Center for Families

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August 21, 2021

Adolescent and Maternal Anxiety Symptoms Decreased but Depressive Symptoms Increased before to during COVID-19 Lockdown

The tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing public health responses of social distancing, school closures, and staying home as much as possible “introduced a complex worldwide stressor” (Gruber et al., 2020, p. 6). Within weeks of the onset of the...

August 20, 2021

Trajectories of depression symptoms during the process of deployment in military couples

Informed by life course theory, we estimated depression symptom trajectories for couples throughout a deployment cycle using data from a longitudinal study of National Guard couples (n= 339). One-third of couples served as a comparison group by participating in data collection...

August 20, 2021

Toddlers’ Developmental Trajectories as a Function of QRIS Rated Child Care Quality

State-level child care quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS) have been implemented in a majority of states in the U.S.A. One goal is to improve developmental outcomes for young children, especially from families with fewer resources. Research is needed to...

August 18, 2021

All play, no fun: Pushing back on the pressures of youth sports

The world of youth sports has become a pressure cooker – one that, for now, the Redds have managed to resist. “All we ask when she comes home,” says Ms. Redd, “is how was practice and did you have fun?”

August 14, 2021

Elder Mistreatment Victims during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Administrative Data from San Francisco Adult Protective Services

This study examined elder mistreatment victims’ experiences at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on their COVID-19 awareness and unmet needs. San Francisco Adult Protective Services (APS) caseworkers conducted phone interviews with clients or collaterals (client’s family, trusted other,...

August 11, 2021

Breastfeeding Outcomes, Self-Efficacy, and Satisfaction Among Low-Income Women With Late-Preterm, Early-Term, and Full-Term Infants

To assess breastfeeding exclusivity and rate of breastfeeding, breastfeeding self-efficacy, and satisfaction with breastfeeding after hospital discharge among low-income women with late-preterm and early-term infants compared with women with full-term infants.

August 5, 2021

The effects of the pandemic on young people and youth sports

In collaboration with The Aspen Institute‘s Sports & Society Program, Families in Sport Lab at Utah State University, and Louisiana Tech University‘s Minds in Motion Lab, TeamSnap released the results of its research study

August 4, 2021

How do changes in family role status impact employees? An empirical investigation

Despite the proliferation of work–family research, a thorough understanding of family role status changes (e.g. the gaining of elder or child caregiving responsibilities) remain under-theorized and under-examined. The purpose of this paper is to conceptualize various forms of family role...

July 14, 2021

Congratulations to CFF Funding Recipients

2021 Faculty Awards Kontos Faculty Fellowship – Dr. Xiang Zhou, Assistant Professor in Counseling Psychology in the College of Education, Burmese refugee adolescents’ psychosocial development: A longitudinal follow-up study Research Enhancement Grant – Dr. AJ Schwichtenberg, Associate Professor, Human Development...

June 29, 2021

Research about Families: Melissa Robertson

Why is research about families important to you? Many people find their relationships with family members to be among the most important sources of meaning, purpose, and motivation in their lives. We know that the quality of relationships with family...