Mélanie Wagner
Biographic Data
| ID | 6364731 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mélanie Wagner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mélanie |
| FAMILY NAME | Wagner |
| SIGNATURE | WAGNER M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Luxembourg |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0914-8012 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Exploring gender disparities in cognitive performance in later life
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…
Introducing the Social Integration Index for Older Europeans
Who uses technical aids in old age? Exploring the implementation of technology-based home modifications in Europe
Introduction: Home modifications and features, e.g., handrails or ramps for people using wheelchairs, should allow residents with functional limitations to maintain social participation, health, and wellbeing for aging in place. However, there is little evidence in relation to the individual characteristics shaping this implementation of technology-based home modifications. Current studies often focus on describing the distribution of certain imp…
Inequalities in caregiving strain during the Covid-19 pandemic
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…
The Impact of Covid-19 on Informal Caregiving and Care Receiving Across Europe During the First Phase of the Pandemic
Purpose: We analyzed the effects of COVID-19 as well as its accompanying epidemiological control measures on health-related outcomes (physical and mental health) and unmet care needs of both caregivers and care recipients across Europe and Israel by taking into account country differences. Methods: We applied comparisons of adjusted predictions, controlling for a large set of relevant respondent characteristics, to investigate changes in the phys…
Die Universität Luxemburg
Luxembourg is officially a trilingual country with most indigenous Luxembourgers speaking Luxembourgish, German and French, even if not necessarily all to the same standard. A high proportion (44.5 %) of the population consists of immigrants whose different linguistic repertoires add other languages to the multilingual landscape of the country. Multilingualism is a highly salient feature of Luxembourg’s society and plays out differently in differ…
Long-term Care Provision and the Well-Being of Spousal Caregivers
Our results suggest that formal care supply is essential not only for care recipients but also for caregivers: perceived alternatives to the private care arrangement go along with greater well-being of informal caregivers
The role of World War II in the development of Luxembourgish as a national language
This paper explores the link between explicit Luxembourgish language policy and the actual practices as well as expressed attitudes of a group of speakers of Luxembourgish, with the aim of studying the role of World War II in the advancement of Luxembourgish as Luxembourg’s national language. The first two sections introduce the theoretical approach of the paper and provide an overview of the history and present situation of Luxembourg and Luxemb…
Teachers’ and pupils’ perceptions of linguistic variation
Article Teachers’ and pupils’ perceptions of linguistic variation: a study conducted in the Moselle-Franconian dialect area was published on December 19, 2008 in the journal Sociolinguistica (volume 22, issue 1)
Long-term Care Provision and the Well-Being of Spousal Caregivers
Our results suggest that formal care supply is essential not only for care recipients but also for caregivers: perceived alternatives to the private care arrangement go along with greater well-being of informal caregivers
Inequalities in caregiving strain during the Covid-19 pandemic
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…
The role of World War II in the development of Luxembourgish as a national language
This paper explores the link between explicit Luxembourgish language policy and the actual practices as well as expressed attitudes of a group of speakers of Luxembourgish, with the aim of studying the role of World War II in the advancement of Luxembourgish as Luxembourg’s national language. The first two sections introduce the theoretical approach of the paper and provide an overview of the history and present situation of Luxembourg and Luxemb…
Teachers’ and pupils’ perceptions of linguistic variation
Article Teachers’ and pupils’ perceptions of linguistic variation: a study conducted in the Moselle-Franconian dialect area was published on December 19, 2008 in the journal Sociolinguistica (volume 22, issue 1)
The role of World War II in the development of Luxembourgish as a national language
This paper explores the link between explicit Luxembourgish language policy and the actual practices as well as expressed attitudes of a group of speakers of Luxembourgish, with the aim of studying the role of World War II in the advancement of Luxembourgish as Luxembourg’s national language. The first two sections introduce the theoretical approach of the paper and provide an overview of the history and present situation of Luxembourg and Luxemb…
Long-term Care Provision and the Well-Being of Spousal Caregivers
Our results suggest that formal care supply is essential not only for care recipients but also for caregivers: perceived alternatives to the private care arrangement go along with greater well-being of informal caregivers
Die Universität Luxemburg
Luxembourg is officially a trilingual country with most indigenous Luxembourgers speaking Luxembourgish, German and French, even if not necessarily all to the same standard. A high proportion (44.5 %) of the population consists of immigrants whose different linguistic repertoires add other languages to the multilingual landscape of the country. Multilingualism is a highly salient feature of Luxembourg’s society and plays out differently in differ…
The Impact of Covid-19 on Informal Caregiving and Care Receiving Across Europe During the First Phase of the Pandemic
Purpose: We analyzed the effects of COVID-19 as well as its accompanying epidemiological control measures on health-related outcomes (physical and mental health) and unmet care needs of both caregivers and care recipients across Europe and Israel by taking into account country differences. Methods: We applied comparisons of adjusted predictions, controlling for a large set of relevant respondent characteristics, to investigate changes in the phys…
Inequalities in caregiving strain during the Covid-19 pandemic
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…
Who uses technical aids in old age? Exploring the implementation of technology-based home modifications in Europe
Introduction: Home modifications and features, e.g., handrails or ramps for people using wheelchairs, should allow residents with functional limitations to maintain social participation, health, and wellbeing for aging in place. However, there is little evidence in relation to the individual characteristics shaping this implementation of technology-based home modifications. Current studies often focus on describing the distribution of certain imp…
Introducing the Social Integration Index for Older Europeans
Exploring gender disparities in cognitive performance in later life
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…
Psychology (6 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (5 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Disease (2 works)