This interview highlights issues in domestic violence and the perspectives of Michael Johnson, a professor at The Pennsylvania State University who is conducting research and teaching courses on domestic violence, women’s studies, and African American studies. He explains the definition of domestic violence, the debate about the gender symmetry of domestic violence, the prevalence of […]

The article discusses the Newlywed Study performed by Gottman, Coan, Carrere, and Swanson, and contrasts it with the Oregon Youth Study, performed by Shortt, Capaldi, Dishion, Bank, and Owen. The article argues that, in contrast to the Newlywed Study, the Oregon Youth Study sought out and utilized a sample of people intended to describe a […]

This interview explores issues in domestic violence in Latino communities and the perspectives of Julia Perilla, a clinical community psychologist who conducts academic research and teaches at Georgia State University. She explains the impact of the environment on the individual and the need to approach interventions and research from a strengths perspective; how community psychologists […]

The generalizability of the affective process models of J. M. Gottman et al. (1998) was examined using a community-based sample of 85 married or cohabiting couples with at-risk backgrounds. Predictive associations between affective processes assessed at about age 21 years and relationship status and satisfaction assessed approximately 2.5 years later were examined. The major findings […]

Wade Horn, Assistant Secretary for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, was the first guest in the 2004 CLASP Audio Conference Series, The Squeeze: Helping Low-Income Families in an Era of Dwindling Resources. In an interview with CLASP’s John Hutchins, Dr. Horn offered his perspective on welfare reauthorization, child care funding, […]

The relationship status of study participants (e.g., daters, cohabitors, marrieds, or unmarrieds) has implications for understanding dating and mate selection. Procedures used in studies may blur or ignore status distinctions. The authors examined methods used in 791 studies published from 1991 – 2001. Most commonly, status of participants is unspecified, and different statuses are collapsed […]

Jason DeParle, an award-winning New York Times reporter, discusses his book, American Dream: Three Women, Ten Kids, and a Nation’s Drive to End Welfare. University of Pennsylvania sociologist Kathy Edin and CLASP Policy Director Mark Greenberg join DeParle to discuss the findings of the book. This audio conference is moderated by Jodie Levin-Epstein. (Author abstract)

Divorce is costly for parents because of the challenges of meeting children’s economic and socioemotional needs after separation. Using the National Survey of Families and Households (N = 1,935), we investigate whether expected economic and parenting costs deter divorce. Mothers expect higher economic costs than fathers, whereas fathers expect more parenting difficulties. Most parents, however, […]

There is a strong link between domestic violence and the financial resources of families. Women living in economically distressed families and communities are more likely to experience domestic violence, and the violence is more severe. In addition, one of the main reasons that women remain with or return to an abusive partner is lack of financial resources. For women leaving battered women’s […]

Using data from the 1995 General Social Survey (N = 2,639), this study examines two competing repartnering choices made by Canadians after first union disruption: marriage or cohabitation. About 42% of women and 54% of men form a second union 5 years after union disruption, with cohabitation being the most prevalent choice. The timing of […]