Silvia Loi
Biographic Data
| ID | 298687 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Silvia Loi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Silvia |
| FAMILY NAME | Loi |
| SIGNATURE | LOI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8014-1011 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Age at First Marriage or Cohabitation Among First-, Second-, and 2.5-Generation Immigrant Women, Finland 1987–2020
Immigrants and their descendants are increasingly forming families across Europe, yet little is known about how immigration background shapes first union entry in emerging immigration contexts. Here, we examine whether immigrant generation, age at arrival, and sending region are associated with entry into opposite-sex first unions for women in Finland from 1987 to 2020. Treating cohabitation and direct marriage as competing events, we estimate ca…
Memory trajectories by migration status and gender
This study explores the relationships between migration, gender, and memory trajectories over the life-course within an intersectional framework. Memory is an important dimension of cognitive decline, a critical concern in aging populations, and varies significantly across different demographic groups. In this paper we address the understudied influence that the intersection of gender and migration status has on memory trajectories and evaluate t…
Educational outcomes of children with an immigrant background
Children with an immigrant background have generally poorer school outcomes than nonimmigrant children. Immigrant generation and age at migration play a significant role in shaping these outcomes. To capture the complexity of this population’s experiences, we define immigrant background as a compound variable including immigrant generation, age at migration, and exogamous family setting (i.e. children born to one immigrant and one nonimmigrant pa…
How loneliness mediates the association between migration status and health trajectories
Loneliness explains mental health disparities between immigrants and non-immigrants. • The mediating effect of loneliness on mental health is only significant among women. • Loneliness contributes to mental health disparities among immigrants who migrate at older ages. • Women who migrated after age 18 are particularly vulnerable to loneliness and poor mental health. • This study introduces parallel process latent growth curve modelling in migran…
Living arrangements and chronic disease accumulation among native-born and immigrant older adults in Europe
Older immigrants, particularly men from highly developed countries and women from less developed countries, may experience fewer health benefits from living with a partner or with family. Our findings indicate that these immigrant households may have excessive caregiving burdens, which could contribute to unhealthy aging among immigrants in later life
Unequal weathering
At the Intersection of Adverse Life Course Pathways
Adverse life events are major causes of declining health and well-being, but the effects vary across subpopulations. We analyze how the intersection of migration status and sex relates to two main adverse life events—job loss and divorce—thereby affecting individual health and well-being trajectories. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (1984–2017), we apply descriptive techniques and individual fixed-effects regressions to analyze ho…
Healthy immigrants, unhealthy ageing? Analysis of health decline among older migrants and natives across European countries
The probability of having multiple chronic conditions simultaneously, or multimorbidity, tends to increase with age. Immigrants face a particularly high risk of unhealthy ageing. This study investigates the immigrant-native disparities in the speed of age-related chronic disease accumulation, focusing on the number of chronic health conditions; and considers the heterogeneity of this trajectory within immigrant populations by origin and receiving…
Health of Immigrant Children
Although the children of first-generation immigrants tend to have better health than the native population, the health advantage of the children of immigrant families deteriorates over generations. It is, however, poorly understood where on the generational health assimilation spectrum children with one immigrant and one native parent (i.e., exogamous families) lie, to what extent family resources explain health assimilation, and whether the proc…
Migrant health convergence and the role of material deprivation
Cross-national research shows that although immigrants initially have better health than their native-born counterparts, their health deteriorates over time in their destination countries, converging to nativesâ health (health convergence). Explanations in
Migrant health convergence and the role of material deprivation
Cross-national research shows that although immigrants initially have better health than their native-born counterparts, their health deteriorates over time in their destination countries, converging to nativesâ health (health convergence). Explanations in
Unequal weathering
Health of Immigrant Children
Although the children of first-generation immigrants tend to have better health than the native population, the health advantage of the children of immigrant families deteriorates over generations. It is, however, poorly understood where on the generational health assimilation spectrum children with one immigrant and one native parent (i.e., exogamous families) lie, to what extent family resources explain health assimilation, and whether the proc…
