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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

New paper by S. Matsuda 🔥 A factorial survey experiment (N = 2,270) finds that future narratives about the economy, population, and policy affect both marriage and fertility intentions among unmarried individuals in Japan. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

More years of life, but also more years lived happily? ▶️ New evidence from China points to a “compression of unhappiness”, with important socioeconomic disparities. - by Wan, Bousmah & @marilianep.bsky.social 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Vignoli (@florenceups.bsky.social) & @manuelastranges.bsky.social show that, in Europe, individuals in same-sex couples report lower subjective well-being compared to different-sex couples — but this gap is smaller in more legally and socially inclusive contexts. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

New publication by Permanyer & Sasson 🔥 👉 A novel method allows determining how important different factors are in explaining age-at-death variation when the population under study is partitioned across those factors simultaneously 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

📣 New publication! Fresh new paper by Gina Potarca about the parenthood life satisfaction premium in same-sex and different-sex couples in Europe! 👇👇👇 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

📣 New publication by Cameli, Lallo, Benassi & Di Felice. ▶️ The Authors find that a greater implementation of Italy's National Strategy for Inner Areas has not been systematically associated with improved demographic outcomes. Read more here: 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

New paper by Usala, Lombardi & @andreapriulla.bsky.social 🖥️ Italy is seeing a surge in online university enrolment, including among recent graduates. The paper explores how this choice impacts dropout risks for diverse student groups. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

New publication by Dimai & Brabec 🔥 👉 A Bayesian model for age at death with unequal adult mortality and cohort effects Available - as usual - open access! 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

New paper by @rishabhtyagi10.bsky.social, @peibich.bsky.social, @vegardskirbekk.bsky.social Using German longitudinal data, they find that involuntary job loss substantially increases the risk of marital dissolution. Little evidence of variation by gender norms. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Does the wealthy have more children❓ New Swedish register evidence shows only modest fertility gaps by wealth, but higher wealth among the childless, in particular among childless women - by @martinkolk.bsky.social 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Uncertainty is not just economic - and neither is fertility. The Thematic Series “The Inequality of Uncertainty” shows why a multidimensional and stratified approach is crucial to understand how uncertainty shapes family dynamics. 👇 Here's the intro to the TS 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

While Sweden is making language a requirement for citizenship, new study shows immigrants engage with SFI differently, reflecting motivations, inequalities, and challenges in accessing SFI and integration opportunities. 👉 Check the new paper by Samaneh Khaef 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

New publication! 🔥 Drawing on interviews with French same-sex couples, Carreira (@cris-sciencespo.bsky.social) analyses how social class shapes mothers’ stigma management in schooling, generating inequalities in access to protection against homophobia. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

📣 New publication by @mimmilou.bsky.social: 👉 In Sweden and Norway, non-Western migrants, especially men, are more likely to report positive fertility intentions under conditions of uncertainty - such as holding non-permanent contracts or anticipating job loss. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

For trans people, parenthood rates vary by age, peaking at 41% for trans men aged 45–49 and 43% for trans women aged 50–64, about half the rates of cisgender peers. 👉 New publication by @ylvamoberg.bsky.social, Tilley, & von Essen about Sweden 🇸🇪 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Double surnames have been legal in Italy since 2022. Why are they still rare? 👉 A new study by Carriero, Dotti Sani, Ladini & Molteni shows that social expectations, more than legal change, shape people’s choices. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

New publication by Ambrosetti (@elelona.bsky.social) & Hans Dietrich: 👉 The recent refugees’ inflow and the life satisfaction of residents in Germany Open access link: 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

📣 New publication by De Santis, Benassi, Carboni & Maltagliati 👇 From trends to spillover effects: an improved standardization method coupled with spatial analysis reveals hidden patterns in Italy’s municipal #mortality, 2002–2018. - #openaccess link: 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

New publication by Licari, Basile, Reynaud & Tucci 🔥 The uncertainty surrounding #Brexit has redirected Italian emigration: low-skilled Italian citizens and naturalized emigrants have chosen other destinations rather than the United Kingdom. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

New paper by Carlsson & @wooseongkim.bsky.social available #openaccess! 👉 Using GGS data, this study links depression to reduced propensity to state positive fertility intentions among Norwegian women and lower realisation of such intentions among Swedish women. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Years of Life Expectancy with Care Needs (YLCN) allow cross-country comparisons of the average years individuals are expected to live in states combining healthcare & social care needs. 👉 New paper by Calderón-Jaramillo, Spijker, @elirenteria.bsky.social, Alves 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

When uncertainty strikes, even a secure environment shakes: the childbearing advantage of secure employment fades once uncertainty enters one’s social context. 👉 New paper by @comochia.bsky.social & @marcoalbertini.bsky.social available on Genus! 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

New study on divorce by @elinaeinio.bsky.social & Ponkilainen shows that women divorcing men face larger losses in homeownership & in retaining the marital home than both their former husbands and women divorcing women. @pophel.bsky.social 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... PS. Happy New Year! 🥂

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

🔥 New paper by Lappegard, Kristensen & Dommermuth 👉 The authors use GGS data to show that reporting difficulties making ends meet is linked to a lower probability of realizing intended first births, net of employment status and income, in Norway. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

