NCHAT (N = 3,642 plus N = 1,515 partners) is population representative study of diverse couples in the US. Data are available at https://z.umn.edu/nchaticpsr | More info available at pop.umn.edu/nchathttps://bsky.app/profile/nchatstudy.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nchatstudy.bsky.social/post/3mksjnp2n322yHeading to PAA 2026? Find a schedule of presentations using NCHAT data below! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OM-ieA0hTuoObbRlvAcbktZrM7vVhZk6/edit01 May 2026 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:p2txvnircoyh3dmozocogs6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksjnp2n322yhttps://bsky.app/profile/nchatstudy.bsky.social/post/3mkl3utue422uHappy Tuesday! Check out this publication from Sarah A. Alkhatib, Rohit Balasundaram, Kaeli Johnson, Stacey B. Griner, Malinee Neelamegam, and Erika L. Thompson in Health Behavior Research titled "Sociocultural Correlates of Contraceptive Method Use Among Partnered U.S. Women: Findings from NCHAT" https://newprairiepress.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1367&context=hbr28 Apr 2026 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:p2txvnircoyh3dmozocogs6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkl3utue422uhttps://bsky.app/profile/nchatstudy.bsky.social/post/3mitmufleo22rCheck out this interesting read from de Lena and Boertien titled, "A Marriage Premium for Whom? Sexual Identity, Relationship Status and Earnings" https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jomf.7000506 Apr 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:p2txvnircoyh3dmozocogs6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitmufleo22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/nchatstudy.bsky.social/post/3mhqgzlitss2vHappy Monday everyone! Check out this new, crucial report from Bouton and Redfield from the Williams Institute. https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/sogi-data-collection-removal/23 Mar 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:p2txvnircoyh3dmozocogs6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqgzlitss2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/nchatstudy.bsky.social/post/3mgn5nanyoc2yHappy Monday! Check out this new NCHAT publication.09 Mar 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:p2txvnircoyh3dmozocogs6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgn5nanyoc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/nchatstudy.bsky.social/post/3mfcmpaemi225Check out this new NCHAT publication! Chandler Fairbanks published "Bisexual identity, stress, and romantic relationships" in Family Relations. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/fare.7011620 Feb 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:p2txvnircoyh3dmozocogs6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfcmpaemi225https://bsky.app/profile/nchatstudy.bsky.social/post/3me74torfwc2jHappy Friday! Check out this new read from Eeckhaut et al. in Demography titled "Socioeconomic Differences in Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive Use for Achieving U.S. Women's Family Planning Goals: 'Right Time' Births." https://read.dukeupress.edu/demography/article/62/6/2175/406334/Socioeconomic-Differences-in-Long-Acting06 Feb 2026 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:p2txvnircoyh3dmozocogs6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3me74torfwc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/nchatstudy.bsky.social/post/3mdlaumbe222qHappy Thursday! Check out this interesting read from Lee et al. in AJPH titled "Structural Cissexism, Mental Health, and Unmet Health Care Needs Among Gender-Diverse Adolescents in the United States." https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2025.308313?role=tab29 Jan 2026 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:p2txvnircoyh3dmozocogs6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdlaumbe222qhttps://bsky.app/profile/nchatstudy.bsky.social/post/3mcxbun4wfk27Call for papers alert! The Journal of Social and Personal Relationships journal is organizing a special issue under the theme of "Singlehood in Cross-Cultural Perspective: Identity, Normativity and Inequality in Contemporary Societies" with guest editors Drs. Dries Van Gasse and Dimitri Mortelmans.21 Jan 2026 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:p2txvnircoyh3dmozocogs6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcxbun4wfk27https://bsky.app/profile/nchatstudy.bsky.social/post/3mcicq36nuc25Happy New Year everyone! Check out this new NCHAT publication titled "Asian hate during the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of racial discrimination in Asian Americans' intimate relationships" by Drs. Chengfei Jiao and Kayla Reed-Fitzke. