Lixia Qu
Biographic Data
| ID | 3792718 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lixia Qu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lixia |
| FAMILY NAME | Qu |
| SIGNATURE | QU L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Australian Institute of Family Studies |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9865-906X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 52 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Recent measures to support cost-effective property and financial settlements for separating families in Australia
The vast majority of married and de facto couples separating in Australia have modestly valued asset pools with simple asset profiles. This article discusses two complementary programmes initially funded by the Australian Government under the Women’s Economic Security Package (WESP). These programmes are the Lawyer-assisted Family Law Property Mediation (LAM) programme available at legal aid commissions in each Australian state and territory, and…
Elder abuse prevalence among older people living in the community in Australia
The National Elder Abuse Prevalence Study, conducted by the Australian Institute of Family Studies, was the first major national study to gauge the prevalence and nature of elder abuse in Australia. [The phrase, “conducted by the Australian Institute of Family Studies”, was added to the preceding sentence on 19 October 2023, after first online publication.] A survey of older people aged 65 years and older living in private dwellings was carried o…
Financial journeys of Australian parents after separation – transitions into and out of poverty
It is well established that relationship separation has greater negative economic consequences for mothers than for fathers in Australia and other developed countries. While research has shown that, at an aggregate level, such negative impacts tend to diminish with time, the rate of change is generally slower for mothers than fathers, and a higher proportion of mothers than fathers continue to experience entrenched financial difficulties. Less is…
The economic consequences of divorce in six OECD countries
This article uses longitudinal data to estimate the short‐ and medium‐term economic effects of divorce in the USA , the UK , Switzerland, Korea, Germany and Australia during the first decade of the 21st century. Based on the data collected during the 2000s, in all of the countries studied, divorce had, on average, negative effects on the equivalised household incomes of women. However, the extent and duration of the negative effects of divorce di…
Evaluating the work of Australia's Family Relationship Centres
Family Relationship Centres ( FRCs ) have been described as a centerpiece of A ustralia's 2006 family law reforms. This paper places these centres in the larger context of the reforms and their commitment to providing community‐based family services in the family law area. The paper also examines the empirical evidence regarding FRC s' use and effectiveness. It notes that while the objectives and intentions of FRCs place considerable emphasis on …
Starting and ending one-person households
Statistics on one-person households in Australia are primarily based on cross-sectional data, in particular census data. While analyses based on points in time are important in detecting trends in living alone rate and factors and circumstances associated with living alone, this approach is likely to understate the extent to which people may experience living alone at some stage in their life. More importantly, analysis based on cross-sectional d…
Family structure, co-parental relationship quality, post-separation paternal involvement and children’s emotional wellbeing
It is well documented that children who experience parental divorce are more likely than those in intact families to experience a range of emotional and behavioural adjustment problems, and to perform less well academically. However, few studies of the impact of divorce have exclusively considered young children. This paper takes advantage of a recent Australian child cohort study to examine links between young children’s emotional wellbeing, the…
Legislative aspirations and social realities
The Australian government has recently introduced a Bill into Parliament that is intended to improve the way concerns about family violence and child abuse are dealt with in the context of post-separation parenting disputes. The move follows recent reports examining the impact of significant reforms to the family law system introduced in 2006. Motivated by a desire to ensure that children maintain involvement with both parents after separation an…
Divorce and the wellbeing of older Australians
In virtually all Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries the number of older people who have experienced divorce at some point in their lives will increase in coming decades. While there is an extensive literature that analyses the effects of divorce on wellbeing, there is relatively little research on the long-run effects of divorce in later life. This paper uses Australian data to estimate the long-run impacts of…
Mandatory dispute resolution and the 2006 family law reforms
Community-based mandatory family dispute resolution (more generically known as family mediation) is a central plank of the 2006 changes to the Australian family law system. This paper provides an overview of the data on family dispute resolution from the Australian Institute of Family Studies’ evaluation of the 2006 changes. It reports on usage rates of family dispute resolution as well as immediate and medium term outcomes, perceived pathways to…
