Panel Analysis of Intimate Relationships and Family Dynamic (pairfam)
The study participants for pairfam were randomly selected from households across Germany. The participants were chosen based on ages, with one group aged 15 - 17 years at the first wave, one group aged 25 - 27, and one group aged 35 - 37 years. The aim was to interview 4,000 participants from each group, but over 12,400 were interviewed in total during the first wave of data collection. At the first wave, partners of the participants were also interviewed; with children and parents responding to questionnaires in later waves.
Study design
Cohort - accelerated
Number of participants at first data collection
4,334 (youngest cohort participants)
4,016 (middle cohort participants)
4,052 (oldest cohort participants)
Age at first data collection
15 - 17 years (youngest cohort)
25 - 27 years (middle cohort)
35 - 37 years (oldest cohort)
Participant year of birth
1971 - 1973 (oldest cohort)
1981 - 1983 (middle cohort)
1991 - 1993 (youngest cohort)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2008
Primary Institutions
Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, FSU)
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, LMU)
University of Bremen (Universität Bremen)
University of Cologne (Universität zu Köln)
Links
Profile paper DOI
Funders
German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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