Conversations with Extended Family Can Boost Teen Sexual Health
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Midyear Brief 2019
A Larger Ecology of Family Sexuality Communication: Extended Family Perspectives on Relationships, Sexual Orientation, and Positive Aspects of Sex (2020)
Publications / Journal Publications
A Longitudinal Look at Family Communication about Sexual Issues (2022)
Adolescent Communication with Family and Reproductive Health
All Projects / Archived Projects
Amanda Richer, M.A.
Active Researchers / Research Associates
Asian American social media use: From cyber dependence to cyber harassment to saving face (2018)
Associations of Early Social Media Initiation on Digital Behaviors and the Moderating Role of Limiting Use (2021)
Combination of Parent-Child Closeness and Parent Disapproval of Teen Sex Predicts Lower Rates of Sexual Risk for Offspring (2020)
Publications / Publications by title
Companion Animal Relationships and Adolescent Loneliness during COVID-19 (2021)
Comparing Sexuality Communication Among Offspring of Teen Parents and Adult Parents: a Different Role for Extended Family (2015)
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)
Early Adolescent Social Media-Related Body Dissatisfaction: Associations with Depressive Symptoms, Social Anxiety, Peers, and Celebrities (2021)
Eliminating Cultural Biases in Pursuit of High-Quality Education
For the media / 2018
Escaping from Worries or Facing Reality: A Survey Study of Adolecent Attitudes about Sexist and Homophobic Stereotypes in Mainstream U.S. Media (2018)
Examining Early Adolescent Positive and Negative Social Technology Behaviors and Wellbeing During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2022)
Extended family talk about sex and teen sexual behavior (2019)
Family Communication About Dating is Changing During the Pandemic
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Annual Report 2020
Family, Sexuality, and Communication: What Have We Learned from Parents and Teens? (2020)
Publications by title / Fact Sheets & Briefs
Fast Company: How young is too young for social media? Behavioral scientists are closer to an answer
Recent Coverage / 2021
Father-adolescent communication and adolescent reproductive health
All Projects / Active Projects
Father/Teen Talk About Dating, Sex, and Relationships (2021)
Fathers Have a Role to Play in Their Teens' Sexual Health
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Annual Report 2019
Findings from the APT Validation Study (2012)
Gaming Affects Youth Development
Infographic: Gender Differences in Civic Engagement (2020)
Infographic: YouTube Turns 15 (2020)
Investigating How Parents Talk to Teens About Sex and Relationships in the Midst of COVID-19
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Midyear Brief 2020
Joining Social Media Before Age 11 Is Associated With Problematic Digital Behaviors
For the media / 2021
National Institute on Out-of-School Time
New NIH Grant Will Fund Study of Fathers' Communication with Their Teens About Sex
For the media / 2020
New Research Looks at How Social Media Affects Adolescents' Body Image
New Research on the Health and Wellbeing of LGBTQ+ Teens
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Midyear Brief 2021
Parent and Peer Influences on Social Media Use in Early Adolescence
Parent-teen communication and monitoring, before and during COVID-19
Parent-Teen Communication: Before and During COVID-19 (2020)
Parenting Practices and Emerging Adult Sexual Health: The Role of Residential Fathers (2019)
Parents’ Perspectives on Talk with Their Adolescent and Emerging Adult Children About Sex: a Longitudinal Analysis (2021)
Positive and Negative Associations Between Adolescent Mental Health and Technology (2018)
Presentations & Convenings: Adolescents, Identity, and Social Media
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Annual Report 2018
Preventing Chronic Disease Public Health Research, Practice, and Policy (2018)
Quantity, Content, and Context Matter: Associations Among Social Technology Use and Sleep Habits in Early Adolescents (2020)
Quantity, content, and context of social media use may affect adolescents’ sleep
Resources for Teens’ Health: Talk with Parents and Extended Family about Sex (2021)
Results from the APT Validation Study III: Reducing cultural biases in youth program observations (2018)
Risk Behaviors among Offspring of Teen Parents: Effects of parenting on the next generation
Same-Sex Attraction Disclosure and Sexual Communication Topics within Families (2020)
Sex behaviours and family sexuality communication among Hispanic adolescents (2020)
Sexual Assault Forensic Exams—DNA and Justice Responses to Sexual Assault
Short Takes, Pilot Grant Awarded to Study Adolescents’ Media Use
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Annual Report 2017
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