Cohabitation and Beyond
A great deal of research attention has been directed to understanding why marriages last or end in separation. Far less attention has been extended to cohabiting relationships, where couples live together without being registered as married. As in other developed countries, couple formation patterns in Australia have changed dramatically over the last few decades, with most "living-together" unions now beginning with cohabitation rather than marr…
The disappearing link between premarital cohabitation and subsequent marital stability, 1970–2001
The economic consequences of divorce in six OECD countries
This article uses longitudinal data to estimate the short‐ and medium‐term economic effects of divorce in the USA , the UK , Switzerland, Korea, Germany and Australia during the first decade of the 21st century. Based on the data collected during the 2000s, in all of the countries studied, divorce had, on average, negative effects on the equivalised household incomes of women. However, the extent and duration of the negative effects of divorce di…
Family structure, co-parental relationship quality, post-separation paternal involvement and children’s emotional wellbeing
It is well documented that children who experience parental divorce are more likely than those in intact families to experience a range of emotional and behavioural adjustment problems, and to perform less well academically. However, few studies of the impact of divorce have exclusively considered young children. This paper takes advantage of a recent Australian child cohort study to examine links between young children’s emotional wellbeing, the…
The disappearing link between premarital cohabitation and subsequent marital stability, 1970–2001
Divorce and the wellbeing of older Australians
In virtually all Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries the number of older people who have experienced divorce at some point in their lives will increase in coming decades. While there is an extensive literature that analyses the effects of divorce on wellbeing, there is relatively little research on the long-run effects of divorce in later life. This paper uses Australian data to estimate the long-run impacts of…
Legislative aspirations and social realities
The Australian government has recently introduced a Bill into Parliament that is intended to improve the way concerns about family violence and child abuse are dealt with in the context of post-separation parenting disputes. The move follows recent reports examining the impact of significant reforms to the family law system introduced in 2006. Motivated by a desire to ensure that children maintain involvement with both parents after separation an…
Financial journeys of Australian parents after separation – transitions into and out of poverty
It is well established that relationship separation has greater negative economic consequences for mothers than for fathers in Australia and other developed countries. While research has shown that, at an aggregate level, such negative impacts tend to diminish with time, the rate of change is generally slower for mothers than fathers, and a higher proportion of mothers than fathers continue to experience entrenched financial difficulties. Less is…
Starting and ending one-person households
Statistics on one-person households in Australia are primarily based on cross-sectional data, in particular census data. While analyses based on points in time are important in detecting trends in living alone rate and factors and circumstances associated with living alone, this approach is likely to understate the extent to which people may experience living alone at some stage in their life. More importantly, analysis based on cross-sectional d…
Cohabitation and Beyond
A great deal of research attention has been directed to understanding why marriages last or end in separation. Far less attention has been extended to cohabiting relationships, where couples live together without being registered as married. As in other developed countries, couple formation patterns in Australia have changed dramatically over the last few decades, with most "living-together" unions now beginning with cohabitation rather than marr…
Mandatory dispute resolution and the 2006 family law reforms
Community-based mandatory family dispute resolution (more generically known as family mediation) is a central plank of the 2006 changes to the Australian family law system. This paper provides an overview of the data on family dispute resolution from the Australian Institute of Family Studies’ evaluation of the 2006 changes. It reports on usage rates of family dispute resolution as well as immediate and medium term outcomes, perceived pathways to…
The disappearing link between premarital cohabitation and subsequent marital stability, 1970–2001
Cohabitation and Beyond
A great deal of research attention has been directed to understanding why marriages last or end in separation. Far less attention has been extended to cohabiting relationships, where couples live together without being registered as married. As in other developed countries, couple formation patterns in Australia have changed dramatically over the last few decades, with most "living-together" unions now beginning with cohabitation rather than marr…
