Eva S Lefkowitz
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 163430 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Eva S Lefkowitz |
| NOMBRES | Eva S |
| APELLIDO | Lefkowitz |
| FIRMA | LEFKOWITZ E S |
| AFILIACIONES | Pennsylvania State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9227-0662 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 78 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 618 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 78 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1996 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 13 |
When I got pregnant, I was really scared’
Young people in foster care in the USA face numerous challenges, including a higher risk of unplanned pregnancy compared to their peers. This qualitative study explored the experiences of young Black women (aged 18-20 years) in foster care of pregnancy and parenting. Semi-structured interviews with eight participants who gave birth while in foster care revealed how the inconsistent use of birth control methods contributed to unplanned pregnancies…
Identity Gaps and LGBTQIA+ Students’ Social Connection, Stigma, and Activism
For LGBTQIA+ individuals, identity development and exploration are salient experiences that may be further impacted by other major life events, including moving away to college. Using the communication theory of identity, we examined identity gaps (i.e., inconsistencies between various frames of identity) between LGBTQIA+ college students’ personal identity and their enacted, relational, and communal identities and their link to social connection…
Investigating differences in LGBTQIA+ students’ identity gaps during the semester and academic breaks
Guided by the communication theory of identity, we explored gaps between LGBTQIA+ students’ personal, relational, enacted, and communal frames of identity while on campus during the semester compared to during academic breaks. LGBTQIA+ students (N = 234) in the United States completed an online survey. The results indicated that LGBTQIA+ students reported the most intense identity gaps during the semester between the personal and relational frame…
Sexual and Affectionate Behaviors and Satisfaction for Adults in Romantic Relationships
Engaging in both sexual and affectionate behaviors with a romantic partner is often beneficial for adults’ sexual and relationship satisfaction and promotes relationship stability. However, prior research has primarily examined either adults’ sexual or affectionate behaviors, and has yet to explore patterns of sexual and affectionate behaviors and their associations with sexual and relationship satisfaction. In the current paper, we used a person…
Changes in LGBTQ+ Students’ Sexual and Gender Identity Expression Since the Transition to College
The transition to college is a time of developmental and contextual changes, particularly for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, or other non-heterosexual or non-cisgender (LGBTQ+) emerging adults, for whom the LGBTQ+-inclusiveness of their social environment may also change. We coded open-ended survey responses from LGBTQ+ college students in the United States ( N = 140, M age = 19.7) who described interpersonal and insti…
How Social Support and Parent–Child Relationships Related to LGBTQ+ College Students’ Academic Challenges During Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the living arrangements of many college students in the United States, potentially impacting their academic development, which plays a critical role in their mental health. At the start of the pandemic, university closures led to an abrupt transition from face-to-face instruction to online instruction, which may have caused significant challenges for college students, particularly lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgende…
Unifying human development and family science
Co-Guest editors Ramona Faith Oswald and Anisa Zvonkovic invited us to comment on the article by Dyer (2024) in the special issue, Theorizing Academia: Critical and Futuristic Perspectives. In her article, Dyer, as a faculty member at a highly regarded teaching-focused state university, offers her perspective on how Human Development and Family Science evolved from Home Economics. We agree with many of Dyer's thoughts, but our perspective deviate…
Sexual Orientations, Like Relationships, Are Messy”
Individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or other minoritized sexual and gender identities (LGBTQ+) are at greater risk of experiencing stressors due to their diverse sexual and gender identities. These stressors extend to LGBTQ+ individuals' romantic relationships and can result in relationship dissolution. To inform strategies for relationship maintenance specific to LGBTQ+ identity‐related stressors, it is import…
Identity outness to family among gender diverse sexual minority youth
Gender diverse sexual minority youth (SMY) must manage disclosure decisions and the related implications of disclosure for two minoritized identities. However, little is known about the patterns of outness for gender diverse SMY or how these patterns are associated with their well-being. Using a sample of 4,200 gender diverse SMY ages 13-17 years old ( M age = 15.43), this paper used latent profile analysis to examine diverse patterns of outness …
Hugging With Masks on”
The COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted many LGBTQ+ college students, who already experience minority stressors. In particular, pandemic-related restrictions may have increased stress in LGBTQ+ students’ romantic relationships, particularly for non-cohabiting LGBTQ+ couples. To understand LGBTQ+ students’ romantic relationship experiences at the start of the pandemic, when pandemic-related restrictions decreased opportunity for face-to-face int…
