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Fagan, Jay – Journal of Family Issues, 2013
Using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey--Birth cohort ("N" = 6,450), the present study hypothesized that 48-month-old children of divorced mothers would score lower on emerging literacy than the children of formerly cohabiting mothers, compared with the children of mothers in stable marriage. The children of mothers who…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Preschool Children, Interpersonal Relationship, Divorce
Mattingly, Brent A.; Wilson, Karen; Clark, Eddie M.; Bequette, Amanda W.; Weidler, Daniel J. – Journal of Family Issues, 2010
The goals of the current study were to (a) replicate the factor structure of the Perceptions of Dating Infidelity Scale (PDIS) with a sample of older adults, (b) examine whether religiosity and relational variables (e.g., satisfaction, commitment) were correlates of perceptions of infidelity, and (c) examine unique predictors of ratings of…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Dating (Social), Religion, Religious Factors
Augustine, Jennifer March; Raley, R. Kelly – Journal of Family Issues, 2013
Following the ongoing increase in nonmarital fertility, policy makers have looked for ways to limit the disadvantages faced by children of unmarried mothers. Recent initiatives included marriage promotion and welfare-to-work programs. Yet policy might also consider the promotion of three generational households. We know little about whether…
Descriptors: Family Structure, Grandparents, Heads of Households, Preschool Children
Estacion, Angela; Cherlin, Andrew – Journal of Family Issues, 2010
This article investigates levels of generalized distrust of men among low-income non-Hispanic African American, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Dominican and non-Hispanic White women in a three-city survey. The results reveal substantial variation. Hispanics' overall levels of distrust are found to be higher than levels for either African Americans or…
Descriptors: African Americans, Marital Status, Females, Whites
Buhl, Heike M. – Journal of Family Issues, 2008
This study investigates the significance of adult children's individuation for the adult child--parent relationship. Following Youniss, individuation was assessed via its dimensions of both connectedness and individuality. A sample of 349 participants between 20 and 47 years of age were given questionnaires containing scales from the Network of…
Descriptors: Intimacy, Adults, Parent Child Relationship, Questionnaires
Rozario, Philip A.; Chadiha, Letha A.; Proctor, Enola K.; Morrow-Howell, Nancy – Journal of Family Issues, 2008
This study--on 100 African American wife and 258 daughter primary caregivers--uses a contextual approach in its examination of the relationship between social resources and caregiver depressive symptoms. At the bivariate level, significant differences in certain key characteristics of primary caregivers and care receivers underscore the…
Descriptors: African Americans, Spouses, Daughters, Caregivers
Wise, Richard A.; King, Alan R. – Journal of Family Issues, 2008
Family environment appears to be an important determinant of friendship quality. Despite this apparent link, few studies have explored how family environment relates to friendship, especially among college students. The present study examined the relationship between family environment and best friendships, by administering the Family Environment…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Friendship, Family Environment
Fischer, Tamar F. C.; de Graaf, Paul M.; Kalmijn, Matthijs – Journal of Family Issues, 2005
This study presents descriptive and explanatory analyses of contact between former spouses, using data on 1,791 previously married men and women in the Netherlands. The authors employ a typology of relationships between former spouses, differentiating between friendly contact, antagonistic contact, and no contact. Ten years after divorce, still…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Spouses, Divorce, Interaction
Bronte-Tinkew, Jacinta; Moore, Kristin A.; Matthews, Gregory; Carrano, Jennifer – Journal of Family Issues, 2007
Depression has been extensively studied for mothers but not for fathers. This study examines the sociodemographic correlates of symptoms of depression and how depression is associated with father involvement using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview-Short Form (CIDI-SF) for major depression. The study uses a sample of 2,139 resident…
Descriptors: Fathers, Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Infants
Knoester, Chris; Eggebeen, David J. – Journal of Family Issues, 2006
This study uses data (N = 3,088) from the first two waves of the National Survey of Families and Households to explore the effects of the transition to fatherhood and the addition of subsequent children on men's psychological and physical health, contacts with extended family, social interactions, and work behaviors. The results suggest that new…
Descriptors: Well Being, National Surveys, Parent Role, Fathers