Financial Issues in Strong African American Marriages: A Strengths ‐Based Qualitative Approach
ConclusionThe participants in this study, African Americans who felt they were in strong marriages, talked about the marital role of finances in multiple ways. It was clear that they actively strived to shape the way that financial issues influenced their marriages, whether through making decisions that would help them financially and relationally or by shifting their focus to more important matters like the well‐being of family members.
ImplicationsThese findings offer researchers new ideas about the intersection of money, family, and race, and show diversity among African American couples. The findings may also help pr...
Source: Family Relations - October 6, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeffrey P. Dew, Bonnie L. Anderson, Linda Skogrand, Cassandra Chaney Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Intentions to Have a Child: A Couple ‐Based Process
ConclusionIndividual attitudes and behaviors with regard to intentions for having a child tend to be affected by their partner's attitudes and behaviors toward the same. Thus, the family systems approach take here provides a more holistic understanding of couple and family decision‐making processes on this issue than is possible when only collecting data from individuals.
ImplicationsFor parents, interventions aimed at enhancing communication and negotiation skills between couple members could foster a more shared and informed decision‐making process. Improving women's sense of control and mastery over the juggling of ...
Source: Family Relations - October 6, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Marisa Matias, Anne Marie Fontaine Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
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Source: Family Relations - October 6, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: ISSUE INFORMATION Source Type: research
Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment –Revised Scores in Adolescents: A Psychometric and Person‐Oriented Study
ConclusionIPPA‐R parent, but not peer, scores appear to be a valid index of perceived parental security in adolescents. Perceived parental security profiles are strongly associated with self‐concept.
ImplicationsA student's self‐confidence in his or her ability to manage emotions and cope with the academic demands of school is explained, in part, by perceived parental security. Therefore, interventions designed to develop feelings of trust and closeness with parents, as well as lines of communication, might result in improvements in how adolescents perceive their emotional and academic aptitude. (Source: Family Relations)
Source: Family Relations - October 4, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: James R. Andretta, Michael T. McKay, S éamus A. Harvey, John L. Perry Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
In the Event of Death: Lesbian Families' Plans to Preserve Stepparent –Child Relationships
ConclusionFindings suggest that existing family policies leave stepparent–child relationships legally vulnerable in the event of the origin parent's death.
ImplicationsThe three plans participants articulated may promote division rather than unify a support network for children at a time when they are most needing stability. Family life educators can play a key role in mitigating these divisions by teaching families tools to foster harmonious coparenting relationships among multiple parents. (Source: Family Relations)
Source: Family Relations - July 21, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Katie L. Acosta Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Introduction to the Special Issue: Intersectional Variations in the Experiences of Queer Families
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Source: Family Relations - July 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Brad van Eeden ‐Moorefield Tags: Special Editorial Source Type: research
Family Boundary Ambiguity Among Transgender Youth
ConclusionTransgender youth actively navigated complex and ambiguous parent–child relationships whereby participants attempted to reconcile their need for authentic gender expression combined with their need for family connectedness and acceptance.
ImplicationsFamily clinicians, educators, and policymakers are urged to consider family and transgender resilience through a lens of ambiguous loss and to promote a gender‐affirmative life‐span approach to clinical care for transgender individuals and their families. (Source: Family Relations)
Source: Family Relations - July 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jory M. Catalpa, Jenifer K. McGuire Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Explaining the Consequences of Paternal Incarceration for Children's Behavioral Problems
ConclusionIn clarifying pathways, these findings are an important step toward understanding and ultimately targeting the most harmful components of the incarceration experience for children.
ImplicationsA wide array of prevention and intervention efforts exist to mitigate the implications of paternal incarceration for children. These analyses suggest that for child behavioral outcomes, focusing on incarceration‐related changes to material hardship and father engagement occurring within families may be a productive way to disrupt intergenerational disadvantage. (Source: Family Relations)
Source: Family Relations - July 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Allison Dwyer Emory Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Gay Fathers on the Margins: Race, Class, Marital Status, and Pathway to Parenthood
ConclusionThe experiences of gay fathers on the margins highlight the negative consequences of gay fatherhood discourses that reproduce family normativity. The resources available through gay parenting groups simultaneously played a role in gay fathers' well‐being, resilience, and marginalization.
