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{"title":"Sibling Relationships in Mixed-Status Immigrant Families: A Qualitative Interpretive Meta-Synthesis","authors":"Maryam Rafieifar,&nbsp;Ana Marcial,&nbsp;Mitra Naseh,&nbsp;Ana Ponciano","doi":"10.1111/famp.70188","DOIUrl":"10.1111/famp.70188","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study examined how legal status differences shape comparison, caregiving, emotional strain, and solidarity among siblings in mixed-status immigrant families. Siblings play a critical role in immigrant family life, yet research has largely focused on parent–child dynamics. In mixed-status households, siblings hold different legal statuses, creating unequal opportunities and responsibilities that shape their relationships. A qualitative interpretive meta-synthesis was conducted on 13 studies of US-connected mixed-status and transnational families, identified through systematic searches of four databases and forward and backward citation searching. Eligible studies used qualitative or mixed methods and reported on sibling experiences. Analysis involved quotation-level coding, constant comparison, and the development of third-order constructs. The evidence spanned the life course and predominantly represented families of Mexican origin, with Central American, Colombian, and Brazilian families also represented across U.S. and transnational contexts. Four overarching themes emerged: (a) legal status awareness and sibling comparisons; (b) emotional burden and relational strain; (c) parentification and unequal responsibilities; and (d) sibling solidarity, support, and adaptation. Sibling relationships in mixed-status families are shaped by legal status in ways that generate both strain and resilience. Siblings act as key agents of documentation status socialization, caregiving, and advocacy. Programs that include siblings, not only parents, are needed. Community-based supports can build on sibling solidarity while addressing emotional strain tied to status disparities. Clinical interventions should attend to power, privilege, and loss linked to unequal mobility.</p>","PeriodicalId":51396,"journal":{"name":"Family Process","volume":"65 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/famp.70188","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148726274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Correction to “Balanced Parenting: Proposing a Differentiation-Based Parenting Approach Informed by Bowen Family Systems Theory”","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/famp.70187","DOIUrl":"10.1111/famp.70187","url":null,"abstract":"<p> <span>Miller, E. A.</span>, &amp; <span>Elder, C. R.</span> (<span>2025</span>). “ <span>Balanced parenting: Proposing a differentiation-based parenting approach informed by Bowen family systems theory</span>”. <i>Family Process</i>, <span>64</span>(<span>1</span>), e13092. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.13092.</p><p>In the original article (p. 2), Clark et al. (2008) was cited in support of the statement that “83% of parents engage in some form of helicopter parenting” and that parents cite “a hypercritical climate as the reason for their overprotection.” This was incorrect. The 83% figure comes from Shaki et al. (2022), which reported that 83% of parents in its sample exhibited helicopter parenting behaviors. The statement regarding a hypercritical environment as a reason for overprotection is from Clark et al. (2023), not Clark et al. (2008). Additionally, the phrase “not a good predictor” should read “not a strong predictor” in reference to the association between maternal sensitivity and later child outcomes (p. 7). Finally, Roisman et al. (2002) was cited in-text but omitted from the reference list.</p><p>References to be added are as follows:</p><p>Clark, S. J., Schultz, S. L., Gebremariam, A., Singer, D. C., &amp; Woolford, S. J. (2023, October). <i>Promoting children's independence: What parents say vs. do</i> (Vol. 44, Issue 2). C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health, University of Michigan. https://mottpoll.org/reports/promoting-childrens-independence-what-parents-say-vs-do.</p><p>Roisman, G. I., Padrón, E., Sroufe, L. A., &amp; Egeland, B. (2002). Earned-secure attachment status in retrospect and prospect. <i>Child Development, 73</i>(4), 1204–1219. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8624.00467.</p><p>Shaki, O., Gupta, G. K., Yadav, P., &amp; Faisal, F. A. (2022). Helicopter parenting, from good intentions to poor outcomes: What parents needs to know? <i>Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 11</i>(8), 4753–4757. https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2474_21.</p><p>We apologize for these errors.