Publications

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Pavlova, M. K. (2024). A dual process model of spontaneous conscious thought. Consciousness and Cognition, 118, 103631. doi:10.1016/j.concog.2023.103631 

Wirth, M., de Paula Couto, M. C., Pavlova, M. K., & Rothermund, K. (in press). Manipulating prescriptive views of active aging and altruistic disengagement. Psychology & Aging. 

Pavlova, M. K.,* Radoš, S.,* Rothermund, K., & Silbereisen, R. K. (in press). Age, individual resources, and perceived expectations for active aging: General and domain-specific effects. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development. doi:10.1177/00914150221112294 * Equal contributions. 

Pavlova, M. K., & Lühr, M. (2023). Volunteering and political participation are differentially associated with eudaimonic and social well-being across age groups and European countries. PLoS ONE, 18, e0281354. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281354 

Lühr, M., Pavlova, M. K., & Luhmann, M. (2022). They are doing well, but is it by doing good? Pathways from nonpolitical and political volunteering to subjective well-being in age comparison. Journal of Happiness Studies, 23, 1969-1989.  doi:10.1007/s10902-021-00480-4 

Lühr, M., Pavlova, M. K., & Luhmann, M. (2022). Nonpolitical versus political participation: Longitudinal associations with mental health and social well-being in different age groups. Social Indicators Research, 159, 865-884. doi:10.1007/s11205-021-02777-6 

Pavlova, M. K., Gellermann, J. M., Holtmann, E., Jaeck, T., Körner, A., & Silbereisen, R. K. (2022). Applying the volunteer process model to predict future intentions for civic and political participation: Same antecedents, different experiences? The Journal of Social Psychology, 162, 733-751. doi:10.1080/00224545.2021.1953957 

Pavlova, M. K. (2021). Do workers accumulate resources during continuous employment and lose them during unemployment, and what does that mean for their subjective well-being? PLoS ONE, 16, e0261794. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0261794 

Pavlova, M. K., Lühr, M., & Luhmann, M. (2019). Does participation in voluntary organizations protect against risky alcohol and tobacco use? Findings from the UK panel data. Preventive Medicine Reports, 14, 100885. doi:10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.100885

Pavlova, M. K., Lühr, M., & Luhmann, M. (2019). Effects of voluntary memberships and volunteering on alcohol and tobacco use across the life course: Findings from the German Socio-Economic Panel. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 194, 271-278. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.10.013

Lechner, C. M.,* Pavlova, M. K.,* Sortheix, F. M.,* Silbereisen, R. K., & Salmela-Aro, K. (2018). Unpacking the link between family socioeconomic status and civic engagement during the transition to adulthood: Do work values play a role? Applied Developmental Science, 22, 270-283. doi:10.1080/10888691.2017.1291352 * Equal contributions.

Pavlova, M. K., Lechner, C. M., & Silbereisen, R. K. (2018). Social comparison in coping with occupational uncertainty: Self-improvement, self-enhancement, and the regional context. Journal of Personality, 86, 320-333. doi:10.1111/jopy.12317

Pavlova, M. K., Silbereisen, R. K., Ranta, M., & Salmela-Aro, K. (2016). Warm and supportive parenting can discourage offspring’s civic engagement in the transition to adulthood. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 45, 2197-2217.

Pavlova, M. K., & Silbereisen, R. K. (2016). Perceived expectations for active aging, formal productive roles, and psychological adjustment among the young-old. Research on Aging, 38, 26-50.

Ballard, P. J.,* Pavlova, M. K.,* Silbereisen, R. K., & Damon, W. (2015). Diverse routes to civic participation across ages and cultures: An introduction [Editorial]. Research in Human Development, 12, 1-9. * Equal contributions.

Körner, A., Lechner, C. M., Pavlova, M. K., & Silbereisen, R. K. (2015). Goal engagement in coping with occupational uncertainty predicts favorable career-related outcomes. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 88, 174-184. Note. The author names are in alphabetical order. All authors have contributed equally to this manuscript.

Pavlova, M. K., Körner, A., & Silbereisen, R. K. (2015). Perceived social support, perceived community functioning, and civic participation across the life span: Evidence from the former East Germany. Research in Human Development, 12, 100-117.

Pavlova, M. K., & Silbereisen, R. K. (2015). Factual versus potential civic participation in a post-communist region: A typological approach. Voluntas, 26, 941-961.

Pavlova, M. K., & Silbereisen, R. K. (2015). Leisure activities choices among adolescents. In J. D. Wright (Ed.), International encyclopedia of the social and behavioral sciences, 2nd ed., vol. 13 (pp. 829-836). Elsevier. doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.26003-0

Pavlova, M. K., & Silbereisen, R. K. (2015). Supportive social contexts and intentions for civic and political participation: An application of the theory of planned behaviour. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 25, 432-446.

Pavlova, M. K., & Silbereisen, R. K. (2014). Coping with occupational uncertainty and formal volunteering across the life span. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 85, 93-105. 

Pavlova, M. K., Silbereisen, R. K., & Sijko, K. (2014). Social participation in Poland: Links to emotional well-being and risky alcohol consumption. Social Indicators Research, 117, 29-44. 

Pavlova, M. K., & Silbereisen, R. K. (2013). Dispositional optimism fosters opportunity-congruent coping with occupational uncertainty. Journal of Personality, 81, 76-86.

Pavlova, M. K., & Silbereisen, R. K. (2012). Age, cumulative (dis)advantage, and subjective well-being in employed and unemployed Germans: A moderated mediation model. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 17, 93-104.

Pavlova, M. K., & Silbereisen, R. K. (2012). Participation in voluntary organizations and volunteer work as a compensation for the absence of work and partnership? Evidence from two German samples of younger and older adults. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 67, 514-524.

Pavlova, M. K., & Silbereisen, R. K. (2012). Perceived level and appraisal of the growing expectations for active ageing among the young-old in Germany. Research on Aging, 34, 80-99.

Tomasik, M. J., Pavlova, M. K., Lechner, C. M., Blumenthal, A., & Körner, A. (2012). Changing contexts of youth development: An overview of recent social trends and a psychological model. New Directions for Youth Development, 135, 27-38. 

Pavlova, M. K., Haase, C. M., & Silbereisen, R. K. (2011). Early, on-time, and late behavioural autonomy in adolescence: Psychosocial correlates in young and middle adulthood. Journal of Adolescence, 34, 361-370.