ANN ARBOR—In 2004, California passed a law requiring employers above a certain size to provide paid family leave to their employees. Much of the research looking at this policy has examined its impact on the work, income and leave-taking of new parents and women of childbearing age—but less research has focused on how paid leave… Continue reading With paid leave, older adults care for parents instead of grandchildren
News Tag: Family & Relationships
US families experience more chronic food insecurity now than 20 years ago
Contact: Morgan Sherburne, 734-647-1844, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—More families are chronically food insecure than they were 20 years ago, according to a study led by a University of Michigan researcher. The finding comes at a time when SNAP and similar benefits may decrease because of the expected end of the federal Public Health Emergency for COVID-19.… Continue reading US families experience more chronic food insecurity now than 20 years ago
U-M PhD Candidate Erin Ice Receives the PAA Dorothy S. Thomas Award
ANN ARBOR—Erin Ice, a Ph.D. candidate in Sociology and a trainee at the Population Studies Center (PSC) at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, received the Dorothy S. Thomas Award established by the Population Association of America (PAA) on Friday, April 14, during the PAA Annual Meeting in New Orleans. “This… Continue reading U-M PhD Candidate Erin Ice Receives the PAA Dorothy S. Thomas Award
Black and White Americans may receive different emotional benefits from friendships
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — Black Americans and White Americans may receive different benefits from their networks of friends, family ties, and other relationships according to a new paper. Research from Crystal Ng, PhD, shows that while White American adults received a positive boost to their mood through interacting with their friends… Continue reading Black and White Americans may receive different emotional benefits from friendships
Balancing work and care linked to better emotional well-being for those caring for older adults
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — Caring for a loved one and managing a job is a significant challenge, but according to a new paper, balancing some care responsibilities with some paid work provides working caregivers with emotional benefits. Sarah Patterson, a research investigator at the Institute for Social Research’s Survey Research Center, relayed… Continue reading Balancing work and care linked to better emotional well-being for those caring for older adults
A Rarely Bestowed Grant Returns Suzanne Perkins to Research on Child Trauma and Mistreatment
A rarely bestowed grant will allow a University of Michigan researcher to complete work she had to put on hold due to a cancer diagnosis. Suzanne Perkins, a Research Center for Group Dynamics affiliate and a lecturer in psychology at the University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, will use the funding… Continue reading A Rarely Bestowed Grant Returns Suzanne Perkins to Research on Child Trauma and Mistreatment
Grant to fund a return to research on child trauma and maltreatment
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR – A rarely bestowed grant will allow a University of Michigan researcher to complete work she had to put on hold due to a cancer diagnosis. Suzanne Perkins, a lecturer in psychology at the University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and an affiliated faculty member… Continue reading Grant to fund a return to research on child trauma and maltreatment
One in 10 older Americans has dementia
Contact: Morgan Sherburne, 734-647-1844, [email protected] Helen Garey, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—The first nationally representative study of cognitive impairment in more than 20 years has found that nearly one in 10 U.S. adults over age 65 have dementia. The study, led by researchers from Columbia University and includes University of Michigan scientists, also found that another 22%… Continue reading One in 10 older Americans has dementia
Gender inequality can predict high rates of child physical abuse
Contact: Jared Wadley, 734-834-7719, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—The challenges women in low- and middle-income countries face as they seek equal rights can cause distress—and some of them may take it out on their children with physical abuse. In a new report published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, University of Michigan researchers… Continue reading Gender inequality can predict high rates of child physical abuse
The ties that bind: Joint children may strengthen stepfamily ties to older parents
Contact: Morgan Sherburne, 734-647-1844, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—Researchers have been concerned that as the makeup of America’s families grows more complex, adult children in stepfamilies may not be as willing as those in biological families to care for aging parents. But a research team led by faculty at University of Michigan have found that stepfamilies that… Continue reading The ties that bind: Joint children may strengthen stepfamily ties to older parents