</p>","PeriodicalId":51396,"journal":{"name":"Family Process","volume":"65 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/famp.70187","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148708466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Linking Maternal Problematic Smartphone Use to Maternal Hostility and Warmth Toward Children: A Daily Diary Study of Chinese Families","authors":"Xiaomin Li,&nbsp;Chun Bun Lam,&nbsp;Chung Sze Lam,&nbsp;Kevin Kien Hoa Chung","doi":"10.1111/famp.70185","DOIUrl":"10.1111/famp.70185","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Although the implications of parental smartphone use for parenting have been discussed among researchers and practitioners, prior studies have mostly focused on the between-person associations of problematic smartphone use with negative parenting behaviors. Therefore, using 5 days of daily diary data, the present study examined whether day-to-day fluctuation in maternal problematic smartphone use was associated with day-to-day fluctuation in maternal hostility as well as warmth toward children, on the same day and on the following day. Data were collected from mothers of 74 fourth graders (mean age = 9.20 years; age range = 8–10 years; 69% were girls) studying in five elementary schools in Hong Kong, China. On each of five consecutive days, mothers filled in an online questionnaire in the evening on their own smartphone use and their parenting behaviors during the day. Random intercept multilevel linear models within the Bayesian framework revealed that on days when mothers used smartphones more problematically (compared to their cross-day averages), they showed more hostility and less warmth toward their children (compared to their cross-day averages) on the same day, even controlling for fluctuation in parenting on the previous day. However, no evidence of lagged-day associations was found. Theoretically, findings pointed to the potential role of parents' problematic smartphone use in understanding daily variation in both negative and positive parenting behaviors. Practically, findings underscored the possible utility of using community education and intervention programs to help parents monitor their smartphone use and foster positive parenting.</p>","PeriodicalId":51396,"journal":{"name":"Family Process","volume":"65 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13435346/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148671317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Maternal Depressive Symptoms, Positive Family Expressions, and Child Peer Competence Across the Elementary School Years","authors":"Qiong Wu,&nbsp;Xinyun Kaikai Zhang,&nbsp;Frances MacVicar,&nbsp;Cho Rong Lee,&nbsp;Karina Jalapa","doi":"10.1111/famp.70183","DOIUrl":"10.1111/famp.70183","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Maternal depressive symptoms, especially given their severity and chronicity, can pose risks to children's peer competence. Yet, there is a potential for positive family expressions to buffer this effect. Guided by a developmental cascades framework, this study focused on a three-way interaction among children's peer competence at school entry, positive family expressions, and maternal depressive symptoms in predicting children's peer skills over the elementary school years among U.S. families (<i>N</i> = 1364). Peer competence and positive peer interactions were measured through parental reports and school observations, respectively, in Grades 3 and 5. Positive family expressions were assessed by two caregivers in Grades 3, 4, and 5, and maternal depressive symptoms were self-reported in Grades 1, 3, and 5. A path model revealed a three-way interaction: children with higher peer competence in Grade 1 showed lower positive peer interactions in Grade 5, only under high levels of maternal depressive symptoms and high positive family expressions. In addition, maternal depressive symptoms predicted lower peer competence in Grade 5 under high positive family expressions. The findings underscore person–environment interactions in peer competence development and suggest a nuanced understanding of the role of positive emotion socialization in contexts of high maternal depressive symptoms. These findings emphasize the need for family-based interventions addressing maternal depressive symptoms and children's social competence.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51396,"journal":{"name":"Family Process","volume":"65 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148664938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Psychosocial Pathways Linking Patriarchal Family Culture to Mental Health Among Transgender and Nonbinary Adults","authors":"Anna Starowicz,&nbsp;Anna Wnuk,&nbsp;Tomasz Oleksy,&nbsp;Małgorzata Gambin","doi":"10.1111/famp.70184","DOIUrl":"10.1111/famp.70184","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Transgender and nonbinary (TGNB) individuals often face a lack of acceptance within their families, which can have lasting consequences for mental health and well-being. In this article, we focus on one family model that may be particularly risk-enhancing in this regard—patriarchal families, characterized by binary thinking, hierarchical assumptions about gender and age, and an obedience-oriented family order. We examine whether family identity and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) mediate the relationship between patriarchal family culture and mental health outcomes. A sample of 203 TGNB adults in Poland completed measures of perceived family support for patriarchal culture, family identity, childhood adversity, and mental health indicators (symptoms of depression and generalized anxiety, as well as life satisfaction). Path analysis showed that growing up in families perceived as strongly supportive of patriarchal culture was associated with lower family identity and higher levels of ACEs. Both these factors mediated the effect of patriarchal family culture on depressive symptoms. ACEs alone mediated anxiety, while family identity alone mediated life satisfaction. These findings suggest that patriarchal family culture may relate to mental health largely through the disruption of family identity and early adverse experiences. It underscores the need for interventions, policies, and therapeutic practices that move beyond rigid family models and individual coping, and instead address patriarchal power dynamics by fostering inclusive, safe, and validating relationships for TGNB individuals.