{"title":"A Bioecological Framework for Supporting Mothers From Pregnancy to Workforce Reintegration","authors":"Letícia Barbano","doi":"10.1111/jftr.70039","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jftr.70039","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This conceptual article develops a bioecological framework to explain how multiple forms of support shape mothers' transitions from pregnancy through maternity leave and workforce reintegration. Grounded in Bronfenbrenner's Process–Person–Context–Time (PPCT) model, the framework reconceptualizes emotional, instrumental, informational, appraisal, social, and structural supports as proximal processes that operate across micro-, meso-, exo-, and macrosystems. By specifying how these supports evolve through the chronosystem's temporal phases, the model advances family theory by linking ecological systems to maternal adaptation and labor force retention. This integrative framework offers new directions for research and policy on maternal well-being, family dynamics, and gendered work–family transitions.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"18 1","pages":"118-129"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145760056","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":"Resilience in the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond: A Dynamic Multilevel Systemic Resilience Model","authors":"Rui Li, Siyao Jia, Nancy Xiaonan Yu, Jinghan Hu, Zhihong Ren","doi":"10.1111/jftr.70017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.70017","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The COVID-19 pandemic has posed significant challenges to individuals, families, and communities worldwide. Resilience—as a dynamic, adaptive process through which individuals, families, and communities navigate adversity, recover, and sustain healthy functioning—has received widespread attention. To address the conceptual gap between a multisystemic view of resilience and the distinct conceptualization of resilience across individual, family, and community levels, we have proposed the following integrative model: the dynamic multilevel systemic resilience model (DMSRM). We begin by reviewing extant resilience literature on definitions; measurement tools; influential factors; theoretical mechanisms; and positive impacts at the individual, family, and community levels, ultimately highlighting a multisystemic view of resilience. We then analyze how COVID-19-related policies across cultures, especially Chinese policies, influenced resilience and introduced strategies to enhance resilience. This review aims to provide researchers and policymakers with a comprehensive and multisystemic understanding of resilience to better promote resilience in the context of future crises.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"18 1","pages":"130-147"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147566078","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 Grandparent–Grandchild Relationship and Grandchildren's Developmental Outcomes: A Systematic Review With Meta‐Analysis","authors":"Tianyuan Li, Chuting Wang, Yue Yang Sun, Wanhua Zhang, Jinbo He, Xin Zhang, Shuang Feng, Xinyi Zou, Yatian Zhou, Rebecca Xiaohe Liu","doi":"10.1111/jftr.70045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.70045","url":null,"abstract":"The grandparent–grandchild relationship has been found to influence grandchildren's development in various domains. However, there is a lack of a systematic review with quantitative synthesis about how relationships with grandparents were related to grandchildren's development. We conducted a systematic review with meta‐analysis for existing studies on the association between grandparent–grandchild relationship strength and grandchildren's psychological, social, behavioral, physical, and cognitive outcomes. A total of 59 independent samples and 374 effect sizes with a cumulative sample size of 71,395 published between 2002 and 2022 were included. Using a three‐level meta‐analytic approach, results revealed a small but positive pooled correlation between relationship with grandparents and grandchildren's developmental outcomes, <jats:italic>r</jats:italic> = 0.13, <jats:italic>p</jats:italic> < 0.001, 95% CI = [0.11, 0.16]. We also identified various demographic and methodological moderators that explained the heterogeneity of existing findings. The results reveal grandparents' constructive and dynamic role in the family system.","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"172 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147380680","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}
Wonyoung L. Cho, Renée Cascino, Hope Crombie, Claire Nichols, Victoria Solon, Atlas Briar Willow