They Mostly Preached Abstinence Which Didn’t Work”
A Latent Profile Analysis of Religious Parents’ Responses to Their Sexual and Gender Diverse Child
Prior research indicates that religious parents can have negative, positive, or ambivalent responses to their child's sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). Yet, to our knowledge no research has quantitatively examined patterns of sexual and gender diverse (SGD) youth's perceptions of their religious parents' responses to their SOGI. Without examining variations in these patterns, we are unable to better understand the experiences of SGD …
LGBTQ+ College Students’ Relationship Satisfaction During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Research suggests that COVID-19-related restrictions affected individuals' ability to engage in relationship maintenance behaviors and have led to poorer romantic relationship quality. Poor relationship quality may be especially problematic for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, and otherwise non-heterosexual or-cisgender (LGBTQ+) college students, who often lack family support and are at greater risk for mental health iss…
Religiosity, sexual behaviors, sexual motivations, and gender
Longitudinal data are critical for examining associations of religiosity with sexual behaviors and motivations during college. We use hierarchical linear modeling on five semesters of data from a diverse sample of college students (N = 735) to examine within- and between-person associations between religious service attendance and importance of religion and sexual behaviors and motivations for and against sex and consider gender as a moderator. B…
It’s like an elephant in the room with my family”
The COVID-19 pandemic led many college campuses to close and transition to remote learning. For lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, or otherwise non-heterosexual or cisgender (LGBTQ+) college students, these disruptions may have affected their ability to express their sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). We used a developmental assets framework and minority stress theory with open-ended survey responses to examine L…
Does Sex Improve With Experience
Selection and Socialization Effects of Living On vs. Off Campus
College students who live off campus vs. on campus substantially differ, which may be due to socialization or self-selection. We examined longitudinal differences in academics and activities, alcohol use and adjustment, and sexual behaviors between college students who remained on campus vs moved off campus (N = 607). Findings provide more support consistent with selection than with socialization effects. At the start of college, students who eve…
College Students' Sexual Motives, Experiences, and Drinking-Related Protective Behavioral Strategies
Sexual and Affectionate Behaviors in Asexual and Allosexual Adults
Prior experience with physical behaviors - both sexual and affectionate - is common among adults in romantic relationships. However, less is known about differences in physical behaviors for asexual and allosexual adults, and these differences may explain how asexual adults navigate sexuality in romantic relationships. In this study we used sexual script theory to examine asexual ( n = 109; 59% women; M age = 27.7) and allosexual adults' ( n = 40…
Positive, Negative, or Mixed Feelings? A Person-Centered Approach to Consequences of First Penile-Vaginal Intercourse in College Students
Changes in psychological distress after first vaginal intercourse in late adolescence
INTRODUCTION: Although early sexual intercourse may be associated with increased depressive symptoms, little research has examined whether first intercourse in late adolescence is associated with changes in mental health. METHODS: This paper uses 3 years of longitudinal data from previously sexually abstinent late adolescent students at a large state university in the northeastern United States (N = 144, 53.5% male, M age = 18.5 years old, 47.2% …
LGBTQ+ College Students’ Engagement in Covid-Protective and Covid-Risk Behaviors
Characteristics of emerging adulthood may make college students less likely to engage in COVID-protective behaviors, a public health concern given that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) students may be particularly vulnerable to complications related to COVID-19. To identify individual and contextual factors related to COVID-protective behaviors among a sample of LGBTQ+ college students in the United States, we …
Short-Term Consequences of Sex
Fraternity membership, traditional masculinity ideologies, and impersonal sex
Fraternity culture perpetuates traditional masculinity ideologies, but little research has considered the process by which men internalize these ideologies. Men may select into fraternities based on preexisting ideologies, or fraternities may have a socializing effect on ideologies. We used two longitudinal datasets to explore selection and socialization effects of fraternity membership on masculinity ideologies (gendered beliefs, gendered traits…
A Cross-Cultural Study of Midlife Relational and Sexual Health
Ambivalent Relationship Qualities Between Adults and Their Parents
This study considered whether intergenerational ambivalence has implications for each party's psychological well-being and physical health. Participants included 158 families (N = 474) with a mother, a father, and a son or daughter aged 22 to 49 years. Actor-partner interaction models revealed that parents and offspring who self-reported greater ambivalence showed poorer psychological well-being. Partner reports of ambivalence were associated wit…
Religiosity, sexual behaviors, and sexual attitudes during emerging adulthood
