How to Cite GLEN

When using GLEN data, the following references should be cited in the publication:

Data set

GLEN. (2026). The German Longitudinal Environmental Study: Release 1.0. Contributors: Auspurg, K., Best, H., Bozoyan, C., Diekmann, A., Schmiedeberg, C., Behringer, T., Emmer, J., Friedrich, M., Joraschek, A., Königer, L., Leßner, L., Ries, F., Schmidt, M., Schick, T., Schütze, P. & Wolter, F. (ZA9085, Version 1.0) [Data set]. GESIS, Cologne. https://doi.org/10.4232/1.14731

Please add the following text to the acknowledgments:

“This study uses data from the German Longitudinal Environmental Study GLEN, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) with the project number 533957184.”

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