Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. DeepDive: Two-parent families: why they’re so important—and why there’s cause for concern in Canada

Tim Sargent





2. First national study on intimate partner violence among young people aims to turn the tide

Michael Quin





3. Families

 

Kathleen Kiernan, Robert Joyce




4.  Post-separation parental conflict and father-child physical contact: A bidirectional study 

Karl Larouche | Sylvie Drapeau | Véronique Lachance, et.al.




5.  Subjective Biology: How Perceived Fecundity Influences Relationship Satisfaction and Stability

  Zafer Buyukkececi , Mine Kühn, Siri Eldevik Håberg, Cecilia Høst Ramlau-Hansen, Mikko Myrskylä   




6.  Elevating Black fathers' experiences in the National Fatherhood Initiative: Strengths and areas for improvement of 24/7 Dad® curriculum and case management services 

Laura A. Voith | Katie N. Russell | Ashley Withrow, et.al




7. Social and Psychological Support for Military Personnel and Their Families in Connection with Military Deployment: A Scoping Review and Thematic Analysis

Alicia Ohlsson, Sofia Nilsson, Gerry Larsson




8. I love you but I hate your politics: The role of political dissimilarity in romantic relationships

AM Gordon, M Luciani, A From
  In press at the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology  




9. Pathways Linking Depressive Symptoms, Financial Stress, Constructive Conflict, and Coparenting Alliance in Unmarried, Lower-Income Mothers and Fathers

MN Shah 




10.  A Comparative Study to Explore the Level of Empathy and Life Satisfaction in Married and Unmarried Early Adults

Vaibhavi Vaish, Dr. Neerja Pandey




11.  Proceed With Caution: How Emerging Adults Are Testing The Water In Just Talking Romantic Relationships

 D. Scott Sibley, Ph.D., LMFT, CFLE • Amber Vennum, Ph.D., LMFT, CFLE Pelin Keceli • Jordyn Saddler


OR this poster

Romantic Relationship Formation Continuum: An Exploration of Steps and Stages Leading to a Committed Relationship  

D. Scott Sibley, Ph.D., LMFT, CFLE, Pelin Keceli, & Jordyn Saddler
School of Family and Consumer Sciences, College of Health and Human Sciences, Northern Illinois University  



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Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Women's Pornography Use Patterns and Sexuality Education in US Public Schools

J Fraumeni-McBride, BJ Willoughby - Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2024




2. Systematic Review of the Risks, Consequences, Protective Factors, and Treatment of Infidelity for Military Couples (Preview)

MA Ayson - 2024




3. Late bedtimes and not enough sleep can harm developing brains – and poorer kids are more at risk

Emily C. Merz, Melissa Hansen




4. Stability and change in maternal wellbeing and illbeing from pregnancy to three years postpartum






5. NAVIGATING MILITARY RELATIONSHIPS: HOW TO FEEL CONNECTED WHILE HUNDREDS OF MILES AWAY





6. Family Routes Initiative Interest Form




7. 

Fleet and Family Support Program Celebrates 45 Years


 Timothy McGough



OR

FFSC’s Deployment Support Program aims to reduce deployment and reintegration stress for sailors and families

By Ninoshka Basantes

https://www.militarynews.com/norfolk-navy-flagship/news/top_stories/ffsc-s-deployment-support-program-aims-to-reduce-deployment-and-reintegration-stress-for-sailors-and/article_28a9a38c-4496-11ef-bfc1-239340187551.html





8. Having young kids makes marriage feel like you're housemates

Zoe Rochford




9. Sexless marriages are a serious problem. We need to talk about it.

Charles Trepany, USA TODAY




10. Companionship Is Underrated




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Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. It was 34 years this week that we held the first Navy PREP training! 




2. Unhooking: On the Gigification of Intimacy





3. Tips To Help Your Child Prepare for College




4. Today's dads help out more than previous generations. Is it actually enough?

By NICOLE KARLIS

https://www.salon.com/2024/07/07/todays-help-out-more-than-previous-generations-is-it-actually-enough/



5. The Symptoms of Long Marriage

Valerie Schultz





6. How Hearing Loss Can Impact Your Marriage

 MATT DEARING





7. Who Did You Marry? [Cultivating an Emotionally Healthy Marriage 1 of 5]

Famous at Home




8. THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON ADOLESCENT ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS

