Journal of Family Theory & Review

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Family Theory & Review is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
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A theoretical integration of work–family studies with the transactional model of stress71
Academic socialization model: Understanding Chinese children's academic self‐concept and the role of academic achievement68
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The return of race science and why it matters for family science46
Currere and legacy in the context of family business: Towards a new theory of intergenerational learning. By SamuelChen: Routledge. 2023. pp. 170. £96.00 ($128.00) (hardback). ISBN: 9781003363846
Exploring Therapist's Worldview in a Family Therapy Theory Course: A Four‐Corners Learning Activity41
Post‐traumatic stress symptoms and parenting in military families: A systematic integrative review32
Black men's intimate partner violence victimization and help‐seeking experiences: Integrating and applying intersectionality and hegemonic masculinity32
Systems intelligence and families32
Expanding the concept of parent involvement to special education: Considerations for inclusivity29
A conceptual model of family well‐being: Bridging constructs, fields, and practice applications28
Types, dimensions, and limitations28
Engaging in literature review, synthesis, and meta‐analysis: A few considerations for family scholars28
Intersectional blackness matters: Why family science should care about the College Board's A.P. African American Studies course controversy26
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The secret history of home economics: How trailblazing women harnessed the power of home and changed the way we live. DanielleDreilinger. 2021. New York: W. W. Norton & Co. 348 pp.ISBN:24
Sharing a home, but not a family: The unspoken stories of cohabiting with divorced partners and their children21
Figuring out how to participate in the system: Using reflexive feminist autoethnography to explore intersectional experiences in the professional and political spheres of academia19
Black Maternal Health Disparities, Structural Racism, and Black Family Stability: An Intersectionality Approach to Theorizing and Critical Praxis18
Five Generations, One Household: An African American Autoethnography of Family Systems, Identity, and Intergenerational Resilience16
A reproductive justice analysis of Black motherwork16
Purpose: A potential catalyst and anchor for optimal work–family balance and well‐being16
Romantic relationships and attitudes in Asian emerging adults: Review and critique16
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To be young, conscious and Black: The cumulative witnessing of racial violence for Black youth and families14
Intergenerational Trauma in Refugee Families: A Scoping Review of Contextual and Systemic Perspectives14
Grandmothering While Black: A Twenty‐First‐Century Story of Love, Coercion, and Survival. By Lashawnda L.Pittman. University of California Press, Oakland, California, 2023. 336 pp. $92.04 (hardcover).13
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JFTR's venues and voices for family theorizing and critical review12
Fathers Are Frightened but May Not Know It: Considering Masculinity and Attachment When Working With Fathers in Family Therapy12
Living single in late life among African Americans11
Examining equifinality and multifinality using outcome‐partitioned person‐centered analyses: A proof‐of‐concept with youth developmental assets and health11
The stability of singlehood: Limitations of the relationship status paradigm and a new theoretical framework for reimagining singlehood11
How sociocultural contexts may shape the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on couples' relationships11
Why is traditional polygamy unjust? Implications for egalitarian nonmonogamy10
This unique and precious opportunity: A conversation among feminist administrators about reclaiming the transformative potential of post‐pandemic higher education10
Transformative learning to politicized collective identity: How cisgender parents and caregivers of transgender and gender diverse youth become change makers for TGD justice10
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Are We Willing to Change? A Feminist Agenda for the Study of Men in Families10
Continuing the scholarly chapter: The unexpected benefits of engaging with book reviews10
Women at the margins: Experiences with spousal incarceration inIndia9
A Comprehensive Mapping of Intergenerational Caregiving: A Scoping Review of Dyadic and Family Caregiving9
Clarifying relationship instability: Exploring the vital role of change in commitment8
Parental lying to children: A systematic review8
How to Study Family Learning Practices Mediated by Digital Platforms: A Scoping Review8
Using critical family theorizing and intersectional feminist praxis to navigate reflexive conversations on race and power in academic settings8
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Testimonio as a methodology in the study of sexual and intimate partner violence7
Intentional allyship at the intersection: Moving the human sciences forward7
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Racial discrimination and romantic relationship dynamics among Black Americans: A systematic review6
Genetic moderation of the effects of family‐focused interventions (GxI interaction): A systematic review6
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Measures of Relationship Power Dynamics in Romantic Relationships6
Erratum to “Queering family trees: Race, reproductive justice, and lesbian motherhood by Patton‐Imani, Sandra”6
Toward an integrative framework of intergenerational coparenting within family systems: A scoping review6
Not a single meaning: Definition and evolution of singlehood in France and the United States6