The current study examined associations between religiosity and sexual behaviors and attitudes during emerging adulthood. Two hundred and five emerging adults completed surveys about five aspects of their religiosity (group affiliation, attendance at religious services, attitudes, perceptions of negative sanctions, and adherence to sanctions) and their sexual behaviors (abstinence, age of onset, lifetime partners, condom use) and attitudes (conse…
Things Have Gotten Better”
Emerging adulthood involves a number of developmental changes, including in the areas of interpersonal relations, religious views, and sexuality. The current study examined individuals’ perceptions of changes in these areas as a result of the transition to university. Participants (N = 205, 61% female, age range 18 to 25) responded to open-ended questions about changes in their relationships with parents, religious views, and views about sex. The…
Are Traditional Gender Role Attitudes Associated With Risky Sexual Behavior and Condom-related Beliefs
The Double Standard at Sexual Debut
Ambivalent Reactions in the Parent and Offspring Relationship
Theory suggests that aging parents and their adult children experience ambivalence (conflicting emotions) as a result of unclear norms governing the tie between them. This study investigated personality differences and relationship context differences in ambivalence, as well as the reactions of parents and offspring to each other. As part of the Adult Family Study, 474 individuals from 158 family triads consisting of a mother, father, and son or …
How Latino American and European American adolescents discuss conflicts, sexuality, and Aids with their mothers
The authors examined how the structure of mother-adolescent conversations differs by ethnic group, age, and dyadic and individual factors. Mother-adolescent dyads of European or Latino descent participated in conversations and reported on their relationship and AIDS knowledge. Latina American mothers dominated conversations more than European American mothers, independent of socioeconomic status. Mothers dominated conversations about sexuality an…
Communication with Best Friends About Sex-Related Topics During Emerging Adulthood
Short-Term Positive and Negative Consequences of Sex Based on Daily Reports Among College Students
Because sexual behavior may be associated with a broader range of outcomes than physical consequences like sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy, it is important to understand consequences of sex that may influence mental and social well-being in emerging adulthood. This article describes the short-term intrapersonal and interpersonal consequences reported by college students on days they engage in vaginal sex and what factors predict exp…
Sex-Related Communication With Mothers and Close Friends During the Transition to University
The current study examines communication about sex-related topics with close friends and mothers during the first semester of college. Students (N = 182, 50% female, mean age = 18.5) completed surveys about the frequency and quality of their sex-related communication with same-sex close friends and mothers, and sexual experience and attitudes. Sex-related communication was more frequently reported by women than men and with close friends than wit…
How Gendered Attitudes Relate to Women’s and Men’s Sexual Behaviors and Beliefs
It Felt Good but Weird at the Same Time”
Although sexual behavior is multidimensional, little research has focused on the experience of non-intercourse behaviors for adolescents and emerging adults. This paper uses open-ended coded data from a longitudinal study of college students ( N = 346; Mean age = 18.5, 52% female, 27% Hispanic/Latino [HL], 25% non-HL European American, 23% non-HL Asian American, 16% non-HL African American, 9% non-HL Multiracial) to examine what emotional respons…
You Are Such a Disappointment
Parents experience emotions associated with unmet goals and future concerns in relationships with less successful children. Mothers may respond emotionally to career and relationship success, whereas fathers may respond emotionally primarily to their child's career success. Findings underscore the importance of considering the context of parents' negative emotional experiences in ties to adult children
Longitudinal Changes in Religiosity Among Emerging Adult College Students
Issues of religion are important aspects of the identity process, which for many emerging adults may be intensified by the college experience. This study investigated longitudinal changes in the religiosity of 434 emerging adult college students (52% female) of diverse ethnic backgrounds (32% African American, 29% Latino American, and 39% European American) during the first three semesters of university. Results suggest that changes occur through…
Sexual Behaviors and Attitudes and Ethnic Identity During College
This study examined ethnic differences in sexual behaviors and attitudes, and associations between ethnic identity commitment and sexual behaviors and attitudes. African American (32%), Latino American (29%), and European American (39%) first-year college students (N = 434; 52% female) completed surveys about their sexual behaviors (number of partners, condom use, and alcohol use before intercourse) and attitudes (conservative attitudes, condom-r…
Does Body Image Play a Role in Risky Sexual Behavior and Attitudes
Sexual Esteem in Emerging Adulthood
Sexual esteem is an integral psychological aspect of sexual health (Snell & Papini, 1989 ), yet it is unclear whether sexual esteem is associated with sexual health behavior among heterosexual men and women. The current analysis used a normative framework for sexual development (Lefkowitz & Gillen, 2006 ; Tolman & McClelland, 2011 ) by examining the association of sexual esteem with sexual behavior, contraception use, and romantic relationship ch…
