Faculty may submit research here.
Submissions from 2023
Contextualizing singlehood among young adults: Exploring the meanings and perceived reasons for being single, Jonathon J. Beckmeyer and Tyler B. Jamison
Understanding singlehood as a complex and multifaceted experience: Insights from relationship science, Jonathon J. Beckmeyer and Tyler B. Jamison
The Utility of Participatory Family Diagramming in Qualitative Research: Multidisciplinary Applications and Practical Advice, Melissa D. Day and Tyler B. Jamison
What Authenticity Looks Like in a Relationship, Tyler B. Jamison
What It Means to Be an Emerging Adult, Tyler B. Jamison
Young Adults’ Cohabitation and Dating Decisions During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Exploration of Romantic and Developmental Context, Tyler B. Jamison and Jeremy B. Kanter
Resilience Through Relationship Experiences: A Qualitative Exploration of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Romantic Development, Mari R. Tarantino and Tyler B. Jamison
Exploring the associations between being single, romantic importance, and positive well-being in young adulthood, Nicole K. Watkins, Jonathon J. Beckmeyer, and Tyler B. Jamison
Submissions from 2022
Empowering, Pragmatic, or Disappointing: Appraisals of Singlehood During Emerging and Established Adulthood, Jonathon J. Beckmeyer and Tyler B. Jamison
3 Hidden but Important Relationship Experiences, Tyler B. Jamison
3 Major Blind Spots We Have About Love, Tyler B. Jamison
3 Reasons to Thank Your Partner More Often, Tyler B. Jamison
3 Ways to Make Better Relationship Decisions, Tyler B. Jamison
How to Be a Savvy Single, Tyler B. Jamison
How to Bounce Back When Your Sex Life Is Struggling, Tyler B. Jamison
Relationship Role Models Don’t Have to Be Perfect, Tyler B. Jamison
The Most Important Part of a Thriving Relationship, Tyler B. Jamison
Submissions from 2021
3 Things We Should Learn from Our Past Relationships, Tyler B. Jamison
4 Keys to Breaking Up Well, and Sticking to It, Tyler B. Jamison
Is Getting Back Together With an Ex a Good Idea?, Tyler B. Jamison
What "Ted Lasso" Can Teach Us About Relationships, Tyler B. Jamison
Who Says You Can’t Choose Your Family?, Tyler B. Jamison
Why It's OK to Leave a Relationship That's Not Thriving, Tyler B. Jamison
Why It's So Important to Know Just How Much a Partner Can Annoy You, Tyler B. Jamison
Why You Should Stop Looking for a Soulmate, Tyler B. Jamison
Understanding teen parents in a modern context: Prenatal hopes and postnatal realities, Tyler B. Jamison and Richard Feistman
Relationship form and function: Exploring meaning-making in young adults' romantic histories, Tyler B. Jamison and Caroline M. Sanner
Submissions from 2020
Identifying a Typology of Emerging Adult Romantic Relationships: Implications for Relationship Education, Jonathon J. Beckmeyer and Tyler B. Jamison
Feeling Stuck: Exploring the Development of Felt Constraint in Romantic Relationships, Tyler B. Jamison and Jonathon J. Beckmeyer
Exploring parents’ ongoing role in romantic development: Insights from young adults, Tyler B. Jamison and Hung Yuan Lo
Beyond cold feet: Experiences of ending engagements and canceling weddings, J. Kale Monk, Jeremy B. Kanter, Tyler B. Jamison, and Luke T. Russell
Submissions from 2019
The 5 Different Types of Romantic Relationships, Tyler B. Jamison
Is breaking up hard to do? Exploring emerging adults’ beliefs about their abilities to end romantic relationships, Tyler B. Jamison PhD and Jonathon J. Beckmeyer PhD
Submissions from 2018
Cohabitation transitions among low-income parents: A qualitative investigation of economic and relational motivations, Tyler B. Jamison PhD
Uprooting Grounded Theory, Tyler B. Jamison
Outdoor activity involvement and postsecondary status among rural adolescents: Results from a longitudinal analysis, Jayson O. Seaman
Submissions from 2017
Renegotiating Nonresidential Father–Child Relationships During Emerging Adulthood, Richard Feistman, Tyler B. Jamison, Marilyn Coleman, and Lawrence Ganong
Stepchildren Claiming Stepparents, Lawrence Ganong, Marilyn Coleman, Ashton Chapman, and Tyler B. Jamison
Unmarried Coparenting in the Context of Poverty: Understanding the Relationship Between Stress, Family Resource Management, and Resilience, Tyler B. Jamison, Lawrence Ganong, and Christine M. Proulx
Submissions from 2016
Assessing differences in intimate partner obligations based on relationship status, gender, and parental status, Lawrence Ganong, Tyler B. Jamison, and Ashton Chapman
Submissions from 2015
Identifying Demographic and Attitudinal Correlates of Young Adults’ Safer-Sex Self-Efficacy, Jonathon J. Beckmeyer and Tyler B. Jamison
