Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ.
SCHOLARLY ARTICLES
Dollahite, D. C., Kelley, H. H., James, S., & Marks, L. D. (2023). Changes in home-centered religious practices and relational wellbeing following the initial onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Marriage and Family Review, 59, 65-94. https://doi.org/10.1080/01494929.2022.2141942
Kelley, H. H., Dollahite, D. C., James, S., & Marks, L. D. (2023). Changes in spiritual practices and relational wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Marriage and Family Review, 59, 41-64. https://doi.org/10.1080/01494929.2021.2022563
Chelladurai, J. M., Kelley, H. H., Marks, L. D., Dollahite, D. C. (2022). Humility in family relationships: Exploring how humility influences relationships in religious families. Journal of Family Psychology, 36, 201-211. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/fam0000860
Skipper, A. D., Marks, L. D., & Moore, T. J.,& Dollahite, D. C. (2021). Black marriages matter: Wisdom and advice from happily married Black couples. Family Relations, 70, 1369-1383.
Dollahite, D. C., Marks, L. D., & Wurm, G. J. (2019). Generative Devotion: A theory of sacred relational care in families of faith. Journal of Family Theory and Review, 11, 429-448. https://doi.org/ 10.1111/jftr.12339
Dollahite, D. C., Marks, L. D., & Dalton, H. (2018). Why religion helps and harms families: A conceptual model of a system of dualities at the nexus of faith and family life. Journal of Family Theory and Review, 10, 219-241. https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12242
Wurm, G. J., Dollahite, D. C., & Marks, L. D. (2018). The inner logic of religion(s): Theoretical implications regarding eight American religious-ethnic communities. Marriage and Family Review, 54, 635-647. https://doi.org/10.1080/01494929.2018.1469570
McMurdie, C. A., Dollahite, D. C., & Hardy, S. A. (2013). Adolescent and parent perceptions of the influence of religious belief and practice. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 32, 192-205. No doi
Lambert, N. M., & Dollahite, D. C. (2010). Development of the Faith Activities in the Home Scale (FAITHS). Journal of Family Issues, 31 (11), 1442-1464. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X10363798
Dollahite, D. C., Layton, E., Bahr, H. M., Walker, A. B., & Thatcher, J. Y. (2009). Giving up something good for something better: Sacred sacrifices made by religious youth. Journal of Adolescent Research, 24, 691-725. https://doi.org/10.1177/0743558409343463
Loser, R. W., Hill, E. J., Klein, S. R., & Dollahite, D. C. (2009). Perceived benefits of religious rituals in the Latter-day Saint home. Review of Religious Research, 50 (3), 345-362. No doi
PUBLIC SCHOLARSHIP ARTICLES
BOOKS/CHAPTERS
Marks, L. D., & Dollahite, D. C., (2022). Home-Centered Gospel Learning and Living: Seeking Greater Personal Revelation. BYU Religious Studies Center/Deseret Book.
Dollahite, D. C., Marks, L. D., & Goodman, M. (2004). Families and religious beliefs, practices, and communities: Linkages in a diverse and dynamic cultural context. In M. J. Coleman & L. H. Ganong (Eds.), The handbook of contemporary families: Considering the past, contemplating the future (pp. 411-431). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.