Christine Schnor
Biographic Data
| ID | 87160 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christine Schnor |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christine |
| FAMILY NAME | Schnor |
| SIGNATURE | SCHNOR C |
| AFFILIATIONS | UCLouvain |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8436-1166 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 104 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
The Changing Links Between Socioeconomic Status and Single Women's Entry Into Parenthood
Objective We examined how education and income impacted the likelihood of single women having a first child at younger (< 35) and later ages (35+). Background Single women's fertility remains understudied despite its prevalence and increasing relevance in the context of rising (involuntary) childlessness. Meanwhile, some studies have investigated a small but growing number of women who decided to have a child alone, often at later ages, as their …
The gendered economic consequences of forming a single-parent household after separation
ObjectiveTo document gender differences in income trajectories before and after forming a single-parent household following separation in Belgium between 2005 and 2018.BackgroundPrevious research has shown that the economic consequences of partnership dissolution are less severe for fathers than for mothers because of the greater likelihood for women to live with children after separation than men. However, it remains unclear how economic conditi…
Residential choice following separation and widowhood in middle and later life in Belgium and Sweden
It is well‐documented that residential moves are connected to life events such as separation or widowhood. However, much less is known about the residential choices that follow these events in middle and later life (between ages 50 and 70) and how the location of family members outside the household relates to these choices. Comparing the cases of Belgium and Sweden, this paper addresses (i) the extent to which (im)mobility after separation or wi…
Trends in Distance Between Non-resident Parents and Minor Children Following Separation
Geographic distance between a child and their non-resident parent is a key aspect of the reorganization of the family following parental separation. The increasingly equal involvement of both parents in the upbringing of their children is expected to translate into increasing geographic proximity between children and non-resident parents. So far, there has been no evidence about the time trends in geographical distances between minor children and…
Moving Closer for the Grandchild? Fertility and the Geographical Proximity of a Mother and Her Adult Daughter in a Dynamic Perspective
Recent research has analyzed how the geographical distance between mothers and adult daughters influenced the daughters' fertility transitions. The inverse relationship has received less attention: that is, whether a daughter's fertility—her pregnancies and the ages and number of her children—is affected by her geographical proximity to her mother. The current study helps to close this gap by considering moves by either adult daughters or mothers…
Stability in children's residential arrangements and distance to nonresident parents in the 10 years after parental separation
BACKGROUND: Existing studies investigating children’s living arrangements after parental separation and geographic distance to the nonresident parent focus primarily on the situation shortly after separation. Little is known about how children’s residence with and distance to parents evolve with time elapsed since separation. OBJECTIVE: We investigate for the first 10 years following parental separation with which parent the child lives and how f…
What makes a good mother? Two decades of research reflecting social norms of motherhood
Over the past two decades, scholars have investigated a multitude of different aspects of motherhood. This article provides a scoping review of research published from 2001 to 2021, covering 115 Social Science Citation Index-referenced papers from WEIRD countries, with the aim of reconstructing social norms around motherhood and mothers' responses to them. The analysis is theoretically based on normological and praxeological concepts. The finding…
Do tenants suffer from status syndrome? Homeownership, norms, and suicide in Belgium
Death by suicide is particularly high for the middle-aged and for single and/or childless individuals. At the same time, the risk of suicide is higher for tenants than for homeowners. The literature linking housing tenure and suicide according to age, gend
Separation and Elevated Residential Mobility
This study investigates the magnitude and persistence of elevated post-separation residential mobility (i.e. residential instability) in five countries (Australia, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK) with similar levels of economic development, but different welfare provisions and housing markets. While many studies examine residential changes related to separation in selected individual countries, only very few have compared patterns …
Who moves out and who keeps the home? Short-term and medium-term mobility consequences of grey divorce in Belgium
Research shows that women are more likely to move out after a separation, but the evidence is largely limited to younger ages. Little is known about short-term and medium-term mobility consequences in the case of a â grey divorceâ
Remain, leave, or return? Mothers' location continuity after separation in Belgium
Partnership dissolution can mark an extended period of residential instability for mothers and their children. Location continuity, i.e., the ability to stay in or return to the same neighbourhood after separation, is essential to reduce the negative conse
