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Research interests
I am a quantitative family sociologist at the Sociology department of Tilburg University. Broadly, my work can be described as trying to understand how people ‘do’ family. For example, I have examined who is likely to make different family-related transitions (enter a partnership, separate, repartner, have a child), how these transitions are related to individual well-being and the strength of intergenerational ties, and how people interact within partnerships. I am also particularly interested in the gendered ramifications of family complexity (i.e., the unique role and experiences of stepmothers).
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Education/Academic qualification
Sociology, PhD, From parents to partners: The impact of family on romantic relationships in adolescence and emerging adulthood, University of Groningen
1 Sept 2007 → 5 Mar 2012
Award Date: 5 Mar 2012
Psychology, Master’s Degree, Quality of Peer Relationships and its Impact on the Psychosocial Adjustments of Adolescents with Same-Sex Attractions (SSA), Utrecht University
1 Sept 2005 → 25 May 2007
Award Date: 25 May 2007
Psychology, Bachelor’s Degree, Major: Psychology, Minor: Politics, Mount Holyoke College
1 Sept 2001 → 25 May 2005
Award Date: 25 Sept 2005
Keywords
- Family Sociology
- Intergenerational Solidarity
- Well-Being
- Family Complexity
- Stepfamilies
- Gender
- Stepmothers
- Stepparents
- Parents
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Societal pessimism and the transition to parenthood: A future too bleak to have children?
Ivanova, K. & Balbo, N., 2024, In: Population and Development Review. 50, 2, p. 323-342 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Transition to parenthood: The association between expectations and family-life satisfaction
Tran, C., Ivanova, K., Reitz, A. K. & Stavrova, O., 2024, In: Social Psychological and Personality Science. 15, 8, p. 908-920 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Adult children in complex families: How do relationships affect relationships?
Hornstra, M., Kalmijn, M. & Ivanova, K., 2023, In: Family Relations. 72, 4, p. 2039-2061Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Changes in perceived fairness of division of household labor across parenthood transitions: Whose relationship satisfaction Is impacted?
Hiekel, N. & Ivanova, K., 2023, In: Journal of Family Issues. 44, 4, p. 1046-1073Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Kinkeeping across families: The central role of mothers and stepmothers in the facilitation of adult intergenerational ties
Hornstra, M. & Ivanova, K., Apr 2023, In: Sex Roles. 88, p. 367-382Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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The end of babies? A mixed-methods study of narratives about the future, societal pessimism, and voluntary childlessness among Dutch adults
Ivanova, K. (Principal Investigator), Young, E. (Co-Investigator) & Cammu, N. (Researcher)
1/03/24 → 31/08/26
Project: Research project
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Going Against the Norm: Links between Personality, Well-Being, and Deviating Family Trajectories in Young Adulthood
van Scheppingen, M. A. (Principal Investigator), Ivanova, K. (Principal Investigator) & Vermunt, J. (Principal Investigator)
1/12/22 → 30/11/26
Project: Research project
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The transition to parenthood as a critical developmental milestone: Unravelling the sources of individual variability in hedonic and eudemonic well-being
Stavrova, O. (Principal Investigator), Reitz, A. (Principal Investigator) & Ivanova, K. (Principal Investigator)
Project: Research project