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{"title":"Mothers' and Fathers' Perceived Parent–Grandparent Co-Parenting and Marital Conflict in Intergenerational Families","authors":"Xinpei Xu,&nbsp;Lihong Song,&nbsp;Yiyi Yang,&nbsp;Jiajie Xiong,&nbsp;Yan Li","doi":"10.1111/jomf.70021","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jomf.70021","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study examined how mothers' and fathers' perceptions of supportive and undermining co-parenting with grandparents relate to marital conflict, considering different family types.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Grandparent involvement in co-parenting significantly influences family and marital well-being, making it crucial to understand these dynamics within diverse family constellations.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Four hundred and twelve Shanghai parents (212 with paternal grandparents, 200 with maternal grandparents) completed questionnaires on co-parenting with grandparents and marital conflict.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Significant differences emerged based on the grandparent lineage. Mothers perceived less support from paternal grandparents, whereas fathers felt less undermining from maternal grandparents. Both supportive and undermining co-parenting were associated with marital conflict levels; families experiencing more support tended to report lower conflict, whereas those reporting more undermining tended to report higher conflict. However, the associations showed gender asymmetry: fathers' supportive co-parenting was more strongly tied to mothers' reported conflict, and mothers' undermining co-parenting was more strongly linked to fathers' conflict. Critically, both mothers and fathers perceived undermining from either set of in-laws as strongly associated with marital conflict, highlighting a shared vulnerability within the marriage.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Co-parenting with grandparents showed complex, asymmetric links to marital conflict, varying by lineage and gender. Tailored interventions are needed for intergenerational families.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"88 2","pages":"396-412"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147567276","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":"Examining Functional Solidarity in Families With the Social Relations Model","authors":"Leila Van Imschoot,&nbsp;Lara Stas,&nbsp;Ann Buysse","doi":"10.1111/jomf.70018","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jomf.70018","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This paper proposes using the Social Relations Model to grasp functional solidarity in families with adolescent and emerging adult children.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Family solidarity is a framework for understanding cohesion among family members. Essential to this concept is commitment to each other's well-being and a willingness to support one another. The majority of functional solidarity research focuses on support transfers between adult children and older parents. Existing measures do not account for the intra- and intergenerational perspectives of younger families.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We created a concise round-robin instrument for three dimensions of functional solidarity: willingness to provide financial, practical, and emotional support. It was tested with 586 Belgian parents and adolescents in step-, nuclear-, and single-parent families. As a motivating example, we unraveled the individual, dyadic, and family components contributing to emotional support willingness in 81 stepfamilies.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Social relations analysis showed that biological parents substantially contributed to the average levels of attitudinal emotional functional solidarity. The relative variance decomposition revealed that individual characteristics were the largest source of between-family differences, followed by family members' unique relationships, especially with stepparents. We found dyadic reciprocity in horizontal relationships: dyad members who were especially willing to provide emotional support were more likely to have a supportive partner or sibling.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Overall, this paper opens up opportunities for family researchers to use the Social Relations Model to examine family solidarity dynamics.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"88 2","pages":"473-487"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147562194","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":"Male Spousal Caregivers Are Increasing, but Only in Less Demanding Care Roles","authors":"Hyungmin Cha,&nbsp;Jennifer Ailshire","doi":"10.1111/jomf.70030","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jomf.70030","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To determine if there are gender differences in trends in spousal caregiving among older adults.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>While some evidence suggests that men are increasingly adopting caregiving roles, this trend has yet to be demonstrated in population-representative data, and little is known about the types of caregiving tasks men are providing.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Using data from the Health and Retirement Study (2002–2018), we investigate trends in the prevalence of spousal caregiving among both men and women. We also analyze subcategories of caregiving, including primary versus secondary caregiving, activities of daily living versus instrumental activities of daily living, and high-intensity versus low-intensity care.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>While we observe no change in spousal caregiving rates among women over time, the prevalence of male spousal caregivers rose from approximately 6% to 11% between 2002 and 2018. However, this increase is mostly reflected in secondary, instrumental, and low-intensity caregiving roles. The characteristics of male spousal caregivers have also shifted, with growing representation among Hispanic individuals, younger cohorts, highly educated men, those who are less depressed, more affluent, and those caring for older spouses.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The number of male spousal caregivers has been increasing, but significant gender disparities persist, particularly in primary caregiving, activities of daily living, and intensive caregiving roles.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"88 2","pages":"584-595"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147569670","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":"Child Care Labor Division: Expectations, Experiences, and Relationship With Life Goal Satisfaction","authors":"Whitney Barnett,&nbsp;Abigail Blum,&nbsp;Lauren G. Bailes,&nbsp;Kathryn L. Humphreys","doi":"10.1111/jomf.70022","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jomf.70022","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To examine how expectations and actual division of child care labor relate to life goal satisfaction among first-time and multiparous birthing parents.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The unequal division of child care labor between birthing parents and partners is well-documented, yet its impact on life goal satisfaction remains unclear.