The increase in non-marital childbearing and its link to educational expansion
The increase in non-marital childbearing has coincided with educational expansion, although non-marital childbirths are more common among the low-educated population. This article quantifies the contribution of changes in education-specific rates of non-marital childbearing and educational distribution of parents to increases in non-marital childbearing among Finnish first-time parents over the period 1970-2009. Using Finnish register data on fir…
His and Her Education and Marital Dissolution
The reversal of the gender gap in education and relative divorce risks
Recent evidence from the United States suggests that the reversal of the gender gap in education was associated with changes in relative divorce risks: hypogamous marriages, where the wife was more educated than the husband, used to have a higher divorce risk than hypergamous marriages, where the husband was more educated, but this difference has disappeared. One interpretation holds that this may result from cultural change, involving increasing…
Stepfather or biological father? Education-specific pathways of postdivorce fatherhood
Men are commonly assigned the role of economic providers in the family, and education informs about their capacity to fulfil this role. Yet having biological ties to coresident children can determine the manâ s willingness to step into the provider role. Th
Sole Physical Custody and Mother's Repartnering After Divorce
Research consistently finds that divorced mothers with full-time residential children exhibit lower repartnering rates than mothers whose children also stay with their ex-partners. Yet the selectivity of mothers who take up sole physical custody could have biased the estimations. Using data from the Divorce-in-Flanders study (N = 959), the authors model mothers' heterogeneity in the uptaking of sole physical custody as a factor influencing repart…
Does waiting pay off for couples? Partnership duration prior to household formation and union stability
Most couples that live together began their relationship while having separate addresses. In contrast to the large body of literature on the role of pre-marital cohabitation in divorce, very little is known about how the partnership period before moving in
The Effect of Union Status at First Childbirth on Union Stability
It is often assumed that cohabitation is much less stable than marriage. If cohabitation becomes more common among parents, children may be increasingly exposed to separation. However, little is known about how the proportion of cohabiting parents relates to their separation behavior. Higher shares of childbearing within cohabitation might reduce the proportion of negatively selected couples among cohabiting parents, which could in turn improve t…
What makes a good mother? Two decades of research reflecting social norms of motherhood
Over the past two decades, scholars have investigated a multitude of different aspects of motherhood. This article provides a scoping review of research published from 2001 to 2021, covering 115 Social Science Citation Index-referenced papers from WEIRD countries, with the aim of reconstructing social norms around motherhood and mothers' responses to them. The analysis is theoretically based on normological and praxeological concepts. The finding…
The reversal of the gender gap in education and relative divorce risks
Recent evidence from the United States suggests that the reversal of the gender gap in education was associated with changes in relative divorce risks: hypogamous marriages, where the wife was more educated than the husband, used to have a higher divorce risk than hypergamous marriages, where the husband was more educated, but this difference has disappeared. One interpretation holds that this may result from cultural change, involving increasing…
His and Her Education and Marital Dissolution
Does waiting pay off for couples? Partnership duration prior to household formation and union stability
Most couples that live together began their relationship while having separate addresses. In contrast to the large body of literature on the role of pre-marital cohabitation in divorce, very little is known about how the partnership period before moving in
Separation and Elevated Residential Mobility
This study investigates the magnitude and persistence of elevated post-separation residential mobility (i.e. residential instability) in five countries (Australia, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK) with similar levels of economic development, but different welfare provisions and housing markets. While many studies examine residential changes related to separation in selected individual countries, only very few have compared patterns …
Remain, leave, or return? Mothers' location continuity after separation in Belgium
Partnership dissolution can mark an extended period of residential instability for mothers and their children. Location continuity, i.e., the ability to stay in or return to the same neighbourhood after separation, is essential to reduce the negative conse
Stepfather or biological father? Education-specific pathways of postdivorce fatherhood
Men are commonly assigned the role of economic providers in the family, and education informs about their capacity to fulfil this role. Yet having biological ties to coresident children can determine the manâ s willingness to step into the provider role. Th
Sole Physical Custody and Mother's Repartnering After Divorce
Research consistently finds that divorced mothers with full-time residential children exhibit lower repartnering rates than mothers whose children also stay with their ex-partners. Yet the selectivity of mothers who take up sole physical custody could have biased the estimations. Using data from the Divorce-in-Flanders study (N = 959), the authors model mothers' heterogeneity in the uptaking of sole physical custody as a factor influencing repart…
