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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

Social Dynamics in Swiss Society. Empirical Studies Based on the Swiss Household Panel

Tillmann Robin, Voorpostel Marieke, Farago Peter, 2018., Springer International Publishing.

[DOI] [serval:BIB_2FE63E17FD67]

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.

[URN] [DOI] [serval:BIB_7EF52161CD4E]

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.

[DOI] [serval:BIB_63B30F945CBD]

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.

[URN] [DOI] [serval:BIB_CE6DB50A3AB5]

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.

[DOI] [serval:BIB_9CF0367CD1A7]

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.

[URN] [DOI] [serval:BIB_20747751C52C]

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.

[URN] [serval:BIB_FD246B43B394]

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.

[DOI] [serval:BIB_A03B841ADF32]

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.

[DOI] [WoS] [serval:BIB_2DE0053D1904]

Leisure time with a partner

Voorpostel M., 2014. pp. 3530-3530 dans Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-being Research, Michalos, A.C..

[serval:BIB_1260B88D3FC9]

Just like family: Fictive kin relationships in the Netherlands

Voorpostel M., 2013. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 68 (5) pp. 816-824. Peer-reviewed.

[DOI] [Pmid] [serval:BIB_904691FFEDD6]

Persistent Social Inequalities

Tillmann R., Voorpostel M. (eds.), 2012/07. Swiss Journal of Sociology, 38, Seismo.

[serval:BIB_A9B58BBF07D7]

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.

[DOI] [serval:BIB_A71A92492266]

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.

[DOI] [serval:BIB_595B2FD07300]

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.

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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.

[DOI] [WoS] [serval:BIB_E37297AF5F40]

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.

[serval:BIB_CE3D0CC56A53]

Sibling relationships in Dutch and immigrant families

Voorpostel M., Schans D., 2011/12. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 34 (12) pp. 2027-2047. Peer-reviewed.

[DOI] [serval:BIB_9F8CC662C77B]

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.

[DOI] [serval:BIB_69DF7B080142]

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.

[URN] [serval:BIB_4B2F09BBA118]

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.

[URN] [serval:BIB_324F42279275]

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.

[serval:BIB_B008E0A37383]

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.

[serval:BIB_78D83DD99A6F]

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.

[DOI] [serval:BIB_6776C4ADC560]

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.

[serval:BIB_99E5D5CC4B51]

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.

[DOI] [serval:BIB_B2099D8A8F62]

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.

[serval:BIB_165ACA9B33C9]

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.

[DOI] [serval:BIB_DA678C648432]

Intergenerational solidarity and support between adult siblings

Voorpostel M., Blieszner R., 2008. Journal of Marriage and Family, 70 pp. 157-167. Peer-reviewed.

[DOI] [serval:BIB_ECD398EE2365]

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.).

[serval:BIB_DDD50A9F039D]

Siblings and friends : Two worlds apart ?

Voorpostel M., Van der Lippe T., 2007. Journal of Marriage and Family, 69 pp. 1271-1282. Peer-reviewed.

[DOI] [serval:BIB_5D012576DDA0]

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.

[DOI] [serval:BIB_0048AC7D5244]

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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