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Families Coping With Financial Difficulties - audio recording

The studies in this symposium examine different dimensions of financial coping. The first studied the financial, attitudinal, and behavioral factors that may help married couples avoid relationship quality decline in times of economic pressure. The second assessed whether financial coping differed across different race and ethnic groups. The last studied how individuals financially cope with divorce.

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Mental Health and Illness - Audio Recording

Panelists discuss research on Partner Support and Postpartum Depression ; Adolescent Family Relations and Depression in the Transition to Adulthood ; Religiosity, Depression and Family Functioning of Mothers of Children With Disabilities ; Depression, Nutrition/Physical Activity Routines and Obesity in Poor, Rural America

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Exploring Sibling Relationships in Context - Audio Recording

The symposium features the work of three research groups dedicated to the study of sibling relationships and the contexts in which these relationships are embedded. Collectively, these papers draw on ecological and sociocultural frameworks to represent diverse family, culture, and community contexts, and combine longitudinal and cross-sectional data from multiple family members to extend research on sibling processes in new directions.

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What’s New in Relationship Education for Teens and Young Adults? - Audio Recording

Panelists outline the prevention rationale for focusing on the developmental periods of adolescence and emerging adulthood; describe several innovative RE programs targeted to youth; present evidence of effectiveness from randomized controlled trials & quasi-experimental evaluations; describe gaps in research and future trends in programs including the use of social media for relationship education.

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Cohabitation - Audio Recording

Presenters discuss Links Between Reasons for Cohabitation and Relational Outcomes ; Attachment and Relational Quality for Unmarried, Pregnant Cohabitors ; Searching for Stability: Cohabitation and Coparenting in Unmarried Couples ; “Stayover Couples”: Are They a Unique Couple Type?

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Online Parenting Education - Audio Recording

Panelists present their research on Parenting Facilitated by Technology Use: Development of a Framework ; Innovations in Online Parent Education and Community Building ; Technology Use Among Parents of Teens: Implications for Parent Education ; Parents’ Motivation to Use the Internet as a Parenting Resource: A Demographic Comparison of Perceived Challenges

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Issues of Therapists in Clinical Practice - Audio Recording

Panelists discuss Therapists' Religious Practices and Comfort With Lesbian and Gay Clients ; Permanent Change in Therapist Habitual Patterns ; Family Therapists’ Considerations of Web-based Technologies in Clinical Practice

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Adolescent/Young Adult Prevention/Education - Audio Recording

Presenters discuss Ending Psychologically Aggressive Relationships: Does College-based Relationship Education Work? ; Variations in the Impact of Youth-focused Relationship Education ; Engaging Early Adolescents and School Staff in Dating Violence Prevention ; Online Program Development: Engaging Older Adolescents in Online Outreach Efforts

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Domestic Violence - Audio Recording

Panelists discuss Understanding Variation Within Situational Couple Violence ; Domestic Violence in Affluent Families and Communities

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Divorce, Co-parenting, and Repartnering - Audio Recording

Panelists discuss Divorced Mothers’ Co-parental Boundary Maintenance After Parents Re-partner ; Post-divorce Co-parenting: What is Working? ; Implications for Children of Parenting by New Partners After Divorce