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{"title":"The Socioeconomic Gradient in Joint Physical Custody: A Comparison of 32 Countries","authors":"M. D. (Anne) Brons,&nbsp;Matthijs Kalmijn,&nbsp;Anne-Rigt Poortman","doi":"10.1111/jomf.70056","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.70056","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study investigates the association between mothers' socioeconomic status (SES) and joint physical custody among children, focusing on how the SES gradient in joint physical custody relates to its country-specific prevalence.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Joint physical custody has become increasingly common in post-divorce family arrangements. While joint physical custody can have a positive impact on child wellbeing, it is more prevalent in higher-SES families, potentially increasing inequalities in divorce effects. Existing research has overlooked how country-level characteristics, such as the prevalence of joint physical custody, impact the SES gradient in custody.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Using data from the “Health Behaviour in School-aged Children” (HBSC) studies of 2005/2006 and 2009/2010, we analyzed approximately 50,000 children aged 11, 13, and 15 in 32 countries. The analysis employed a multilevel design with children nested within countries as well as meta-regression analyses.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Findings indicate a positive association between mothers' SES and the likelihood of joint custody. Moreover, the strength of the link between mothers' SES and joint physical custody varies significantly across countries. The country-specific prevalence of joint physical custody moderates the link between the SES gradient and joint physical custody. The more common joint custody is in countries, the stronger the SES gradient in joint physical custody.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Countries with a higher prevalence of joint physical custody show a stronger SES gradient, suggesting that the expansion of joint physical custody may introduce socioeconomic inequalities in the consequences of divorce.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"88 4","pages":"1117-1131"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jomf.70056","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148533291","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":"Intergenerational Estrangement in Germany: Same-Gender Relationships Predict Reduced Closeness to Fathers but Not Mothers","authors":"Anne R. Vogel,&nbsp;Elisabeth R. Geller,&nbsp;Melanie S. Fischer","doi":"10.1111/jomf.70052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.70052","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To examine whether same-gender relationship (SGR) status predicts intergenerational estrangement, operationalized as emotional closeness as well as physical contact to parents, in Germany.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The relationship to the family of origin can be a source of support or stress. It is important to understand how this relationship differs depending on whether a person is in an SGR. This can help identify problematic patterns and develop interventions tailored to the needs of this population.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Analyses were based on 11 annual waves of the nationally representative German Family Panel (“pairfam”). A total of <i>N</i> = 12,926 participants (<i>N</i> = 122,036 observations) were included, with <i>n</i> = 237 participants reporting at least one SGR in their lifetime (<i>n</i> = 174 at the time of the interviews). Hypotheses regarding between and within person effects were tested using multilevel multivariate models.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Participants who reported being in an SGR at least once in their lifetime or in proportionally more waves were less close to their fathers. The closeness to mothers was not related to participants' SGR status.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Intergenerational relationships for people in SGRs are similar to those of the general German population. The differences that do exist mainly relate to a less close father-child relationship whereas relationships of mothers with their children appear to be more robust.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"88 4","pages":"960-973"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jomf.70052","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148533761","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":"Depressive Symptoms Mediate the Associations of Family Economic Pressure With Social Functioning: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study of Chinese Families","authors":"Chun Bun Lam,&nbsp;Anthony Ho Wai Lam,&nbsp;Xiaomin Li,&nbsp;Kevin Kien Hoa Chung","doi":"10.1111/jomf.70060","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.70060","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This three-wave longitudinal study examined if maternal and paternal depressive symptoms mediated the associations of family economic pressure with maternal and paternal social functioning among Chinese families.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Most research on family economic pressure has focused on its implications for family relationships and child adjustment. Its potential impact on parental social functioning and the possibly unique roles of mothers versus fathers remains underexplored. Therefore, using three waves of dyadic data, this study examined the interrelationships among family economic pressure, depressive symptoms, and social functioning among Chinese mothers and fathers.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>On three occasions separated by about 6 months, data were collected from the mothers and fathers (65% and 54% were aged 31–40 years, respectively) of 191 kindergarten-aged children from Hong Kong, China. Mothers and fathers rated their shared family conditions and their own depressive symptoms and social functioning.