📣 New paper by @agnese-vitali.bsky.social & M. Juni! 👉 Workplace-based family-friendly policies matter: flexible working arrangements are positively associated with #fertility intentions in Italy 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

New in GENUS: how does parental relationship quality affect child wellbeing in step- vs. nuclear families? - By @lenacwt.bsky.social, @stefaniamolina.bsky.social, Alonso-Perez & Kreyenfeld 👉 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

New paper out in GENUS! 👉 "A recent fast change: diffusion and acceptance of homosexuality among university students in Northern Italy during the twenty-first century" - by Castiglioni, Dalla Zuanna & Colombo. Available #openaccess here: 🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

📣 Check out this new publication: "Beyond conservative gender roles: exploring the division of paid and unpaid labour among Italian same-sex couples" - by Gioia Geremia & @agnese-vitali.bsky.social 🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

New publication by @francescaluppi.bsky.social, Rosina & Testa: 👉 Parenthood and self-fulfilment: does having children matter to Italian young-adults? 🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Global sequence analysis (1995–2023) of LGB+ rights across 193 countries identifies six distinct paths and suggests that first democratic transition is associated with when and how rights spread - by @lisadevries.bsky.social & @annakarmann.bsky.social 🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

❓Do all non-binary people face the same barriers in education? Measuring gender in two dimensions—(1) cis/trans/something else and (2) binary/non-binary—uncovers new educational inequalities. 👉 New paper by @sabiberco.bsky.social available here: 🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

How is separation after childbirth linked to the labour earnings trajectories of mothers in Sweden and West Germany? Are there differences by mothers’ socioeconomic position? 👉 New paper by @sschmauk.bsky.social & A.-K. Nylin! 🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

🆕 Fresh in GENUS: A novel look at how migration changes what “replacement fertility” really means for European populations - by @nickparr.bsky.social. 🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

New evidence from Poland shows fertility fell with education after 1989, but women with strong cultural capital rebounded—highlighting the hidden role of class and culture in family patterns. 👉 New paper by Krzysztof Tymicki! 🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

👉Systematic review finds same-sex & different-sex parents show similar mental health, parenting stress & relationship quality. Same-sex parents face more stress related to discrimination and less family help. @yuxuanjin.bsky.social @denimazrekaj.bsky.social 🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

📣 New paper just published: "The influence of the documentation status on first employment outcomes in the host country: the case of Albanian returnees" - by Thaís García-Pereiro, Anna Paterno & Roberta Pace. 🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

❓: Is marriage ‘just a paper’? "Why men and women choose cohabitation over marriage in the Philippines: insights from focus group data" 👉 New paper by Bernice Kuang just published! 🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Despite Spain’s high life expectancy, migrants from Latin America, Asia & Africa are found to have a significant mortality advantage over natives, particularly men. New paper by @farid-flici.bsky.social, @sergitl.bsky.social & Permanyer available here: 🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

How does couples' stress relate to their shared childbearing goals? @karenguzzo.bsky.social, VanBergen, @wendymanning.bsky.social, @clairekampdush.bsky.social use @nchatstudy.bsky.social to find out! Link to the study #openaccess: 🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

New publication by @manuelastranges.bsky.social & Wolff! 👉 Family matters: among young migrants, minors entering with relatives stay much longer in reception centers. Over one half leave voluntarily, with exit reasons varying by origin and family status. 🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

👉 New paper by Caltabiano, Meggiolaro & Tocchioni (@florenceups.bsky.social) suggests that parental separation has a strong cultural effect on children’s trajectories to adulthood, especially on the formation of household, but also on economic independence. 🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

How do different uncertainties shape fertility intentions in the US? Badolato, @karenguzzo.bsky.social, @srhayford.bsky.social unpack goal uncertainty, realization uncertainty & intensity of fertility goals highlighting age, parity & socioeconomic differences 🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Here’s a fresh read for your Monday brain🧠: A new article by Mendola and Busetta on refugees’ health in Germany - now out in GENUS and available #openaccess. 👉 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Levels of #loneliness decline across cohorts, possibly because the negative impact of increased individualism on loneliness outweighs the positive effect of reduced family size across generations. 👉 New paper by Liat Raz-Yurovich available #OpenAccess 🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Using longitudinal population-based survey data from Australia, Ester Lazzari examines whether dealing with the uncertainty of #infertility prompts men and women to revise their pre-existing fertility preferences. 🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

New publication by Karun, McDougal & Singh: 👉Sex disparities in health of older adults in India: assessing the morbidity-mortality paradox through disability-free life expectancy. 🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

👉 Can distinct trajectories of fertility expectations be identified among Dutch childless? Do trajectories differ in terms of self-reported societal pessimism? Read the answers in the new paper by @katyaoivanova.bsky.social 👇 🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

❓How open and effective are EU asylum systems? Forte, Gatti, Gabrielli, Benassi & Strozza propose the RIP index to measure States’ capability to grant protection. Major disparities emerged before, during and after 2015–2016 refugee crisis. 🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

👉 Check our new publication - by Li, Cheng, Liu & @emitanaka.org: "Analysis of international life expectancies with manifold learning and neural networks" 🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

🚨 Concern about climate change is linked to lower fertility intentions in Italy. 👉 New study out in Genus by @chiarapuglisi.bsky.social, Daniele Vignoli @florenceups.bsky.social & Raya Muttarak. 🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

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