More than one in three US parents use corporal punishment to discipline their children. The objective of this study is to add to a greater understanding of factors associated with self-reported corpo...

In recent years, the flow of refugees has grown considerably due to increasing upheaval worldwide. Host countries can help mitigate adjustment problems for refugee families by offering evidence-based....

The primary purpose of this study was to identify the processes that helped happy and stable interfaith marriages navigate religious differences. To contextualize these adaptive processes, we seconda...

Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) is a widely used, evidence-based treatment with established effectiveness, and several underlying mechanisms have been examined. However, the assumptions of ....

Couples in conflict often become trapped in recursive cycles of complaint and defensiveness, leading to demoralization and disconnection. This is a problem for the couple and the therapist. This pape...

Relationship distress is a prevalent issue with significant economic and societal consequences, including increased mental and physical health problems, decreased workplace productivity, and increase...

The influence of father positive parenting and involvement on children's mental health outcomes is underexplored in many sub-Saharan African countries, such as Uganda, despite research showing that f...

Following the format put forth by Imber-Black and Roberts, I examine daily rituals, family traditions, holidays, and life cycle rituals during the pandemic of COVID-19. Marked by symbols capable of c...

The influence of father positive parenting and involvement on children's mental health outcomes is underexplored in many sub-Saharan African countries, such as Uganda, despite research showing that f...

African American parents experience child loss at disproportionately high rates, yet family systems and grief literature have largely overlooked this population's grief experience. This paper examine...

Intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) is a devastating yet often overlooked form of violence around the world. Using social learning theory to guide our study, we examined childhood maltreatment ri...

Coparenting plays a critical role in promoting family members' well-being and overall family functioning. However, the predictors and underlying mechanisms of coparenting—particularly the influence o...

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted daily life and strained couple relationships, requiring adaptation to widespread resource loss. Empathy, particularly cognitive empathy, plays a vital role in social s...

Immigrant and refugee families experience heightened stress and trauma before, during, and after their migration journeys. In the last decade, research on parenting interventions for immigrant and re...

Validation from family members has been found to reduce emotion dysregulation among youth, yet no interventions teach the skill of validation exclusively. This convergent, mixed-methods pilot study e...

Common factors are therapeutic elements that transcend models, occur in many settings, and help facilitate change in clients. A key common factor in individual psychotherapy is corrective experiencin...

Family therapists, fertility counselors, and professionals working with children and donor-conceived families may benefit from a deeper understanding of their conversational processes of origin story...

This study examines the role of differentiation of self (DoS) in the forgiveness process within romantic relationships, focusing on its moderating function between perceived offense severity and post...

This special section on Contextual Therapy offers an in-depth exploration of its foundational principles and evolving applications in addressing complex relational dynamics. Contextual Therapy, found...

Mindfulness-based couple interventions have been generally recognized as effective in enhancing relationship outcomes. However, it remains unclear specifically for whom and under what conditions such...

Washington, D.C.– Heartbreaking and alarming news surfaced this week of 11-year-old Jocelynn Rojo Carranza who took her own life earlier this month after facing cruel and relentless bullying from her ...

Republicans have convinced you that immigration is a chaotic crisis. It’s time to reframe the story.

Please take 2 minutes today to ask Congress to take steps to stop funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The administration’s proposed cuts to federal research funding, particularly ...

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The effects of the intergenerational continuity of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on youth outcomes have been documented, particularly among mother–child dyads. Most literature has focused on t...

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