At the Intersection of Adverse Life Course Pathways
Adverse life events are major causes of declining health and well-being, but the effects vary across subpopulations. We analyze how the intersection of migration status and sex relates to two main adverse life events—job loss and divorce—thereby affecting individual health and well-being trajectories. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (1984–2017), we apply descriptive techniques and individual fixed-effects regressions to analyze ho…
Migrant health convergence and the role of material deprivation
Cross-national research shows that although immigrants initially have better health than their native-born counterparts, their health deteriorates over time in their destination countries, converging to nativesâ health (health convergence). Explanations in
Health of Immigrant Children
Although the children of first-generation immigrants tend to have better health than the native population, the health advantage of the children of immigrant families deteriorates over generations. It is, however, poorly understood where on the generational health assimilation spectrum children with one immigrant and one native parent (i.e., exogamous families) lie, to what extent family resources explain health assimilation, and whether the proc…
Healthy immigrants, unhealthy ageing? Analysis of health decline among older migrants and natives across European countries
The probability of having multiple chronic conditions simultaneously, or multimorbidity, tends to increase with age. Immigrants face a particularly high risk of unhealthy ageing. This study investigates the immigrant-native disparities in the speed of age-related chronic disease accumulation, focusing on the number of chronic health conditions; and considers the heterogeneity of this trajectory within immigrant populations by origin and receiving…
At the Intersection of Adverse Life Course Pathways
Adverse life events are major causes of declining health and well-being, but the effects vary across subpopulations. We analyze how the intersection of migration status and sex relates to two main adverse life events—job loss and divorce—thereby affecting individual health and well-being trajectories. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (1984–2017), we apply descriptive techniques and individual fixed-effects regressions to analyze ho…
Living arrangements and chronic disease accumulation among native-born and immigrant older adults in Europe
Older immigrants, particularly men from highly developed countries and women from less developed countries, may experience fewer health benefits from living with a partner or with family. Our findings indicate that these immigrant households may have excessive caregiving burdens, which could contribute to unhealthy aging among immigrants in later life
Unequal weathering
Age at First Marriage or Cohabitation Among First-, Second-, and 2.5-Generation Immigrant Women, Finland 1987–2020
Immigrants and their descendants are increasingly forming families across Europe, yet little is known about how immigration background shapes first union entry in emerging immigration contexts. Here, we examine whether immigrant generation, age at arrival, and sending region are associated with entry into opposite-sex first unions for women in Finland from 1987 to 2020. Treating cohabitation and direct marriage as competing events, we estimate ca…
Memory trajectories by migration status and gender
This study explores the relationships between migration, gender, and memory trajectories over the life-course within an intersectional framework. Memory is an important dimension of cognitive decline, a critical concern in aging populations, and varies significantly across different demographic groups. In this paper we address the understudied influence that the intersection of gender and migration status has on memory trajectories and evaluate t…
Educational outcomes of children with an immigrant background
Children with an immigrant background have generally poorer school outcomes than nonimmigrant children. Immigrant generation and age at migration play a significant role in shaping these outcomes. To capture the complexity of this population’s experiences, we define immigrant background as a compound variable including immigrant generation, age at migration, and exogamous family setting (i.e. children born to one immigrant and one nonimmigrant pa…
How loneliness mediates the association between migration status and health trajectories
Loneliness explains mental health disparities between immigrants and non-immigrants. • The mediating effect of loneliness on mental health is only significant among women. • Loneliness contributes to mental health disparities among immigrants who migrate at older ages. • Women who migrated after age 18 are particularly vulnerable to loneliness and poor mental health. • This study introduces parallel process latent growth curve modelling in migran…
Immigration (10 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (8 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (6 works) · Geography (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Demographic economics (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (3 works)