APA Handbook of Contemporary Family Psychology

Part of the landmark APA Handbooks in Psychology^® Series from APA

Edited and authored by leaders in the field, this comprehensive three-volume set lays a solid foundation for integrating theory, research, practice, and policy in contemporary family psychology.

Volume 1 describes the theoretical and methodological underpinnings of the discipline, including an overview of traditional theories; influential contemporary theories; and complex research designs, statistical modeling, and experience sampling, among other topics. The volume presents a lifespan approach to family psychology, recognizing the importance of addressing how families change over time, and it discusses different forms of contemporary families.

Volume 2 focuses on the application of family psychology to an array of mental and physical health conditions, societal issues, and shared systems such as schools and health care. Volume 3 addresses contemporary couple, family, and parenting interventions grounded in family psychology theory and science, as well as issues related to family psychology training. The vast scope of the handbook argues that family psychology has evolved to have a major impact not only on the practice of psychology, but also on how researchers in the field investigate the complexities of the human condition.

Volume 1: Foundations, Methods, and Contemporary Issues Across the Lifespan

Editorial Board

About the Editor-in-Chief

Contributors

A Note From the Publisher

Introduction

I. Influential Theories in Couple and Family Psychology

1. Systems Unify Family Psychology
   Barbara H. Fiese, Blake L. Jones, and Jaclyn A. Saltzman
2. Psychodynamic Theories of the Family
   Michael J. Gerson
3. Stress and Coping in Families
   Bruce E. Compas, Lexa K. Murphy, Janet Yarboi, Meredith A. Gruhn, and Kelly H. Watson
4. Contemporary Family Psychotherapy: Behavioral and Cognitive Behavioral Theories
   Kaila N. Mack, Eli R. Lebowitz, and Wendy K. Silverman
5. Biopsychosocial Theories
   Sarah B. Woods
6. Feminist Theories in Contemporary Couple and Family Psychology
   Louise Bordeaux Silverstein and Thelma Jean Goodrich
7. An Attachment Perspective on Family Relations
   Mario Mikulincer and Phillip R. Shaver
8. Social Constructionism in Couple and Family Therapy: Narrative, Solution-Focused, and Related Approaches
   Laurie Heatherington and Benjamin Johnson
9. Social Ecological Theory: Family Systems and Family Psychology in Bioecological and Bioecocultural Perspective
   Kim T. Ferguson and Gary W. Evans

II. Contemporary Issues in Couple and Family Psychology Theory

10. Family Relationship Dynamics: A Developmental Perspective
    Patrick T. Davies and Jesse L. Coe
11. An Overview of Biological Methods in Family Science
    Mengjiao Li, Barbara H. Fiese, and Kirby Deater-Deckard
12. How Family Relationships Shape Children's Extrafamilial Relationships: Gene–Environment Interplay
    Elizabeth A. Shewark and Jenae M. Neiderhiser
13. Family Resilience: The Power of Rituals and Routines in Family Adaptive Systems
    Amanda W. Harrist, Carolyn S. Henry, Chao Liu, and Amanda Sheffield Morris
14. Broadening Perspectives on Poverty: Implications for Family Well-Being and Children's Development
    Amanda L. Roy

III. Family Psychology Research Methods

15. Survey and Interview Assessment Approaches in Research With Families
    Aimee K. Hildenbrand and Melissa A. Alderfer
16. Observational Methods: Overview
    Kristin M. Lindahl, Neena M. Malik, and Sara Wigderson
17. Contemporary Quantitative Statistical Methods for Family Psychology
    Jungmeen Kim-Spoon, Dominique F. Maciejewski, and Kevin J. Grimm
18. Applying Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research in Family Psychology
    Vicki L. Plano Clark, Sherry C. Wang, and Sinem Toraman
19. Understanding Couple and Family Dynamics Through Dyadic Methodology
    Dillon T. Browne, George Leckie, and Jennifer M. Jenkins
20. Fixed Allocation and Dynamic Adaptive Intervention Designs for Family Psychology
    David S. DeGarmo and Abigail H. Gewirtz
21. Ecological Momentary Assessment and Related Intensive Longitudinal Designs in Family and Couples Research
    Kristin E. Heron, Samantha A. Miadich, Robin S. Everhart, and Joshua M. Smyth
22. Biological Measurements and Family Psychology
    Leslie E. Roos, Ryan J. Giuliano, Kathryn G. Beauchamp, and Philip A. Fisher

