Previous research has documented that children who do not live with both biological parents
fare somewhat worse on a variety of outcomes than those who do. In this article, which is the …

Le Canada a accueilli plus de 35 000 réfugiés syriens depuis novembre 2015. Un peu
moins de la moitié d'entre eux ont moins de 15 ans (Gouvernement du Canada, 2016; Haut …

The declining prevalence of two-parent families helped increase income inequality over
recent decades. Does family structure also condition how economic (dis) advantages pass …

Purpose Many children now live in non-traditional families—including one-parent, blended,
and step families. While a substantial body of international evidence indicates that these …

Two concepts capture the dynamic and complex nature of contemporary family structure:
family instability and multipartner fertility. Although these circumstances are likely to co …

A vast amount of literature has documented negative associations between family instability
and child development, with the largest associations being in the socioemotional …

Across settings, it has been shown that the co-residential household is an insufficient
measure of family structure and support. However, it continues to be the primary means of …

A broken family structure and poor family relationship are seen as contributing to delinquent
behavior in different ways. Despite Malaysian society being strongly focused on family …

This study examined the links between different family structures—capturing type and
stability thereof—and preschool-aged children's likelihood of being obese. We build on the …

Objective An increasing number of parents in China ask grandparents or babysitters to care
for their children. Modern parents are often the only child in their family because of China's …