Prof. Dr. Beate Schwarz

Projects

• Diversity in intergenerational relationships / Project leader / completed
• BEGIN Vocational and social integration of immigrants with the aid of a multigenerational mentoring programme / Co-project leader / completed
• The impact of family stress on children in transition into puberty: The interplay of social and emotional processes / Project leader / completed

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

• Okvitawanli, A., Gajewska, O., Joshanloo, M., Vignoles, V. L., Yeung, V. W. L., Górski, M. R., Haas, B. W., Hussain, M. A., Park, J., Akaliyski, P., Guemaz, F., Boussena, M., Sánchez-Rodríguez, Á., Iter, N., Vlasenko, O., Bond, M. H., Lun, V. M.-C., Li, L. M. W., Aminnuddin, N. A., et al. (2025). Love beyond east and west : how cultural models of selfhood predict frequency of being in love. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 108(102233). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102233
• Schwarz, B., & Pfammatter, P. (2024). The association of acculturation and well-being : second-generation immigrants in Switzerland. Journal of Happiness Studies, 25(77). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-024-00794-z
• Krys, K., Haas, B. W., Igou, E. R., Kosiarczyk, A., Kocimska-Bortnowska, A., Kwiatkowska, A., Lun, V. M.-C., Maricchiolo, F., Park, J., Šolcová, I. P., Sirlopú, D., Uchida, Y., Vauclair, C.-M., Vignoles, V. L., Zelenski, J. M., Adamovic, M., Akotia, C. S., Albert, I., Appoh, L., et al. (2023). Introduction to a culturally sensitive measure of well-being : combining life satisfaction and interdependent happiness across 49 different cultures. Journal of Happiness Studies, 24(2), 607–627. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-022-00588-1
• Krys, K., Chun Yeung, J., Haas, B. W., van Osch, Y., Kosiarczyk, A., Kocimska-Zych, A., Torres, C., Selim, H. A., Zelenski, J. M., Bond, M. H., Park, J., Lun, V. M.-C., Maricchiolo, F., Vauclair, C.-M., Poláčková Šolcová, I., Sirlopú, D., Xing, C., Vignoles, V. L., van Tilburg, W. A. P., et al. (2023). Family first : evidence of consistency and variation in the value of family versus personal happiness across 49 different cultures. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 54(3), 323–339. https://doi.org/10.1177/00220221221134711
• Sánchez-Rodríguez, Á., Vignoles, V. L., Bond, M. H., Adamovic, M., Akotia, C. S., Albert, I., Appoh, L., Baltin, A., Barrientos, P. E., Denoux, P., Domínguez-Espinosa, A., Esteves, C. S., Fülöp, M., Gamsakhurdia, V., Garðarsdóttir, R. B., Gavreliuc, A., Hanke-Boer, D., Haas, B. W., Igbokwe, D. O., et al. (2023). Self-construals predict personal life satisfaction with different strengths across societal contexts differing in national wealth and religious heritage. Self and Identity, 22(5), 689–712. https://doi.org/10.1080/15298868.2023.2202413
• Pfammatter, P., & Schwarz, B. (2022). Measuring sense of indebtedness in second-generation immigrants in Switzerland. Psychological Test Adaptation and Development, 3(1), 106–115. https://doi.org/10.1027/2698-1866/a000026
• Krys, K., Yeung, J. C., Capaldi, C. A., Lun, V. M.-C., Torres, C., van Tilburg, W. A. P., Bond, M. H., Zelenski, J. M., Haas, B. W., Park, J., Maricchiolo, F., Vauclair, C.-M., Kosiarczyk, A., Kocimska-Zych, A., Kwiatkowska, A., Adamovic, M., Pavlopoulos, V., Fülöp, M., Sirlopu, D., et al. (2021). Societal emotional environments and cross-cultural differences in life satisfaction : a forty-nine country study. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 17(1), 117–130. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2020.1858332
• Krys, K., Park, J., Kocimska-Zych, A., Kosiarczyk, A., Selim, H. A., Wojtczuk-Turek, A., Haas, B. W., Uchida, Y., Torres, C., Capaldi, C. A., Bond, M. H., Zelenski, J. M., Lun, V. M.-C., Maricchiolo, F., Vauclair, C.-M., Poláčková Šolcová, I., Sirlopú, D., Xing, C., Vignoles, V. L., et al. (2021). Personal life satisfaction as a measure of societal happiness is an individualistic presumption : evidence from fifty countries. Journal of Happiness Studies, 22(5), 2197–2214. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-020-00311-y
• Filus, A., Schwarz, B., Mylonas, K., Sam, D. L., & Boski, P. (2019). Parenting and late adolescents’ well-being in Greece, Norway, Poland and Switzerland : associations with individuation from parents. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 28(2), 560–576. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-018-1283-1
• Schaffhuser, K., Allemand, M., & Schwarz, B. (2017). Development of self-esteem and self-concepts during early adolescence : the role of gender, puberty, and school transition. The Journal of Early Adolescence, 37(6), 774–804. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272431615624841
• Krys, K., Vauclair, C.-M., Capaldi, C. A., & Schwarz, B. (2016). Be careful where you smile : culture shapes judgments of intelligence and honesty of smiling individuals. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 40(2), 101–116. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10919-015-0226-4
• Stutz, M., & Schwarz, B. (2014). Effects of different facets of paternal and maternal control behaviour on the early adolescents’ perceived academic competence. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 11(2), 227–242. https://doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2013.867846
• Schwarz, B., Mayer, B., Trommsdorff, G., Ben-Arieh, A., Friedlmeier, M., Lubiewska, K., Mishra, R., & Peltzer, K. (2012). Does the importance of parent and peer relationships for adolescents’ life satisfaction vary across cultures? The Journal of Early Adolescence, 32(1), 55–80. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272431611419508
• Schwarz, B., Stutz, M., & Ledermann, T. (2012). Perceived interparental conflict and early adolescents’ friendships : the role of attachment security and emotion regulation. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 41(9), 1240–1252. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-012-9769-4
• Lemola, S., Schwarz, B., & Siffert, A. (2012). Interparental conflict and early adolescents’ aggression : is irregular sleep a vulnerability factor? Journal of Adolescence, 35(1), 97–105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.06.001
• Siffert, A., & Schwarz, B. (2011). Spouses’ demand and withdrawal during marital conflict and their well-being. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 28(2), 262–277. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407510382061
• Siffert, A., Schwarz, B., & Stutz, M. (2011). Marital conflict and early adolescents’ self-evaluation : the role of parenting quality and early adolescents’ appraisals. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 41(6), 749–763. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-011-9703-1
• Siffert, A., & Schwarz, B. (2011). Parental conflict resolution styles and early adolescent adjustment : children’s appraisals and emotion regulation as mediators. The Journal of Genetic Psychology, 172(1), 21–39. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221325.2010.503723
• Schwarz, B., Albert, I., Trommsdorff, G., Zheng, G., Shi, S., & Nelwan, P. R. (2010). Intergenerational relations and life-satisfaction in mother-daughter dyads from Indonesia, China, and Germany. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 41(5-6), 706–722. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022110372197
• Schwarz, B., & Siffert, A. (2010). Die Bedrohlichkeit elterlicher Konflikte aus Sicht der Kinder : eine deutsche Fassung der Skala Threat aus der Children’s Perception of Interparental Conflict Scale. Diagnostica, 56(4), 222–229. https://doi.org/10.1026/0012-1924/a000027
• Schwarz, B., Trommdorff, G., Zheng, G., & Shi, S. (2010). Reciprocity in intergenerational support : a comparison of Chinese and German adult daughters. Journal of Family Issues, 31(2), 234–256. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X09347991
• Schwarz, B., & Walper, S. (2009). Adolescents’ individuation, romantic involvement and mothers’ well-being : a comparison of three family structures. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 6(4), 499–520. https://doi.org/10.1080/17405620701576712
• Schwarz, B. (2009). Elterliche Konflikte und Depressivität Jugendlicher in Trennungsfamilien : zur Rolle der Triangulation. Psychologie in Erziehung und Unterricht, 56(2), 95–104. https://reinhardt-journals.de/index.php/peu/article/view/735

