Mark A. Fine

TL;DR: An overview of research and theory on remarriages and stepfamilies published in the 1990s can be found in this article, where a number of intrapersonal, interpersonal and societal-level explanations have been proposed for the greater instability of remarriage.

TL;DR: Investigation of the extent to which maternal intrusiveness and warmth during play, observed in low-income families when children were approximately 15 months old, predicted 3 dimensions of the mother-toddler relationship 10 months later suggested that intrusivity predicted later decreased dyadic mutuality in European American and more acculturated Mexican American families, but not in African American or less accULTurated MexicanAmerican families.

TL;DR: Analysis of data indicated that the participants drove faster when in an angry mood than when in any other mood, and they drove better when alone or with friends than when their parents were present.

TL;DR: This article used structural equation modeling to test a model of ethnic identity development among 513 Mexican-origin adolescents living in the United States and found that ecological factors indirectly influence ethnic identity achievement through their influence on familial ethnic socialization.

TL;DR: Cross-lagged path analyses indicated that spanking (but not verbal punishment) at age 1 predicted child aggressive behavior problems at age 2 and lower Bayley mental development scores at age 3 and in some instances, maternal race/ethnicity and/or emotional responsiveness moderated the effects of spanking and verbal punishment on child outcomes.