He Said, She Said
This study examined gender differences in self‐reported and observed conversations about sexual issues. Fifty mother –adolescent dyads reported on their conversations about sexual issues and participated in videotaped conversations about dating and sexuality in a laboratory setting. Gender differences (more mother – daughter than mother –son) were found in the extent of sexual communication based on adolescents’ reports, but no gender differences…
Daily Associations Between Drinking and Sex Among College Students
Daily links between alcohol use and sexual behaviors were examined in a longitudinal study of college students. Hierarchical linear models predicted sexual behaviors by characteristics of persons ( N =731; Level 3), semesters ( N =4,345, Level 2), and days ( N =56,372, Level 1). On a given day, consuming more drinks and binge drinking were associated with greater odds of kissing, touching, oral sex, and penetrative sex. Consistent with alcohol my…
Generational Differences in Gender Attitudes Between Parents and Grown Offspring
Gender Role Development and Body Image among Male and Female First Year College Students
Latent Classes of Sexual Behaviors
Risky Sexual Behaviors in Emerging Adults
This study examined longitudinal changes in condom use inconsistency and sexual encounters involving alcohol use and the within-person associations of these two risky sexual behaviors with other personal and contextual factors. Data were drawn from a sample of college students who completed surveys on four occasions across 3 years and included 317 participants (48 % male; 32 % African American, 28 % Latino American, and 40 % European American) wh…
Changes in Diverse Sexual and Contraceptive Behaviors Across College
Researchers have made repeated calls for a better understanding of normative sexuality development during adolescence and young adulthood. We examined how the occurrence of seven penetrative, nonpenetrative, and contraceptive behaviors changed longitudinally across seven waves, and how individual (gender) and contextual (romantic relationship status) factors related to these changes in a sample of college students ( N = 730, M age = 18.4 at Semes…
Evaluations and Future Plans After Casual Sexual Experiences
Casual sexual relationships and experiences (CSREs) are common among emerging adults, and their diversity may contribute to variability in their associations with mental health and future romantic relationship development. The present research used multiple regression analyses to examine how CSRE type (casual dating, friends with benefits [FWB], or booty call/one-night stand) is associated with short-term outcomes of these experiences, including …
Turn-taking in mother-adolescent conversations about sexuality and conflict
The Affective Nature of Mother--Adolescent Communication Concerning Sexuality and Conflict
This 2-year longitudinal study examined the affective nature of communication between mothers and adolescents from early to mid-adolescence. Eleven- to 16-year-old adolescents and their mothers were videotaped while engaging in conversations about everyday topics, dating and sexuality, and conflicts. Nonverbal displays of affiliation, embarrassment, and contempt were found to be fairly stable across conversations, across members of the same dyad,…
Risk factors for depressive symptoms in late adolescence
In a longitudinal study, following a community sample (N = 386) from age 5, early risk factors for depressive symptomatology at age 18 were examined separately for females and males. For females, predictors included low birthweight and death of a parent; for males, they included emotional dependency and internalizing behavior problems. Depressive symptomatology at age 15 emerged as an important risk factor for both genders. Clinical implications …
How Latino American and European American adolescents discuss conflicts, sexuality, and Aids with their mothers
The authors examined how the structure of mother-adolescent conversations differs by ethnic group, age, and dyadic and individual factors. Mother-adolescent dyads of European or Latino descent participated in conversations and reported on their relationship and AIDS knowledge. Latina American mothers dominated conversations more than European American mothers, independent of socioeconomic status. Mothers dominated conversations about sexuality an…
He Said, She Said
This study examined gender differences in self‐reported and observed conversations about sexual issues. Fifty mother –adolescent dyads reported on their conversations about sexual issues and participated in videotaped conversations about dating and sexuality in a laboratory setting. Gender differences (more mother – daughter than mother –son) were found in the extent of sexual communication based on adolescents’ reports, but no gender differences…
Communication with Best Friends About Sex-Related Topics During Emerging Adulthood
Religiosity, sexual behaviors, and sexual attitudes during emerging adulthood
The current study examined associations between religiosity and sexual behaviors and attitudes during emerging adulthood. Two hundred and five emerging adults completed surveys about five aspects of their religiosity (group affiliation, attendance at religious services, attitudes, perceptions of negative sanctions, and adherence to sanctions) and their sexual behaviors (abstinence, age of onset, lifetime partners, condom use) and attitudes (conse…
Things Have Gotten Better”
Emerging adulthood involves a number of developmental changes, including in the areas of interpersonal relations, religious views, and sexuality. The current study examined individuals’ perceptions of changes in these areas as a result of the transition to university. Participants (N = 205, 61% female, age range 18 to 25) responded to open-ended questions about changes in their relationships with parents, religious views, and views about sex. The…
