Surveying Human Vulnerabilities Across the Life Course.

• Superior document: Life Course Research and Social Policies Series ; v.3
• Author: Oris, Michel.
• TeilnehmendeR: Roberts, Caroline.; Joye, Dominique.; Ernst Stähli, Michèle.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2016.; ©2016.
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Life Course Research and Social Policies Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (244 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Contents -- Surveying Human Vulnerabilities Across the Life Course: Balancing Substantive and Methodological Challenges -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Background to This Volume -- 2 Vulnerability -- 2.1 The Ambiguous Success of the Concept "vulnerability" -- 2.2 The Social Stratification Perspective on Vulnerabilities -- 2.3 The Biographization Approach to Vulnerabilities -- 3 Survey Quality -- 3.1 Sampling and Contacting Vulnerable Populations -- 3.2 Modes of Data Collection and Vulnerability -- 3.3 Persuading Vulnerable Populations to Participate -- 3.4 Dealing with Time: Prospective and Retrospective Longitudinal Approaches -- 4 Surveying Vulnerabilities: Lessons Learned -- 4.1 Methodology Matters -- 4.2 Interdisciplinarity and the Need for Transparency -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Representation of Vulnerability and the Elderly. A Total Survey Error Perspective on the VLV Survey -- 1 Surveying the Elderly, Surveying Vulnerability -- 2 Design Choices -- 2.1 VLV Objectives -- 2.2 Approaching Vulnerability -- 2.3 A Context-Dependent Survey -- 2.4 Questionnaires -- 3 Fieldwork -- 3.1 Procedures and Contact Strategy -- 3.2 Coverage Errors and Mistakes in the Samples -- 3.3 Many Refusals -- 3.4 Adaptations and the Inclusion of Vulnerable Populations -- 3.5 Prevalence of Vulnerabilities in VLV and Other Data Sources -- 4 Responses and Non-response in the Questionnaires -- 4.1 Non-responses in the Self-Administered Questionnaire -- 4.2 Non-response in the Face-to-Face Interview -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Adapting Quantitative Survey Procedures: The Price for Assessing Vulnerability? Lessons from a Large-Scale Survey on Aging and Migration in Switzerland -- 1 Capturing Vulnerable Populations: A Dilemma for Large-Scale Quantitative Surveys -- 2 Surveying Elderly Migrants as an Illustration of Surveying Vulnerability.

3 A Mixed Method Design for Analyzing VLV's Ability to Survey Elderly Migrants -- 4 Varying Effects of Adjusting Procedures to Survey Elderly Migrants -- 5 VLV Research Design Confronted with Realities on the Ground -- 6 Adapting the Research Design to Reduce Social Distance -- 7 Cost-Benefit Analysis of Adapting Standard Procedures to Represent Elderly Migrants -- 8 Capturing Vulnerability: A Delicate Balance Between Scientific Requirements and Realities on the Ground -- References -- Vulnerability Following a Critical Life Event: Temporary Crisis or Chronic Distress? A Psychological Controversy, Methodological Considerations, and Empirical Evidence -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Vulnerability Following a Critical Life Event from a Psychological Perspective -- 2.1 Contextualizing Vulnerability in the Status Quo of Psychological Research -- 2.2 Vulnerability Following Critical Life Events: State or Trait? -- 2.2.1 State Approach: Does Marital Dissolution Cause Temporary or Chronic Psychological Vulnerability? -- 2.2.2 Trait Approach: The Role of Personality in the Psychological Adjustment to Marital Disruption -- 3 Vulnerability After Marital Breakup: An Empirical Study -- 3.1 Outline of the Research Project, Aims and Research Questions -- 3.2 Theoretical Base of the Study and Hypotheses -- 3.3 Methodological Outline of the Study -- 3.3.1 Study Context and Participants -- 3.3.2 Variables and Measures -- 3.3.3 Analytical Strategy -- 3.4 Results -- 3.4.1 Psychological Vulnerability After Marital Breakup: Crisis or Chronic Strain? Cross-Sectional Group Comparisons -- 3.4.2 Extreme Group Comparisons: What Distinguishes Highly Vulnerable Individuals from Marginally Affected Ones? -- 4 Conclusions and Further Considerations -- References -- A Survey of Couples Facing Breast Cancer in Women -- 1 Introduction.

