Candidates for IFS Friday Five # 485 (10th year anniversary) 1. The psychology of commitment and marriage Harry Benson https://marriagefoundation.org.uk/the-psychology-of-marriage/ 2. The Modern American Family BY CAROLINA ARAGÃO, KIM PARKER, SHANNON GREENWOOD, CHRIS BARONAVSKI AND JOHN CARLO MANDAPAT https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2023/09/14/the-modern-american-family/ 3. Measuring the Nation’s Social and Economic Well-Being https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/2023/comm/well-being.html 4. Policies and Programs to Reduce Intergenerational Poverty (I wonder if they'll mention marriage) https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/policies-and-programs-to-reduce-intergenerational-poverty 5. Intimate Partner Violence Among Military Spouses: A Qualitative Study of Power and Control in Context (Preview) Smith, Allison L. University of Kansas https://www.proquest.com/openview/a61ff1bcb74b6e24bfde00939db6009a/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y 6. Marital First Responder Workshop October 14, 2023, 9am to 4 pm Central Time, Online via Zoom and In Person https://maritalfirstresponders.org/mfr-workshop-registration/ 7. Prenatal Version of the Coparenting Relationship Scale Among Finnish Couples Expecting Their Firstborn Emmi Lindroos, Eija Räikkönen, Kaisa Malinen & Anna K. Rönkä https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10826-023-02659-0 8. Opinion Liberals don’t like talking up marriage. Here’s how they can start. By Alyssa Rosenberg https://wapo.st/3EOhNUS 9. Marriage is about more than math Conn Carroll, Commentary Editor https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/marriage-is-about-more-than-math 10. Fewer and less expensive weddings hurting China's massive marriage industry https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-19/declining-marriages-hurting-wedding-industry-birth-rate/102873800 11. The Knot Worldwide Launches Inaugural Future of Marriage Report, Revealing More Than 70% of Gen Zers are Looking Forward to Their Wedding Day https://finance.yahoo.com/news/knot-worldwide-launches-inaugural-future-130000916.html Thanks! Bill We are headed to Prague and then on a weeklong cruise on the Danube...back Oct 2
Candidates for IFS Friday Five 1. The two-parent privilege: A conversation on the case for marriage Featuring author Melissa Kearney and Jim Tankersley Thursday, September 21, 2023 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM EDT https://www.brookings.edu/events/the-two-parent-privilege-a-conversation-on-the-case-for-marriage/ 2. 5 Million More Children Experienced Poverty in 2022 Than in 2021, Following Expiration of COVID-era Economic Relief Dana Thomson, Renee Ryberg https://www.childtrends.org/blog/5-million-more-children-experienced-poverty-in-2022-than-in-2021-following-expiration-of-covid-era-economic-relief 3. What’s the Best Strategy for Supporting an Upset Partner? BY JILL SUTTIE https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/whats_best_strategy_for_supporting_an_upset_partner 4. Study confirms it: Opposites don't actually attract University of Colorado at Boulder https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/09/230905124922.htm 5. Conservatives in Denmark propose action against divorces CNE.news https://cne.news/article/3580-conservatives-in-denmark-propose-action-against-divorces 6. Measuring Poverty: The New Census Estimates and the Future of Poverty Measurement With Kevin Corinth | Angela Rachidi | Matt Weidinger | Scott Winship | Richard Burkhauser | Bruce D. Meyer https://www.aei.org/events/measuring-poverty-the-new-census-estimates-and-the-future-of-poverty-measurement/ 7. 5 Ways the Sibling Dynamic Reappears in Adult Relationships Fern Schumer Chapman, PT https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/brothers-sisters-strangers/202309/5-ways-the-sibling-dynamic-reappears-in-adult-relationships 8. Across U.S. religious groups, more see decline of marriage as negative than positive BY GREGORY A. SMITH https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/09/14/across-us-religious-groups-more-see-decline-of-marriage-as-negative-than-positive/ 9. Marriage could mean losing life-saving benefits for people with disabilities. So they’re protesting. Sara Luterman, Caregiving reporter https://19thnews.org/2023/09/disability-advocates-marriage-equality-commitment-ceremony/ 10. The Impact of Marriage ELAINE SCHWARTZ https://econlife.com/2023/09/inequality-impact-of-marriage/ 11. WHAT IS THE ‘MARRIAGE LANGUAGE’ TIKTOK TREND THAT COUPLES KEEP POSTING? Article by Kaitlin Stanford https://www.intheknow.com/post/marriage-language-trend-tiktok/ 12. Start a Family Book Club https://www.doinggoodtogether.org/projects/family-book-club or https://www.doinggoodtogether.org/bigheartedfamilies/ Thanks Bill Bill Coffin 301-625-7737 | 301-518-5657 | billcoffin68@gmail.com billcoffin.org Create your own email signature
