Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Office of Family Violence Prevention and Services in ACF


OR

Evidence-based Recommendations for Policy and Practice

Lauren Supplee





2. Raising Kids In America Shouldn’t Be This Hard

 Timothy P. Carney




3. Artificial intelligence in applied family research involving families with young children: A scoping review

Joyce Y. Lee, Eunhye Ahn, Amy Xu, Yuanyuan Yang, Yujeong Chang, Hunmin Cha, Tawfiq Ammari




4. 4 Tips to help parents navigate sibling rivalry




5. 5 tips for how to talk politics with friends and loved ones





6. The Couples' Daily Health in Survivorship Study

The Relationships & Health Lab at Purdue University




7. Sleeping With the "Enemy"? Maybe a Politically Mixed Marriage Is a Good Thing

By Courtney Kocak




8. For the Sake of the Kids: Strengthening Families in the Lone Star State

By Brad Wilcox | Andrew C. Brown | Nicholas Zill | Nicholas Armstrong | Noah Torres | Caroline Welton | Amylynn Smith


OR

The Right Idea | Episode 61: Saving Civilization by Getting Married with Brad Wilcox

By Brad Wilcox | Brian Phillips | Derek Cohen





9. Facilitating friendships: Parents' role





10. UNL: Strengthening family support would boost Nebraska economy, review shows

University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Chuck Green





11. The role of family conflict and cohesion in adolescents’ social responsibility: Emotion regulation ability as a mediator

Wing Yee Cheng,Rebecca Y. M. Cheung ,Kevin Kien Hoa Chung




12. Study explores what families fight about: Communication, moods, and chores

Marianne Stein




13. Director of Communities of Practice (CoP)– NARME




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Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. How to Help Students Learn to Listen to Each Other’s Stories

Jessica Fagen




2. UNM professor creates educational tool for professionals, families going through contentious divorces

By Alexa Skonieski




3. Family and Contemporary Megatrends

 hosted by the State of Qatar and organized by the Doha International Family Institute, to be held from 29 to 31 October 2024”




4. What Parents Can Do Now





5. Want to Boost Birthrates? Build More Homes






6. California is tackling addictive social media feeds at the state level






7. Director of Communities of Practice (CoP)– NARME


OR

The Institute for Family Studies is Seeking a New President

https://ifstudies.org/blog/the-institute-for-family-studies-is-seeking-a-new-president



L Anderson, E Fernandez - The Routledge Handbook of Child and Family Social …, 2024
… The findings of this study are particularly relevant to child protection practice,
policy, and education. The finding that caseworker approaches to fathers are
influential in encouraging fathers' involvement, such as being respectful, flexible …





9. We Have Spent Time, Money, and Effort Making Self-Help Digital Mental Health Interventions: Is Anyone Going to Come to the Party?




10.  Do you still find me physically attractive? Partners’ daily perceptions of attractiveness during the transition to parenthood

Rachel S. Blickman, Marci E. J. Gleason, and Lisa A. Neff  




11.  Childlessness in Korea: Role of education, marriage postponement, and marital childlessness

Misun Lee, Kryštof Zeman  




12. 1 in 4 young Americans claim they’re too poor to have children, but many put off kids for other reasons






13. Kiss, Miss, or Hiss- The Best, Worst or Weirdest Marriage Advice Unveiled: The Finalists!

 Melissa Grant




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Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. 5 Peace-Making Tactics To Not Let Politics Ruin A Good Friendship Or Marriage

Scott M. Stanley, Galena K. Rhoades, Howard J. Markman, Janice R. Levine




2. Call for Syllabi:  University and College Courses

Focusing on Marital and Romantic Relationships




3. Why Boys Struggle in School and How to Help

Free Live Webinar, Tuesday, September 24 at 5:30 pm ET





4. If We Really Wanted Fewer School Shootings, We’d Work To End Divorce

 Beverly Willett




5. 
There is Much to Be Said About Silence When it Comes to How Partners Relate to Each Other

Netta Weinstein and C. Raymond Knee





6. 

