The transition to parenthood is generally seen as one of the most challenging events in the
early stages of marriage. But is it really that detrimental for marriage and do all couples go …

Developmental research during COVID-19 suggests that pandemic-related disruptions in
family relationships are associated with children's mental health. Most of this research has …

In a large-scale (N= 317) prospective 8-year longitudinal multiage, multidomain,
multivariate, multisource study, we tested a conservative three-term model linking parenting …

The authors review the literature on sibling relationships in childhood and adolescence,
starting by tracing themes from foundational research and theory and then focusing on …

This groundbreaking book, a Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times notable pick, rattled
the psychological establishment when it was first published in 1998 by claiming that parents …

This meta‐analysis finds that parents report lower marital satisfaction compared with
nonparents (d=−. 19, r=−. 10). There is also a significant negative correlation between …

This chapter outlines changing models of the causes of child abuse. It underscores one of
the core themes of developmental psychopathology, namely, the interrelation of normality …

This book is intended for anyone with an interest in emotions, to show how far
conceptualization and research have progressed toward understanding. The book, and we …

Parents may provide many types of support to their grown children. Parents age 40 to 60 (N=
633) reported the support they exchange with each child over age 18 (N= 1,384). Mothers …

A substantial body of research links social disadvantage and developmental health via a
cascade running from poverty, to cumulative psychosocial risk, to disrupted family dynamics …