Storyteller & Social Scientist
On 5 May 2016, I won the Southampton University Student Union award for Best Academic Support for the Faculty of Social, Human and Mathematical Sciences. It's such pleasure to work with my students here at Southampton--what a thrill to find out that the feeling is mutual! A real honor, thanks so much!
Title: The Progression of Sexual Relationships Authors: Sharon Sassler, Katherine Michelmore and Jennifer A. Holland Journal: Journal of Marriage and Family, 78(3): 587-597. doi: 10.1111/jomf.12289 Abstract: The authors examine factors associated with the advancement or dissolution of newly formed sexual relationships. Data from the 2006–2010 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) was used to examine women and men aged... Continue Reading →
Title: Family Attitudes and Fertility Timing in Sweden Authors: Jennifer A. Holland and Renske Keizer Journal: European Journal of Population/Revue Européenne de Démographie, 31(3): 259-85, DOI 10.1007/s10680-014-9333-x Abstract: Employing a novel latent attitude profile approach, as developed by Moors (2008), within the Theory of Planned Behavior, this paper models the association between attitudes and the... Continue Reading →
On Tuesday 21 July 2015, findings from research conducted in collaboration with Kenneth Aarskaug Wiik (Statistics Norway) about "Partner choice and timing of first marriage among children of immigrants in Norway and Sweden" were featured in an article entitled "Få gifter seg utenfor båsen [Few get married outside their 'group']" in Vårt Land. (For an English translation via Google Translate click... Continue Reading →
On Thursday 9 July 2015, I provided expert commentary on new statistics released by the Office of National Statistics on Marital Status and Living Arrangements in England and Wales in an article entitled 'Third of adults yet to make it down the aisle' by Richard Ford in The Times. "More than a third of adults in England and Wales are single... Continue Reading →
Title: How Does Cohabitation Fit into the Family Life Course? Ideals and norms in Europe Authors: Jennifer A. Holland and Helga de Valk Abstract: Whether life courses are shaped by social norms or are primarily governed by individual preferences is a matter of debate. In this paper we investigate whether non-marital cohabitation norms structure individuals’ understanding... Continue Reading →
Along with research teams in Sweden (Elizabeth Thomson (PI), Gunnar Anderson, Eva Bernhardt), Norway (Kenneth Aarskaug Wiik), and the United States (Kelly Musick), I will investigate how cohabitation is related to family instability and the formation of complex families in Sweden, more broadly in Europe, and the United States. This research project will take advantage of newly available Swedish Generations and... Continue Reading →
On Friday 5 December 2014, I provided expert commentary on new statistics released by the Office of National Statistics on Childbearing in England and Wales in an article entitled 'Rise of the only child as women build their carriers' by Richard Ford in The Times. "One-child families are at their highest level for more than... Continue Reading →
Title: Pathways into Family Life among Migrant and Majority Populations in Scandinavia Authors: Jennifer A. Holland and Kenneth Aarskaug Wiik Abstract: Using high-quality administrative register data, we investigate differential pathways into family life among all migrant- and non-migrant-background individuals born between 1972 and 1989, who grew up in Sweden and Norway. Beginning a family via marriage... Continue Reading →
On 1 August 2014, I was promoted to the role of Director of MSc programmes in Social Statistics and Demography at the University of Southampton (UK). I am very excited to serve my department and to more closely work with our Master's students as they embark on our 12-month MSc program!
Jennifer A. Holland 