Marieke Voorpostel
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Marieke Voorpostel
Dr.
Senior researcher
Office 5646
+41 (0)21 692 37 27
marieke.voorpostel@fors.unil.ch
Languages: English, French, German, Dutch
Biography
Marieke Voorpostel received her PhD in sociology from Utrecht University in 2007. She was a Post-doc at Utrecht University and a visiting scholar at the Department of Sociology of the University of Oxford. She started working for the Swiss Household Panel in 2008.
Expertise
Marieke Voorpostel is part of the Swiss Household Panel team. She is also the editor of the FORS Working Paper Series. Her research focuses on various topics within family sociology, such as relationship formation and dissolution, new family forms and political and civic involvement in the family. She also studies attrition and nonresponse in longitudinal surveys.
Publications
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2001
A research note on the potential impact of panel attrition on the relationship between variables
Voorpostel Marieke, Rothenbühler Martina, Roberts Caroline, Vandenplas Caroline, 2018/12/01. FORS Working Paper Series 2018-1.
The link between separation and political party preference: selectivity or causal influence?
Voorpostel Marieke, Coffe Hilde, Kuhn Ursina, 2018/11/19. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties pp. 1-22. Peer-reviewed.
Exploring the cohabitation gap in relationship dissolution and health and wellbeing: A longitudinal analysis of transitions from cohabitation and marriage in Switzerland and Australia
Hewitt Belinda, Voorpostel Marieke, Turrell Gavin, 2018. pp. 31-46 dans Tillmann Robin, Voorpostel Marieke, Farago Peter (eds.) Social dynamics in Swiss society: Empirical studies based on the Swiss Household Panel, Springer.
Fictive kin and families of choice in the European context
Voorpostel Marieke, 2018. Family Focus FF75 pp. F1-F3.
Social Dynamics in Swiss Society. Empirical Studies Based on the Swiss Household Panel
Tillmann Robin, Voorpostel Marieke, Farago Peter, 2018., Springer International Publishing.
Self-reported health among lone mothers in Switzerland : Do employment and education matter?
Struffolino E., Bernardi L., Voorpostel M., 2016. Population-E, 71 (2) pp. 187-214. Peer-reviewed.
The Swiss Household Panel Study : Observing social change since 1999
Tillmann R., Voorpostel M., Kuhn U., Lebert F., Ryser V.-A., Lipps O., Wernli B., Antal E., 2016/01. Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, 7 (1) pp. 64-78.
Turnover as a Strategy to Escape Job Insecurity : the Role of Family Determinants in Dual-Earner Couples
Lebert Florence, Voorpostel Marieke, 2016. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 37 (3) pp. 407-421. Peer-reviewed.
Attrition in the Swiss Household Panel : are vulnerable groups more affected than others ?
Rothenbühler M., Voorpostel M., 2016. pp. 221-242 dans Oris M., Roberts C., Joye D., Ernst-Staehli M. (eds.) Surveying human vulnerabilities across the life course chap. 10, Springer.
Parenthood and Well-Being : the Moderating Role of Leisure and Paid Work
Roeters A., Mandemakers J.J., Voorpostel M., 2016. European Journal of Population, 32 (3) pp. 381-401. Peer-reviewed.
Families and aging : toward an interdisciplinary family-level approach
Blieszner R., Voorpostel M., 2016. pp. 327-348 dans Bengtson V., Settersten R. (eds.) Handbook of theories of aging, Springer.
The effect of parental separation on young adults' political and civic participation
Voorpostel M, Coffé H., 2015. Social Indicators Research, 124 (1) pp. 295-316. Peer-reviewed.
Disagreements among cohabiting and married couples in 22 European countries
Van der Lippe T., Voorpostel M., Hewitt B., 2014. Demographic Research, 31 pp. 247-274. Peer-reviewed.
Leisure time with a partner
Voorpostel M., 2014. pp. 3530-3530 dans Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-being Research, Michalos, A.C..
Just like family: Fictive kin relationships in the Netherlands
Voorpostel M., 2013. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 68 (5) pp. 816-824. Peer-reviewed.
Persistent Social Inequalities
Tillmann R., Voorpostel M. (eds.), 2012/07. Swiss Journal of Sociology, 38, Seismo.
For better or worse: Associations between the experience of negative life events and positive and negative sibling relationship characteristics
Voorpostel M., van der Lippe T., Flap H., 2012/05. International Sociology, 27 (3) pp. 329-346. Peer-reviewed.