Book chapters, peer-reviewed

• Schwarz, B. (2018). Übergang ins Jugendalter. In J. Strohmer (ed.), Psychologische Grundlagen für Fachkräfte in Kindergarten, Krippe und Hort (pp. 209–214). Hogrefe.
• Schwarz, B. (2013). Intergenerational conflict : the case of adult children and their parents. In I. Albert & D. Ferring (Eds.), Intergenerational relations : European perspectives on family and society (pp. 131–145). Policy Press.
• Schwarz, B. (2010). Generationenbeziehungen im Kulturvergleich. In H.-J. Kornadt & B. Mayer (eds.), Psychologie-Kultur-Gesellschaft (pp. 141–159). VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-92212-6_6
• Schwarz, B. (2009). Kinder nach Trennung und Scheidung. In S. Schneider & J. Margraf (eds.), Lehrbuch für Verhaltenstherapie : Band 3: Störungen des Kindes- und Jugendalters (pp. 855–864). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79545-2_47
• Kracke, B., & Schwarz, B. (2008). Entwicklungsfolgen des elterlichen Erziehungsverhaltens. In M. Hasselhorn & R. K. Silbereisen (eds.), Enzyklopädie Psychologie: Serie V, Band 4 : Entwicklungspsychologie: Psychologie des Säuglings- und Kindesalters (pp. 617–646). Hogrefe.
• Schwarz, B. (2007). Jugend im Kulturvergleich. In G. Trommsdorff & H.-J. Kornadt (eds.), Enzyklopädie der Psychologie: Serie VII, Band 2 : Kulturvergleichende Psychologie: Erleben und Handeln im kulturellen Kontext (pp. 599–641). Hogrefe. https://elibrary.hogrefe.com/content/chapter/99.110005/9783840915031/14.pdf
• Schwarz, B. (2007). Reorganisation der Familie nach Trennung und Scheidung. In M. Hasselhorn & W. Schneider (eds.), Handbuch der Entwicklungspsychologie (pp. 522–533). Hogrefe.

