Selected Bibliography developed by: Dr. Sandra Eggenberger ([email protected]), Director Glen Taylor Nursing Institute for Family and Society, Professor School of Nursing, Minnesota State University, Mankato and Dr. Sonja Meiers ([email protected]), Professor and Director of Graduate Programs in Nursing, Winona State University-Rochester. This bibliography was developed in conjunction with the IFNA webinar on State of the Science of Family Interviewing. […]
Family Research Bibliographies

Nature and Purpose of Family Research
Bibliography developed by Dr. Kathleen Knafl, Professor, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. Download the full family research bibliography Updated October 2023 Bengston, V., Accock, A., Allen, K., Dilworth-Anderson, P., & Klein, D. (Eds). (2005). Sourcebook of Family Theory and Research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Beutler, I. F., Wesley, R., & Bahr, […]
Conceptual Underpinnings of Family Research
Bibliography developed by Dr. Kathleen Knafl, Professor, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Download the full family research bibliography Updated October 2023 Overviews and Issues Allen, K.R., & Henderson, A.C. (2017). Family theories: Foundations and applications. West Sussex, UK: Wiley Blackwell. Bengston, V., Accock, A., Allen, K., Dilworth-Anderson, P., & Klein, D. (Eds). […]
Family Policy and Policy Research
Bibliography developed by Dr. Kathleen Knafl, Professor, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Download the full family research bibliography Updated October 2023 Anders, R. L. (2021). Engaging nurses in health policy in the era of COVID-19. Nursing Forum, 56, 89-94. https://doi.org/10.1111/nuf.12514 Beck, D., Munro-Kramer, M., & Lori, J. R. […]
General Design Issues in Family Research
Bibliography developed by Dr. Kathleen Knafl, Professor, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Download the full family research bibliography Updated October 2023 Al‐Amer, R., Ramjan, L., Glew, P., Darwish, M., & Salamonson, Y. (2015). Translation of interviews from a source language to a target language: Examining issues in cross‐cultural […]
Qualitative & Mixed Methods Family Research
Bibliography developed by Dr. Kathleen Knafl, Professor, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Download the full family research bibliography Updated October 2023 Abma, T. A., & Stake, R. E. (2014). Science of the particular: An advocacy of naturalistic case study in health research. Qualitative Health Research, 24(8), 1150-1161. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732314543196. […]
Quantitative Family Research
Bibliography developed by Dr. Kathleen Knafl, Professor, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Download the full family research bibliography Updated October 2023 Bartle-Haring, S., Kenny, D. A., & Gavazzi, S. M. (1999). Multiple perspectives on family differentiation: Analyses by multitrait multimethod matrix and triadic social relations models. Journal of […]
Measurement of Family Variables
Bibliography developed by Dr. Kathleen Knafl, Professor, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Download the full family research bibliography Updated October 2023 Alderfer, M. A., Fiese, B. H., Gold, J. I., Cutuli. J. J., Holmbeck, G. N., Goldbeck, L., Chambers, C. T., Abad, M., Spetter, D., & Patterson, J. […]
Intervention Research with Families
Bibliography developed by Dr. Kathleen Knafl, Professor, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Download the full family research bibliography Updated October 2023 Alfaro-Díaz, C., Svavarsdottir, E. K., Esandi, N., Klinke, M. E., & Canga-Armayor, A. (2022). Effectiveness of nursing interventions for patients with cancer and their family members: A […]
Research Reports of Family and Dyadic Studies
Bibliography developed by Dr. Kathleen Knafl, Professor, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Download the full family research bibliography Updated October 2023 Abboud, S., Flores, D. D., Bond, K., Chebli, P., Brawner, B. M., & Sommers, M. S. (2022). Family sex communication among Arab American young adults: A mixed-methods study. Journal of Family […]
Ethical Issues in Family Research
Bibliography developed by Dr. Kathleen Knafl, Professor, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Download the full family research bibliography Updated October 2023 Bailey, D., Raspa, M., Wheeler, A., Edwards, A., Bishop, E., Bann, C., Borasky, D., & Applebaum, P. (2014). Parent ratings of ability to consent to clinical trials […]
Family Synthesis Research
Bibliography developed by Dr. Kathleen Knafl, Professor, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Download the full family research bibliography Updated October 2023 Synthesis Methods Arksey, H., & O’Malley, L. (2005). Scoping studies: Towards a methodological framework. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 8, 19-32. https://doi.org/10.1080/1364557032000119616. Colquhoun, H. L., Levac, […]