FAITH & FAMILY FINDINGS
PAST FAITH & FAMILY FINDINGS NEWSLETTERS
2022
FFF December 24, 2022: A Baby and the Baby Jesus: With Both Sets of Parents!
FFF September 25, 2022: Marital Quality Impact on Happiness, Health and Illness
FFF August 27, 2022: Across Cultures, Father-Child Interactions Build Health and Well-Being
FFF August 6, 2022: Family Connections (“Belongingness”) Have Profound Effects on Children
FFF July 30, 2022: The Effect of Parenting Styles on Children
FFF July 16, 2022: Parental Warmth: Short- and Long-Term Impact on Children
FFF June 24, 2022: Romance Affects the Brain
FFF June 18, 2022: Father’s Two Greatest Lessons
FFF June 5, 2022: Abortion: Violence Against the Unborn
FFF April 22, 2022: Divorce and its Consequences
2021
FFF November 23, 2021: Family Resilience – The Glue that Holds the Family Together
FFF November 11, 2021: Fathers Matter to Children
FFF October 16, 2021: Marital Status Impacts Children’s Outcomes
FFF October 9, 2021: Out-of-Wedlock Births and Health
FFF September 25, 2021: Parenting Styles Make a Big Difference in Their Children’s Lives
FFF September 18, 2021: Religion Changes our Brains, Our Telomeres, and How we Die
FFF September 11, 2021: The Pornified Brain
FFF September 7, 2021: Pornography Effects on Family are Modified by Worship
FFF August 28, 2021: Pornography Correlates with COVID, the US Navy, and fMRI use
FFF August 20, 2021: Love on the Brain and in the Brain
FFF July 31, 2021: From the Beginning We are Made to Belong
FFF July 24, 2021: Human Touch Shapes our Brains
FFF May 29, 2021: To Live Well, Friendships are Very Important
FFF April 3, 2021: Insights about Attachment Style
FFF March 28, 2021: Gratitude: The Key to Long Lasting Relationships
FFF March 21, 2021: Prayer Enhances the Quality of Romantic and Married Relationships
FFF March 13, 2021: Gray Divorce and its Consequences
FFF March 7, 2021: Religion is Good for Adolescents’ Health
FFF February 27, 2021: Sense of Belonging Matters to Health
FFF February 20, 2021: Religion and Health
FFF February 12, 2021: Religion and Mental Health
FFF January 25, 2021: A Father’s Touch and Interaction Benefits both Parent and Child
FFF January 17, 2021: Involved Fathers Make for Secure and Healthy Children
FFF January 10, 2021: Men and Women Differ from One Another
FFF January 2, 2021: Sex Differences Manifest at a Very Young Age
2020
FFF December 26, 2020: Sex Differences in Brain Structure, Function, and Preferences
FFF December 21, 2020: Sex Differences in Behavior and Relationships
FFF December 13, 2020: Fatherhood Changes Male Physiology
FFF December 7, 2020: Sex Differences in Spousal Selection
FFF November 19, 2020: A Father’s Presence Makes a Difference in His Child’s Development
FFF October 25, 2020: Material Success with Relational Failure on a Global Scale
FFF October 8, 2020: Fathers Matter in the Health of their Children
FFF August 21, 2020: What to do about a Dying Culture
FFF August 2, 2020: Marriage and Religion: The Robust Seeds of a New Civilization
FFF July 27, 2020: The Tension between Pornography Viewing and the Worship of God
FFF July 11, 2020: Marriage and Religion Effects
FFF June 21, 2020: Marriage does a lot of Good
FFF June 10, 2020: Marriage in the US: Impact on Black “Privilege
FFF May 29, 2020: Findings on Adolescent Sexual Behavior
FFF April 28, 2020: Neurobiological Truths about Marital and Religious Relationships
FFF April 5, 2020: Trauma, Attachment, and Human Flourishing
FFF March 22, 2020: Duking out the Future of our Children in the Data
FFF March 15, 2020: Some of the Many Aspects of Contraception Effects