The Effect of Union Status at First Childbirth on Union Stability
It is often assumed that cohabitation is much less stable than marriage. If cohabitation becomes more common among parents, children may be increasingly exposed to separation. However, little is known about how the proportion of cohabiting parents relates to their separation behavior. Higher shares of childbearing within cohabitation might reduce the proportion of negatively selected couples among cohabiting parents, which could in turn improve t…
Who moves out and who keeps the home? Short-term and medium-term mobility consequences of grey divorce in Belgium
Research shows that women are more likely to move out after a separation, but the evidence is largely limited to younger ages. Little is known about short-term and medium-term mobility consequences in the case of a â grey divorceâ
The increase in non-marital childbearing and its link to educational expansion
The increase in non-marital childbearing has coincided with educational expansion, although non-marital childbirths are more common among the low-educated population. This article quantifies the contribution of changes in education-specific rates of non-marital childbearing and educational distribution of parents to increases in non-marital childbearing among Finnish first-time parents over the period 1970-2009. Using Finnish register data on fir…
Moving Closer for the Grandchild? Fertility and the Geographical Proximity of a Mother and Her Adult Daughter in a Dynamic Perspective
Recent research has analyzed how the geographical distance between mothers and adult daughters influenced the daughters' fertility transitions. The inverse relationship has received less attention: that is, whether a daughter's fertility—her pregnancies and the ages and number of her children—is affected by her geographical proximity to her mother. The current study helps to close this gap by considering moves by either adult daughters or mothers…
Residential choice following separation and widowhood in middle and later life in Belgium and Sweden
It is well‐documented that residential moves are connected to life events such as separation or widowhood. However, much less is known about the residential choices that follow these events in middle and later life (between ages 50 and 70) and how the location of family members outside the household relates to these choices. Comparing the cases of Belgium and Sweden, this paper addresses (i) the extent to which (im)mobility after separation or wi…
Trends in Distance Between Non-resident Parents and Minor Children Following Separation
Geographic distance between a child and their non-resident parent is a key aspect of the reorganization of the family following parental separation. The increasingly equal involvement of both parents in the upbringing of their children is expected to translate into increasing geographic proximity between children and non-resident parents. So far, there has been no evidence about the time trends in geographical distances between minor children and…
The Effect of Union Status at First Childbirth on Union Stability
It is often assumed that cohabitation is much less stable than marriage. If cohabitation becomes more common among parents, children may be increasingly exposed to separation. However, little is known about how the proportion of cohabiting parents relates to their separation behavior. Higher shares of childbearing within cohabitation might reduce the proportion of negatively selected couples among cohabiting parents, which could in turn improve t…
Does waiting pay off for couples? Partnership duration prior to household formation and union stability
Most couples that live together began their relationship while having separate addresses. In contrast to the large body of literature on the role of pre-marital cohabitation in divorce, very little is known about how the partnership period before moving in
The reversal of the gender gap in education and relative divorce risks
Recent evidence from the United States suggests that the reversal of the gender gap in education was associated with changes in relative divorce risks: hypogamous marriages, where the wife was more educated than the husband, used to have a higher divorce risk than hypergamous marriages, where the husband was more educated, but this difference has disappeared. One interpretation holds that this may result from cultural change, involving increasing…
Stepfather or biological father? Education-specific pathways of postdivorce fatherhood
Men are commonly assigned the role of economic providers in the family, and education informs about their capacity to fulfil this role. Yet having biological ties to coresident children can determine the manâ s willingness to step into the provider role. Th
Sole Physical Custody and Mother's Repartnering After Divorce
Research consistently finds that divorced mothers with full-time residential children exhibit lower repartnering rates than mothers whose children also stay with their ex-partners. Yet the selectivity of mothers who take up sole physical custody could have biased the estimations. Using data from the Divorce-in-Flanders study (N = 959), the authors model mothers' heterogeneity in the uptaking of sole physical custody as a factor influencing repart…
His and Her Education and Marital Dissolution
Remain, leave, or return? Mothers' location continuity after separation in Belgium
Partnership dissolution can mark an extended period of residential instability for mothers and their children. Location continuity, i.e., the ability to stay in or return to the same neighbourhood after separation, is essential to reduce the negative conse
The increase in non-marital childbearing and its link to educational expansion
