Journal of Family Issues articles from November 1998

Journal of Family Issues archives from November 1998

Marital status continuity and change among young and midlife adults: longitudinal effects on psychological well-being.
November 1, 1998... The social institution of marriage and its influence on adult well-being remains an enduring interest of family researchers. Historically, marriage has been quite consistently associated with better psychological well-being than being single,...

Linkage between marital quality and parent-child relationship: a longitudinal study in the Chinese culture.
November 1, 1998... There are two different views regarding the nature of the link between marital quality and the parent-child relationship. On one hand, there are theories proposing that a poor marriage might enrich or benefit the parent-child relationship. For...

Linking economic stress to marital quality among Finnish marital couples: mediator effects.
November 1, 1998... The national economy in Finland has entered a period of long-term structural change. The effects of this change on the labor force have been pervasive and deep and have resulted: in declining employment levels in the 1990s. The unemployment...

Sources of economic distress: individual and family outcomes.
November 1, 1998... The backdrop for this study is found in large-scale changes in the structure of the U.S. economy as it has shifted to a postindustrial, information- and services-dominated economy within which individuals and families seek their livelihood. The...

Family of origin influences on marital attitudes and readiness for marriage in late adolescents.
November 1, 1998... Recently, family of origin influences on late adolescents' attitudes toward marriage have received increased research attention. Most of this research has focused on the effects of family structure (e.g., divorced vs. intact) or of parental...

Neighborhood poverty, family characteristics, and commitment to mainstream goals: the case of african American adolescents in the inner city.
November 1, 1998... The current debate on welfare reform places a great deal of emphasis on the weak labor force attachment of the poor. Proposed changes to the system center on the perceived need to compel recipients to work and to relinquish their dependence on...

Parenting in the workplace: examining a unique infant care option.
November 1, 1998... The increase in labor force attachment by mothers of young children demands that both parents and employers pay special attention to the child care needs of infants (Kamerman & Kahn, 1995). Infant day care is one of the most costly and least...