Issue Information ‐ Table of Contents

• Date: 01 June 2016
• Published date: 01 June 2016
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12236

Journal

of Marriage

and Family

Volume 78 Number 3 June 2016

Brief Reports 587 The Progression of Sexual Relationships Sharon Sassler,

Katherine Michelmore, &

Jennifer A. Holland

598 Changes in the Satisfaction of Cohabitors

Relative to Spouses Over Time

Elena Pirani, &

Daniele Vignoli

610 The Changing Demography of

Grandparenthood

Rachel Margolis

623 Understanding Grandfamilies: Characteristics

of Grandparents, Nonresident Parents, and

Children

Natasha V. Pilkauskas, &

Rachel E. Dunifon

634 ‘‘Like My Grandparent, But Not’’: A

Qualitative Investigation of Skip-Generation

Stepgrandchild–Stepgrandparent Relationships

Ashton Chapman, Marilyn

Coleman, &

Lawrence Ganong

Ambivalence 644 Ambivalence in Gay and Lesbian Family

Relationships

Corinne Reczek

660 Positive, Negative, and Ambivalent

Interactions With Family and Friends:

Associations With Well-being

Hyo Jung Lee, &

Maximiliane E. Szinovacz

Of General

Interest

680 Does Couples’ Communication Predict Marital

Satisfaction, or Does Marital Satisfaction

Predict Communication?

Justin A. Lavner, Benjamin

R. Karney, &

Thomas N. Bradbury

695 Hugs, Not Hits: Warmth and Spanking as

Predictors of Child Social Competence

Inna Altschul, Shawna

J. Lee, &

Elizabeth T. Gershoff

715 Relationship Churning and Parenting Stress

Among Mothers and Fathers

Sarah Halpern-Meekin, &

Kristin Turney

730 Continuity and Change in Stepfather–Stepchild

Closeness Between Adolescence and Early

Adulthood

Valarie King, &

Rachel Lindstrom

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