Since 1951, Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science (FR) has published basic and applied articles that are original, innovative and interdisciplinary and that focus on diverse family forms and issues. 

The July 2018 issue (Volume 67, Issue 3) is now available for subscribers and features articles on the topics of parent–child engagement and socialization; and vulnerable individuals and circumstances. Included in this issue is a study led by NCFR member Ali Crandall, Ph.D., that finds a link between a mother's emotional control and her children's behavior. This article has been recently featured in many media outlets. 

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In addition, recently published Early-View Articles available to subscribers include:

Living Arrangements and Older Adults' Psychological Well-Being and Life Satisfaction in China: Does Social Support Matter?
Xupeng Mao and Wen-Jui Han
Published online: May 31, 2018 | doi:10.1111/fare.12326

Parental Denigration Boomerangs Versus Alienates: Parent–Child Closeness, Reciprocity, and Well-Being Using Multiple Informants
Jenna Rowen and Robert E. Emery
Published online: May 22, 2018 | doi:10.1111/fare.12324

Do Parents' Educational Expectations in Adolescence Predict Adult Life Satisfaction?
Eunjoo Jung, Woosang Hwang, Yue Zhang and Ying Zhang
Published online: May 21, 2018 | doi:10.1111/fare.12323

Marital Conflict Behaviors and Parenting: Dyadic Links Over Time
Mengyu (Miranda) Gao, Han Du, Patrick T. Davies and E. Mark Cummings
Published online: May 21, 2018 | doi:10.1111/fare.12322

Families That Do Well: Lay Conceptualizations of Well-Functioning, Healthy, Strong, and Good Families
Deanna L. Williamson, Margo Charchuk, Kaysi E. Kushner, Berna J. Skrypnek and Nicole Y. Pitre
Published online: May 11, 2018 | doi:10.1111/fare.12319

Can Deficits in Emotional Intelligence Explain the Negative Relationship Between Abandonment Schema and Marital Quality?
Peter O'Connor, Zahra Izadikhah, Samaneh Abedini and Chris J. Jackson
Published online: May 11, 2018 | doi:10.1111/fare.12320

If you're an NCFR member who subscribes to Family Relations (FR), log in to the NCFR website and visit the FR access webpage to read the full text of these articles on the website of our journal publisher, Wiley Blackwell. The February 2018 issue of FR is free and open to the public as a sample issue.

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