Understanding the Stressors

FRIENDS National Center

Apr 8 2024 • 6 mins

In this episode, Dr. Todd Jensen will help listeners understand and characterize family stressors, including the current coronavirus outbreak. Dr. Jensen offers tips for listeners to help them better manage family stress.

Dr. Jensen is a Family Research and Engagement Specialist in the Jordan Institute for Families and a Research Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Originally shared April 2020

Experts:

Todd M. Jensen, Ph.D., MSW

Research Assistant Professor | School of Social Work

Family Research and Engagement Specialist | Jordan Institute for Families

University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

Resources: https://jordaninstituteforfamilies.org/ and https://friendsnrc.org/media-library/

https://friendsnrc.org/prevention/protective-factors/

Dr. Pauline Boss, a leading family stress educator and researcher, shares a list of recently curated resources for COVID-19 and other topics explored in this episode: https://news.cehd.umn.edu/covid-19-family-social-science-offers-coping-resources/