Conference Agenda

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Session Overview
Date: Wednesday, 04/June/2025
9:30am
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10:00am
Registration and welcome coffee
10:00am
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11:00am
Plenary 1: Flaviana Palmisano
Location: 1620
Normative Perspectives on Welfare Distributions and Their Evolution
11:00am
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11:15am
Short break
Short break to change rooms
11:15am
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1:00pm
Session 1A: Education and labour market pathways (1)
Location: 2207
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. Wyss1, Christof Nägele2, Barbara E. Stalder1

1: Pädagogische Hochschule Bern, Switzerland; 2: Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz, Switzerland



Unravelling the Link: How Teaching Shapes Student Engagement

Miriam Weich1, Richard Göllner2, Barbara E. Stalder1

1: Bern University of Teacher Education, Switzerland; 2: University of Potsdam

Session 1B: Politics and attitudes
Location: 2208
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 Niederhäuser1, Valérie-Anne Ryser2, Claire Janssen2

1: Université de Genève; 2: FORS



The influence of family background on offspring’s political orientation across generations

Matteo Alessandro Ruberto1, Egidio Riva2, Mario Lucchini2

1: SUPSI, Switzerland; 2: Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Italy



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

Session 1C: Gender and fertility
Location: 2224
Chair: Sandra Hupka-Brunner
 

(Non-) parenthood among individuals affected by infant institutionalization

Nina Graf1, 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 Bornatici1,2, 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 Bonelli1, 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 Ryser1, Jean-Marie Le Goff2

1: FORS, Switzerland; 2: Faculté des sciences sociales et politiques, UNIL

1:00pm
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2:00pm
Lunch break
Location: Restaurant Géopolis
2:00pm
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3:30pm
Session 2A: Students’ integration in school and their transitions to upper secondary education – Insights from Swiss longitudinal data
Location: 2207
Chair: Robin Benz
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

Session 2B: Studies on the New Religion Module of the Swiss Household Panel
Location: 2208
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 Huber1, 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 Allemand1,2,3, 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 Burau1, 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 Monnot1, Boris Wernli2

1: Faculty of Protestant Theology, University of Strasbourg; 2: FORS, Switzerland

Session 2C: Health and wellbeing dynamics
Location: 2224
Chair: Egidio Riva
 

Short- and longer-term consequences of the pandemic on subjective well-being: heterogeneity among the “COVID Generation”

Egidio Riva1, 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 Reinecke1, 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 Mader1,2, Annette Fahr1, 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 Mariano1, 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
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4:00pm
Coffee break
4:00pm
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5:30pm
Session 3A: Exploring the Effects of Gender and Social Origin on Occupational Aspirations and Educational Trajectories: Insights from the DAB Panel Study
Location: 2207
Chair: Sara Möser
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 Möser1, Corinna Kleinert2,3

1: Universität Bern, Switzerland; 2: Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsverläufe; 3: Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg



What’s worth Dreaming of to Whom? The Gendered and Classed Logics Behind Occupational Aspirations

Diego Strassmann Rocha1, Marie Labussière2

1: Bremen University, Germany; 2: University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

Session 3B: Socio-economic inequality and mobility
Location: 2208
Chair: Eric Crettaz
 

Genes and Equality of Opportunity in Life Chances

Alicia Garcia-Sierra1, Sonia Petrini1, Michael Grätz1,2

1: University of Lausanne, Switzerland; 2: Stockholm University, Sweden



Mind the Gap: Multigenerational family effects on cognitive skill formation

Jonas Bühler1, 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



Unveiling family dynamics under economic hardship: Financial stress processes, interpersonal resources, and children’s academic achievements

Yuka Temmyo

University of Zurich, Switzerland



Civic Engagement among Female Homemakers: A Longitudinal Perspective

Lea Kröner

Utrecht Universty, Netherlands, The

Session 3C: Sequence analysis: Methodological developments and innovative applications using Swiss longitudinal databases
Location: 2224
Chair: Matthias Studer
Chair: Kevin Emery
 

Clustering With Missing Data in Sequence Analysis.

Kevin Emery1,2, 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 Roth1, 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

7:00pm Conference dinner
Location: Restaurant du Théâtre
Date: Thursday, 05/June/2025
9:00am
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10:30am
Session 4A: Socio-economic inequality and mobility (2)
Location: 2207
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

Session 4B: Exploring the impacts of COVID-19 on families and youth: A multifaceted examination
Location: 2208
Chair: Irene Kriesi
Chair: David Glauser
 

Parental stress during the COVID-19 pandemic and wellbeing of children: A longitudinal study of negative affect

Marieke Voorpostel1, Dawid Gondek1, Núria Sánchez-Mira2

1: FORS, Switzerland; 2: University of Neuchâtel



Graduating in times of crisis: The role of type of education for school-to-work transitions of VET graduates during Covid-19

Miriam Hänni1, 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 Vandecasteele1, Stephanie Steinmetz1, Claire Janssen2

1: University of Lausanne, Switzerland; 2: FORS, Switzerland

10:30am
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11:00am
Coffee break morning
11:00am
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12:00pm
Plenary 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
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1:00pm
Lunch
Location: Restaurant Géopolis
1:00pm
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2:30pm
Session 5A: Longitudinal surveys and methodological issues
Location: 2207
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 Lipps1,2, Marieke Voorpostel1

1: FORS, Switzerland; 2: University of Bern



Starting a longitudinal household survey in Austria: The Austrian Socio-Economic Panel

Monika Mühlböck1,2, Marc Plate3, Lisa Ziemba3, Georg Kanitsar1, Patrick Lazarevic3

1: Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna, Austria; 2: University of Vienna, Austria; 3: Statistics Austria

Session 5B: Planning for the future: Multiple influences shaping educational and career choices
Location: 2208
Chair: Sandra Hupka-Brunner
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 Gomensoro1,2, 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 Mele1,2, Ingrid Schoon3, Kaspar Burger2,3

1: University of Zurich; 2: University of Potsdam; 3: University College London

2:30pm
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3:00pm
Coffee break afternoon
3:00pm
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4:30pm
Session 6A: Geographic mobility, migration and ethnic minorities
Location: 2207
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 Dangubić3

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



Minority Leadership Paradox? The Role of Ethnicity of Boss in the Wages of Ethnic Minorities in the UK

Jagriti Tanwar1, Alita Nandi2

1: University of Westminster, United Kingdom; 2: University of Essex, United Kingdom



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

Session 6B: Education and labour market pathways (2)
Location: 2208
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 Röhlke1, 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 Heuer1, Brigitte Schels2

1: Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Germany; 2: Paris Lodron University of Salzburg

4:30pm
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5:30pm
Farewell drinks & wrap-up
Location: 1620

 
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