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{"title":"Earnings Trajectories Around Parenthood: Male Same-Sex Couples in Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden","authors":"Weverthon Machado,&nbsp;Marie Evertsson,&nbsp;Maaike van der Vleuten,&nbsp;Eva Jaspers","doi":"10.1111/jomf.70077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.70077","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study examines earnings trajectories of male same-sex couples around the time they become parents in Denmark, the Netherlands, and Sweden: three forerunners in advancing same-sex couples' legal rights but with different family policy frameworks.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Research shows that parenthood increases within-couple economic inequality for different-sex couples, but less so for female same-sex couples. Male same-sex couples face unique circumstances when becoming parents, such as costly pathways to parenthood and the absence of gendered caregiving scripts. However, longitudinal and cross-national evidence on their economic outcomes remains scarce.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We analyzed comprehensive, harmonized administrative register data following 361 male same-sex couples (91 Danish, 163 Dutch, 107 Swedish) who had a child between 2004 and 2019, tracking earnings from 3 years before to 5 years after parenthood. We examined joint earnings, within-couple inequality (earnings share of secondary earner), and individual trajectories distinguishing partners by pre-parenthood earning status and biological relatedness to the child.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Male same-sex couples maintained remarkably stable earnings patterns with minimal changes in within-couple inequality and limited individual-level changes. Neither pre-parenthood earnings differences nor biological relatedness were linked to lasting specialization patterns.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Earnings losses and increased within-couple inequality following parenthood are not inevitable but largely reflect gendered dynamics that are absent among male same-sex couples. However, the egalitarian outcomes of male same-sex couples occur within the context of high socioeconomic resources resulting from selective access to parenthood.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"88 5","pages":"1464-1473"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jomf.70077","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149099423","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":"Interreligious Marriage and Psychological Well-Being: A Qualitative Exploration Through the Lens of Seligman's PERMA Model","authors":"Jineesh Cyriac,&nbsp;P. M. Mathew,&nbsp;Santhosh Kareepadath Rajan,&nbsp;Sudha Thomas","doi":"10.1111/jomf.70091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.70091","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study aimed to explore how individuals in interreligious marriages in India experience and interpret their psychological well-being.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Interreligious unions in India represent a complex intersection of faith traditions, culture, and social expectations. Such marriages often face unique individual and relational challenges, including socio-familial rejection, dissolution, and religious dissonance, which may influence their mental health and well-being. Understanding these experiences is essential for advancing culturally sensitive psychological and policy support for interreligious couples.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), in-depth interviews were conducted with 20 interreligious married individuals across India, recruited through purposive sampling. Data were analyzed thematically following IPA procedures. Seligman's PERMA model provided the theoretical lens for interpreting participants' experiences of well-being.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Results revealed a coexistence of flourishing and distress among participants. Relationships and meaning were often strained by family rejection, pressure to convert, and religious disagreements. However, positive emotions and engagement were strengthened through empathy, shared rituals, and mutual respect. Resilience and persistence in the face of social opposition contributed to participants' sense of accomplishment.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Interreligious marriages in India foster both psychological challenges and growth, reflecting dynamic adaptations within pluralistic contexts. The findings underscore the need for culturally informed counseling practices and legislative measures that promote pluralism, inclusion, and mental health among interfaith couples.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"88 5","pages":"1393-1410"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149099476","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":"Exhausted Minds: Maternal Reflective Functioning and Parental Burnout in Mothers of Young Children in A One-Year Longitudinal Study","authors":"Anna Kamza,&nbsp;Patrick Luyten,&nbsp;Jakub Duras,&nbsp;Nicola Carone,&nbsp;Michalina Dzielińska,&nbsp;Konrad Piotrowski","doi":"10.1111/jomf.70080","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.70080","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This 12-month longitudinal study with three waves of data collection examined reciprocal relationships between parental reflective functioning (PRF)—the capacity to understand one's child's mental states—dimensions and parental burnout in mothers of young children.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Parental burnout affects approximately 3%–8% of mothers in Western populations, with particularly high rates in Poland, yet factors that explain parental burnout remain poorly understood. PRF may be an important factor, but no longitudinal research has examined the relationships between parental burnout and PRF over time.