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Mexican American Fathers in Research: Understanding Perceptions, Barriers, and Contributors to Participation. 研究中的墨西哥裔美国父亲：理解观念、障碍和参与的贡献者。

IF 1.9 3区社会学

Journal of Family Issues Pub Date : 2026-06-29 DOI: 10.1177/0192513x261465807

Anthony Muñoz-Gauna, Maria Flores Gallegos, Melissa S Fineman, Caroline K Tietbohl, Estefania Miramontes, Darcy A Thompson

{"title":"Mexican American Fathers in Research: Understanding Perceptions, Barriers, and Contributors to Participation.","authors":"Anthony Muñoz-Gauna, Maria Flores Gallegos, Melissa S Fineman, Caroline K Tietbohl, Estefania Miramontes, Darcy A Thompson","doi":"10.1177/0192513x261465807","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0192513x261465807","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: Fathers, especially Latino fathers, are underrepresented in research focused on parenting and families. This is despite fathers playing an important role in child development. The objective of the study was to explore Mexican American fathers' perception of research on parenting and families and perceived barriers and contributors to their participation.Design: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with Mexican American fathers via phone in either English or Spanish (n = 14). Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed, and coded. A team-based approach was used to analyze transcripts and identify themes.Results: Interviews revealed 5 main themes: 1) Fathers' motivation to participate - consisting of individual, family, and community benefits; 2) Key contributors to aid in recruitment - clear, complete, and transparent communication; 3) The key role that partners play - positive influence towards father participation; 4) Barriers to participate - work, lack of time, and priorities outside of work; 5) The importance of flexibility - length, time of day, and method.Conclusions: Researchers aiming to enroll Mexican American fathers in research on families and parenting should consider these findings when designing their studies. Approaches that consider the needs of fathers are critical to ensure representation.","PeriodicalId":48283,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Issues","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13353509/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148425546","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}

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How COVID-19 Affected Parenting in a Multi-City Sample With Low Incomes. COVID-19如何影响多城市低收入家庭的父母

IF 1.9 3区社会学

Journal of Family Issues Pub Date : 2025-11-25 DOI: 10.1177/0192513x251400297

Anne Martin, Lauren O'Connell, Alan L Mendelsohn, Elizabeth B Miller, Pamela A Morris-Perez, Daniel S Shaw, Victoria Guevara, Margaret Griffin, Marc A Scott, Caitlin F Canfield, Richard C Sadler, Ashleigh I Aviles, Juliana Gutierrez, Christina N Kim, Mary Jo Messito, Rachel S Gross

{"title":"How COVID-19 Affected Parenting in a Multi-City Sample With Low Incomes.","authors":"Anne Martin, Lauren O'Connell, Alan L Mendelsohn, Elizabeth B Miller, Pamela A Morris-Perez, Daniel S Shaw, Victoria Guevara, Margaret Griffin, Marc A Scott, Caitlin F Canfield, Richard C Sadler, Ashleigh I Aviles, Juliana Gutierrez, Christina N Kim, Mary Jo Messito, Rachel S Gross","doi":"10.1177/0192513x251400297","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0192513x251400297","url":null,"abstract":"We combined data from five cohorts of mothers of young children across three cities to understand how COVID-19 affected parenting among predominantly Black and Latine families with low incomes. We examined whether mothers reported that their parenting got worse, got better, or stayed the same; drew on a qualitative substudy to identify themes describing parenting experiences; and used quantitative data to identify psychosocial characteristics associated with changes in parenting. Forty-four percent of mothers reported their parenting stayed the same after COVID-19 onset, 32% reported improvements, and 24% reported their parenting got worse. Qualitative data illustrated that mothers whose parenting got better spent more and higher-quality time with children, whereas mothers whose parenting got worse did not maintain family routines, had financial worries, and exhibited harsh responses to child problem behaviors. Quantitative data showed that depression, social support, COVID-19-related distress, and parenting self-agency were all associated with reported changes in parenting.","PeriodicalId":48283,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Issues","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12807510/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145999373","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}

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Caregiver Mental Health Across Generations. 几代人照顾者的心理健康

IF 1.9 3区社会学

Journal of Family Issues Pub Date : 2025-11-05 DOI: 10.1177/0192513x251389209

Virginia T Gallagher, Ashleigh Patterson, Megan Hebdon, Carol A Manning, Kelly M Shaffer