Candidates for Friday Five 1. 6 Ways to Jump-Start Your Relationship's Ability to Flourish Susan Krauss Whitbourne, PhD, ABPP for PT https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/fulfillment-at-any-age/202309/6-ways-to-jump-start-your-relationships-ability-to-flourish 2. First-time fathers seem to experience a steeper decline in relationship satisfaction in the first two years post-partum than second-time fathers in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Judith T. Mack and Lena Brunke from Technische Universität Dresden, Germany, and colleagues. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/08/230830151756.htm 3. Say Yes to the Mess https://slate.com/tag/say-yes-to-the-mess 4. Experiences Of Peer Educators Teaching Relationship Ed. to College Students Sep 13, 2023, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT | The Dibble Institute https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2737613962020257621 5. Let’s Talk Relationships: When we’re alone, together: Unpacking how loneliness, now considered a public health crisis, winds up in our relationships AMY NEWSHORE, for the Recorder https://www.recorder.com/amy-newshore-sept-2-52132639 6. The best reasons to marry military By Sarah Sicard https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2023/09/06/the-best-reasons-to-marry-military/ 7. Marriage and Work Among Prime-Age Men Blandin, Adam and Jones, John B. and Yang, Fang https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4557488 8. The Real Crisis Affecting the American Family Brenda Hafera https://www.heritage.org/marriage-and-family/commentary/the-real-crisis-affecting-the-american-family 9. Teaching social-emotional learning is under attack https://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/09/social-emotional-learning-under-fire 10. What Men Are For Richard V. Reeves https://comment.org/what-men-are-for/ Thanks Bill Bill Coffin 301-625-7737 | 301-518-5657 | billcoffin68@gmail.com billcoffin.org Create your own email signature
Candidates for IFS Friday Five 1. Jean Twenge on How Smartphones Destroyed Gen Z | TIME https://time.com/6307832/jean-twenge-interview-person-of-the-week/ 2. Father Engagement in Child Welfare: Lessons for Fatherhood Programs ACF/OPRE https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/father-engagement-child-welfare-lessons-fatherhood-programs 3. Typologies of duocentric networks among low-income newlywed couples DP Kennedy, TN Bradbury, BR Karney - Network Science, 2023 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/B93A58E64B0C66D3E11B1E0A11DDDB0C/S2050124223000164a.pdf/typologies-of-duocentric-networks-among-low-income-newlywed-couples.pdf 4. How to Reengage Parents in Their Children’s Schooling By Frederick M. Hess, AEI https://www.aei.org/op-eds/how-to-reengage-parents-in-their-childrens-schooling/ 5. A $218,168 SSHRC research grant will support Canada's first national study of adolescent sibling conflicthttps://www.kings.uwo.ca/about-kings/media-and-communications/newsroom/a-218-168-sshrc-research-grant-will-support-canadas-first-national-study-of-adolescent-sibling-conflict/ 6. Families with a team mindset strengthened their bonds during COVID-19 pandemic SHARITA FORREST | RESEARCH EDITOR https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/242228906 7. South Koreans losing interest in marriage, spell trouble for ageing nation: Report Seoul, South KoreaEdited By: Moohita Kaur Garg https://www.wionews.com/world/south-koreans-losing-interest-in-marriage-report-finds-630642 8. The Secular Advance on Marriage Stepan Piligian https://armenianweekly.com/2023/08/29/the-secular-advance-on-marriage/ 9. Fifty-five years later, wartime newlyweds document ‘The Hardest Year’ of marriage BY KRISTIN BOUCHARD · https://news.uwgb.edu/phlash/announcements/08/29/fifty-five-years-later-wartime-newlyweds-document-the-hardest-year-of-marriage/ 10. Is the bride 25 or younger? Couples get cash reward to promote earlier marriage in China Cheng Cheng https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-cash-reward-marriage-bride-25-rcna102280 OR https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202308/1297179.shtml 11. Good quality of marriage reduces psychopathy of both partners, study finds by Vladimir Hedrih https://www.psypost.org/2023/08/good-quality-of-marriage-reduces-psychopathy-of-both-partners-study-finds-168370 Thanks Bill Bill Coffin 301-625-7737 | 301-518-5657 | billcoffin68@gmail.com billcoffin.org Create your own email signature
