Listed are reported and researched publications by users of the microdata of the German Ageing Survey (DEAS) and the German Survey on Volunteering (FWS). The compilation does not claim to be complete.

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Publications using DEAS data 2006-2023 (PDF)

Publications using FWS data 2010-2023 (PDF)

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Ehrenamtliches und freiwilliges Engagement im Sport in ländlichen und städtischen Räumen

Burrmann, U., Braun, S., & Sielschott, S. (2023). Ehrenamtliches und freiwilliges Engagement im Sport in ländlichen und städtischen Räumen: Befunde der „Deutschen Freiwilligensurveys“ 2014 und 2019.

refereed journal article

Who stays involved?

Dederichs, K., & Kruse, H. (2023). Who stays involved? A longitudinal study on adolescents’ participation in voluntary associations in Germany. European Sociological Review, 39(1), 30-43.

refereed journal article

Voluntary labour supply by birth cohort

Dittrich, M., & Mey, B. (2023). Voluntary labour supply by birth cohort: empirical evidence from Germany. Empirica, 50(2), 389-410

refereed journal article

Informal volunteering and immigrant generations

Greenspan, I., & Walk, M. (2023, online first). Informal volunteering and immigrant generations: Exploring overlooked dimensions in immigrant volunteering research. VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations

refereed journal article

Long-term care need, loneliness, and perceived social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic

Hajek, A., Grupp, K., Aarabi, G., Gyasi, R. M., Freak-Poli, R., Kretzler, B., & König, H.-H. (2023). Long-term care need, loneliness, and perceived social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from the German Ageing Survey. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 35(6), 1377-1384

refereed journal article

Community centers for older adults and psychosocial factors

Hajek, A., Kretzler, B., Gyasi, R. M., & König, H.-H. (2023). Community centers for older adults and psychosocial factors: Evidence from the German Ageing Survey. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 38(3), e5901

refereed journal article

Neighbourhood cohesion, loneliness and perceived social isolation prior and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Hajek, A., Kretzler, B., Walther, C., Aarabi, G., Zwar, L., & König, H.-H. (2023, online first). Neighbourhood cohesion, loneliness and perceived social isolation prior and during the COVID-19 pandemic: Longitudinal evidence from the German Ageing Survey. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

refereed journal article

Sports and cultural volunteering

Hallmann, K., & Artime, C. M. (2023). Sports and cultural volunteering: competitive or complementary activities? VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 34(2), 263-275.

refereed journal article

Retirement and volunteering in Germany

Henning, G., Arriagada, C., & Karnick, N. (2023, online first). Retirement and volunteering in Germany: historical changes and social inequalities. Research on Aging, 1-28.

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Longitudinal associations of volunteering, grandparenting and family care with processing speed

Henning, G., Ehrlich, U., Gow, A. J., Kelle, N., & Muniz-Terrera, G. (2023, online first). Longitudinal associations of volunteering, grandparenting and family care with processing speed: A gender perspective on prosocial activity and cognitive aging in the second half of life.