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Participants included 132 birthing parents (M age = 31.45, SD = 4.72) and 100 partners in heterosexual relationships, 56% of whom were first-time parents. Expected division of child care labor was assessed during pregnancy (for 1 month) and at 1 month postpartum (for 6 months). Actual labor division was reported at 1 and 6 months, with life goal satisfaction measured at 6 and 12 months. Mixed-effects models examined longitudinal associations between expectations, actual labor, and life goal satisfaction.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Birthing parents expected and performed more child care labor than their partners, a pattern confirmed by partner reports. After adjusting for actual labor performed, birthing parents who anticipated doing more child care themselves reported lower life goal satisfaction, whereas those expecting greater partner involvement had higher satisfaction. Patterns varied based on prior parenting experience.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Expectations about child care labor may shape later life goal satisfaction. Addressing anticipated labor division during the perinatal period could enhance parental well-being and family functioning.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"88 2","pages":"562-572"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jomf.70022","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147565727","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":"Unequal Time Transfers: Between-Sibling Inequality in Older Parents' Childcare Support in Korea","authors":"Jung In","doi":"10.1111/jomf.70012","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jomf.70012","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study investigates within-family inequalities among adult children regarding their likelihood of receiving childcare support from older parents in South Korea.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Older parents' childcare support is widespread and serves as a crucial resource for adult children with childcare responsibilities. Despite its importance, there has been limited research on the distribution of such parental time resources among adult children within a family, especially in East Asian contexts. This contrasts sharply with extensive studies on financial transfers.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study leverages data from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLoSA) and employs linear family fixed effects models. It investigates how differential support from older parents among adult children varies by older parents' education, adult children's education, and gender.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The analyses reveal substantial heterogeneity based on older parents' education. Less educated parents tend to favor sons, especially among less educated children, with selective support based on education primarily affecting daughters. In contrast, more educated parents show a preference for daughters and do not differentiate based on their children's education.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The study highlights the enduring influence of traditional gender norms amidst contemporary societal changes in South Korea. It also reveals that class and gender intersect in both the provision of support and its subsequent effects. Therefore, policies encouraging kin support for childcare should consider the potential negative impacts on class and gender inequality that it entails.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"88 2","pages":"379-395"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jomf.70012","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147564384","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":"Cash-for-Care and the Cost of Parenthood: Evidence From Same-Sex and Adoptive Parents","authors":"Maaike van der Vleuten,&nbsp;Ylva Moberg","doi":"10.1111/jomf.70010","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jomf.70010","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study evaluates the reasons behind the gendered use of cash-for-care by comparing first-time parents in female same-sex couples (SSC), adoptive parents in different-sex couples (DSC), and biological parents in DSC, alongside its association with parents' reduction in earnings after parenthood.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Cash-for-care is a benefit for parents of children under the age of 3 who do not use publicly financed childcare services. It disproportionally affects women's labor force participation, potentially exacerbating earnings reductions after parenthood for women. By comparing different family types, we evaluate to what extent the use of cash-for-care can be attributed to sex differences between parents, giving birth/breastfeeding, or financial incentives.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Using Finnish register data (1996–2020), 1184 parents in female SSC, 3544 adoptive parents in DSC, and 630,346 biological parents in DSC were identified. Logistic and linear regression analyses assess the use and division of cash-for-care.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Cash-for-care is unequally divided in all families, but more so for adoptive and biological parents in DSC than for SSC. Moreover, using cash-for-care is associated with sizable earnings losses for all parents.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Comparing different family types shows that gender norms appear to have the strongest role in shaping cash-for-care use, followed by pregnancy/childbirth, whereas financial considerations have no influence. Moreover, cash-for-care extends gendered caregiving divisions, and hence, a diminished or more equal use among parents could reduce post-parenthood earnings losses for mothers in DSC.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"88 2","pages":"319-334"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jomf.70010","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147570173","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":"Same-Sex and Different-Sex Couples' Divorce Risks: The Role of Cohabitation and Childbearing","authors":"Maria Ponkilainen,&nbsp;Elina Einiö,&nbsp;Mine Kühn,&nbsp;Mikko Myrskylä","doi":"10.1111/jomf.70027","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jomf.70027","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We investigate whether differences in the length of premarital cohabitation, children from previous unions, and childbearing in the union explain the elevated divorce risk observed in female couples when compared to their male and different-sex counterparts.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The underlying mechanisms and pathways leading to the high divorce risk among same-sex couples, particularly female couples, remain poorly understood. The different legislative and normative contexts of same-sex unions may impact the roles that different factors play in their divorce risk.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Using register data on same-sex and different-sex couples who entered legal unions in Finland in 2003–2020, we explore how premarital cohabitation, prior children, and childbearing together are associated with the risk of divorce.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Female couples have 2.2 times the divorce risk than different-sex couples and 1.6 times than male couples when adjusted for age, education, and nationality. Limited premarital cohabitation predicts divorce in same-sex couples but not in different-sex couples. Prior children are associated with an increased divorce risk, and childbearing together is associated with a decreased divorce risk, but less so among same-sex couples than different-sex couples. After adjusting for these factors, female couples still have 2.1 times the divorce risk than different-sex couples and 1.2 times than male couples.