May 30, 2025
Demands and resources of a long-standing bring-your-dog-to-work program: a constant comparative analysis
Leanne Nieforth – Given the evidence that companion animals may provide social and emotional support to their human counterparts, some companies have begun offering bring-your-dog-to-work programs in an effort to reduce employee strain and improve workplace wellness outcomes.
May 28, 2025
“There’s no blueprint for this kind of loss”: Resilience following the death of an equine in an equine-assisted services program
Leanne Nieforth – For practitioners involved in equine-assisted services (EAS), the death of a horse can be a significant life disruption. This study aims to understand the communicative resilience processes that equine-assisted service practitioners express following the death of an equine in their program.
May 22, 2025
Parasympathetic reactivity to recalled emotional experiences and adolescent prosociality
Kristine Marceau – Prosociality, which refers to dispositions to allocate one’s attention and energy to the needs of others, is indicative of social proficiency and adaptive functioning in adolescence. Greater abilities for self-regulation in adolescence are widely considered to foster prosociality, including physiological regulation, and particularly activity within the parasympathetic nervous system.
May 21, 2025
Parents’ Rights and the “Dangers of Critical Race Theory” for Children: More Than Spots & Stripes
Breanya Hogue – Critical Race Theory (CRT), an academic framework for understanding systems of racial oppression, has entered the mainstream vernacular, alongside efforts by lawmakers and parental rights groups like Moms for Liberty to ban “divisive concepts” in classrooms, including DEI, race, gender identity, and histories of oppression.
May 17, 2025
Are Relationship Patterns Between Parents and Adult Children Associated With ADL Disability Risk in Later Life?
Patti Thomas & Libby Richards – This study examined whether patterns of relationship quality between parents and adult children were associated with the onset of ADL disability in later life.
Does executive function moderate the spatial-math link in preschoolers?
David Purpura – In the present study, we examine if the spatial-math link is moderated by executive function in preschoolers, with a particular interest in which aspects of executive function may serve as moderators for this relation.
May 8, 2025
Sexual minority identity and physical illnesses: Role of life course victimization and gender differences
Laura Schwab-Reese – Sexual minority (SM) individuals experience higher rates of victimization and chronic physical health conditions. There are also known differences by gender in both victimization rates and victimization-linked chronic physical health conditions.
May 6, 2025
Studies of resilience and family resilience within families experiencing homelessness/housing instability: A systematic review
Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth – Families experiencing homelessness and housing instability face myriad challenges affecting the health outcomes of parents and children. Despite these hardships, resilience and family resilience among this population can contribute to positive outcomes with individuals and families emerging stronger amid adversity.
May 5, 2025
National Guard and Reserve Families: A Parent-Led Educational Intervention
Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth – The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational module on improving parent’s ability to identify National Guard and Reserve children at-risk for mental health abnormities.
April 25, 2025
Center for Families announces 2025 Funding Recipients
Center for Families announces the 2025 Funding Recipients – Congratulations faculty and students focused on research about families!