Family relationships influence child development from infancy to adulthood. CCFP researchers examine how biological, cultural and familial processes, practices, and characteristics impact child and youth development both in the US and around the world. Our teams also develop programs and services and work to affect systems change to ensure that families and parents have the supports they need to provide safe, stable, nurturing relationships for their children.
This study examined how socioeconomic status (SES) relates to children’s emotion recognition abilities. Findings suggest children from families with higher SES identify facial emotions slightly faster than those from lower SES families, influenced by warmer caregiving and more organized home environments
This cross-cultural longitudinal study examines how autonomy-related parenting practices influence adolescents’ disclosure to parents across different cultural contexts.
This longitudinal study explores how parenting influences adolescents’ future orientation across countries with different income levels and cultural values.
This study examines how parental behaviors and mental health are important in shaping children’s executive functioning skills.
This project will produce research and policy reports on four megatrends identified by the United Nations related to families and (1) climate change, (2) technology, (3) migration and urbanization, and (4) demographic trends.
learn more about Megatrends and the FamilyThis research project will collect data from youth enrolled in universities across Ukraine during the winter of 2023. Data will include changes in adjustment, wellbeing, and optimism, along with substance use. Data will provide insights into how best to support the mental health of young people during a global crisis.
learn more about Risk and Resilience in Ukraine: Individual, Family, and Community Predictors of Adolescent and Young Adult AdjustmentProject Description This study of the postive parenting app tests the feasibility and effectiveness of a mobile-based app intervention designed to enhance home visiting by providing in-the-moment parenting tips with the goal of increasing healthy parent-child interactions leading to resiliency in high-risk children. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) profoundly influence brain and behavioral development and long-term…
learn more about Positive Parenting App StudyThe Durham Navigation Study is a randomized control trial to evaluate the impact of Community Navigation on outcomes for young children and their families.
learn more about Durham Navigation StudyThis paper reviews existing policies supporting children and parents in relation to technology worldwide and recommends policymakers’ actions to respond to technology-related challenges.
This study looks at how the way parents used to communicate with their own parents may affect their children’s mental health, highlighting the role of parental depression and emotional trends across generations.
This article highlights key developmental and family theories to explain how cultural contexts affect parenting and children’s development due to parental beliefs, behaviors, and universal children needs.
This cross-cultural study highlights that while primals – beliefs about the world’s character – are mostly attributable to individual differences, significant variance is also due to family and cultural differences.