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An epidemic of social isolation? Age and cohort trends of social connectedness among older adults, 2004–2018 社会孤立的流行病？2004-2018年老年人社会联系的年龄和队列趋势

IF 3.2 2区社会学

Social Science Research Pub Date : 2025-07-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2025.103212

Jingwen Liu

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Does mobile phone use in early adolescence displace enrichment, physical activity, and sleep? A longitudinal examination of the time-displacement hypothesis 青少年早期使用手机是否取代了充实、身体活动和睡眠？时间位移假设的纵向检验

IF 3.2 2区社会学

Social Science Research Pub Date : 2025-07-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2025.103226

Leo Röhlke

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Aggressive behavior and social Status: An experimental test of the general aggression model 攻击行为与社会地位：一般攻击模型的实验检验

IF 3.2 2区社会学

Social Science Research Pub Date : 2025-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2025.103224

Lea Becher , Guido Mehlkop , Sebastian Sattler

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Stuck in a bad job? The dynamics of poor-quality employment in Chile, 2004–2019 困在一份糟糕的工作中？2004-2019年智利低质量就业动态

IF 3.2 2区社会学

Social Science Research Pub Date : 2025-06-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2025.103206

Kirsten Sehnbruch , Joaquín Prieto , Diego Vidal

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Beyond religious categories: Understanding differences between Muslims and non-Muslims in accepting parenting styles involving physical discipline 超越宗教范畴：了解穆斯林和非穆斯林在接受包括体罚在内的养育方式方面的差异

IF 3.2 2区社会学

Social Science Research Pub Date : 2025-06-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2025.103221

Conrad Ziller, Teresa Hummler

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Subjective religiosity and perceived control in later life 主观的宗教信仰和晚年生活中的感知控制

IF 3.2 2区社会学

Social Science Research Pub Date : 2025-06-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2025.103223

Aniruddha Das

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Sixty years of change in the fields of stratification and collective violence 六十年来阶层分化和集体暴力领域的变化

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Social Science Research Pub Date : 2025-06-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2025.103222

Seymour Spilerman

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Dynamics of later-life caregiving and health. Insights from biomarker data and cognitive tests 晚年护理和健康的动态。来自生物标志物数据和认知测试的见解

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Social Science Research Pub Date : 2025-06-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2025.103205

Ariane Bertogg , Patrick Präg , Klara Raiber

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How routine tasks affect labor market inequalities between vocational and tertiary graduates over the career 日常工作如何影响职业和高等教育毕业生在职业生涯中的劳动力市场不平等

IF 3.2 2区社会学

Social Science Research Pub Date : 2025-06-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2025.103207

Viktor Decker, Marie Labussière, Thijs Bol

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The effects of clan culture on multidimensional poverty of older adults in China 宗族文化对中国老年人多维贫困的影响

IF 3.2 2区社会学

Social Science Research Pub Date : 2025-06-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2025.103213

Shuang Yu , Manfei Yang , Yinhe Liang

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