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An integrative analysis of sibling influences on adult children's care-giving for parents University of Antwerp
The extent to which, and the reasons why, children help to care for their parents are examined in an extensive range of literature. Although care for parents essentially takes place in parent–child dyads, many of these studies acknowledge that the amount of care a child gives is generally the outcome of collective decisions in multiple-child families. However, to our knowledge, no research in Europe enhances our understanding of how sibling ...
Does divorce change your personality? Examining the effect of divorce occurrence on the Big Five personality traits using panel surveys from three countries University of Antwerp
Experiencing a divorce can be challenging and have a lasting impact on people's lives, but does it change your personality? By making use of large panel surveys from Australia, Germany, and the United Kingdom, intra-individual change in the Big Five personality traits of those who separated during a four-year observation, was compared to that of those who remained married. We tested the replicability of divorce-induced personality change across ...
The female payer University of Antwerp
Nonresident mothers who formally pay child support are becoming increasingly prevalent. If the profile of female payers differs from that of men or if their payment is motivated differently, existing gender-based child support policies and enforcement strategies face significant challenges. This study uses the payment framework of male compliance to map the differences between male and female payers of child support. The analysis applies ...
Causes and consequences of family dissolution in Europe and post-divorce families University of Antwerp
This chapter looks at the uncoupling of relationships, both married and cohabiting. Relationship dissolution, and specifically divorce, is a phenomenon that has transformed the family lives of both adults and children in most Western countries for the past half-century. In this chapter, we first discuss the sociological and legal definitions of divorce, and describe the general societal trends in relationship dissolution. Next, we examine both ...
Selective taste management University of Antwerp
Currently, limited evidence-based guidelines exist for the effective management of chemotherapy induced dysgeusia in cancer outpatients. In this pilot study, we used innovative insights from gastrological sciences such as selective taste management to improve the taste of bread for cancer outpatients. We investigated whether it is feasible for cancer outpatients and family caregivers to bake personalized bread themselves at home and whether such ...
Justice is in the eye of the beholder University of Antwerp
This study aims to deepen our understanding of the perception of fairness in child support agreements. We build on the theory of reaching agreements and current knowledge considering justice perceptions in child support cases, applied to the specific case of Belgium, which lacks a uniform system for child support determination. Using qualitative in-depth interviews conducted with both ex-partners of a parental dyad, we analyze which factors ...
Accelerated digitalization under conditions of non-trust and fear, saving businesses post COVID-19 University of Antwerp
Covid-19 caused a disruption that pushed firms to urge transformation. Rapid transformation required a mindset shift in order to face the disruption and sustain businesses under elements of stress, urgency, fear and non-trust. One way to achieve that is the adoption of cloud technology; however, acceptance of such a new paradigm is still questionable by firms. The urgency under covid-19 conditions pushed leaders to reconsider technology based on ...
A preliminary meta-analysis of the big five personality traits' effect on marital separation University of Antwerp
In line with social exchange theory, the Big Five traits are hypothesized to affect marital stability. We performed a meta-analysis, which restricted the study selection to title searches and broad-scale Big Five trait effects. In total, 51 study effects were incorporated into the analysis (N = 25,153). The findings showed that neurotic, extraverted, and open individuals experience a higher risk of divorce, whereas conscientious individuals run ...
Who cares? An event history analysis of co-parenthood dynamics in Belgium University of Antwerp
Until the end of the twentieth century, child custody arrangements after separation typically continued the gendered pre-separation parenting division, with mothers taking up childcare and fathers paying child support. Recently, there has been a significant rise in co-parenting after separation, reflecting the trend towards more socio-economic, work- and childcare-related gender equality during the relationship. However, it remains unclear to ...