Lizbeth Lopez and Jessica Lopez






9. Has the Need for Marriage Changed Over Time for Some Black Men?




10. Are politics Americans' biggest dating deal-breaker?

Natasha Ishak




11.  Placing a child's or partner's needs above my own: Impacts on a couple's sexual relationship

 Laura M. Vowels,  Natalie M. Sisson, Joëlle Darwiche, Emily A. Impett 




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Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Are today’s teens more content being single? Study reveals surprising trends

By StudyFinds Staff

https://studyfinds.org/are-todays-teens-more-content-being-single-study-reveals-surprising-trends/



2.  International Commission on Couple and Family

 a free webinar titled: “Avoiding Fragmentation in Family Policy: Reflections from Some European Countries,” scheduled for Tuesday, 9th July, at 14:30 CET.




3.  The Illinois Strong Couples project: A proof of concept for sustainable, effective couples’ programming 

Allen W. Barton | Noah B. Larsen | Qiujie Gong I





4.  Uncovering the Most Robust Predictors of Problematic Pornography Use: A Large-Scale Machine Learning Study Across 16 Countries 

Beáta Bőthe, Marie-Pier Vaillancourt-Morel, Sophie Bergeron, Zsombor Hermann, Krisztián Ivaskevics, Shane W. Kraus, Joshua B. Grubbs, and Problematic Pornography Use Machine Learning Study Consortium





5. The mental health landscape of older adults in the US

Vani Agarwal, Richard G. Frank, and Chloe Zilkha





6. 1 in 5 U.S. children have high BMI; panel suggests doctors intervene




7. Sixth Round Grant Opportunity – Applications Due September 1, 2024




8. Dyadic secondary meta-analysis: Attractiveness in mixed-sex couples

Gregory D. Webster a, Zhongchi Li a, Soo Yeon Park a, Elizabeth A. Mahar b, Val Wongsomboon c, Lindsey M. Rodriguez a


OR

We date, marry people who are attractive as we are, new analysis finds

Eric hamilton





9. The Critical Role of Marriage in Societal Well-Being feat. Brad Wilcox

unSILOed Podcast with Greg LaBlanc






10. Assistant Director - Office of Marriage, Family & Respect Life

Catholic Diocese of Arlington




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Bill


Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. The science of infidelity: The key psychological and contextual factors that predict cheating

by Vladimir Hedrih


OR

Unfaithful Friendships: Understanding and Preventing Extramarital Relationships – Ask an Expert

By David Schramm



OR

Unfaithful friendships: Simple tips to avoid complicated personal situations






2. Family structure: the shape of families and family life

Vanier Institute




3. 

Blueprint for a National Prevention Infrastructure for Behavioral Health Disorders: Meeting 3 and Listening Sessions

April 4-5; May 31; June 5-6, 2024
Watch Here



4. Majority of Older Adults in Poverty in 2021 Lived Alone

Zachary Scherer and Brittany King




5. Better together: coupling up to watch TV and talk synchronizes brain waves

OXFORD OPEN NEUROSCIENCE




6. Lockdown’s missing marriages





7. What age do parents become friends? 58% call a parent their best friend






8. Birth Rate Collapse: South Korea Declares ‘Demographic National Emergency’






9. Beyond hunger: The role of SNAP in alleviating financial strain for low-income households

Elizabeth Cox, Chloe East, and Isabelle Pula





10. RESEARCH SHOWS MARRIAGE CRUCIAL TO SOCIETAL THRIVING

Ray Carter






11. Emotional overeating fed by temperament, caregivers’ reactions to children’s emotions






12. Half of young men drinking at consistently risky levels over the past decade

Australian Institute of Family Studies




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Bill

Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. End the postcode lottery for early intervention relationship support





2. What 40 Million Messages Tell Us About Parent-Teacher Communication

By Nadia Tamez-Robledo  




3. Replay

Thursday, June 20, 2024 

The War on Poverty at 60: Lessons to Inform the Future

With Kevin Corinth | Matt Weidinger





4. New ”Dadication” Public Service Announcements Celebrate Fatherhood



5. The Role Parents Play in Shaping Children's Emotion Regulation





6. POVERTY HITS BLACK, HISPANIC CHICAGOANS HARDEST, BUT EDUCATION, JOBS FIX THAT





7. National Marriage Project Research Specialist




8. A Marriage Story: NYC Nonprofit Plans Weddings For Asylum Seekers




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Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. National Advisory Child Health and Human Development (NACHHD) Council



