{"id":100,"date":"2020-08-03T03:35:28","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T03:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cfpr\/?page_id=100"},"modified":"2026-02-27T14:21:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:21:44","slug":"research-updates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cfpr\/research-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\t<h2>Research Updates<\/h2>\r\n\t<p>Past issues of CFPR&#8217;s research updates (2016-2018) are available, and from August 2018 onwards, the research updates were incorporated \/ included in CFPR&#8217;s bi-annual newsletters. Please refer to this <a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cfpr\/about-us\/newsletter\/\">link<\/a> to view CFPR&#8217;s bi-annual newsletters.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cfpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2020\/08\/research_update_apr2018.pdf\">Issue 6 | April 2018<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"apr18_pic\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cfpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2020\/08\/apr18_pic.jpg\" alt=\"apr18_pic\" width=\"213\" height=\"301\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td>Family and Population Changes in Singapore: A unique case in the global family changes, the recent book published by Routledge (2018), and edited by <strong>Dr Wei Jun-Jean Yeung <\/strong>and <strong>Dr Hu Shu<\/strong>, discusses the changes and challenges in Singapore&#8217;s family and population structures since the country gained independence. It also sheds light on how related public policies can address emerging and future challenges.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h4><a href=\"\/cfpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2020\/08\/research_update_nov2017.pdf\">Issue 5 | November 2017<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"nov17_pic\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cfpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2020\/08\/nov17_pic.jpg\" alt=\"nov17_pic\" width=\"207\" height=\"207\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td>In this issue, <strong>Dr Qiushi Feng<\/strong>\u00a0explains his findings of contrasting trends between decreasing mortality rate and declining cognitive capacity and physical abilities for the Chinese oldest old, as published in The Lancet.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h4><a href=\"\/cfpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2020\/08\/research_update_apr2017.pdf\">Issue 4 | April 2017<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"apr17_pic\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cfpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2020\/08\/apr17_pic.jpg\" alt=\"apr17_pic\" width=\"224\" height=\"225\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td>In this issue, <strong>Dr Ryan Hong<\/strong>, a CFPR Research Associate and Assistant Professor of the NUS Department of Psychology, explores the developmental origins of cognitive vulnerabilities with the aim of identifying potentially vulnerable children and improving their psychological health.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h4><a href=\"\/cfpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2020\/08\/research_update_nov2016.pdf\">Issue 3 | November 2016<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"nov16_pic\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cfpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2020\/08\/nov16_pic.jpg\" alt=\"nov16_pic\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td>In this issue, <strong>A\/P Lim Sun Sun<\/strong> shares how the generational approach can inform the building of inter-generational ties with communication technology.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h4><a href=\"\/cfpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2020\/08\/research_update_may2016.pdf\">Issue 2 | May 2016<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"may16_pic\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cfpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2020\/08\/may16_pic.jpg\" alt=\"may16_pic\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1357\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td>This is update features research by <strong>Dr Vincent Chua<\/strong>. He shares his insights on the subject of networks and the meritocracy using data from Singapore.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h4><a href=\"\/cfpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2020\/08\/research_update_mar2016.pdf\">Issue 1 | May 2016<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"mar16_pic\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cfpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2020\/08\/mar16_pic.jpg\" alt=\"mar16_pic\" width=\"1005\" height=\"1540\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td>This update includes special issues of journals on one-parent families and living alone, and ongoing research projects by CFPR Faculty Development Grant Awardees, CFPR Postdoctoral Fellows and Centre staff focusing on various aspects of the family such as marriage, parenting and the elderly.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Updates Past issues of CFPR&#8217;s research updates (2016-2018) are available, and from August 2018 onwards, the research updates were incorporated \/ included in CFPR&#8217;s bi-annual newsletters. 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