De Bel
Biographic Data
| ID | 6947 |
|---|---|
| NAME | De Bel |
| FAMILY NAME | De Bel |
| SIGNATURE | DE BEL |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cologne |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0607-6319 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A parallel kinship universe? A replication of Kolk et al. (2023) with Dutch register data on kinship networks
BACKGROUND Kolk et al. (2023) use Swedish register data to provide a detailed numerical account of biological kinship.Applying their approach in other countries is challenging due to high data requirements. OBJECTIVEWe examine whether Kolk et al.'s (2023) findings generalize to another demographically advanced country, the Netherlands, and assess how differences in cohort fertility and divorce rates influence the prevalence of different kin types…
Fault Lines” and Substitution in the Family Network
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…
Adult Children's Timing of Entry into Parenthood
Highly educated individuals have their first child at later ages compared to less-educated individuals, and parental investment is associated with the childbearing of adult children. However, no studies have explored the association between maternal and paternal investment and the timing of parenthood for adult daughters and sons, and whether this association varies by education level. Based on the parenthood penalty and life-history theory, it i…
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The quality of the stepfather–child relationship in sole and joint physical custody
Being Your Own Boss
Young people today are expected to navigate their precarious careers in an entrepreneurial way. Self-employment is gaining ground on wage labour as one attractive strategy for winning the battle with precariousness. From Granovetter’s studies to the present day, one of the most prolific lines of research on the factors influencing the strategies of job insertion emphasises the key importance of personal networks. Based on social capital theory, t…
Positive, negative, and ambivalent dyads and triads with family and friends
Multi-Functional Ties and Well-Being in Family Networks before and after Parental Divorce
This family network study analyses family relationships and well-being from the perspectives of 144 children, parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles in 41 families. The study investigates whether multi-functional family ties, i.e., ties that serve multiple needs simultaneously, are associated with higher well-being, and whether these multi-functional ties are especially important in families that have experienced parental divorce. Additionally,…
Nuclear Family
The concept of the nuclear family is used to designate a socially meaningful unit of family members. In this entry, the use of the concept of the nuclear family is positioned in two perspectives. First, when defined by demographic criteria, the nuclear family refers to a residential unit. Second, when adopting a structural functionalist perspective, the nuclear family refers to a functional unit featuring specific interactions between genders and…
Modelling ambivalent triads in family research
This research focuses on ambivalence in family networks and presents a framework for investigating how triadic configurations, beyond specific dyads, may affect individual outcomes such as well-being. First, the paper introduces the ambivalent triad census, counting the frequencies of 18 non-isomorphic triads in which ties can be positive, negative, or ambivalent, in non-directed networks, and proposes the linear combinations of three theoretical…
Balance in Family Triads
In order to understand the interdependency between intergenerational and adult sibling relationships, a family systems perspective is applied to identify a smaller-empirically analyzable-relational unit of analysis, that is, the sibling-parent-sibling triad. Using balance theory, triadic configurations are derived that represent enhancement, compensation, and loyalty conflicts. The hypotheses are tested for three relational dimensions: support ex…
Balance in Family Triads
In order to understand the interdependency between intergenerational and adult sibling relationships, a family systems perspective is applied to identify a smaller-empirically analyzable-relational unit of analysis, that is, the sibling-parent-sibling triad. Using balance theory, triadic configurations are derived that represent enhancement, compensation, and loyalty conflicts. The hypotheses are tested for three relational dimensions: support ex…
Positive, negative, and ambivalent dyads and triads with family and friends
Modelling ambivalent triads in family research
This research focuses on ambivalence in family networks and presents a framework for investigating how triadic configurations, beyond specific dyads, may affect individual outcomes such as well-being. First, the paper introduces the ambivalent triad census, counting the frequencies of 18 non-isomorphic triads in which ties can be positive, negative, or ambivalent, in non-directed networks, and proposes the linear combinations of three theoretical…
Multi-Functional Ties and Well-Being in Family Networks before and after Parental Divorce
