One Plus One e-bulletin, No 9, September 2007
     
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This free monthly bulletin will keep you up-to-date with our projects and provides a listing of the most recent research and policy news concerning families and relationships.

You can visit ICOR - the Information Centre on Relationships anytime for a regularly updated news board, conference listing, research and statistics on a wide range of topics and an online library of research papers from the field.

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Contents:
News from One Plus One
Research and policy news
About One Plus One
 
   
     
  News from One Plus One  
     
 

One Plus One staff have been busy working on the design for our expanded new website which is now live! To visit the new site go to www.opo.org.uk.

The site includes a new section on Supporting Family Relationships specifically designed for frontline practitioners and professionals working with families. From this section you can access information on all our training resources such as Brief encounters®, along with factsheets, downloads and an online ordering facility.

ICOR - the online Information Centre on Relationships provides a wealth of information in an accessible and easily navigable format. Key resources include One Plus One's research and policy libraries, current news, details of forthcoming conferences, topic pages, information sheets and up-to-date statistics.

One Plus One would welcome any feedback you might have on the new site. Please email Laura Dimmock at ld@oneplusone.org.uk. Happy browsing!

 
   
     
  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 Information Centre on Relationships.  
     
  Policy and Practice  
 
Increased funding for the victims of sexual violence
DCSF announces more support for Every Child a Writer
Time to Talk: consultation launched by Ed Balls and the Prime Minister
Gordon Brown's speech to the NCVCCO
 
     
  Research and Statistics  
 
Pakistani and Bangladeshi women's attitudes to work and family - report from the DWP
DWP research on joint and sole birth registration
Partnership transitions and mothers employment - research from the DWP
ESRC research finds major differences in how local authorities support disabled people
New research on wealth across generations from NatCen
New research from SPRU on outcomes for disabled children
CSF release Perception Study Report 2007
New study from the Family and Parenting Institute
Online poll from Relate of 3000 parents finds that some stay together for their children
 
     
  Journal Articles  
 
 

The influence of length of marriage and fidelity status on perception of marital rape by Munge BA, Pomerantz AM, Pettibone JC & Falconer JW. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Volume 22, Number 10 pp1332-1339. To visit the Journal of Interpersonal Violence website click here.

Alcohol use and partner expectations among newly married couples by Homish GG & Leonard KE. Substance Use & Misuse, Volume 42, Issue 9 pp1427-1441. To browse the Substance Use & Misuse journal click here.

Longitudinal relations between forgiveness and conflict resolution in marriage by Fincham FD, Beach SR & Davila J. Journal of Family Psychology, Volume 21, Issue 3 pp426-434. To view the Journal of Family Psychology website click here.

Predicting sexual infidelity in a population-based sample of married individuals by Whisman MA, Gordon KC & Chatav Y.Journal of Family Psychology, Volume 21, Issue 2 pp320-324. To view the Journal of Family Psychology website 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.