Candidates for IFS Friday Five 1. WHO UNWINDS?Aaron Cooper, Ph.D, The Family Institute at Northwestern University https://www.family-institute.org/behavioral-health-resources/who-unwinds-0 2. Head of the Class by Richard Reeves https://www.profgalloway.com/head-of-the-class/ 3. Taking Back Control Over TechnologyJoey Odom https://thinqmedia.com/videos/taking-back-control-over-technology 4. Live births fell to lowest level for two decades last year Aine Fox https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/office-for-national-statistics-wales-romania-england-pakistan-b2394634.html 5. There is no Republican plot to end no-fault divorce — but there should be By Beverly Willett https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/there-is-no-republican-plot-to-end-no-fault-divorce-but-there-should-be 6. How to make tough choices in relationships https://borneobulletin.com.bn/how-to-make-tough-choices-in-relationships/ 7. What a flat U.S. birthrate could mean for the future By Lois M. Collins https://www.deseret.com/2023/8/23/23841936/us-birth-rate-flat-fertility-rate-decline-cdc-mothers-children 8. Does Infidelity Peak in the Seventh Year of Marriage? Justin J. Lehmiller Ph.D. for PT https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-myths-of-sex/202308/does-infidelity-peak-in-the-seventh-year-of-marriage 9. The Dire State of Our Unions By Steven Mintz https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/higher-ed-gamma/2023/08/23/dire-state-our-marriage-america 10. Millennial and Gen Z couples say they aren’t getting married, because it’s too expensive right now BY CHLOE TAYLOR https://fortune.com/2023/08/18/wedding-cost-usa-gen-z-millennial-couples-too-expensive-get-married-current-economy-inflation-finances-parents/ 11. Family Strengthening Research 2022 OPRE/ACF https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/family-strengthening-research-2022 Thanks Bill Bill Coffin 301-625-7737 | 301-518-5657 | billcoffin68@gmail.com billcoffin.org Create your own email signature
Candidates for IFS Friday Five #480 (~48 times a yr x 10 years... anniversary coming up next month) 1. Making the invisible epidemic visible Rachel Graber, Jens Ludwig, Sendhil Mullainathan, Ziad Obermeyer, Aytekin Oto, Brian Williams https://www.brookings.edu/articles/making-the-invisible-epidemic-visible/ 2. Experiences Of Peer Educators Teaching Relationship Education to College Students Wed, Sep 13, 2023, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2737613962020257621 3. How to Help Friends and Family with Marriage StrugglesPodcast Guest: Dr. Bill Doherty https://extension.usu.edu/strongermarriage/podcast/episodes/045_Friends_Family_Marriage_Struggles 4. Workshops help put focus on relationships Journal-Courier https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/relationship-building-focus-workshops-18295451.php 5. How to handle conflicts that arise due to differences in parenting roles? Posted by Richard Lai https://www.gamenguides.com/how-to-handle-conflicts-that-arise-due-to-differences-in-parenting-roles#google_vignette 6. New Research: Marriage Still Provides Major Happiness Premium https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/new-research-marriage-still-provides-major-happiness-premium/ 7. The Impact of Marriage on How Much Men Work John Bailey Jones https://www.richmondfed.org/podcasts/speaking_of_the_economy/2023/speaking_2023_08_16_marriage_male_labor 8. The Two-Parent Privilege: A Book Event with Melissa Kearney With Michael R. Strain | Melissa Kearney, Tuesday, September 26, 2023, | 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM https://www.aei.org/events/the-two-parent-privilege-a-book-event-with-melissa-kearney/ 9. Leading Causes Of Divorce: 43% Report Lack Of Family Support Christy Bieber, J.D. https://www.forbes.com/advisor/legal/divorce/common-causes-divorce/#less_than_5_of_divorcees_say_their_marriage_couldnt_be_saved_section 10. Forever takes work — how public programs can bolster marriage and familiesBy Alan Hawkins, Contributor https://www.deseret.com/2023/8/12/23758511/utah-public-policy-supports-marriage-healthy-relationships 11. A Psychologist Tells Us Which ‘Love Type’ Is The Key To A Lasting Marriage Mark Travers https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2023/08/11/a-psychologist-tells-us-which-love-type-is-the-key-to-a-lasting-marriage/?sh=cf3543d704b0 Thanks. Bill Bill Coffin 301-625-7737 | 301-518-5657 | billcoffin68@gmail.com billcoffin.org Create your own email signature
