Projects
The strengths of intergenerational ties in the COVID-19 pandemic: a comparative study Ghent University
During the 2020 pandemic, experts have referred to the changing or even detrimental impact of the recent lockdowns on family relations. Most claims were based on anecdotal evidence or, at best, at small-scale non-representative ad hoc surveys. This study will gain insights in intergenerational relationships drawing on nationally representative samples in a European comparative perspective.
The topic of intergenerational relationships ...
The gendered care perspective: a dynamic and systemic approach to intergenerational solidarity. University of Antwerp
The Function and Criteria of Intergenerational Inheritance Law. University of Antwerp
Feeding the Ties with 'Home': The Intergenerational Transmission of Transnational Attachments and Practices. University of Antwerp
Social and ethnic inequalities in intergenerational social mobility: the role of the educational macro context. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
widening across the Western world. Simultaneously, mass-education
transformed societies in “schooled societies”, where educational
systems became central institutions with a primary role in cultural
beliefs, social stratification and mobility. However, comparative
research into intergenerational social mobility has been restricted to
an ...
The role of parental reflective functioning, stress reactivity and psychological control in the intergenerational transmission of psychopathology in early adolescence: A longitudinal experimental psychopathology approach Ghent University
Research has amply shown that the prevalence of mental disorders increases substantially in adolescence Hence, it is crucially important to investigate vulnerability factors implicated in the development of psychopathology in this developmental phase Although research findings have clearly shown that that adolescence is a particularly stressful period for both parents and adolescents, stress reactivity and its role in the development of ...
The role of parental reflective functioning, stress reactivity and psychological control in the intergenerational transmission of psychopathology in early adolescence: A longitudinal experimental psychopathology approach KU Leuven
Research has amply shown that the prevalence of mental disorders increases substantially in adolescence. Hence, it is crucially important to investigate vulnerability factors implicated in the development of psychopathology in this developmental phase. Although research findings have clearly shown that that adolescence is a particularly stressful period for both parents and adolescents, stress reactivity and its role in the development of ...
Identifying key mechanisms in the mobility out of poverty of poor single-parent families throughout intergenerational dimensions of time Ghent University
Child poverty is a persistent social problem and constitutes an important subject of social work research.. This research project aims to examine which agency and strategies are developed by single mothers, children and social workers and experienced as supportive in order to realize the mobility of single mothers and children out of poverty through intergenerational dimensions of time.