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51396,"journal":{"name":"Family Process","volume":"65 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148609888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Parent or Child Driven? Associations Over Time Between Parental Depressive Symptoms, Parental Locus of Control, and Child Negative Emotionality in US Military Families","authors":"Lijun Li,&nbsp;Timothy Piehler,&nbsp;Abigail Gewirtz","doi":"10.1111/famp.70182","DOIUrl":"10.1111/famp.70182","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Military personnel are at an elevated risk of depression after combat exposure, which can create significant stress for both the civilian spouses/partners and their children. However, the complex associations between parental mental health, family dynamics, and child characteristics have rarely been examined in post-deployment populations. This study examined the associations between parental depressive symptoms, parental locus of control, and child negative emotionality using a random-intercept cross-lagged panel model in US military families. The findings indicated that for mothers, increases in parental locus of control were associated with decreases in later parental depressive symptoms, while increases in child negative emotionality were associated with an increase in later parental depressive symptoms. For fathers, increases in parental locus of control were surprisingly associated with an increase in later child negative emotionality. These findings suggest that parenting interventions for military families should strengthen mothers' parental locus of control to buffer against depressive symptoms, while equipping fathers with noncoercive, emotionally supportive parenting strategies during reintegration.</p>","PeriodicalId":51396,"journal":{"name":"Family Process","volume":"65 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13403100/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148594348","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"I Remain as an Act of Resilience and Resistance: Balancing Community Obligation and Self Preservation","authors":"Racine R. Henry,&nbsp;DeAnna Harris-McKoy,&nbsp;Taimyr Strachan-Louidor","doi":"10.1111/famp.70178","DOIUrl":"10.1111/famp.70178","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Our article is <i>testimonios</i> from the perspective of three Black, female MFTs. We explore various results of the intersecting pandemics that we have ourselves experienced and continue to navigate. A recurring narrative that has been amplified during this time is that therapy and therapists should not be political and human. Not only is there an expectation that clinicians should not express or maintain a political stance, but we are also expected to hold space for clients to express their discriminatory or marginalizing views. This notion reflects the repeated pattern of clinicians showing up for clients regardless of any personal turmoil. Clinicians are expected to intentionally consider the context of intersecting pandemics on the populations we serve and give grace to students we teach, yet the same context is disregarded when considering the clinician's wellbeing and expectations regarding productivity. We see this habit manifest in academia as well and it contributes to an internal disconnect and lack of work/life balance. Overall, we have found that clinicians impacted by the ongoing pandemics are unable to find time to reflect on and process what is happening. Our article features our experiences, the lessons we have learned as a result of continuing to survive, and how we intend to use our agency, autonomy, and voices to create change for ourselves and our communities. We hope that readers develop a better understanding of how to recognize and respect the humanity of mental health clinicians.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51396,"journal":{"name":"Family Process","volume":"65 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148594408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Parents' Gratitude Lability and Its Associations With Adolescents' Psychological Well-Being and Prosocial Behaviors: The Roles of Adolescents' Gratitude and Gender","authors":"Yue Liang,&nbsp;Nan Zhou,&nbsp;Hongjian Cao","doi":"10.1111/famp.70181","DOIUrl":"10.1111/famp.70181","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Parents play an important role in adolescents' gratitude development, yet little is known about whether and how fluctuations in parents' gratitude (i.e., gratitude lability) over time are associated with adolescents' socioemotional adjustment. Using three-wave data spanning 16 months, this study examined the longitudinal associations between parents' gratitude lability and adolescents' socioemotional outcomes, including depressive symptoms, life satisfaction, and prosocial behaviors, in 537 Chinese parent–adolescent dyads (<i>M</i>_{Child age} = 10.25 years, SD = 0.69; 57.3% girls). Adolescents' gratitude lability was tested as a possible explanatory mechanism, and adolescent gender was examined as a moderator. Results showed that parents' gratitude lability was positively associated with adolescents' gratitude lability across waves, which in turn was related to adolescents' depressive symptoms and prosocial behaviors. Furthermore, for girls, parents' gratitude lability was indirectly associated with adolescents' prosocial behaviors via adolescents' gratitude lability. However, for boys, this indirect effect was nonsignificant. These findings underscore the value of a dynamic perspective for understanding the intergenerational transmission of gratitude and its developmental correlates. Future intervention research may benefit from examining whether more consistent parental expressions of gratitude can support adolescents' stable gratitude development, well-being, and prosociality.