Candidates for IFS Friday Five 1. Parenting While Depressed: The Influence of Interpersonal Supports and Community Resources for Mothers Sarah Dow-Fleisner https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2414-5856 sarah.dow-fleisner@ubc.ca, Christopher Baum, […], and Summer Sherburne Hawkins https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0192513X231181369 https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/mothers-experiencing-depression-nurturing-thriving-families/164933/ OR State-level macro-economic factors moderate the association of low income with brain structure and mental health in U.S. children David G. Weissman, Mark L. Hatzenbuehler, Mina Cikara, Deanna M. Barch & Katie A. McLaughlin https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-37778-1 2. Call for Authors Summer 2024 Issue: Romantic Relationships Proposal Deadline: August 15, 2023; Final articles due October 15, 2023 https://www.ncfr.org/ncfr-report#summer2024 3. Freeing American Families: Fertility and Family Policy https://www.cato.org/events/freeing-american-families-fertility-family-policy? 4. Child and Adolescent Mental Health Outcomes Are Declining Despite Continued Improvements in Well-being Indicators https://www.childtrends.org/publications/child-and-adolescent-mental-health-outcomes-are-declining-despite-continued-improvements-in-well-being-indicators 5. Couples Are Happier When They Share Finances For One Simple Reason by Kristi Pahr https://www.fatherly.com/news/3-reasons-couples-are-happier-when-they-share-finances 6. Getting silly with your kids is vital. Here’s how to get play into your day. Advice by Bob Brody https://www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/2023/08/08/parenting-humor-children-benefits/ 7. Partnered people have more ‘value on the mating market’—here’s why, according to a commitment researcherAditi Shrikant https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/04/why-partnered-people-can-be-more-attractive-than-single-people-.html 8. The case for the ‘Utah Family Miracle’ By The Deseret News Editorial Board https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2023/8/4/23817228/utah-family-miracle-economy-legislation-gov-cox-brad-wilcox-marriage 9. ‘Single and childless’ adults are less happy than married couples: scholars MATT LAMB - ASSOCIATE EDITOR https://www.thecollegefix.com/single-and-childless-adults-are-less-happy-than-married-couples-scholars/ 10. Marriage Education Programs The Department of Social Services https://www.dss.gov.au/families-and-children-programs-services/marriage-education-programs Thanks Bill OBX, NC Bill Coffin 301-625-7737 | 301-518-5657 | billcoffin68@gmail.com billcoffin.org Create your own email signature
Candidates for IFS Friday Five 1. Aging Veterans: America’s Veteran Population in Later Life Jonathan Vespa for CB https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2023/acs/acs-54.html 2. Desire for social status affects marital and reproductive attitudes: A life history mismatch perspective lAmy J. Lim a, Norman P. Li b, Zoi Manesi b, Steven L. Neuberg c, Mark van Vugt d, Andrea L. Meltzer e, Kenneth Tan b https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666622723000382 3. https://discernmentcounseling.com/how-discernment-counseling-is-not-coaching/ OR Marital First Responder Workshop https://maritalfirstresponders.org/mfr-workshop-registration/ 4. Strengthening Facilitation Skills: A Training Curriculum for Programs Working with Youth Wednesday, August 9, 2023, @ 1:00 pm PT/4:00 pm ET https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3703415079569486167 5. Across cultures, men say 'I love you' first By Emily Reynolds https://www.bps.org.uk/research-digest/across-cultures-men-say-i-love-you-first 6. New 2020 census data shows an aging America and wide racial gaps between generations William H. Frey https://www.brookings.edu/articles/new-2020-census-data-shows-an-aging-america-and-wide-racial-gaps-between-generations/ 7. Inspiring a Growth Mindset for Kids How Parents Can Lead by Example By: Courtney Juvland https://www.doinggoodtogether.org/bhf/blog/growth-mindset-for-kids Thanks...back to the beach! Bill OBX Bill Coffin 301-625-7737 | 301-518-5657 | billcoffin68@gmail.com billcoffin.org Create your own email signature
