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Overview

Lawrence H. Ganong is affiliated with the University of Missouri in the United States. Their research primarily spans the social sciences and psychology, with a particular focus on sociology and political science, demography, and social and clinical psychology. The main areas of study encompass family dynamics, intergenerational family relationships and caregiving, attachment and relationship dynamics, family support in illness, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, assisted reproductive technology and twin pregnancy, as well as child welfare and adoption.

The scientist has contributed extensively to scholarly literature, publishing significant works in well-regarded journals. Frequent publication venues include Family Relations, Journal of Marriage and the Family, Journal of Family Issues, Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, and Family Process.

  • Family Relations (9 publications)
  • Journal of Marriage and the Family (5 publications)
  • Journal of Family Issues (3 publications)
  • Journal of Divorce & Remarriage (2 publications)
  • Family Process (2 publications)

Lawrence H. Ganong's recent papers illustrate their research interests and contributions. These include:

  • "A Dyadic Analysis of Emotion Regulation as a Moderator of Associations Between Marital Conflict and Marital Satisfaction Among First-married and Remarried Couples," 2020, Journal of Family Issues
  • "Families Are Socially Constructed: Pragmatic Implications for Researchers," 2020, Journal of Family Issues
  • "Effective stepparenting: Empirical evidence of what works," 2021, Family Relations
  • "Marital Conflict and Health: The Moderating Roles of Emotion Regulation and Marriage Order," 2021, Journal of Divorce & Remarriage
  • "Effective parenting in stepfamilies: Empirical evidence of what works," 2022, Family Relations

The scientist collaborates frequently with a core group of co-authors, reflecting sustained research partnerships. These frequent collaborators include Marilyn Coleman, Caroline Sanner, Todd M. Jensen, Steven Berkley, and Liana C. Sayer.

  • Marilyn Coleman
  • Caroline Sanner
  • Todd M. Jensen
  • Steven Berkley
  • Liana C. Sayer

Best Publications

  • Integrative reviews of nursing research

    Lawrence H. Ganong

  • Reinvestigating Remarriage: Another Decade of Progress

    Marilyn Coleman;Lawrence Ganong;Mark Fine

  • Remarriage and stepfamily research in the 1980s: increased interest in an old family form.

    Marilyn Coleman;Lawrence H. Ganong

  • Stepfamily Relationships: Development, Dynamics, and Interventions

    Lawrence H. Ganong;Marilyn Coleman Ganong

  • Remarried Family Relationships

    Patricia L. Papernow;Lawrence H. Ganong;Marilyn Coleman

  • The effects of remarriage on children: a review of the empirical literature.

    Lawrence H. Ganong;Marilyn Coleman

  • A comparison of nurses' and patients' perceptions of intensive care unit stressors

    Jane Cochran;Lawrence H. Ganong

  • Multiple Segment Factorial Vignette Designs

    Lawrence H. Ganong;Marilyn Coleman

  • How women make custody decisions and manage co-parenting with abusive former husbands:

    Jennifer L. Hardesty;Lawrence H. Ganong

  • A Meta-analytic Review of Family Structure Stereotypes.

    Lawrence H. Ganong

  • Stepparents' Affinity-Seeking and Affinity-Maintaining Strategies With Stepchildren

    Lawrence Ganong;Marilyn Coleman;Mark Fine;Patricia Martin

  • Consistency in Perceptions of the Step-Parent Role among Step-Parents, Parents and Stepchildren

    Mark A. Fine;Marilyn Coleman;Lawrence H. Ganong

  • Patterns of Stepchild-Stepparent Relationship Development.

    Lawrence H. Ganong;Marilyn Coleman;Tyler B. Jamison

  • Raising awareness about marital expectations: Are unrealistic beliefs changed by integrative teaching?

    Elizabeth A. Sharp;Lawrence H. Ganong

  • When you're not the Brady Bunch: Identifying perceived conflicts and resolution strategies in stepfamilies

    Marilyn Coleman;Mark A. Fine;Lawrence H. Ganong;Kimberly J. M. Downs

  • Changing Families, Changing Responsibilities: Family Obligations Following Divorce and Remarriage

    Marilyn Coleman;Lawrence Ganong

  • How Society Views Stepfamilies

    Lawrence H. Ganong;Marilyn Coleman

  • Handbook of contemporary families : considering the past, contemplating the future

    Marilyn Coleman Ganong;Lawrence H. Ganong

  • “I’m a Loser, I’m Not Married, Let’s Just All Look at Me”: Ever-Single Women’s Perceptions of Their Social Environment:

    Elizabeth A. Sharp;Lawrence Ganong

  • Communication Technology and Postdivorce Coparenting

    Lawrence H. Ganong;Marilyn Coleman;Richard Feistman;Tyler B. Jamison

  • Remarried family relationships.

    Lawrence H. Ganong;Marilyn Coleman Ganong

Frequent Co-Authors

Marilyn Coleman
Marilyn Coleman University of Missouri
Mark A. Fine
Mark A. Fine University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Frank D. Fincham
Frank D. Fincham Florida State University
Michael Ungar
Michael Ungar Dalhousie University

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