Divorced mothers’ coparental boundary maintenance after parents repartner., Lawrence H. Ganong, Marilyn Coleman, Tyler B. Jamison, and Richard Feistman
Breadth of Participation in Organized and Unstructured Leisure Activities Over Time and Rural Adolescents’ Functioning, Erin Hiley Sharp, Corinna Jenkins Tucker, Megan E. Baril, Karen T. Van Gundy, and Cesar J. Rebellon
Proactive and reactive sibling aggression and adolescent, Corinna Jenkins Tucker, Karen T. Van Gundy, Desiree Wiesen-Martin, Erin Hiley Sharp, Cesar J. Rebellon, and Nena F. Stracuzzi
Submissions from 2014
Work/non-workday differences in mother, child, and mother-child morning cortisol in a sample of working mothers and their children, Leah C. Hibel, Jill M. Trumbell, and Evelyn Mercado
Transitioning to Postdivorce Family Life: A Grounded Theory Investigation of Resilience in Coparenting, Tyler B. Jamison, Marilyn Coleman, Lawrence H. Ganong, and Richard Feistman
Family Dynamics and Young Children's Sibling Victimization., Corinna Jenkins Tucker, David Finkelhor, Heather A. Turner, and Anne M. Shattuck
Sibling and peer victimization in childhood and adolescence, Corinna Jenkins Tucker, Anne M. Shattuck, David Finkelhor, and Heather A. Turner
Adolescent Siblings’ Suicide Ideation, Corinna Jenkins Tucker and Desiree Wiesen-Martin
Submissions from 2013
Discovering positive lives and futures: Adolescents’ eudaimonic expression through activity involvement., J Douglas Coatsworth and Erin Hiley Sharp
Stayovers in emerging adulthood: Who stays over and why?, Tyler B. Jamison and Christine M. Proulx
Is the Secure Base Phenomenon Evident Here, There, and Anywhere? A Cross-Cultural Study of Child Behavior and Experts’ Definitions, German Posada, Ting Lu, Jill M. Trumbell, Garene Kaloustian, Marcel Trudel, Sandra J. Plata, Paola P. Pena, Jennifer Perez, Susana Tereno, Romain Dugravier, Gabrielle Coppola, Alessandro Constantini, Rosalinda Cassibba, Kiyomi Kondo-Ikemura, Magaly Noblega, Ines M. Haya, Claudia Pedraglio, Manuela Verissimo, Antonio J. Santos, Ligia Monteiro, and Keng-Ling Lay
Electronic communications technologies and the transition to college: Links to parent-child attachment and adjustment, Pamela Sarigiani, Jill M. Trumbell, and Phame Camarena
Prevalence and correlates of sibling victimization types, Corinna Jenkins Tucker, David Finkelhor, Anne M. Shattuck, and Heather A. Turner
Inter-parental conflict and sibling warmth during adolescence: Associations with female depression in emerging adulthood, Corinna Jenkins Tucker, Melissa Holt, and Desiree Wiesen-Martin
Parental Responses to School-aged Children's Sibling Conflict, Corinna Jenkins Tucker and Kerry Kazura
Rural parents' messages to their adolescent sons and daughters to leave their home communities, Corinna Jenkins Tucker, Erin Hiley Sharp, Nena F. Stracuzzi, Karen T. Van Gundy, and Cesar J. Rebellon
Health and the Stress Process in Rural America, Karen T. Van Gundy and Meghan L. Mills
Submissions from 2012
Communication Technology and Postdivorce Coparenting, Lawrence H. Ganong, Marilyn Coleman, Richard Feistman, Tyler B. Jamison, and Melinda Stafford Markham
Communication technologies: Help, hindrance, or neither for divorce parents., Lawrence H. Ganong, Marilyn Coleman, Tyler B. Jamison, and Richard Feistman
Parenting stressors and morning cortisol in a sample of working mothers, Leah C. Hibel, Evelyn Mercado, and Jill M. Trumbell
Stayover Relationships: An Alternative to Cohabitation, Tyler B. Jamison and Lawrence H. Ganong
Adolescent Future Orientation: The Role of Identity Discovery in Self-Defining Activities and Context in Two Rural Samples, Erin Hiley Sharp and J Douglas Coatsworth
Coos county teens’ family relationships, Corinna J. Tucker and Desiree Wiesen-Martin
Submissions from 2011
No place like home: place and community identity among north country youth, Genevieve R. Cox and Corinna J. Tucker
Patterns of Stepchild–Stepparent Relationship Development, Lawrence H. Ganong, Marilyn Coleman, and Tyler B. Jamison
Divorce and child custody, Lawrence H. Ganong and Tyler B. Jamison
‘‘We’re not living together:’’ Stayover relationships among college-educated emerging adults, Tyler B. Jamison and Lawrence H. Ganong
Predicting substance use behavior among South African adolescents: The role of leisure experiences across time, Erin Hiley Sharp, Donna L. Coffman, Linda L. Caldwell, Edward A. Smith, Lisa Wegner, Tania Vergnani, and Catherine Mathews
Evaluation of financial fitness for life program and future outlook in the Mississippi Delta., Rebecca Campbell Smith, Erin Hiley Sharp, and Randall Campbell
