Family

"Family" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A social group consisting of parents or parent substitutes and children.

Descriptor ID	D005190
MeSH Number(s)	F01.829.263 I01.880.853.150
Concept/Terms	Family Family Families Family Life Cycles Family Life Cycles Life Cycle, Family Life Cycles, Family Family Life Cycle Family Members Family Members Family Member Stepfamily Stepfamily Stepfamilies Family, Reconstituted Family, Reconstituted Families, Reconstituted Reconstituted Families Reconstituted Family Filiation Filiation Kinship Networks Kinship Networks Kinship Network Network, Kinship Networks, Kinship Relatives Relatives Extended Family Extended Family Extended Families Families, Extended Family, Extended Family Research Family Research Research, Family

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Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Psychology, Social [F01.829]
Family [F01.829.263]
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Sociology [I01.880]
Sociological Factors [I01.880.853]
Family [I01.880.853.150]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Family" by people in this website by year, and whether "Family" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 141 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	1	0	1
1999	0	1	1
2000	0	2	2
2002	1	1	2
2004	3	2	5
2005	2	2	4
2006	2	1	3
2007	2	5	7
2008	5	1	6
2009	2	4	6
2010	5	2	7
2011	2	5	7
2012	2	5	7
2013	5	6	11
2014	3	7	10
2015	4	3	7
2016	4	1	5
2017	2	5	7
2018	2	3	5
2019	5	3	8
2020	5	7	12
2021	1	7	8
2022	0	2	2
2023	0	3	3
2024	2	1	3
2025	0	2	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Family" by people in Profiles.

Kobulsky J, Kim JY, Schuler B, Rock J, Villodas M. Family-level social determinants of child and adolescent maltreatment. Child Abuse Negl. 2026 Feb; 172:107836.

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Kandler C, Instinske J, Bell E. Sources of Differences in Right-Wing Authoritarianism and Social Dominance Orientation from Adolescence to Adulthood: A Multi-Cohort Twin Family Study. Behav Genet. 2025 11; 55(6):464-482.

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Cerino ES, McCoy MC, Martinez M, Seaton TJ, Dopson R, Anderson TJ, Porter G, Shannon FR, Livingston RA, Black AD, Mogle J, Lucero L, McCarthy MJ. Supporting Individuals With Cognitive Impairment and Family Members in Rural Communities: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Digital Health Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Oct 06; 14:e77958.

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Ko E, Valadez Galindo A, Avila M, Wells KJ, Van Bebber A, Gamino M, Martinez J, Cartmell A. Cancer-related financial toxicity among Latinas with breast cancer in a rural area of the United States: a qualitative study. BMC Womens Health. 2025 Apr 15; 25(1):182.

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Finlayson TL, Garcia-Alcaraz C, Malcarne VL, Ryder M, Ayala GX, Martinez LS, Schiaffino MK, Hoeft KS, Gansky SA, Dougherty E, Stamm N, Shue B, Maupom? G. Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Oral Health Behavior Social Support (OHBSS) Scales in English and Spanish for Mexican-origin young adults. BMC Oral Health. 2025 Apr 10; 25(1):515.

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Tincher IM, Rojas DA, Yuan M, Abukhadra S, Deforge CE, Thomas SJ, Flanary K, Shimbo D, Makarem N, Chang BP, Agarwal S. Disruptions in Sleep Health and Independent Associations with Psychological Distress in Close Family Members of Cardiac Arrest Survivors: A Prospective Study. J Card Fail. 2025 07; 31(7):1018-1029.

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Yuan M, Tincher IM, Rojas DA, Sachdeva B, Abukhadra S, DeForge CE, Flanary K, Chang BP, Agarwal S. Lower Perceived Social Support During Hospitalization by Close Family Members may have Significant Associations with Psychological Distress 1 Month After Cardiac Arrest. Neurocrit Care. 2025 04; 42(2):440-449.

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Marshall SM, Saladino PA, An KJ, Song SD, Stephens TA, Carson AB, Chin SK, Okamura KH, Subica AM, Pokhrel P, Kaholokula JK, Okamoto SK. Adult Familial Influences on Rural Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Youths' E-Cigarette Use. Subst Use Misuse. 2024; 59(14):2047-2054.

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Godinet MT, Burrage R, Van Sluytman LG, Taiapa J, Vakalahi HO. Grandparenting Among Maoris of New Zealand: Reflecting on Meanings. J Cross Cult Gerontol. 2023 Mar; 38(1):1-18.

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Pollitt AM, Fish JN, Watson RJ. Measurement equivalence of family acceptance/rejection among sexual and gender minority youth by disclosure status. J Fam Psychol. 2023 Mar; 37(2):195-202.

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