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📣We’re pleased to (re)introduce the PLANET-NL group! (formerly POPNET)
Our researchers are continuing to collaborate to provide expertise, tools, and opportunities for large-scale social network analysis.
Be ready to get to know more about us in the coming days!

Adult Children’s Timing of Entry into Parenthood - Human Nature 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 studi...

How does paternal and maternal investment in adult sons and daughters with high, low, or ongoing education relate to their timing of entry into parenthood? 🧑‍🧑‍🧒 Contact with fathers was linked to later parenthood among enrolled adult children, but earlier among highly educated sons. 🔗 bit.ly/3Lsxzet

“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, c...

How does divorce affect family ties across generations? 📉👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 This new study maps bilateral ties across 3 generations: child, mother, father, and maternal and paternal grandparents. Explore fresh insights on in-law bonds, gender roles, and kin substitution: doi.org/10.1111/pere... #FamilyNetworks

How do demographic trends shape kinship networks? Check out our replication study comparing Swedish and Dutch kinship networks, published today in @demresjournal.bsky.social ✨

How do demographic trends shape kinship networks? This replication study compares Swedish & Dutch kinship networks, showing how fertility patterns & divorce rates impact family ties across generations. #Replication #Kinship #POPNET. www.demographic-research.org/articles/vol... @bokanyie.bsky.social

WNL Op Zondag | NPO Start Opinieprogramma met nieuws, brandende kwesties en prominente gasten. Presentatie: Rick Nieman.

Yesterday, I joined @MarcelLevi on @WNLOpZondag to discuss my research on step-grandparents. Curious? Watch or listen here:
👁️ npo.nl/start/serie/...
👂🏼 open.spotify.com/episode/37KH...
(WNL Academy starts at 52:00)