1.1 The Couple Relationship as the Primary Resource of Social Support -- 1.2 Methodological Challenges -- 2 Objectives of the Chapter -- 3 Considerations About the Different Assessment Methods -- 3.1 Questionnaires -- 3.1.1 Advantages of Questionnaires -- 3.1.2 Disadvantages of Questionnaires -- 3.2 Observational Data -- 3.2.1 Advantages of Observational Data -- 3.2.2 Hesitations and Arguments for the Use of Observational Data in the Domain of Couple Interactions -- 3.2.3 Disadvantages of Observational Data -- 4 The Necessity to Mix the Methods -- 5 The Study "Women Facing Breast Cancer" of the LIVES NCCR -- 5.1 Method -- 5.1.1 Sample -- 5.1.2 Procedure -- 5.1.3 Questionnaires -- 5.2 Observational Data -- 5.3 Observed and Self-Reported Expressed Emotions -- A Case Example -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Career Pathways and Professional Transitions: Preliminary Results from the First Wave of a 7-Year Longitudinal Study -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Career Pathways and Professional Transitions: An Overview -- 1.2 Why Study Career Pathways? -- 1.3 Vulnerability and the Professional Context -- 2 Data Collection Tools and Measures to Explore Career Paths and Professional Experiences -- 2.1 Sampling -- 2.2 Design and Research Protocol -- 2.2.1 Measures -- 2.3 Data Collection Procedure -- 2.3.1 Mixed-Mode Method to Collect Data in T1 -- 2.3.2 Subsequent Data-Collection Waves -- 2.4 Why Use a Mixed-Mode Method? -- 2.4.1 Sample Attrition and Participant Retaining Strategies -- 3 First Results and Indications from the Data Collection (T1) -- 3.1 Participation: Key Data -- 3.2 Characteristics of Participants at T1 -- 3.2.1 Employed and Unemployed Participants: Personal and Professional Characteristics -- 3.3 Choice of the Format to Complete the Research Protocol -- 3.4 Choice of Gift -- 3.5 Intention to Participate in the Next Wave.

3.6 Vulnerability and Resources Promoting Well-Being -- 3.6.1 Quality of Life as an Indicator of Vulnerability -- 3.6.2 Personal Resources as Protective Factors Against Vulnerability -- 3.6.3 Career Adapt-Ability, Professional Context and Vulnerability for Employed Respondents -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- How to Survey Displaced Workers in Switzerland: Ways of Addressing Sources of Bias -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Selection and Nonresponse Bias in Survey Studies -- 2.1 Selection Bias -- 2.2 Nonresponse Bias -- 3 Survey Procedure and Data -- 3.1 Sampling Strategy -- 3.2 Data Collection -- 3.3 Combining Survey Data with Plant and Register Data -- 4 Survey Participation -- 5 Re-employment Rates of Different Subsets -- 6 Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Using Life History Calendars to Survey Vulnerability -- 1 Vulnerability: The Ordinary Facet of Life -- 2 Life History Calendars: A Pragmatic Approach -- 3 Memory Bias as a Hidden Resource for Understanding Life Histories -- 4 Using a Life History Calendar to Survey Vulnerability -- 5 Designing Live History Calendars for Research on Vulnerability -- 5.1 The `Devenir Parent' Survey -- 5.2 Family tiMes -- 5.3 Vivre/Leben/Vivere and the Swiss Panel LIVES Calendar -- 6 Is It Gold or Just Glittering? -- References -- Studying Youth Transitions Through a Social Network:First Impressions -- 1 The Study of Youth Transitions -- 1.1 Research Questions Related to the Online Social Network -- 1.2 Outline of the Study Methodology -- 2 Online Social Networks -- 2.1 Reasons for Using an Online Social Network in a Study on Youth Transitions -- 2.2 Reasons for Creating a New Online Social Network -- 3 The Online Social Network "Projet Expériences" -- 3.1 Building the Network: Steps, Choices, and Difficulties -- 3.2 Building Our Online Social Network Using Wordpress -- 3.2.1 Functions (and Related Plug-Ins).

3.2.2 Network Preparation and Maintenance -- 3.3 Some Results Regarding the Use of the Network -- 3.3.1 Participants and Procedure -- 3.3.2 Measures -- 3.3.3 Who Has an Online Account? -- 3.3.4 Who Uses the Online Account? -- 3.4 Difficulties -- 4 Conclusion and Future Directions -- References -- Attrition in the Swiss Household Panel: Are Vulnerable Groups more Affected than Others? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Attrition in Relation to Vulnerability -- 3 Data -- 4 Differences in Means and Frequencies due to Attrition -- 5 Participation Patterns and Sociodemographic Characteristics of Nonrespondents in the SHP -- 5.1 Methodological Note -- 5.2 Dropout Patterns According to Causes for Nonresponse -- 5.3 Description of the Characteristics of Nonrespondents Within the SHP -- 5.4 Analysis of the Characteristics of Nonrespondents Within the SHP -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Erratum to: A Survey of Couples Facing.