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Cooperative Rearing and Low Fertility Persistence: A Two‐Constraint Theoretical Framework 合作饲养与低育力持续：一个双约束的理论框架

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Journal of Family Theory & Review Pub Date : 2026-04-24 DOI: 10.1111/jftr.70062

Zhen Zhang, Qiang Li

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Constructing Meaning in Digital Lives: A Theory‐Driven and Practical Approach to Using Online Forums in Family Science 构建数字生活的意义：在家庭科学中使用在线论坛的理论驱动和实践方法

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Journal of Family Theory & Review Pub Date : 2026-04-17 DOI: 10.1111/jftr.70057

J. Kale Monk, Tyler B. Jamison, Erin D. Basinger, Matthew A. Ogan, Bryan Abendschein, Karen E. Talley

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Discovering Legacies: Fathers, Sons, Masculinities, and Equity Within Families 发现遗产：父亲、儿子、男子气概和家庭中的公平

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Journal of Family Theory & Review Pub Date : 2026-04-16 DOI: 10.1111/jftr.70052

Kevin Roy

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Psychological Flexibility in Dementia Caregiving: The Adaptive Support Model 痴呆护理的心理灵活性：适应性支持模型

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Journal of Family Theory & Review Pub Date : 2026-04-08 DOI: 10.1111/jftr.70054

Gavin B. Green, Josey Batura, Heather Kelley, Kay Bradford, Elizabeth Fauth

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Five Generations, One Household: An African American Autoethnography of Family Systems, Identity, and Intergenerational Resilience 五代人，一个家庭：非裔美国人的家庭系统，身份和代际弹性的自我民族志

IF 4.5 1区社会学

Journal of Family Theory & Review Pub Date : 2026-04-02 DOI: 10.1111/jftr.70055

Austin S. Ferrell

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Living the Cycle: A Reflexive Autoethnography on Minority Stress, Substance Use, and Attachment Repair in LGBQ Relationships 生活在循环中：关于LGBQ关系中少数民族压力、物质使用和依恋修复的反思性自我民族志

IF 4.5 1区社会学

Journal of Family Theory & Review Pub Date : 2026-04-01 DOI: 10.1111/jftr.70056

Jacob Perkins

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Balancing and Exploring the Personal, Professional, and Political: Finding Space and Place in the Academy Through Reflexive and Intersecting Masculinities 平衡和探索个人、专业和政治：通过反身性和交叉性的男性气质在学院中寻找空间和位置

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Journal of Family Theory & Review Pub Date : 2026-03-30 DOI: 10.1111/jftr.70053

Allen B. Mallory

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Forgiving Failures and Fallibility in Parenting: A Self‐Forgiveness Framework for Managing Guilt and Shame Among Parents 宽恕父母的失败和错误：一个自我宽恕的框架来管理父母的内疚和羞耻

IF 4.5 1区社会学

Journal of Family Theory & Review Pub Date : 2026-03-25 DOI: 10.1111/jftr.70050

Poulami Sengupta, Vidisha Rai, Atasi Mohanty

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Logical Consequences: Toward an Integrative Theoretical Framework 逻辑结果：迈向一个整合的理论框架

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Journal of Family Theory & Review Pub Date : 2026-03-25 DOI: 10.1111/jftr.70049

Gabrielle Gagnon, Jean‐Michel Robichaud, Geneviève A. Mageau

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Disguising the Familiar: Considering Internal Confidentiality in Individual Interviews With Partners and Families 掩饰熟悉的事物：在与伴侣和家人的个人访谈中考虑内部保密性

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Journal of Family Theory & Review Pub Date : 2026-03-18 DOI: 10.1111/jftr.70047

Susie Bower‐Brown, Clare Stovell

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