Transitions in partnership and parental status, gender, and political and civic participation
Voorpostel M., Coffé H., 2012/02. European Sociological Review, 28 (1) pp. 28-42. Peer-reviewed.
Sociaal kapitaal in partner relaties: Sociale en politieke participatie
Voorpostel M., Van der Lippe T., 2012. pp. 295-307 dans Volker B. (eds.) Over gaten, bruggen en witte paters - Sociaal kapitaal in sociologisch onderzoek, Rozenberg Publishers.
The importance of discretionary and fictive kin relationships for older adults
Voorpostel M., 2012. pp. 243-259 dans Blieszner R., Bedford V.H. (eds.) Handbook of Families and Aging, Praeger.
A Swiss neighbourhood index of socioeconomic position: Development and Association with Mortality
Panczak R., Galobardes B., Voorpostel M., Spoerri A., Zwahlen M., Egger M., 2012. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 66 (12) pp. 1129-1136. Peer-reviewed.
Sibling relationships in Dutch and immigrant families
Voorpostel M., Schans D., 2011/12. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 34 (12) pp. 2027-2047. Peer-reviewed.
Not accepted by the family: "Being difficult" or "being different"?
Komter A., Voorpostel M., Pels T., 2011/02. Journal of Family Issues, 32 (2) pp. 237-263. Peer-reviewed.
Attrition in the Swiss Household Panel: Is change associated with drop-out?
Voorpostel M., Lipps O., 2011. Journal of Official Statistics, 27 (2) pp. 301-318. Peer-reviewed.
Attrition in the Swiss Household Panel: Is change associated with later drop-out?
Voorpostel M., Lipps O., 2011. Journal of Official Statistics, 27 (2) pp. 301-318. Peer-reviewed.
De relatie tussen volwassen broers en zussen in autochtone en allochtone families
Voorpostel M., Schans D., 2010/10. Migrantenstudies, 26 (3) pp. 241-261. Peer-reviewed.
Attrition patterns in the Swiss Household Panel: An analysis of demographic characteristics and social involvement
Voorpostel M., 2010. Swiss Journal of Sociology, 36 (2) pp. 359-377. Peer-reviewed.
Young people, parents and radical right voting: The case of the Swiss People's Party
Coffé H., Voorpostel M., 2010. Electoral Studies, 29 (3) pp. 435-443. Peer-reviewed.
Spending time together : Changes over four decades in leisure time spent with a spouse
Voorpostel M., Van der Lippe T., Gershuny J., 2010. Journal of Leisure Research, 42 (2) pp. 243-365. Peer-reviewed.
Changes in leisure time with a partner : A transformation of intimacy ?
Voorpostel M., Van der Lippe T., Gershuny J., 2009. Social Indicators Research, 93 (1) pp. 165-169. Peer-reviewed.
Parental divorce and sibling relationships : A research note
Poortman A.R., Voorpostel M., 2009. Journal of Family Issues, 30 (1) pp. 74-91. Peer-reviewed.
Niet geaccepteerd door de familie : Een kwestie van 'moeilijk zijn' of 'anders zijn'? = Not accepted by the family : A matter of 'being difficult' or 'being different'?
Komter A., Voorpostel M., 2009. Mens & Maatschappij, 84 pp. 46-71. Peer-reviewed.
Intergenerational solidarity and support between adult siblings
Voorpostel M., Blieszner R., 2008. Journal of Marriage and Family, 70 pp. 157-167. Peer-reviewed.
Sibling support: The exchange of help among brothers and sisters in the Netherlands
Voorpostel M., 2007/03. 165, Utrecht University, Tanja van der Lippe (dir.).
Siblings and friends : Two worlds apart ?
Voorpostel M., Van der Lippe T., 2007. Journal of Marriage and Family, 69 pp. 1271-1282. Peer-reviewed.
Similar or different ? The importance of similarities and differences for support between siblings
Voorpostel M., Van der Lippe T., Dykstra P.A., Flap H., 2007. Journal of Family Issues, 28 (8) pp. 1026-1053. Peer-reviewed.
Jongeren en cultuur : Een verklaring voor verschillen in deelname aan elitaire en populaire cultuur = Youth and culture : An explanation of differences in highbrow and popular cultural participation
Voorpostel M., Van der Lippe T., 2001. Mens & Maatschappij, 76 pp. 202-220.
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