Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Family-Friendly Policies for the 119th Congress

Timothy P. Carney | Christopher J. Scalia | Yuval Levin | Brad Wilcox | Scott Winship | Edward J. Pinto | Tobias Peter | Kevin Corinth | Howard Husock, American Enterprise Institute







2. Signs that Gen Z want marriage




3. Dating App Cover-Up: How Tinder, Hinge, and Their Corporate Owner Keep Rape Under Wraps

 Emily Elena Dugdale and Hanisha Harjani

https://themarkup.org/investigations/2025/02/13/dating-app-tinder-hinge-cover-up



4. Family Matters: Why Our Choices Determine Our Economic Prosperity

Philip Pilkington
https://www.arcforum.com/research-papers/choices-family-matters



5. Should you be using AI in your dating life?

Chance Townsend

https://mashable.com/article/ai-for-dating



6. On the Internet, No One Knows You're a Dog: Examining the Feasibility of Privacy-Preserving Age Verification Online

Luke Hogg and Evan Swarztrauber

https://www.thefai.org/posts/on-the-internet-no-one-knows-you-re-a-dog



7.   A Credibility Revolution for Relationship Science: Where Can We Step Up Our Game? 

Samantha Joel | Paul W. Eastwick | Devinder Khera

https://compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/spc3.70042



8. New dads reveal conflict and guilt in the transition to parenthood

by Pauline Braniff, Deakin University


Sid Madge





10. Elon Musk Now Has 13 Children. A Conservative Pro-Family Scholar Says He’s Missing Something.

Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Dibble-Annual-Report

Kay Reed, Executive Director. The Dibble Institute®   




2. https://www.marriageweek.org/live-events

Friday, February 14 (last one!)

Nurturing Emotions & Romance 

Day 8 Virtual Event3.





3. The Antidote to News: Real Life Here and Now





4. Media and Technoference in Romantic Relationships

USU EXTENSION


https://extension.usu.edu/strongermarriage/courses/media-and-technoference-in-romantic-relationships/#/



5. Alienating behaviours in separated mothers and fathers in the UK
  • Professor Ben Hine, Professor of Applied Psychology
  • Jennifer Harman, Associate Professor, Colorado State University
  • Sadie Leder-Elder, Associate Professor of Psychology, High Point University
  • Elizabeth Bates, Associate Professor in Family Violence and Abuse, University of Cumbria


    • https://www.uwl.ac.uk/research/research-impact/family-breakdown



    6. Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling

    DR Corey, KY Billingsley, CL Conner - …

    Tavistock Relationships

    https://watermark.silverchair.com/11791010.pdf?token=AQECAHi208BE49Ooan9kkhW_Ercy7Dm3ZL_9Cf3qfKAc485ysgAAA2wwggNoBgkqhkiG9w0BBwagggNZMIIDVQIBADCCA04GCSqGSIb3DQEHATAeBglghkgBZQMEAS4wEQQM3KKuQn_WZ20XD5PoAgEQgIIDH4I_2_pdTiWmlax3b6gtKW0rnkPXMHvs-xofxfowkK0PfmOx31Efsxu1n-gLnLoJgyhPTFz8fL007VJkWsc4sX6HpHXgYXUj_0ca8UCru4MUekkC3qyR24eha7-TS9jiHg2VXC6DvdOFA9Eb6rC-RPhtod6FM-N4_CIgfxaQxOm6fvv4INr0ipNyHiPYIVGRTNNUwCzZ8ghL24EwW78KJkmzXoUC8xvR46V1PZn2KnalqZsHJhVFn32wj4OWh25tHGpR30mFKTFBWr2LP0qiZNJoNE7HJ_-rl4mLB4s-jM16z8zaZ9NPsHqreUZPmNs321fkrHC4wgKrKcor-OTECTkNLOK-WSXCRsbjhOPkl7qKZRJZs15Ar1N516UUTZQc1VuVsjSuRIK_XXPo9E6E45wkLyDml5-Pk6zeDi-A081DmdA8nJBXmXEzXhJEGTGzo3KrQ-Ksu-Pr0wfIVy8RdYcOVzsYBbMgCaTNNcaCQIeaI5EDZNraLyBg8NII8PHjM-1mZHHjWKizESfMGYgtCpjjvC5CpZEswi6to282e2uaa7sg0c0HoYp1h6w0RCaOBT9-RvFgYW6mjua4KF18APRUZmKNsN1ktRDziuo4ygBwN0bCKhM83Fjm576ViZPDDCfQP6gD4zhzPmSapBMXFKusqRwi242nDf7tTdoAld5y2_yY_WhVXfPJdqFYxu7hvj1PdCwJuh9WiPli56jNoPnzp9DvivzQrgCLIseWeDvRgfSVAAYfJ8ML4nr_D82C4m9MqINL9inyXNLsd6KGDWXel2JJS3bDmd_bIrgF_XLBa4xusbJdcoAp7FLEliMXtFwYJvgqqQHcb_5MfkExjpcEbBzhP6ujMt0ZlN2eIiepluSXmrdQP0-IdO8yzo3zyLPz0J4p2X_fubYpnZDU0h5pRWI-Icv6NK3fTiD_v9phlo2zq6uDUGls2iAUYetr6kE4F7-ZN_q1crDsKudLDPbTqdYynhBLqAnMekw9lCQukTrNJ2EgwMttaFqs4qJKFyy2DwGNS94hm_Ys14Q1EJJuYgVx4NLLPlJ6x1qeMkc





