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{"title":"Same-sex marriage legislation and implementation: Marital intention and barriers for marriage actualization among same-sex couples in Asia","authors":"Eliz Miu Yin Wong","doi":"10.1111/jomf.13095","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.13095","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This paper explores the power and limits of same-sex marriage legislation by examining the rationales behind same-sex couples' marital intentions and barriers to actualization in Asian societies.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Marriage equality is seen as a milestone for lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and plus (LGBQ+) rights. However, beyond its symbolic importance, how does this policy affect LGBQ+ people's lives?</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A mixed-method comparative study, with 647 survey responses and 70 interviews, was conducted with LGBQ+ people in committed same-sex relationships who live in Taipei (the first in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage) and Hong Kong (without the policy).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Legal protection is one of the pivotal reasons behind same-sex couples' marital intentions. However, the policy implementation might jeopardize their privacy and expose them to discrimination. The increase in visibility associated with Taiwan's documentation systems and public debates make LGBQ+ people feel as though they were “living under the spotlight,” invoking unwanted and unfriendly attention from strangers and co-workers. Paradoxically, despite the lack of legal protection, LGBQ+ people in Hong Kong could “live in the shadows” to avoid negative consequences amidst unfriendly environments.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Same-sex marriage legalization can be a double-edged sword; it provides legal protection while bringing challenges for same-sex couples. This study contributes to the literature on LGBQ+ rights after marriage equality and sexual citizenship beyond the Global North.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Implications</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Documentation systems in Taiwan that reveal one's marital status and sexual orientation demonstrate the need for privacy considerations and address the unique situation of LGBQ+ people when implementing same-sex marriage.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"87 4","pages":"1407-1432"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jomf.13095","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144525101","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":"Maternal sleep, coparenting quality, and parenting across the first 2 years postpartum","authors":"Liu Bai,&nbsp;Brian Crosby,&nbsp;Douglas M. Teti","doi":"10.1111/jomf.13094","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.13094","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study examined the between- and within-person associations between maternal sleep patterns and parenting quality across the first 2 years postpartum, with a particular interest in the moderating role of coparenting quality.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Parents are at high risk for poor sleep health during the postpartum period. However, little is known about the influences of parental sleep on parenting and whether the sleep-parenting linkage is qualified by family factors, such as coparenting relationships.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The sample included 152 families with healthy, full-term infants. At 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 24 months postpartum, maternal sleep was assessed via actigraphy, maternal parenting was observed during infant bedtime, and coparenting relationships were reported by mothers.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Multilevel modeling revealed that low maternal variability in sleep duration and high perceived coparenting were each predictive of high parenting quality at the between-person level. Poorer sleep quality (i.e., longer wake after sleep onset, higher fragmentation) was predictive of lower parenting at the between-person level, only in mothers with lower coparenting perceptions than others. The combination of earlier sleep onset time and higher coparenting perceptions was predictive of higher parenting at both the within- and between-person levels.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The findings indicated that parenting may benefit the most when both the maternal sleep–wake system and coparenting system provide support and might be most compromised when both systems produce stress.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"87 4","pages":"1502-1523"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jomf.13094","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144524782","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":"Paternity leave-taking and early childhood development: A longitudinal analysis in Singapore","authors":"Nanxun Li,&nbsp;Wei-Jun Jean Yeung","doi":"10.1111/jomf.13100","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.13100","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study investigates the longitudinal association between paternity leave-taking and multiple domains of young children's developmental outcomes and identifies the underlying mediating mechanisms through fathers' involvement, father–child closeness, and family dynamics.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Some Asian societies have recently initiated parental or paternity leave policies to encourage fathers' participation in childcare and raise fertility rates. However, little is known about whether and how this policy influences early childhood development in a mid-to-long-term period from preschool to early primary school years.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Using two waves of data from the Singapore Longitudinal Early Development Study (SG-LEADS), we conduct structural equation modeling to examine both the direct and indirect effects of paternity leave-taking on children's academic and behavioral outcomes when they are 3–8 years old. Propensity score matching is adopted in sensitivity analyses, presenting that the effect of paternity leave is not due to selection.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Taking 2 weeks or more of paternity leave is associated with fathers' increased involvement in childcare activities, strengthened father–child closeness, and enhanced family dynamics. Taking paternity leave has both direct and indirect effects on promoting children's academic achievements, whereas much of its impact on reducing children's behavior problems is through an indirect effect of improving family dynamics.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Relatively short paternity leave (2 weeks) could have cumulative effects on children's development from early to middle childhood, mainly through cohesive father–child and parental relationships. The study findings have policy implications for enhancing work–family reconciliation and promoting gender equality in society, especially in the Asian context.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"87 5","pages":"1841-1864"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jomf.13100","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145272683","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":"Preschools, family social capital, and child development in Cambodia","authors":"Sothy Eng,&nbsp;Kelly Grace","doi":"10.1111/jomf.13102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.13102","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study examined how preschool participation facilitates family social capital and children's development in Cambodia.