FFF March 8, 2020: Modern Family Choices
FFF March 1, 2020: When Religion Embarrasses “Modern Science”
FFF February 16, 2020: The Long-Term View
FFF February 4, 2020: Family Matters for Health
FFF January 25, 2020: Family Meals and Adolescent Well-Being
FFF January 4, 2020: The Family Dinner is Critical to a Happy Youth
2019
FFF December 17, 2019: The Dark Side of Technology
FFF December 8, 2019: Sexting among Adolescents
FFF November 2, 2019: Some Recent Findings on Sexual Behavior Among Adolescents
FFF October 19, 2019: Sex Differences in Addiction
FFF October 12, 2019: Sex Differences Originate in Brain
FFF September 28, 2019 The Father Son Project
FFF September 15, 2019 Sex Differences in Attachment Style
FFF September 8, 2019 Resilience and Difference between The Sexes
FFF August 31, 2019 Hillbilly Elegy: The Power of an Attachment Beyond Mother’s or Father’s
FFF August 25, 2019 Attachment Style and Health Behaviors
FFF August 18, 2019 Attachment Style and Mental Health
FFF August 10, 2019 Attachment Style, Suicide, and Self-Harm
FFF August 3, 2019 The Body Language of Belonging
FFF July 29, 2019 Cohabitation – Trends and Consequences
FFF July 22, 2019 Premarital Background and Behavior Greatly Impacts Marital Quality
FFF July 14, 2019 Marital Quality: The Quality of Marriage is Manifest in the Body
FFF July 7, 2019 Marital Quality: Happiness is More than just Saying I Do
FFF June 29, 2019 Family Connectedness: The Basis for Flourishing
FFF June 22, 2019 Family Connectedness: The Foundation for Positive Outcomes
FFF June 15, 2019 Time with Dad Makes Children Glad
FFF June 8, 2019 Family Meals Boost Adolescent Mental Health
FFF June 1, 2019 Family Mealtime: A Time of Sowing Seeds in Your Child’s Life
FFF May 25, 2019 Time Spent with Family is Time Well Spent
FFF May 18, 2019 Religious Parents, Thriving Children
FFF May 11, 2019 Faith of Our Fathers: The Key to Child Religiosity
FFF May 4th, 2019, Involved Fathers, Thriving Children
FFF: April 27th, 2019 Healthy Marriages, Flourishing Lives
FFF: April 18th, 2019 Cohabitation: Conditional Love, Heartbreaking Consequences. Complete Father-Son Relationship Series.
FFF: April 10th, 2019 Got Religion? It’s Good for You! Blog: Phase 6 of Father-Child Relationship.
FFF: April 2nd, 2019 Young Women’s Disproportionately Poor Mental Health and Phase 5 of Father-Child Relationship.
FFF: February 15th, 2019 Dynamics of Sexual Satisfaction
FFF: February 1st, 2019 Does Womanhood Still Matter in America?
FFF: January 18th, 2019 Masculinity in America, Response to New APA Guidelines
FFF: January 11th, 2019 Our Top Findings about Family and Religion in 2018
2018
FFF: December 21st and 28th, 2018 The Exacerbating of Pornography and Thoughts on Fatherhood
FFF: December 7th, 2018 Effects of Parental Absence on Children’s Sexuality
FFF: November 23rd, 2018 Social Support Helps Man Thrive
FFF: November 9th, 2018 Prayer and Relationship Quality
FFF: November 2nd, 2018 Effects of Father Absence
FFF: October 26th, 2018 Persisting Effects of Cohabitation
FFF: October 19th, 2018 Parental Quality and Child Outcomes
FFF: October 12th, 2018 Divorce in Late-Adulthood
FFF: October 5th, 2018 Tracking Wellbeing in America
FFF: September 28th, 2018 Family Structure and Sense of Belonging
FFF: September 21st, 2018 Parental Divorce, Religious Practice, and Offspring Outcomes
FFF: September 14th, 2018 Family Disruption & Child Wellbeing
FFF: September 7th, 2018 New PEW Report, Religion & Mental Health
FFF: August 31, 2018 Religiosity and Family Functioning among African Am.
