One Plus One e-bulletin, No 17, June 2008
     
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News from One Plus One
Research and policy news
About One Plus One
 
   
     
  News from One Plus One  
     
 

Apologies for the late arrival of this month's One Plus One eBulletin. Due to a technical problem we were unable to send it yesterday.

  
     
 

Ben Wilson from the Office for National Statistics presented on his findings from a recent study published in the spring edition of Population Trends. The article entitled The proportion of marriages ending in divorce found that of those who wed in 2005, 45% will have divorced by the time they reach their diamond wedding anniversary, 45% of marriages will have ended due to a death and 10% will still be married. To view the slides from the seminar click here.

 
 
Whilst attending the Second Annual Relate Institute Lecture, Director of One Plus One, Penny Mansfield, took the opportunity to question David Cameron MP, leader of the opposition, on funding for research into relationships. To read about Penny's questions and David Cameron's response click here.
 
   
  One Plus One has now published a leaflet detailing the various services available through ICOR - the online Information Centre on Relationships. The leaflet will be distributed to university libraries and teaching staff. If you would like to receive a copy of the leaflet please email info@oneplusone.org.uk.  
   
     
  Research and policy news  
     
  We regularly monitor and select information from Government departments, research centres, publishers, and relationship and family organisations. Below you will find a listing of news from the last month. Each headline provides a link to the original news release. A regularly updated news board can be found in our ICOR - the online Information Centre on Relationships.  
     
  Policy and Practice  
 
DCSF announce new mechanisms to ease poverty and increase social mobility
Parenting services for most vulnerable to receive extra funding
David Cameron at the Relate Institute lecture
UK Children's Commissioners' Report to the UNCRC
IPPR publishes new report calling for budget to help families
White Paper on joint birth registration
 
     
  Research and Statistics  
 
JRF publishes new research on parenting 'mixed' children
New research on antenatal depression and child developmental delay
Research from the DWP on maternity rights and mothers' employment
New Growing up in Australia report from AIFS
New US research into what makes a good parenting programme
NSPCC publishes new report on domestic violence within South Asian communities
 
     
  Journal Articles  
 
 

The marital context of depression: research, limitations, and new directions by Rehman, UZ., Gollan, J. & Mortimer, AM. Clinical Psychology Review, Volume 28, Number 2 pp179-198. To view the tables of contents click here.

How the head liberates the heart: projection of communal responsiveness guides relationship promotion by Lemay, EP. & Clark, MS. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Volume 94, Issue 4 pp647-71. To go to the Journal of Personaluty and Social Psychology website click here.

Benevolent cognitions as a strategy of relationship maintenance: "don't sweat the small stuff"... but it is not all small stuff by McNulty, JK., O'Mara, EM. & Karney, BR. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Volume 94, Issue 4 pp631-646. To view the tables of contents click here.

The elevated risk for violence against cohabiting women: a comparison of three nationally representative surveys of Canada by Brownridge, DA. Violence Against Women, Volume 14, Number 7 pp809-32. To view the tables of contents click here.
 
 
   
     
  About One Plus One  
     
  One Plus One is a team of researchers, practitioners and information specialists whose aim is to enhance understanding of how family relationships contribute to the well being of adults and children through three key activities:  
 
inquiring - monitoring and evaluating knowledge about relationships and effective support in order to develop key messages for policy and practice;
informing - creating imaginative formats for key messages tailored to different audiences, and raising awareness of the impact of couple relationships on the well being of individuals, families and communities;
innovating - developing innovative ways of getting specialist knowledge and skills about adult family relationships and early intervention to everyone working in the frontline with families, thereby adding value to existing practice.