Review of Issues and Trends in Family Ecology and Practice

Ryan, R. Claessens, A. & Markowitz, A. (2015). Associations between family structure change and child behavior problems: The moderating effect of family income. Child Development, 86 (1), 112

Sweeney, M. M. (2010). Remarriage and stepfamilies: Strategic sites for family scholarship in the 21st century. Journal of Marriage and Family, 72(3), 667-684

Fincham, F.D., & Beach, S.R. (2010) Marriage in the new millennium: A decade in review. Journal of Marriage and Family, 72, 630-649

Lavner, J.A., Karney, B.R., and Bradbury, T.N. (2016). Does couples’ communication predict marital satisfaction, or does marital satisfaction predict communication? Journal of Marriage and Family, 78 (3), 680-694. DOI:10.1111/jomf.12301

Sassler, S. (2010). Partnering across the life course: Sex, relationships, and mate selection. Journal of Marriage and Family, 72, 557-575

Kochendorfer, L.B., & Kerns, K.A. (2017). Perceptions of parent-child attachment relationships and friendship qualities: Predictors of romantic relationship involvement and quality in adolescence. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 46 (5), 1009-1021. McDaniel, B.T., & Radesky, J.S. (2018). Technoference: Parent distraction with technology and associations with child behavior problems. Child Development, 89 (1), 100-109. Pasco Fearon, R.M., & Roisman, G.I. (2017). Attachment theory: Progress and future directions. Current Opinion in Psychology, 15, 131-136

Hunter, S.C., Riggs, D.W., & Augoustinos, M. (2017). Hegemonic masculinity versus a caring masculinity: Implications for understanding primary caregiving fathers. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 11(3), e12307

Lee, J. Y., & Lee, S. J. (2018). Caring is masculine: Stay-at-home fathers and masculine identity. Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 19(1), 47-58. Schoppe‐Sullivan, S., & Fagan, J. (2020). The evolution of fathering research in the 21 st century: Persistent challenges, new directions. Journal of Marriage and Family, 82(1), 175– 197

Anthony, E.R., Vincent, A. & Shin, Y. (2018). Parenting and child experiences in shelter: A qualitative study exploring the effect of homelessness on the parent-child relationship. Child & Family Social Work, 23 (1), 8-15

Edin, K., & Kissane, R. J. (2010). Poverty and the American family: A decade in review. Journal of Marriage and Family, 72(3), 460-479

Gaszo, A. & McDaniel, S.A. (2015). Families by choice and the management of low income throughsocial supports. Journal of Family Issues, 36(3), 371-395

Carroll, M. (2018). Gay fathers on the margins: Race, class, marital status, and pathway to parenthood. Family Relations, 67, 104-117. Few-Demo, A.I., & Demo, D.H. (2016). Family Diversity. In The Wiley Blackwell Encylopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism. DOI:10.1002/9781118663202.wberen464

Cleveland, J.N., Fisher, G.G., & Sawyer, K.B. (2015). Work-life equality: The importance of a level playing field at home. In: M.J. Mills (Ed). Gender and the Work-Family Experience. (pp.177

Cham: Springer

Ilies, R., Liu, Y., Liu, X., & Zheng, X. (2017). Why do employees have better family lives when they are highly engaged at work? Journal of Applied Psychology, 102 (6), 956-970

Lero, D. & Korabik, K. (2017). The work-family interface in Canada. In. K. Korabik, Z. Aycan, & R. Ayman (Eds). The work-family interface in global context. (pp. 118-143). New York, NY: Routledge

Keating, N., Eales, J., Funk, L., Fast, J. and Min, J. (2019) ‘Life course trajectories of family care’, International Journal of Care and Caring, DOI:10.1332/239788219X15473079319309

Silverstein, M. and Giarrusso, R. (2010). Aging and family life. A decade in review. Journal of Marriage and Family, 72(5), 1039-1058

Mahon, R. & Bergqvist, C., & Brennan, D. (2016). Social policy change: Work-family tensions in Sweden, Australia and Canada. Social Policy & Administration, 50(2), 165-182

Scala, F., Paterson, S., Richard-Nobert, L. (2019). The gender logic and effects of instrument mixes: implementing eldercare policy in Canada. Policy and Society. DOI:

Ryan, R. Claessens, A. & Markowitz, A. (2015). Associations between family structure change and child behavior problems: The moderating effect of family income. Child Development, 86 (1), 112-127

Sweeney, M. M. (2010). Remarriage and stepfamilies: Strategic sites for family scholarship in the 21 st century. Journal of Marriage and Family, 72(3), 667-684

Fincham, F.D., & Beach, S.R. (2010) Marriage in the new millennium: A decade in review. Journal of Marriage and Family, 72, 630-649

Lavner, J.A., Karney, B.R., and Bradbury, T.N. (2016). Does couples’ communication predict marital satisfaction, or does marital satisfaction predict communication? Journal of Marriage and Family, 78 (3), 680-694. DOI:10.1111/jomf.12301

Proulx, C.M., Ermer, A.E., & Kanter, J.B. (2017). Group-based trajectory modeling of marital quality: A critical review. Journal of Family Theory & Review, 9, 307-327

Sassler, S. (2010). Partnering across the life course: Sex, relationships, and mate selection. Journal of Marriage and Family, 72, 557-575

Homelessness, Poverty, and Families

Anthony, E.R., Vincent, A. & Shin, Y. (2018). Parenting and child experiences in shelter: A qualitative study exploring the effect of homelessness on the parent-child relationship. Child & Family Social Work, 23 (1), 8-15

Brady, D., Finnigan, R. & Hubgen, S. (2017). Rethinking the risks of poverty: A framework for analyzing prevalences and penalties. American Journal of Sociology, 123 (3), 740-786

