A collection of working papers written by faculty affiliates, researchers, and advanced graduate students, examining family structure and marriage topics of interest to family scholars, policymakers, and practitioners.

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2009

Manning, W. D., Cohen, J. A., Smock, P. J., & Ostgaard, G. (2009, October). Dating Couples' Views about Cohabitation: The Role of Social Context. (NCFMR WP-09-13)

Trella, D. (2009, October). Relationship Smarts: Assessment of an Adolescent Relationship Education Program. (NCFMR WP-09-12)

Cavanagh, S. & Sullivan, Kate. (2009, September). Family Instability, Early Social Competence, and Later Romantic Activity in Adolescence. (NCFMR WP-09-11).

Giordano, P. C., Flanigan, C. M., Manning, W. D., & Longmore, M. A. (2009, September). Developmental Shifts in the Character of Romantic Relationships from Adolescence to Early Adulthood. (NCFMR WP-09-10).

Mahoney, A. & Hernandez, K. M. (2009, July). Sex through a Sacred Lens: The Longitudinal Effects of the Sanctification of Marital Sexuality (NCFMR WP-09-09).

Fomby, P. & Sennott, C. A. (2009, July). Family Structure Instability and Residential and School Mobility: The Consequences for Adolescents' Behavior
(NCFMR WP-09-08).

Bachman, H. J., Coley, R. L., & Carrano, J. (2009, July). Distinguishing between Family Structure and Family Instability on Child Well-Being in Low-Income Families (NCFMR WP-09-07).

Heard, H. E. (2009, July). Family Instability and Adolescent Educational Success: The Cumulation and Timing of Family Transitions Across Childhood (NCFMR WP-09-06).

Fomby, P., Mollborn, S., & Sennott, C. A. (2009, July). Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Effect of Family Instability on Adolescents' Behavior (NCFMR WP-09-05).

Rinelli, L. N. (2009, July). Father Involvement Over Time and Differences by Union Status: A Comparison of Mother and Father Reports (NCFMR WP-09-04).

Roettger, M. E., Swisher, R. R., Kuhl, D., & Chavez, J. M. (2009, July). Paternal Incarceration and Altered Trajectories of Marijuana and Hard Drug Use From Adolescence into Adulthood: Evidence From National Panels of U.S. Males and Females (NCFMR WP-09-03).

Manning, W. D., Gulbis, A., Trella, D., & Lyons, H. (2009, June). "Ain't Nobody in My Family Married": Social Context and Marital Social Capital (NCFMR WP-09-02).

Roettger, M. E. & Swisher, R. R. (2009, March). Examining Racial Variations in the Associations of Father’s History of Incarceration with Son’s Delinquency and Arrest in Contemporary U.S. Society (NCFMR WP-09-01).

2008

Abraham, K. M. & Stein, C. H. (2008, October). Young Adults’ Felt Obligation toward Parents Coping with Serious Mental Illness or Alcoholism: A Brief Report
(NCFMR # 08-2).

Rinelli, L. N. (2008, October). Cohabitation: Parents following in their Children’s Footsteps? (NCFMR # 08-01).