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Research & Action Report / Research & Action Annual Report 2024
Researcher Will Evaluate Planned Parenthood’s Sex Ed Program for High Schoolers
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Annual Report 2023
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
Having 'The Talk' with Teens: Tips for Fathers to Start Conversations on Sex and Relationships
Media Library / Videos by WCW Scholars and Trainers
Learning & Exchange: Supporting Fathers to Talk to Teens about Sex
Q&A: How a WCW Research Scientist and a Wellesley Student Collaborate
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Annual Report 2022
Fathers Want Guidance on How to Talk to Their Kids About Sex and Relationships
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Midyear Brief 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)
Publications / Journal Publications
‘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)
Bay State Parent: Believe It or Not, College Kids Want to Talk to Their Parents About Sex and Relationships
Recent Coverage / 2022
Healthline: Pleasure and Protection: Why Sex Ed Programs Should Teach About Both
Rewire: How Parents Can Talk to Their Kids About Consent
Recent Coverage / 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)
New Research on the Health and Wellbeing of LGBTQ+ Teens
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Midyear Brief 2021
The Family System of Sexuality Communication: Extended Family Perceptions of Adolescent-Family Talk about Sex, with Sibling and Non-Sibling Comparison (2021)
Resources for Teens’ Health: Talk with Parents and Extended Family about Sex (2021)
Same-Sex Attraction Disclosure and Sexual Communication Topics within Families (2020)
Your Teen Magazine: Unpacking Research About Sexual Minority Teens with Jenny Grossman, Ph.D.
Recent Coverage / 2020
Family Communication About Dating is Changing During the Pandemic
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Annual Report 2020
Parent-Teen Communication: Before and During COVID-19 (2020)
Parent-teen communication and monitoring, before and during COVID-19
All Projects / Archived Projects
New NIH Grant Will Fund Study of Fathers' Communication with Their Teens About Sex
For the media / 2020
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
Student Intern Spotlight: Nora Pearce ’22
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)
Baystate Parent: 5 Myths About Having “the Talk” With Your Teen, Debunked by Research
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
Presentations & Convenings: Adolescents, Identity, and Social Media
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Annual Report 2018
Summary Report: Results of the Family Communication Study (2018)
This is How Middle School Students Use Social Media
New Findings, Publications, Presentations: Youth and Adolescent Development
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Midyear Brief 2018
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