This family network study analyses family relationships and well-being from the perspectives of 144 children, parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles in 41 families. The study investigates whether multi-functional family ties, i.e., ties that serve multiple needs simultaneously, are associated with higher well-being, and whether these multi-functional ties are especially important in families that have experienced parental divorce. Additionally,…
Nuclear Family
The concept of the nuclear family is used to designate a socially meaningful unit of family members. In this entry, the use of the concept of the nuclear family is positioned in two perspectives. First, when defined by demographic criteria, the nuclear family refers to a residential unit. Second, when adopting a structural functionalist perspective, the nuclear family refers to a functional unit featuring specific interactions between genders and…
Balance in Family Triads
In order to understand the interdependency between intergenerational and adult sibling relationships, a family systems perspective is applied to identify a smaller-empirically analyzable-relational unit of analysis, that is, the sibling-parent-sibling triad. Using balance theory, triadic configurations are derived that represent enhancement, compensation, and loyalty conflicts. The hypotheses are tested for three relational dimensions: support ex…
Nuclear Family
The concept of the nuclear family is used to designate a socially meaningful unit of family members. In this entry, the use of the concept of the nuclear family is positioned in two perspectives. First, when defined by demographic criteria, the nuclear family refers to a residential unit. Second, when adopting a structural functionalist perspective, the nuclear family refers to a functional unit featuring specific interactions between genders and…
Modelling ambivalent triads in family research
This research focuses on ambivalence in family networks and presents a framework for investigating how triadic configurations, beyond specific dyads, may affect individual outcomes such as well-being. First, the paper introduces the ambivalent triad census, counting the frequencies of 18 non-isomorphic triads in which ties can be positive, negative, or ambivalent, in non-directed networks, and proposes the linear combinations of three theoretical…
Multi-Functional Ties and Well-Being in Family Networks before and after Parental Divorce
This family network study analyses family relationships and well-being from the perspectives of 144 children, parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles in 41 families. The study investigates whether multi-functional family ties, i.e., ties that serve multiple needs simultaneously, are associated with higher well-being, and whether these multi-functional ties are especially important in families that have experienced parental divorce. Additionally,…
Zonder wrijving geen glans
Amsterdam University Press is a leading publisher of academic books, journals and textbooks in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Our aim is to make current research available to scholars, students, innovators, and the general public. AUP stands for scholarly excellence, global presence, and engagement with the international academic community
The quality of the stepfather–child relationship in sole and joint physical custody
Being Your Own Boss
Young people today are expected to navigate their precarious careers in an entrepreneurial way. Self-employment is gaining ground on wage labour as one attractive strategy for winning the battle with precariousness. From Granovetter’s studies to the present day, one of the most prolific lines of research on the factors influencing the strategies of job insertion emphasises the key importance of personal networks. Based on social capital theory, t…
Positive, negative, and ambivalent dyads and triads with family and friends
A parallel kinship universe? A replication of Kolk et al. (2023) with Dutch register data on kinship networks
BACKGROUND Kolk et al. (2023) use Swedish register data to provide a detailed numerical account of biological kinship.Applying their approach in other countries is challenging due to high data requirements. OBJECTIVEWe examine whether Kolk et al.'s (2023) findings generalize to another demographically advanced country, the Netherlands, and assess how differences in cohort fertility and divorce rates influence the prevalence of different kin types…
Fault Lines” and Substitution in the Family Network
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…
Adult Children's Timing of Entry into Parenthood
Highly educated individuals have their first child at later ages compared to less-educated individuals, and parental investment is associated with the childbearing of adult children. However, no studies have explored the association between maternal and paternal investment and the timing of parenthood for adult daughters and sons, and whether this association varies by education level. Based on the parenthood penalty and life-history theory, it i…
Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (9 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (7 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (4 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Ambivalence (2 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (2 works)