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

• Pfammatter, P., Staedler, I., & Schwarz, B. (2024, June 19). The relevance of social relations over course of adulthood among LGBTs. 27th Conference of the International Society for Study of Behavioral Development (ISSBD), Lisbon, Portugal, 16-20 June 2024. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-31105
• Pfammatter, P., Soder, S. Y., & Schwarz, B. (2023, August 31). Do friends matter more than parents for LGBTs well-being? : the relevance of parents and friendships of cis-hetero and LGBT+ adult’s well-being. European Conference on Developmental Psychology (ECDP), Turku, Finland, 28 August - 1 September 2023.
• Pfammatter, P., Schmid, G., & Schwarz, B. (2022, June 19). Belonging to the LGBT+ community and intergenerational relations : the role of filial obligations. 26th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development (ISSBD), Rhodos, Greece, 19-23 June 2022. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-25317
• Schwarz, B., & Pfammatter, P. (2019, May). Dealing with the challenges of ageing migrants in Switzerland : present and future of culture-sensitive care. International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics European Region Congress, Gothenburg, Sweden, 23 - 25 May 2019.

Other publications

• von Arx, C., & Schwarz, B. (2021). Welchen Stellenwert hat das Messen von Daten in der Schulpsychologie? Pädagogische Führung, 32(4), 146–148.
• Pfammatter, P., & Schwarz, B. (2019). Sense of indebtedness : construct measurement quality among second generation immigrants. 16th SPS SGP SSP Conference, Berne, 9-11 September 2019.
• Schwarz, B., Bennett, J., & Métrailler, M. (2019). BEGIN: enhancing immigrants’ social and professional integration through intergenerational mentoring. 16th SPS SGP SSP Conference, Berne, 9-11 September 2019.
• Schwarz, B. (2015). Being a student with child(ren) : stress and enrichment. 17th European Conference of Developmental Psychology, Braga, Portugal, 8-12 September 2015.
• Suter, L., Waller, G., Genner, S., Oppliger Kleiner, S., Willemse, I., Schwarz, B., & Süss, D. (2015). MIKE - Medien, Interaktion, Kinder, Eltern : Ergebnisbericht 2015. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2007
• Schwarz, B., Kramer, A. C., & Moser, A. (2014). Eine deutsche Version der Coparenting Relationship Scale. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

• Schwarz, B., & Pfammatter, P. (2023, July 6). Junges Erwachsenenalter – Emerging Adulthood und Identitätsentwicklung von Minderheiten. Konferenz der Kinder- und Erwachsenenschutzbehörde des Kantons Zürich, Schweiz, 6. Juli 2023.
• Pfammatter, P., Schmid, G., & Schwarz, B. (2022, September 5). Belonging to the LGBT+ community and intergenerational relations : the role of filial obligations. 17th Conference of the Swiss Psychological Society, Zurich, Switzerland, 4-6 September 2022.
• Schwarz, B., & Pfammatter, P. (2021, July 27). Acculturation and intergenerational relationships : second-generation immigrants in Switzerland. 25th International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP 2020+), Online, 27-31 July 2021.
• Schwarz, B., & Moser, A. (2017, July). Identity of immigrant adolescents in Switzerland : the role of peers and family. 9th European Conference of the IACCP, Warsaw, Poland, 16-19 July 2017.
• Gassmann Allgäuer, S., & Schwarz, B. (2017, July). Financial socialization of adolescents from Switzerland. 9th European Conference of the IACCP, Warsaw, Poland, 16-19 July 2017.
• Schwarz, B. (2017, July). Students with child(ren) : the relevance of family support. 15th European Congress of Psychology, Amsterdam, 11-14 July 2017.
• Mayer, B., Schwarz, B., & Trommsdorff, G. (2015). Adolescents’ willingness for intergenerational support : relations to maternal parenting and life satisfaction in 14 cultures. 17th European Conference of Developmental Psychology, Braga, Portugal, 8-12 September 2015.

Research data

Schwarz, Beate, 2020. Familienstress im Übergang zum Jugendalter : Welle 1-3. SWISSUbase. Available from: https://doi.org/10.23662/FORS-DS-1086-1

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