Using data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Survey (N = 3,567), we examine the links between relationship status, relationship quality, and race and ethnicity in breastfeeding initiation. We consider four relationship types: married, cohabiting, romantically involved but not cohabiting (termed visiting), and nonromantically involved mothers. We find that even after adjusting for a […]

Drawing on the ethics of Christianity, this book offers strategies for helping couples to prevent divorce by learning how to build a lifelong marriage. It begins by examining what is wrong with divorce, including scriptural condemnation of divorce, the harm to children, the negative economic impact, and the pain divorce continues to cause adults. Following […]

This investigation tested whether parenting mediates longitudinal associations between marital conflict and children’s adjustment. Data were drawn from a three-wave study of 283 families with children aged 8 – 16 years at Wave 1. Relations among marital conflict, parenting (behavioral control, psychological autonomy, and warmth), and children’s adjustment (externalizing and internalizing) were examined. Structural equation […]

Drawing from principles of Christianity, this book considers marriage related issues and discusses secrets to a successful marital relationship. It begins by explaining that marriage is a Divine blueprint for the perfect union between a man and a woman and that the oneness between a man and women can only be achieved in a marriage […]

This book presents a 10-step approach to separation that is designed to assist couples in deciding what they really want and whether the relationship can provide it. Chapters describe strategies for implementing the following 10 steps: managing the crises or conflict; communicating with your self and your partner; defining the initial goals and purposes of […]

This report explores the relationship between healthy marriages and company productivity and success. It seeks to demonstrate how employees with healthy marriages and relationships can increase long-term profitability and how employees with failing relationships can lead to decreased profitability. The report begins with a review of the state of marriage in America and the benefits […]

To better understand the social factors that influence the diverse pathways to family formation young adults experience today, this research investigates the association between opposite-gender relationships during late adolescence and union formation in early adulthood. Using data from the first and third waves of the Add Health (n = 4,911), we show that, for both […]

This book charts the stages of a couple’s journey together, and offers an analysis of the complex birth and development of intimate partnerships. The book identifies three distinct and recurring stages common to all enduring relationships. The first stage is described as a time of expansion and promise when each individual feels larger, more witty, […]