Selected Publications


2022

It all comes out in the wash: Family policy, ideology, and the pathway to contemporary mothering
Author(s): Sakaluk, L., Breitkreuz, R., Kushner, K.
Publication Date: 2/28/2022
Journal: Journal of Family Studies
Volume: 28
Issue: 1
Page numbers: 308-331
Publication Link:10.1080/13229400.2019.1705875

2021

Producing the patchwork: The hidden work of mothers in organizing child care
Author(s): Breitkreuz, R., Colen, K., Horne, R.
Publication Date: 2021
Journal: Journal of Family Studies
Volume: 27
Issue: 3
Page numbers: 436–459
Publication Link: https://doi.org/10.1080/13229400.2019.1635038

2020

Paying the price: Constrained choice and the consumption of unregulated child care in Alberta
Author(s): Colen, K., Breitkreuz, R.
Publication Date: 2020
Journal: Community, Work & Family
Volume: 23
Issue: 4
Page numbers: 457-473
Publication Link: 10.1080/13668803.2019.1584088

2018

Who cares? Motivations for unregulated child care use
Author(s): Breitkreuz, R. & Colen, K.
Publication Date: 2018
Journal: Journal of Family Issues
Volume: 39
Issue: 17
Page numbers: 4066–4088
Publication Link: https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X18806025

The motherhood sacrifice: Maternal experiences of child care in the Canadian context
Author(s): Horne, R., and Breitkreuz, R.
Publication Date: 2018
Journal: Journal of Family Studies
Volume: 24
Issue: 2
Page numbers: 126–145
Description: DOI 10.1080/13229400.2015.1109540

2017

Adults’ knowledge of child development in Alberta, Canada: Comparing the level of knowledge of adults in two samples in 2007 and 2013
Author(s): Botey, A. Vinturache, A., Bayrampour, H., Breitkreuz, R. Bukutu, C., Gibbard, B., & Tough, S.
Publication Date: 2017
Journal: Child Care in Practice
Volume: 23
Issue: 4
Page numbers: 404–416
Publication Link: http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/bRQYvYv53XzAtC6EZprT/full

On shifting ground: First-time parents ideal support for integration of family and paid work
Author(s): Kushner, K., Sopcak, N., Breitkreuz, R., Pitre, N., Williamson, D., Rempel, G. Stuart, M., & Letourneau, N.
Publication Date: 2017
Journal: Community, Work, & Family
Volume: 20
Issue: 2
Page numbers: 119–141
Description: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13668803.2015.1074546

The framing of Australian child care policy problems and their solutions
Author(s): Cook, K., Corr, L., Breitkreuz, R.
Publication Date: 2017
Journal: Critical Social Policy
Volume: 37
Issue: 1
Page numbers: 42–63
Publication Link: DOI: 10.1177/0261018316653952.

2016

Sustainable family care for children with disabilities
Author(s): McConnell, D., Breitkreuz, R., Savage, A., & Sobsey, R.
Publication Date: 2016
Journal: Journal of Child and Family Studies
Volume: 25
Issue: 2
Page numbers: 530–544
Description: DOI 10.1007/s10826-015-0245-0

2014

Anticipating parenthood: Women’s and men’s meanings, expectations, and idea(l)s in Canada
Author(s): Kushner, K.E., Pitre, N., Williamson, D., Breitkreuz, R., & Rempel, G.
Publication Date: 2014
Journal: Marriage & Family Review
Volume: 50
Page numbers: 1–34
Publication Link: doi/abs/10.1080/01494929.2013.834026#.Uzmf76hdXTA

Rethinking resilience in families of children with disabilities: A social-ecological approach
Author(s): Breitkreuz, R., Wunderli, L., Savage, A. & McConnell, D.
Publication Date: 2014
Journal: Community, Work and Family
Volume: 17
Issue: 3
Page numbers: 346–365

Theories from Family Science
Author(s): Jennings, J. Breitkreuz, R., & James. A.
Publication Date: 2014
Journal: The Sage Handbook of Family Business
Page numbers: 25–46
Description: In L. Melin, M. Nordqvist & P. Sharma (Eds) London: Sage Publications.

2013

Parent needs and family support service outcomes in a Canadian sample
Author(s): McConnell, D., Breitkreuz, R. & Savage, A.
Publication Date: 2013
Journal: Journal of Social Work
Volume: 13
Page numbers: 447–470
Description: DOI: 10.1177/1468017311434819
Publication Link: http://jsw.sagepub.com/content/early/2012/02/08/1468017311434819

2012

The self-sufficiency trap: The promise and reality of welfare-to-work
Author(s): Breitkreuz, R. & Williamson, D.
Publication Date: 2012
Journal: Social Service Review
Volume: 86
Page numbers: 660–689
Publication Link: https://doi.org/10.1086/668815

Independent evaluation of the Triple P Positive Parenting Program in family support service settings
Author(s): McConnell, D., Breitkreuz, R. & Savage, A.
Publication Date: 2012
Journal: Child & Family Social Work
Volume: 17
Page numbers: 43–54
Description: DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2011.00771.x
Publication Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2206.2011.00771.x/pdf

2011

From financial hardship to child difficulties: Main and moderating effects of perceived social support
Author(s): McConnell, D., Breitkreuz, R. & Savage, A.
Publication Date: 2011
Journal: Child: Care, Health & Development
Volume: 37
Page numbers: 679–691
Description: DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2010.01185.x
Publication Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2214.2010.01185.x/pdf

Integrating Triple P into existing family support services: A case study on program implementation
Author(s): Breitkreuz, R., McConnell, D., Savage, A. & Hamilton, A.
Publication Date: 2011
Journal: Prevention Science
Volume: 12
Page numbers: 411–422
Publication Link: http://download.springer.com/static/pdf/264/art%253A10.1007%252Fs11121-011-0233-6.pdf?auth66=1380924678_b55f9ee2c38c28bca9a2eec2026db97f&ext=.pdf

2010

Disintegrated policy: Welfare-to-work participants’ experiences of integrating paid work and unpaid family work
Author(s): Breitkreuz, R., Williamson, D, & Raine, K
Publication Date: 2010
Journal: Community, Work and Family
Volume: 13
Page numbers: 43–68