FFF: August 24, 2018 The Influence of Religion on Family Relationships
FFF: August 17, 2018 Economic and Relational Benefits of Early Marriage
FFF: August 10, 2018 Religion, Race & Economic Outcomes
FFF: August 3, 2018 Family Structure & Educational/Economic Outcomes
FFF: July 27, 2018 Indicators of Happiness
FFF: July 13, 2018 National & International Fertility Trends
FFF: June 29, 2018 Marital Status & Income Gap
FFF: June 22, 2018 Suicide Trends in the Nation
FFF June 15, 2018 Impact of Family Composition & Family Instability on Child Well-Being
FFF June 8, 2018 Global Parents Day Edition
FFF June 1, 2018 A Return to the Patriarchy
FFF April 3, 2018 Impacts of Religious Practice
FFF March 20, 2018 Income Inequality
FFF March 8, 2018 Pornography’s Negative Effects
FFF February 21, 2018 The Importance of Solidarity
FFF February 12, 2018 the Effects of Smartphones on Children
FFF January 31, 2018 The Future of Gentlemen
FFF January 22, 2018 Big Family Changes around Europe
FFF January 12, 2018 A Good Start to a New Year
2017
FFF December 1, 2017 Abortion Rates
FFF November 17, 2017 Marijuana and Alcohol Effects on Development
FFF November 10, 2017 Tension in Wives Leads to Divorce
FFF November 3, 2017 Religious People are More Charitable
FFF October 27, 2017 Sibling Divorce
FFF October 20, 2017 Is God Necessary to be Moral?
FFF October 13, 2017 Cohabitating Women are Less Interested in Sexual Intercourse
FFF October 6, 2017 Marriage Rates and Education
FFF September 29, 2017 STD’s Hit Record High
FFF September 22, 2017 Division of Labor and Psychological Wellbeing
FFF September 15, 2017 Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance in the U.S.
FFF September 8, 2017 Marriage Trains Newlyweds
FFF September 1, 2017 Marriage Protects Heart Disease Patients
FFF August 25, 2017 Serial Infidelity
FFF August 18, 2017 Changes in Divorce Ideation
FFF August 11, 2017 Decrease in Sperm Count Causes Concerns
FFF August 4, 2017 Couple’s Relationship Affects Parent-Child Relationship
FFF July 21, 2017 Marriage and Health
FFF July 14, 2017 Contraception, Fertility, and Fatherhood Work
FFF July 7, 2017 Tolerance, Age Gaps, and Sex Ed
FFF June 23, 2017 Abortion, Poverty, and Values
FFF June 16, 2017 Success and Sexual Behavior
FFF June 9, 2017 Divorce, Technology, and a Crisis
FFF June 2, 2017 Grandfamilies, Race, and Nonmarital Sex
FFF May 26, 2017 Children Suffer when Marriages Suffer
FFF May 19, 2017 Marriage and Mental Health
FFF May 12, 2017 Fertility, Housework, and Communism
FFF May 5, 2017 Parental Health Impacts Children
FFF April 28, 2017 Education, Economics, and Stability
FFF April 21, 2017 Teens and Taxes
FFF April 14, 2017 The Breakdown of Relationships and Religion
FFF April 7, 2017 Gender and Religion: A Changing Landscape
FFF March 31, 2017 The Prosperity of Families
FFF March 24, 2017 Relationships and Health
FFF March 17, 2017 More Porn and Less Sex
FFF March 10, 2017 Relationship Status and Wellbeing
FFF March 3, 2017 Latino Fathers, Wedlock Births, and Same Sex Couples
FFF February 24, 2017 The Decomposition of the American Family
FFF February 10, 2017 Benefiting from Marriage
FFF February 3, 2017 The Most Important Chart in all of Social Science
FFF January 27, 2017 The Bloodiest Century
FFF January 20, 2017 Different Sexual Signals of Different Cultures
FFF January 13, 2017 Freedom of Community
FFF January 6, 2017 Religious Composition of Congress and America
2016
FFF December 16, 2016 Effects of Marriage on Child Poverty
FFF December 9, 2016 Effects of Single Parenting on Poverty
FFF December 2, 2016 The Three Love Diet
FFF November 16, 2016 The Infrastructure that Trump Can’t do Anything About