OR

FFCWS Invited to Present at NICHD Advisory Council Meeting




2. Irish Euro 2024 fans issued ‘huge tension’ marriage warning days before the tournament kicks off

Nick Bramhill






3. LONELY NATION


OR

Supporting families to address loneliness

OR

Money alone cannot cure cosmic loneliness





4. Tokyo to launch first government-run dating app to try and halt plunging birth rate

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar





5. Parenthood Shrinks Brain Volume but Boosts Engagement in Dads






6. The decisive decade: Understanding the trajectories of 14- to 24-year-olds

Richard V. Reeves and Ember Smith





7. I’m a Gen Z Woman. Here’s Why I Think Prioritizing Marriage and Family Is Important.

Michaela Estruth


OR

An Ode to the Fathers in My Life

Heather Carson




8. The asymmetric effects of improving and declining marital satisfaction on cognitive function

Jinho Kim, Sungsik Hwang




9. THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN CHANGES IN MECHANISMS OF RISK AVOIDANCE ON ADOLESCENTS’ ATTITUDES ON INTENTIONS TO DELAY SEXUAL INITIATION FOLLOWING RELATIONSHIP EDUCATION

Yali Philipson




10. Why protecting fathers' mental health is so important

Michael Merschel, American Heart Association News




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Bill

Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. 7th ANNUAL FAMILY LIFE COACHING ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE




2. Journal of Marriage and Family: Volume 86, Issue 3

June 2024, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17413737/2024/86/3

or pick 1

Open Access

Keeping us young? Grandchild caregiving and older adults' cognitive functioning

  • Pages: 633-654
  •  
  • First Published: 13 October 2023




F Morrison 





4. Sexual well-being among partnered adults and couples over 60: a scoping review 

Noémie Bigras, PhD, Nevena Popova, BSc (c), Lydia Pedneault, MSc (c), Audrey Brassard, PhD, Sophie Bergeron, PhD




5. The social safety net looks different in every state

Tara Watson and Gabriela Goodman




6. The Crisis of Romantic Knowledge: The Role of Information and Ignorance in Times of Romantic Abundance






7. Is your car driving your relationship to Splitsville?





8. 

Lower-income teens less likely to view marriage as necessary: report


Jung Da-hyun


OR

There is hope for boosting fertility rates – even in desperately low South Korea

WILLIAM HUANG




9.  Couple relationship functioning and social adjustment during the transition to parenthood among fathers with a history of maltreatment 

Samantha A. Murray-Perdue | Andrew Conway | Mark E. Feinberg




10. Searching for who benefits most and least: An analysis of moderators of the TRUE Dads fatherhood intervention

PA Cowan, CP Cowan - Family Process, 2024





Adam De Gree




12. Designing the Fatherhood TIES Project

Identifying Core Components in Fatherhood Programs Through a Multimethod Analysis Approach



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Bill



Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Couples Retreat




2. Families Count 2024




3. Friendship in Marriage: What Really Makes a Home





4. Next Generation Leadership for Black Child and Family Well-being
Thursday, June 13, 2:00 pm Eastern
Register here https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MDTyh6nYQNSNXnbwV3gaLQ#/registration

OR


Assessing quality of life in Michigan’s Black-majority places: A statewide landscape

Andre M. Perry, Hannah Stephens, Manann Donoghoe, and Nicholas French


OR

Where I'm Livin’ and How I'm Feelin’: Associations among community stress, gender, and mental-emotional health among Black Americans


August I.C. Jenkins a, Agus Surachman b, Marina Armendariz c






5. Loneliness and Relationship Well-Being: Investigating the Mediating Roles of Relationship Awareness and Distraction among Romantic Partners

by Thomas B. Sease 1,*, Emily K. Sandoz 2, Leo Yoke 3, Julie A. Swets 4 and Cathy R. Cox 1




6. Free-Range Kids and the Parental Compass
|
By Dixie Lane




7. Do more egalitarian men experience less union dissolution? A couple-level analysis

Liat Raz-Yurovich, Barbara S. Okun, Matanel Ben-Avi




8. Census Bureau Releases New Estimates on Families and Living Arrangements




9. Core Components of Relationship Education (C-CORE)




10. 

Lower-income teens less likely to view marriage as necessary: report


Jung Da-hyun





11. Marriage Prep vs. Wedding Prep  




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Bill