Steffen Peters

Steffen Peters is a Research Scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) in Rostock, Germany, affiliated with the BIOSFER Laboratory within the Fertility and Well-Being research group. His work integrates demography with psychological and behavioral sciences to understand the drivers of family formation, fertility, and marital dynamics.

Research Interests: His primary research focuses on the role of psychological factors—such as personality traits, leadership skills, and environmental concerns—in shaping fertility and family decisions. He employs large-scale longitudinal and register data from Sweden, Germany, and Finland to investigate how individual characteristics prospectively influence life course transitions.

The most recent articles show a strong trend in analyzing personality and leadership in relation to male fertility, bidirectional relationships between identity and marriage, and the interplay between environmental anxiety and childbearing intentions. His methodological approach emphasizes rigorous longitudinal modeling and register-based population studies.

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Advising and Grants: While no formal students or grants are listed, his dissertation at Stockholm University suggests doctoral advising, and his MPIDR affiliation implies participation in funded research projects on fertility and well-being. He collaborates with leading demographers such as Mikko Myrskylä, Kieron Barclay, and Elizabeth Striessnig.

Labs and Teams: He is a key researcher in the BIOSFER Laboratory and the Fertility and Well-Being group at MPIDR, contributing to interdisciplinary projects that link behavioral psychology with demographic outcomes.