A5071918187- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Work-Family Balance Challenges
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Family Support in Illness
- Gender Politics and Representation
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues
University of Minnesota
2021-2025
Bowling Green State University
2025
Twin Cities Orthopedics
2023-2024
The Ohio State University
2011-2020
Health and Human Development (2HD) Research Network
2016
Cornell University
2005
Pennsylvania State University
2003
This study examined the links among relationship status, happiness, and a latent measure of subjective well-being. Using Marital Instability over Life Course, we found that married individuals reported highest level well-being, followed (in order) by in cohabiting relationships, steady dating casual who dated infrequently or not at all. Individuals happy relationships higher well-being than did unhappy irrespective status. Even with happiness controlled, however, status was associated A...
Using longitudinal time diary and survey data from a community sample of dual‐earner couples across the transition to parenthood, authors examined change in divisions paid unpaid work assessed accuracy for use measurement. Mothers, according diaries, shouldered majority child care did not decrease their hours. Furthermore, gender gap was present prebirth but emerged postbirth with women doing more than 2 hours additional per day compared an 40 minutes men. Moreover, birth magnified parents'...
Abstract: Using data from six waves of the Study Marital Instability over Life Course ( N = 1,998), we conducted a latent class analysis to test for distinct marital happiness trajectories. We found three trajectories: low, middle, and high happiness. Initial levels life were strongly associated with membership in trajectories various demographic attitude‐related control variables. fixed effects regression time‐varying covariates, also that trajectory was subsequent changes both depressive...
New parents' Facebook use was examined from a social capital perspective. Surveys regarding and parenting satisfaction, self-efficacy, stress were completed by 154 mothers 150 fathers as part of larger study dual-earner, Mid-western U.S. couples making the transition to parenthood. Results indicated that used more than fathers, perceived an increase in over transition. When mothers' friends family members or relatives, when reported connecting with their outside Facebook, they better...
This study examined the impact of unmarried relationship break-up on psychological distress and life satisfaction using a within-subjects design. Among 18- to 35-year olds (N = 1295), 36.5% had one or more break-ups over 20-month period. Experiencing was associated with an increase in decline (from pre- postdissolution). In addition, several characteristics were magnitude changes following break-up. Specifically, having been cohabiting plans for marriage larger declines while begun date...
The relationship between premarital cohabitation and marital dysfunction was examined with a total sample of 1,425 spouses in two U.S. marriage cohorts: those married 1964 1980 (when less common) 1981 1997 more common). Spouses both cohorts who cohabited prior to reported poorer quality greater instability. When selection factors for subsequent instability were included the statistical model, cohabitors continued exhibit These findings lend stronger support an experience perspective than as...
Children born to obese mothers are at increased risk for obesity, but the mechanisms behind this association not fully delineated. A novel possible pathway linking maternal and child weight is transmission of obesogenic microbes from mother child. The current study examined whether obesity was associated with differences in composition gut microbiome children early life. Fecal samples 18–27 months age (n = 77) were analyzed by pyro-tag 16S sequencing. Significant effects on offspring...
The current study explored whether fathers and mothers from 195 two-parent U.S. families engaged in a form of activation parenting (i.e., sensitivity, cognitive stimulation, moderate intrusiveness) with their secondborn, 12-month-old infants during 15-min challenging teaching task, to determine if this type interaction was more common among fathers.Mean comparisons showed that were lower on positive regard, stimulation development, detached than mothers.Latent Profile Analyses revealed...
Objective. The goal of this study was to identify determinants maternal gatekeeping at the transition parenthood. Design. Participants included 182 different-gender dual-earner couples. During pregnancy, expectant parents completed questionnaires regarding their psychological functioning, attitudes, and expectations, 3 months postpartum behavior gate-closing attitudes. Results. Structural equation modeling analyses revealed that mothers were more likely close gate fathers when held greater...
Using data from 182 dual-earner couples experiencing the transition to parenthood, this study examined associations between prenatal involvement, gender role beliefs, and maternal gatekeeping new fathers' involvement in child health care. Results indicated that father was associated with both direct engagement care perceived influence health-related decision-making. Fathers also demonstrated greater when mothers held more nontraditional beliefs about roles. Moreover, were encouraging of...
Time parenting was compared for new mothers and fathers in a sample of 182 dual‐earner families. Parenting domains included positive engagement, responsibility, routine child care, accessibility. diaries captured parents' time use over 24‐hour workday nonworkday when infants were age 3 9 months. Parents highly involved with their infants. Mothers more than engagement care on days at each assessment, allocated available workdays to these fathers, one exception. Fathers similar shares Greater...
This article outlines for family scholars and researchers designing surveys or searching data on sexual gender-diverse (SGD) families the latest methodological advancements in United States population-based studying SGD partnerships by reviewing five recently collected, publicly available, population-representative sets.
Supportive coparenting after relationship dissolution is associated with increased father involvement which can buffer against the negative effects of parental dissolution. Low-income, at-risk families are much more likely to experience dissolutions; hence, supportive particularly important in these families. We examined whether (commitment and quality) child (difficult temperament gender) characteristics predicted initial levels of, change in, Fragile Families Child Wellbeing Study (N =...
Using typologies outlined by Gottman and Fitzpatrick as well institutional companionate models of marriage, the authors conducted a latent class analysis marital conflict trajectories using 20 years data from Marital Instability Over Life Course study. Respondents were in one three groups: high, medium (around mean), or low conflict. Several factors predicted trajectory group membership; respondents who believed lifelong marriage shared decisions equally with their spouse more likely to...
The consequences of divorce are pronounced for parents young children, and cohabitation dissolution is increasing in this population has important implications. mental health union were examined, by type parental gender, using the Fragile Families Child Wellbeing Study (
Casual sexual relationships are relatively common in emerging adulthood. Yet the mental health implications of engaging these unclear; past research has found negative associations, positive or no association with health. In addition, little accounted for status prior to entering casual relationships. Using data from National Longitudinal Study Adolescent Health (N = 12,401), we measured and subsequent after We that suicidal ideation depressive symptoms adolescence were associated entrance...
Coparenting, or the ways partners relate to each other in their roles as parents, is important child and family functioning. However, it remains unclear whether coparenting begins at prior a child's birth. This study tested expectant parents' behavior Prenatal Lausanne Trilogue Play procedure (PLTP), an assessment designed Switzerland for examining prebirth behavior, forecasted postnatal observations of sample first-time parents United States. Participants were 182 dual-earner couples...
Guided by research on psychological safety, we used longitudinal survey data from a sample of 182 dual-earner male-female couples to examine the role supportive coparenting in mediating relations between adult attachment orientations and parenting stress/satisfaction, further considered whether self-efficacy moderated stress/satisfaction. Path analyses using IBM SPSS AMOS 22 bootstrapping techniques indicated that fathers' (but not mothers') perceptions at 3 months postpartum mediated...