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{"title":"Sibling Coping Provision, Negative Life Events, and Substance Use.","authors":"Derek D Morgan, Sarah Killoren, Christy R Rogers","doi":"10.1111/fare.70379","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.70379","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study examined sibling coping provision as a moderator between negative life events and emerging adult substance use.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>Greater frequency of negative life events can increase substance use in emerging adulthood. As siblings often use their relationship to cope with stress, the ways in which emerging adults interact with their younger siblings (i.e., coping provision) may correspond to their coping abilities. Thus, we examined how emerging adult coping with younger siblings modulated the association between their negative life events and the frequency of substance use.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>In a cross-sectional sample of emerging adults (N=478, <i>m</i> _age=20.69), the moderating role of supportive and negative coping provision with younger siblings was examined between negative life events and alcohol, cannabis, and health risk substance use behaviors.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Higher frequency of negative life events was associated with greater substance use for all substances, while negative sibling coping provision was associated with more alcohol and health risk substance use. Negative and supportive coping provision served to moderate the effect between negative life events and cannabis use, with less negative and more supportive coping provision serving as risk factors for cannabis use. Meanwhile, greater supportive coping provision buffered the effect between negative life events and health risk substances.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Emerging adult responses to siblings' stress can influence their own ability to manage stress, with negative and supportive sibling coping provision serving to uniquely influence substance use.</p><p><strong>Implications: </strong>Understanding sibling responses to stress disclosure may inform how emerging adults cope with stress and their substance usage.</p>","PeriodicalId":48206,"journal":{"name":"Family Relations","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13663905/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149197091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Parental emotion socialization during toddlerhood: A mixed-methods study","authors":"Sena Inanoglu,&nbsp;Yangchenchen Liu,&nbsp;Madelyn H. Labella","doi":"10.1111/fare.70201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.70201","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The present study investigated emotion socialization by parents of toddlers using convergent mixed methodology.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Most research examining emotion-related parenting relies on quantitative analysis of standardized questionnaires, limiting nuance and scope. More information is needed regarding parents' own perspectives on socializing young children's emotions.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Participants were 205 parents of toddlers (94.1% mothers; <i>M</i>_age = 32.95, <i>SD</i> = 5.22; 69.3% White/non-Hispanic) who completed both a qualitative interview and standardized questionnaires about emotion-related parenting. Parents' responses to open-ended questions were qualitatively coded using thematic analysis. Consistent with an integrative mixed-method approach, qualitative themes were quantified into frequency scores for statistical analysis. Correlations with self-report questionnaires and differences by discrete emotion and child demographics (age, sex, race/ethnicity) were tested.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Although all parents indicated that emotions are acceptable to feel, many emphasized that they should be experienced and expressed in moderation. Mixed-methods analyses revealed links between qualitative themes and quantitative measures, as well as significant differences in distribution of qualitative themes by discrete emotion and child demographics.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Qualitative interviews revealed parents' multifaceted beliefs and behaviors regarding young children's emotions, adding nuance to quantitative findings.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Implications</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Findings may inform practitioners' discussions of adaptive emotion socialization with parents of toddlers.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48206,"journal":{"name":"Family Relations","volume":"75 4","pages":"2691-2711"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/fare.70201","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148903699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Incongruence in fathers' and mothers' adverse childhood experiences and children's behavior problems","authors":"Natalie Grafft,&nbsp;Rebekah Levine Coley,&nbsp;Catherine Taylor,&nbsp;Kirsten K. Davison,&nbsp;Karen S. Lyons","doi":"10.1111/fare.70191","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.70191","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To examine associations between (in)congruence within parent dyads' adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and children's behavior problems.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Despite evidence that both parents influence child health, studies on multigenerational consequences of ACEs have focused on one parent. Yet many children have two parents exposed to ACEs. Fathers' and mothers' ACEs may intersect, and their shared, or differing, experience of ACEs may have implications for children's health and development.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Participants were 400 father–mother dyads from a cohort study. Parents reported on their own home-based (i.e., abuse, household dysfunction) and community-based (i.e., discrimination, community violence) ACEs. Fathers reported on children's behavior problems. Three dyadic variables for parent ACEs were created in a structural equation model: parent-dyad ACE average, absolute magnitude of incongruence in ACEs, and direction of incongruence in ACEs. Ordinary least squares regressions examined associations between dyadic ACEs variables and children's behavior problems. Separate models were estimated for home- and community-based ACEs.