Center for Families

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March 1, 2023

The home numeracy environment and children’s math skills: The moderating role of parents’ math anxiety

Evidence suggests that parents’ math anxiety moderates the association between parents’ help in mathematics homework and first graders’ mathematics skills. Understanding whether similar associations are evident in younger children, in regard to the home numeracy environment is essential, given that...

February 20, 2023

CFF Faculty Partners analyze best times to eat, exercise in a day

Heather Eicher-Miller and Libby Richards, published findings from cluster analyses on temporal nutrition intake as well as when and how hard to exercise in a 24-hour span. They found a link between the diet and exercise time-based patterns and both...

February 17, 2023

Racial-Ethnic Disparities in Dual-Function Life Expectancy

This study develops a new concept, dual functionality, that integrates physical and cognitive function. We use the concept to define a measure of dual-function life expectancy and assess racial-ethnic inequalities in aging.

February 14, 2023

Association of Physical Activity and Gait Speed: Does Context Matter?

Physical activity (PA) is associated with gait speed, and both are recognized predictors of important health outcomes. The role of social context, such as PA of one’s spouse, in the association between PA and gait speed is largely unexplored.

February 11, 2023

Attachment Style Isn’t Destiny

Our past experiences do shape our relationships. But we’re not doomed to repeat unhealthy patterns forever.

February 1, 2023

Korean mothers’ career aspirations in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal qualitative study

Working mothers face challenges in pursuing their career aspirations due to work–family conflict. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has posed added challenges for working mothers by increasing care demands while also causing numerous health, economic and social disruptions.

February 1, 2023

CFF Faculty Partner, Eicher-Miller to serve on 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, announces USDA and HHS

The 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee will be tasked with reviewing the current body of nutrition science and developing a scientific report that includes its independent, science-based advice for HHS and USDA to consider. The committee’s review, along with public...

February 1, 2023

Stephanie Land on campus March 1 for Perrucci-Cummings Lecture Series

Stephanie Land, author of New York Times Bestseller and inspiration for the Netlfix Original Series, Maid, will be at Purdue Memorial Union North Ballroom, doors open at 6pm, event begins at 6:30pm.

February 1, 2023

How aging couples’ emotional and physiological associations change across positive, supportive, and conflictual discussions: Roles of capitalization and responsive behaviors

Couples’ emotions and physiology change across interactions and based on behaviors. Aging couples’ emotions and physiology may be closely related as they spend more time together and rely on each other for support.

February 1, 2023

The role of semantic similarity in verb learning events: Vocabulary-related changes across early development

Verb meaning is challenging for children to learn across varied events. This study examined how the taxonomic semantic similarity of the nouns in novel verb learning events in a progressive alignment learning condition differed from the taxonomic dissimilarity of nouns...