Showing papers in "Journal of Family Issues in 2021"
TL;DR: The authors examined the experiences of families with school-aged children during the first three months of the 2020 pandemic of COVID-19 in the United States, while focusing on the roles of income and education.
Abstract: This study examined the experiences of families with school-aged children during the first three months of the 2020 pandemic of COVID-19 in the United States, while focusing on the roles of income ...
93 citations
TL;DR: The Novel COVID-19 pandemic has dissolved the spatial distinction between production/workplace and reproduction/home as discussed by the authors, with essential services like childcare and public schools either shut down or cancelled.
Abstract: The Novel COVID-19 pandemic has dissolved the spatial distinction between production/workplace and reproduction/home. With essential services like childcare and public schools either shut down or d...
65 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors compare parental stress and resilience in parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), Down syndrome (DS), and typical development (TD), and analyze the rel...
Abstract: The aim of this study was to compare parental stress and resilience in parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), Down syndrome (DS), and typical development (TD), and analyze the rel...
25 citations
TL;DR: This paper used moderated-mediation analyses to investigate the association between shift work and mental health and found that shift work might aggravate work-related family conflict, and that family conflict may cause mental health problems.
Abstract: Shift work might aggravate work–family conflict and mental health. The current study used moderated-mediation analyses to investigate the association between shift work and mental health, whether w...
19 citations
TL;DR: The 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program enabled undocumented immigrant young adults to more freely participate in U.S. society as mentioned in this paper, guided by family systems theory.
Abstract: The 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program enabled undocumented immigrant young adults to more freely participate in U.S. society. Guided by family systems theory, which emphasi...
18 citations
TL;DR: Scholars have long recognized that the boundaries of family membership and definitions of family relationships are socially constructed as mentioned in this paper, and that the social construction of families membership and family relationships is a complex process.
Abstract: Scholars have long recognized that the boundaries of family membership and definitions of family relationships are socially constructed. The social construction of family membership, and the accomp...
17 citations
TL;DR: Using data from the National Survey of American Life, this paper investigated the social and demographic correlates of fictive kin network involvement among African Americans, Black Caribbeans, and non-Lat...
Abstract: Using data from the National Survey of American Life, we investigated the social and demographic correlates of fictive kin network involvement among African Americans, Black Caribbeans, and non-Lat...
17 citations
TL;DR: This article examined men's and women's reasoning regarding part-time unpaid parental leave use intentions once paid leave ends by using 52 original interviews conducted with highly educated men and women, and found that men were more likely to use paid parental leave than women.
Abstract: This article examines men’s and women’s reasoning regarding part-time unpaid parental leave use intentions once paid leave ends by using 52 original interviews conducted with highly educated men an...
16 citations
TL;DR: The authors examined the lasting effects of parenting styles on children and adolescents' self-esteem, and internalizing and externalizing problems, and found that the effects of parent-child attachment are long-lasting.
Abstract: Current research supports the lasting effects of parenting styles on children and adolescents’ self-esteem, and internalizing and externalizing problems. Few studies have examined parenting style, ...
15 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the influence of intergenerational solidarity in older adults' psychological well-being, but it remains unclear whether the influence would vary by distance and age.
Abstract: Intergenerational solidarity plays a significant role in older adults’ psychological well-being, but it remains unclear whether the influence would vary by distance. This study aims to examine the ...
13 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, mothers' experiences of the work-family balance and division of household labor during the initial COVID-19 lockdown were captured with interviews conducted with twenty-five academics and researchers.
Abstract: This article captures mothers’ experiences of the work–family balance and division of household labor during the initial COVID-19 lockdown. Interviews were conducted with twenty-five academics and ...
TL;DR: The results show that parents included during the lockdown period reported significantly, but slightly, higher saturation (a dimension of the parental burnout construct) than parents included 2 years earlier.
Abstract: Lockdowns put in place in response to the COVID-19 health crisis have changed daily functioning for families and potentially the emotional experience of individuals in their parenting role. Our stu...
TL;DR: The authors found that transition-to-adolescence behaviors changed across gender and social class, but it is unclear whether these changes reflect a corresponding shift in beliefs. In particular, widening inequ...
Abstract: Since 2000, transition to adulthood behaviors changed across gender and social class. Yet it is unclear whether these changes reflect a corresponding shift in beliefs. In particular, widening inequ...
TL;DR: In this article, the role of social support in the lives of women survivors of domestic violence who filed a complaint with the Mahila Salah and Suraksha Kendra (MSSK) Alwar, India is analyzed.
Abstract: The present study aims to analyze the role of social support in the lives of women survivors of domestic violence who filed a complaint with the Mahila Salah and Suraksha Kendra (MSSK) Alwar, India...
TL;DR: Work-family conflict for professional women has been extensively studied in the literature, while little attention has focused on poor working mothers as discussed by the authors, who are stuck in low-wage jobs and rely on publ...
Abstract: Much has been written about work–family conflict for professional women, while little attention has focused on poor working mothers. Stuck in low-wage jobs, millions of working mothers rely on publ...
TL;DR: The rapid increase of the number of children being born in cohabitation appears to have an important impact on their lives, since they face a higher risk of parental breakup than children born in w...
Abstract: The rapid increase of the number of children being born in cohabitation appears to have an important impact on their lives, since they face a higher risk of parental breakup than children born in w...
TL;DR: Alexithymia, fear of intimacy, attachment security and mood variables were examined as predictors of satisfaction in couple relationships after accounting for age, sex, relationship length, and mood.
Abstract: Alexithymia, fear of intimacy, attachment security, and mood variables were examined as predictors of satisfaction in couple relationships after accounting for age, sex, relationship length, and ma...