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Greater incongruence in parental community-based ACEs was associated with behavior problems in children (<i>B</i> = 1.04, <i>p</i> &lt; .05).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Dissimilar experiences of parental community-based ACEs may have implications for children.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Implications</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To support the development of couple-level interventions, research should examine pathways of transmission (i.e., coparenting quality).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48206,"journal":{"name":"Family Relations","volume":"75 4","pages":"2630-2646"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148904174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Understanding the main drivers of marriage timing among young adults in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study","authors":"Farhana Yasmin,&nbsp;Md. Ariful Islam,&nbsp;Romana Papri,&nbsp;Mst. Nowrin Nur Tisha,&nbsp;Mostakima Rahman Binita,&nbsp;Md. Alamgir Hossain","doi":"10.1111/fare.70215","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.70215","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Marriage timing in transitional societies is increasingly shaped by both enduring collectivist norms and emerging digital and individualistic influences. In Bangladesh, limited empirical research has integrated traditional determinants with social media exposure and psychological factors within a unified analytical framework.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Our goal was to examine how social media, family expectations, cultural pressure, psychological readiness, and career prioritization jointly influence marriage perceptions and timing among young adults in Bangladesh.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A cross-sectional survey of 406 individuals aged 15 to 54 was conducted using validated Likert-scale instruments. Stratified sampling ensured demographic representation. Analyses included <i>t</i> tests, chi-square tests, analysis of variance, Spearman correlations, and multivariable regression with false discovery rate correction.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Social media significantly shaped marriage perceptions (ρ = 0.447, <i>p</i> &lt; .001). Family expectations strongly influenced marriage timing (χ² = 44.522, <i>p</i> &lt; .001). Career prioritization was associated with delayed marriage (ρ = 0.272, <i>p</i> &lt; .001), while greater psychological readiness predicted earlier marriage (ρ = −0.233, <i>p</i> &lt; .001). Cultural pressure positively correlated with readiness (ρ = 0.396, <i>p</i> &lt; .001). Gender, employment status, and income were not significant predictors. Findings remained robust after multiple-testing adjustment.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Marriage timing in Bangladesh reflects a hybrid decision-making regime in which traditional familial authority coexists with digitally mediated and individualized influences. Behavioral timing remains structurally embedded, while perceptions are increasingly shaped by social media and career aspirations.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Implications</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Policies should integrate digital literacy, psychological preparedness, and family-level dialogue to support informed and autonomous marital decision-making in transitional contexts.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48206,"journal":{"name":"Family Relations","volume":"75 4","pages":"2479-2504"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148903662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Predictors of parental literacy involvement: The role of interparental conflict and couple relationship quality","authors":"Qiujie Gong,&nbsp;Karen Z. Kramer","doi":"10.1111/fare.70179","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.70179","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study explores the longitudinal association between the frequency of interparental conflict and parental literacy involvement among married couples. Couple relationship quality was examined as a potential mediator in this process, while conflict resolution was included as a potential moderator in the link between interparental conflict and couple relationship quality.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Parental literacy involvement is an important factor in children's early literacy development. However, few studies have examined how couple relationship dynamics may influence both mothers' and fathers' literacy involvement with their children.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study used data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Studies (ECLS-B) dataset. The final sample of our study consisted of 3,955 children and their families. 51.8% (<i>n</i> = 2,049) of the children were boys and 48.2% (<i>n</i> = 1,906) were girls.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Couple relationship quality significantly mediated the relationship between interparental conflict and both parents' literacy involvement. Additionally, constructive conflict resolution significantly moderated the association between interparental conflict frequency and couple relationship quality. However, no significant moderated mediation effect was found.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Findings suggest that conflict between parents may influence both couple relationship quality and parenting practices. Although constructive conflict resolution can buffer the negative effects of interparental conflict on couple relationship quality, parents' literacy involvement with children can still be influenced by conflict regardless of resolution strategies.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Implication</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>These findings highlight the importance of developing intervention and prevention programs as well as couple therapies that focus on parenting behaviors and conflict resolution skills in the context of conflict to promote better family and child outcomes. © 2026 by the National Council on Family Relations.