Teen-parent health communication over early, middle, and late adolescence
All Projects / Active Projects
Investigating How Parents Talk to Teens About Sex and Relationships in the Midst of COVID-19
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Midyear Brief 2020
Student Intern Spotlight: Nora Pearce ’22
Media Library / Videos by WCW Scholars and Trainers
Family, Sexuality, and Communication: What Have We Learned from Parents and Teens? (2020)
Publications by title / Fact Sheets & Briefs
Sex behaviours and family sexuality communication among Hispanic adolescents (2020)
Publications / Journal Publications
A Larger Ecology of Family Sexuality Communication: Extended Family Perspectives on Relationships, Sexual Orientation, and Positive Aspects of Sex (2020)
Baystate Parent: 5 Myths About Having “the Talk” With Your Teen, Debunked by Research
Recent Coverage / 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
The Good Men Project: T.I. Was Right About One Thing
Recent Coverage / 2019
Southern California Public Radio: Where Do You Draw The Line When It Comes To Monitoring Your Kid’s Sex Life?
Extended family talk about sex and teen sexual behavior (2019)
Your Teen Mag: Ask the Expert: If My Daughter is Bisexual, Should Girls Sleep Over?
Parenting Practices and Emerging Adult Sexual Health: The Role of Residential Fathers (2019)
Family Conversations about Sex, Dating, and Relationships
Conversations with Extended Family Can Boost Teen Sexual Health
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Midyear Brief 2019
Beyond “The Talk”: How Teens and Families Communicate About Sex
Summary Report: Results of the Family Communication Study (2018)
Youth perspectives on sexuality communication with parents and extended family (2018)
Amanda Richer, M.A.
Active Researchers / Research Associates
Boston Globe Letter to the Editor: Regarding sex ed, what they don’t know will hurt them
Recent Coverage / 2018
Can Extended Family Keep Teens from Making Risky Sexual Decisions?
For the media / 2018
Adolescent Communication with Family and Reproductive Health
All Projects / Archived Projects
Risk Behaviors among Offspring of Teen Parents: Effects of parenting on the next generation
Commentary with Jennifer Grossman
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Report Spring/Summer 2016
Commentary: Let’s Talk about #Sex
Opinion / 2016
"We Talked About Sex," "No We Didn't"
Audio / Audio 2016/2017
An in-depth look at teen/parent sexual communication
Segregation and Job-to-Job Mobility
Communications about Sex in the Nuclear Family and Beyond: How Extended Families Support Teens' Sexual Health
Audio / Audio 2015
Comparing Sexuality Communication Among Offspring of Teen Parents and Adult Parents: a Different Role for Extended Family (2015)
WCW Research Shows Effectiveness of A Middle School Sex Ed Program
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Report Fall/Winter 2014
Planned Parenthood's 'Abstinence For Now' Program Drawing Praise
Recent Coverage / 2014
New Sex Education Program Reduces Middle School Sex
Planned Parenthood's sex-ed program aimed at middle school students has surprising results
The Role of Extended Family in Teen Sexual Health (2014)
Protective Effects of Middle School Comprehensive Sex Education With Family Involvement (2014)
Be Careful Who You Friend: Early Adolescents' Reports of Safety, Privacy, and Family Monitoring of Facebook Use (2014)
Adolescents’ Religious Discordance with Mothers: Is there a connection to sexual-risk behavior during emerging adulthood?
Earlier / 2013
Communication about sex in the nuclear family and beyond: Implications for health interventions
Adolescents' religious discordance with mothers: Is there a connection to sexual risk behavior during emerging adulthood? (2013)
Family Homework and School-Based Sex Education: Delaying Early Adolescents' Sexual Behavior (2013)
Jennifer Grossman, Ph.D.: "The Talk": How Teen Parents Talk About Sex with the Next Generation
Audio / Audio 2012
Can Sex Education Delay Early Sexual Debut? (2012)
Do as I say, not as I did: How parents talk with teens about sex (2012)
Measuring the Impact of a Middle School Comprehensive Sex Education Curriculum
High-Skilled Immigration and the Structure of High-Tech firms
Jennifer M. Grossman, Ph.D.
Scholars & Trainers / Active Researchers
