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Einsame junge Frau steht auf Seebrücke und schaut in die Ferne (refer to: Loneliness: Especially younger people are feeling increasingly lonely) | Source: © fotoduets/stock.adobe.com

FReDA Policy BriefLoneliness: Especially younger people are feeling increasingly lonely

In the last five years, the feeling of loneliness has increased in Germany. Today, one in three people between the ages of 18 and 53 feels lonely at least some of the time – including many younger people under 30, as new BiB analyses show.

Edited BooksKulturelle Vielfalt der öffentlichen Verwaltung

Repräsentation, Wahrnehmung und Konsequenzen von Diversität

Ette, Andreas; Straub, Sophie; Weinmann, Martin; Schneider, Norbert F. (2021)

Beiträge zur Bevölkerungswissenschaft 55. Opladen, Berlin, Toronto: Barbara Budrich

The study is the first to examine comprehensively cultural diversity in federal administration in Germany. It focuses on the way in which employees with a migrant background are represented regarding their individual employment situation and career trajectories, and on individual attitudes of employees towards the organisational culture and diversity management of their respective organisation. The study is based on an online survey among approximately 50,000 employees in 55 federal administration offices.

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