Although families are subject to multiple social stratifications and systemic injustices, family
science was built upon foundational ideas that theorized a unitary, normative structure of …

Recent critiques suggest family science is operating on a narrow definition of family that
privileges US/western‐centric perspectives and White, heteronormative, and nuclear …

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) parents raise well-adjusted
children. How do they accomplish this feat despite stigma and discrimination? Psychological …

Research on transgender and gender expansive (TGE) youth has highlighted the
disproportionate and challenging mental health and developmental outcomes faced by …

Objective To identify latent profiles of family environments among transgender adults and to
examine the relationships between these profiles and mental and physical health …

Historically, research has been used by systems of authority to marginalize and oppress
minoritized populations. Family scientists have recently begun the work of disentangling …

Helicopter parents are highly involved parents who hover over and around their child,
applying developmentally inappropriate levels of control and tangible assistance. Previous …

Youth victimization in schools remains a fervent public health issue, despite increased
awareness of this issue, and this is especially true for marginalized populations like lesbian …

Introduction Previous research has utilized a typological approach to characterizing
intergenerational relationships and exploring their associations with children's …

This phenomenological study explored experiences of asexual identified persons within the
context of relationships. Thirty-five asexual spectrum identified participants took part in semi …