Handbook of Family Theories

Mark A. Fine received a PhD from the Ohio State University in Clinical Psychology and is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He was editor of Family Relations from 1993 to 1996 and the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships from 1999 to 2004. He has published almost 200 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, as well as nine books. In 2000, he was selected as a fellow of the National Council on Family Relations. He is on the editorial boards of nine peer-review journals in family studies, relationship science, and human development.  Frank D. Fincham obtained a doctoral degree in Social Psychology as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University and then completed postdoctoral training in clinical psychology at Stony Brook University. He is currently Eminent Scholar and Director of the Family Institute at Florida State University. The author of more than 200 publications, his research has been widely recognized by numerous awards, including the Berscheid-Hatfield Award for “sustained, substantial, and distinguished contributions to the field of personal relationships” from the International Network on Personal Relationships and the President’s Award for "distinguished contributions to psychological knowledge" from the British Psychological Society. A Fellow of five different professional societies, Frank has been listed among the top 25 psychologists in the world in terms of impact (defined as number of citations per paper).

M. A. Fine, F. D. Fincham, The Role of Theory in Family Science. Parenting and Parent-Child Relations.A. Smith Leavell, C. S. Tamis LeMonda, Parenting in Infancy and Early Childhood: A Focus on Gender Socialization. M. A. Longmore, W. D. Manning, P. C. Giordano, Parent-Child Relationships in Adolescence. J. S. Bates, A. C. Taylor, Taking Stock of Theory in Grandparent Studies. K. S. Birditt, K. L. Fingerman, Parent-Child and Intergenerational Relationships in Adulthood. M. E. Lamb, The Changing Faces of Fatherhood and Father-Child Relationships: From Fatherhood as Status to Father as Dad. Romantic Relationships: Dating, Cohabiting, and Marital. C. L. Cohan, The Cohabitation Conundrum. K. Allen, L. M. Diamond, Same-Sex Relationships. B. R. Baucom, D. C. Atkins, Understanding Marital Distress: Polarization Processes. Conflict and Aggression in Families. D. E. Saxbe, A. J. Rodriguez, G. Margolin, Understanding Conflict in Families. R. E. Heyman, H. M. Foran, J. L. Wilkinson, Theories of Intimate Partner Violence. T. Del Vecchio, A. C. Eckardt-Erlanger, A. M. Smith-Slep, Theories of Child Abuse. J. Grych, C. Oxtoby, M. Lynn, Effects of Interparental Conflict on Children. Structural Variations and Transitions in Families. J. D. Shannon, L. Baumwell, C. Tamis LeMonda, Transition to Parenting Within Context. D. H. Demo, C. Buehler, Theoretical Approaches to Studying Divorce. A. C. Taylor, M. Robila, B. Fisackerly, Theory Use in Stepfamily Research. Demographic Variations in Families.J. T. Wood, Becoming Gendered: Theories of Gender and Families. S. S. Chuang, R. P. Moreno, Theoretical Perspectives on Acculturation and Immigration. M. B. Donnellan, M. J. Martin, K. J. Conger, R. D. Conger, Economic Distress and Poverty in Families. T. M. Cooney, P. A. Dykstra, Theories of Intergenerational Family Relationships in Adulthood. Families and Extrafamilial Institutions.M. Perry-Jenkins, S. M. MacDermid, The State of Theory in Work and Family Research at the Turn of the 21st Century. B. H. Fiese, A. Hammons, Theories of Family Health: An Integrative Perspective and Look Towards the Future. G. L. Bowen, J. A. Martin, J. A. Mancini, The Resilience of Military Families: Theoretical Perspectives. C. Regalia, C. Manzi, E. Scabini, Individuation and Differentiation in Families Across Cultures.