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Structured equation modeling indicated that family economic pressure was associated with increases in mothers' and fathers' depressive symptoms, which in turn were associated with decreases in their own social functioning. Fathers' depressive symptoms mediated the association of family economic pressure with mothers' social functioning.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Findings highlighted the importance of linking family economic pressure to extrafamilial roles and treating both parents as a related system. Findings also pointed to the possible utility of addressing the depressive symptoms of mothers and fathers to enhance their social functioning.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"88 4","pages":"1159-1167"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jomf.70060","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148522777","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":"Exposure and Emotional Reactivity to Daily Stressors in Same-Sex and Different-Sex Marriages","authors":"Michael A. Garcia,&nbsp;Rachel Donnelly,&nbsp;Debra Umberson","doi":"10.1111/jomf.70058","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jomf.70058","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study examines differences in exposure and emotional reactivity to daily stressors for women and men in same-sex and different-sex marriages.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Prior research on daily stress processes in marriage suggests that women may face heightened exposure and emotional reactivity to daily stressors compared to men. However, prior studies have focused on women and men in different-sex couples, raising questions about whether and how gendered daily stress processes unfold differently for women and men in same-sex marriages.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Ten days of dyadic diary data were used to examine variation in daily stress processes in same-sex and different-sex married couples (<i>n</i> = 756 individuals; 378 couples). Mixed effects multilevel modeling was used to estimate individual gender and dyad gender (i.e., same-sex vs. different-sex) effects on (1) exposure and (2) emotional reactivity to daily stressors (i.e., same-day association between daily stressor exposure and daily psychological distress).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Women reported more daily stressors than men, regardless of marriage composition. Emotional reactivity to daily stressors was especially heightened for women in different-sex marriages and, to a lesser extent, women and men in same-sex marriages compared to men in different-sex marriages.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Results highlight the importance of a dyadic perspective and underscore the need to include same-sex couples in studies of gendered daily stress processes in marriage.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"88 4","pages":"1052-1066"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13061512/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147647169","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":"Post-Divorce LGBTQ-Parent Families: Navigating Loyalty Conflicts and Stepfamily Closeting","authors":"Caroline Sanner,&nbsp;Abbie E. Goldberg,&nbsp;Katherine R. Allen","doi":"10.1111/jomf.70071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.70071","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The purpose of this study was to investigate underexplored dynamics of post-divorce LGBTQ-parent families.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In LGBTQ-parent families in which children were conceived in the context of a prior different-gender partnership, children experience the coinciding events of parental separation and a parent's coming out as LGBTQ. In recent decades, research on LGBTQ-parent families formed following different-gender divorce has stalled, perhaps due to the increasing emphasis on planned LGBTQ-parent families, or families formed after parents have come out.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Twenty-four adults who were born to different-gender married parents (i.e., mother/father families) who divorced when one parent came out as LGBTQ responded to a survey about their childhood experiences involving parental divorce and a parent coming out.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Our data shed light on two themes: <i>navigating loyalty conflicts</i> and <i>LGBTQ stepfamily closeting</i>. When queer mothers divorced straight fathers, participants often described loyalties to their mothers, but when queer fathers divorced straight mothers, participants were less likely to describe divided loyalties and more likely to describe cooperative coparenting. Even once parents came out and formed LGBTQ stepfamilies, they often remained closeted at the family level in that participants kept the nature of their parent and stepparent's relationship hidden from family outsiders, typically to protect their families from real and anticipated heterosexism.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Our findings have implications for the present-day well-being of people who navigated family conflict and secrecy as youth. Amid renewed anti-LGBTQ hostility, our results highlight the invisible familial costs of adapting to systems of oppression.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"88 4","pages":"946-959"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jomf.70071","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148522932","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":"Premarital Cohabitation and Intimate Partner Violence in Urban China: Evidence From Beijing","authors":"Yexin Zheng,&nbsp;Zheng Mu,&nbsp;Ting Li","doi":"10.1111/jomf.70061","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.70061","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study contributes to the emerging literature on cohabitation and marital outcomes in urban China by examining the associations between premarital cohabitation and six types of intimate partner violence (IPV).