Coos teens’ view of family economic stress is tied to quality of relationships at home, Corinna J. Tucker and Genevieve R. Cox
Submissions from 2010
‘‘We’re not living together:’’ Stayover relationships among college-educated emerging adults, Tyler B. Jamison and Lawrence Ganong
Out-of-school time matters: activity involvement and positive development among Coos County youth, Erin H. Sharp
Too much free time: Coos County Youth who are least involved in out-of-school activities are most likely to use drugs and alcohol, Erin H. Sharp
Who's the Boss? Patterns of control in adolescents' sibling relationships, Corinna Jenkins Tucker, Kim Updegraff, and Megan E. Baril
Submissions from 2009
Within-Family Variability in Representations of Past Relationships With Parents, Adam Davey, Corinna Jenkins Tucker, Karen Fingerman, and Jyoti Savla
Stay or leave Coos County? Parents' messages matter, Corinna J. Tucker
The relative contributions of parents and siblings to child and adolescent development, Corinna Jenkins Tucker and Kim Updegraff
Submissions from 2008
Family abuse, siblings, and the “age of possibilities”, Kathryn Becker-Blease, Corinna Jenkins Tucker, and Melissa Holt
The diversity of stepmothers: The influences of stigma, gender, and context on stepmother identities, Marilyn Coleman, Jessica Troilo, and Tyler B. Jamison
Links between older and younger adolescent siblings' adjustment: The moderating role of shared activities, Corinna Jenkins Tucker, Susan M. McHale, and Ann C. Crouter
Submissions from 2007
Gender differences in the self-defining activities and identity experiences of adolescents and emerging adults, Erin Hiley Sharp, J Douglas Coatsworth, Nancy Darling, Patricia Cumsille, and Sonia Ranieri
Adolescent Siblings' Daily Discussions: Connections to Perceived Academic, Athletic, and Peer Competency, Corinna Jenkins Tucker and Abby Winzler
Submissions from 2006
Self-defining activities, expressive identity and adolescent wellness., J Douglas Coatsworth, Lori-Ann Palen, Erin Hiley Sharp, and Laura Ferrer-Wreder
The role of ecodevelopmental context and self-concept in depressive and externalizing symptoms in Hispanic adolescents, Seth J. Schwartz, J Douglas Coatsworth, Hilda Pantin, Guillermo Prado, Erin Hiley Sharp, and Jose Szapocnik
Individual motivation and parental influence on adolescents’ experiences of interest in free time, Erin Hiley Sharp, Linda L. Caldwell, John H. Graham, and Ty A. Ridenour
The Social Roles Questionnaire: A New Approach to Measuring Attitudes Toward Gender, Corinna Jenkins Tucker and Kristine M. Baber
Submissions from 2005
Exploring adolescent self-defining leisure activities and identity experiences across three countries, J Douglas Coatsworth, Erin Hiley Sharp, Lori-Ann Palen, Nancy Darling, Patricia Cumsille, and Elena Marta
Submissions from 2004
Family Time and the Psychosocial Adjustment of Adolescent Siblings and Their Parents, Ann C. Crouter, Melissa R. Head, Susan M. McHale, and Corinna Jenkins Tucker
Submissions from 2003
Conflict Resolution : Links with Adolescents' Family Relationships and Individual Well-Being, Corinna Jenkins Tucker, Susan M. McHale, and Ann C. Crouter
Dimensions of mothers' and fathers' differential treatment of siblings: Links with adolescents' sex-typed personal qualities, Corinna Jenkins Tucker, Susan M. McHale, and Ann C. Crouter
Submissions from 2002
Criminological Theories: Nontraditional Voices and Themes., Karen T. Van Gundy
Submissions from 2001
Free-time activities in middle childhood: Links with adjustment in early adolescence, Susan M. McHale, Ann C. Crouter, and Corinna Jenkins Tucker
When does parents' differential treatment have negative implications for siblings?, Susan M. McHale, Kim Updegraff, Corinna Jenkins Tucker, and Ann C. Crouter
Advice about Life Plans from Mothers, Fathers, and Siblings in Always-Married and Divorced Families during Late Adolescence, Corinna Jenkins Tucker, Bonnie L. Barber, and Jacquelynne S. Eccles
Conditions of sibling support in adolescence., Corinna Jenkins Tucker, Susan M. McHale, and Ann C. Crouter
Submissions from 2000
Step in or stay out? Parents' roles in adolescent siblings' relationships, Susan M. McHale, Kim Updegraff, and Corinna Jenkins Tucker
Submissions from 1999
Does stress exacerbate parental differential treatment of siblings? A pattern-analytic approach, Ann C. Crouter, Susan M. McHale, and Corinna Jenkins Tucker
Family context and gender role socialization in middle childhood: Comparing girls to boys and sisters to brothers, Ann C. Crouter and Corinna Jenkins Tucker
Adolescents' explanations for political issues: concordance with their views of self and society, C A. Flannagan and Corinna Jenkins Tucker