Marriage Market Sorting in the U.S

Anton Cheremukhin, Paulina Restrepo-Echavarria and Antonella Tutino

https://econpapers.repec.org/paper/fipfedlwp/96828.htm




7. Differences Between Poverty Measures May Reflect Differences in Housing Costs or Noncash Benefits Across States

Kalee Burns


OR

Nearly 1 Million More Children Were in Poverty in 2023 Than 2022, Despite Economic Growth

By Christina M. Padilla and Dana Thomson

https://www.childtrends.org/publications/more-children-in-poverty-in-2023-than-2022-economic-growth




8. Family Scholars Explain the Current Marriage Paradox in America

Posted by Daily Citizen Staff




9. 45% of Young Adults in Australia Gamble Every Week





10. Marriage Monday highlights happy couples who are willing to share their love story!



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Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Connecting Conversations

Tips for Supporting Communication between Parents/Caregivers and Their Children and Teens







2. 2023 Data Release Schedule

ACS/Census


OR

Tuesday, Sept10, 2024 | 11:45 AM to 1:30 PM ET
New Census Data on American Families’ Economic Well-Being

With Kevin Corinth | Michael R. Strain | Scott Winship

https://www.aei.org/events/new-census-data-on-american-families-economic-well-being/



3. The truth about why we stopped having babies



OR

 ‘Not our tradition’: calls in Sweden to ban fathers walking brides down the aisle






4. 1 Skill Most Needed in Your Marriage




5. Wednesday, September 11, 2024 | 11:00 AM to 3:30 PM ET

Doing Right by Kids: A Book Event

With Beth Akers | Kevin Corinth | Yuval Levin | Matt Weidinger | Scott Winship | Brad Wilcox




6. Adult Attachment and Emotion Regulation Flexibility in Romantic Relationships

by Farnaz Mosannenzadeh ,Maartje Luijten ,Dominique F. MacIejewski ,Grace V. Wiewel  and Johan C. Karremans 




7.  Institutional power and the deinstitutionalization of marriage 

Rhys James Herden




8. Porn or Partner Arousal? When It Comes to Romantic Relationships, Not All Sexual Arousal Is Equal: A Prospective Study


OR


9. New relationship project strengthens couples’, individual partners’ well-being

by Sharita Forrest




10. About Those “Childless Cat Ladies”

George Hawley



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Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Couples Quick Lessons

15 Minute Lessons


OR

The State of Divorce Education in the United States

BJ Higginbotham, JJ Turner, DG Schramm - Journal of Family Strengths, 2024






2. Many Canadians in their 20s and 30s are delaying having kids — and some say high rent is a factor


Natalie Stechyson 



OR

'It's this or that': Why some Canadians aren't having kids anymore






3. The key to raising secure children: Why parental sensitivity matters for fathers and mothers

Audrey-Ann Deneault,Sheri Madigan




4. Attachment Styles in Romantic Relationships and Perceived Support in Postpartum Couples

 Saul McLeod, PhD, MRes, Katherine Berry, ClinPsyD, PhD, Peter Taylor, ClinPsyD, PhD, Alison Wearden, CPsychol, PhD, Lucy Oakes, MSc Clinical and Health Psychology




5. Appearance investment and intimacy: direct and indirect effects in the context of romantic relationships






6. A Time to Speak — Unplugging your marriage

by The Record





7. SURGEON GENERAL FRETS OVER PARENTING



8. Thirteen: A First Look at Gen Alpha

  Springtide Research Institute  




9. Join the Authors, Don & Alex Flecky, LIVE on Zoom!

Get a DEEPER CONNECTION and learn to HANDLE CONFLICT!





10. Why Fathers Matter

Carol Skewes for The Baytown Sun



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Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Nonresident fathers' seeking continuity in relationships with their children: Commitment, personal change, and reliance on others

Dominic Violi, Cannas Kwok, Peter Lewis, Nathan J. Wilson




2. Five Ways Parents Can Help Kids Navigate Social Media

Joanne Chen




3. 
Identifying Solutions to Address Wealth Inequities:
A Conversation with Government, Business,
and Nonprofit Leaders

Monday, August 26, 2024, 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET




4. Lopsided Love: Asymmetrical Commitment in Romantic Relationships

When: Tuesday*, September 10 @ 1:00pm Pacific/4:00pm Eastern




5. Demand for help with parental conflict rises by almost half, charity finds

Amrit Virdi





6. The kids are not OK—What can we do about it?

Carol Graham




7.  A Safe Haven Through Attachment: A Dyadic Perspective on the Association Between Cumulative Childhood Trauma and Relationship Satisfaction

