We bid a heartfelt farewell to Birgit Pfau-Effinger, who is stepping down from the JFR Editorial Board after 11 years as co-editor. Her scholarly excellence, unwavering dedication, and collegial warmth have shaped the journal in countless ways. All the very best for everything that's ahead, Birgit!

#Published: "Mothers, emotion work, and feeling rules: Achieving positive emotions for the sake of the child" by Fabienne Décieux, Eva-Maria Schmidt & Ulrike Zartler (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #KFamRes #openaccess #openscience #sociology #demography

#Published: "Siblings+? Dynamic role transformations in sibling relationships among children of parents with mental illness" by @tonina-aurel.bsky.social (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamREs #openaccess #openscience #sociology #demography

#Published: "Exploring the full spectrum of reproductive experiences" by @sljitka.bsky.social, Jitka Jírová, Anna Šťastná & Jiřina Kocourková (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #openscience #sociology #demography

#Published: "Joint pot or separate purses? Unpacking the cohabitation-marriage gap in income pooling across Europe" by @flaviamazzeo.bsky.social, @nhiekel.bsky.social & @agnese-vitali.bsky.social (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #openscience #sociology #demography

#Published: "Nonstandard work schedules and work-life balance in dual-earner households: The role of parenthood" by @sresendez.bsky.social, Jianghong Li & Matthias Pollmann-Schult (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #openscience #demography #sociology

JFR welcomes your best work! Our "Research notes" format is perfect for sharing new findings quickly and concisely. We love giving timely research the platform it deserves. Submit today: ubp.uni-bamberg.de/jfr/index.ph... #openaccess #openscience #demography #sociology

Happy 2026! 🎉 The Journal of Family Research is celebrating 38 years of publishing high-quality family scholarship. Volume 38 launches soon—here's to another great year! 🎊 #openaccess #openscience #demography #sociology

Season's greetings from JFR! We wish our readers, authors, and reviewers happy holidays and a prosperous New Year! Thank you for your invaluable support and contributions to our journal. Best wishes from the JFR team - see you in 2026! #sociology #demography #openaccess #openscience

#Published: "Partnership constellation and poverty beyond the migrant/ non-migrant dichotomy: An exploratory, gendered analysis in Germany" by @mariahornung.bsky.social & @emstruffolino.bsky.social (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #openscience #sociology #demography

#Published: "Does early timing of first birth lead to lower earnings in midlife in Britain?" by @jessicanisen.bsky.social, Johanna Tassot, Francesco Iacoella & @peibich.bsky.social (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #openscience #sociology #demography

#Published: "Unemployment among single mothers and adolescent children's mental health" by Mine Kühn, Anna Baranowska-Rataj, Liina Junna, Pekka Martikainen & Niina Metsä‑Simola (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #openscience #sociology #demography

#Published: "Transnational families. (Un)doing family in the migration regime" by Samia Aden & Manuela Westphal (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #openscience #sociology #demography

#Published: "Merry Now, Marry Later? Initial Labor Market Conditions and Marital Intentions in the Philippines" by @vincentrramos.bsky.social & Marianne J. Vital (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #openscience #sociology #demography

#Published: "Who should have (no) children? Results of a vignette experiment in Switzerland" by Larissa Fritsch, Sandra Gilgen & Maila Mertens (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #opensicience #sociology #demography

#Published: "Attitudes towards interethnic partnerships with refugees: Evidence from a factorial survey experiment in Germany" by Jana Kuhlemann, @stefanieheyne.bsky.social & Irena Kogan (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). @parform.bsky.social #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #openscience #sociology #demography

#Published: "Research note: Singlehood and hope in Japan" by Hiromi Taniguchi & Gayle Kaufmann (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #openscience #sociology #demography

#Published: "Research note: Gender ideologies and the division of domestic work: A latent class approach" by Marta Dominguez-Folgueras (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #openscience #sociology #demography

#Published: "Research note: Multidimensional gender ideologies, rural/urban living and self perceptions of place in a German survey" by @daniflorean.bsky.social (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #openscience #sociology #demography

#Published: "Flexible working time arrangements and work-life conflict: The role of gender and housework" by @olgaleshchenko.bsky.social & Susanne Strauß (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #openscience #sociology #demography

#Published: "Left behind but not forgotten: Psychosocial well-being and influencing factors in children with parents working abroad – Evidence from Romania" L. Cheie & N. Prodan (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #openscience #sociology #demography

#Published: "Responsible mothers? Feeding children in difficult times" by @radkaduda.bsky.social (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #openscience #sociology #demography

#Published: "Changes in subjective wellbeing during widowhood: Gender differences and the buffering effect of the close social network" by Elisa Tambellini, Mirkka Danielsbacka & Anna Rotkirch (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #ipenaccess #openscience #sociology #demography

#Published: "The role of gender and equity norms in the social acceptance of outsourcing housework" by Martin Abraham, Hannah Walch & Anja Wunder (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #openscience #sociology #demography

#Published: "Parental divorce and attitudes to gender equality in Sweden" by Michael Gähler & Livia Oláh (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #openscience #sociology #demography