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48206,"journal":{"name":"Family Relations","volume":"75 4","pages":"2588-2607"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/fare.70179","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148903869","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Family dynamics, childhood trauma, and gender norms among men convicted of partner violence in Türkiye","authors":"Fatma Ayhan","doi":"10.1111/fare.70214","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.70214","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study explored the sociodemographic characteristics of men convicted of intimate partner violence (IPV), their childhood exposure to violence, gender norms, and the meanings they attribute to their use of violence.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Guided by the ecological framework for understanding IPV, violence is conceptualized as the outcome of interactions among individual, relational, community, and societal factors. The study examined how participants' family dynamics, partner interactions, and community influences interact with individual and societal factors to shape violent behaviors. Conducted in a province in southeastern Türkiye, where patriarchal and honor-based norms remain influential, the study provides a contextually grounded analysis of how men construct and justify IPV. National data indicate that approximately 38% of ever-married women in Türkiye have experienced physical or sexual IPV.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Forty-four incarcerated men convicted of partner violence were purposively sampled. Data were collected via semistructured interviews and analyzed using inductive qualitative content analysis.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Analysis identified seven main themes: childhood traumas, personal and familial criminal histories, childhood behaviors, stated reasons for IPV, stated reasons for femicide, attitudes toward violence, and gender norms. Frequencies of participants contributing to each theme are reported to enhance transparency. Traditional gender norms were pervasive (37/44, 84.1%), and rationalization of violence was noted in a subset (11/44, 25%). Findings highlight patterns of normalization, justification, and sociocultural framing in participants' narratives.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Results underscore the importance of multidimensional prevention and intervention strategies addressing early exposure to violence, rigid gender norms, and sociocultural justifications of IPV.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48206,"journal":{"name":"Family Relations","volume":"75 4","pages":"2608-2629"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/fare.70214","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148904090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Acceptance, Disclosure, and Relationship Maintenance Strategies in Transgender and Nonbinary Individuals with Cisgender Partners","authors":"Lauren Mizock,&nbsp;Ruben Hopwood","doi":"10.1111/fare.70206","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.70206","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study was conducted to fill a gap in the literature with regard to unique challenges and assets faced within the relationships of transgender and nonbinary (TNB) individuals with cisgender partners.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>TNB individuals with cisgender partners encounter a variety of stressors and buffers to stress related to the effects of stigma on their relationships. There is a need for the present study to better characterize the unique challenges, assets, and potential phases faced by these couples.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A total of 19 TNB participants were selected from a larger qualitative study focused on their description of their relationship experiences with a cisgender partner. Grounded theory methodology was used for data analysis.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Results from the grounded theory analysis of the data are provided in a preliminary model and set of associated themes. The emergent model and themes include a process of acceptance of TNB identities by cisgender partners (such as phases of <i>knowledge burial</i>, <i>partial or split acceptance</i>, <i>self-suppression</i>, and <i>mutual acceptance</i>). The themes also include a number of <i>relationship maintenance strategies</i> used by both TNB and cisgender partners in the relationships.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Couples with mixed cisgender and TNB partners in which the TNB partners disclose their gender identities and/or transition after the start of the relationship experience a number of challenges to relationship survival and use various specific strategies to attain positive outcomes for the couples and individuals.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Implications</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Our results can illuminate clinical practice for couples and family therapy, inform future research designed to explore the experiences of these couples, and improve knowledge as to how their relationships thrive.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48206,"journal":{"name":"Family Relations","volume":"75 4","pages":"2555-2577"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148903858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Pre-parenting education for adolescents: Program evaluation model and knowledge outcomes","authors":"Bethany H. McCurdy,&nbsp;Kathryn Goudy,&nbsp;Rhonda Evans,&nbsp;Jo Ann Lee,&nbsp;Daeyong Lee,&nbsp;Janet N. Melby,&nbsp;Carl F. Weems","doi":"10.1111/fare.70209","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.70209","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To evaluate the Parenting: It's a Life (PIAL) curriculum relation to changes in adolescents' knowledge of parenting-related topics and to present a flexible program evaluation model suitable for school settings.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Adolescents often have limited knowledge of key parenting topics—including coparenting, establishing paternity, financial responsibilities, and child support. These knowledge gaps may hinder future parenting success and represent important targets for preventive education.