NCFMR in the News 2015
NCFMR research, disseminated as working papers, publications, data resources, and presentations, often garners national attention. Additionally, NCFMR Co-Directors, NCFMR/BGSU Research Affiliates, students, and staff participate in conferences, workshops, and seminars across the country, sharing policy-relevant research on American families with practitioners, fellow researchers, and policy makers.
NCFMR Affiliate Swisher and Warner study finds adolescent racial, ethnic, and immigrant groups are pessimistic about their survival
Check out new research by Dr. Ray Swisher and BGSU alumna Dr. Tara Warner (Assistant Professor University of Nebraska- Lincoln) in the new issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior. Their study finds that African–American and Hispanic youth are considerably less optimistic about their chances of surviving to age 35 than are white youth.
Guzzo and Hayford address "single mom's by choice"
Karen Guzzo, BGSU associate professor, CFDR associate director, & NCFMR affiliate, and Sarah Hayford's, OSU associate professor & IPR, research on single mothers, "the single mother by choice myth," was recently published in Contexts.
More older couples are divorcing after full lives together
In 2014, people age 50 and above were twice as likely to go through a divorce than in 1990....For those over 65, the increase was even higher. At the same time, divorce rates have plateaued or dropped among other age groups.
Deseret National News
Malaymail Online
According to Wendy Manning, "11% of women who first married between 1965 and 1974 cohabited prior to marriage." By 2005-2009, 66% of women were shacking up before marriage: a sixfold increase from their parents' generation.
20-somethings might have figured out an approach to relationships that's protecting them from divorce
Trends in Cohabitation:
Over Twenty Years of Change, 1987-2010
(FP-13-12)
Religion and the Brain
Religion and the Brain"If people have a loving, kind perception of God," they seem to experience benefits. But "we know that there's a darker side to spirituality," said BGSU Professor Kenneth Pargament.
NCFMR explores views of Gen X and Millennials on marital success rates
Are you pessimistic about marriage success?
Herald Times Online
Like Jennifer Aniston, more women are marrying younger men
...women have more options now, Brown said.
Assortative Mating: Age Heterogamy in U.S. Marriages, 1964-2014
5 retirement assumptions you can't make anymore
5 retirement assumptions you can't make anymoreNCFMR researchers find Boomer divorces have been on the rise.
Marriage is about love; divorce is about assets
BGSU study finds Americans divorce rate for those over age 65 has more than doubled since '90
Nearly two thirds of gray divorces are initiated by woman
While divorce rates over all have declined since their peak in the 1980s, the rate for those older than 50 has doubled in the last quarter-century...
Pargament Honored by Chaplains Group
Dr. Kenneth Pargament, professor emeritus of psychology and NCFMR and CFDR research affiliate, was presented the 2015 Distinguished Service Award on June 6 by the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC).
This annual award is presented to an individual or organization that has made significant contributions in promoting standards of professional chaplaincy or in the advancement of clinical chaplaincy, according to the APC. Pargament has published numerous articles on religion and mental health and has an impressive body of research.
Will Same Sex Marriage Ruling Cost Cohabiting Couples Employer Health Benefits?
In 2014, there were 7.9 million heterosexual cohabiting couples, up from 5 million in 2006 , according to Susan Brown...
ASA provides opportunity to discuss same-sex marriage with sociologists
ASA provides opportunity to discuss same-sex marriage with sociologists Wendy D. Manning led the American Sociological Association's (ASA) examination of the social science research, which became the foundation for the amicus brief the association filed with the Supreme Court in Support of marriage equality. Manning is a Professor of Sociology, Director of the CFDR, and Co-Director of the NCFMR.
Remarriage in the United States: If at first they don't succeed, do most Americans "try, try again?"
Q & A with Dr. Kenneth Pargament
Pargament speaks about Suffering, Despair and Resiliency: Spirituality in Trou-bled Times, as the guest of Care and Counseling, a nonprofit organization that addresses the spiritual, emotional and psychological needs of St. Louis-area individuals.