Don't skip class: A new conceptual model for examining classism among adolescents and families6
Hurry up and wait: Developmental anxiety during the transition to adulthood6
Single and flourishing: Transcending the deficit narratives of single life6
Effects of Paternal Unemployment on Family Dynamics and Well‐Being: A Systematic Review5
The Intersectional Theory of Planned Behavior: Transforming Financial Behavior Theory for Contemporary Families5
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Couple Dynamics Following Brain Cancer Diagnosis: A Scoping Review5
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Studying stepfamilies, surfacing secrets: A reflection on the private motivations behind efforts to humanize family complexity5
Qualitative genogram analysis: A methodology for theorizing family dynamics5
The Minority Family Stress Model (MFSM): Reconceptualizing minority stress within family systems5
Attachment resilience in practice: The essential role of family keyworkers5
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Bringing Critical Femininities Into Conversation With Critical Masculinities in Family Science: Extending the Case for Using Femme Theory5
Expectations for Families to Care for Older Adults in the United States: Rapid Scoping Review 2011–20235
The rise of the childless single in South Korea4
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The importance of romantic relationships in preventing suicide4
Psychological Flexibility in Dementia Caregiving: The Adaptive Support Model4
Analyzing mental health among Black immigrant families through intersectionality4
Mid‐range theories about families: A primer and introduction to the special issue4
The influence of parental substance use on adolescent substance use: A systematic review of moderators4
Critical, Empathetic, and Mindful Relations (CEMR): A Relationship‐Building Theory4
The family keyworker as a critical element for attachment resilience in the face of adversity4
Mixing races, maintaining racism? Considering the connection between interracial families, social distance, and racial inequality4
Same‐sex marriage in Asia: Understanding intra‐regional differences in development3
LGBTQ+ individuals and family relationships through a life course perspective3
Fatherhood in the context of preterm birth: A narrative review of contemporary research evidence3
Supporting and enhancing attachment resilience is essential for helping high‐risk families: But is the family keyworker the best one for the job?3
Parental support is not enough: How parental socialization theories can advance LGBTQ+ youth family research, practice, and health3
Addressing campus–community relationships using the three corners marriage model3
Racism and the mechanisms maintaining racial stratification in Black families3
Family science, land‐grant universities, and the daunting legacy of the land‐grab institution3
Does stress promote or inhibit romantic partner support? A systematic review of competing hypotheses3
Cooperative Rearing and Low Fertility Persistence: A Two‐Constraint Theoretical Framework3
The Application of Intersectionality Theory in Family‐Based Substance Use Prevention for Urban Black Adolescents3
Autism in romantic relationships: A content analysis of challenges and strengths (2013–2024)3
Adolescence: A Critical Media Review3
Using group‐based trajectory modeling to test theoretically driven hypotheses about relationship development3
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Family Gerontology, Fatherhood, and Masculinity: Enduring Impacts of Fathers and Adult Children3
Queering family trees: Race, reproductive justice, and lesbian motherhood by Sandra Patton‐Imani3
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Living the Cycle: A Reflexive Autoethnography on Minority Stress, Substance Use, and Attachment Repair in LGBQ Relationships3
Sharenting: A systematic review of the empirical literature3
Embracing age: How Catholic nuns became models of aging well. By Anna I.Corwin. 2021. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. 2021. pp. 202. $32.95 (paperback). ISBN: 97819788222762
Defining and measuring singlehood in family studies2
It's not the rotten apples!Why family scholars should adopt a structural perspective on racism2
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Navigating the theoretical landscape of loneliness research: How interdisciplinary synergy contributes to further conceptualizations2
Marginalized family identity theory: A framework to understand experiences in LGBTQIA+ and diverse family structures2
Celebrating JFTR's Stellar Niche2
Reconfiguring Gendered Power in Families Through Men's Emotions2
Intergenerational coparenting and child development outcomes: A systematic review2
Logical Consequences: Toward an Integrative Theoretical Framework2
Disrupting neoliberalism in the academy: Normalizing loss and enfranchising student grief2
Three Dimensions of Care and Their Relationships With Caring, Inclusive, and Toxic Masculinity2
Beyond Acceptance and Rejection: A Caregiving Conceptualization for Understanding Parental Responses to Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Children2
JFTR wants you!2
Pedagogy of the great pandemic of the 21st century: Epistemic implications for individual psychology, family science, and psychotherapies2
A Bioecological Framework for Supporting Mothers From Pregnancy to Workforce Reintegration2
The Grandparent–Grandchild Relationship and Grandchildren's Developmental Outcomes: A Systematic Review With Meta‐Analysis2
Seahorse Dads: Theorizing Gender and Parenting Beyond the Binary2
Bidirectional Intersectional Supervision: Redefining Power and Equity for Black Clinicians2
Doing Parenting: Critical Approaches to the Study of Mothering and Fathering2
A scoping review of research on polyamory and consensual non‐monogamy: Implications for a more inclusive family science2