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A quasi-experimental evaluation was conducted with middle and high school students (<i>N</i> = 1,687; 64.7% female) who completed pre- and postmodule assessments. The 10-module curriculum was delivered in Iowa schools, with implementation fidelity monitored through checklists and external observations.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Greater module attendance was associated with larger overall knowledge gains. Baseline knowledge was lowest for financial and legal parenting topics. Students demonstrated significant improvements in the Decisions and Goals module; Cost of Raising a Child; Establishing Paternity; and, among female participants only, Healthy Relationships.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The PIAL curriculum was associated with meaningful increases in knowledge across central parenting domains and was implemented with high fidelity across diverse school settings.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p><b>Implications</b>.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Findings highlight the potential value of targeted life-skills curricula in addressing gaps not typically covered in traditional education. Results also demonstrate the feasibility of an adaptive evaluation model for school-based interventions.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48206,"journal":{"name":"Family Relations","volume":"75 4","pages":"2536-2554"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/fare.70209","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148904223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Heterogeneity in the perceived impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on parents with low incomes","authors":"Anne Martin,&nbsp;Anna M. Wright,&nbsp;Seth D. Pollak,&nbsp;Deborah A. Phillips,&nbsp;Gabriela Livas,&nbsp;Anna D. Johnson","doi":"10.1111/fare.70178","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.70178","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The goal was to describe differences in sociodemographic characteristics, family well-being, and COVID-19 pandemic experiences according to whether parents with low incomes reported that the overall impact of the pandemic on their life was positive, negative, or null.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Emerging evidence suggests a wide range of parents' experiences during the pandemic, including those that were positive, challenging developmentalists' expectations.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The Tulsa School Experiences and Early Development (SEED) Study asked parents of second graders in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to report on their perceptions of and experiences during the pandemic in 2021. Parents had low incomes and were predominantly Hispanic or Black.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Most parents reported the overall impact of the pandemic as negative, but 21% said it had a positive impact, and 16% said it had no impact. The biggest differences across parents by perceived impact were indicators of family dysfunction, on which the negative impact group scored highest, and worry during the pandemic, on which the positive and negative impact groups scored equally high.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>There is substantial heterogeneity in how low-income parents viewed the pandemic. Perceptions were linked more strongly to indicators of family functioning than sociodemographic status.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Implications</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In future crises, parents will benefit from resources that promote adaptive coping strategies and healthy family functioning.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48206,"journal":{"name":"Family Relations","volume":"75 4","pages":"2578-2587"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/fare.70178","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148904303","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The great paradox of parenthood: Meanings and experiences among adults in Chile","authors":"Consuelo Novoa,&nbsp;Gabriela Nazar,&nbsp;Félix Cova,&nbsp;Germán Lagos-Sepúlveda,&nbsp;Adis López-Bauta","doi":"10.1111/fare.70211","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.70211","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study describes the paradox of parenthood in the meanings and experiences of mothers and fathers in Chile.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The paradox reflects the coexistence of positive and negative aspects that shape parenting as a complex and often ambivalent experience. The study addresses the scarcity of research exploring parental tensions and ambivalences in Latin American contexts, particularly in Chile, where cultural and socioeconomic dynamics remain underexamined in global literature.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A phenomenological design was employed, with a sample of 18 participants, all established adults with at least one child between 2 and 12 years of age. Participants were recruited using snowball sampling, and data were collected through semistructured interviews. In the data analysis, the reflexive thematic analysis approach was employed.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Five main themes were found: (a) meanings of parenthood: contradictions between ideals and lived experience; (b) losses and identity reconfigurations associated with parenthood; (c) incompatible demands: tensions between childrearing and other socially demanding roles; (d) the social environment as a source of both support and strain; and (e) emotional ambivalence in the experience of parenthood.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Contradictions emerge as inherent to parenting, underscoring the need to alleviate social and emotional pressures and foster realistic expectations and dialogue among caregivers.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48206,"journal":{"name":"Family Relations","volume":"75 4","pages":"2647-2670"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148903733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}