G Potarca
Biographic Data
| ID | 58577 |
|---|---|
| NAME | G Potarca |
| GIVEN NAMES | G |
| FAMILY NAME | Potarca |
| SIGNATURE | POTARCA G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Geneva |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1286-3781 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 101 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Gender bias in the clinical reasoning steps of medical students: A critical examination
Fault Lines” and Substitution in the Family Network: Contact Between Children, Mothers, Fathers, and Maternal and Paternal Grandparents in Divorced and Non‐Divorced Families
Although the consequences of parental divorce for specific family relationships are increasingly studied, its impact on the broader family network, including relationships with and between parents, children, and grandparents, remains unexplored. This study aims to unravel how three‐generational, bilateral contact patterns manifest in the larger family network and how they differ when families experience parental divorce. 4,411 families from the m…
Any Hope outside of the Dual Earner Model? Health in Male and Female Breadwinner Families across Institutional Contexts in Europe
According to work-family conflict (WFC) theory, fathers in full-time employment are in better health than jobless/part-time fathers across institutional contexts in Europe, while mothers in full-time employment are in worse health than jobless/part-time mothers in countries with insufficient institutional support, but in better health elsewhere. In this paper we test whether “couple-level work arrangements” (dual earner, male breadwinner, female …
Does Online Dating Challenge Gendered Divisions of Household Labor
Online dating has modified how people find and select partners. In addition to outcomes already observed (e.g., exogamy), we argue that by subverting normative dating scripts, online courtship practices may set the course for partnerships that display more egalitarian divisions of routine household labor. This may be particularly true for the married and for lower-educated women, who generally report the least egalitarian allocation of domestic w…
Are Women in Hypogamous Unions More Depressed? A Cross-National Comparison among the Highly Educated
Owing to educational expansion, women are now increasingly over-represented in higher education. Faced with diminished opportunities to homogamously match, a rising number of women opt for lower educated partners (female hypogamy). Up to now, patterns of women's mental health across educational sorting configurations have remained largely undocumented. Compared to those in homogamous couples, hypogamous women may be more vulnerable to stress and …
The Intermarriage Life Satisfaction Premium
Measuring public‐private‐substitution after divorce: Ex‐spouse income and the effect of marital separation on social assistance take‐up
Both public social assistance and private child and spousal support reduce the poverty risks of single parent households. However, research on system interactions has highlighted that social assistance eligibility is often denied for households that have a private support order. Such public‐private substitution reduces social expenditures but undermines poverty reduction and prolongs economic dependency in separated couples. Using Swiss administr…
Online Dating Is Shifting Educational Inequalities in Marriage Formation in Germany
Digital technologies govern a large part of our social lives, including the pursuit of a romantic partner. Despite recent inquiries into the social consequences of meeting online, what remains unclear is how the link between education and union formation varies in online versus offline meeting contexts, particularly on the backdrop of growing educational gaps in marriage. Using 2008–2019 pairfam data from Germany (N = 3,561), this study ran a ser…
Feeling Blue by Extension: Intrafamily Transmission and Economic Pressures Explain the Native-Immigrant Gap in Well-Being among Youth in Switzerland
Several factors explain the native-immigrant gap in well-being frequently found among adolescents and young adults. First, discrimination and integration challenges impact the psychological health of immigrants of all ages. Though rarely studied, low parental well-being is transmitted thereby also deteriorating youth well-being. Second, individuals with an immigrant background generally endure economic pressures to a greater extent than natives, …
Co-ethnic marriage versus intermarriage among immigrants and their descendants: A comparison across seven European countries using event-history analysis
Immigrants and their descendants often marry a co-ethnic partner despite the abundance of native-born marriage candidates. The prevalence of co-ethnic marriages and intermarriage among migrants is influenced by their integration level and cultural backgrou
Mixed marriages in Switzerland: A test of the segmented assimilation hypothesis
Switzerland hosts one of the largest and most diversified migrant populations in Europe, while currently reinforcing restrictive immigration policies. Knowledge on Swiss immigrant-native marriages, as ultimate signposts of integration, is limited
Educational Sorting in Mixed Marriages in Switzerland
According to status-caste exchange theory, intermarriages involve transactions in which higher educated immigrants trade status for the ethnic advantage of the less-educated native partners. Looking at 2 836 currently married Swiss immigrants, we find that the highly skilled “exchange” their status only when pairing with a medium-educated native. Results also show that younger cohorts of immigrants are more likely to choose hypogamy when marrying…
Does the internet affect assortative mating? Evidence from the U.S. and Germany
The Choices and Constraints of Secondary Singles: Willingness to Stepparent Among Divorced Online Daters Across Europe
Using a large-scale sample of online daters in eight European countries ( N = 196,777), we examine willingness to stepparent among divorcees in relation to both gender and number of children, as well as a set of contextual determinants. We find evidence that having one’s own resident children increases the readiness to partner someone with children. Contrary to previous findings, women are generally less willing to stepparent than men, but when r…
Racial Preferences in Online Dating across European Countries