 Mathilde Baumann, Marie-Ève Daspe, Claude Bélanger and Natacha Godbout




8. In It Together: effects from a randomized controlled trial of a digital intervention for elderly individuals with sensory loss and their spouses


 and D. Scott Sibley Ph.D., LMFT, CFLE





10. Mapping Declining US Marriage Rates

Posted by Daily Citizen Staff




11. Young families have continued leaving big cities post-pandemic

Connor O’Brien




12. ‘The playdate is dying’: US parenting ‘lonelier’ than in previous generations, data suggests





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Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1.  Identifying Sociodemographic Group Changes in a Blended Family Relationship Education Program 

Takoma R. Lindsay, Utah State University




2. How to foster quality family time during the school year

Arti Jain, West Newsmagazine

https://www.westnewsmagazine.com/schools/how-to-foster-quality-family-time-during-the-school-year/article_3d744296-5340-11ef-9586-8756db6ae45c.html



3.  Youth relationship education: A meta-analysis 

Alyssa McElwaina, Julianne McGill, Rachel Savasuk-Luxton




4. Community Marriage Initiatives Fund

Sixth Round Grant Opportunity – Applications Due September 1, 2024





5. A ‘thank you’ goes a long way in family relationships

Marianne Stein





6. The Pronatalism of Silicon Valley

, Public Discourse




7. Protective and vulnerability personality traits associated with PTSD diagnosis after preterm delivery




8. Here's how much money it costs average Americans to raise a child

, TheStreet




9. Catholic marriage stats tell a sobering (but exciting) story





10. China’s Demographic Dilemma: Why Marriage And Babies Are Back In Vogue – OpEd

, Eurasiareview



OR

Difi report outlines challenges faced by couples in first five years of marriage in Arab World



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Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. The 2024 National Fatherhood Summit: From Foundations to the Future
Livestream Agenda

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

2:15 – 3:30 PM
  • Federal Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Programs: Reflecting on Lessons Learned, Thinking About Future Directions (Executive Session)




2. New AI tools facilitate clearer communication for couples and co-parents




3. 30 Ways to Recruit Dads into Fatherhood Programs

 Melissa Byers, NFI




4.  Psychological Well-being, Relationship Satisfaction and Adjustment among Partners Involved in Inter-religious Romantic Relationship

  Neha Das and Vigraanth Bapu K. G.  Indian Journal of Health and Well-being  




5. Effects of integrative behavioral couple therapy on communication patterns and marital adjustment

Salimi, Chiman; Kachooei, Mohsen; Dadashi, Mohsen; Farahani, Hojatullah





6.  Association between help‐seeking and motivation for completing a couple relationship education program across service modality 

Violet Hodge EdS | Ruiqin Gao PhD | Ryan G. Carlson PhD | Sejal M. Barden PhD | Dalena Dillman Taylor PhD




7. Marriage in the Middle Ages

Chris Briggs





8. The Impact of Cohabitation on Active-Duty Military Partners

Mehrman-Gay, Kesley S


OR

How Foreign Deployments Effect Communication Within Military Couples: An Analysis of Communication and Marital Satisfaction Within Military Couples

Lerner, Michael Alexander




9.  Love Lost in Translation: Avoidant Individuals Inaccurately Perceive Their Partners’ Positive Emotions During Love Conversations

Stéphanie E. M. Gauvin , Jessica A. Maxwell , Emily A. Impett, and Geoff MacDonald





10. What Happens When Kids Visit the Elderly





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Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. PAIRS Foundation Unveils Groundbreaking Partnership with ChatGPT to Revolutionize Marriage and Relationship Education


OR

A Powerful, New App is Helping Couples Overcome Marriage Problems




2. University Offers China’s First Marriage-Related Degree





3.  Couple and family optimal experiences: Integrating flow theory into the relational sciences

 Ali Asad Somjee




4. How Your Relationships Affect Your Health

By Jill Suttie




5. The cost of being poor is rising. And it’s worse for poor families of color.

Jeffrey C. Fuhrer





6. On Family Policy, Neither Party Has a Vision of the Good Life

Elliot Haspel




7. The 'strongest' marriages are made they don't just happen, according to new study - plus 4 behaviours that can help





8. Contrary to pop culture narrative, married people happier, wealthier: sociologist





9. Here’s One Thing Project 2025 Gets Right: We Need More Focus on Fathers





10. Half of Marriages End in Divorce?

Aleksandra Wrona




11. Two Hallmarks of a Marriage That's Emotionally Fulfilling





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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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