Surveying Human Vulnerabilities Across the Life Course.

Surveying Human Vulnerabilities Across the Life Course.

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Superior document:Life Course Research and Social Policies Series ; v.3
:
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
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Physical Description:1 online resource (244 pages)
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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.

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