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Modelling the constraints on consanguineous marriage when fertility declines
Demographic Research, 2014 Background: Consanguinity - or marriage between close blood relatives, in particular first cousins - is widely practised and even socially encouraged in many countries.
Bilal Barakat, Stuart Basten
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Spousal salience in an aging rural South African cohort
Family Relations, EarlyView.Abstract Background The importance of the spousal relationship within one's social circle—which we refer to as spousal salience—may have important implications for married individuals' outcomes as they age. Objective This study investigates factors that may be associated with spousal salience among a sample of aging adults in rural South Africa ...
Elyse A. Jennings +2 more
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Family Relations, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective This study examined the prospective associations between family rejection and several resilience factors and deleterious outcomes among a racial and gender diverse sample of sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY). Background Family remains a primary developmental context during adolescence, and there is an urgent need to better ...
Weiman Xu +11 more
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Depression Beyond the 6‐Month Postpartum Period: A Mixed‐Method Study Among Women in Nepal
Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim This study aimed to comprehensively examine social and clinical factors contributing to postpartum depression among women in Nepal and identify their perspectives/experiences regarding postpartum mental health. Design and Methods The explanatory sequential mixed‐method study was conducted in two phases. In the quantitative phase, data were
Sangita Pudasainee‐Kapri +7 more
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Journal of Family Theory &Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT As the population ages and families become increasingly diverse, more work is needed to understand expectations for families to care for older adults. In this review, we discuss the theoretical frameworks and conceptualizations used to study care expectations, summarize overarching findings about theories of care expectations and corresponding
Sarah E. Patterson +6 more
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Kinship Obligations in Nuclear and Extended Family Networks in Italy: A Vignette Study
Journal of Marriage and Family, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective This study examines kinship obligations across nuclear and extended family ties, considering variations by support type, gender, and attitudinal moderators regarding the importance attached to emotional closeness, past conflict, reciprocity, and societal judgment.
Marco Tosi +2 more
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Journal of Marriage and Family, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective This study examines how intimate partner violence (IPV) and two types of non‐monogamy—ambiguous‐consent non‐monogamy (ACNM; concurrent sexual partners in relationships without an explicit agreement about monogamy or non‐monogamy) and non‐consensual non‐monogamy (NCNM; cheating in relationships committed to monogamy)—co‐occur and ...
Jennifer S. Barber, Yasamin Kusunoki
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Journal of University College of Medicine and DentistryOBJECTIVE: Thalassemia is a genetic condition caused by the mutation or damaging hemoglobin synthesis on the alpha or beta globin chain. The most significant risk factor for rise in the thalassemic rate is consanguinity.The current study was ...
Farhat Ijaz
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Coresidence With a Family Member With a Health Limitation and Alcohol Use Among Midlife Adults
Journal of Marriage and Family, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective This study examined whether living with a family member with a health limitation is associated with alcohol use among midlife adults. Background Past research on family health limitations typically focused on caregiving, yet living with a family member with a health limitation may shape health behaviors even without direct caregiving
Kyung Won Choi, Robert Crosnoe
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