Contemporary societies are characterized by growing diversity in family forms and living arrangements, alongside profound demographic shifts, such as aging populations. Understanding the relationship between family diversity and its impact on various health outcomes throughout the life course is crucial for comprehending and addressing social and health disparities. Empirical research at the intersection of health research and family sociology is currently experiencing rapid expansion, partly due to the growing availability of rich register data that enables this type of research. This workshop aims to bring together scholars working on topics related to family diversity and health.
June 29
13:00–13:30 Welcome
13:30–14:45 Session 1: Partnership Dissolution, Death and Mental Health Chair: Michaela Kreyenfeld
- Carla Grindel, Andrea Tilstra, Alessandro Ferrara, Zaza Zindel, Stefanie Theuring, Yasemin Soysal & Christiaan Monden: When Partnerships End: Mental Health Consequences of Union Dissolution by Own and Partner’s Migration Background in the Netherlands
- Sandra Krapf, Pauline Kleinschlömer, Adrian Greiner & Henriette Engelhardt: Do Breakups Change Routines? Physical Activity Before and After Union Dissolution
- Elena Bassoli, Peter Eibich & Xianhua Zai: The Mental Health Consequences of Spousal Bereavement
14:45–15:15 Coffee Break
15:15-16:30 Session 2: Family Dynamics, Inequality, and Well-Being Chair: Carla Rowold
- Sonia Bhalotra, Timo Hener, Ria Ivandić & Anne Sophie Lassen: The Socio-Economic Gradient in Reporting of Domestic Violence
- Sandrine Metzger, Nadia Steiber, Anna Baranowska-Rataj & Laura Zilian: The Social Gradient in Infant Health from a Couple-Level Perspective
16:30–16:50 Coffee Break
16:50-17:40 Session 3: Life Course Trajectories and Midlife Outcomes Chair: Sarah Schmauk
- Yan Zhang, Ann Berrington & Seb Stannard: British Parents’ Trajectories of Partnership and Fertility and Midlife Mental Health
- Pauline Kleinschlömer, Sabine Diabaté & Helena Ludwig-Walz: The Family Factor: The Impact of Life Events on Loneliness
17:40-18:15 Session 4: New Register Data for Germany Chair: Martin Brünger
- Katharina Werhan & other DIDI-members: New Insights from German Register Data
18:30 Get together
June 30
09:00–10:15 Session 5: Siblings, Childhood & Long-Term Outcomes Chair: Jennifer Marie Burchardi
- Liina Junna, Lauren Bishop, Hanna Remes &Pekka Martikainen: Sibling Complexity and Mental Health Outcomes in Late Adolescence – Evidence from Finnish Birth Cohorts
- Lauren Bishop, Philipp Dierker, Pekka Martikainen, Liina Junna & Hanna Remes: Timing of Sibling Complexity During Children’s Early Life Courses and Subsequent Psychiatric Morbidity and Education
- Raffaele Guetto, Giulia Feltrin, Elena Pirani & Daniele Vignoli: The Long-Term Outcomes of Parental Separation on Children’s Subjective Well-Being
10:15–10:45 Coffee Break
10:45–12:00 Session 6: Parenthood, Care Work & Adult Well-Being Chair: Kar Man Tan
- Fartein Ask Torvik, Bjørn-Atle Reme & Jonathan Wörn: Changing Associations Between Mental Health Problems and Transitioning to Parenthood in Times of Falling Fertility
- Sina Löwe: Experiencing the Demands of Parenthood: How Unpaid Care Work Shapes Parental Well-Being in Germany
- Tommaso Aicard: Health Trajectories of Spousal Caregivers for Partners with Different Long-Standing Conditions
12:00–13:30 Lunch Break
13:30–14:45 Session 7: Fertility, Mortality & Health Selection Chair: Pavel Grigoriev
- Henrik-Alexander Schubert, Øystein Kravdal & Emilie S. Dahlberg: Postpartum Complications and Subsequent Childbearing
- Sebastian Klüsener, Kieron Barclay & Mara Barschkett: Parity-Specific Fertility and Post-Reproductive Premature Cause-Specific Mortality
- Lauren Bishop, Philipp Dierker, Pekka Martikainen, Liina Junna & Hanna Remes: Spillover Effects of Sisters’ MAR Experiences on Timing of Own Fertility
14:45–15:00 Coffee & Cake Break
15:00–16:00 Session 8: Perspective of Health & Family Research Moderator: Paul Gellert
16:00 End of conference
