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New research uncovers how intimate partners believe they directly and indirectly contribute to one another’s unhealthy habits.

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Think about how much you fight and argue with your spouse today. A new study suggests that your current level of conflict probably won’t change much for the remainder of your marriage.

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A new study uses recorded jailhouse telephone conversations between men charged with felony domestic violence and their victims to help reveal why some victims decide not to follow through on the charges.

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Couples who are having trouble getting pregnant adjust how much information they share with friends and family, depending on whether it's the husband or the wife who feels stigmatized about their reproductive difficulties, a new study shows.

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Distance presents a challenge as family members work to gain information about their loved ones and participate in their cancer care. But it’s also challenging to the local caregivers—nurses, doctors and local family members—who must adapt short-term to these remote caregivers’ special needs. In hospitals across the country, such challenges have prompted distance caregivers to be labeled “seagulls” and “pigeons”—references to family members who fly in, make a mess and fly out.

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When it comes to rearing children, just about any parent will say that what works with one kid might not work with another. But which parenting styles work best with which kids? A study by University of Washington psychologists provides advice about tailoring parenting to children’s personalities.

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A new study by a Temple University Fox School of Business professor finds that teenage girls have a strong influence on the products their mothers buy solely for personal use, as in makeup or clothing, and that mothers have a much stronger tendency to mimic their daughters’ consumption behavior than vice versa.

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While video games and violence may seem to go hand in hand, a Kansas State University professor says the violence in the games is not the real problem.

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HBO’s Big Love and TLC’s reality-TV offering Sister Wives have thrust polygamy into popular culture in the United States. Estimates are that somewhere between 50,000-100,000 families in this country are currently risking criminal prosecution by practicing plural marriage. Adrienne Davis, JD, an expert on gender relations and the William M. Van Cleve Professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis, proposes some default rules that might accommodate polygamy, while ensuring against some of its historic and ongoing abuses. She also comments on "de facto" polygamy and the use of the same sex marriage argument by both detractors and supporters of polygamy.

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Pets can serve as important sources of social and emotional support for “everyday people,” not just individuals facing significant health challenges.

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Rural workers have less access to sick leave, forcing them to choose between caring for themselves or family members, and losing pay or perhaps even their jobs when faced with an illness, according to new research from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire.

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Night or day, many images — not just the ones adults typically think of as frightening — can be disturbing to young children, says Wake Forest University communication professor Marina Krcmar, whose research includes studies related to children and television viewing.

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Roughly 1 of every 6 Americans age 18 to 64 reported using more than 10 percent of their total family income to pay for health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket medical expenses in 2007.

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When imagining your dream vacation, you might not picture your mother-in-law sitting beside you on the beach. But, taking a vacation with the in-laws can be just the ticket for building stronger relationships with extended family, says Wake Forest University Professor of Counseling Samuel T. Gladding.

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Women who return to work after giving birth are more likely to stay on the job if they have greater control over their work schedules, according to a Baylor University study. Researchers also found that job security and the ability to make use of a variety of their job skills leads to greater retention of working moms, while the impact of work-related stress on their physical and mental health causes greater turnover.

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Children who live in long-term foster care experience higher rates of behavioral and emotional problems compared with their peers who are reunited with their families or adopted, according to new research from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire.

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Although parents appreciate having media ratings systems to help protect their kids from questionable content, the current age-based system doesn't meet their needs according to a study published online today in Pediatrics.

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Men are sometimes criticized for being unwilling to ask for directions when they travel, but they can benefit from looking for help as they begin their journeys as fathers, according to a researcher on fatherhood. Along the way, they should not shy from asserting their roles, the researcher said.

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Leaving behind “Leave it to Beaver” as a family model has helped men become better dads, said Andrew Smiler, an assistant professor of psychology at Wake Forest University who studies men and masculinity. Several decades of encouraging equality have paved the way for the changing role of fathers.

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The nail-gun neck injury and treatment incurred by a 25-year-old carpenter might read like an oddity, but nail guns are actually a common form of penetrating low-velocity injury. Along with nail guns, common and often seemingly harmless products found in backyards, gardens, garages, and home workshops contribute to approximately 100,000 head injuries and 46,000 neck injuries a year according to the AANS.