Knowledge about how race governs partner selection has been predominantly studied in the United States, yet it is unclear whether these results can be generalized to nations with different racial and immigration patterns. Using a large-scale sample of online daters in nine European countries, we engage in the first cross-national analysis of race-related partner preferences and examine the link between contextual factors and ethnic selectivity. W…
Relationship Preferences Among Gay and Lesbian Online Daters: Individual and Contextual Influences
There is currently little knowledge about what gay men and lesbians seek in a romantic relationship. This study extends the literature on gay men and lesbians' partnership preferences by engaging in the first large-scale empirical study of the long-term dating intentions and monogamy beliefs of gay and lesbian online daters across 53 regions in 8 European countries (N = 24,598). Looking at profile and preference information, the authors examined …
Family Formation Trajectories in Romania, the Russian Federation and France: Towards the Second Demographic Transition
Racial Preferences in Online Dating across European Countries
Knowledge about how race governs partner selection has been predominantly studied in the United States, yet it is unclear whether these results can be generalized to nations with different racial and immigration patterns. Using a large-scale sample of online daters in nine European countries, we engage in the first cross-national analysis of race-related partner preferences and examine the link between contextual factors and ethnic selectivity. W…
Co-ethnic marriage versus intermarriage among immigrants and their descendants: A comparison across seven European countries using event-history analysis
Immigrants and their descendants often marry a co-ethnic partner despite the abundance of native-born marriage candidates. The prevalence of co-ethnic marriages and intermarriage among migrants is influenced by their integration level and cultural backgrou
Relationship Preferences Among Gay and Lesbian Online Daters: Individual and Contextual Influences
There is currently little knowledge about what gay men and lesbians seek in a romantic relationship. This study extends the literature on gay men and lesbians' partnership preferences by engaging in the first large-scale empirical study of the long-term dating intentions and monogamy beliefs of gay and lesbian online daters across 53 regions in 8 European countries (N = 24,598). Looking at profile and preference information, the authors examined …
Family Formation Trajectories in Romania, the Russian Federation and France: Towards the Second Demographic Transition
Online Dating Is Shifting Educational Inequalities in Marriage Formation in Germany
Digital technologies govern a large part of our social lives, including the pursuit of a romantic partner. Despite recent inquiries into the social consequences of meeting online, what remains unclear is how the link between education and union formation varies in online versus offline meeting contexts, particularly on the backdrop of growing educational gaps in marriage. Using 2008–2019 pairfam data from Germany (N = 3,561), this study ran a ser…
Does the internet affect assortative mating? Evidence from the U.S. and Germany
Mixed marriages in Switzerland: A test of the segmented assimilation hypothesis
Switzerland hosts one of the largest and most diversified migrant populations in Europe, while currently reinforcing restrictive immigration policies. Knowledge on Swiss immigrant-native marriages, as ultimate signposts of integration, is limited
Are Women in Hypogamous Unions More Depressed? A Cross-National Comparison among the Highly Educated
Owing to educational expansion, women are now increasingly over-represented in higher education. Faced with diminished opportunities to homogamously match, a rising number of women opt for lower educated partners (female hypogamy). Up to now, patterns of women's mental health across educational sorting configurations have remained largely undocumented. Compared to those in homogamous couples, hypogamous women may be more vulnerable to stress and …
The Choices and Constraints of Secondary Singles: Willingness to Stepparent Among Divorced Online Daters Across Europe
Using a large-scale sample of online daters in eight European countries ( N = 196,777), we examine willingness to stepparent among divorcees in relation to both gender and number of children, as well as a set of contextual determinants. We find evidence that having one’s own resident children increases the readiness to partner someone with children. Contrary to previous findings, women are generally less willing to stepparent than men, but when r…
Feeling Blue by Extension: Intrafamily Transmission and Economic Pressures Explain the Native-Immigrant Gap in Well-Being among Youth in Switzerland
Several factors explain the native-immigrant gap in well-being frequently found among adolescents and young adults. First, discrimination and integration challenges impact the psychological health of immigrants of all ages. Though rarely studied, low parental well-being is transmitted thereby also deteriorating youth well-being. Second, individuals with an immigrant background generally endure economic pressures to a greater extent than natives, …
Family Formation Trajectories in Romania, the Russian Federation and France: Towards the Second Demographic Transition
Racial Preferences in Online Dating across European Countries
Knowledge about how race governs partner selection has been predominantly studied in the United States, yet it is unclear whether these results can be generalized to nations with different racial and immigration patterns. Using a large-scale sample of online daters in nine European countries, we engage in the first cross-national analysis of race-related partner preferences and examine the link between contextual factors and ethnic selectivity. W…
Relationship Preferences Among Gay and Lesbian Online Daters: Individual and Contextual Influences
There is currently little knowledge about what gay men and lesbians seek in a romantic relationship. This study extends the literature on gay men and lesbians' partnership preferences by engaging in the first large-scale empirical study of the long-term dating intentions and monogamy beliefs of gay and lesbian online daters across 53 regions in 8 European countries (N = 24,598). Looking at profile and preference information, the authors examined …