FFF November 11, 2016 Religious Vote in the Presidential Election
FFF November 4, 2016 Effects of Family Structure on Poverty
FFF October 28, 2016 Diverging Views on the Family
FFF October 21, 2016 Parental Absence and Habits
FFF October 14, 2016 Religion and Cancer Screenings
FFF October 7, 2016 Hormonal Contraceptives and Depression
FFF September 30, 2016 The Parent-Child Bond and Children’s Health
FFF September 24, 2016 The Economic Value of Religion
FFF September 16, 2016 Poverty and the Religious “Nones”
FFF September 9, 2016 Monogamy and Chastity
FFF September 2, 2016 The Plasticity of Sexuality
FFF August 26, 2016 Church Attendance in America
FFF August 19, 2016 Fatherhood, Violence, and Marriage Education Programs
FFF August 12, 2016 Fertility Rates and Their Effect on Society
FFF August 5, 2016 Marriage Effects on Delinquency
FFF July 29, 2016 The Impacts of Welfare
FFF July 22, 2016 Income Inequality and Family Formation
FFF July 15, 2016 Various Indexes and their Impact on the Family
FFF July 8, 2016 Same Sex Marriage, Condom Usage, and Effects of Religious Practice on Suicide Rates
FFF July 1, 2016 Resident versus non Resident Fathers
FFF June 24, 2016 The Family and Childhood Effects
FFF June 10, 2016 Relationships and Health
FFF June 3, 2016 The Benefits of Marriage on Health
FFF May 27, 2016 Social Mobility of Intact Households
FFF May 20, 2016 Intact Married Families that Worship: Key Ingredients to Success
FFF May 13, 2016 The Rise of Wedlock
FFF May 6, 2016 The Power of the Mother
FFF April 29, 2016 The Husband-Wife Relationship
FFF April 22, 2016 Long Term Economic Growth and the Family
FFF April 15, 2016 Encouraging Positive Practices
FFF April 8, 2016 Single Parents and Financial Stability
FFF April 1, 2016 Digital Communication’s Impacts on Relationships
FFF March 25, 2016 Freedom of Religion’s Importance
FFF March 18, 2016 Changing Fertility Patterns
FFF March 11, 2016 Strong Marriages and Society
FFF March 4, 2016 Changing Fertility Rates
FFF February 26, 2016 Children from Non-Intact Families Suffer More in Health
FFF February 19, 2016 Religion Improves Relationships
FFF February 12, 2016 National Marriage Week
FFF February 5, 2016 Impacts of Marriage on Health Care
FFF January 29, 2016 Casual Sex and Porn: Two Great Threats
FFF January 22, 2016 43 Years since Roe v Wade
FFF January 15, 2016 Ways We Can Improve Marriage
FFF January 8, 2016 The Two Great Loves
2015
FFF December 18, 2015 Marriage Reaffirmed: The Dangers of Cohabitation
FFF December 12, 2015 Dating Apps and Disease
FFF December 4, 2015 Marriage and Labor Participation
FFF November 20, 2015 Marripedia
FFF November 6, 2015 Fertility and Religious Practice
FFF October 30, 2015 Politics and Religion
FFF October 23, 2015 God Likes Romance
FFF October 16, 2015 Obergefell and Nonprofits
FFF October 2, 2015 The Pope, America, and the Family
FFF September 18, 2015 Religious Growth Projections
FFF September 11, 2015 Religious Persecution
FFF September 4, 2015 Parenthood and Happiness
FFF August 21, 2015 Freedom of Religion
FFF August 14, 2015 Military Suicide and Religious Practice
FFF August 7, 2015 The Effects of Divorce on Society
FFF July31, 2015 Mapping America
FFF July 17, 2015 Adolescent Sex and Fathers’ Response
FFF July 10, 2015 Is Christianity in Trouble?
FFF July 2, 2015 Teen Pregnancy and Family Response
FFF June 26, 2015 144 Years of Marriage in One Chart
FFF June 19, 2015 Television and the Family
FFF June 12, 2015 Mental Health and Chastity
FFF June 5, 2015 The Five Basic Institutions of Society
FFF May 29, 2015 Sex Robots, and the Future of the Family
FFF May 22, 2015 A Message to the United Nations