Manning and Diverse Group of Sociologists Available to Discuss Same-Sex Marriage
Wendy D. Manning, Professor of Sociology, Director of the CFDR, and Co-Director of the NCFMR at BGSU, led the ASA’s examination of the social science research, which was the foundation for the amicus brief the association filed with the Supreme Court in support of marriage equality. The ASA’s brief highlights the social science consensus that children raised by same-sex parents fare just as well as children raised by different-sex parents.
Nomaguchi research finds mothers' stress may be affecting their kids poorly
- Quantity Time Begets Quality Time, and Parents Spend Enough of Both
- Study finds 'Intensive Mothering' Has no bearing on child's positive outcome
- Costs and Rewards of Children: The Effects of Becoming a Parent on Adults' Lives
NPR
- Media Abstract
Manning speaks with 89.3 KPCC about record high number of unmarried, cohabiting parents in the U.S.
Federal data shows number of unmarried parents at all time high
89.3 KPCC
Lyons' TARS study finds increase in casual sexual relationships among young adults
Using research compiled from the Toledo Adolescent Relationship Study (TARS), BGSU PhD Heidi Lyons (Assistant Professor of Sociology at Oakland University) suggests casual relationships are a "lack of commitment." Lyons is the author of Young Adult Casual Sexual Behavior: Life-Course-Specific Motivations and Consequences with colleagues Wendy Manning, Peggy Giordano, and Monica Longmore.
Loving in shades of grey: Navigating the casual relationship
USA Today
Manning joins BGSU research team studying teens
Wendy Manning joined the Adolescent Academic Context Study team to make collection of research data available to other BG faculty and students to analyze from varied perspectives. The NCFMR and CFDR also contributed resources.
How to find lifetime love: 10 secrets from couples married for decades
How to find lifetime love: 10 secrets from couples married for decades...only about 17% of married adults have been married for at least 40 years, according to the NCFMR.
Guzzo study already yielding information that will lead to greater understanding of the complex factors of unintended fertility
GuzzoThere’s a body of evidence showing that many race and ethnic minorities have an inaccurate understanding of the reproductive process, but in general there is widespread misinformation across all groups, including whites, Guzzo said.
Manning and colleagues' new research study provides rare look into the lives of adolescents
How divorce after 50 may affect your retirement savings
BLJ Editor's Notebook: Impact of 'gray divorces' on retirement
BLJ Editor's Notebook: Impact of 'gray divorces' on retirement
Manning presents at Rotary Club of Toledo, 1/26/15
The Future of Marriage & the Family
Dr. Wendy D. Manning, Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology, Director of the Center for Family and Demographic Research, and Co-Director of the National Center for Family & Marriage Research at Bowling Green State University, studies family formation and stability in the United States with an emphasis on young adult transitions. She has used both qualitative and quantitative approaches to study American families. Manning is interested in measuring and identifying complex family patterns. Findings from her work have appeared in top scholarly publications as well as major media outlets.
What Is the Divorce Rate, Anyway? Around 42 Percent, One Scholar Believes
- Family Studies
- The Journals of Gerontology
- The Gray Divorce Revolution: Rising Divorce Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults, 1990-2010
- The Gray Divorce Revolution: Rising Divorce Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults, 1990-2010
- Working Paper (WP-13-03)
What the Recession Did to American Fathers
- The Atlantic
- Named one of the very best published papers in Volume 29 of Demographic Research
- Published in Demographic Research, Nonresident Fathers and Formal Child Support: Evidence from the CPS, NSFG, and SIPP, 29(46) 1299-1330, December 13, 2013, DOI.4054/DemRes.2013.29.46
- Published in Demographic Research, Nonresident Fathers and Formal Child Support: Evidence from the CPS, NSFG, and SIPP, 29(46) 1299-1330, December 13, 2013, DOI.4054/DemRes.2013.29.46
8 Signs Your Marriage Was Doomed From The Start
Understanding Teen Dating Violence (with Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus Peggy Giordano)
800 RSVP to Census plan to cut marriage questions
Think it's hard to find a mate here? You're right
Updated: 06/15/2021 12:32PM