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In many developing Asian nations, limited preschool access poses challenges to child development. Drawing on Coleman's social capital theory, this study examines how Cambodia's informal preschools facilitate family social capital and support child development.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Data were collected from 756 parents/caregivers aged 16–77 (<i>M</i> = 40) of 3–5-year-olds across 41 preschools. Dependent variables included cognitive, social–emotional, and health outcomes, while independent variables included parental involvement, gender role attitudes, fatalistic beliefs, social networks, and family violence, conceptualized as family social capital. Data analyses were conducted using hierarchical linear regressions, with family social capital tested as a mediator.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Results showed that children in state and community-based preschools achieved higher cognitive, social–emotional, and health scores than those without preschool access. Parents of preschoolers exhibited lower adherence to traditional gender roles, higher parental involvement, larger social networks, lower fatalistic beliefs, and lower abusive behaviors. Family social capital partially mediated the relationships between preschool participation and developmental outcomes, with the mediating effects being particularly pronounced in informal preschool settings (community- and home-based programs) for social–emotional development.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Family social capital enhances child development, especially in informal preschools, bridging educational gaps and creating environments that promote cognitive, social–emotional, and health outcomes in children.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Implications</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Interventions aimed at building family social capital—such as parenting workshops, social support networks, and community engagement initiatives—could serve as effective strategies to further support child development.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"87 5","pages":"2110-2133"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145272684","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":"Parental burnout and mental health across COVID-19 parenting circumstances: A person-centered approach","authors":"Margaret L. Kerr,&nbsp;Inés Botto,&nbsp;Erika Gonzalez,&nbsp;Sydney Aronson","doi":"10.1111/jomf.13093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.13093","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study adopted a person-centered approach to exploring whether parental burnout, mental health, and their associations varied across different combinations of parenting circumstances (e.g., children's ages, employment, childcare).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Parental burnout is linked to parents' mental health, but only weakly linked with demographic characteristics, such as age or number of children. However, most research has examined single characteristics in isolation, overlooking how combined characteristics influence parents' balance of parenting risks and resources. The COVID-19 pandemic provided a novel context for understanding links between parenting circumstances, mental health, and parental burnout.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We collected two waves of data in 2020 from 522 parents with a child 12 years or younger. Parents self-reported their demographic characteristics (e.g., family structure, childcare, employment), mental health, and parental burnout symptoms.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Latent class analysis generated five classes that varied primarily across child age and parents' work status. Furloughed parents with young children had the highest burnout and mental health symptoms at both waves. For remote workers with young children and in-person workers with multi-aged children, T1 mental health predicted T2 parental burnout. For stay-at-home parents and remote workers with older children, T1 parental burnout predicted T2 mental health.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Our results suggested that parental burnout, more than mental health, varied based on groups of parenting circumstances, and links between parental burnout and mental health may be context dependent.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"87 4","pages":"1482-1501"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jomf.13093","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144525215","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":"Gone too long or back too soon? Perceptions of paid parental leave-taking and variations by gender and family structure","authors":"Richard J. Petts,&nbsp;Reilly Kincaid,&nbsp;Trenton D. Mize,&nbsp;Gayle Kaufman","doi":"10.1111/jomf.13101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.13101","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study examines perceptions of paid leave-taking itself and variations in these perceptions by parent gender, sexual orientation, and marital status.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Previous research largely focuses on the consequences associated with leave-taking, particularly highlighting workplace penalties associated with leave-taking. There has also been limited attention to workers with diverse family forms. We seek to better understand the culture surrounding paid parental leave in the U.S. by focusing on evaluations of leave-taking itself and whether such evaluations may reduce or exacerbate inequalities by gender, sexual orientation, and marital status.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We use data on 2964 U.S. respondents from a survey experiment in which employer-offered paid parental leave-taking, parent gender, sexual orientation, and marital status were randomly assigned. We use OLS models to assess perceptions of paid leave-taking and the causal effects of parent gender, sexual orientation, and marital status on these perceptions.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We find that respondents view 11 weeks of paid parental leave as the right amount of leave, on average. We also find variations in perceptions of leave-taking by parent gender, sexual orientation, and marital status; mothers with husbands and single parents are viewed more favorably for taking longer leaves than fathers with wives, mothers with wives, and fathers with husbands.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>There is increasing support for paid leave within the U.S., but support for parents' leave-taking largely reflects gendered stereotypes and may reinforce broader patterns of gender inequality.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"87 5","pages":"1865-1888"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145272791","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":"Tracking types of non-parents in the United States","authors":"Jennifer Watling Neal,&nbsp;Zachary P. Neal","doi":"10.1111/jomf.13097","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.13097","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Efforts to document different types of non-parents have distinguished those who are voluntarily childless, involuntarily childless, and temporarily childless. However, an expanded approach is needed to incorporate the role of non-biological children and to classify individuals who do not want children despite infecundity or who are undecided about wanting children.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study operationalizes the Attitudes, Behavior, and Circumstances (ABC) framework for application to the US National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) data and examines demographics and trends in types of non-parents that differ in their attitudes and circumstances surrounding having children.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Using data collected in each wave of the NSFG since 2002, this study classifies non-parents into six types: childfree, biologically childless, socially childless, not yet parents, ambivalent, and undecided. It then presents weighted estimates of the prevalence and demographic composition of each type.