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Young, Muslim and poor: the persistent impacts of the pandemic on mental health in the UK

Journal Article - July 1, 2024

1. Life Course Analysis
2. Psychology
3. Health
4. Poverty
5. Covid-19
6. Demography
7. Well Being
8. Social Stratification
9. Social Groups
10. Young People
11. Ethnic Groups
12. Religion

Publication

Seeing the teacher through my peers’ eyes? A social network study on adolescents’ teaching quality perceptions

Journal Article - June 1, 2024

1. Psychology
2. Social Networks
3. Education
4. Young People
5. Social Psychology

Publication

Fathers taking leave: evaluating the impact of shared parental leave in the UK

Research Paper, IZA Discussion Papers, 17076 - June 1, 2024

1. Labour Market
2. Households
3. Life Course Analysis
4. Psychology
5. Economics
6. Public Policy
7. Childbearing: Fertility
8. Sociology Of Labour
9. Law And Legislation
10. Sociology Of Households
11. Caregiving

Publication

Influence of maternal past non-transport pro-environmental behaviours on young adults’ sustainable transport

Journal Article - June 1, 2024

1. Social Attitudes
2. Environmental Sociology
3. Travel
4. Young People
5. Child Development
6. Social Behaviour
7. Sociology Of Households
8. Social Psychology
9. Transport

Publication

Text messages to incentivise response in a web-first sequential mixed-mode survey

Journal Article - June 1, 2024

1. Surveys
2. Survey Methodology
3. Psychology
4. Information And Communication Technologies

Publication

Genetically predicted systemic inflammation and the risk of atrial fibrillation: a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization study

Journal Article - June 1, 2024

1. Health
2. Biology
3. Genetics
4. Medicine

Publication

Material deprivation and the Brexit referendum: a spatial multilevel analysis of the interplay between individual and regional deprivation

Journal Article - June 1, 2024

1. Psychology
2. Poverty
3. Area Effects
4. Regional Economics
5. Geography
6. Politics
7. Elections. Electoral Behaviour
8. International Economic Relations
9. Sociology

Publication

Fertility postponement, economic uncertainty, and the increasing income prerequisites of parenthood

Journal Article - June 1, 2024

1. Labour Market
2. Income Dynamics
3. Household Economics
4. Economics
5. Demography
6. Finance
7. Childbearing: Fertility
8. Societies
9. Social Change
10. Young People

Publication

Transition to adulthood in an intergenerational family context: a cohort and gender analysis based on Understanding Society

Understanding Society Working Paper Series, 2024-06 - June 5, 2024 - download  

1. Life Course Analysis
2. Demography
3. Social Change
4. Social Stratification
5. Young People
6. Sociology Of Households

Publication

Does training beget training over the life course? Cumulative advantage in work-related non-formal training participation in Germany and the UK

Journal Article - June 1, 2024

1. Labour Market
2. Life Course Analysis
3. Education
4. Sociology Of Labour
5. Higher Education
6. Training: Labour Market
7. Sociology

Publication

Conflicting economic policies and mental health: evidence from the UK national living wage and benefits freeze

Journal Article - September 1, 2024

1. Labour Market
2. Income Dynamics
3. Psychology
4. Health
5. Poverty
6. Welfare Benefits
7. Economics
8. Public Policy
9. Wages And Earnings
10. Living Standards
11. Well Being
12. Sociology Of Labour
13. Economic Policy

Podcast

Survey response rates during the Covid pandemic

ISER’s Dr Pablo Cabrera Alvarez talks about survey response rates and what happened to Understanding Society during the Covid pandemic, when interviewers couldn’t get to see participants face to face.

Publication

Air pollution reduces the individuals’ life satisfaction through health impairment

Journal Article - June 1, 2024

1. Life Course Analysis
2. Psychology
3. Environmental Sociology
4. Health
5. Area Effects
6. Well Being
7. Geography

Event

Alternative Measures of Teachers’ Value Added and Impact on Short and Long-Term Outcomes: Evidence From Random Assignment

Presented by: Rigissa Megalokonomou, Monash University, Australia

Venue: 5B.307

Publication

Left out of the left behind? Ethnic minority support for Brexit

Journal Article - May 30, 2024

1. Psychology
2. Economics
3. Demography
4. Social Stratification
5. Politics
6. Elections. Electoral Behaviour
7. Ethnic Groups
8. Public Opinion

Event

Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis 2024: Machine Learning for Estimating Treatment Effects from Observational Data

Presented by: Paul Clarke, Damien Machlanski and Annalivia Polselli

Venue: University of Essex & Online

Publication

Exploring residential relocation – differences between newcomers and settled residents in health, travel behaviour and neighbourhood perceptions

Journal Article - May 1, 2024

1. Households
2. Psychology
3. Commuting
4. Environmental Sociology
5. Travel
6. Health
7. Area Effects
8. Well Being
9. Geography
10. Migration

Publication

Why wealth inequality matters

Report - May 1, 2024

1. Economics
2. Demography
3. Finance
4. Wages And Earnings
5. Savings And Assets
6. Housing Market
7. Social Change
8. Social Stratification
9. Social Sciences
10. Ethnic Groups
11. Social Mobility
12. Social Structure
13. Sociology

Publication

Association between local amenities, travel behaviours and urban planning: a spatial analysis of a nationwide UK household panel study

Journal Article - May 1, 2024

1. Environmental Sociology
2. Travel
3. Health
4. Area Effects
5. Town Planning
6. Geography
7. Transport

Publication

Adaptive social protection in Indonesia: stress-testing the effect of a natural disaster on poverty and vulnerability

Journal Article - May 1, 2024

1. Households
2. Income Dynamics
3. Social Policy
4. Microsimulation
5. Poverty
6. Taxation
7. Welfare Benefits
8. Geography