Alina Schmitz
Biographic Data
| ID | 184100 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alina Schmitz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alina |
| FAMILY NAME | Schmitz |
| SIGNATURE | SCHMITZ A |
| AFFILIATIONS | TU Dortmund University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8480-1977 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Exploring gender disparities in cognitive performance in later life: The role of social participation across European welfare regimes
This study advances cross-national research on gender and cognitive aging by introducing an index to identify individuals at risk of low cognitive performance, based on standardized tests of recall and verbal fluency. It examines gender disparities across welfare regimes, highlighting social integration, measured by a comprehensive index of close and extended social ties and activities, as a key modifiable factor. Using Wave 9 of the Survey of He…
When to care? A Maihda analysis of intersectional inequalities in the age of caregiving onset using European longitudinal data
Care for older relatives is central in ageing societies, and the timing of caregiving onset significantly shapes caregivers’ health, social and employment trajectories. However, differences in the age at which family caregiving begins and their potential social and intersectional stratification have not been sufficiently explored. Using data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), we analysed individuals becoming daily…
When Parents Grieve: Adult Child Support and Depressive Symptoms Among Men and Women After Widowhood
Widowhood often leads to increased depressive symptoms, yet the gendered role of adult-child support in moderating these consequences is understudied. We used eight waves of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe and fixed-effects panel regression to assess how three forms of support from adult children – contact frequency, instrumental support, and geographic proximity – affect depressive symptoms in 2,600 widowed women and 896 wi…
Introducing the Social Integration Index for Older Europeans: The Role of Gender and Care Regimes
Children’s Upward Educational Mobility as a Booster for Parents’ Subjective Well-Being in Later Life
Many European countries have experienced sustained educational expansion. Although the subjective well-being of upwardly mobile individuals has been studied, less is known about the implications of intergenerational mobility in education on parental well-being. Using multivariate regression models based on the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), this study examines whether children’s educational mobility is associated with …
No Socioeconomic Inequalities in Mortality among Catholic Monks: A Quasi-Experiment Providing Evidence for the Fundamental Cause Theory
We propose a novel approach to test the fundamental cause theory (FCT) by analyzing the association between socioeconomic status (SES), as measured by the order titles 'brothers' and 'padres,' and mortality in 2,421 German Catholic monks born between 1840 and 1959. This quasi-experiment allows us to study the effect of SES on mortality in a population with largely standardized living conditions. Mortality analyses based on Kaplan-Meier product li…
From attitudes to social networks: National gender-role attitudes and gender differences in late-life social relationships
Worries about inadequate medical treatment in case of a Covid-19 infection: The role of social inequalities, Covid-19 prevalence and healthcare infrastructure
The analysis not only indicates that several social groups are more concerned about inadequate medical treatment in case of a COVID-19 infection, but also highlights the need for considering regional-level influences, such as the spread of the virus, poverty rates and healthcare infrastructure, when analyzing the social and health-related consequences of the pandemic
Inequalities in caregiving strain during the Covid-19 pandemic: Conceptual framework and review of the empirical evidence
The COVID-19 pandemic poses specific risks to vulnerable population groups. Informal carers for older adults are especially at risk of increased strain, as support from social networks and professional care services is no longer available or in short supply. Already before the pandemic, caring was unequally distributed within societies, with women and people in lower socio-economic status groups bearing a higher risk of caring strain. In this art…
Health Limitations, Regional Care Infrastructure and Wellbeing in Later Life: A Multilevel Analysis of 96 European Regions
Background In light of rapid population ageing across Europe, maintaining a high level of wellbeing in old age is a priority for social policy. Research on macro-level influences on wellbeing in the older population is rare, especially regarding heterogeneous effects within different groups, such as persons with and without health limitations. Objective The purpose of this study is to shed light on the following questions: Is the regional availab…
Inequalities in caregiving strain during the Covid-19 pandemic: Conceptual framework and review of the empirical evidence
The COVID-19 pandemic poses specific risks to vulnerable population groups. Informal carers for older adults are especially at risk of increased strain, as support from social networks and professional care services is no longer available or in short supply. Already before the pandemic, caring was unequally distributed within societies, with women and people in lower socio-economic status groups bearing a higher risk of caring strain. In this art…
