Longitudinal associations between pet relationship quality and socio-emotional functioning in early adolescence (2023)
Publications / Journal Publications
Schools and Families Together (SAFT): Assessing the Impact of Get Real: Comprehensive Sex Education That Works
All Projects / Active Projects
Feasibility and acceptability of a father-based intervention to support adolescents’ reproductive health
Associations between pet care responsibility, companion animal interactions, and family relationships during COVID-19 (2022)
The role of parents, other adults, peers and informal learning communities in shaping positive social media use in adolescent girls (2022)
Social Media Friends From Afterschool are Associated With Positive Youth Development in Digital Settings (2022)
Fathers See Talk With Teens About Sex as Part of Their Role, but It’s Not an Easy Task (2022)
Publications by title / Fact Sheets & Briefs
Moving from Needs Assessment to Intervention: Fathers’ Perspectives on Their Needs and Support for Talk with Teens about Sex (2022)
‘I put it all out there. I have nothing to hide. It’s my mom’: parents’ and emerging adults’ perspectives on family talk about sex (2022)
Profiles of adolescent communication with parents and extended family about sex (2022)
A Longitudinal Look at Family Communication about Sexual Issues (2022)
Examining Early Adolescent Positive and Negative Social Technology Behaviors and Wellbeing During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2022)
Fast Company: How young is too young for social media? Behavioral scientists are closer to an answer
Recent Coverage / 2021
Joining Social Media Before Age 11 Is Associated With Problematic Digital Behaviors
For the media / 2021
Parents’ Perspectives on Talk with Their Adolescent and Emerging Adult Children About Sex: a Longitudinal Analysis (2021)
Associations of Early Social Media Initiation on Digital Behaviors and the Moderating Role of Limiting Use (2021)
Father-Teen Talks about Sex and Teens’ Sexual Health: The Role of Direct and Indirect Communication (2021)
Young Sexual Minority Adolescent Experiences of Self-expression and Isolation on Social Media: Cross-sectional Survey Study (2021)
Depressive Symptoms Among Adolescents: Testing Vulnerability-Stress and Protective Models in the Context of COVID-19 (2021)
Disconnecting and Reconnecting: A Photovoice Workshop on Healthy Social Media Use (2021)
New Research on the Health and Wellbeing of LGBTQ+ Teens
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Midyear Brief 2021
Social Media Related Body Dissatisfaction: Video Abstract
Media Library / Videos by WCW Scholars and Trainers
New Research Looks at How Social Media Affects Adolescents' Body Image
The Family System of Sexuality Communication: Extended Family Perceptions of Adolescent-Family Talk about Sex, with Sibling and Non-Sibling Comparison (2021)
Companion Animal Relationships and Adolescent Loneliness during COVID-19 (2021)
Resources for Teens’ Health: Talk with Parents and Extended Family about Sex (2021)
Early Adolescent Social Media-Related Body Dissatisfaction: Associations with Depressive Symptoms, Social Anxiety, Peers, and Celebrities (2021)
Quantity, Content, and Context Matter: Associations Among Social Technology Use and Sleep Habits in Early Adolescents (2020)
Same-Sex Attraction Disclosure and Sexual Communication Topics within Families (2020)
Quantity, content, and context of social media use may affect adolescents’ sleep
For the media / 2020
Family Communication About Dating is Changing During the Pandemic
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Annual Report 2020
Study Examines the Role of Pets in Adolescents’ Online Social Interactions
Infographic: Gender Differences in Civic Engagement (2020)
Parent-Teen Communication: Before and During COVID-19 (2020)
Parent-teen communication and monitoring, before and during COVID-19
All Projects / Archived Projects
The Role of Pet Companionship in Online and Offline Social Interactions in Adolescence (2020)
The Role of Pet Companionship in Online and Offline Social Interactions in Adolescence
New NIH Grant Will Fund Study of Fathers' Communication with Their Teens About Sex
Father-adolescent communication and adolescent reproductive health
Teen-parent health communication over early, middle, and late adolescence
Investigating How Parents Talk to Teens About Sex and Relationships in the Midst of COVID-19
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Midyear Brief 2020
Family, Sexuality, and Communication: What Have We Learned from Parents and Teens? (2020)
Sex behaviours and family sexuality communication among Hispanic adolescents (2020)
A Larger Ecology of Family Sexuality Communication: Extended Family Perspectives on Relationships, Sexual Orientation, and Positive Aspects of Sex (2020)
Infographic: YouTube Turns 15 (2020)
Combination of Parent-Child Closeness and Parent Disapproval of Teen Sex Predicts Lower Rates of Sexual Risk for Offspring (2020)
Publications / Publications by title
Fathers Have a Role to Play in Their Teens' Sexual Health
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Annual Report 2019
Extended family talk about sex and teen sexual behavior (2019)
Parenting Practices and Emerging Adult Sexual Health: The Role of Residential Fathers (2019)
Gaming Affects Youth Development
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Midyear Brief 2019
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