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The NSFG contains sufficient information to classify 99.38% of all respondents, with not yet parents consistently ranked as the most common type and childfree individuals consistently ranked as the second most common type. From 2002 to 2022–2023, there is evidence of a decline in the prevalence of not yet parents and an increase in the prevalence of childfree, undecided, and ambivalent individuals.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Using the ABC framework to operationalize types of non-parents in the NSFG can complement existing approaches to classifying non-parents.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"87 4","pages":"1747-1762"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jomf.13097","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144524544","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":"Latent profiles of Koreans' attitudes toward alternatives to traditional marital formation","authors":"Jaerim Lee,&nbsp;Jane Park,&nbsp;Seohee Son","doi":"10.1111/jomf.13098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.13098","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Despite conceptual differences between alternatives <i>to</i> traditional marital formation and alternatives <i>within</i> traditional marriage, exclusive empirical attention to the former has been restricted. We aimed to identify the latent profiles of attitudes toward alternatives to traditional marital formation among South Koreans, including voluntary singlehood, same-sex marriage (SSM), nonmarital sex, nonmarital births, cohabitation, and domestic partnership and to examine the demographic factors that predict profile membership.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Traditionally, getting married was a required life event in Korea that must occur within a different-sex partner relationship prior to intercourse, childbirth, and living together. However, alternative partnerships and non-partnerships have become visible due to attitude changes. In this context, attitudes toward alternatives to traditional marital formation may vary among Koreans.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We conducted latent profile analysis using a sample of 1584 Koreans aged 20–64 years from the 2023 Seoul Family Survey.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We identified four profiles: centrists who oppose SSM (38.0%), conservatives (27.3%), centrists across all alternatives (20.9%), and progressives (13.8%). Centrists who oppose SSM were relatively positive toward voluntary singlehood, nonmarital sex, and cohabitation; neutral toward nonmarital births and domestic partnerships; and negative toward SSM. Conservatives had relatively traditional attitudes with notable opposition to SSM. Centrists across all alternatives were neutral toward all the alternatives including SSM. Finally, progressives were the most positive toward all alternatives with the lowest score for nonmarital births. Gender, age, marital status, education, and having a religion predicted profile membership.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The findings show variation in attitudes toward partnerships beyond traditional marriage in an East Asian context.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"87 4","pages":"1387-1406"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jomf.13098","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144524546","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":"“I don't try to seek him out”: Views of child support over time","authors":"Grace Landrum-Hall,&nbsp;Sarah Halpern-Meekin,&nbsp;Maretta Darnell McDonald","doi":"10.1111/jomf.13099","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jomf.13099","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study examines how mothers with limited incomes think about the relationship between child support, making ends meet, and co-parenting relationships early in children's lives.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Research has documented how formal and informal child support can be important resources for custodial parents and their children. Whether and how child support arrangements are made can be complicated by relationship dissolution, parental repartnering, and co-parents' relationship quality. Prior studies suggest relationship dynamics shape the financial support that noncustodial parents provide to custodial parents. We examine how custodial parents balance relationships and finances in their approaches to pursuing formal and informal child support.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We used inductive and deductive coding methods to analyze interviews completed with 58 mothers approximately every year over the first 4 years of their children's lives. Mothers were part of the Baby's First Years study, a U.S.-based randomized controlled trial assessing the impacts of additional income on child development.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Mothers' decision-making around child support and family relationships were interconnected and dynamic across children's early years. Mothers' interest in and willingness to make financial demands of fathers was complicated by their relational goals of maintaining or limiting fathers' contact with their families.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Child support policy exclusively focuses on financial resource provision, but custodial mothers do not.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Implications</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Policymakers and scholars should consider the ways in which child support policies may not align with custodial parents' relational goals.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"87 5","pages":"1902-1924"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12456813/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145139055","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":"Exploring African American marital strengths during COVID-19","authors":"Lori Nixon Bethea","doi":"10.1111/jomf.13096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.13096","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This qualitative study set out to explore the phenomenological experiences of eight African American married couples during COVID-19 and identified strengths that were used to manage marital challenges.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>African American marital relationships have been historically stereotyped as dysfunctional. Past literature has taken a deficit perspective toward these relationships. During the COVID-19 pandemic, African Americans experienced hardships at disproportionate rates, and marital strengths and resiliency were also tested.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Through snowball sampling, eight African American couples were recruited to participate in this study. Couples were interviewed on Zoom using unstructured interview questions.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Using descriptive phenomenological analysis, four essential themes were identified among the couples. These themes were the following: Intentional time brought us closer together, positive communication solves problems, a shared vision keeps us focused on our goals, and faith is our strength.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The research findings gained from this study can provide insight to marriage and family professionals working with this population by increasing their insight and awareness about the marital strengths and resiliency utilized by African Americans during the pandemic.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"87 4","pages":"1800-1815"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144524889","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}