The new April issue of JMF is available early! tinyurl.com/JMF-Apr2026

Find articles on financial and childcare resources, couple and family dynamics, and more. Most articles are open access.

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We hope you've enjoyed and gained valuable insights from our February issue: tinyurl.com/JMF-Feb2026

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A new issue of JMF is out early! tinyurl.com/JMF-Feb2026 The February JMF features articles on families & incarceration, partnered relationship dynamics, parenthood, & more. Most articles are #OpenAccess.

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Take some time to peruse JMF's final issue of the year: tinyurl.com/JMF-Oct2025 Topics include parental leave, partnered relationships, family factors shaping education, parenting, & more.

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The latest issue of JMF features several articles on experiences in partnered relationships: tinyurl.com/JMF-Oct2025

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The October JMF is available now, with many articles #OpenAccess! tinyurl.com/JMF-Oct2025

Topics include parental leave, partnered relationships, family factors shaping education, parenting, and more.

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Marriage provides little additional life satisfaction boost beyond that of partnership and cohabitation A new large-scale study finds that people’s overall satisfaction with life increases significantly when they transition from living alone to cohabiting with a romantic partner. The research indicates...

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Another highly cited JMF article: "Degrees of Change: An Assessment of the Deinstitutionalization of Marriage Thesis" from our 2020 Decade in Review issue: tinyurl.com/5n7v6ha3

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Look back with us at another highly cited JMF article from the 2020 Decade in Review issue: "Research on Marital Satisfaction and Stability in the 2010s: Challenging Conventional Wisdom": tinyurl.com/4x9ndjfb

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Another highly cited JMF article: "Cohabitation and Marriage: Complexity and Diversity in Union-Formation Patterns" from our 2020 Decade in Review issue: tinyurl.com/258z826u

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The August issue of JMF is available now, with most articles #OpenAccess! tinyurl.com/5dnxcywf Topics include marriage preferences, impacts of motherhood on women, diverse parenting experiences, & much more.

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Marital Aspirations among Sexual Minority Young Adults: Exploring Attitudinal and Sociodemographic Associations - Sexuality & Culture Although general-population studies indicate that most young adults in the US want to marry someday and regard getting married as a major life goal, research has yet to examine the marital aspirations...

#MorningReads Examines how attitudes toward marriage & sociodemographic factors impact marital aspirations. Most desire marriage, but it's not seen as a major life goal. Notably, those with critical or queer views on marriage tend to report lower aspirations. #LGBTResearch #MarriageResearch