The increase in non-marital childbearing has coincided with educational expansion, although non-marital childbirths are more common among the low-educated population. This article quantifies the contribution of changes in education-specific rates of non-marital childbearing and educational distribution of parents to increases in non-marital childbearing among Finnish first-time parents over the period 1970-2009. Using Finnish register data on fir…
Separation and Elevated Residential Mobility
This study investigates the magnitude and persistence of elevated post-separation residential mobility (i.e. residential instability) in five countries (Australia, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK) with similar levels of economic development, but different welfare provisions and housing markets. While many studies examine residential changes related to separation in selected individual countries, only very few have compared patterns …
Who moves out and who keeps the home? Short-term and medium-term mobility consequences of grey divorce in Belgium
Research shows that women are more likely to move out after a separation, but the evidence is largely limited to younger ages. Little is known about short-term and medium-term mobility consequences in the case of a â grey divorceâ
What makes a good mother? Two decades of research reflecting social norms of motherhood
Over the past two decades, scholars have investigated a multitude of different aspects of motherhood. This article provides a scoping review of research published from 2001 to 2021, covering 115 Social Science Citation Index-referenced papers from WEIRD countries, with the aim of reconstructing social norms around motherhood and mothers' responses to them. The analysis is theoretically based on normological and praxeological concepts. The finding…
Do tenants suffer from status syndrome? Homeownership, norms, and suicide in Belgium
Death by suicide is particularly high for the middle-aged and for single and/or childless individuals. At the same time, the risk of suicide is higher for tenants than for homeowners. The literature linking housing tenure and suicide according to age, gend
Residential choice following separation and widowhood in middle and later life in Belgium and Sweden
It is well‐documented that residential moves are connected to life events such as separation or widowhood. However, much less is known about the residential choices that follow these events in middle and later life (between ages 50 and 70) and how the location of family members outside the household relates to these choices. Comparing the cases of Belgium and Sweden, this paper addresses (i) the extent to which (im)mobility after separation or wi…
Trends in Distance Between Non-resident Parents and Minor Children Following Separation
Geographic distance between a child and their non-resident parent is a key aspect of the reorganization of the family following parental separation. The increasingly equal involvement of both parents in the upbringing of their children is expected to translate into increasing geographic proximity between children and non-resident parents. So far, there has been no evidence about the time trends in geographical distances between minor children and…
Moving Closer for the Grandchild? Fertility and the Geographical Proximity of a Mother and Her Adult Daughter in a Dynamic Perspective
Recent research has analyzed how the geographical distance between mothers and adult daughters influenced the daughters' fertility transitions. The inverse relationship has received less attention: that is, whether a daughter's fertility—her pregnancies and the ages and number of her children—is affected by her geographical proximity to her mother. The current study helps to close this gap by considering moves by either adult daughters or mothers…
Stability in children's residential arrangements and distance to nonresident parents in the 10 years after parental separation
BACKGROUND: Existing studies investigating children’s living arrangements after parental separation and geographic distance to the nonresident parent focus primarily on the situation shortly after separation. Little is known about how children’s residence with and distance to parents evolve with time elapsed since separation. OBJECTIVE: We investigate for the first 10 years following parental separation with which parent the child lives and how f…
The Changing Links Between Socioeconomic Status and Single Women's Entry Into Parenthood
Objective We examined how education and income impacted the likelihood of single women having a first child at younger (< 35) and later ages (35+). Background Single women's fertility remains understudied despite its prevalence and increasing relevance in the context of rising (involuntary) childlessness. Meanwhile, some studies have investigated a small but growing number of women who decided to have a child alone, often at later ages, as their …
The gendered economic consequences of forming a single-parent household after separation
ObjectiveTo document gender differences in income trajectories before and after forming a single-parent household following separation in Belgium between 2005 and 2018.BackgroundPrevious research has shown that the economic consequences of partnership dissolution are less severe for fathers than for mothers because of the greater likelihood for women to live with children after separation than men. However, it remains unclear how economic conditi…
Sociology (15 works) · Psychology (14 works) · Demographic economics (13 works) · Demography (13 works) · Economics (13 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (13 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (13 works) · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (8 works) · Developmental psychology (8 works) · Demography (7 works)