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Parental Depression Predicts Child Body Mass via Parental Support Provision, Child Support Receipt, and Child Physical Activity: Findings From Parent/Caregiver–Child Dyads

Zarychta, K., Banik, A., Kuliś, E., Boberska, M., Radtke, T., Chan, C. K. Y., & Łuszczyńska, A. (2020) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00161 · Cited by 12

The Impact of Medical Financial Hardship on Children’s Health

Sarathy, B., Morris, H. R., Tumin, D., & Buckman, C. (2020) · Clinical Pediatrics · doi:10.1177/0009922820941644 · Cited by 12

Effects of family and neighborhood risks on glycemic control among young black adolescents with type 1 diabetes: Findings from a multi‐center study

Ellis, D. A., Cutchin, M. P., Templin, T., Carcone, A. I., Evans, M. A., Weissberg-Benchell, J. A., Buggs‐Saxton, C., Boucher‐Berry, C., Miller, J. L., Wazeer, M. A., et al. (2020) · Pediatric Diabetes · doi:10.1111/pedi.13176 · Cited by 12

“When my children see their father is sober, they are happy”: A qualitative exploration of family system impacts following men's engagement in an alcohol misuse intervention in peri-urban Kenya

Giusto, A. M., Mootz, J. J., Korir, M., Jaguga, F., Mellins, C. A., Wainberg, M. L., & Puffer, E. S. (2021) · SSM - Mental Health · doi:10.1016/j.ssmmh.2021.100019 · Cited by 12

Family-centered prevention buffers the effect of financial strain on parenting interactions, reducing youth conduct problems in African American families.

Lavner, J. A., Barton, A. W., Adesogan, O., & Beach, S. R. H. (2021) · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1037/ccp0000680 · Cited by 12

Inequalities in the distribution of COVID‐19‐related financial difficulties for Australian families with young children

O’Connor, M., Greenwood, C. J., Letcher, P., Giallo, R., Priest, N., Goldfeld, S. R., Hope, S., Edwards, B., & Olsson, C. A. (2022) · Child Care Health and Development · doi:10.1111/cch.13010 · Cited by 13

Poor Toddlers Feel Less Pain? Application of Class-Based Pain Stereotypes in Judgments of Children

Summers, K. M., Paganini, G. A., & Lloyd, E. P. (2022) · Social Psychological and Personality Science · doi:10.1177/19485506221094087 · Cited by 12

Frontal Alpha Asymmetry in Response to Stressor Moderates the Relation Between Parenting Hassles and Child Externalizing Problems

Mulligan, D. J., Palopoli, A. C., van den Heuvel, M. I., Thomason, M. E., & Trentacosta, C. J. (2022) · Frontiers in Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnins.2022.917300 · Cited by 12

COVID-19, Family Dynamics, and Perceived Mental Health Among Families in Singapore

Yang, Y., Chua, J. J. E., Khng, K. H., & Yu, Y. (2023) · Journal of Child and Family Studies · doi:10.1007/s10826-023-02541-z · Cited by 12

From ‘It has stopped our lives’ to ‘Spending more time together has strengthened bonds': The varied experiences of Australian families during COVID-19Preprint

Evans, S., Mikocka‐Walus, A. A., Klas, A., OLIVE, L. S., Sciberras, E., Karantzas, G. C., & Westrupp, E. M. (2020) · doi:10.31234/osf.io/a9jhe · Cited by 12

The Minority Family Stress Model ( MFSM ): Reconceptualizing minority stress within family systems

Li, M. N., & Zhou, X. (2025) · Journal of Family Theory & Review · doi:10.1111/jftr.70004 · Cited by 14

Effectiveness of a Multicomponent Parenting Intervention for Promoting Social-Emotional School Readiness Among Children From Low-Income Families in Hong Kong

Leung, C., Hui, A. N. N., Wong, R. S. M., Rao, N., Karnilowicz, W., Chung, K., Chan, J., & Ip, P. (2022) · Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine · doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.6308 · Cited by 13

Housing insecurity and adolescent behavioral outcomes: The mediating role of aggression in parenting

Marçal, K. E., Bosetti, R. L., & Barr, N. (2023) · Child Abuse & Neglect · doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106039 · Cited by 11

Against the odds: Resilience in the context of the family stress model.

McLoyd, V. C. (2025) · Journal of Family Psychology · doi:10.1037/fam0001428 · Cited by 1

Evaluation of a longitudinal family stress model in a population‐based cohort

Gard, A. M., McLoyd, V. C., Mitchell, C. M., & Hyde, L. W. (2020) · Social Development · doi:10.1111/sode.12446 · Cited by 96

The Family Stress Model: Longitudinal relations between Norwegian fathers and preschool children

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Looking at the Family Stress Model in the Asian Context: A Scoping Review

Petersen, J. B., & Matsunaga, L. H. (2023) · Asian Culture and History · doi:10.5539/ach.v15n2p31 · Cited by 2

Testing the family stress model across diverse family structures in the United States.

Zhao, Y., Jensen, T. M., & Munger, A. (2025) · Journal of Family Psychology · doi:10.1037/fam0001401 · Cited by 4