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This three-wave longitudinal study is the first to examine PRF–burnout relationships over a one-year period. Using cross-lagged panel models (CLPM) and random-intercept CLPM (RI-CLPM), we modeled stable between-person differences from dynamic within-person processes in the longitudinal associations between parental burnout and three PRF dimensions (i.e., prementalizing modes, certainty about child's mental states, and interest/curiosity in mental states) in 988 Polish mothers of children aged 0–5 years 12 months.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Findings revealed considerable heterogeneity in PRF–burnout relationships. Prementalizing modes showed unidirectional effects, increasing only in response to chronic parental exhaustion rather than predicting parental burnout. Certainty about mental states demonstrated a bidirectional relationship with maternal burnout, driven by stable between-person differences in both constructs. Maternal interest and curiosity predicted increases in parental burnout, with lower curiosity associated with higher parental burnout at both the between-person and within-person levels.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Different aspects of maternal mentalization predict parental burnout through distinct longitudinal patterns that challenge prevailing theoretical frameworks.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Implications</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>These findings provide the first longitudinal evidence that maternal curiosity about the child's mental states and chronic uncertainty may represent key psychological processes implicated in vulnerability to parental burnout, with potential implications for prevention and family support.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"88 5","pages":"1336-1351"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149099551","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":"Women's Socioeconomic Advantage Over Their Partners and Relationship Dissolution: A 29-Country Study","authors":"Pilar Gonalons-Pons,&nbsp;Allison Dunatchik","doi":"10.1111/jomf.70081","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.70081","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the mechanisms driving the association between women's socioeconomic advantage and the risk of relationship dissolution.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Research consistently finds that different-sex couples in which women have higher socioeconomic status than their partners are more likely to separate. Several competing explanations for this association have been proposed, including the role of gender culture, specialization optimization, partner opportunity structure, and economic mediators. However, robust empirical evidence for these explanations remains elusive.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study harmonizes couple-level panel survey data for 29 high-income countries from 2004 to 2020 (<i>N</i> = 544,911 couples). Using hierarchical probability models, it leverages country-level measures on gender norms and other macro-level characteristics to provide new direct tests of key hypothesized mechanisms underpinning the association between women's relative earnings and the risk of separation.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Consistent with prior research, results show that the association between women's socioeconomic advantage and relationship dissolution is positive and statistically significant. But, contrary to expectations, the results do not provide evidence that this association is moderated by gender culture or driven by other common explanations. Instead, the analyses show evidence that this association is stronger among couples with children in the household, suggesting a potential work–family conflict mechanism.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The study concludes that our understanding of the mechanisms driving this association is incomplete and that more research is necessary to develop new explanations.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"88 5","pages":"1284-1301"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jomf.70081","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149100560","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":"Independent or Joint? How Relative Income and Wealth Relate to Couples' Money Management in Eastern and Western Germany","authors":"Agnieszka Althaber,&nbsp;Nicole Kapelle,&nbsp;Kathrin Leuze","doi":"10.1111/jomf.70075","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.70075","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To assess the prevalence of independent money management (IMM) versus joint management among Eastern and Western German couples and examine how partners' relative income and wealth relate to IMM across regional contexts.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>IMM is often linked to contexts with higher levels of gender equality and greater resource equality between partners. It remains unclear whether IMM is more prevalent than joint management in contexts that differ in historical legacies but operate under a shared institutional framework.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Using pooled data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we estimate cross-sectional logistic regression models for large samples of different-sex couples, distinguished as Eastern (<i>N</i> = 4298) and Western German couples (<i>N</i> = 9983).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Eastern German couples were slightly less likely to manage money independently, reflecting a higher prevalence of joint management. Equal labor incomes increased IMM in the West but less so in the East. Wealth parity was consistently associated with lower IMM and higher joint management in both regions, though more weakly in the West.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The findings challenge the assumption that resource equality between partners universally fosters separation of money in couple households and highlight the importance of distinguishing between income and wealth as distinct types of economic resources. Despite a shared institutional framework, small regional differences indicate that the meaning of resource equality for money management may vary across historical contexts.