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Vera Dafert, BA MA
Vera Dafert
T: +43-1-4277-49242

Research interests: families, parenthood, youth, family transitions, qualitative social research

Dafert, V., & Zartler, U. (2024). Corona und Familienleben. Qualitative Längsschnittforschung in der Covid-19-Pandemie. In F. Krüger, J. F. Bossek, C. Gräfe, C. Lokk, & E. Yildizli (Eds.), Familie in pandemischen Zeiten. Zur Deutung, Aushandlung und Bewältigung der Corona-Krise in der Familie (pp. 38-59). Beltz Juventa.
Dirnberger, P., Dafert, V., & Zartler, U. (2024). Parents or Teachers? Parents’ Experiences in Austria with Supporting Their Children in Homeschooling During the COVID-19 Pandemic. In L. Moran, & Z. Dooly (Eds.), Biographical Perspectives on Lives Lived During Covid-19: Global Narratives and International Methodological Innovations (pp. 259-280). Springer International.
Dafert, V., Dirnberger, P., & Zartler, U. (2023). Multiple Belastungen für Mütter während der Covid-19 Pandemie. In Büro für Frauengesundheit und Gesundheitsziele (Ed.), Frauengesundheit und Pandemie. Wie weiter?: Sammelband des Wiener Programms für Frauengesundheit (pp. 167-172). Magistrat der Stadt Wien. https://www.wien.gv.at/gesundheit/beratung-vorsorge/frauen/frauengesundheit/schwerpunkte/chancengerechtigkeit/corona-krise.html#sammelband2
Zartler, U., Dafert, V., & Dirnberger, P. (2023). What will the coronavirus do to our kids? Parents in Austria dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on their children. Journal of Family Research, 34(1), 367-393. https://doi.org/10.20377/jfr-713
Zartler, U., Dirnberger, P., & Dafert, V. (2021). Corona und Kinder: Wie gehen Eltern mit den Folgen der Pandemie für ihre Kinder um? Beziehungsweise : Informationsdienst des Österreichischen Instituts für Familienforschung, 9/2021, 1-4.
Dafert, V., & Zartler, U. (2020). "Und jetzt ist unser Leben wie ein Neuanfang!" Strategien Jugendlicher im Umgang mit elterlicher Trennung. In J. Flecker, V. Wöhrer, & I. Rieder (Eds.), Wege in die Zukunft: Lebenssituationen Jugendlicher am Ende der Neuen Mittelschule (pp. 249-276). Article 10 V&R unipress, Vienna University Press.

HOW 2 SURVIVE A PANDEMIC: Young People Dealing with Crises

Zartler, U., Dafert, V., Grabner, L., Schimek, D. & Sirka, S.

1/03/24 → 30/04/26

Project: Research funding

PACE: Parents and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Zartler, U., Dafert, V., Dirnberger, P., Erben-Harter, S., Schimek, D., Sirka, S. & Gindl, J.

1/05/21 → 30/04/25

Project: Research funding

Corona: Work and Care

Zartler, U., Dirnberger, P., Dafert, V. & Schimek, D.

1/09/20 → 31/03/21

Project: Research funding

Women in Vienna and COVID-19

Zartler, U., Dafert, V. & Erben-Harter, S.

1/06/20 → 31/12/20

Project: Research funding

NorM - Norms around Motherhood

Zartler, U., Schmidt, E., Décieux, F. & Dafert, V.

1/03/20 → 31/08/24

Project: Research funding

Challenges and Experiences in Conducting Qualitative Longitudinal Research in Families during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Vera Dafert (Speaker) & Ulrike Zartler (Speaker)

28 Aug 2024

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

“Having Fun As A Teen... That Was Basically Over”. Mothers Supporting Adolescents During The Covid-19 Pandemic In Austria

Daniela Schimek (Speaker), Ulrike Zartler (Speaker) & Vera Dafert (Speaker)

28 Aug 2024

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Single mothers’ worries during the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria: Four modes of coping, and their development over time

Vera Dafert (Speaker), Sabine Erben-Harter (Speaker) & Ulrike Zartler (Speaker)

12 Oct 2023

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Don’t worry, be happy?! Sorgen von alleinerziehenden Müttern in der COVID-19 Pandemie

Vera Dafert (Speaker), Sabine Erben-Harter (Speaker) & Ulrike Zartler (Speaker)

3 Jul 2023

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Parent, Partner, Employee, Teacher, what else? Maternal Role Overload During the Pandemic

Vera Dafert (Speaker) & Ulrike Zartler (Speaker)

15 Jun 2023

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Balancing Work and Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Insights from an Austrian Qualitative Longitudinal Study

Vera Dafert (Speaker) & Ulrike Zartler (Speaker)

31 May 2023

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Zwischen Erwerbs- und Care-Arbeit. Herausforderungen von Müttern in der COVID-19 Pandemie

Vera Dafert (Speaker) & Ulrike Zartler (Speaker)

2 Mar 2023

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Erwerbstätige Mütter in der COVID-19 Pandemie: Erfahrungen, Herausforderungen und Strategien

Vera Dafert (Speaker) & Ulrike Zartler (Speaker)

25 Nov 2022

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Corona & Care - Eltern im Ausnahmezustand

Petra Dirnberger (Speaker), Vera Dafert (Speaker) & Ulrike Zartler (Speaker)

14 Dec 2021

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Public

‘Now that I’ve given up all my freedoms, it works out well.’ Mothers‘ Strategies in Dealing with the Coronavirus Pandemic

Ulrike Zartler (Speaker) & Vera Dafert (Speaker)

5 Nov 2021

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Mothers‘ Strategies to Reconcile Roles and Responsibilities During the Coronavirus Pandemic in Austria

Ulrike Zartler (Speaker) & Vera Dafert (Speaker)

1 Sept 2021

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Auswirkungen der COVID-19 Pandemie auf Kinder: Elterliche Einschätzungen, Herausforderungen und Strategien

Ulrike Zartler (Speaker), Vera Dafert (Speaker) & Petra Dirnberger (Speaker)

23 Aug 2021

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Lockdown und Distance-Learning: Was macht das mit unseren Kindern?

Petra Dirnberger (Speaker), Ulrike Zartler (Speaker) & Vera Dafert (Speaker)

1 Jun 2021

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Public

Kinder und Corona: Wie sie mit der Krise umgehen und wie Erwachsene sie dabei stärken (Forum KITA)

Petra Dirnberger (Speaker), Ulrike Zartler (Speaker) & Vera Dafert (Speaker)

11 May 2021

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Public

Corona: Krise der Frauen?

Petra Dirnberger (Speaker), Vera Dafert (Speaker) & Ulrike Zartler (Speaker)

14 Dec 2020

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Department of Sociology

Rooseveltplatz 2
1090 Wien
Room: R.320

T: +43-1-4277-49242

vera.dafert@univie.ac.at