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Premarital cohabitation has been on the rise, yet its evolving meanings and long-term implications for post-marital experiences remain underexplored. IPV, as a crucial indicator of marital dysfunction, provides an important lens through which to evaluate the cohabitation effect.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Drawing on retrospective data from a representative sample of married women in Beijing, China, collected in 2020, we examine the relationship between premarital cohabitation and IPV. We use the Karlson-Holm-Breen (KHB) decomposition to quantify the relative contributions of two explanatory pathways: the <i>selection perspective</i>, which attributes IPV risks to the distinctive characteristics of cohabiters, and the <i>experience perspective</i>, which emphasizes the functional nature of cohabitation as a trial marriage.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Premarital cohabitation is positively associated with the four most severe types of IPV, and the selection perspective accounts for the majority of this association. However, this association has diminished among women born after 1980, reflecting broader demographic and normative shifts during China's reform era.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>While premarital cohabitation in urban China has increasingly been accepted as a transitional stage toward marriage, diluting its negative associations with post-marital outcomes, it remains linked to individuals with adverse childhood experiences and complex premarital relationships. By revealing the mechanisms underlying the cohabitation effect, this study sheds light on the evolving role of cohabitation in shaping marital dynamics and its intersection with IPV.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"88 4","pages":"1004-1022"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jomf.70061","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148532637","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":"Parental Loss in Early Years and Adult Family Formation: Evidence From U.S. Cohorts Born 1850–1910","authors":"Giulia Corti,&nbsp;Saverio Minardi","doi":"10.1111/jomf.70062","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.70062","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This paper examines the long-term impact of parental loss in early years on family formation as adults in U.S. cohorts born between 1850 and 1910, focusing on age assortative mating and the timing of first childbirth.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Early parental loss can profoundly shape children's adult family formation trajectories. However, its impact remains unclear due to multiple mechanisms—such as social control and economic constraints—as well as selection into parental loss and stratified family formation patterns. Empirical evidence on the long-term effects of parental loss during young ages remains limited.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The analyses leverage two separate data sources. Crowdsourced genealogical records are used to investigate the relationship between parental death and family formation. To address selection bias, the analysis employs family fixed effects, comparing siblings who experienced parental loss before or after reaching adulthood. Second, historical census data analyzes socio-demographic stratification of parental loss and family formation patterns.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Initial OLS estimates link parental loss to increased age heterogamy and earlier childbirth, but fixed-effects models show these associations weaken or reverse. Census data confirm selection effects, revealing that disadvantaged individuals are more likely to experience parentless households during childhood, enter age-heterogamous unions, and start families earlier.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Parental loss in early years correlates with family formation in adulthood, but this appears driven by household selection. Despite data-related limitations, results underscore the role of selection in studying the consequences of parental loss and family structure.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"88 4","pages":"915-931"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jomf.70062","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148532735","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":"Marriage Mandates: Understanding Parental Pressures to Marry Among Taiwanese Young Adults","authors":"Jen-Hao Chen,&nbsp;Kuan-Ju Huang","doi":"10.1111/jomf.70067","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.70067","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study uses unique, intergenerational data from Taiwan to examine parental pressure on adult children to marry.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Despite the increase in delayed marriage and non-marriage in East Asia, there is still considerable parental pressure on adult children to marry, but little is known about the familial factors and social processes that contribute to this pressure.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Using three waves of data from the Taiwan Panel Study of Family Dynamics (<i>N</i> = 585), this study employed a multilevel model approach to examine four theoretical hypotheses regarding parental pressure to marry while accounting for demographic and household characteristics, including the frequency of contact with parents.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Parental pressure to marry remained prevalent, and several child characteristics including sexual minority status were associated with such pressure. Filial piety and familism among parents were not associated with pressure to marry. Divorced, separated, or remarried parents were less likely to pressure their children to marry. Among mothers, younger cohorts showed a lower likelihood of exerting pressure to marry. For fathers, the cohort was not predictive. Most cohort and cultural beliefs interactions were non-significant, indicating that cohort effects persist despite strong cultural beliefs.