Gabrielle Gagnon, Jean-Michel Robichaud, Geneviève A. Mageau
{"title":"Logical Consequences: Toward an Integrative Theoretical Framework","authors":"Gabrielle Gagnon, Jean-Michel Robichaud, Geneviève A. Mageau","doi":"10.1111/jftr.70049","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jftr.70049","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We offer an integrative definition of the parental construct of <i>logical consequences</i> (LC), with the aim of stimulating research on their role in child socialization. Based on an exhaustive review of theoretical and empirical literature, we propose that LC are non-need-thwarting (i.e., ranging from need-neutral to need-supportive) parental constraints that address problems created by children's transgressions. Embedded in problem solving, they are hypothesized to promote child compliance and internalization of rules simultaneously, thereby fostering responsibility and social integration. Empirical evidence regarding LC is still nascent, as past research has often conflated LC with other parental interventions. To increase conceptual clarity, we present historical background on LC followed by an integrative definition. Next, we provide an overview of the emerging empirical evidence supporting the use of LC, emphasizing their role in fostering child socialization. Then, we distinguish LC from other well-known disciplinary interventions, including mild punishments and reasoning. We conclude with potential avenues for future research.</p>","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"18 3","pages":"583-599"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jftr.70049","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147506665","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Living the Cycle: A Reflexive Autoethnography on Minority Stress, Substance Use, and Attachment Repair in LGBQ Relationships","authors":"Jacob Perkins","doi":"10.1111/jftr.70056","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jftr.70056","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBQ) individuals experience disproportionately high rates of substance use disorders (SUDs), often linked to chronic exposure to minority stress and disruptions in relational support. This article integrates minority stress theory, attachment perspectives on addiction, and emotionally focused therapy (EFT) to examine how family scholars and clinicians may conceptualize and support LGBQ couples navigating substance use concerns. Drawing on feminist reflexive autoethnography, this article combines personal narrative with theoretical analysis to illustrate how lived experience can illuminate broader sociocultural processes shaping relational health and recovery. I reflect on my experiences as a gay man in recovery and as a counseling trainee to contextualize how minority stress, attachment insecurity, and substance use may intersect within romantic partnerships. Building on this reflexive foundation, I explore how EFT's focus on emotional accessibility and secure bonding may be adapted to support LGBQ couples affected by addiction.</p>","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"18 3","pages":"503-509"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jftr.70056","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147586573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Disciplinary Systems Theory: A Bibliometric Review of Scholarly Interdisciplinarity in Human Development and Family Science","authors":"Kathleen D. Dyer, Mark Fine, Britt Foster","doi":"10.1111/jftr.70074","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jftr.70074","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Interdisciplinarity in human development and family science (HDFS) is difficult to define because the boundaries demarcating the discipline are ambiguous. We introduce disciplinary systems theory (DST), which, like family systems theory, is a variant of general systems theory. DST describes how disciplinary systems and subsystems create boundaries of variable permeability. We use bibliometric review techniques to explore boundary permeability to describe interdisciplinarity in HDFS. We reviewed 278 articles published in <i>Child Development</i>, <i>Journal of Marriage and Family</i>, and <i>Family Relations</i> in 2014. The disciplinary affiliations of the first three authors of each article were identified. The papers referenced in those articles, and the papers that later cited those articles were identified and classified by discipline using Web of Science categories. We found stubbornly impermeable subdisciplinary boundaries between developmental science and family science, but a very strong suprasystem connecting developmental science to its root discipline of psychology. Authorship and citation patterns indicate less permeable boundaries between HDFS and the related disciplines of education and social work.