Germany has seen the arrival of a large number of displaced children and adolescents in recent years. Integration is vital for their lives today and in the future. Key indicators of successful integration are a sense of belonging to school, participation in extracurricular activities, both...

In den letzten Jahren sind viele Kinder und Jugendliche mit ihren Familien nach Deutschland geflüchtet. Ihre Integration ist von zentraler Bedeutung für ihr Leben heute und ihren weiteren Lebensweg. Wichtige Indikatoren einer erfolgreichen Integration sind das Zugehörigkeitsgefühl zu ihren...

In developed countries, obesity tends to be associated with worse labor market outcomes. One possible reason is that obesity leads to less human capital formation early in life. This paper investigates the association between obesity and the developmental functioning of children at younger ages...

This paper investigates the association between maternal life satisfaction and the developmental functioning of two- to three-year-old children as well as the socio-emotional behaviorof five- to six-year-old children. We use data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP), which allows us...

Family strongly influences personal well-being-especially in the case of refugees, whose family members often remain in their homeland. This report is the first to closely examine the well-being and family structures of refugees who came to Germany between January 2013 and January 2016. It uses...

Familie hat für das persönliche Wohlbefinden eine große Bedeutung - das gilt vor allem für Geflüchtete, deren Familienmitglieder oftmals im Herkunftsland zurückbleiben. Dieser Bericht nimmt die Familienstruktur von Geflüchteten, die zwischen Januar 2013 und Januar 2016 nach Deutschland...

In developed countries, obesity tends to be associated with worse labor market outcomes. One possible reason is that obesity leads to less human capital formation early in life. This paper investigates the association between obesity and the developmental functioning of children at younger ages...

In developed countries, obesity tends to be associated with worse labor market outcomes. One possible reason is that obesity leads to less human capital formation early in life. This paper investigates the association between obesity and the developmental functioning of children at younger ages...

This paper investigates the association between maternal life satisfaction and the developmental functioning of two- to three-year-old children as well as the socio-emotional behaviorof five- to six-year-old children. We use data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP), which allows us...

Family strongly influences personal well-being-especially in the case of refugees, whose family members often remain in their homeland. This report is the first to closely examine the well-being and family structures of refugees who came to Germany between January 2013 and January 2016. It uses...