Melissa Rizzo Weller (@WoosterEdu) & Angela M. Hosek (@ohiou) explore birth mothers’ experiences of privacy turbulence in relation to closed adoption information in one of our latest releases. The article is available here:.

Bruce M. Smyth, Giverney Ainscough & Jason L. Payne, scholars from The Australian National University, recently published an inquiry exploring the role of media and different modes of communication between high-conflict separated parents.

Lauren M. Amaro's (@pepperdine) publication is currently available as an early release article. Her inquiry into the emotional experiences and communal coping for mothers of children with eczema contributes insights on connections between emotion, coping, and resilience.

Vincent R. Waldron (@ASUResearch) & Megan Jacobs Farnworth (@IllinoisComm) published in issue two. They extend the theory of resilience and relational load by reporting unanticipated practices, such as truth-telling and having fun.

Kristina M. Scharp (@UWComm), John S. Seiter (@USUjcom), & Megan Maughan (USU) frame their study of stories children remember their parents telling about them in communicated narrative sense-making theory. The full article is available here:

Issue two contains scholarship authored by Katrina L. Pariera (@GWtweets) & Jeanine W. Turner (@Georgetown). Together, they highlight strategies for successful parent-adolescent communication.

Check out one of our latest articles by: Emily A. Rauscher (@UUtah), Paul Schrodt (@TCUComm), Gemme Campbell-Salome (@TAMUComm), & Jennifer Freytag (@TAMUComm). The authors explore the intergenerational transmission of family communication patterns.

Lucy E. Napper (@LehighU), Laura C. Wolter (@LehighU), & Diana S. Ebersole (@KutztownU)explore the content of parent-child harm-reduction conversations on the topic of underage drinking in one of our latest releases.

The early release article by Marta Herrero, Ana Martinez-Pampliega, & Irati Alvarez (@deusto @DeustoResearch) investigates adaptation to divorce, specifically in regards to the role of co-parenting. Check it out here:

Check out new scholarship on the relationship between twins by: Jordan Allen (@UVU), Nicole Allen (@USUAggies), and Julia Moores (@UUtah).

Discover the effects of mother stereotypes on mothers’ intergroup and interpersonal dynamics in volume 20. Kelly G. Odenweller (@IowaStateU), Chrsitine E. Rittenour (@WVUCommStudies), Megan R. Dillow (WVU), Aaron Metzger (WVU), Scott A. Myers (WVU), & Keith Weber (@socchapman).

Christine K. Anzur (@etsu) & editor-elect Scott A. Myers (@WestVirginiaU) published in volume 20. Their findings on adult adoptees’ meaning of “parent” following birth parent contact are available here:

Issue 1 of volume 20 is now available! View scholarship from:. East Tennessee State, .West Virginia, .Iowa State, .Chapman, .Rochester Institute of Technology, .Utah Valley, .Utah State, .TCU, .& Penn State.

As the end of the semester approaches and research projects acquire conclusions, consider submitting family-related scholarship to the journal using our Scholar One system.

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Issue 4 of volume 19 is available online. Editor Dr. Jeffrey T. Child included a thank you note for the expert ad hoc reviewers and editorial board members that gave time to the journal. Their reviews ensure that authors receive quality feedback from experts in the field.

In issue 4, Tony Xing Tan (@USouthFlorida) & Yanhong Liu (@SyracuseU) published a 5-year case study with an international transracial adoptive family. Findings include how identity is developed within personal, familial, and social-cultural context.

In issue four, Allison M. Alford (@BaylorComm) & Meredith Marko Harrigan (@SUNYGeneseo) explore how adult daughters construct and perform the daughtering role.