Candidates for IFS Friday Five 1. Sources of family breakdown in the UK Harry Benson, Marriage Foundation https://marriagefoundation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/MF-research-note-Source-of-family-breakdown.pdf 2. A CAMPING TRIP WITH YOUNG KIDS, AS IMAGINED BY ME BEFORE HAVING KIDS by JULIE VICK https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-camping-trip-with-young-kids-as-imagined-by-me-before-having-kids? 3. An Antidote to the Anxiety About Imperfection: Parenting Advice from Mister Rogers MARIA POPOVA https://www.themarginalian.org/2023/06/22/mister-rogers-parenting/? 4. Slides/Handout from talk at NARME 2023 on premarital cohabitation Dr. Scott Stanley http://slidingvsdeciding.blogspot.com/2023/07/slideshandout-from-talk-at-narme-2023.html 5. The Church in a Time of Gender War Why marriage can do what ideology cannot.SAMUEL D. JAMES https://www.digitalliturgies.net/p/the-church-in-a-time-of-gender-war 6. Level Up Your Father Game ACF https://www.fatherhood.gov/sites/default/files/resource_files/ACF%20Strategic%20Planning_Being%20a%20Great%20Dad%20Fact%20Sheet_20230626_508.pdf 7. National Center for Family and Marriage Research at BGSU reports that never-married adults comprise the lowest percentage of U.S. homeowners Laren Kowalczyk for National Center for Family and Marriage Research https://www.bgsu.edu/news/2023/07/national-center-for-family-and-marriage-research-at-bgsu-reports-never-married-adults-comprise-lowest-percentage-of-us-homeowners.html 8. The Courtship and Marriage of Sts. Anne and Joachim Patrick O’Hearn https://www.ncregister.com/features/the-courtship-and-marriage-of-sts-anne-and-joachim OR Experts speculate on why marriage is declining — and what to do about it Daniel Payne https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/254892/experts-speculate-on-why-marriage-is-declining-and-what-to-do-about-it 9. Four Types of Marriage: Which One Is Yours? Thomas Henricks Ph.D. for PT https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-pathways-of-experience/202307/four-types-of-marriage-which-one-is-yours 10. The key to a happy marriage might be joint bank accounts, researchers say PREET BANERJEE https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/household-finances/article-the-key-to-a-happy-marriage-might-be-joint-bank-accounts-researchers/ Thanks Bill Bill Coffin 301-625-7737 | 301-518-5657 | billcoffin68@gmail.com billcoffin.org Create your own email signature
Candidates for IFS Friday Five 1. Religion and Fertility in Canada LYMAN STONE for Cardus https://www.cardus.ca/research/family/reports/religion-and-fertility-in-canada/ 2. The 2023/2024 Prevention Resource Guide Children’s Bureau (CB), ACF https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/preventing/preventionmonth/resources/resource-guide/ 3. The life skills teens should know before leaving home Advice by Kelly Glass for WAPO https://www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/2023/07/18/teen-life-skills/ 4. HIT THE PAUSE BUTTONAaron Cooper, Ph.D. for The Family Institute at Northwestern University https://www.family-institute.org/behavioral-health-resources/hit-pause-button 5. Predicting Participation in Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Programs July 13, 2023 https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/predicting-participation-healthy-marriage-and-responsible-fatherhood-programs 6. Why are people not getting married anymore? Idil Karsit https://www.cnbc.com/video/2023/07/19/why-are-people-not-getting-married-anymore.html OR I Do Not: Gen Z, Millennials Shifting Expectations About Marriage In 2023 https://thrivingcenterofpsych.com/blog/millennials-gen-z-marriage-expectations-statistics/ 7. Study finds regular 'phubbing' could be damaging marriages by Bob Yirka, Phys.org https://phys.org/news/2023-07-regular-phubbing-marriages.html 8. The Working Families Tax Cut Act increases marriage penalties for single parents JOSHUA MCCABE https://www.niskanencenter.org/the-working-families-tax-cut-act-increases-marriage-penalties-for-single-parents/ 9. First Things First: Why marriage still matters Part 2 (part 1 ran in last week's Fri 5) by Lauren Hall / First Things First https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2023/jul/15/why-marriage-still-matters-tfp/ 10. Census Data Shows Marriage And Divorce Rates Declined From 2011 To 2021; Iowa Ranks 27th And 32nd Respectively by Nathan Konz https://www.1380kcim.com/2023/07/15/census-data-shows-marriage-and-divorce-rates-declined-from-2011-to-2021-iowa-ranks-27th-and-32nd-respectively/ 11. Psychology experts: The No. 1 tool we teach to save ‘any relationship’ from disaster Dr. Pepper Schwartz, Dr. Jessica Griffin https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/13/how-to-avoid-a-relationship-disaster-according-to-psychology-experts-who-studied-couples-for-50-years.html? Thanks Bill Bill Coffin 301-625-7737 | 301-518-5657 | billcoffin68@gmail.com billcoffin.org Create your own email signature