Family and Health over the Past Decade: Review of Selected Studies and Areas of Future Inquiry
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Family and Health over the Past Decade: Review of Selected Studies and Areas of Future Inquiry Christopher R. Tamborini1,2,3 Accepted: 11 September 2020 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2020
Abstract Research on the family-health nexus cuts across disciplines, focuses on a broad range of issues, and is set against a backdrop marked by increasing diversity of family structures and households, aging families, and intensifying concerns about health and social inequalities. Over the last decade, a plethora of articles appearing in The Journal of Family and Economic Issues (JFEI) have examined the interplay between family and health. This article attempts to crystallize the primary contributions of this body of work. My discussion is organized around various thematic areas that emerged from the review: (a) childbearing, (b) children’s health, (c) relationships, (d) caregiving, and (e) the impact of health on household finances. I close by sketching out some useful areas for future research in the next decade. Keywords Family · Health · Decade in review The interplay between family and health has been of increasing interest to scholars and policymakers over the last decade. Research on the family-health nexus cuts across disciplines, focuses on a broad range of issues, and is set against a backdrop marked by increasing diversity of family structures and households, aging families, and intensifying concerns about health and social inequalities. The coronavirus 2019 pandemic (COVID-19) has clarified the importance of understanding family and health linkages. For example, high levels of unemployment associated with the COVID-19 has exerted substantial financial and mental pressures on families, which in turn can lead to health problems or exacerbate existing conditions.
In the last decade, a plethora of articles appearing in The Journal of Family and Economic Issues (JFEI) have examined topics that broach the family-health nexus. This article attempts to crystallize the primary contributions of this body of work. My discussion is organized around various thematic areas that emerged from the review: (a) childbearing, (b) children’s health, (c) relationships, (d) caregiving, and (e) the impact of health on household finances. While the selected research is not exhaustive of all JFEI publications addressing family-health linkages over the last decade, their inclusion intends to showcase the breadth and scope that a range of studies have taken. I close by sketching out some useful areas for future research in the next decade.
Childbearing: Levels, Timing and Policies This is one of several papers published together in Journal of Family and Economic Issues on the “Special Issue on Virtual Decade in Review”. * Christopher R. Tamborini [email protected]; [email protected] 1
Department of Sociology, The Catholic University of America, 103 Aquinas Hall, Washington, DC 20064, USA
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Institute for Policy & Social Research, University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA
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