TL;DR: Support of family members has been a long-standing interest of social scientists as discussed by the authors, and contemporary American families must provide support to members in a historical context wherein family inequality co-...
Abstract: Support of family members has been a long-standing interest of social scientists. Contemporary American families must provide support to members in a historical context wherein family inequality co...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors define ERS as the collection of practices by which individuals learn about norms, values, and customs regarding ethnicity and race (Hughes et al., 2006).
Abstract: Ethnic–racial socialization (ERS) is the collection of practices by which individuals learn about norms, values, and customs regarding ethnicity and race (Hughes et al., 2006). In contrast to resea...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the reasons for and experiences of voluntary childlessness throughout the life course of 13 voluntarily childless adults aged 60 years and older (Belgium).
Abstract: This article investigates the reasons for and experiences of voluntary childlessness throughout the life course. Thirteen voluntarily childless people aged 60 years and older (Belgium) were intervi...
TL;DR: In Ghana, the provision of care by extended family members and close friends is a common cultural practice in Ghanaian traditional communities as discussed by the authors, and there has been a recent interest by stakeholders in Ghana to consider kin...
Abstract: The provision of care by extended family members and close friends is a common cultural practice in Ghanaian traditional communities. With a recent interest by stakeholders in Ghana to consider kin...
TL;DR: In-depth interviews with 42 single women suggest that they respond to the paradoxical effects of ARTs by engaging in a new process of motherhood—maternal bricolage—first in crafting embryos and then in finding homes for the ones they do not use.
Abstract: Single mothers by choice who delay having a child without a partner can choose to conceive with donor sperm and eggs. When they do, however, they face twin paradoxes: (a) advances in assisted repro...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed that overuse of the smartphone causes negative consequences on the health and behavior of younger people, and that it is necessary to know which factors can determine the problematic use of smartphone.
Abstract: Overuse of the smartphone causes negative consequences on the health and behavior of younger people. It is necessary to know which factors can determine the problematic use of the smartphone. The a...
TL;DR: This article examined mechanisms underpinning how interparental conflict affects adolescents in Europe, using a sample of 141 Italian families (mothers, fathers, and adolescents) and found that inter-parental conflicts affect adolescents' development.
Abstract: Despite its importance, limited research has examined mechanisms underpinning how interparental conflict affects adolescents in Europe. Using a sample of 141 Italian families (mothers, fathers, and...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the extent to which the combination of the Big Five personality traits and adult attachment styles are associated with a broad array of divorce adjustmen, and find that these personality traits were associated with different attachment styles.
Abstract: The aim of the present study was to explore the extent to which the combination of the Big Five personality traits and adult attachment styles are associated with a broad array of divorce adjustmen...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined parents' perceptions of their children's behavioral difficulties (CBD) and positive parent-child interaction (PCI) during the first COVID-19 lockdown in Israel, as well as the associations among parents' psychological distress, parents' COVID19-related worries, parents coping, and parents' resilience.
Abstract: The study examined parents’ perceptions of their children’s behavioral difficulties (CBD) and positive parent–child interaction (PCI) during the first COVID-19 lockdown in Israel, as well as the associations among parents’ psychological distress, parents’ COVID-19–related worries, parents’ coping, and parents’ resilience. Participants were 437 parents of minor children. Parents reported more behavioral and emotional difficulties alongside with more quality time with their children. Parents’ distress and COVID-19–related worries were positively related to CBD. Emotion-focused coping mediated the association between psychological distress and CBD, while resilience mediated the association between distress and PCI. The study results indicated that parents perceived their children as having greater difficulties, but they also perceived more positive parent–child interactions, during the lockdown. Parents’ distress appears to have been a significant variable in perceived child’s difficulties during the lockdown. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Journal of Family Issues is the property of Sage Publications Inc. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
TL;DR: Using 509 mother/father-child dyads drawn from Wave 8 of The German Family Panel (pairfam), this article examined the direct effects of mothers' and fathers' work-family conflict (WFC) on children's...
Abstract: Using 509 mother/father–child dyads drawn from Wave 8 of The German Family Panel (pairfam), this study examines the direct effects of mothers’ and fathers’ work–family conflict (WFC) on children’s ...
TL;DR: Using unique data from an economically and racially diverse sample of 448 caregivers with young children (ages 4-9 years) in Ohio, the authors assess multiple sources of family social and economic disruptio...
Abstract: Using unique data from an economically and racially diverse sample of 448 caregivers with young children (ages 4–9 years) in Ohio, we assess multiple sources of family social and economic disruptio...
TL;DR: In this article, the mediating role of family-work conflict on the relationship between the dimensions of perfectionism (adaptive vs. mala... ) was investigated, and it was shown that FWC can be a powerful mediator between families and work conflicts.
Abstract: The purpose of this article is twofold. First, it aims to investigate the mediating role of family–work conflict (FWC) on the relationship between the dimensions of perfectionism (adaptive vs. mala...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the association between family communication and psychological distress with coping as a potential mediator and found that people who have better family communication, highly engage in approach coping which in turn leads to better psychological health in face of adversity.
Abstract: This study aims to examine the association between family communication and psychological distress with coping as a potential mediator. The study also developed and validated the Family Communication Scale (FCS) in the context of COVID-19 pandemic. Participants (n = 658;74.9% female) were general public ranged in age between 18 and 58 years (mean age = 26.38, SD = 10.01). The results showed that family communication directly influenced psychological distress and indirectly influenced through approach coping. However, avoidant coping was not directly associated with psychological distress, nor did it mediate the association between family communication and psychological distress. The findings suggest that people, who have better family communication, highly engage in approach coping which in turn leads to better psychological health in face of adversity. The findings have important empirical and theoretical implications.