Journal of Marriage and Family 74(3)

Journal of Marriage and Family, June 2012: Volume 74, Issue 3

Brief Reports

Relationship Quality in Marital and Cohabiting Unions Across Europe
Kenneth Aarskaug Wiik, Renske Keizer and Trude Lappegård

The Legacy of Leaving Home: Long-Term Effects of Coresidence on Parent – Child Relationships
Thomas Leopold

Marriage

What's (Not) Wrong With Low-Income Marriages
Thomas E. Trail and Benjamin R. Karney

All Shook Up: Sexuality of Mid- to Later Life Married Couples
Amy C. Lodge and Debra Umberson

Social Isolation and Spousal Violence: Comparing Female Marriage Migrants With Local Women
Susanne Y. P. Choi, Y. W. Cheung and Adam K. L. Cheung

Do the Married Really Live Longer? The Role of Cohabitation and Socioeconomic Status
Sven Drefahl

Intergenerational Relationships

Assessing Causality and Persistence in Associations Between Family Dinners and Adolescent Well-Being
Kelly Musick and Ann Meier

Impact of Widowhood on Parent–Child Relations: Does Parents' Personality Matter?
Manacy Pai and Jung-Hwa Ha

A Vignette Study on Gendered Filial Expectations of Elders in Rural China
Zhen Cong and Merril Silverstein

Family Formation and Family Structure

The Role of Pre- and Postconception Relationships for First-Time Parents
Heather Rackin and Christina M. Gibson-Davis

The Intergenerational Continuity of Fathers' Absence in a Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Sample
Erin Pougnet, Lisa A. Serbin, Dale M. Stack, Jane E. Ledingham and Alex E. Schwartzman

Same-Sex Parent Families and Children's Academic Achievement
Daniel Potter

Of General Interest

Racial Differences in Exposure and Reactivity to Daily Family Stressors
Kelly E. Cichy, Robert S. Stawski and David M. Almeida

The Attitude Toward Voluntary Childlessness in Europe: Cultural and Institutional Explanations
Eva-Maria Merz and Aart C. Liefbroer

HIV Prevention and Social Desirability: Husband–Wife Discrepancies in Reports of Condom Use
Julia Cordero-Coma and Richard Breen

Institutional and Demographic Explanations of Women's Employment in 18 OECD Countries, 1975–1999
Rense Nieuwenhuis, Ariana Need and Henk Van Der Kolk