{"title":"Exploring Therapist's Worldview in a Family Therapy Theory Course: A Four-Corners Learning Activity","authors":"Wonyoung L. Cho, Renée Cascino, Hope Crombie, Claire Nichols, Victoria Solon, Atlas Briar Willow","doi":"10.1111/jftr.70010","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jftr.70010","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In the evolving landscape of family therapy education, the need for effective teaching techniques for family therapy theory and practice in the current landscape of epistemological diversity has intensified. This article examines the use of a four-corners active learning activity with first-year master's students to help them critically analyze their personal and professional worldviews as they learn foundational family therapy theories. This activity aims to help students focus on process, identify their worldview, increase tolerance for uncertainty, and address the gap between espoused beliefs and reactions. By physically responding to epistemological prompts, students confront inconsistencies, fostering self-awareness, and flexibility. Observations suggest this approach promotes critical self-awareness and flexibility, which can support the development of their clinical theory. The article reflects on the effectiveness and limitations of this pedagogical strategy, suggesting its wider use in developing responsive and reflexive therapists in a changing sociocultural context.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"18 1","pages":"20-29"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145260606","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":"Contextualizing Resilience: A Theoretical Integration of Social Determinants of Health and Family Functioning in Neurodiverse Families","authors":"Chrystal N. McDowell","doi":"10.1111/jftr.70031","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jftr.70031","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Families of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often navigate chronic stress, fragmented service systems, and persistent barriers to care. Although Walsh's family resilience framework has served as a foundational framework for understanding how families adapt to adversity, it has traditionally emphasized internal processes without fully accounting for the structural inequities that shape families' capacity to access support. This article proposes the Contextual Family Resilience Framework: An integrated model that combines Walsh's Family Resilience Framework and the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) framework to comprehensively examine how ASD severity, systemic barriers, and family resilience interact. Situating family resilience as a dynamic, context-dependent process, the model highlights the critical role of environmental conditions in enabling or constraining resilience mechanisms. Clinical implications and future research directions are explored, emphasizing the need for equity-informed models and interventions that support both family strengths and the systems within which families function.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"18 1","pages":"56-61"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145485593","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":"Looking for Stability in Chaos: A Scoping Review of Relational Turbulence Theory From a Dyadic Perspective","authors":"Adar Cem Lağap, Duygu Güngör","doi":"10.1111/jftr.70033","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jftr.70033","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The current scoping review overviews articles that apply the relational turbulence model/theory to guide the implementation of actor-partner interdependence modeling within a structural equation modeling framework. Sixteen studies are examined in the final synthesis of the review. Research themes center on communication strategies and social connection, dispositional and situational factors, and, lastly, mental and physical health. Current work illustrates that scholars are primarily interested in sources of relational uncertainty and its intrapersonal and interpersonal consequences. Sources of partner influence and their implications for relational dynamics are also examined across the synthesized studies. Overall, more actor effects than partner effects were statistically significant. Commercial statistical programs appear preferred for analyzing dyadic data, and assessments of fit indices are reported to evaluate proposed analytic models in this body of research. Methodological and theoretical limitations are highlighted, and implications for future research are discussed.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"18 1","pages":"209-229"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145575698","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}
April L. Few-Demo, Veronica R. Barrios, Dana A. Weiser
{"title":"It's Still All About Power: Critical Intersectional Family Science Today","authors":"April L. Few-Demo, Veronica R. Barrios, Dana A. Weiser","doi":"10.1111/jftr.70029","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jftr.70029","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A decade ago, April Few-Demo argued intersectionality was the “new” critical approach to utilizing a critical lens within feminist family science. This special issue invited interdisciplinary scholars to consider how intersectionality has evolved and expanded, to examine tensions and challenges with applying an intersectional lens, and to address how intersectionality has been utilized in pedagogy, research, and praxis. Our contributors embraced this call and wrote about using intersectionality theory to examine how people and groups navigate institutional barriers in governmental entities, higher education, and mental health professions as well as health disparities. These articles in this special issue showcase the multifaceted ways in which intersectionality has been applied in family science and how intersectionality not only strengthens analytic power but also holds scholars and practitioners accountable to the people and communities we study.