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"18 3","pages":"492-502"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148285499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Toward a Psychological Framework of Black Matrescence: Centering Mother–Daughter Bonds","authors":"Brianna A. Baker, Olivia R. Snow","doi":"10.1111/jftr.70083","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jftr.70083","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Matrescence, the developmental transition to motherhood, has gained recognition as a critical life stage, yet existing frameworks remain largely universalist and insufficiently account for the racialized, intergenerational realities of Black women. Drawing on Black feminist thought and interdisciplinary perspectives on identity and resilience, this article introduces the construct of Black matrescence. The framework presented here is grounded in mother–daughter bonds, which are positioned as the intergenerational mechanism that shapes the transition to motherhood for Black women. Through both proximal processes (e.g., racial socialization, caregiving practices, coping strategies) and distal processes (e.g., narratives of trauma, resilience, and reproductive injustice), mother–daughter bonds mediate whether continuity or rupture occurs across generations. As depicted in our model, Black matrescence unfolds across four interrelated domains: individual, relational, cultural, and structural. These dynamics give rise to five key constructs: identity development, resilience, cultural continuity, healing, and flourishing. This framework advances family theory by conceptualizing motherhood as an intergenerational process situated within family systems, emphasizing the mother–daughter bond as a central mechanism of transmission and transformation. Implications are discussed for advancing research, clinical practice, and policy that promote maternal mental health and the well-being of Black families.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"18 3","pages":"569-582"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148499104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Connecting Across Borders: A Systematic Review of How Information and Communication Technologies Influence Emotional, Social, and Cultural Dynamics in Transnational Families","authors":"Esen Altunay, Nedim Özdemir, Lina Omran, Olga Neunen, Sviatlana Karpava, Isabelle Albert, Áron Telegdi‐Csetri, Natalia Ringblom","doi":"10.1111/jftr.70090","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.70090","url":null,"abstract":"This systematic review examines how information and communication technologies (ICT) shape emotional, social, and cultural dynamics within transnational families (TNFs). Drawing on 113 articles identified through a Zotero bibliographic library developed by Working Group 1 of the COST Action Transnational Family Dynamics in Europe [TraFaDy], the study synthesizes research on ICT‐mediated family practices within TNFs. Through descriptive coding and thematic analysis, we examined participant profiles, research designs, communication practices, origin and host countries, the drivers of ICT use, and emotional, social, and cultural consequences. Findings show that ICT enhances communication, facilitates co‐presence across distance, and supports emotional bonds, while also generating complex ambivalences shaped by socioeconomic conditions, digital literacy, migration status, and intra‐family power dynamics. Although digital tools strengthen family roles, caregiving arrangements, and transnational belonging, they may simultaneously reinforce inequalities, intensify surveillance, or create emotional strain. Cultural processes such as enculturation, acculturation, and cultural integration were shown to be deeply intertwined with ICT use, revealing how digital communication sustains cultural continuity while enabling hybrid cultural formations. The review concludes with recommendations for strengthening research and policy initiatives related to digital inclusion, family support, and integration, with the aim of enhancing the well‐being of TNFs.","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148860786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What's on Her Mind: The Mental Workload of Family Life. By AllisonDaminger, Princeton, NJ:Princeton University Press, 2025. 248 pp. $29.95 (hardcover). ISBN: 978‐0‐69‐124538‐6","authors":"Noelle Chesley","doi":"10.1111/jftr.70087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.70087","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148767457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Selective Cultivation: The Class‐Specific Logic of Positive Parenting in Middle‐Class Families","authors":"Chung ming Chen","doi":"10.1111/jftr.70089","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.70089","url":null,"abstract":"Positive parenting is widely promoted as a universal, evidence‐based approach, yet its class assumptions remain unexamined. I argue it is not a class‐neutral developmental science but a culturally embedded practice tied to specific class positions. I propose <jats:italic>Selective Cultivation</jats:italic> , a framework distinguishing two layers of parenting competence: <jats:italic>first‐order practices</jats:italic> (warm communication, emotion coaching, non‐punitive discipline) and <jats:italic>second‐order meta‐knowledge</jats:italic> (how competitive and institutional fields actually operate). Reproduction operates not through unequal access to second‐order <jats:italic>information</jats:italic> —which now circulates widely—but through its unequal <jats:italic>conversion</jats:italic> into embodied competence, governed by three barriers: recognition, reinforcement timing, and tacit practice. This logic explains why families enacting an identical concerted‐cultivation