The primary purpose of this review was to examine theory and research published during
the past decade that focused on family processes and children's and adolescents' well …

This article is an assessment of family development and life course approaches for studying
family change. After a brief description and critique of each, a discussion of selected studies …

Since the latter part of the 20th century, dramatic changes have taken place to the structure
of the family such that the traditional nuclear family headed by a heterosexual married …

Abstract focuses on the father's influence on children's development in the context of marital
quality/one direction is simply to examine the effects of marital quality on multiple family …

The transition to parenthood, especially when the child is a firstborn, represents one of the
most profound joys and, at the same time, one of the most significant and stressful changes …

This article examines the influence of family structure and family relation-ships on
adolescent well-being. Using a subsample (N= 850) of data collected in the National Survey …

The literature on the effects of teenage parenthood on the adolescent mother herself, her
child, and her mother is reviewed from the perspectives of ecological and family systems …

Any parent who has raised more than one child is likely to be keenly aware of subtle or even
striking differences among their offspring. Although siblings raised together in the same …

How do children's life course transitions affect the well‐being of their parents? Using a large
panel survey among parents with longitudinal information on 2 randomly chosen children …

By action and by example, parents shape the lives of their children from birth through
adulthood. In adolescence, the influence of friends and peers take on greater importance …