In recent years, substantial gains have been made in our understanding of the influence of
parenting behaviors and styles on adolescent emotional and behavioral outcomes …

This article reviews areas of advancement over the past decade in our understanding of
remarriage and stepfamilies and suggests promising new directions for future work …

Over the past decade, the linkages between marriage and child well‐being have attracted
the attention of researchers and policy makers alike. Children's living arrangements have …

We were fortunate to have started our research careers about the same time as the study of
stepfamilies was “discovered” as a valid topic for social and behavioral scientists. We also …

Although children's family lives are diverse, the measurement of children's living
arrangements has lagged, focusing on the relationships of children to parents while largely …

Early childhood education is changing rapidly due to the dynamic nature of positive and
negative trends affecting the profession. In this article, the changing landscape of early …

Data from the 1999 National Survey of America's Families (N= 35,938) were used to
examine the relationship between family structure and child well‐being. I extended prior …

Over the last twenty years it has become recognized that fathers play a crucial role in child
development and subsequent adult status and behaviour. This book presents the state-of …

Objective This study tested two hypotheses that have been posited to account for
racial/ethnic differences in the association between family structure and children's …

Using data from 453 adolescents in Wave 2 of the National Survey of Families and
Households, we examine how multiple dimensions of nonresident father involvement are …