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The findings highlight the importance of both past relationship experiences and current union characteristics in understanding instability in same-sex and different-sex unions, as well as the need to investigate how individual life trajectories shape the resilience and vulnerabilities of each union type.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"88 2","pages":"457-472"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jomf.70027","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147564520","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":"The Role of Resources in Influencing Fathers' and Mothers' Parenting Stress","authors":"Francesca A. Marino,&nbsp;Kei Nomaguchi","doi":"10.1111/jomf.70025","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jomf.70025","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study examines the effects of fathers' and mothers' own and their partner's work, health, and social resources on parenting stress among married or cohabiting couples when their children are 1–5 years old.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Parenting young children is stressful when resources are scarce. Yet, little research has examined how various forms of resources influence fathers' and mothers' parenting stress using longitudinal data collected across the United States.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Using data from Waves 2–4 of the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study (<i>N</i> = 943 couples; 1886 individuals), we conduct mixed-effects regression models that examine random and fixed effects to assess the associations between levels of and changes in various resources and parenting stress.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>For both fathers and mothers, being and becoming non-employed are positively linked to parenting stress, whereas a flexible work schedule is associated with less stress for fathers only. One's own health resources, measured as self-rated health and health insurance coverage, are unrelated to parenting stress, except depressive symptoms are positively linked to mothers' stress. Perceptions of social support and better mother–father relationship quality are negatively related to fathers' stress. Significant crossover effects are found only for fathers: mothers' transitions to non-employment, better self-rated health, and health insurance coverage are negatively related to fathers' parenting stress.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>These findings underscore that parenting without resources in major domains of life is stressful, with new knowledge of partnered fathers' vulnerability to lack of workplace support, mothers' employment transitions, mothers' poor physical health, and lack of mothers' health insurance.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"88 2","pages":"348-364"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jomf.70025","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147563499","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":"Qualitative Data Analysis Software and Family Science: 2011–2020 Usage Trends","authors":"Áine M. Humble","doi":"10.1111/jomf.70020","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jomf.70020","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This brief report examines how often a technology called QDAS (qualitative data analysis software) was mentioned in family science (FS) research between 2011 and 2020 and how it was described. It also provides data about qualitative FS research trends and examines whether there is a relationship between QDAS use and grounded theory.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>QDAS is a technology used by qualitative FS scholars, but little is known about its prevalence or how it is used. Research in this area is needed because technology can influence qualitative research practices in unknown or unacknowledged ways such as methodological homogenization.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Empirical articles from five FS journals were examined for whether they presented qualitative findings during 2011–2015 and 2016–2020. Identified articles were then examined for their QDAS use. A chi-square analysis compared articles mentioning QDAS with those not mentioning it for whether they were more likely to mention grounded theory.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The percentage of qualitative research findings increased from 15% to 17% across the two time periods; in those articles, QDAS use increased from 25% to 41%. Few details were provided about how the programs were used, and a moderate relationship was found between QDAS and grounded theory.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>QDAS use is increasing in FS, and more detail needs to be provided about how it is used. This information is increasingly important due to the incorporation of automatic features into QDAS programs such as Generative Artificial Intelligence tools.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"88 2","pages":"554-561"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jomf.70020","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147563930","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":"Who Remains Single? Educational Gradients in Long-Term Singlehood Across Ethnic Groups","authors":"Kasimir Dederichs,&nbsp;Evelina Akimova,&nbsp;Nan Dirk de Graaf","doi":"10.1111/jomf.70017","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jomf.70017","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To compare the prevalence of long-term singlehood and its educational gradient .</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Educational gradients in singlehood vary with countries' prevalent gender roles, and European societies increasingly include ethnic minorities originating from countries with more traditional gender roles. This study investigates whether the prevalence of singlehood and its educational gradient differ between ethnic majority and minority groups and whether opportunity structures are shaping any such differences.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Using full-population register data from the Netherlands, this study examines educational gradients in the risk of entering one's first co-residential union (i.e., cohabitation or marriage) between ages 18 and 45, while also exploring differences and temporal shifts in opportunity structures. A rich description including non-parametric Kaplan–Meier curves is provided for women and men of Dutch, Turkish, and Moroccan origin who were born in the Netherlands or abroad between 1977 and 1983.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Long-term singlehood is more common among ethnic minorities. University education is associated with lower singlehood rates among men of all groups and Dutch-origin women, but with higher singlehood rates among women of Turkish and Moroccan origin. This reversed educational gradient can partially be attributed to the limited availability of coethnic university-educated male partners.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The interplay of individual preferences, endogamy norms, and the structural availability of educational and ethnic ingroup partners affects who remains single in ethnically diverse societies.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"88 2","pages":"505-521"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jomf.70017","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147563073","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}