    9. ‘Sexlessness’ is on the rise. Can the Church use this moment to promote marriage?

    https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/262165/sexlessness-is-on-the-rise-can-the-church-use-this-moment-to-promote-marriage




    10. Study finds dating isn't broken, but relationship paths have evolved

    by Sharita Forrest, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign



    OR

    The Progression of College Student Romantic Relationship Development: Stability and Change Over 10 Years







    Thanks
    Bill


    Candidates for IFS Friday Five

    1. Strengthening marriage – one date night at a time

    THERESA BREITENBACH





    2. Marriage and the stable society: The continued importance of marriage

    Daniel Lilley

    https://www.civitas.org.uk/publications/marriage-and-the-stable-society/



    3. The Five Stages of Western Fertility

    Written by ArctotheriumAporia


    https://www.aporiamagazine.com/p/the-five-stages-of-western-fertility



    4. How marriage counseling might just save American democracy

    By StudyFinds Staff

    https://studyfinds.org/marriage-counseling-democracy-political-polarization/



    5. A digital intervention to enhance couple relationships, the Paired app: mixed methods evaluation

    Aicken, C., Gabb, J., Di Martino, S.






    6.  Interparental mutually responsive orientation during pregnancy impacts toddler socioemotional development by promoting parent-infant relational dynamics

     Erin L. Ramsdell1,2 , Lauren M. Laifer1 , Kelsey McCoy1 and Rebecca L. Brock1











    9. 8 Essentials of a Lasting Love (one each night starting tomorrow)




    10. What Are the 6 Types of Intimacy?


    Genee Francis, assistant director of content and programming at WinShape Marriage































    Candidates for IFS Friday Five

    1. The 10th Annual American Family Survey: Opportunities and Obstacles to a Broad-Based Political Coalition for Families

    Thursday, February 6, 2025, | 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM ET With Daniel A. Cox | Brad Wilcox





    2.  The Values and Rituals of Authentic Relationships: What the Relationship Enhancement Model Teaches Us about Marriage

     Robert F. Scuka, Ph.D., M.S.W., LCSW-C





    3.  “The beginning of children's stimulation”.

    International Federation for Family Development




    4. Getting Our Hearts Right: Three Keys to Better Relationships

    H. Wallace Goddard, PhD and James P. Marshall, PhD

    https://www.uaex.uada.edu/life-skills-wellness/personal-family-well-being/personal/getting-hearts-right.aspx



    5. Partners Now Parents: Supporting Couples During the Journey to Parenthood

    Shannon M Savell 1,, Lauren V Breeden 1, Robert E Emery 1

    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11753894/




    6. American Greatness Depends on Strong Families

    By Brad Wilcox | Chris Bullivant, Commonplace






    7. The Effects of Parenting Styles on Children's Emotional and Social Skill Development: The Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation Skills

    Jie Zheng1

    https://leger360.com/the-youth-study/









    11. 3 Keys to Igniting Your Fatherhood Program in 2025


    Antoine Johnson, NFI

    Candidates for IFS Friday Five

    1. 5 Marriage Trends for 2025

    Kevin A. Thompson






    2. The 2025 National Marriage Week theme is "Pursuing a Lasting Love."

    Feb.7-14






    3. RSVP for 'I...Do? Why Marriage Still Matters' Book Launch

    2/12

    https://share.hsforms.com/1XdW8LwvxR4-XgTus-kSjZwd6y2f?



