Examined relationships among work-family tension and work conditions. Hypothesized that links between work-family tension and work conditions would be stronger in small than in large workplaces. Results indicated that some perceptions of work conditions differed between small and large workplaces, and that connections between work-family tension…

Field theory is interactional. It asserts that genetic predispositions, acquired characteristics, uniqueness, and behaviors of individual impact are affected by events and people in environment. This can be seen clearly in development of children who join family rather than being born into it. Resulting complexities can be seen in family therapy…

Family skills training for disadvantaged families in Adelaide, Australia, includes awareness of cultural diversity, group process, and family weekend camps. The program is expanding to help parents deal with adolescent problems such as running away and alcohol/drug abuse. (SK)

Notes four challenges faced by every family-owned day care center: keeping the business from consuming family time; sharing responsibility among family members; involving the next generation; and planning the future of the business. Provides tips based on insights from 18 day care center owners (husbands and wives) on dealing with these…

Data on 3,015 cohabitation relationships indicates that, although the presence of children has a strong and positive impact on stabilizing cohabitation relationships, characteristics of children such as number, sex, and age appear to have no significant effect. (JPS)

A review of 8,000 articles in family research journals revealed that research on lesbian and gay families is limited and that studies that do exist have been problematized and their diversity has been overlooked. Challenges the neglect of this population in family studies, and discusses theoretical implications. (JPS)

Anecdotes of children in a Hawaii homeless shelter illustrate the ways in which play therapy helps sibling groups manage family crises, resolve conflicts, and express difficult feelings. (LB)

Families live in changing world and consequently, families themselves are changing. These changes create strains for families and provide opportunities for individual and social growth and improvement. To effectively assist families in coping with tensions and opportunities, family life education needs to give attention to family diversity, family…

Examined gender as conditional variable in effects of family satisfaction and economic strain on psychological well-being among married people (n=197). Analysis supported hypothesis that positive effect of family satisfaction was greater among women than among men. Contrary to predictions, inverse effect of economic strain was same for women,…

Describes Standard North American Family as ideological code, analogous to genetic code, reproducing its characteristic forms and order in multiple and various discursive settings. Explores its operation in two such settings: study of the work that women do as mothers in relation to their children's schooling, and Wilson's consideration of…

Assessed adolescents' perception of family adaptability and cohesion to identify whether and in what ways family systems of adolescent sex offenders (n=39) differ from those of violent juvenile delinquents (n=25), nonviolent juvenile delinquents (n=41), and from nonproblem families. Families of sex offenders were characterized by greater family…

Critiques the few scholarly reports found on interventions to help dual-earner couples share domestic labor and to increase fathers' temporal involvement in child care. Presents model of forces both constraining and driving equitable participation in domestic labor. Recommends model as basis on which to design, implement, and evaluate family life…

Notes that since 1980 Navy Family Services Centers have provided deployment programs to Naval personnel and families to prepare for separation and reunion. Highlights Return and Reunion program given aboard U.S. Navy ships returning from deployments and designed to increase resources to respond effectively to normative and stressful event of…

Investigates psychometric properties and overall utility of Family-of-Origin Scale. Concludes that, although much of the recent criticism of this instrument may be justified, with changes (primarily in interpretation) the instrument remains useful. Taking this measure as an example, discusses problems inherent in the use of individual self-report…

Reviewed 26 introductory marriage and family textbooks for content about stepfamilies. Compared results to similar review conducted one decade ago. Current textbooks included more comprehensive material about remarriage and stepfamilies than did textbooks a decade ago. Deficit-family model was still present in current books, which focused on…