IV. Families Across the Lifespan

23. Relationship Initiation: Bridging the Gap Between Initial Attraction and Well-Functioning Communal Relationships
    Margaret S. Clark, Lindsey A. Beck, and Oriana R. Aragón
24. Dating and Couple Formation
    Brian G. Ogolsky and J. Kale Monk
25. Marriage and Committed Partnerships
    Justin A. Lavner and Thomas N. Bradbury
26. The Transition to Parenthood in Social Context
    Maureen Perry-Jenkins and Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan
27. Coparenting
    James P. McHale, Lisa Negrini, and Yana Sirotkin
28. Parenting at Risk and Contemporary Family Systems
    Douglas M. Teti
29. Siblings
    Laurie Kramer, Katherine J. Conger, Christina R. Rogers, and Niyantri Ravindran
30. Fathers
    Nathan Robbins, W. Justin Dyer, and Brent A. McBride
31. Grandparenthood
    Megan L. Dolbin-MacNab
32. Families With Infants and Young Children
    Esther M. Leerkes and Jin Qu
33. Families With Adolescents
    Nicole Campione-Barr and Judith G. Smetana
34. Families at Midlife
    Frank J. Floyd, Marsha R. Mailick, Jan S. Greenberg, Eun Ha Namkung, and Jieun Song
35. Late-Life Families
    Karen A. Roberto and Raven H. Weaver
36. Loss and Bereavement in Families: A Systemic Framework for Recovery and Resilience
    Froma Walsh

V. Contemporary Families

37. Cohabitation and Single Mothering in the United States: A Review and Call for Psychological Research
    Claire M. Kamp Dush, Rachel Arocho, Sara E. Mernitz, and Galena K. Rhoades
38. Marital Separation and Divorce: Correlates and Consequences
    David A. Sbarra, Kyle J. Bourassa, and Atina Manvelian
39. Remarriage and Stepfamilies
    James H. Bray
40. Adoption
    Rachel H. Farr and Harold D. Grotevant
41. LGBTQ Parent Families
    Abbie E. Goldberg and Kristin K. Sweeney
42. Foster Families
    Leslie D. Leve, Philip A. Fisher, and Cady Kintner
43. Contemporary Military Families: Service in the Post-September 11 Era
    Ellen R. DeVoe, Katherine Dondanville, and Abby Blankenship

Index

Volume 2: Applications and Broad Impact of Family Psychology

Editorial Board

Contributors

I. Family Health

1. Psychopathology and Couple and Family Functioning
   Mark A. Whisman
2. Mood and Anxiety Disorders
   Joanne Davila, Lisa R. Starr, Catherine B. Stroud, and Y. Irina Li
3. The Importance of Family-based Treatments for Bipolar Spectrum Disorders and Psychotic Disorders
   Adina M. Seidenfeld and Mary A. Fristad
4. A Family Systems Framework for Adolescent Antisocial Behavior: The State of the Science and Suggestions for the Future
   Gregory M. Fosco and Emily J. LoBraico
5. Pediatric Chronic Health Conditions: Adaptation Within the Family Context
   Marcia A. Winter, Nour Al Ghriwati, and Katie A. Devine
6. The Family, Chronic Illness, and Disability: An Integrative Practice Model
   John S. Rolland
7. Family Support and Caregiving in Middle and Late Life
   Steven H. Zarit, Courtney A. Polenick, Nicole DePasquale, Yin Liu, and Lauren R. Bangerter
8. The Influence of Chronic Family Stressors on Adult Health
   Rena L. Repetti and Darby E. Saxbe
9. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle: The Family and Parenting Context of Children's Sleep
   Annie Bernier, Marie-Ève Bélanger, and Émilie Tétreault
10. Families Affected by HIV
    Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus, Danielle M. Harris, and Maryann Koussa Youssef
11. Nutritional Health
    Sheryl O. Hughes and Thomas G. Power
12. Physical Activity and Active Lifestyles
    Jennifer Flynn Oody, Russell R. Pate, Melinda Forthofer, and Ligia Vasquez-Huot

