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This qualitative case study of five couples in which one spouse has Alzheimer's disease in the early stage, and the other spouse is a caregiver, investigated including both spouses in couple interview sessions which included using...
Children of clergy live within a unique family context that has been identified as having distinct needs based on the social environment in which they live. Although research has shown that clergy families experience a variety of...
Establishing stable, high quality romantic relationships is an important developmental task during emerging adulthood with prognostic significance for future relationship development such as marriage (Fincham & Cui, 2011). Studies...
Introduction. Overparenting is a parenting practice defined as parents being overly involved in their young adult children's lives by providing excessive assistance and exerting developmentally inappropriate control. Research conducted...
The U.S. emerging adult population has been increasingly considered at-risk of developing stress-related mental health problems (e.g., depression). Thus, it is important to address the potential causes of these steady increases in...
Despite the prevalence of delinquency during adolescence and the influence of culture on parenting behaviors and adolescent outcomes, few comparative studies have examined the association between parental warmth and delinquency...
Father involvement is critical for youth’s development across their lifespan (Barton, Kogan, Cho, & Brown, 2015; Doyle, Clark Goings, Cryer-Coupet, Lombe, Stephens, & Nebbitt, 2017; Passley, Gerring, & Gerson, 2007). Thus, researchers...
The purpose of this study is to answer the call for studies on the well-being of parents with adolescents and to gain further understanding of its influential mechanisms in family systems. Guided by family systems theory (Minuchin, 1974)...
The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between family structure, SES, and condom use and hookup rates among a sample of N=1, 346 African American college students. In addition, the moderating role of sexual attitudes in...
Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory highlights the influence multiple systems can have on one’s development. Taking into account multiple systems that can influence one’s identity, the introduction of ethnic-racial socialization ...
Approximately 20% of children in the United States meet criteria for an emotional or behavioral disorder, including internalizing symptoms such as anxiety and depression, and externalizing symptoms such as conduct and oppositional...
The projected increase in the population of older adults (ages 65 and older) brings with it concerns about unavoidable loss through age-related chronic illnesses like dementia, cancer, or arthritis (Jaul & Barron, 2017). Successful aging...
Parenting intervention programs are an increasingly common requirement of case plans for parents involved in the child welfare system as they reduce the risk of future child maltreatment. However, there are challenges with retention and...
Parents can be an important influencing factor in the sexual development of youth; however, little is known about what occurs, including specific behaviors and emotions, in the parent-youth relationship that is deemed by the youth as...
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