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Does marriage lead to weight gain?

Tara Murray — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:30:44 +0000

TIME Magazine features research by nutritionists using Add Health Romantic Pairs data showing that married people are much more likely than those who are dating to gain weight.

See also: The, N. S., & Gordon-Larsen, P. (2009). Entry into romantic partnership is associated with obesity. Obesity.

New journal: Journal of Family Theory & Review

Tara Murray — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:30:50 +0000

The Journal of Family Theory & Review is a new peer-reviewed quarterly publication from the National Council on Family Relations.

Seeking to encourage integration and growth in the multidisciplinary and international domains of inquiry that define contemporary family studies, Journal of Family Theory & Review (JFTR) publishes original contributions in all areas of family theory. The journal includes new advances in theory development, reviews of existing theory, and analyses of the interface of theory and method, as well as integrative and theory based reviews of content areas, and book reviews.

The PRI Library does not receive this journal, but it is available online through a Penn State University Libraries subscription.

How to access data on grandparents from the American Community Survey

Tara Murray — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:53:39 +0000

Generations United has made available a PowerPoint presentation (.ppt) demonstrating how to access data about grandparents and grandchildren living together from the American Community Survey.

National Council on Family Relations – 2009 Annual Conference

Ruth Kozar — Tue, 05 May 2009 13:40:12 +0000

The PRI Library has received announcement of the 71st National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference to be held November 11-14, 2009 in San Francisco.

Sexual and Romantic Relationships in Emerging Adulthood Research Conference

Ruth Kozar — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:52:44 +0000

The PRI Lbrary has received announcement of the Romantic Relationships in Emerging Adulthood Research Conference, sponsored by The Center for Family and Demographic Research and the National Center for Marriage Research, to be held on March 25, 2009 at Bowling Green University in Ohio.

SIPP 2004 Data Complete

Kiet Bang — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:02:45 +0000

All waves and topical modules for SIPP 2004 is now available To Penn State researchers on SodaPop.

New books of interest at Penn State’s Social Sciences Library

Tara Murray — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:36:56 +0000

Hudson, Robert B. (2009). Boomer bust? Economic and political issues of the graying society. Westport, CT: Praeger.

Vinea, Ana. (2007). Creating families across boundaries: A case study of Romanian/Egyptian mixed marriages. American University in Cair Press.

Le Houerou, Fabienne. (2006). Forced migrants and host societies in Egypt and Sudan. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press.

Becher, H., (2008). Family practices in South Asian Muslim families: Parenting in a multi-faith Britain. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Papadopoulou-Kourkoula, A. (2008). Transit migration: The missing link between emigration and settlement. Migration, minorities, and citizenship. Basingstoke [England]: Palgrave Macmillan.

Brynin, M., & Ermisch, J. (2009). Changing relationships. New York: Routledge.

Happiness in the empty nest

Tara Murray — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:56:18 +0000

New research from the Mills Longitudinal Study shows that marital quality and happiness improve after children have left home (New York Times).

Citation: Gorchoff, S.M., John, O.P., & Helson, R. (2008). Contextualizing change in marital satisfaction during middle age: an 18-year longitudinal study. Psychological Science, 19(11), 1194-200. (Abstract)

Single men increasingly use surrogates to become fathers

Tara Murray — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:13:31 +0000

Though their numbers remain small, straight men are increasingly turning to surrogates to have children, as reported on CNN.com.

Number of working poor families has increased

Tara Murray — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:56:24 +0000

The number of working poor families in the US increased between 2002 and 2006, according to a new report from the Working Poor Families Project. The report, Still Working Hard, Still Falling Short, includes state-level data and maps.