II. Intersection of Family Psychology With Other Systems

13. Families and the Health Care System
    Melissa A. Alderfer, Anne E. Kazak, and Kimberly Canter
14. Families and Schools
    Cindy I. Carlson, Danika L. S. Maddocks, and Kristin M. Scardamalia
15. Families and Organized After-School Activities for Youth
    Sandra D. Simpkins, Jennifer A. Fredricks, and Alex R. Lin
16. Supporting Families of Young Children for the 21st Century: Charting an Evidence-Based Direction
    Iheoma U. Iruka
17. Families and the Juvenile Justice System
    Craig E. Henderson, Maya M. Boustani, and Melissa Magyar
18. Families and the Legal System: Approaches to Parental Divorce and Separation
    Ani R. Poladian and Amy Holtzworth-Munroe
19. Culturally Competent Systems of Care for Military Families
    Deborah A. Bradbard
20. Transcending Barriers to Build Bridges Between Family Psychology and Religious Organizations
    Annette Mahoney, Julie Pomerleau, and Allison Riley
21. Families and Food System Programs
    Taryn W. Morrissey
22. Families and Community-Based Programs: Characteristics, Engagement, and Dissemination
    Ciara Smalls Glover, Emilie Smith, Dian Yu, and Ciera Lewis
23. Media and the Family
    Laura M. Padilla-Walker, Sarah M. Coyne, and Madison K. Memmott-Elison
24. Families and Workplaces
    E. Jeffrey Hill and Erin Kramer Holmes

III. Family Psychology and Societal Grand Challenges

25. Intimate Partner Violence and the Family
    Lorelei Simpson Rowe and Ernest N. Jouriles
26. Culture and Family Functioning
    Marc H. Bornstein and Jennifer E. Lansford
27. The Complexities of Immigration and Families: Theoretical Perspectives and Current Issues
    Susan S. Chuang
28. Economic Strain and Job Loss
    Anna Gassman-Pines and Anika Schenck-Fontaine
29. Child Maltreatment and the Family
    Daniel J. Whitaker and Jessica S. Rogers-Brown
30. Family-Level Risk and Protective Factors Associated With Youth Bullying and Peer Victimization
    Dorothy L. Espelage, Jun Sung Hong, and Tatiana Carter
31. Incarcerated Parents
    Julie Poehlmann-Tynan, Hilary Cuthrell, Lindsay Weymouth, and Cynthia Burnson
32. The Experience of Family Homelessness
    Mary E. Haskett and Jenna M. Armstrong
33. Traumatic Stress Within the Family
    Maria M. Galano and Sandra A. Graham-Bermann
34. Natural Disasters
    Ryan P. Kilmer, Virginia Gil-Rivas, Jacqueline M. Tynan, and Jacqueline C. Larson
35. Terrorism Exposure and the Family: Where We Are, and Where We Go Next
    Jonathan S. Comer, Jami M. Furr, and Robin H. Gurwitch
36. Substance Use and Substance Problems in Families: How Families Impact and Are Impacted by Substance Use
    Stephanie Godleski and Kenneth E. Leonard

IV. Broad Impact of Family Psychology

37. In Search of a Global Family Psychology: Challenges and Perspectives
    Guillermo Bernal, Jennifer Morales-Cruz, and Keishalee Gómez-Arroyo
38. Public Health and Family Psychology
    Tamara Goldman Sher, Rachael D. Rubin, Michael David Kruepke, and Suvarna Vinod Menon
39. Public Policy and Family Psychology
    Rebecca M. Ryan and Christina Padilla
40. Family Advocacy in Children's Mental Health: Past, Present, and Strategies for a Successful Future
    Kathleen Ferreira and Lisa Lambert
41. International Family Psychology
    John Thoburn, Jyssica Seebeck, John S. Charleson, and Ryan Hamann
42. Family Forensic Psychology
    Lyn R. Greenberg

Index

Volume 3: Family Therapy and Training

Editorial Board

Contributors

I. Foundational Issues in Family Therapy

1. Brief History of Couple and Family Therapy
   Jay L. Lebow and Rachel M. Diamond
2. Relational Disorders and Beyond
   Richard E. Heyman and Amy M. Smith Slep
3. Couple and Family Assessment
   Douglas K. Snyder, Richard E. Heyman, Stephen N. Haynes, Cindy I. Carlson, and Christina Balderrama-Durbin
4. Ethical and Legal Issues in Family and Couple Therapy
   Jeffrey E. Barnett and Cara H. Jacobson
5. Evaluating the Efficacy of Couple and Family Therapy
   Brian R. W. Baucom and Alexander O. Crenshaw

