Research and News from the Center for Families at Purdue University

October 17, 2024

Work Schedules, Finances, and Freedom: Work Schedule Fit and Platform Dependence among Gig Workers on Amazon’s Mechanical Turk Platform

Jeremy Reynolds

Formally, gig workers determine their work hours. Gig platforms, however, shape work schedules with many tools, including ratings, deadlines, pay, and competition.

October 15, 2024

‘Snap, Crackle, Math:’ Purdue early learning researchers pour over number activities on cereal boxes

Sarah Eason

Postdoctoral researcher Salvador R. Vazquez and assistant professor Sarah Eason examined how many cereal boxes in the aisles of major grocery chains contained math activities.

October 10, 2024

Animal-Assisted Interventions for Military Families: A Synthesis of the Current Evidence (Chapter 27, Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy)

Leanne Nieforth

Military families, including service members and their immediate family members, face unique stressors. As a consequence, these families are often at a higher risk for a variety of psychosocial challenges.

October 9, 2024

It depends: Platform dependence, schedule control, and satisfaction among gig workers on Amazon’s Mechanical Turk platform

Jeremy Reynolds

Understanding the risks and rewards of gig work requires examining how gig workers themselves feel about their work and how work satisfaction may vary even among workers on the same gig platform.

October 7, 2024

Exploring the Perpetuation and Disruption of Gendered, Racial, and Working Style Stereotypes in U.S. Life Science Textbooks

Breanya Hogue

Textbooks convey powerful messages to students about who can legitimately participate in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Using culturally relevant pedagogy as the guiding theoretical framework, this study sought to explore the extent to which secondary life science textbooks...

October 6, 2024

Fertility Desires and Contraceptive Transition

Christie Sennot

Fertility desires are fundamental to understanding contraceptive use, yet the relationship between the two remains unclear and is the subject of much debate in demography.

October 5, 2024

3 Deadly Health Hazards Of An Unhappy Marriage—By A Psychologist

Rosie Shrout

Marriage is meant to be a lifelong commitment, but when it turns into a cycle of resentment and unresolved conflicts, it can have devastating effects on your health. Even relationships that start with love and hope can become harmful if...

October 5, 2024

Sibling and best friend conflict resolution strategies among Mexican-origin youth

Kimberly Updegraff

Sibling relationships evolve into a more egalitarian relationship dynamic resembling friendships during adolescence, potentially facilitating the transfer of interpersonal skills across relationships.

October 5, 2024

Purdue professor speaks on impact of grief on college students

Heather Servaty-Seib

Students of all ages are experiencing deep grief, from ongoing news events like school shootings and violence impacting them as they get their education. On Monday, Angela Ganote, an anchor for the FOX59 Morning News, spoke with Heather Servaty-Seib, a...

October 5, 2024

Network Analysis to Visualize Qualitative Results: Example From a Qualitative Content Analysis of The National Child Abuse Hotline

Laura Schwab-Reese

Data visualization, such as figures created through network analysis, may be one way to present more complete information from qualitative analysis. Segments of qualitatively coded data can be treated as objects in network analysis, thus creating visual representations of the...