    4. We all need a little more recess

    Karyn Allee and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek


    https://www.brookings.edu/articles/we-all-need-a-little-more-recess/



    5. The Demographic Shift

    By Mark J. Warshawsky, AEI





    6. Study: Effective parenting support strengthens rural families

    Sherri Buri McDonald, University Communications

    https://news.uoregon.edu/content/study-effective-parenting-support-strengthens-rural-families



    7. Which Program Elements Are Associated with Better Outcomes for Fathers?

    OPRE/ACF

    https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/which-program-elements-are-associated-better-outcomes-fathers




    8.  Changes in well-being and relationship satisfaction in the years before and after marriage in a sample of New Zealand adults

     Hannah E. Dupuis1, Yuthika U. Girme1, Nickola C. Overall2, Emily J. Cross2 and Chris G. Sibley2






    9. Chapter 1: Introduction to the Research Handbook on Couple and Family Relationships








    10. MSU study finds children of color experience more variability in sleep times

    Katie Frey, MSU

    https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2025/msu-study-finds-children-of-color-experience-more-variability-in-sleep-times




    11. About Those Men

    Mona Charen




    12. Black Emerging Adults Identify Protective Community Resources That Promote Their Well-being





    Thanks.
    Bill



    Candidates for IFS Friday Five

    1. Couple relationship education content: What we have and what we are missing

    OR

    Comparing the OurRelationship Program and Bibliotherapy for Parents Experiencing Couple Distress: A Randomized Pilot

    Tea L Trillingsgaard 1, Frederik Godt Hansen 1,2,✉, Hanne Nørr Fentz 1
    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11707500/





    2. UK Families to receive £126 million in early years support

    OR

    Why Erdogan declared 2025 as the ‘Year of the Family’?

    Yusuf Kamadan






    3. Evolving Connections: How Culture Rewrites Our Past (and Future) in Relationships

    Prakash Thambipillai and Li-Jun Ji






    4.  I love you no matter what: Negative relationship quality and daily encounters in the parent-child tie and their implications for daily mood across the lifespan 

    Jane M. Stephenson1 | Angela Turkelson1 | Karen L. Fingerman2 | Kira S. Birditt






    5.  Transitivity and couple relationship satisfaction: Sharing and visiting friends and family make the difference 

    Guillaume Drevon1 *, Jacques-Antoine Gauthier2 , Gil Viry3 , Vincent Kaufmann1 , Florian Masse1 , and Alexis Gumy1 1






    6.  Couple therapy and systemic interventions for adult-focused problems: The evidence base

     Alan Carr, Journal of Family Therapy





    8. Social Media as a Healthy Relationship Service Strategy

    February 12, 2025 @ 1:00 pm Pacific/4:00 pm Eastern





    9. Marriage Week (2/7-14) Events and Resources





    10. Despite gains, women still do most of the housework. Will this gender gap ever narrow?

    Natalie Stechyson, CBC News





    11.  Analyzing the Cohesion and Adaptability of Families of Children with Intellectual Disability Using the FACES-20Esp Scale

     Esther Vela Llaurado´ 1 , Laura Serrano Ferna´ndez1 , and Laura Martı´n Martı´nez1






    12. Researcher on Family Is Newest University Professor

     Bryan McKenzie,





    Thanks
    Bill






    Candidates for IFS Friday Five

    1. The disengagement gap: Why student engagement isn’t what parents expect

    Rebecca Winthrop, Youssef Shoukry, and David Nitkin

    https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-disengagement-gap/

    OR
    January14,2025

    11:00 am EST - 12:00 pm EST

    ‘The Disengaged Teen’: How to help children learn better, feel better, and live better




    2. Sexual Mindfulness Course

    Utah Marriage Commission, USU EXTENSION

    https://extension.usu.edu/strongermarriage/course/sexual_mindfulness?







    3. The Anti-Social Century

    By Derek Thompson

    gift article link from the author via X





    4. Videoconferencing Delivery of the Seoul Premarital Education Program During COVID-19

    Jisu Park & Jaerim Lee

    https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11121-024-01761-z



    5. Infant Affect Regulation with Mothers and Fathers: The Roles of Parent Mental Health and Marital Satisfaction







    6. "Just Stop It" - A Marriage Masterclass with Dr. Scott Stanley

    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/just-stop-it-a-marriage-masterclass-with-dr-scott-stanley/id1771299770?i=1000672316815



    7. National Marriage Week (2/7-14) Resources

    https://www.marriageweek.org/



    8. Ep #125: How to Practice Intentional Parenting through Family Nature Adventures with Shaun Garrison

    Families of Character Show

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA06kCQkf5k&list=PLILijXFqNJbFhhR1iA4eMpyc7H00Vx9lm&index=8&ab_channel=FamiliesofCharacter