{"title":"Caregiver Mental Health Across Generations.","authors":"Virginia T Gallagher, Ashleigh Patterson, Megan Hebdon, Carol A Manning, Kelly M Shaffer","doi":"10.1177/0192513x251389209","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0192513x251389209","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: We evaluated generational differences in caregiver mental and social health to assess the need for targeted interventions for specific generations or age groups.Methods: We utilized cross-sectional 2022 data from a national caregiver survey. Using the cohort-based, life course framework, across n = 537 caregivers and n = 537 demographically matched non-caregivers, we tested the impact of generation, caregiving status, and generation-by-caregiving status interaction on psychological distress, social isolation, and life meaning using ANOVAs.Results: Results revealed significant effects of generation and caregiving status on mental health and social isolation, as well as a generational effect on life meaning (ps < .001). Post-hoc analyses revealed higher psychological distress, social isolation, and lower life meaning scores among Millennial caregivers relative to all other caregiver generations (ps ≤ 0.021).Conclusions: Younger caregiver generations are at risk for mental and social health outcomes and warrant targeted intervention.","PeriodicalId":48283,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Issues","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12851570/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146087761","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}

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Navigating Lone Parenthood Over Time: A Qualitative and Vulnerability Life-Course Approach. 随着时间的推移导航孤独的父母：一个定性和脆弱性的生命历程方法。

IF 1.9 3区社会学

Journal of Family Issues Pub Date : 2025-11-03 eCollection Date: 2026-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/0192513X251393152

Benjamin Moles, Laura Bernardi

{"title":"Navigating Lone Parenthood Over Time: A Qualitative and Vulnerability Life-Course Approach.","authors":"Benjamin Moles, Laura Bernardi","doi":"10.1177/0192513X251393152","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0192513X251393152","url":null,"abstract":"Despite its increasing diversity, lone parenthood is still largely treated as a homogeneous group, with research often assuming a causal link between this family structure and sociodemographic disadvantages and paying little attention to how lone parents navigate and respond to these challenges over time. Drawing on qualitative longitudinal data from the Swiss panel study Multiple Paths of Lone Parenthood (2012-2022), this article proposes a dynamic and multidimensional model of lone parenthood, grounded in a vulnerability life-course perspective. It examines the lived experiences and developmental trajectories of 20 lone mothers across 100 in-depth biographical interviews. The analysis identifies three distinct phases in the lone parenthood experience and outlines four ideal-type trajectories, highlighting how mothers navigated life domains, such as employment, housing, health, and caregiving, over time. Although most lone mothers initially faced compounded stressors across multiple domains, many demonstrated recovery and adaptation-except in cases of chronic vulnerability. The findings indicate that resilient and non-vulnerable mothers often achieve and maintain stability, whereas those with vulnerable trajectories experienced renewed stressors over time. This study challenges static understandings of lone parenthood by emphasizing its temporal, relational, and situational complexity. It calls for policy interventions that combine early and sustained support, recognizing the heterogeneity of lone parents' pathways and the shifting nature of their vulnerabilities over time.","PeriodicalId":48283,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Issues","volume":"47 5","pages":"691-727"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12991351/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147475304","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}

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Advice for New Stepparents from the Perspective of Stepchildren Who Experienced Stepfamily Formation During Adolescence. 从青少年继子女的角度看对新父母的建议。

IF 1.4 3区社会学

Journal of Family Issues Pub Date : 2025-08-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-27 DOI: 10.1177/0192513x251347321

Todd M Jensen

{"title":"Advice for New Stepparents from the Perspective of Stepchildren Who Experienced Stepfamily Formation During Adolescence.","authors":"Todd M Jensen","doi":"10.1177/0192513x251347321","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0192513x251347321","url":null,"abstract":"Stepfamilies are an increasingly common family structure and have drawn the attention of researchers and practitioners for decades; however, advancing research and intervention development focused on the relational and interactional dynamics between stepparents and adolescents, particularly from the perspective of stepchildren, remains urgent. The current study employed qualitative methods to seek an answer to the following research question: What specific advice for new stepparents do stepchildren have who experienced stepfamily formation during adolescence? Maximum variation sampling was used to recruit a socio-demographically diverse sample of 18 emerging adults (average age: 20.3 years) who experienced stepfamily formation during adolescence. Reflexive thematic analysis yielded the following six themes (some with several subthemes), reflecting detailed advice for new stepparents who will engage with adolescent stepchildren: (a) prepare for the role, (b) be real, (c) be patient, (d) don't force it, (e) carefully integrate (with six corresponding subthemes), and (f) prioritize the adolescent (with three corresponding subthemes). Taken together, the participants' insights largely cohere with and significantly augment extant literature, showcasing a relatively holistic and comprehensive view of common stepfamily issues and potential strategies to prevent or mitigate them. Practical implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.","PeriodicalId":48283,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Issues","volume":"46 8","pages":"1251-1272"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12364020/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144974491","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}

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The Long-Term Impact of Family Experiences in Adolescence on Mother-Child Relationships in Early Adulthood. 青春期家庭经历对成年早期母子关系的长期影响。

IF 1.6 3区社会学

Journal of Family Issues Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-11 DOI: 10.1177/0192513X251330609