Quantify or Classify? Recommendations for Ambiguous Loss Versus Boundary Ambiguity2
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Using social exchange theory to examine relationship processes in asexual‐allosexual couples2
Bored of the rings: Methodological and analytic approaches to operationalizing Bronfenbrenner's PPCT model in research practice2
Sexual and gender diversity in families: Theoretical advances in the context of social change2
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Cultivating theoretical advances in family science: JFTR's innovation continues2
Parent‐adolescent conflict processes and their measurement: A systematic review1
It's Still All About Power: Critical Intersectional Family Science Today1
Having a House but Not a Home: A Critical Reflection on Prioritizing Youth Perspectives and Well‐Being in Research on Family Structural Transitions1
Michael J. Rosenfeld. 2022. The Rainbow After the Storm: Marriage Equality and Social Change in the US. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. $27.95. Paperback. 319 pp. ISBN: 9780197600443.1
The gendered division of housework in North America: A systematic review from 2014 to 20241
An examination of power in a triadic model of parent–child–pediatrician relationships related to early childhood gender development1
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A framework for how homelessness impacts children's attachments to their caregiver1
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Connection abstract theory: An exercise in abstract theorizing after Bowlby1
FD/FR family: Functional disconnection and reconnection in public safety personnel families1
The sociocultural context of romantic relationships. By Brian G.Ogolsky. 2024. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 275. $32.99 (paperback). ISBN: 978‐1‐009‐15866‐41
Parental consideration of children's experiences: A critical review of parenting constructs1
The Systemic Model of the Brain Disease of Addiction: A Holistic and Comprehensive Theoretical Perspective1
Unifying human development and family science: Navigating identity challenges in higher education1
Context Matters: A Contextualized Approach to Studying Latinx Family Ethnic‐Racial Socialization1
Self‐care rhetoric and institutional culpability: Theorizing the academy and intellectual labor1
Family types and family dimensions: The paradigmatic framework and the circumplex model1
Understanding Family Dynamics Through a Neurocognitive Lens1
Constructing Meaning in Digital Lives: A Theory‐Driven and Practical Approach to Using Online Forums in Family Science1
Queering singlehood: Examining the intersection of sexuality and relationship status from a queer lens1
Discovering Legacies: Fathers, Sons, Masculinities, and Equity Within Families1
Kaleidoscopic perspectives on theorizing singlehood1
Context matters: The global adversity of missing family members1
Parents who migrate without their children: Gendered and psychosocial reconfigurations of parenting in transnational families1
A systematic review of correlates of stepparent–child relationship quality from children's perspectives: A 10‐year update1
Ecoexpansive kinship: A model for expanding conceptualizations of family to include companion animals1
Family keyworker as a non‐clinical and democratic figure to support hard‐to‐reach families from an attachment perspective1
Balancing and Exploring the Personal, Professional, and Political: Finding Space and Place in the Academy Through Reflexive and Intersecting Masculinities1
A guide to conducting intersectional phenomenological research in family science1
Singlehood during later life: Theoretical considerations for health and social relationships1
Missing pieces: A critical review of research on forced marriage and a call for family scientists to study forced marriage1
Viewing the Family Court Experiences of Affirming Parents and Their Transgender and Gender Diverse Children Through the Lens of Intersectionality1
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Türkiye's responses to the 2023 earthquakes: An application of family adjustment and adaptation response model1
A systematic review of research on immigrant parenting of young children in the 21st century (2000–2020)1
Critically feminizing family science: Using femme theory to generate novel approaches for the study of families and relationships1
Critical Identity Theory: Integrating Intersectional Family Perspectives With Symbolic Interactionism1
Human development and family science: A story of disciplinary fragmentation and kinship1
Sex and single women in midlife: Theoretical perspectives, recent findings, and future directions1
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Becoming adopted: Rebuilding adoptive identity through artifacts1
Theorizing Family Rituals: A Family Systems Model1
Unveiling motivations and keeping what's sacred: Engaging reflexivity in a research program on diverse romantic relationships1
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Applying Hegelian theory to contemporary family science1
Intimate inequalities: Millennials' romantic relationships in contemporary timesCristenDalessandro. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2021. ISBN 978‐19788238911
Resilience in the COVID‐19 Pandemic and Beyond: A Dynamic Multilevel Systemic Resilience Model1
Transfronterizo Families at the San Diego–Tijuana Border: Complicating Theories of Family, Migration, and Mobility1
Family practice with fathers, social care, and capabilities1
Family‐Led Systems Change for Equity in Early Care and Education: A Critical Family Partnership Framework1
(Re)Conceptualizing Black motherwork as political activism1
COVID‐19: Family resilience in a context of vulnerability1
Relationship education and couples experiencing violence: Is something better than nothing?1
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