Health Limitations, Regional Care Infrastructure and Wellbeing in Later Life: A Multilevel Analysis of 96 European Regions
Background In light of rapid population ageing across Europe, maintaining a high level of wellbeing in old age is a priority for social policy. Research on macro-level influences on wellbeing in the older population is rare, especially regarding heterogeneous effects within different groups, such as persons with and without health limitations. Objective The purpose of this study is to shed light on the following questions: Is the regional availab…
Worries about inadequate medical treatment in case of a Covid-19 infection: The role of social inequalities, Covid-19 prevalence and healthcare infrastructure
The analysis not only indicates that several social groups are more concerned about inadequate medical treatment in case of a COVID-19 infection, but also highlights the need for considering regional-level influences, such as the spread of the virus, poverty rates and healthcare infrastructure, when analyzing the social and health-related consequences of the pandemic
Inequalities in caregiving strain during the Covid-19 pandemic: Conceptual framework and review of the empirical evidence
The COVID-19 pandemic poses specific risks to vulnerable population groups. Informal carers for older adults are especially at risk of increased strain, as support from social networks and professional care services is no longer available or in short supply. Already before the pandemic, caring was unequally distributed within societies, with women and people in lower socio-economic status groups bearing a higher risk of caring strain. In this art…
Health Limitations, Regional Care Infrastructure and Wellbeing in Later Life: A Multilevel Analysis of 96 European Regions
Background In light of rapid population ageing across Europe, maintaining a high level of wellbeing in old age is a priority for social policy. Research on macro-level influences on wellbeing in the older population is rare, especially regarding heterogeneous effects within different groups, such as persons with and without health limitations. Objective The purpose of this study is to shed light on the following questions: Is the regional availab…
From attitudes to social networks: National gender-role attitudes and gender differences in late-life social relationships
When Parents Grieve: Adult Child Support and Depressive Symptoms Among Men and Women After Widowhood
Widowhood often leads to increased depressive symptoms, yet the gendered role of adult-child support in moderating these consequences is understudied. We used eight waves of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe and fixed-effects panel regression to assess how three forms of support from adult children – contact frequency, instrumental support, and geographic proximity – affect depressive symptoms in 2,600 widowed women and 896 wi…
Introducing the Social Integration Index for Older Europeans: The Role of Gender and Care Regimes
Children’s Upward Educational Mobility as a Booster for Parents’ Subjective Well-Being in Later Life
Many European countries have experienced sustained educational expansion. Although the subjective well-being of upwardly mobile individuals has been studied, less is known about the implications of intergenerational mobility in education on parental well-being. Using multivariate regression models based on the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), this study examines whether children’s educational mobility is associated with …
No Socioeconomic Inequalities in Mortality among Catholic Monks: A Quasi-Experiment Providing Evidence for the Fundamental Cause Theory
We propose a novel approach to test the fundamental cause theory (FCT) by analyzing the association between socioeconomic status (SES), as measured by the order titles 'brothers' and 'padres,' and mortality in 2,421 German Catholic monks born between 1840 and 1959. This quasi-experiment allows us to study the effect of SES on mortality in a population with largely standardized living conditions. Mortality analyses based on Kaplan-Meier product li…
Exploring gender disparities in cognitive performance in later life: The role of social participation across European welfare regimes
This study advances cross-national research on gender and cognitive aging by introducing an index to identify individuals at risk of low cognitive performance, based on standardized tests of recall and verbal fluency. It examines gender disparities across welfare regimes, highlighting social integration, measured by a comprehensive index of close and extended social ties and activities, as a key modifiable factor. Using Wave 9 of the Survey of He…
When to care? A Maihda analysis of intersectional inequalities in the age of caregiving onset using European longitudinal data
Care for older relatives is central in ageing societies, and the timing of caregiving onset significantly shapes caregivers’ health, social and employment trajectories. However, differences in the age at which family caregiving begins and their potential social and intersectional stratification have not been sufficiently explored. Using data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), we analysed individuals becoming daily…
Health disparities and outcomes (7 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (6 works) · Geography (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Inequality (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Disease (3 works)