II. Family Therapy Models

6. Family-Based Treatments for Substance Abuse
   Jacqueline Horan Fisher, Molly Bobek, and Aaron Hogue
7. Structural Family Therapy
   Jorge Colapinto
8. Brief Strategic Family Therapy: A Systematic Approach to Addressing Emerging Clinical Challenges Across 40 Years of Model Development
   Austen R. Anderson, Viviana E. Horigian, Joan Muir, and José Szapocznik
9. Solution-Focused Brief Family Therapy
   Cynthia Franklin, Kristin W. Bolton, and Samantha Guz
10. Multiple Family Group Therapy
    Peter Steinglass, Carrie Sanders, and Frank Wells
11. Functional Family Therapy: An Evidence Based, Family-Focused, and Systemic Approach for Working With Adolescents and Their Families
    Thomas L. Sexton
12. Medical Family Therapy
    William J. Doherty and Tai J. Mendenhall
13. Multisystemic Therapy^®: Clinical Procedures, Outcomes, and Implementation Research
    Scott W. Henggeler and Cindy M. Schaeffer
14. Behavioral Family Therapy
    Brittany M. Merrill, Fiona L. Macphee, and William E. Pelham, Jr.
15. Rituals in Contemporary Couple and Family Therapy
    Evan Imber-Black

III. Couple Therapy Models

16. Cognitive Behavioral Couple Therapy
    Donald H. Baucom, Melanie S. Fischer, Kurt Hahlweg, and Norman B. Epstein
17. Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy
    Andrew Christensen and Shirley Glynn
18. Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples: At the Heart of Science and Practice
    Paul S. Greenman, Susan M. Johnson, and Stephanie Wiebe
19. Couple and Relationship Education
    Howard J. Markman, W. Kim Halford, and Alan J. Hawkins
20. Sexuality and Intimacy
    Cindy M. Meston and Amelia M. Stanton

IV. Parenting Programs

21. The Incredible Years^® Series: An Internationally Evidenced Multimodal Approach to Enhancing Child Outcomes
    Carolyn Webster-Stratton and Tracey Bywater
22. Coping Power
    John E. Lochman, Caroline L. Boxmeyer, Brendan Andrade, and Francesca Kassing
23. Parent–Child Interaction Therapy
    Cheryl B. McNeil, Cree Robinson, Nancy M. Wallace, Lauren B. Quetsch, and April Highlander
24. The Family Check-Up: A Strength-Based Approach to Preventing and Treating Problem Behavior in Children and Adolescents
    Jenna S. Rudo-Stern, Anne Marie Mauricio, and Thomas J. Dishion
25. The Triple P System: Parenting Support for Every Family
    Matthew R. Sanders and Karen M. T. Turner

V. Education, Training, and Careers

26. Competencies in Couple and Family Psychology for Health Service Psychologists
    Marianne Celano
27. Essentials of Multidisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Collaboration
    Lauren DeCaporale-Ryan and Mathew Devine
28. Graduate Education in Couple and Family Psychology
    Mark Stanton and Michele Harway
29. Internship and Postdoctoral Training in Couple and Family Psychology
    Marianne Celano and Sara E. Pollard
30. Preparing for a Faculty Position in Family Psychology
    Keith Crnic, Emily Gerstein, and Emily Ross
31. Couple and Family Psychology Practice: Scope, Diversity, and Pathways to Specialty Certification
    Corinne C. Datchi, Michael Baglieri, and Donjae Catanzariti
32. Lessons Learned in Training Couple and Family Psychologists
    Nadine J. Kaslow, Amanda K. Platner, and Heather Key Domingue

Index

Barbara H. Fiese, PhD, is a clinical and developmental psychologist whose research focuses on family factors that promote health and well-being in children.

She holds the Pampered Chef, Ltd., Endowed Chair in Family Resiliency and is professor and director of the Family Resiliency Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, with affiliated appointments in the Departments of Pediatrics and Psychology. She is considered one of the national experts in the role that shared family mealtimes may play in promoting health.

Dr. Fiese is a principal investigator or coinvestigator on multiple federally funded projects aimed at examining environmental and biological factors contributing to early nutritional health, including the STRONG Kids 2 project, which takes a cell-to-community approach to dietary habits from birth, and the Illinois Transdisciplinary Obesity Prevention Program, an innovative transdisciplinary MPH/PhD training program in obesity prevention. She is also the principal investigator on several projects aimed at increasing the efficiencies of summer and after-school feeding programs for food insecure children and youth.

She is past president of the Society of Family Psychology, editor of the Journal of Family Psychology, and inaugural editor of Advances in Child and Family Policy and Practice.

This impressive and comprehensive handbook of family psychology is a badly needed and wonderful addition to the psychology reference collection…. Highly recommended.
—Choice

This research-oriented title fills a need in an academic library’s graduate and professional collections, as similar volumes are single topic monographs or textbooks.
—Library Journal

In-depth, precise, expertly research, and succinctly presented.
—Midwest Book Review