Family Relations

Published on behalf of the National Council on Family Relations

Edited by:

Joyce A. Arditti

Incoming Editor:
Ronald Sabatelli

ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 14/31 Family Studies; 4/29 Social Work
Impact Factor: 1.322

A premier, applied journal of family studies, Family Relations is mandatory reading for family scholars and all professionals who work with families, including: family practitioners, educators, marriage and family therapists, researchers, and social policy specialists. The journal's content emphasizes family research with implications for intervention, education, and public policy, always publishing original, innovative and interdisciplinary works with specific recommendations for practice.

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Incoming Editor
As of March 1, 2009 all manuscript submissions to Family Relations will be sent to the incoming editor Ronald Sabatelli, University of Connecticut.

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TopHighlights

• Victims of Chronic Dating Violence: How Women's Vulnerabilities Link to Their Decisions to Stay
  April Few and Karen Rosen
  
• Bridging Research and Practice in the Family and Human Sciences
  Stephen Small
  
• Balancing Family Members' Interests Regarding Stepparent Rights and Obligations: A Social Policy Challenge
  Sarah Malia
  
• Behind the Brotherhood: Rewards and Challenges for Wives of Firefighters
  Cheryl Regehr, Gina Dimitropoulos, Elaine Bright, Sharon George, and Joscelyn Henderson
  
• Using a Comprehensive Model of Positive Youth Development and Problem Prevention to Enhance Parent Education
  Jennifer Kerpelman
  
• Integrating HIV Risk Reduction into Family Programming for Women Offenders: A Family Relationship Perspective
  Julie Poehlmann, Tiffany White and Kathryn Bjerke