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Alessandro Di Nallo @aledinal.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

@brunoarpino.bsky.social and I followed British couples over years, drawing on the NHPS and the UK Household Longitudinal Study, and the ones who disagreed politically were more likely to break up. Around Brexit the pattern was sharpest. That fault line still splits dinner tables.

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Sleeping With the Enemy: Partners’ Heterogamy by Political Preferences and Union Dissolution. Evidence From the United Kingdom | Demography | Duke University Press

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Alessandro Di Nallo @aledinal.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Our paper "Sleeping With the Enemy" is featured in the Süddeutsche Zeitung in "Wie viel Gegensatz verträgt die Liebe?" (how much opposition can love bear?), Sebastian Herrmann uses our study to make a point that political difference between partners has stopped being only a matter of taste.

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Alessandro Di Nallo @aledinal.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Huge thanks to Thea Grindstad and her great Norwegian/Danish crew

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Alessandro Di Nallo @aledinal.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Using the Norwegian MoBa cohort, we find no clear evidence that mid-pregnancy PFAS concentrations are associated with a recent miscarriage among women who have not experienced any pregnancy. Open access on Environmental Research 👇 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and miscarriage: The Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study

Miscarriage is prevalent, occurring in around 15% of recognized pregnancies. Yet modifiable determinants remain elusive. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl subs…

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Demographic Research @demresjournal.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

When do people become parents—and in what unions? @aledinal.bsky.social studies the risks of first parenthood (15–50) by union status and parental class across cohorts. Read more: www.demographic-research.org/articles/vol... #FamilyFormation #ReproducibleResearch

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Jasmin Abdel Ghany @jasminabdelghany.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

More than 9,000 studies, reports, & book chapters published based on 400+ DHS surveys that were conducted in 91 countries, according to our bibliometric analysis (by @aasli.bsky.social). The termination could set the global research community back for years or even decades. osf.io/preprints/so...

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Demography - the flagship journal of PAA @readdemography.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

“Sleeping With the Enemy…”: @aledinal.bsky.social & @brunoarpino.bsky.social examined data on nearly 30K British couples & found that couples holding divergent political party and Brexit preferences were at increased risk of union dissolution. @mpidr.bsky.social read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...

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Alessandro Di Nallo @aledinal.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

In short, political harmony (or mismatch) is a piece of the puzzle when we try to understand why some couples stay together and others break up. We thank the CRITEVENTS project, LIVES (UniL), @erc.europa.eu's projects DisCont and BIOSFER, and @mpidr.bsky.social for their great support.

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Alessandro Di Nallo @aledinal.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

So, not only individuals' ideologies, but also big political moments - like the Brexit debate - can strain a couple’s relationship. Our study shows that partners' political views substantially matter as much as their homogamy in age, education, religion, or ethnicity.

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Alessandro Di Nallo @aledinal.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Second, Brexit had an impact by itself. The 2016 referendum is a case study to examine the effects of emerging political cleavages. We found that couples with opposing views on Brexit (eg., Remain vs. Leave) had a higher risk of union dissolution.

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Alessandro Di Nallo @aledinal.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

First, we examined how political differences - measured by party closeness, voting intention, or reported vote - affect couple stability, using two British surveys (BHPS & UKHLS, 1991-2019). We found that political heterogamy is negatively associated with relationship stability.

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Alessandro Di Nallo @aledinal.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Relationships are often built on shared values and beliefs, but what happens when political preferences create a divide? @brunoarpino.bsky.social and I investigated how political (mis)match affects union dissolution in @readdemography.bsky.social read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

🚨New Publication📰🚨 Couples with Opposing Political Views Face Higher Risk of Separation💔 according to the findings of a new study in @readdemography.bsky.social by @brunoarpino.bsky.social (University of Padua) and @aledinal.bsky.social @mpidr.bsky.social. Read: www.demogr.mpg.de/go/separation

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

💡[SPOTLIGHT]💡 Study examines how pregnancy outcomes affect women’s health over time. @aledinal.bsky.social @mpidr.bsky.social compares the physical health of women who experienced pregnancy losses to those with live births. www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...