style diverge ( <jats:italic>instrumental</jats:italic> vs. <jats:italic>authentic</jats:italic> ), and why the most intensive practitioners may raise children least equipped for structural inequality. I close with implications for family theory and the class politics of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL).","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"67 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148754389","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Partnering Symbolic Interaction and Queer Theory: Mutualism for Contemporary Family Life","authors":"Bethany Willis, Nikki DiGregorio","doi":"10.1111/jftr.70086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.70086","url":null,"abstract":"We propose the intentional partnered use of symbolic interactionism and queer theory to enrich Family Science. Where symbolic interactionism emphasizes the norms and meanings individuals co‐construct through social interactions, queer theory challenges those normative assumptions (particularly about gender, sexuality, and family structures). Together, the two theories offer scholars an opportunity for <jats:italic>theoretical mutualism</jats:italic> that allows researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to examine how everyday interactions both reflect and resist dominant family norms. This approach highlights the fluidity of identity and the performative nature of familial roles, offering a more inclusive understanding of diverse family forms, ultimately promoting a dynamic, intersectional lens for analyzing evolving family practices and relationships in contemporary society.","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148650554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhikai Qin, Jiajun Lan, Qingyun Zou, Haoran He, Ying Guo, Jun Yin, Junsheng Wang
{"title":"Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety Symptoms in Parents of Children With Complex Health Conditions: A Meta‐Analysis With Moderator and Dose–Response Modeling","authors":"Zhikai Qin, Jiajun Lan, Qingyun Zou, Haoran He, Ying Guo, Jun Yin, Junsheng Wang","doi":"10.1111/jftr.70085","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.70085","url":null,"abstract":"Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) reduces anxiety in parents of children with complex health conditions. We conducted a meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) through April 15, 2025, examining anxiety outcomes measured with standardized scales and assessing moderators, including child diagnosis and intervention dose. After removing two outliers, 10 trials ( <jats:italic>n</jats:italic> = 582) showed a significant small‐to‐moderate reduction in anxiety (SMD = −0.33; <jats:italic>I</jats:italic> <jats:sup>2</jats:sup> = 54.7%). Subgroup and meta‐regression analyses indicated larger benefits for parents of children with neurodevelopmental disorders, studies using passive or non‐intervention controls, and studies employing the DASS anxiety measure. Exploratory dose–response modeling suggested a dose pattern of about three sessions per week, totaling approximately 21 h, with about 40 min per session. Exploratory machine‐learning analysis (XGBoost) highlighted ethnicity, cultural background, total dose, and assessment scale as key predictors. Findings inform family stress theory and methodological approaches to intervention design and evaluation.","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148587169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Relationship Between Parental Racial Socialization Practices and Racial Identity Development Within Black–White Biracial Families: A Scoping Review of Research","authors":"Dominique Callahan","doi":"10.1111/jftr.70075","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.70075","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study was to identify and synthesize the literature on parental racial socialization and racial identity development within Black–White biracial families, or those with one Black parent, one White parent, and at least one biological Black–White biracial child. Parental racial socialization is the process through which parents communicate information, values, and beliefs about race to their children, which equips them to become better able to navigate racially stratified contexts such as our American society. Although racial socialization practices have been widely studied within monoracial Black families, less is known about how it is practiced within Black–White biracial families and how these practices subsequently impact racial identity development in biracial people. Through an extensive literature search using PRISMA guidelines, 31 eligible peer‐reviewed empirical articles were identified, and results were organized into four major themes: (a) the nature and frequency of parental racial socialization messages; (b) the impacts of parental racial socialization from biracial youths' perspectives; (c) parental racial support strategies; and (d) the importance of parental concordance. Following a critical analysis of the studies, this review identifies several research limitations and suggests new directions for future research.","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"123 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148587170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}