Educational Sorting in Mixed Marriages in Switzerland
According to status-caste exchange theory, intermarriages involve transactions in which higher educated immigrants trade status for the ethnic advantage of the less-educated native partners. Looking at 2 836 currently married Swiss immigrants, we find that the highly skilled “exchange” their status only when pairing with a medium-educated native. Results also show that younger cohorts of immigrants are more likely to choose hypogamy when marrying…
Does the internet affect assortative mating? Evidence from the U.S. and Germany
The Choices and Constraints of Secondary Singles: Willingness to Stepparent Among Divorced Online Daters Across Europe
Using a large-scale sample of online daters in eight European countries ( N = 196,777), we examine willingness to stepparent among divorcees in relation to both gender and number of children, as well as a set of contextual determinants. We find evidence that having one’s own resident children increases the readiness to partner someone with children. Contrary to previous findings, women are generally less willing to stepparent than men, but when r…
Co-ethnic marriage versus intermarriage among immigrants and their descendants: A comparison across seven European countries using event-history analysis
Immigrants and their descendants often marry a co-ethnic partner despite the abundance of native-born marriage candidates. The prevalence of co-ethnic marriages and intermarriage among migrants is influenced by their integration level and cultural backgrou
Mixed marriages in Switzerland: A test of the segmented assimilation hypothesis
Switzerland hosts one of the largest and most diversified migrant populations in Europe, while currently reinforcing restrictive immigration policies. Knowledge on Swiss immigrant-native marriages, as ultimate signposts of integration, is limited
Feeling Blue by Extension: Intrafamily Transmission and Economic Pressures Explain the Native-Immigrant Gap in Well-Being among Youth in Switzerland
Several factors explain the native-immigrant gap in well-being frequently found among adolescents and young adults. First, discrimination and integration challenges impact the psychological health of immigrants of all ages. Though rarely studied, low parental well-being is transmitted thereby also deteriorating youth well-being. Second, individuals with an immigrant background generally endure economic pressures to a greater extent than natives, …
The Intermarriage Life Satisfaction Premium
Measuring public‐private‐substitution after divorce: Ex‐spouse income and the effect of marital separation on social assistance take‐up
Both public social assistance and private child and spousal support reduce the poverty risks of single parent households. However, research on system interactions has highlighted that social assistance eligibility is often denied for households that have a private support order. Such public‐private substitution reduces social expenditures but undermines poverty reduction and prolongs economic dependency in separated couples. Using Swiss administr…
Online Dating Is Shifting Educational Inequalities in Marriage Formation in Germany
Digital technologies govern a large part of our social lives, including the pursuit of a romantic partner. Despite recent inquiries into the social consequences of meeting online, what remains unclear is how the link between education and union formation varies in online versus offline meeting contexts, particularly on the backdrop of growing educational gaps in marriage. Using 2008–2019 pairfam data from Germany (N = 3,561), this study ran a ser…
Are Women in Hypogamous Unions More Depressed? A Cross-National Comparison among the Highly Educated
Owing to educational expansion, women are now increasingly over-represented in higher education. Faced with diminished opportunities to homogamously match, a rising number of women opt for lower educated partners (female hypogamy). Up to now, patterns of women's mental health across educational sorting configurations have remained largely undocumented. Compared to those in homogamous couples, hypogamous women may be more vulnerable to stress and …
Does Online Dating Challenge Gendered Divisions of Household Labor
Online dating has modified how people find and select partners. In addition to outcomes already observed (e.g., exogamy), we argue that by subverting normative dating scripts, online courtship practices may set the course for partnerships that display more egalitarian divisions of routine household labor. This may be particularly true for the married and for lower-educated women, who generally report the least egalitarian allocation of domestic w…
Fault Lines” and Substitution in the Family Network: Contact Between Children, Mothers, Fathers, and Maternal and Paternal Grandparents in Divorced and Non‐Divorced Families
Although the consequences of parental divorce for specific family relationships are increasingly studied, its impact on the broader family network, including relationships with and between parents, children, and grandparents, remains unexplored. This study aims to unravel how three‐generational, bilateral contact patterns manifest in the larger family network and how they differ when families experience parental divorce. 4,411 families from the m…
Any Hope outside of the Dual Earner Model? Health in Male and Female Breadwinner Families across Institutional Contexts in Europe
According to work-family conflict (WFC) theory, fathers in full-time employment are in better health than jobless/part-time fathers across institutional contexts in Europe, while mothers in full-time employment are in worse health than jobless/part-time mothers in countries with insufficient institutional support, but in better health elsewhere. In this paper we test whether “couple-level work arrangements” (dual earner, male breadwinner, female …
Gender bias in the clinical reasoning steps of medical students: A critical examination
Economics (12 works) · Demographic economics (11 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Demography (9 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (9 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Geography (7 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Social Psychology (6 works)