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Findings reveal that parental pressure to marry in Taiwan is shaped primarily by parents' marital biographies and generational experiences rather than enduring cultural beliefs. It provides empirical evidence that marriage norms function as evolving life course processes, with direct implications for understanding cohort-specific patterns in marriage timing, fertility decline, and the changing salience of non-marriage across generations in contemporary East Asian societies.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"88 4","pages":"1023-1038"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jomf.70067","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148534419","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":"Parental Time Use and the Gendered Socialization of Adolescents' Housework in China: A Cumulative Perspective","authors":"Kefan Xue,&nbsp;Boyan Zheng","doi":"10.1111/jomf.70066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.70066","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study examines how parental housework time and labor market participation during early childhood are associated with adolescents' housework participation.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Prior research shows that parental time use is associated with adolescents' housework in gendered ways. Drawing on gender performance theory, new home economics, and the cumulative disadvantage framework, this study assesses whether adolescents' housework participation is associated not only with contemporaneous parental behavior but also with parental behavior during early childhood.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Using longitudinal data from the China Family Panel Study (<i>N</i> = 1637), regression-with-residuals models estimate associations between parents' housework time and labor market participation during preschool (ages 0–5), early school years (ages 6–9), and adolescence (ages 10–15) and adolescents' housework participation.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Mothers' housework hours during preschool were positively associated with girls' adolescent housework participation but not boys'. Fathers' housework participation during adolescence showed a stronger contemporaneous association with boys' housework time. Fathers' labor market participation during adolescence was associated with higher housework participation among girls only. Mothers' labor market participation during early school years was also positively associated with girls' adolescent housework participation.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Girls' housework socialization appears to begin in early childhood, whereas boys' housework participation is more strongly linked to contemporaneous parental behavior. Interventions aimed at reducing domestic gender inequality may benefit from targeting the preschool years.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"88 4","pages":"974-989"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jomf.70066","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148533933","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":"Timing and Trajectories: Shifts in Migration and Family Formation Trajectories in Nepal","authors":"Emma Labovitz,&nbsp;Ka U. Ng","doi":"10.1111/jomf.70041","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jomf.70041","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study identifies distinct pathways of migration, marriage, and childbearing among young men in Nepal, a context characterized by short-term circular migration as well as rapid social and demographic change, and examines how these transitions vary by key sociodemographic characteristics.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Migration can transform marriage and childbearing by reshaping economic resources and family arrangements in countries of origin. While a small body of research has explored the fluid relationship between migration and family life, less is known about how these processes unfold in settings experiencing short-term, circular migration alongside broader social and demographic change.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Using longitudinal data from the Chitwan Valley Family Study (CVFS), this study employs sequence analysis to explore men's trajectories of migration, marriage, and childbearing. Cluster analysis groups these sequences, which are then examined by birth year, caste-ethnicity, and childhood socioeconomic markers.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The majority of men have migration experience. They most often migrate before marriage and frequently reengage after marriage and childbirth, which suggests migration may align with family processes. Migration is more common among younger respondents, reflecting its growing normalization. Caste-ethnicity shapes migration patterns, though its influence appears to shift over time, particularly among historically marginalized groups.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This research highlights the diverse nature of male migration in terms of timing and process, as well as how these patterns vary across birth year and caste-ethnicity.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Implication</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The study underscores the interdependence of migration, marriage, and fertility, identifying migration as a recurrent rather than singular experience in contexts of short-term circular migration and rapid demographic change.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"88 3","pages":"859-869"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13038308/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147595497","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}