Research and News from the Center for Families at Purdue University

January 28, 2024

Child Care Providers’ Quality Improvement within QRIS

Jim Elicker, Sharon Christ

Child care quality rating and improvement systems exist to inform child care decisions and improve the quality of care. While previous research has shown QRIS have effects on quality, less is known about how child care providers vary in engagement...

January 28, 2024

Examining Cultural Comfort and Knowledge in Undergraduate Nursing Students After the Implementation of an Online Educational Animation on Providing Care for Muslim Patients

Libby Richards

With rapidly growing members of the Islamic faith, health care providers should expect to care for Muslim patients regardless of their chosen specialty. The quality of care provided hinges on their knowledge and understanding of Islam. This study aimed to...

January 24, 2024

Dyadic, biobehavioral, and socioculturalapproaches to romantic relationships and health:Implications for research, practice, and policy

Rosie Shrout

Romantic relationships are a key health determinant. Partners influence each other's psychological, behavioral, and biological trajectories in ways that can foster health and longevity or fuel disease risk and early mortality. A romantic relationship's health impact is considerable yet has...

January 12, 2024

A Research Agenda for Tourism and Wellbeing, Chapter 4 – Healthy hotels: contribution of employee wellness programs

Xinran Lehto

Society is moving from technology-driven orientation to a wellbeing orientation for consumers and employees.

January 12, 2024

COFO Holds 26th Family Impact Seminar at Indiana Statehouse

Legislators and policymakers heard research about Reducing Poverty and Producing Prosperity in Indiana.

January 12, 2024

CFF welcomes Cordelia Running as a faculty partner!

Cordelia Running joins CFF as an Associate Professor of Nutrition Science. Research interests include ingestive behavior and population nutrition, and metabolism and obesity.

January 11, 2024

The cortisol awakening response in a 3 month clinical trial of service dogs for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder

Leanne Nieforth, A.J. Schwichtenberg

Recent literature suggests that service dogs may be a valuable complementary intervention option for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among military veterans due to the potential influence on stress response dysregulation.

January 11, 2024

Serving Military and Veteran Families: Theories, Research, and Application

Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth

This book introduces readers to the unique culture of military families, their resilience, and the challenges of military life. It reviews the latest research, theories, policies, and programs to prepare readers for understanding and working with military and veteran

January 10, 2024

A national longitudinal dyadic analysis of spousal education and cognitive decline in the United States

Rosie Shrout

Education plays a significant role in shaping cognitive functioning throughout an individual's life. However, existing research has not adequately explored how the educational attainment of the spouse can impact cognitive functioning over time.

January 9, 2024

Moving beyond dosage and adherence: A protocol for capturing dimensions of active child engagement as a measure of fidelity for social-emotional learning interventions

Rob Duncan, David Purpura

Social-emotional competencies are important for school-readiness and can be supported through social-emotional learning (SEL) interventions in the preschool years.