Edin, K., & Kissane, R. J. (2010). Poverty and the American family: A decade in review. Journal of Marriage and Family, 72(3), 460-479

Gaszo, A. & McDaniel, S.A. (2015). Families by choice and the management of low income through social supports. Journal of Family Issues, 36(3), 371-395

Hastings, J. Taylor, S., & Austin, M. (2005). The status of low-income families in the post-welfare reform environment: mapping the relationships between poverty and family. Journal of Health & Social

Gross, J.T., Stern, J.A., Brett, B.E. & Cassidy, J. (2017). The multifaceted nature of prosocial behavior in children: Links with attachment theory and research. Social Development, 26 (4), 661-678

Kochendorfer, L.B. , & Kerns, K.A. (2017). Perceptions of parent-child attachment relationships and friendship qualities: Predictors of romantic relationship involvement and quality in adolescence. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 46 (5), 1009-1021. McDaniel, B.T., & Radesky, J.S. (2018). Technoference: Parent distraction with technology and associations with child behavior problems. Child Development, 89 (1), 100-109

Paschall, K.W., & Mastergeorge, A.M. (2016). A review of 25 years of research in bidirectionality in parent-child relationships” An examination of methodological approaches. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 40 (5), 442-451

Pasco Fearon, R.M., & Roisman, G.I. (2017). Attachment theory: Progress and future directions. Current Opinion in Psycholoy, 15, 131-136

Coles, R.L. (2015). Single-father families: A review of the literature. Journal of Family Theory and Review, 7(2), 144-166

Goldberg, J.S. (2015). Identity and Involvement Among Resident and Nonresident Fathers. Journal of Family Issues Vol 36 (7), 852-879

Hunter, S.C., Riggs, D.W., & Augoustinos, M. (2017). Hegemonic masculinity versus a caring masculinity: Implications for understanding primary caregiving fathers. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 11(3), e12307

Lee, J. Y., & Lee, S. J. (2018). Caring is masculine: Stay-at-home fathers and masculine identity. Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 19(1), 47-58

Rudman, L.A., & Mescher, K. (2013). Penalizing men who request a family leave: Is flexibility stigma a femininity stigma? Journal of Social Issues, 69, 322-340

Cleveland, J.N., Fisher, G.G., & Sawyer, K.B. (2015). Work-life equality: The importance of a level playing field at home. In: M.J. Mills (Ed). Gender and the Work-Family Experience. (pp.177

Cham: Springer

Ilies, R., Liu, Y., Liu, X., & Zheng, X. (2017). Why do employees have better family lives when they are highly engaged at work? Journal of Applied Psychology, 102 (6), 956-970

Lero, D. & Korabik, K. (2017). The work-family interface in Canada. In. K. Korabik, Z. Aycan, & R. Ayman (Eds). The work-family interface in global context. (pp. 118-143). New York, NY: Routledge

Usdansky, M. (2011). The gender-equality paradox: Class and incongruity between work-family attitudes and behaviors. Journal of Family Theory and Review, 3, 163-178

Breitkreuz, R., & Colen, K. (2018). Who cares? Motivations for unregulated child care use. Journal of Family Issues, 39(17), 4066-4088

Mahon, R. & Bergqvist, C., & Brennan, D. (2016). Social policy change: Work-family tensions in Sweden, Australia and Canada. Social Policy & Administration, 50(2), 165-182

Scala, F., Paterson, S., Richard-Nobert, L. (2019). The gender logic and effects of instrument mixes: implementing eldercare policy in Canada. Policy and Society. DOI:

Carroll, M. (2018). Gay fathers on the margins: Race, class, marital status, and pathway to parenthood. Family Relations, 67, 104-117. Few-Demo, A.I., & Demo, D.H. (2016). Family Diversity. In The Wiley Blackwell Encylopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism. DOI:10.1002/9781118663202.wberen464

Kuvalanka, K., Allen, S., Munroe, C., Goldberg, A., & Weiner, J. (2018). The experiences of sexual minority mothers with trans* children. Family Relations, 67, 70-87

Pearce, L.D., Hayward, G.M., Chassin, L., & Curran, P.J. (2018). The increasing diversity and complexity of family structures for adolescents. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 28(3), 591-608

Dow, D.M. (2016). Integrated motherhood: Beyond hegemonic ideologies of motherhood. Journal of Marriage and Family, 78, 180-196

Lersch, P.M. (2016). Family migration and subsequent employment: The effect of gender ideology. Journal of Marriage and Family, 78, 230-245. Parsons Leigh, J., Gauthier, A.H., Iverson, R.R., Luhr, S., & Napolitano, L. (2018). Caught in between: neoliberal rhetoric and middle-income families in Canada and the United States. Journal of Family Studies, 24 (2), 170-186

Sakaluk, L. (2017). Paper One: It all comes out in the wash. In L.Sakaluk. Strategizing About Work-Family Integration During the Transition to Parenthood: Longitudinal Processes and Ideological Influences (pp.45-98). Dissertation

Girardin, M. Widmer, E., Arnet Connidis, I. Castren, A., Gouveia, R., & Masotti, B. (2018). Ambivalence in later-life family networks: beyond intergenerational dyads. Journal of Marriage & Family, 80, 768-784

Keating, N., Eales, J., Funk, L., Fast, J. and Min, J. (2019) ‘Life course trajectories of family care’, International Journal of Care and Caring, DOI: 10.1332/239788219X15473079319309

Riekkola, J., Rutberg, S., Lilja, M., & Isaksson, G. (2019). Strategies of older couples to sustain togetherness. Journal of Aging Studies, 48, 60-66

Silverstein, M. and Giarrusso, R. (2010). Aging and family life. A decade in review. Journal of Marriage and Family, 72(5), 1039-1058