Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study

📢 Postdoc Opening at
@notredame.bsky.social! Work with FFCWS data, collaborate with faculty, and develop your own research through the new FFCWS@ND Fellowship. Check it out and apply: apply.interfolio.com/178605

We’re excited to share that dissertations are now being added to the @ffcws.bsky.social website. Using FFCWS data in your dissertation? Send us your ProQuest link for our Publications Archive!

Publication alert! A new study using @ffcws.bsky.social data found neighborhood social cohesion may be an important pathway through which neighborhood disorder influences child maltreatment, highlighting the value of community-building efforts. Read more: tinyurl.com/58xbr33z #FFpubs

Measurement bias in adolescent sleep duration: Comparison of self-reported and actigraphy-assessed sleep duration among adolescents in the Future of Families and Child-Wellbeing Study - PubMed Reliance on self-report may misclassify sleep duration and underestimate insufficient sleep, particularly in marginalized groups, underscoring the need to understand measurement bias when objective measures are unavailable.

Publication alert! 🚨 A new study using @ffcws.bsky.social data found reliance on self-report may misclassify sleep duration & underestimate insufficient sleep, particularly in marginalized groups. Read more: tinyurl.com/yutdjyvn #FFpubs

#FFdata at #APPAM2025: The presentation “Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Policies on Young Adult Hardship” by Christal Hamilton will begin in 15 minutes. Learn more in the online program:

#FFdata at #APPAM2025: The presentation “Adjusting for Under-Reporting for CPS Involvement in the FFCWS: Implications for Empirical Analyses” by Hye-Min Jung will begin in 15 minutes. Learn more in the online program:

#FFdata at #APPAM2025: The presentation “A person-centered approach to heterogeneity in neglect and children’s internalizing behaviors in the poverty contexts” by Favour Atieno Omondi will begin in 15 minutes. Learn more in the online program:

#FFdata at #APPAM2025: This is the last day to visit the FFCWS Data Support Team at our booth (610) in the Exhibit Hall at this year’s APPAAM conference. Come between 8:00am-1:30pm to say hello, ask your questions, and grab some swag!

#FFdata at #APPAM2025: Join us for our workshop using #FFdata for policy research in 15 minutes! See more details in the online program:

#FFdata at #APPAM2025: The presentation “The Effects of CPS Involvement on Caregiver Mental Health, Employment, and Income” by Daniela Kaiser (@Daniela_Ksr) will begin in 15 minutes. Learn more in the online program:

#FFdata at #APPAM2025: The FFCWS Data Support Team will have a booth (610) in the Exhibit Hall at this year’s APPAAM conference today from 8:00am-5:00pm. Stop by and say hello, ask your questions, and grab some swag! Or, come to our workshop from 10:15 am – 11:45 am!

#FFdata at #APPAM2025: The presentation “Policing Families: The Long-Term Consequences of Parental Policy Contact on Adolescent Legal Cynicism” by Lenna Nepomnyaschy (@lennan77) will begin in 15 minutes. Learn more in the online program:

Join us for our workshop tomorrow for an overview of the @FFCWS data and a panel to discuss how FFCWS can be used in policy research! Add it to your personal calendar in the APPAM dashboard

#FFdata at #APPAM2025: The FFCWS Data Support Team will have a booth (610) in the Exhibit Hall at this year’s APPAAM conference tomorrow and Friday from 8am-5pm PST and Saturday 8am-1:30pm PST. Stop by and say hello, ask your questions, and grab some swag!

Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study: What It is and How It Can Be Used in Policy Research We welcome participants to this workshop, which brings together FFCWS staff and researchers to explore how the data can be used in policy research. The session will open with an overview by our data…

Join us at our APPAM conference workshop, "Using Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study Data for Policy Research."
📅 November 14th 📍Hyatt Regency Seattle
Open to all APPAM attendees! Don’t miss it! #APPAM2025

If you’re attending the American Society of Criminology 2025 Annual Meeting, check out the presentation “Implications of Youth Involvement with the Justice System and Later Transition into Adulthood” using @ffcws.bsky.social data!

🗓️Wed Nov 12, 2-3:20pm
📍Marriott Marquis, Washington DC

Are you attending #APPAM2025 next week? See our presentation schedule for papers using #FFdata and opportunities to connect with the data team as well as more information on the workshop we are hosting!

Material hardship and child outcomes in two-parent families: Perspectives from family stress, investment, and developmental cascade theories This study examines the impact of material hardship on the cognitive, academic, and behavioral outcomes of children at the age of 9 in two-parent fami…

Publication alert! 🚨 New study using @FFCWS data: Material hardship shapes early learning environments—but doesn’t directly predict academic or behavioral outcomes at age 9, challenging Family Investment Theory. See more of their results here: tinyurl.com/4fh4dcjk #FFpubs

Data users who would like to apply for a new Restricted Use Contract Data Agreement should follow the instructions on the How to Apply page.

Data users with a current Restricted Use Contract Data Agreement should write to FFdata@princeton.edu with an updated abstract to request the updated file(s) if relevant to their project.

🚨Exciting news! We've released new Restricted Use Contract Data files: transcripts from the FFCWS Origins of Unpredictability Qualitative Interviews Study and an accompanying quantitative file with limited variables from the FFCWS Public Use Data 📄#FFdata

✨Happy Fresh Take Friday!✨

The Future of Families Study @ffcws.bsky.social recently released new school context and school characteristics variables from the NCES and CRDC for their Year 22 data wave. See ffcws.princeton.edu/alerts for more information

#FreshTake

Data users with a current Restricted Contract Data Agreement should write to FFdata@princeton.edu with an updated abstract to request the updated file(s) if relevant to their project. Data users who would like to apply for a new Agreement should follow the instructions on the How to Apply page.

The addition of a new college data file from the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC): we added Year 22 data at the student-level for Young Adults and Primary Caregivers, from administrative data records.

The addition of a new college data file from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard: we added Year 22 data containing college-level characteristics for colleges attending by Young Adult focal children.

An update to the Stanford Educational Data Archive (SEDA) Restricted Use Data Appendage: we added Year 22 data for the district of the final high school that the Young Adult reported attending as well as some new variables for Year 9 and 15.

The FFCWS Data Team is celebrating the start of the school year with the release of new school context files as part of our Restricted Use Contract Data.

This data release includes:

The Cumulative Burden of Housing Insecurity among Children in the USA from Birth to Adolescence - Journal of Urban Health Housing insecurity is a key social determinant of a wide range of health outcomes, subject to large racial inequities, and with a likely sensitive period in childhood. Housing insecurity can manifest ...

🚨New Publication Alert! 🚨A new study using @ffcws.bsky.social data found Between 45% and 71% of children experienced at least one housing insecurity event by age 15.Read more: tinyurl.com/5559wbhp #FFpubs

School Connectedness and Suicidal Ideation Among Black Youth: A Latent Class Analysis - School Mental Health Suicide rates among Black youth are rising faster than any other group, with increased deaths and suicidal behaviors. While research highlights protective factors like school connectedness in reducing...

New study using @ffcws.bsky.social data: Students with unstable/minimal connections were more likely to report suspension/expulsion & anxiety/depression vs. those with optimal connections. Read more: tinyurl.com/4eykd6yv #FFpubs

Publication alert! 🚨 A new study using
@ffcws.bsky.social data found kids with a history of suspension/expulsion & a disability status had 3x higher odds of suicidal ideation in comparison to kids with no disability status Read more: tinyurl.com/5arzrk5a #FFpubs