</p>","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"17 4","pages":"801-805"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jftr.70029","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145535514","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":"Experienced Racism Among Asian American Adolescents and Emerging Adults Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review From the Perspective of Asian Critical Theory","authors":"Tzu-Fen Chang, Kristy Y. Shih","doi":"10.1111/jftr.70025","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jftr.70025","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Asian Critical Theory highlights the tenet of intersectionality and four other tenets (i.e., Asianization, [re]constructive history, strategic [anti]essentialism, and commitment to social justice) that are relevant to Asian American (AA) youths' (adolescents' and emerging adults') experiences of racism during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on 22 studies published between March 2020 and November 2024, this review utilizes these tenets as a framework to summarize and discuss the findings and methodologies of the studies on AA youths' experiences of pandemic racism. An intersectional lens is valuable because the reviewed studies suggest AA youths' experiences of pandemic racism vary with their gender and ethnic identities, nativity, and age. Nine studies interrogated Asianization by studying a single AA ethnicity or comparing two ethnic subgroups, while 13 studies reiterated by studying AAs as an aggregate. (Re)constructive history is supported as the reviewed studies suggest that anti-Asian sentiments that targeted AAs as a major threat to America's public health in the 19th century reoccurred during the pandemic. The reviewed studies also support strategic (anti)essentialism by identifying eight forms of pandemic racism (e.g., discrimination) as risk factors for AA youths' development across four domains (mental and physical health and psychosocial and academic adjustment). Extending the tenet of commitment to social justice, our review indicates when facing pandemic racism, AA youths' commitment to social justice may be impacted by their identities (e.g., gender) and familial and social contexts. This review discusses implications for lessening the negative impacts of pandemic racism on AA youths' overall adjustment.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"17 4","pages":"932-951"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145535513","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":"Black Maternal Health Disparities, Structural Racism, and Black Family Stability: An Intersectionality Approach to Theorizing and Critical Praxis","authors":"Adrienne L. Edwards-Bianchi","doi":"10.1111/jftr.70028","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jftr.70028","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Researchers across disciplines are identifying and paying attention to linkages between structural racism and Black maternal health disparities to improve health outcomes for Black pregnant women. Few of them, however, are addressing how those disparities influence Black family stability. I present a conceptual model to help family scientists visualize the pathways and processes of how exosystemic stressors disrupt family stability but also serve as starting points for critical praxis and community mobilization. Stressors include the school-to-prison pipeline and influences of abortion bans on child outcomes. I pay particular attention to (a) the impact historical oppression in health care has on Black women, and (b) the critical praxis happening within Black communities to support Black women's health and family stability. I conclude with recommendations for family scientists to use to support those community-based, critical praxis efforts. I interpret the model through an intersectional, Black feminist lens.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"17 4","pages":"922-931"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145531597","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}
J. Maria Bermudez, Luis R. Alvarez-Hernandez, Bertranna A. Muruthi, Yolanda Machado-Escudero, Mario Fausto Gomez-Lamont
{"title":"Decolonizing Approaches to Family Science as Intersectional Latinx and Caribbean Scholars","authors":"J. Maria Bermudez, Luis R. Alvarez-Hernandez, Bertranna A. Muruthi, Yolanda Machado-Escudero, Mario Fausto Gomez-Lamont","doi":"10.1111/jftr.70027","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jftr.70027","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The field of human development and family science is broadening the scope for what is deemed legitimate science; however, the voices of Latinx and Caribbean scholars have been largely absent. We contend that it is not sufficient to merely disrupt hegemonic worldviews and practices in the production of knowledge, but it is also necessary to center our ways of knowing as Latinx and Caribbean scholars and practitioners. In this paper, we utilize our <i>sentipensar</i> and third order thinking as intersectional feminist Latinx and Caribbean scholars to approach decolonizing research methods as a form of third order change. We review decolonizing efforts in academia, the effects of colonization in the Americas and the Caribbean and situate our positionalities as context for our work. We describe six stances for engaging <i>sentipensar</i> and third order thinking to illustrate how we respond to our sociopolitical contexts and work toward transformative third order change.</p>","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"17 4","pages":"895-909"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jftr.70027","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145509505","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}