On the 8th of May 2023, I was interviewed (in German) by Theresa Kleinheinz for ORF ZIB Magazin on the topic of generations and their differences



Grandchild care during the pandemic

Our study about grandchild care during the pandemic (Di Gessa, G., Bordone, V. & Arpino, B. (2022). Changes in grandparental childcare during the pandemic and mental health: Evidence from England. The Journals of Gerontology. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbac104) was covered by an interview (in German) by Johannes Roßteuscher for BR24 and international press (for example ORF Science, OÖN, Kurier in Austria; The Telegraph in the UK)

Is there a rejuvenating effect of (grand)childcare?

Our publication about a rejuvenating effect of (grand)childcare (Bordone, V., & Arpino, B. (2022). Is there a rejuvenating effect of (grand)childcare? A longitudinal study on German data. The Journals of Gerontology 77(2):446-455. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbab021) was covered by a podcast (in German) and international press

Close kin relationships in times of COVID-19

My invited presentation at the CPC webinar on 31 March 2022.

Intergenerationale Beziehungen und Erwerbstätigkeit

Am 03. und 04. November fand die Demografietagung 2021 statt. Unter dem Motto "Generationen verbinden - Zukunft gestalten" widmete sich die Tagung zwei Tage lang den Thematiken des demografischen Wandels, der Digitalisierung und der aktiven Gestaltung einer alternsgerechten und generationengerechten Zukunft.

The slides (in German) can be found here

The effect of grandparenthood on older people’s cognitive functioning: does it matter what grandparents and grandchildren do together?

My presentation at the Wittgenstein Centre Conference 2019 Demographic aspects of human wellbeing.