Academic interests
I'm a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Psychology. My research interests include health inequalities, fertility, aging, and BMI/ anthropometric measurements.
Courses taught
- Health prevention
Publications
Jarosz E, Luo C, Matysiak A (2025) ‘Longer commute time is associated with a higher risk of miscarriage: a mixed-effects longitudinal study’, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-025-08259-8
Luo C, Jarosz E (2025) ‘Job creation, job destruction, and fertility in Germany’, Demographic Research 52: 383–414, DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2025.52.13
Jarosz E, Matysiak A, Osiewalska B (2024) ‘Mothers’ parenting behaviours, strain, enjoyment and subsequent childbearing’, Journal of Family Issues, DOI: 10.1177/0192513X241257235
Gugushvili A, Jarosz E (2024) ‘A longitudinal study of perceived social position and health-related quality of life’, Social Science & Medicine, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116446
Jarosz E, Flood S, Vega-Rapun M. (2024) ‘Ex-Post Harmonization of Time Use Data: Current Practices and Challenges in the Field’. In: Survey Data Harmonization in the Social Sciences, eds. Dubrow I, Wolf C, Jenkins CL, Slomczynski K. Wiley
Jarosz E, Matysiak A, Osiewalska B (2023) ‘Maternal free time – a missing element in fertility studies’, Population and Development Review, DOI:10.1111/padr.12589
Jarosz E (2023) ‘Direct exposure to green and blue spaces is associated with greater mental wellbeing in older adults’, Journal of Aging and Environment 37(4). DOI: 10.1080/26892618.2022.2109792
Jarosz E (2022)‘What makes life enjoyable at an older age? Experiential wellbeing, daily activities, and satisfaction with life in general, Aging & Mental Health 26(6). DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2021.1916879
Jarosz E (2022) ‘Does ageing make life simpler? The dynamics, covariates, and implications of complexity of time-use patterns in late adulthood’, Quality & Quantity 57(5). DOI: 10.1007/s11135-022-01543-1
Jarosz E (2021)‘Lifestyle differentiation among older adults: exploring the links between individuals’ lifestyles, health profile, structural position and subjective wellbeing in later life’, Ageing & Society. DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X21001586
Jarosz E, Gugushvili A (2021) ‘BMI and dissatisfaction with life: contextual factors and socioemotional costs of obesity’, Quality of Life Research, 31(4). DOI: 10.1007/s11136-021-02912-3
Jankiewicz J, Garsztka P, Jarosz E (2021) ‘Consumption in Polish households-production function parameters and monetary value of non-market goods’, Economics & Sociology 14 (2), 150-166
Jarosz E, Gugushvili A (2020) ‘Parental education, health literacy and children’s adult body height’, Journal of Biosocial Science, 52(5), 696-718. DOI:10.1017/S0021932019000737
Gugushvili A, Reeves A, Jarosz E (2020) ‘How do perceived changes in inequality affect health?’, Health & Place 62,DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.102276
Jarosz E, Gugushvili A (2020) ‘The “good life” of Polish migrants in Britain: Daily behaviours and subjective wellbeing of migrants, stayers, and the British’, Population, Space and Place, 26(7). DOI:10.1002/psp.2343
Gugushvili A, Jarosz E, McKee M (2019) ‘Compared with whom? Reference groups in socio-economic comparisons and self-reported health in 34 countries’, International Journal of Epidemiology, 48(5), DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyz122
Jarosz E (2019) ‘Unequal eating’. In ‘What we really do all day: Insights from the centre for time use research’, eds. Gershuny J, Sullivan O. Penguin, UK
Gugushvili A, Jarosz E (2019) ‘Inequality, validity of self-reported height, and its implications for BMI estimates: An analysis of randomly selected primary sampling units' data’, Preventive Medicine Reports, 16. DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.100974
Jarosz E (2018) ‘Unequal times: Social structure, temporal perspective, and time allocation in Poland’, Social Indicators Research, 141(3). DOI: 10.1007/s11205-018-1866-7
Jarosz E (2018) ‘Lifestyle behaviours or socioeconomic characteristics? Gender differences in covariates of BMI in Hungary’, Obesity Science and Practice 4(6): 591-599. DOI: 10.1002/osp4.316
Jarosz E (2017) ‘Class and eating. Family meals in Britain’, Appetite 116. DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2017.05.047
Jarosz E (2016) ‘The duration and dynamics of leisure among the working population in Poland. A time-use approach’, World Leisure Journal. DOI: 10.1080/16078055.2015.1088467
Jarosz E (2016) ‘Food for thought: A comparative analysis of eating behavior in Poland, Armenia, and the United States’. Food, Culture and Society, 19(4). DOI: 10.1080/15528014.2016.1243766