Center for Families

CFF Distinguished Family Scholar, Ellen Ernst Kossek answers “What would happen if employees had more control over setting boundaries in both separating and integrating their work and personal lives?”

CFF Distinguished Family Scholar, Ellen Ernst Kossek answers "What would happen if employees had more control over setting boundaries in both separating and integrating their work and personal lives?"

Housing is often discussed in relation to the health and well-being of adults, but it is less often considered when it comes to the health of infants and families. For individuals who are pregnant or for families with infants, housing...

Wen-Dong Li , Jiexin Wang , Tammy Allen, Xin Zhang, Kaili Yu, Hong Zhang, Jason L. Huang, Mengqiao Liu, and Andrew Li are the winning authors for their article Getting under the skin? Influences of work–family experiences on personality trait adaptation and reciprocal relationships.

Wen-Dong Li , Jiexin Wang , Tammy Allen, Xin Zhang, Kaili Yu, Hong Zhang, Jason L. Huang, Mengqiao Liu, and Andrew Li are the winning authors for their article "Getting under the skin? Influences of work–family experiences on personality trait...

Watch Joyce Beery Miles, Melissa M. Franks, Lisa Graves, and Kameron Moding discuss The Family Dinner Project at Purdue Women’s Network, Cocktails and Conversation.

Watch Joyce Beery Miles, Melissa Franks, Lisa Graves, and Kameron Moding discuss The Family Dinner Project at Purdue Women’s Network, Cocktails and Conversation.

A.J. Schwichtenberg – New, potentially pioneering research in the Purdue University Sleep and Developmental Studies Laboratory is examining deep sleep’s role in “sloshing” metabolic waste from the brain. The study led by A.J. Schwichtenberg and her graduate student Moon West; Yungie Tong, associate professor in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering; and his graduate student Andrew Frels has analyzed MRI and 36-channel electroencephalogram (EEG) scans of 33 adults ages 30-55 so far as they sleep.

New, potentially pioneering research in the Purdue University Sleep and Developmental Studies Laboratory is examining deep sleep’s role in “sloshing” metabolic waste from the brain. The study led by A.J. Schwichtenberg and her graduate student Moon West; Yungie Tong, associate...

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

This study examined whether patterns of relationship quality between parents and adult children were associated with the onset of ADL disability in later life.