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Alessandro Di Nallo @aledinal.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

And huge thanks to @mpidr.bsky.social for the incredible support.

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Alessandro Di Nallo @aledinal.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Both studies use data from @usociety.bsky.social and were funded by the Understanding Society Fellowship and the ERC Synergy Grant BIOSFER. Special thanks to @selinkoksal.bsky.social, Alice Goisis, and @heinivaisanen.bsky.social for their great comments.

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Alessandro Di Nallo @aledinal.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Pregnancy loss, however, triggers deep, albeit short-term, emotional setbacks for women. Partners are less affected by pregnancy loss, though the effects on some indicators of SWB may be more persistent.

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Alessandro Di Nallo @aledinal.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Women report better subjective well-being one year before and after the transition to motherhood. Men's well-being either remains stable or slightly declines post-childbirth.

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Alessandro Di Nallo @aledinal.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

In the last couple of years, I’ve explored how involuntary pregnancy loss and live birth impact mental and physical health. Two recent articles - published in Population Development Review and European Journal of Public Health - shed light on these topics.

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

📣Call for Papers‼️ Climate Conference "Climate Change, Environmental Hazards and Population Dynamics" 📅Nov 11–12, 2025 🗺️@mpidr.bsky.social 📰Submission Deadline: May 15, 2025 www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even... @iussp.bsky.social @conteristo.bsky.social @ezagheni.bsky.social @ebrusanliturk.bsky.social

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 21/03/2024

We are very happy to welcome Alessandro Di Nallo @aledinal.bsky.social to the MPIDR. He will be working in the project BIOSFER and focus on causes and consequences of pregnancy loss, subfertility, and other reproductive health-related issues. www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...

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Alessandro Di Nallo @aledinal.bsky.social · 11/12/2023

The open access article is available on Socio-Economic Review.

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Alessandro Di Nallo @aledinal.bsky.social · 11/12/2023

This paper reveals that the state of joblessness is more complex than often portrayed in literature. The voluntariness and predictability of job end significantly influence how workers and their partners cope. Also, factors like stigma and self-perception likely play a role.

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Alessandro Di Nallo @aledinal.bsky.social · 11/12/2023

These findings also differ by gender. Women are more likely to be affected by their partners' job loss, whereas the opposite case is less common.

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Alessandro Di Nallo @aledinal.bsky.social · 11/12/2023

As one might expect, job separation significantly affects the worker more than the partner. However, less preventable and involuntary job terminations, like dismissals and redundancies, can also negatively impact the partners.

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Alessandro Di Nallo @aledinal.bsky.social · 11/12/2023

Other job separations, like fixed-term contract endings, often have minimal impact on workers who may seek jobs in advance. Terminations for undisclosed reasons are usually anticipated, with workers often feeling better afterwards, akin to resignations

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Alessandro Di Nallo @aledinal.bsky.social · 11/12/2023

In contrast, dismissals, which specifically target individual workers and are generally seen as more preventablethan redundancies, have a more significant impact. Their effects are typically observed only in the year they occur.

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Alessandro Di Nallo @aledinal.bsky.social · 11/12/2023

Though often seen as unavoidable and involuntary, redundancies can have negative effects on workers up to a year before they occur. This is likely due to rumors and union negotiations that make them widely known.

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Alessandro Di Nallo @aledinal.bsky.social · 11/12/2023

Not all forms of job termination impact workers and their partners equally. Dismissals and redundancies (such as mass lay-offs and downsizing) have a greater effect on workers' well-being compared to the conclusion of fixed-term contracts. doi.org/10.1093/ser/...

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Alessandro Di Nallo @aledinal.bsky.social · 06/10/2023

Good point. We do compare the risk of pregnancy loss for all those groups (job loss before, during and after gestation) in one of the sensitivity analyses. In the future we'd like to leverage register data and use a causal approach.

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Alessandro Di Nallo @aledinal.bsky.social · 06/10/2023

Socioeconomic context matters for pregnancy outcomes. @selinkoksal.bsky.social and I found that a woman or her partner's job loss during the pregnancy is associated with higher risk of miscarriage and stillbirth. The article is available on Human Reproduction doi.org/10.1093/humr...

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