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"88 5","pages":"1249-1265"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jomf.70075","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149100714","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":"Life Course Changes in the Geographical Distance Between Adult Children of Immigrants and Their Parents: The Role of Partnership Formation and Dissolution","authors":"Alon Pertzikovitz,&nbsp;Matthijs Kalmijn,&nbsp;Marjolijn Das,&nbsp;Helga A. G. de Valk","doi":"10.1111/jomf.70074","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.70074","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study explores how geographical distance between adult children of immigrants and their parents changes in response to partnership formation and partnership dissolution.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Geographical distance between generations is a key factor in intergenerational support. However, there is limited knowledge about how proximity changes over the life course, with most research confined to Western cultural settings. The lack of comparative work is surprising since intergenerational proximity and solidarity are often associated with an international migration background.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Using longitudinal register data from the Netherlands, we follow individuals born to parents from Suriname, Turkey, and the Netherlands, assessing their geographical distance from parents between ages 22 and 42. Two-part regression models with impact function specifications are employed to estimate the effects of partnership formation and dissolution on intergenerational proximity.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In all groups, intergenerational distance increased with partnership formation and decreased following partnership dissolution. In the case of partnership formation, the divergence effect was stronger for women than for men. Following partnership dissolution, the convergence effect was stronger for women than for men of Turkish origin, but similar for men and women of Surinamese and Dutch origin. Leaving home for partnership formation and returning home after partnership dissolution played an important role in explaining the changes in proximity, especially for individuals of Dutch origin, and for men more than for women in all groups.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Our findings confirm the effects of partnership transitions on intergenerational distance among migrant families and emphasize cultural influences on intergenerational gendered proximity and family interdependencies in migrant communities.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"88 5","pages":"1175-1200"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jomf.70074","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149100295","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":"Care Arrangements for Children Exposed to Maternal Incarceration: Evidence From Wisconsin","authors":"Sarah Font,&nbsp;Renzo Fernandez Escobar,&nbsp;Kristin Turney","doi":"10.1111/jomf.70086","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jomf.70086","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study examines care arrangements for children before, during, and after maternal incarceration.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Family systems theory suggests that maternal incarceration may drastically alter family life for marginalized children, but little is known about how children's care arrangements change during and after maternal incarceration versus other forms of criminal legal system (CLS) involvement.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Leveraging longitudinal linked administrative data on 14,704 children whose biological mothers encountered the CLS in early and middle childhood, we use linear probability models and difference-in-difference analysis to examine how maternal incarceration shapes placement in foster care, adoption or guardianship, and other informal relative care.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Among children with maternal CLS contact, children with upcoming maternal incarceration had higher probabilities of foster care, adoption or guardianship, and informal relative care than those without upcoming maternal incarceration. Maternal incarceration was associated with a 2 percentage point increase in both foster care placement and informal nonparental care within the 6 months following onset; adoption and guardianship arrangements increased by nearly 2 percentage points within three years. Associations were largely driven by children whose mothers were incarcerated immediately upon the onset of CLS involvement or entering carceral spells longer than 6 months.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Maternal incarceration has both immediate and long-term implications for children's family environments.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"88 5","pages":"1217-1233"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148799741","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 Interplay Between Emotion Regulation, Parental Burnout, and Psychological Distress During War: A Longitudinal Study","authors":"Mor Keleynikov,&nbsp;Dana Lassri,&nbsp;Noga Cohen,&nbsp;Joy Benatov,&nbsp;Reuma Gadassi-Polack","doi":"10.1111/jomf.70084","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.70084","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study examined whether emotion regulation (ER) strategies during wartime predicted levels of parental distress and burnout at T2, controlling for baseline levels.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Parenting under extreme stress, such as war, increases vulnerability to psychological distress and parental burnout. Although ER strategies like reappraisal, suppression, and rumination are known to influence stress responses, their longitudinal role in war contexts remains underexplored.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A longitudinal study was conducted with 261 Israeli Jewish parents (81% female) who completed self-report measures one month (T1) and seven months (T2) after the outbreak of the 2023 Israel-Hamas war. Measures included parental burnout, psychological distress, and ER strategies. Hierarchical regression analyses assessed whether ER at T1 predicted outcomes at T2, controlling for baseline symptoms, gender, and war exposure (e.g., personal injury or proximity to death/injury of others). Study design and hypotheses were pre-registered.