Child wellbeing after parental separation
Research summary— June 2020
This research summary discusses the experiences and needs of young people whose parents have separated and have accessed the family law system.
Research summaries
Brief, statistical publications which outline changing family trends.
Parenting arrangements after separation
Research summary— October 2019
Summary of the findings from studies of post-separation parenting outcomes, including family law case files analyses and surveys of separated parents.
Fathers’ work and family conflicts and the outcomes for children’s mental health
Liana Leach
Research summary— June 2019
This article is adapted from a presentation given at the AIFS 2018 Conference: Fathers at Work symposium.
Conflicts between work and family and fathers’ mental health
Amanda Cooklin
Research summary— June 2019
This article is adapted from a presentation given at the AIFS 2018 Conference: Fathers at Work symposium.
Fathers and work: A statistical overview
Research summary— May 2019
This article shows that while mothers’ work circumstances change considerably after having a child, fathers’ tend to change very little.
Direct cross-examination in family law
Research summary— April 2019
This project extent to which direct cross-examination was a feature in cases involving self-represented litigants in families characterised by alleged
Settlement outcomes of humanitarian youth and active citizenship: Economic participation, social participation and personal wellbeing
Pilar Rioseco and Nadine Liddy
Research summary— June 2018
This research summary reports on how young people aged 15-25 years old from humanitarian backgrounds are settling in Australia.
Working Together to Care for Kids: Foster and relative/kinship carers and their experiences: Research Snapshot (1 of 5)
Lixia Qu, Julie Lahausse and Rachel Carson
Research summary— May 2018
This Research Snapshot focuses on the socio-demographic characteristics of foster and relative/kinship carers and aspects of their care experience.
Working Together to Care for Kids: Carer service use and needs: Research snapshot (2 of 5)
Lixia Qu, Julie Lahausse and Rachel Carson
Research summary— May 2018
This Research Snapshot focuses on carers' reports on their access to and views on service support.
Working Together to Care for Kids: Carer support and training for caring role: Research Snapshot (3 of 5)
Lixia Qu, Julie Lahausse and Rachel Carson
Research summary— May 2018
This Research Snapshot focuses on carers' reports on training they had received and the degree of contact with their caseworker.
Working Together to Care for Kids: Carers' views - Rewards and challenges: Research Snapshot (4 of 5)
Lixia Qu, Julie Lahausse and Rachel Carson
Research summary— May 2018
This Research Snapshot explores the thoughts and feelings of carers of out-of-home-care children about their care experience
Working Together to Care for Kids: Carers' wellbeing and family relationships: Research Snapshot (5 of 5)
Lixia Qu, Julie Lahausse and Rachel Carson
Research summary— May 2018
This Research Snapshot directs attention to carers' wellbeing and their family relationships.
Risk of psychological distress among recently arrived humanitarian migrants
John De Maio, Liliya Gatina-Bhote, Pilar Rioseco and Ben Edwards
Research summary— December 2017
This Research Summary explores participants' risk of psychological distress shortly after arrival in Australia and at annual interviews after that.
Housing outcomes for recently arrived humanitarian migrants
John De Maio, Liliya Gatina-Bhote, Cuc Hoang and Pilar Rioseco
Research summary— December 2017
A discussion about the factors affecting the settlement success for recently arrived humanitarian migrants.
The effects of pornography on children and young people
Antonia Quadara, Alissar El-Murr and Joe Latham
Research summary— December 2017
A discussion of pornography and its effects on children and young people.
English skills, engagement in education, and entrance into employment of recently arrived humanitarian migrants
Diana Smart, John De Maio, Pilar Rioseco and Ben Edwards
Research summary— October 2017
This research summary explores the factors affecting the settlement success of humanitarian migrants.
Long hours and longings
Jennifer Baxter, Lyndall Strazdins (The Australian National University) and Jianghong Li (Berlin Social Science Center)
Research summary— September 2017
Our study shows that long hours, non-standard work times and work pressures have significant impact on how children view time spent with dad.
Stay-at-home dads
Research summary— May 2017
This Families Week fact sheet takes a close look at the data about "stay-at-home dads", to see if that perception matches reality.
Attitudes towards intergenerational support
Ruth Weston and Lixia Qu
Australian Family Trends No. 11 — November 2016
Examines the views of Australians about the obligations of parents and their adult children concerning financial and accommodation support.
Same-sex couple families in Australia
Lixia Qu, Ken Knight and Daryl Higgins
Research summary— September 2016
Children raised in same-sex parented families progress emotionally, socially and educationally at the same rate as other children.
