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Values, Attitudes, and Behaviour

The research on values, attitudes and behavior is mainly based on data collected by GESIS (e.g. ALLBUS, CSES, ESS, Eurobarometer, EVS, GESIS Panel, GLES, ISSP, PIAAC und WVS). On the one hand, this ensures that the data service offered is research-based. On the other hand, research benefits from a sound knowledge of the data and its fundamentals. Research priorities are consistent with the data priorities, ensuring maximum synergy between research and data service.

One focus of this research area is the analysis with repeated cross-sectional surveys and panel data. Another focus is international comparative analysis. Thematic research is conducted on migration and integration as well as topics such as national identity, social values, inequality, gender ideology, environment, health, religion, and social capital.

Learn more about our consulting and services:

Name Department Team Email Telephone
Bartholomäus, Saskia
Data and Research on Society
Family Surveys
+49 (0621) 1246-
Baumann, Horst (M.A.)
Survey Data Curation
International Studies
National Studies
+49 (0221) 47694-443
Bechert, Dr. Insa
Survey Data Curation
International Studies
+49 (0221) 47694-461
Beck, Kerstin (M.A.)
Survey Data Curation
International Studies
+49 (0221) 47694-441
Blohm, Dipl.-Soz. Michael
Data and Research on Society
Social Surveys
+49 (0621) 1246-429
Breuer, Dr. Johannes
Computational Social Science
Digital Society Observatory
+49 (0221) 47694-471
Burger, Dr. Axel
Data and Research on Society
National Election Studies
+49 (0621) 1246-419
Christmann, Dr. Pablo
Data and Research on Society
Family Surveys
+49 (0621) 1246-411
Harzenetter, M. A. Karoline
Data Services for the Social Sciences
Archiving
+49 (0221) 47694-444
Hochman, Oshrat (Ph.D.)
Data and Research on Society
Social Surveys
+49 (0621) 1246-428
Jedinger, Dr. Alexander
Data Services for the Social Sciences
Archiving
+49 (0221) 47694-478
Katsanidou, Prof. Dr. Alexia
Survey Data Curation
+49 (0221) 47694-490
Lechner, Dr. Clemens
Survey Design and Methodology
Scale Development and Documentation
+49 (0621) 1246-151
Mauk, Dr. Marlene
Knowledge Exchange and Outreach
Training
+49 (0221) 47694-579
May, Antonia
+49 (0221) 47694-460
Naumann, Elias (PhD)
Data and Research on Society
Social Surveys
+49 (0621) 1246-442
Pollak, Prof. Dr. Reinhard
Data and Research on Society
+49 (0621) 1246-153
Pötzschke, Dr. Steffen
Survey Design and Methodology
GESIS Panel
+49 (0621) 1246-596
Quandt, Dr. Markus
Survey Data Curation
International Studies
+49 (0221) 47694-400
Quinlan, Dr. Stephen
Data and Research on Society
Social Surveys
+49 (0621) 1246-430
  • Soler-Pastor, Elia, Magdalena Bobowik, Verónica Benet-Martínez, and Lydia Repke. 2023. "Disentangling the link between diverse social networks and creativity: The role of personality traits." The Spanish Journal of Psychology 26 (E10). doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/SJP.2023.9.
  • Bacaksizlar Turbic, N. Gizem, Melih Can Yardi, Ozgem Elif Acar, Oguz Gurerk, Ali Hurriyetoglu, Tolga Etgu, and Erdem Yoruk. 2022. "Social Networks in Times of Turkey’s Currency Crisis." The 11th International Conference on Complex Networks and their Applications (Palermo, Italy), 2022-11-08.
  • Batzdorfer, Veronika. 2022. "Theory-driven modelling of complex socio-psychological constructs in text." Invited Panel Talk on the Workshop on Computational Linguistics for Political Text Analysis (CPSS-2022), Universität Potsdam, 2022-09-12.
  • Silber, Henning, Patricia Moy, Timothy P. Johnson, Rico Neumann, Sven Stadtmüller, and Lydia Repke. 2022. "Survey participation as a function of democratic engagement, trust in institutions, and perceptions of surveys." Social Science Quarterly 103 (7): 1619-1632. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/ssqu.13218.
  • Ebbinghaus, Bernhard, Lukas Lehner, and Elias Naumann. 2022. "Welfare state support during the COVID-19 pandemic: Change and continuity in public attitudes towards social policies in Germany." European Policy Analysis 8 (3): 297-311. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/epa2.1152.