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Psychological distress significantly declined over time, while parental burnout levels remained stable. Reappraisal at T1 predicted a decline in parental burnout at T2, and rumination predicted a smaller decline in psychological distress. Suppression did not significantly predict either outcome.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Reappraisal may protect against prolonged parental burnout, whereas rumination hinders recovery from psychological distress.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Implications</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Targeting specific ER tendencies may enhance parental resilience during prolonged exposure to war-related stress.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"88 5","pages":"1352-1361"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jomf.70084","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149100104","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":"Marital Satisfaction and Parental Burnout: Longitudinal Indirect Effects of Family Emotional Expressiveness","authors":"Zhiyuan Feng,&nbsp;Cuiying Zhang,&nbsp;Feiyang Huang,&nbsp;Jingyu Hao,&nbsp;Beibei Liu,&nbsp;Han Sun,&nbsp;Nanhua Cheng","doi":"10.1111/jomf.70076","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.70076","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study investigates family emotional expressiveness as a mediator of the longitudinal, bidirectional relationship between marital satisfaction and parental burnout.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Parental burnout, a state of chronic exhaustion linked to caregiving, adversely impacts family well-being. While marital satisfaction is a known protective factor, reliance on cross-sectional designs in prior research has left the bidirectional nature of this link and its underlying mechanisms unclear.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Using three-wave longitudinal data (collected at 6-month intervals) from 671 Chinese families (555 mothers, 388 fathers of middle school students), we employed the Parental Burnout Assessment, ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Scale, and Self-Expressiveness in the Family Questionnaire. Autoregressive path models were tested for parents separately and within a dyadic model.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Correlational analyses revealed a negative association between marital satisfaction and parental burnout. However, longitudinal path analyses, conducted both separately for each parent and dyadically, showed no significant direct bidirectional effects. Instead, both modeling approaches revealed that family emotional expressiveness played a key role in the dynamics: T1 marital satisfaction predicted lower T3 burnout via T2 positive and negative emotional expressiveness, and T1 burnout predicted lower T3 marital satisfaction through the same pathway.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Family emotional expressiveness emerges as a key mechanism driving the bidirectional relationship between marital satisfaction and parental burnout. These findings suggest that interventions targeting family emotional expressiveness may effectively enhance marital quality and reduce parental burnout, offering a novel theoretical framework for family-centered support.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"88 5","pages":"1318-1335"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149100294","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":"How Immigration Policy Shapes Family and Work Decision-Making for Immigrant Women in Professional Occupations","authors":"Kelsi L. Caywood","doi":"10.1111/jomf.70093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.70093","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study examines how US immigration policies shape family and work decision-making among immigrant women employed in professional occupations who hold lawful immigration status.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Research documents the family-related consequences of immigration policies for undocumented, mixed-status, and separated immigrant families. This study adopts a life course perspective to investigate policy impacts for immigrant women in professional occupations during early adulthood.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The study analyzes 29 in-depth interviews with Indian and Chinese immigrant women ages 25 and older working in the US tech sector. Interviews covered life histories, migration, employment, relationships, family, and future plans. Analyses followed modified grounded theory methodology.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Participant narratives revealed that family-related visa stipulations, administrative burdens, and employment restrictions intervened in family and work decision-making. These mechanisms constrained relationships, childbearing, caregiving, and access to flexible work, with implications for life course timing and sequencing. Women exercised agency in navigating constraints, and impacts varied by nationality and employer practices.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The findings advance understanding of immigration, family development, and the life course and delineate the differentiated impacts of immigration policies. Participant accounts complicate linear readings of life course trajectories and underscore the temporal dimensions of migration that heighten policy-related family impacts. Policy intervened primarily through bureaucratic and regulatory mechanisms, rather than enforcement or social exclusion emphasized in past research. Women enacted agency, albeit more limited than that of US citizens, in ways foreclosed to those in other visa categories or with undocumented status.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"88 5","pages":"1302-1317"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jomf.70093","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149100090","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}