Mandatory dispute resolution and the 2006 family law reforms
Community-based mandatory family dispute resolution (more generically known as family mediation) is a central plank of the 2006 changes to the Australian family law system. This paper provides an overview of the data on family dispute resolution from the Australian Institute of Family Studies’ evaluation of the 2006 changes. It reports on usage rates of family dispute resolution as well as immediate and medium term outcomes, perceived pathways to…
Starting and ending one-person households
Statistics on one-person households in Australia are primarily based on cross-sectional data, in particular census data. While analyses based on points in time are important in detecting trends in living alone rate and factors and circumstances associated with living alone, this approach is likely to understate the extent to which people may experience living alone at some stage in their life. More importantly, analysis based on cross-sectional d…
Family structure, co-parental relationship quality, post-separation paternal involvement and children’s emotional wellbeing
It is well documented that children who experience parental divorce are more likely than those in intact families to experience a range of emotional and behavioural adjustment problems, and to perform less well academically. However, few studies of the impact of divorce have exclusively considered young children. This paper takes advantage of a recent Australian child cohort study to examine links between young children’s emotional wellbeing, the…
Legislative aspirations and social realities
The Australian government has recently introduced a Bill into Parliament that is intended to improve the way concerns about family violence and child abuse are dealt with in the context of post-separation parenting disputes. The move follows recent reports examining the impact of significant reforms to the family law system introduced in 2006. Motivated by a desire to ensure that children maintain involvement with both parents after separation an…
Divorce and the wellbeing of older Australians
In virtually all Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries the number of older people who have experienced divorce at some point in their lives will increase in coming decades. While there is an extensive literature that analyses the effects of divorce on wellbeing, there is relatively little research on the long-run effects of divorce in later life. This paper uses Australian data to estimate the long-run impacts of…
Evaluating the work of Australia's Family Relationship Centres
Family Relationship Centres ( FRCs ) have been described as a centerpiece of A ustralia's 2006 family law reforms. This paper places these centres in the larger context of the reforms and their commitment to providing community‐based family services in the family law area. The paper also examines the empirical evidence regarding FRC s' use and effectiveness. It notes that while the objectives and intentions of FRCs place considerable emphasis on …
The economic consequences of divorce in six OECD countries
This article uses longitudinal data to estimate the short‐ and medium‐term economic effects of divorce in the USA , the UK , Switzerland, Korea, Germany and Australia during the first decade of the 21st century. Based on the data collected during the 2000s, in all of the countries studied, divorce had, on average, negative effects on the equivalised household incomes of women. However, the extent and duration of the negative effects of divorce di…
Financial journeys of Australian parents after separation – transitions into and out of poverty
It is well established that relationship separation has greater negative economic consequences for mothers than for fathers in Australia and other developed countries. While research has shown that, at an aggregate level, such negative impacts tend to diminish with time, the rate of change is generally slower for mothers than fathers, and a higher proportion of mothers than fathers continue to experience entrenched financial difficulties. Less is…
Elder abuse prevalence among older people living in the community in Australia
The National Elder Abuse Prevalence Study, conducted by the Australian Institute of Family Studies, was the first major national study to gauge the prevalence and nature of elder abuse in Australia. [The phrase, “conducted by the Australian Institute of Family Studies”, was added to the preceding sentence on 19 October 2023, after first online publication.] A survey of older people aged 65 years and older living in private dwellings was carried o…
Recent measures to support cost-effective property and financial settlements for separating families in Australia
The vast majority of married and de facto couples separating in Australia have modestly valued asset pools with simple asset profiles. This article discusses two complementary programmes initially funded by the Australian Government under the Women’s Economic Security Package (WESP). These programmes are the Lawyer-assisted Family Law Property Mediation (LAM) programme available at legal aid commissions in each Australian state and territory, and…
Political science (9 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Project commissioning (5 works) · Publishing (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works)