substituting health-compromising behaviors. Cultural engagement may also facilitate the development of social...