#Published: "Women's educational advantage and the gendered division of housework: Couples in France, Germany, Italy and the UK” by @jenlhook.bsky.social & Tiziana Nazio (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #OpenScience #sociology #demography

#Published: "Parental social class and home-leaving in Italy: A changing landscape with persistent inequalities" by @elibrini.bsky.social, @gcorti.bsky.social, @francemente.bsky.social & @alderotti.bsky.social (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #OpenScience #sociology #demography

#Published: "Doing exclusivity by doing family? 'Noble' family practices between transformation and persistence" by Käthe von Bose (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #OpenScience #sociology #demography

The submission system of the Journal of Family Research is unavailable at the moment because of schedluled maintenance. We'll be back on track shortly! #sociology #demography

#Published: "Unraveling the threads of vulnerability and resilience: Young men’s journey through unintended fatherhood" by @jvandb.bsky.social, V. Petit-Steeghs, F. Hilverda, & A.P. Nieboer (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #OpenScience #sociology #demography

#Published: "Tired of the double burden? The impact of work-to-family and family-to-work conflict on sleep duration" by @lmaciejewski.bsky.social & Julia Tuppat (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #OpenScience #sociology #demography

#Published: "Close but far away: Intergenerational relationships between retirement migrants and adult children" by Juul Spaan, Kène Henkens & Matthijs Kalmijn (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #OpenScience #sociology #demography

Season's greetings from JFR! We wish our readers, authors, and reviewers happy holidays and a prosperous New Year! Thank you for your invaluable support and contributions to our journal. Best wishes from the JFR team - see you in 2025! #sociology #demography

#Published: "Family structure and children's (non-)diverging destinies in adulthood: A decomposition approach" by Emely Ullrich (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #OpenScience #sociology #demography

#Published: "Whom to turn to? The association between childhood living arrangement and the parent-child relationship" by Eva-Lisa Palmtag (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #OpenScience #sociology #demography

#Published: "Changes in economic deprivation and parental self-efficacy: Unemployment, poverty, and the mediating effect of psychological distress" by Annika Stein (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #OpenSciende #sociology #demography

#Published: "Changes in care provision to older parents during COVID-19 and the well-being of adult children: The moderating roles of the child-parent relationship ..." by L. Cohen, S. Shiovitz-Ezra & A. Cohen (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #OpenScience #sociology #demography

#Published: "Norms about parental employment in Eastern and Western Germany: Results of a factorial survey experiment" by @bozoyan.bsky.social & Claudia Schmiedeberg (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #opensccess #OpenScience #sociology #demography

#Published: "Divergent rhythms of motherhood. Patterns of paid and unpaid work and domestic outsourcing among mothers in the United Kingdom and Western Germany" by Carolin Deuflhard (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #OpenScience #sociology #demography

#Published: "What explains the sex differences in family leisure activities of children? A genetically sensitive analysis with twin data" by Harald Eichhorn & Bastian Mönkediek (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #OpenScience #sociology #demography

After 7+ years of dedicated service, our Co-Editor Matthias Pollmann-Schult retired from #JFR's Editorial Board effective September 30, 2024. We thank him for his invaluable contributions and wish him all the best in his future endeavors! #JFamRes #openaccess #OpenScience #sociology #demography

#Published: "Childbearing under different family policy schemes" by Sehar Ezdi, @elinakilpi.bsky.social, Heta Pöyliö & @janierola.net (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #OpenScience #sociology #demography

#Published: "Stimulation beliefs, parental reading involvement, and social inequalities in children's language development" by Isabelle Fischer, Pia S. Schober & Benjamin Nagengast (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #OpenScience #sociology #demography

#Published: "Coparenting and conflicts between work and family: Between-within analysis of German mothers and fathers" by @ayo162.bsky.social (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #OpenScience #sociology #demography

#JFR is now included in the "European Reference Index for the Humanities and Social Sciences" (ERIH Plus) #JFamRes #sociology #openaccess #OpenScience #demography kanalregister.hkdir.no/publiserings...

#Published: “Research note: Continuity or change: Intergenerational patrilocal residence patterns among Indians in India and abroad (USA, UK, and Canada)” by P. Kaur, I. Ugartemendia & A. Esteve Palos (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #OpenScience #sociology #demography

#Published: "National family policies and the association between flexible working arrangements and work-to-family conflict across Europe" by @heejungchung.bsky.social (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #OpenScience #sociology #demography

#Published: "Drivers of intimate fatherhood in contemporary China: Childhood experiences, social media, and partner encouragement" by Liang Wang & Renske Keizer (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #OpenScience #sociology #demography

#Published: "Stepgrandparent-stepgrandchild contact in diverse family contexts: Stepfamily structure and existing family relationships" by Anne-Rigt Poortman (doi.org/10.20377/jfr...). #JFR #JFamRes #openaccess #OpenScience #sociology #demography

📣 JFR's Impact Factor has again increased since last year and now sits at 2.9 according to the 2024 Journal Citation Report by Clarivate Analytics. #JFamRes #openaccess #OpenScience #sociology #demography