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51396,"journal":{"name":"Family Process","volume":"65 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148594358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Caring for Chosen Family: A Scoping Review of Clinical Work With Chosen Family","authors":"Ainsley Jenicek,&nbsp;Miles Cooke,&nbsp;Heather B. MacIntosh,&nbsp;Tamara Sussman,&nbsp;Aline Bogossian","doi":"10.1111/famp.70180","DOIUrl":"10.1111/famp.70180","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This scoping review provides an overview of empirical research and practice-based literature that addresses direct clinical practice with chosen families—familial relationships that are not based on biology or law. Given the prevalence of chosen family among sexual and gender minorities as well as the amount of research that underlines chosen family as an important social support, this paper aims to synthesize recommendations for clinical work with chosen families and to highlight gaps in the literature. Using the five-step Arksey and O'Malley (2005) scoping review process, four electronic databases were systematically searched to identify papers that address working with chosen family in care-related fields, including social work, couple and family therapy, and nursing. Twenty-seven articles were included in this review and seven themes were identified by these authors that culminated in recommendations for clinical practice: (a) educate oneself about diverse family forms and address biases; (b) invite self-definition of “family”; (c) proactively include chosen family; (d) consider legal and policy barriers; (e) refer chosen family members to sources of support; (f) encourage people to create or maintain chosen family; and (g) engage in sexual and gender minority affirmative practices generally. The existing literature focuses primarily on individual services that involve chosen family as needed, but do not explicitly focus on dynamic and systemic needs. Further research into systemic work with chosen family is needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":51396,"journal":{"name":"Family Process","volume":"65 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/famp.70180","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148438814","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Stigmatization of Caregivers of Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Systematic Review","authors":"Samuel Guerin,&nbsp;Jeffrey McCrossin,&nbsp;Romuald Blanc,&nbsp;Émilie Cappe","doi":"10.1111/famp.70179","DOIUrl":"10.1111/famp.70179","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Research on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)-related stigma has centered on individuals with the diagnosis. Evidence concerning caregivers exists but has not been brought together in a way that clarifies its scope, correlates, and implications, despite caregivers' central role in navigating services, supporting daily functioning, and treatment engagement. The present study therefore to systematically review the empirical literature on the stigmatization of caregivers of children with ADHD. Following PRISMA guidelines, we searched PubMed and PsycINFO for studies between 2013 and 2024. Of the 4136 articles, 15 studies examining affiliate and courtesy stigma met criteria. Across studies, affiliate stigma was consistently linked to higher levels of caregiver depression, anxiety, and distress, as well as coping strategies and parenting styles. Higher education levels among caregivers were associated with lower affiliate stigma. The severity of the child's ADHD symptoms and internalizing/externalizing problems significantly associated with the level of stigma experienced by caregivers. Courtesy stigma was associated with several factors, including negative attitudes (e.g., anger or blame directed at children with ADHD) among members of the general public. These findings highlight the multifaceted associations of stigma on caregivers. The association between affiliate stigma and caregiver psychological distress underscores the need for targeted interventions, however only one intervention study met inclusion criteria for this review. The association between negative attitudes and courtesy stigma indicates the importance of addressing public perceptions. Future research should focus on developing and testing interventions that aim to reduce stigma and improve the well-being of caregivers and their families.</p><p><b>Trial Registration:</b> Prospero registration number: CRD42024527305</p>","PeriodicalId":51396,"journal":{"name":"Family Process","volume":"65 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/famp.70179","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148438847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}