    9. Yes, Dads Can Struggle With Postpartum Depression—Here’s Why

    By Kimanzi Constable

    https://www.parents.com/what-causes-postpartum-depression-in-dads-8770790


    Thanks
    Bill


    Candidates for IFS Friday Five

    1.  Romantic Relationships Matter More to Men than to Women

     Iris V. Wahring, Jeffry A. Simpson & Paul A. M. Van Lange

    https://static1.squarespace.com/static/523f28fce4b0f99c83f055f2/t/6745dff6d6dd2c54ac1ee442/1732632567738/BBS+2024+Relationships+Target+Article+Final.pdf



    2. Monday, January 13, 2025 | 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM ET

    What Are Parents’ Rights, and How Far Do They Go?

    With Naomi Schaefer Riley | Adam J. White

    https://www.aei.org/events/what-are-parents-rights-and-how-far-do-they-go/



    3.  Beyond Good or Bad: The Four Evaluative Quadrants of Relationships

     Francesca Righetti, Mirna Đurić, and Iris Schneider

    https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/10888683241302247



    4.  Resilient relationships: Role of partner responsiveness and relationship satisfaction in posttraumatic stress disorder

     Eline M. Meulemana , Johan C. Karremansb and Elisa van Ee






    5.  Examining associations among depressive symptoms, negative partner attributions, and relationship functioning in different-gender couples using the actor-partner interdependence mediation model

     Deanna L. Pollard | Tanya V. Shah | Neha Pathak | Joseph Boudreaux | Julia C. Babcock





    6. Financial dynamics in long-term marriages: Surprising findings unearthed from decades’ worth of data

    by Eric W. Dolan











    9. The Effectiveness of Healthy Romantic Relationship Training on Enhancing Active-Empathic Listening Skills Among Emerging Adults
    LAC Utami, AS Ginanjar, SY Pranawati - Bulletin of Counseling and Psychotherapy, 2024






    10. Maternal and paternal parenting stress: Direct and interactive associations with child externalizing and internalizing behavior problems

    Rose Lapolice Thériault, Annie Bernier, Audrey-Ann Deneault

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0885200624001868



    11.  Characteristics of adolescent romantic partnerships and their associations with partnership qualities 

    Jonathon J. Beckmeyer  and Gabrielle C. Kline 

    https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/02673843.2024.2443030



    12.  LIKE, COMMENT, SUBSCRIBE, AND SHARE: AN INVESTIGATION OF EMERGING ADULTS’ LIVED EXPERIENCES OF RELATIONSHIP INFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA

      Marquitta Fields

    https://aura.antioch.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2103&context=etds



    Thanks
    Bill  





















































    Candidates for IFS Friday Five

    1. Expert Tips for Protecting Kids Online featuring Cyber Fareedah

     Jordan Langdon




    2. When Did We Start Giving Each Other Wedding Rings?

    https://historyfacts.com/arts-culture/article/when-did-we-start-giving-each-other-wedding-rings/



    3. China love course proposal for universities to encourage marriage, childbirth draws backlash

    Yating Yang




    5. “Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood (HMRF)” NARME Webinar
    January 15, 2025, 2:00 pm ET

    https://www.narme.org/webinars

    (see the slides from today's Dibble webinar on same topic attached below)



    6. ‘What God Has Joined’: Courageous Catholics Live Truth That Marriage Is for Life

    Beverly Willett

    https://www.ncregister.com/features/beverly-willett-atlanta-retreat




    7. Associations among PTSD Symptoms, Fear of Emotion, and Couple Communication Difficulties: A Between-Person Dyadic Analysis

    SJ Fredman, J Lee, Y Le, E Taverna, AD Marshall - Behaviour Research and Therapy, 2024






    8.  Exploring Young Women’s Experiences of Economic Abuse in Intimate Relationships

     by Erica M. Johnston




    9. 'We Don't Let It Build Up': Relationship Satisfaction and Well-Being Among Equal-Sharing, Role-Reversed and Semi-Traditional Parents

    M Pinho, R Gaunt, A Jordan, A Tarrant, N Chanamuto… - Journal of Family Issues, 2024




    10.  Understanding Opportunities and Risks of Synthetic Relationships: Leveraging the Power of Longitudinal Research with Customised AI Tools

     Alfio Ventura and Nils Köbis  




    BEAT ARMY!


    Bill