Fred Berger, Romain Jammal-Abboud

{"title":"The Long-Term Impact of Family Experiences in Adolescence on Mother-Child Relationships in Early Adulthood.","authors":"Fred Berger, Romain Jammal-Abboud","doi":"10.1177/0192513X251330609","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0192513X251330609","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, we examine the long-term effects of family experiences during mid-adolescence, including parental divorce and separation, on mother-child solidarity in early adulthood. The study combines a longitudinal analysis of stability and change in family relationships from mid-adolescence to early adulthood with a cross-sectional examination of the mechanisms of intergenerational solidarity in early adulthood. The data come from the German LifE-Study, which spans 20 years (from 1982 to 2002) and includes information on 1179 mother-child relationships. Findings from structural equation models reveal that emotional closeness, contact frequency, and instrumental support provided by adult children to mothers are significantly influenced-both directly and indirectly-by family experiences in adolescence. Additionally, compared to mother-adult daughter relationships, mother-adult son relationships were found to be less involved and more reliant on current contact frequency. However, for most participants, the mother-adult child relationship was found to be close and supportive, constituting a long-lasting bond.","PeriodicalId":48283,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Issues","volume":"46 7","pages":"1132-1155"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12121901/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144200557","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}

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The Impact of Social Support: Fathers' Depressive Symptoms and Parenting Stress. 社会支持的影响：父亲抑郁症状与养育压力。

IF 1.6 3区社会学

Journal of Family Issues Pub Date : 2025-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-18 DOI: 10.1177/0192513X251322143

Emily Hogan, Dana Ronaghan, Karis Cochrane, Alyssa Romaniuk, Lara Penner-Goeke, Taryn Gaulke, Jennifer Theule

{"title":"The Impact of Social Support: Fathers' Depressive Symptoms and Parenting Stress.","authors":"Emily Hogan, Dana Ronaghan, Karis Cochrane, Alyssa Romaniuk, Lara Penner-Goeke, Taryn Gaulke, Jennifer Theule","doi":"10.1177/0192513X251322143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X251322143","url":null,"abstract":"Parental depressive symptoms are positively correlated with levels of parenting stress. Greater parenting stress predicts negative outcomes for both parents and children, and worse family functioning. Social support is a key protective factor against depressive symptoms; however, minimal research has examined the relationship between social support, paternal depressive symptoms, and parenting stress among fathers. Seventy-nine fathers of children, aged 2-6 years old, completed an online survey. Mediation analyses, using Hayes' PROCESS macro, determined significant indirect effects of social support on parenting stress through paternal depressive symptoms. Our findings elucidate the need for social support from family, friends, and significant others to improve depressive symptomology and parenting stress among fathers. We encourage fathers to seek support from friends, family, and their partners, to benefit their mental health and the family unit. Clinicians working with fathers should be aware of the possibility of co-occurring problems related to these factors.","PeriodicalId":48283,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Issues","volume":"46 6","pages":"1028-1049"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12013979/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144039641","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}

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Gender Equality in the Division of Housework and Fertility Intentions in Canada: The Moderating Effect of Employment and Education. 加拿大家务劳动分工中的性别平等与生育意愿：就业和教育的调节作用。

IF 1.6 3区社会学

Journal of Family Issues Pub Date : 2025-05-01 Epub Date: 2024-11-11 DOI: 10.1177/0192513X241299419

Amir Erfani, Leandra Pilon

{"title":"Gender Equality in the Division of Housework and Fertility Intentions in Canada: The Moderating Effect of Employment and Education.","authors":"Amir Erfani, Leandra Pilon","doi":"10.1177/0192513X241299419","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0192513X241299419","url":null,"abstract":"Drawing on the Gender Revolution Framework, this research uses data from Canada General Social Survey and binary logistic regression to examine how the gender division of housework influences fertility intentions among partnered women aged 18-39 (N = 1589), across various employment and education levels. Unadjusted results showed that women who shared household routine tasks (cooking, cleaning, dishes, and laundry) and intermittent tasks (grocery shopping, organizing social life, finance, and bill paying) with their partner had higher intentions to have children. The adjusted findings revealed that women's employment status moderated the relationship between gender division of household routine tasks and fertility intentions, while education had no significant moderating effect. Employed women who did not share equally household routine tasks with their spouse had a lower probability of intention to have children (0.22), compared to their unemployed counterparts (0.48). The findings have significant implications for social and family policies that are discussed in detail.","PeriodicalId":48283,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Issues","volume":"46 5","pages":"784-804"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11937368/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143732421","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}

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Effects of Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Programming on Social Support, Coparenting, and Parenting Among Teen Parents: A Pilot Study. 亲密伴侣暴力预防规划对青少年父母的社会支持、父母教养和育儿行为的影响：一项试点研究。

IF 1.9 3区社会学

Journal of Family Issues Pub Date : 2025-04-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-31 DOI: 10.1177/0192513x241296863

Marni L Kan, Mark E Feinberg

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Influences on Father Intentions to Engage in Caregiving 父亲参与照顾子女意愿的影响因素

IF 1.7 3区社会学

Journal of Family Issues Pub Date : 2024-08-19 DOI: 10.1177/0192513x241275974

Ashley Rivera

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