Christopher ETTER, BSSc MSSc

Christopher ETTER, BSSc MSSc
Research Assistant / Ph.D. Student

Paris Lodron University of Salzburg / Department of Sociology and Human Geography / Devision of Sociology
Rudolfskai 42, A-5020 Salzburg

Tel.: +43 (0)662-8044-4102
E-Mail:

Room: 026

Christopher Etter (he/him) is a research assistant and doctoral student at the University of Salzburg (Department of Sociology and Human Geography), where he also obtained his MSSc in September 2022. While studying Sociology and Psychology, he developed a strong interest in the sociology of (mental-) health, quantitative social research and welfare state research. In his dissertation project „Social Determinants of Depressiveness in cross-national Comparison: A quantitative Approach in the Context of theoretical Developments and methodological Challenges within the ‚Sociology of Mental Illness’“ he aims to integrate theories from the sociology of health, cross-national survey data and multilevel modelling to gain deeper insights into the macrosocial determinants of depressiveness while at the same time critically evaluating methodological problems and limitations of such an endeavor.

Christopher’s research interests include:

  • The Sociology of Health, Illness & Medicine
  • The Sociology of Mental Health
  • Wellbeing & Quality of Life Research
  • (Social) Epidemiology & Public Health
  • Quantitative Social Research & Survey Research
  • The Sociology of the Welfare State & Macrosociology

Member of:

Österreichische Gesellschaft für Soziologie (ÖGS) – Sektion “Soziologische Methoden und Forschungsdesigns

  https://oegs.ac.at/soziologische-methoden-und-forschungsdesigns/

Österreichische Gesellschaft für Soziologie (ÖGS) – Sektion: „Gesundheits- und Medizinsoziologie

  https://oegs.ac.at/gesundheits-und-medizinsoziologie

International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS) (  https://isqols.org/)

For a list of recent publications and activities see:

 https://uni-salzburg.elsevierpure.com/de/persons/chris-etter
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