Journal of Family Psychology : Jfp : Journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (division 43)
Overview
The Journal of Family Psychology (JFP) is a publication of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43). It is a leading scholarly journal that focuses on research and theory in the field of family psychology. JFP publishes articles that explore various aspects of family dynamics, relationships, and interventions, providing valuable insights into the complexities of family life and promoting the well-being of individuals and families.
Details
Details
Abbr.
J Fam Psychol
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Start
1987
End
Continuing
Frequency
Bimonthly, 2008-
p-ISSN
0893-3200
e-ISSN
1939-1293
Country
United States
Language
English
Specialty
Psychology
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 1610
141
SJR / Ranks: 4013
967
CiteScore / Ranks: 7421
3.60
Recent Articles
1.
Wang Y, Lu S
J Fam Psychol
. 2025 Mar;
39(2):197-207.
PMID: 40048232
Grandparental involvement is a multidimensional framework of the roles grandparents play in a child's life. However, culture-sensitive measurement of grandparental involvement, particularly in middle childhood, is underdeveloped. This study adapts...
2.
Fourment K, Noblega M, Mesman J
J Fam Psychol
. 2025 Mar;
39(2):208-217.
PMID: 40048231
The present study aimed to describe the level and nature of maternal sensitivity in an economically disadvantaged rural region in Peru, examining differences between measures and situations. Sixty-nine infant-mother dyads...
3.
Guthrie C, Boparai S, Friedman D, Compas B, Katz L
J Fam Psychol
. 2025 Mar;
PMID: 40048221
The present study assessed parent emotion socialization as a potential protective factor for child adjustment during the first year of pediatric cancer treatment and examined whether this association varied as...
4.
Chasson M, Taubman-Ben-Ari O
J Fam Psychol
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 40014521
Complex emotions may be aroused by the enormous compassion involved in infant care, expressed in the mother's constant exposure to the infant's distress and her prodigious investment in efforts to...
5.
Lessard I, Brassard A, Gosselin P, Brault-Labbe A, Lafontaine M, Peloquin K
J Fam Psychol
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 39977675
On average, couples experience increase in conflicts and decrease in relationship satisfaction during the transition to parenthood. How couples manage conflicts may improve or erode their relationship over time. While...
6.
Wang W, Zhang M, Mikolajczak M, Li Y
J Fam Psychol
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 39913444
Parental burnout is a multifaceted syndrome resulting from excessive stress in the parenting role. Despite experiencing similar parenting stressors, not all parents experience burnout. Could the difference in rewards contribute...
7.
Girod S, Li L, Lunkenheimer E
J Fam Psychol
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 39913443
We examined how mother-preschooler and father-preschooler dyads differed in dynamic self-regulation and time-lagged coregulation of respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) when having to transition from play into a challenging disciplinary context,...
8.
Cohen Y, Koren C
J Fam Psychol
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 39913442
Parents' late-life divorce usually occurs when their adult children are married or seeking a marital relationship. The effects of divorce on young children have been studied extensively, revealing psychological, emotional,...
9.
Hammett J, Haggerty B, Stappenbeck C, Karney B, Bradbury T
J Fam Psychol
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 39913441
Discrepant theoretical perspectives assert that challenges brought on by COVID-19 could either increase or decrease intimate partner aggression (IPA) between spouses. As reliance on retrospective or post-COVID-19 data cannot resolve...
10.
Huberman J, Tavares I, Goruk K, Rosen N
J Fam Psychol
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 39913440
Sexual well-being contributes to satisfying relationships, yet commonly declines in long-term couples. According to theory, effective coregulation of emotions promotes couples' sexual well-being. Accurately perceiving a partner's affect (i.e., mood,...