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Completion of family and consumer sciences graduate degrees and research has been collected annually and published in the Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal since 1992. Data collection for 2023 began in September 2024 when 528 emails were sent to contacts at 163 U.S. universities and colleges inviting FCS programs to report graduate program degree completions and research production through submission of titles for theses and dissertations. The 46 responding institutions reported 1550 graduate degrees conferred collectively with 241 master's theses, 282 dissertations, and 1027 non-thesis master's degrees completed. This report presents information submitted by these institutions on 232 theses and 256 dissertations organized by 17 subject-matters categories and degree level.

Family and consumer sciences research from graduate theses and dissertations and the resulting degrees have been reported annually in the Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal since 1992. Requests for the 2023 data began in September 2024 when 528 email invitations were sent to contacts at 163 US universities and colleges with family and consumer sciences programs. Forty-six institutions responded with data and reported that 1550 graduate degrees were conferred collectively, with 1027 non-thesis master's degrees, 241 master's theses, and 282 dissertations completed. This review reports graduate degree completion and highlights topical trends of the theses and dissertations completed by reporting programs.

This study examines weekly shopping trips of young families using a multi-perspective approach that considers psychological personality traits, situational influences, and socio-demographic factors to explain food purchases. Over a period of 4 weeks, the data of 60 shoppers and their families as well as 217 purchases were recorded using questionnaires and receipts. Analysis showed that personality traits and socio-demographic data are good predictors of food purchases. The study provides insights into the complexity of shopping behavior, shows the need for multi-perspective approaches, and enables the derivation of strategies to optimize healthy shopping behavior for young families.

The goal of the study is to describe variables contributing to body image concerns among breast cancer survivors to foster positive body image. Participants for this qualitative study were recruited through convenience sampling (N = 10). The participants' ages ranged from 48 to 80, with an average of 64 years old. Data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis. Four themes concerned with body image were age at diagnosis, intimate partnership, preparedness for physical changes, and mental fluidity. Results from this study were used to develop strategies that can be adopted to improve the body image of cancer patients and survivors.

The purpose of this study was to explore the motivations and contexts that prompt consumers' impulse self-gifting behaviors (ISGB). A thematic analysis of interview data collected from 20 consumers revealed that motivations for ISGB were prompted by specific contexts and that attempts to avoid ISGB through self-control were typical among the participants. Mood states and marketing promotions also emerged as contexts prompting ISGB. Findings were viewed through the conceptual lens of stimulus-organism-response to frame the experience of ISGB as a process. This study expands the literature by considering the implications of impulse purchasing for self-gifting and offering strategic insights for practitioners.

The Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal (FCSRJ) is a multidisciplinary journal that includes Professional Issues as one of eight topic areas. This paper examined 28 professional issue papers published in FCSRJ between 2009 and 2022. The following eight categories emerged: Early Leaders in Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS); Understanding FCS; Accreditation and Standards; Collaboration, Funding, and Leadership; Current Leaders; Mentoring Students; Mastering the Art of Publishing; and Approaches to Quantitative and Qualitative Research. Overall, this study highlights the potential for diverse voices and formats to enrich the discourse surrounding professional issues.

This study employed the Affect–Behavior–Cognition model of attitudes to examine the influence of 471 social media users' hedonic shopping motivations on their cognitive and behavioral responses toward AI chatbots in the fashion sector, considering the moderating effect of omni-channel shopping tendencies. Structural equation modeling was employed for data analysis. This study found that cognitive responses (social and therapeutic shopping motivations) had an impact on affective responses (satisfaction with and attitude toward AI chatbots), which in turn influenced a behavioral response (word-of-mouth about AI chatbots). The results confirmed the moderating effect of omni-channel shopping tendencies on customer reactions to AI chatbots.