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.7008315 Jan 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:p2txvnircoyh3dmozocogs6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcicq36nuc25https://bsky.app/profile/nchatstudy.bsky.social/post/3m6wxbsgdtk2aHappy December! Cozy up with a new read and check out this interesting recent publication titled, "A Latent Profile Analysis of Multidimensional Sexual Stigma in LGB Adults: Subgroup Differences and Associations with Distress and Substance Use" from Pushpanadh et al. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13178-025-01200-w01 Dec 2025 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:p2txvnircoyh3dmozocogs6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6wxbsgdtk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/nchatstudy.bsky.social/post/3m63kk5k7ps2fCall for Papers alert! The 2026 International Association for Relationship Research conference will be held from Wednesday, July 8, to Sunday, July 12, in Glasgow, Scotland. Submissions are due by December 1, 2025. https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fiarrconferences.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cripleyk%40bgsu.edu%7C4a6de7c23ee54643108d08de22e3519d%7Ccdcb729d51064d7cb75ba30c455d5b0a%7C0%7C0%7C638986557052359353%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=zDn2o9pDK8Oj1y3n5O4E%2Baj%2BLRJs%2BPB6wPky4D7LMPU%3D&reserved=020 Nov 2025 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:p2txvnircoyh3dmozocogs6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3m63kk5k7ps2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/nchatstudy.bsky.social/post/3m5kblngkkk2xHappy Thursday! We are thrilled to share an exciting data update! Along with the returning Wave 1 respondents, NCHAT Wave 3 will include a refreshment sample of more than 900 young adults aged 20 to 29!13 Nov 2025 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:p2txvnircoyh3dmozocogs6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5kblngkkk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/nchatstudy.bsky.social/post/3m4vhvg5nv22kCall for papers alert! The Population Research and Policy Review journal is organizing a special issue under the theme of "Contemporary Pronatalism in Demographic Context" with guest editors Dr. Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Dr. Sarah R. Hayford, and Dr. Leslie Root. Submission deadline is March 1, 2026. https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2Fcollections%2Fdffefgebgb&data=05%7C02%7Cripleyk%40bgsu.edu%7C3e68d107623347d87f1c08de0bf77f60%7Ccdcb729d51064d7cb75ba30c455d5b0a%7C0%7C0%7C638961354844149327%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ZZoV3nEpBOEVizGSeuDC1PWG6OgbTrNOdMVuHo9OAx8%3D&reserved=005 Nov 2025 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:p2txvnircoyh3dmozocogs6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4vhvg5nv22khttps://bsky.app/profile/nchatstudy.bsky.social/post/3m3v6jalf6c2qNew NCHAT publication alert! TeKisha M. Rice Wallace, Chalandra M. Bryant, and @clairekampdush.bsky.social published "Racism-Related Stress and the Undermining of Black Romantic Relationships" in Journal of Family and Marriage. Congratulations! https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fonlinelibrary.wiley.com%2Fdoi%2F10.1111%2Fjomf.70028&data=05%7C02%7Cripleyk%40bgsu.edu%7C3e68d107623347d87f1c08de0bf77f60%7Ccdcb729d51064d7cb75ba30c455d5b0a%7C0%7C0%7C638961354843987660%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=loZWhyOOGE%2F6rcpSjzWJ7kSXo1vDVgLeuyK59LYq3jI%3D&reserved=0"Multidimensional23 Oct 2025 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:p2txvnircoyh3dmozocogs6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3v6jalf6c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/nchatstudy.bsky.social/post/3m3dlp34rls2zHappy Friday eve, everyone! We would like to hear from YOU about YOUR NCHAT news! If you have published or presented with NCHAT, please let us know at the following link: https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2F1wEo67iLMVDkGwpoxBd7rZ87CkbA3yj1EYuCPhfT6UYo%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cripleyk%40bgsu.edu%7C09ee67c8123642e098b608de090ae781%7Ccdcb729d51064d7cb75ba30c455d5b0a%7C0%7C0%7C638958139606376995%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=YtSiPel%2FpeEqvF4vTHBAth4whhER5d34hjpuqoGQg4s%3D&reserved=016 Oct 2025 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:p2txvnircoyh3dmozocogs6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3dlp34rls2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/nchatstudy.bsky.social/post/3m2mgwh6pqs22The project "Comprehensive Biological Data in NCHAT BIO: Chronic Stress, Inflammation, and Epigenetic Aging" with Drs. Lisa Christian and Claire Kamp Dush has received funding! The goal of this project is to collect biological data to measure