Are Traditional Gender Role Attitudes Associated With Risky Sexual Behavior and Condom-related Beliefs
"Sex Is Just a Normal Part of Life"
Positive sexual communication and socialization in the parent-adolescent context
This chapter provides an expanded view of parent- adolescent sexual communication and socialization in an effort to move beyond risk perspectives toward a consideration of other important aspects of sexual socialization
Ambivalent Reactions in the Parent and Offspring Relationship
Theory suggests that aging parents and their adult children experience ambivalence (conflicting emotions) as a result of unclear norms governing the tie between them. This study investigated personality differences and relationship context differences in ambivalence, as well as the reactions of parents and offspring to each other. As part of the Adult Family Study, 474 individuals from 158 family triads consisting of a mother, father, and son or …
Gender Role Development and Body Image among Male and Female First Year College Students
Does Body Image Play a Role in Risky Sexual Behavior and Attitudes
The experience of worry in parent–adult child relationships
This study examined the experience of worry in the parent–adult child relationship. A mother, father, and adult son or daughter from 213 families participated ( N = 639). Parents and adult children commonly worried about one another and their worry reflected individual characteristics (e.g., neuroticism) and relationship characteristics (e.g., importance of the relationship and ambivalence). In addition, how much adults and their parents worried …
The Validity of Observational Measures in Detecting Optimal Maternal Communication Styles
This study examined the sensitivity of an observational coding system for assessing positive and negative maternal behaviors of Latino and European American mothers toward their adolescent children. Ninety Latino (54 Spanish speaking and 35 English speaking) and 20 European American mother–adolescent dyads participated in an observational study of conversations about sexuality, AIDS, and conflicts. Associations were examined between observed mate…
Generational Differences in Gender Attitudes Between Parents and Grown Offspring
Mother-Adolescent Health Communication
Sex-Related Communication With Mothers and Close Friends During the Transition to University
The current study examines communication about sex-related topics with close friends and mothers during the first semester of college. Students (N = 182, 50% female, mean age = 18.5) completed surveys about the frequency and quality of their sex-related communication with same-sex close friends and mothers, and sexual experience and attitudes. Sex-related communication was more frequently reported by women than men and with close friends than wit…
Ambivalent Relationship Qualities Between Adults and Their Parents
This study considered whether intergenerational ambivalence has implications for each party's psychological well-being and physical health. Participants included 158 families (N = 474) with a mother, a father, and a son or daughter aged 22 to 49 years. Actor-partner interaction models revealed that parents and offspring who self-reported greater ambivalence showed poorer psychological well-being. Partner reports of ambivalence were associated wit…
Tensions in the parent and adult child relationship
Tensions are normative in the parent and adult child relationship, but there is little research on the topics that cause the most tension or whether tensions are associated with overall relationship quality. In this study, adult sons and daughters, age 22 to 49, and their mothers and fathers (N = 158 families, 474 individuals) reported the intensity of different tension topics and relationship quality (solidarity and ambivalence) with one another…
Sexual Behaviors and Attitudes and Ethnic Identity During College
This study examined ethnic differences in sexual behaviors and attitudes, and associations between ethnic identity commitment and sexual behaviors and attitudes. African American (32%), Latino American (29%), and European American (39%) first-year college students (N = 434; 52% female) completed surveys about their sexual behaviors (number of partners, condom use, and alcohol use before intercourse) and attitudes (conservative attitudes, condom-r…
Longitudinal Changes in Religiosity Among Emerging Adult College Students
Issues of religion are important aspects of the identity process, which for many emerging adults may be intensified by the college experience. This study investigated longitudinal changes in the religiosity of 434 emerging adult college students (52% female) of diverse ethnic backgrounds (32% African American, 29% Latino American, and 39% European American) during the first three semesters of university. Results suggest that changes occur through…
State Patty’s Day
College student alcohol consumption is a major concern, and is known to increase during the celebration of special events. This study examined a student-constructed holiday, State Patty's Day, at a university with a dominant drinking culture using three sources of data - coded data from Facebook groups, daily web surveys from first-year students (N= 227, 51% male, age 18 to 20; 27.3% Hispanic/Latino; of non-Hispanic/Latino, 26.9% of sample Europe…
I Got Your Back”
Psychology (70 obras) · Developmental psychology (66 obras) · Social Psychology (51 obras) · Social Psychology (46 obras) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (37 obras) · Clinical Psychology (34 obras) · Medicine (34 obras) · Human sexuality (28 obras) · Clinical Psychology (25 obras) · Demography (21 obras)