Dr. E.-M. (Eva-Maria) Merz

Researcher

Educational background

Social sciences

Expertise

Adult attachment, attachment and aging, personal relationships, family sociology, intergenerational solidarity, solidarity across cultures, life course transitions, fertility

Phone

++ 31 (0)70 3565282

E-mail

merz @ nidi.nl

Publications (selection)

Fiori, K.L., N.S. Consedine & E.-M. Merz (2011),

Attachment, social network size, and patterns of social exchange in later life. Research on Aging 33 (4): 465-493. [pdf]

Merz, E.-M. (2010), Caring for your loved ones? An attachment perspective on solidarity between generations. Saarbrücken, Germany: LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 176 p.

Merz, E.-M. (2010),

Familiesolidariteit: verschillen tussen migranten-groepen en generaties. Geron: tijdschrift over ouder worden en samenleving 12 (3): 31-34.

Merz, E.-M. (2010),

Zorgen voor je dierbaren; ouder-kindrelaties gedurende de levensloop. Demos, bulletin over bevolking en samenleving 26 (3): 2-5. [pdf]

Merz, E.-M. & O. Huxhold (2010),

Wellbeing depends on social relationship characteristics: comparing different types and providers of support to older adults. Ageing & Society 30 (5): 843-857. [pdf]

Merz, E.-M., H.-J. Schulze & C. Schuengel (2010),

Consequences of filial support for two generations: a narrativeand quantitative review. Journal of Family Issues 31 (11): 1530-1554. [pdf]

Merz, E.-M. & N.S. Consedine (2009),

The association of family support and wellbeing in later life depends on attachment security. Attachment & Human Development 11 (2): 203-221. [pdf]

Merz, E.-M., N.S. Consedine, H.-J. Schulze & C. Schuengel (2009),

Wellbeing of adult children and ageing parents: associations with intergenerational support and relationship quality. Ageing & Society 29 (5): 783-802. [pdf]

Merz, E.-M., E. Özeke Kocabas, F.J. Oort & C. Schuengel (2009),

Intergenerational family solidarity: Value differences between immigrant groups and generations. Journal of Family Psychology 23 (3): 291-300. [pdf]

Merz, E.-M., C. Schuengel & H.-J. Schulze (2009),

Intergenerational relations across four years: wellbeing is affected by quality not by support exchange. The Gerontologist 49 (4): 536-548. [pdf]

Merz, E.-M. (2008), Caring for your loved ones? An attachment perspective on solidarity between generations, Amsterdam, Doctoral dissertation VU University.

Merz, E.-M., C. Schuengel & H.-J. Schulze (2008),

Inter-generational relationships at different ages: an attachment perspective. Ageing & Society 28 (5): 717-736. [pdf]

Merz, E.-M., C. Schuengel & H.-J. Schulze (2007),

Intergenerational solidarity: an attachment perspective. Journal of Aging Studies 21 (1): 175-186. [pdf]

Merz , E.-M. & H.-J. Schulze (2007),

Relatie gescheiden ouders en hun kinderen; invloed wetswijziging 1998 onderzocht. Demos, bulletin over bevolking en samenleving 23 (5): 6-8. [pdf]

Merz, E.-M. (2006),

Transgressing borders between sociology and psychology: the case of intergenerational solidarity. In: G. Øverland (ed.), Sociology at the frontiers of psychology, Cambridge: Cambridge Scholar Publishing, p. 69-78.