People feel lonely when their social needs are not met by the quantity and quality of their
social relationships. Most research has focused on individual-level predictors of loneliness …

Background Foster children in non-kinship foster care experience multiple changes in their
family situation, leading them to reflect more on the meaning of family and where they …

This paper uses a queer theoretical lens to redefine family boundaries and structures by
exploring LGBTQIA+ and single adults' relationships through the interconnectedness of their …

288 Journal of Family Nursing 26 (4) other family members who may play critical roles in the
health of patients. Given the high rates of divorce, cohabitation, and remarriage in …

In this article, we argue that accounting for sibling complexity is a necessary step toward
more accurate assessments of family structure. First, we argue that current …

Empirical evidence about the development of social relationships across adulthood into late
life continues to accumulate, but theoretical development has lagged behind. The …

An inclusive conceptualization of “family” can enable family-serving systems and
professionals to leverage high-quality family relationships, wherever they are found, to …

Genograms have been an important tool for clinicians and therapists working with families;
however, the use of genograms has not been extended beyond clinical settings. To address …

Many Americans believe that a breakdown in the “traditional” two‐married‐parent family and
the rise in single‐parent families are responsible for persistent family inequality. The general …

This review takes a transdisciplinary approach to work–family (WF) research, offering new
perspectives on different family forms in the context of employment. It focuses on lone …