ImplicationsEfforts to expand opportunities for gay families should consider coalitions with other marginalized family forms. Gay parents who had children in heterosexual unions should be specifically targeted through gay parenting outreach. (Source: Family Relations)
Source: Family Relations - July 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Megan Carroll Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Youth Disclosure of Sexual Orientation to Siblings and Extended Family
ConclusionThe concepts of vertical, horizontal, and diagonal relationships take into consideration how the structure (e.g., hierarchy, egalitarianism, boundaries) and nature (e.g., closeness, reciprocity, mentorship) of various relationships shape the coming‐out process for LGBQ youth, without dismissing the importance of either immediate or extended family members.
ImplicationsThe emerging conceptualization can guide services and interventions as well as illuminate further research on the family systems of LGBQ youth. (Source: Family Relations)
Source: Family Relations - July 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Erika L. Grafsky, Katherine Hickey, Hoa N. Nguyen, John D. Wall Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Brief Interventions for Couples: An Integrative Review
ConclusionWe provide evidence that brief interventions influence individual and relational processes by targeting factors relevant to couples across the life course. We ultimately find support for the utility of the vulnerability–stress–adaptation model when developing interventions for couples.
ImplicationsOn the basis of our review, we end with numerous practical suggestions for clinicians to adopt when developing programs to promote healthy relationships. (Source: Family Relations)
Source: Family Relations - July 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy B. Kanter, David G. Schramm Tags: REVIEW Source Type: research
Tolerance Versus Support: Perceptions of Residential Community Climate Among LGB Parents
ConclusionHaving basic features of equity such as city ordinances and LGB organizations provides a foundation for tolerance in a community; however, individuals in a community must access personal and social supports and activities beyond work and church to feel truly supported.
ImplicationsLGB parents' perceptions of climate reveal specific community features that need to be strengthened to promote family well‐being. (Source: Family Relations)
Source: Family Relations - July 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ramona Faith Oswald, Jasmine M. Routon, Jenifer K. McGuire, Elizabeth Grace Holman Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
A Cultural ‐Variant Approach to Community‐Based Participatory Research: New Ideas for Family Professionals
The cultural‐variant community‐based participatory research (CV‐CBPR) model expands the traditional community‐based participatory research (CBPR) model and supports the ongoing creation of innovative basic family and translational science. The CV‐CBPR model supports family professionals using a cultural‐variant perspective that discourages the use of a deficit or pathological lens. It also encourages inclusive and culture‐sensitive practices in all stages of a project. After a brief review of diverse types of community or action‐research projects and the nine principles of the traditional CBPR model, a cult...
Source: Family Relations - July 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tammy L. Henderson, Aya Shigeto, James J. Ponzetti, Anne B. Edwards, Jessica Stanley, Chandra Story Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Factors Associated with Romantic Relationship Self ‐Efficacy Following Youth‐Focused Relationship Education
ConclusionVariability exists in how relationship and marriage education programs are implemented in uncontrolled real‐world settings. Our findings suggest that program outcomes may also vary on the basis of certain youth and program characteristics.
ImplicationsPractitioners should carefully consider how the tailoring of program content and delivery to meet the needs of diverse audiences maintains program fidelity and can potentially influence program outcomes. (Source: Family Relations)
Source: Family Relations - July 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ted G. Futris, Tara E. Sutton, Jene é C. Duncan Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Feminist Research with Student Activists: Enhancing Campus Sexual Assault Research
Addressing sexual assault on university and college campuses in the United States is a national priority. To date, research on campus sexual assault overwhelmingly focuses on students as objects of study: as survivors, perpetrators, and bystanders of sexual assault. This focus has largely overlooked students who act as agents of change, mobilizing to alter campus norms around consent, prevention, survivor support, and institutional response. In this article, we encourage feminist scholars to incorporate students as advocates against sexual assault and to invite students to be collaborators in research. We discuss a student...
Source: Family Relations - May 16, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kathleen H. Krause, Stephanie S. Miedema, Rebecca Woofter, Kathryn M. Yount Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