inflammation and epigenetic aging in NCHAT respondents.07 Oct 2025 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:p2txvnircoyh3dmozocogs6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2mgwh6pqs22https://bsky.app/profile/nchatstudy.bsky.social/post/3m25ebnkfks2yIf you haven't already, check out Wave 2 of the NCHAT data! It is now available at ICPSR. This short follow-up survey includes responses from 2,723 primary respondents and 755 partners from Wave 1. Learn more about it here: https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/DSDR/studies/38417/datadocumentation#01 Oct 2025 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:p2txvnircoyh3dmozocogs6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3m25ebnkfks2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/nchatstudy.bsky.social/post/3lzejrcsjt22kHappy Sunday! Check out this recent NCHAT publication from @chrisajulian.bsky.social, Hannah Tessler, @wendymanning.bsky.social, Alexandra VanBergen, and @clairekampdush.bsky.social. https://read.dukeupress.edu/demography/article/62/4/1185/402168/Half-of-the-Picture-A-Research-Note-on-Measuring21 Sep 2025 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:p2txvnircoyh3dmozocogs6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzejrcsjt22khttps://bsky.app/profile/nchatstudy.bsky.social/post/3lqbnz2c3fk22We have two new doctors on our team!! Dr. Alex Bates (UMN) and Dr. Kristen Gustafson (BGSU) successfully defended their dissertations earlier this month! Both have been NCHAT GRAs and have been crucial and productive members of our team! See below for their dissertation titles!29 May 2025 02:24 +0000at://did:plc:p2txvnircoyh3dmozocogs6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqbnz2c3fk22https://bsky.app/profile/nchatstudy.bsky.social/post/3lqbnd3hh7c22Two members of the NCHAT team were at the SBE CCC meeting in Michigan earlier this month! Dr. Ann Meier presented a project about childcare, device use, and parental well-being during the pandemic and Dr. Alex VanBergen presented a poster and won the meeting's best poster award! Great work!29 May 2025 02:11 +0000at://did:plc:p2txvnircoyh3dmozocogs6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqbnd3hh7c22https://bsky.app/profile/nchatstudy.bsky.social/post/3lmx7gds4nk2fNew NCHAT publication!! https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19419899.2025.249091316 Apr 2025 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:p2txvnircoyh3dmozocogs6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmx7gds4nk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/nchatstudy.bsky.social/post/3lmx7daopcc2fCongrats to Emma and team for winning their session's poster award as well! [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Apr 2025 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:p2txvnircoyh3dmozocogs6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmx7daopcc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/nchatstudy.bsky.social/post/3lmulwc4svc2yHave any specific questions about accessing and using NCHAT data? Connect with the NCHAT team at our upcoming virtual office hours TOMORROW (April 16) from 10:00-11:30am CT (in conjunction with IPUMS). Registration is required, but you can drop in anytime! https://umn.zoom.us/meeting/register/zCLo8sl3Qs25KitXCSXujw#/registration15 Apr 2025 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:p2txvnircoyh3dmozocogs6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmulwc4svc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/nchatstudy.bsky.social/post/3lmpspco6nk2bThat’s a wrap on #PAA2025! Safe travels getting home, everyone! Follow this account for updates regarding NCHAT publications and data releases!13 Apr 2025 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:p2txvnircoyh3dmozocogs6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmpspco6nk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/nchatstudy.bsky.social/post/3lmovt3m7ek2zOne last NCHAT poster presentation today at 10:30am in the Ballrooms! Go check out the poster by @chrisajulian.bsky.social @wendymanning.bsky.social, Alex VanBergen, and @clairekampdush.bsky.social on Collecting Dyadic Data on LGBTQ+ Partnerships!13 Apr 2025 11:07 +0000at://did:plc:p2txvnircoyh3dmozocogs6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmovt3m7ek2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/nchatstudy.bsky.social/post/3lmovqv5ym22zOne last NCHAT paper presentation by Skyler Bastow, Miles Taylor, @clairekampdush.bsky.social, @wendymanning.bsky.social, and Alex VanBergen at 10:30am in LeDroit Park! Their paper is titled, “The Effects of Intersectional Stigma on the Depression of Non-White LGBTQ+ Populations.”13 Apr 2025 11:06 +0000at://did:plc:p2txvnircoyh3dmozocogs6p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmovqv5ym22z