Advanced Search
Display options
Filter resources
Text Availability
Article type
Publication date
Species
Language
Sex
Age
Showing 1 to 12 of 60 entries
Sorted by: Best Match Show Resources per page
The Causal Effects of Father Absence.

Annual review of sociology

McLanahan S, Tach L, Schneider D.
PMID: 24489431
Annu Rev Sociol. 2013 Jul;39:399-427. doi: 10.1146/annurev-soc-071312-145704.

The literature on father absence is frequently criticized for its use of cross-sectional data and methods that fail to take account of possible omitted variable bias and reverse causality. We review studies that have responded to this critique by...

Reply to Drury and Theall: No evidence of population stratification.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Mitchell C, Notterman D.
PMID: 25077292
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Jun 17;111(24):E2442. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1407451111.

No abstract available.

Immigrant-native differences in child health: does maternal education narrow or widen the gap?.

Child development

Jackson MI, Kiernan K, McLanahan S.
PMID: 22966919
Child Dev. 2012 Sep-Oct;83(5):1501-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2012.01811.x.

Abundant U.S. research documents an "immigrant advantage" in children's physical health. This article extends consideration to the United Kingdom, permitting examination of a broader group of immigrants from disparate regions of the world and different socioeconomic backgrounds. Drawing on...

Trajectories of relationship supportiveness after childbirth: Does marriage matter?.

Social science research

Carlson MJ, VanOrman AG.
PMID: 28705350
Soc Sci Res. 2017 Aug;66:102-117. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2017.01.007. Epub 2017 Feb 12.

Relationship quality for married couples typically declines after the birth of a (first) child, as parenthood brings new identities, stresses, and responsibilities for mothers and fathers. Yet, it is less clear whether nonmarital relationship quality follows a similar trajectory,...

Geography of intergenerational mobility and child development.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Donnelly L, Garfinkel I, Brooks-Gunn J, Wagner BG, James S, McLanahan S.
PMID: 28811379
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017 Aug 29;114(35):9320-9325. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1700945114. Epub 2017 Aug 15.

Recent research by Chetty and colleagues finds that children's chances of upward mobility are affected by the communities in which they grow up [Chetty R, Hendren N (2016) Working paper 23002]. However, the developmental pathways through which communities of...

Multipartnered Fertility and Depression among Fragile Families.

Journal of marriage and the family

Turney K, Carlson MJ.
PMID: 21921968
J Marriage Fam. 2011 Jun 01;73(3):570-587. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2011.00828.x.

We used data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study to examine the association between multipartnered fertility (MPF)-when parents have children with more than one partner-and depression. Random effects models suggested that MPF is associated with a greater...

Father Involvement and Father-Child Relationship Quality: An Intergenerational Perspective.

Parenting, science and practice

Jessee V, Adamsons K.
PMID: 30881229
Parent Sci Pract. 2018;18(1):28-44. doi: 10.1080/15295192.2018.1405700. Epub 2018 Jan 09.

OBJECTIVE: The present study looks at predictors that may be associated with father-child relationship quality and whether relationship quality appears to be transmitted across generations.DESIGN: This study includes 2,970 U.S. families who participated in the Fragile Families and Child...

Accumulation, Timing, and Duration of Early Childhood Adversity and Behavior Problems at Age 9.

Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53

Schroeder A, Slopen N, Mittal M.
PMID: 30084657
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2020 Jan-Feb;49(1):36-49. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2018.1496440. Epub 2018 Aug 07.

We utilized a life course framework to examine associations between the accumulation, timing, and duration of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) across early childhood (ages 1-5 years) and internalizing and externalizing behavior problems at age 9. The sample included 1,789...

Government Assistance Protects Low-Income Families from Eviction.

Journal of policy analysis and management : [the journal of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management]

Lundberg I, Gold SL, Donnelly L, Brooks-Gunn J, McLanahan SS.
PMID: 33814669
J Policy Anal Manage. 2021;40(1):107-127. doi: 10.1002/pam.22234. Epub 2020 Jun 17.

A lack of affordable housing is a pressing issue for many low-income American families and can lead to eviction from their homes. Housing assistance programs to address this problem include public housing and other assistance, including vouchers, through which...

The mediating effect of parenting stress and couple relationship quality on the association between material hardship trajectories and maternal mental health status.

Journal of affective disorders

Daundasekara SS, Schuler BR, Beauchamp JES, Hernandez DC.
PMID: 33991944
J Affect Disord. 2021 Jul 01;290:31-39. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.04.058. Epub 2021 May 01.

BACKGROUND: Household material hardships could have a negative impact on maternal mental health. Understanding mechanisms by which material hardship trajectories affect maternal depression and anxiety could aid health care professionals and researchers to design better interventions to improve mental...

Surveys, Records, and the Study of Incarceration in Families.

The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Geller A, Jaeger K, Pace G.
PMID: 34531606
Ann Am Acad Pol Soc Sci. 2016 May 01;665(1):22-43. doi: 10.1177/0002716216633449. Epub 2016 Apr 10.

More than 2 million American children have a parent incarcerated, making the consequences of parental incarceration for families critical to understand. A growing literature documents significant challenges not only among incarcerated men, but also among their spouses, partners, and...

Protective Effects of Maternal Education against Low Birth Weight Deliveries: Blacks' Diminished Returns.

Research in health science

Assari S.
PMID: 33117952
Res Health Sci. 2020;5(4):1-17. doi: 10.22158/rhs.v5n4p1. Epub 2020 Sep 15.

BACKGROUND: Racial and economic disparities in low birth weight (LBW) deliveries is among the most well-established differences between Blacks and Whites. As LBW is an established risk factor for chronic diseases such as asthma and diabetes, it is particularly...

Showing 1 to 12 of 60 entries