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Access to occupational networks and ethnic variation of depressive symptoms in young adults in Sweden
Social Science & Medicine, Volume 190, pp. 207-216. doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.08.022 Abstract Social capital research has recognized the relevance of occupational network contacts for individ
Sexual orientation, peer relationships, and depressive symptoms: Findings from a sociometric design
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 66, 101086.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0193397319301121?via%3Dihub Abstract Sexual minority youth report poorer mental health than het
Disparities in depressive symptoms between heterosexual and lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth in a Dutch cohort: The TRAILS Study
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 45(3), 440-456. doi.org/10.1007/s10964-015-0403-0 Abstract Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth experience elevated levels of depressive symptoms compared to heterosexu
It' about class: Why children with immigrant parents have lower grades but higher ambitions
Previous research has shown that children of immigrant parents have worse grades in school than children with at least one parent born in Sweden. Yet, these children have higher ambitions with their edI
The climate ethics program: "Interdisciplinary at its best"
"Innovative, ambitious, and extremely well managed." A mid-term evaluation of the research program Climate Ethics and future generations praises it for being interdisciplinary at its best. Riksbankens
Ron F Inglehart 1934–2021
We are saddened to announce that the founding president of the World Values Survey, Ron F Inglehart passed away on Saturday 8 of May. He was the president of the World Values Survey Association (WVS)
Movie premiere! A New Society
Why do we need social progress? On July of 2014 a monumental task began as hundreds of the world's leading academics came together to set new standards for a just, secure and healthy global society. T has been tirelessly forming a non-partisan report addressed to all social actors, movements, organizations, politicians, and decision-makers in order to provide an architecture for present and future global issues and crises.
David Sumpter: Reasons why we should NOT worry about fake news, echo chambers, filter bubbles and Cambridge Analytica
David Sumpter, Professor of Applied Maths at Uppsala University Abstract Much of the recent media reporting about social media has revolved around the potential dangers. Terms such as fake news, filter
Differences in sexual identity dimensions between bisexual and other sexual minority individuals: Implications for minority stress and mental health.
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 89(1), 40-51. DOI: 10.1037/ort0000369 Abstract Bisexual individuals experience poorer mental health than other sexual minority individuals. One explanation for this
In memory of Geoffrey Brennan
The staff of the Institute for Futures Studies is deeply saddened to learn that our friend and colleague Geoffrey Brennan has recently passed away. Geoff was a most distinguished scholar and a very val
