Anne-Rigt Poortman

Anne-Rigt Poortman is an Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology, Utrecht University. She specializes in family sociology and social demography. She is particularly interested in divorce, separation and repartnering, new relationship types, intergenerational relationships and legal aspects of partner relationships. Currently she is program leader of a large data collection and related research program about contemporary parenthood among divorced and intact families.

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Universiteit Utrecht

A.Poortman@uu.nl
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14 August 2025 | descriptive finding

Attitudes toward child well-being in diverse families across Europe

Anne Solaz, Anne-Rigt Poortman, Dimitri Mortelmans, Laura Bernardi, Anja Steinbach

Volume: 53 Article ID: 11
Pages: 307–324
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2025.53.11

07 September 2018 | research article

Joint lifestyles and the risk of union dissolution: Differences between marriage and cohabitation

Kirsten van Houdt, Anne-Rigt Poortman

Volume: 39 Article ID: 15
Pages: 431–458
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2018.39.15

05 July 2017 | editorial

Editorial for Special Collection on New Relationships from a Comparative Perspective

Anne-Rigt Poortman, Belinda Hewitt

Volume: 37 Article ID: 2
Pages: 13–24
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2017.37.2

28 June 2017 | research article

The timing of parenthood and its effect on social contact and support

Jesper Rözer, Anne-Rigt Poortman, Gerald Mollenhorst

Volume: 36 Article ID: 62
Pages: 1889–1916
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2017.36.62

28 January 2015 | research article

Why do intimate partners live apart? Evidence on LAT relationships across Europe

Aart C. Liefbroer, Anne-Rigt Poortman, Judith Seltzer

Volume: 32 Article ID: 8
Pages: 251–286
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2015.32.8

15 May 2014 | research article

Income pooling strategies among cohabiting and married couples

Nicole Hiekel, Aart C. Liefbroer, Anne-Rigt Poortman

Volume: 30 Article ID: 55
Pages: 1527–1560
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.30.55