Brent C Miller
Biographic Data
| ID | 87261 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brent C Miller |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brent C |
| FAMILY NAME | Miller |
| SIGNATURE | MILLER B C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Utah State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 43 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 419 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 43 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 14 |
Antisocial Behavior of Adoptees and Nonadoptees: Prediction from Early History and Adolescent Relationships
This study examined the contribution of demographic characteristics, early maltreatment, and peer and family relationships during adolescence to the prediction of aggressive and nonaggressive antisocial behavior (AASB and NAASB, respectively) during young adulthood; and determined whether adoption status has additional ability to predict ASB, once background, early experience, peer, and family variables were controlled. Data from adolescent and p…
An Exploratory Study about Inaccuracy and Invalidity in Adolescent Self-Report Surveys
Using Add Health data, the authors provide evidence that some adolescents gave inaccurate and/or invalid responses on a self-administered questionnaire. Further analyses show that these adolescents were much more likely to report extreme levels on psychosocial and behavioral outcome variables. A distinction was made between inaccurate responders (e.g., inaccurate/false responses due to carelessness or confusion) and jokesters (e.g., intentional f…
Mothers’ influence on the timing of first sex among 14- and 15-year-olds
Questionnaire and Interview Inconsistencies Exaggerated Differences Between Adopted and Non-Adopted Adolescents in a National Sample
In a series of adoption-related studies using the Add Health data sets, discrepancies were observed between the Add Health In-school Questionnaire and the In-home Interview data sets in the com-Address correspondence to: Xitao Fan, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, 405 Emmet Street South, Charlottesville, VA 22903 (E-mail: [email protected]). parisons between adoptees and non-adoptees on a group of behavioral and psychosocial out…
Mountains, Mormonism, Marriage, and Family: Life and Career Reflections
Key Words: Autobiographyadolescent sexualityadolescent pregnancyadolescent parenthoodtransition to parenthood
Family influences on adolescent sexual and contraceptive behavior
Studies of adolescent pregnancy risk are relevant to understanding responsible adolescent sexual behavior because most investigators have focused on the key proximal determinants of pregnancy--sexual intercourse and contraceptive use--rather than analyzing pregnancy status per se. Lesser pregnancy risk is associated with teens remaining sexually abstinent, postponing onset of intercourse, and having intercourse less often or with fewer partners, …
Social Support for Two Generations of New Mothers in Selected Populations in Korea, Hong Kong, and the United States
When a first child is born into a family, major changes occur in the lives of first time parents, and this is especially the case for new mothers. Previous research has illustrated that social support can help new mothers better understand and meet the demands of child care and parenting. In this study, the sources and types of social support reported by new mothers were compared to that of the grandmother in two generations of 301 mother-daughte…
Family Relationships and Adolescent Pregnancy Risk: A Research Synthesis
Who Is Adopted: Measuring Adoption Status Using National Survey Data
There are several advantages of using large representative samples to study adoption-related issues, and existing databases are increasingly used for this purpose. Large scale surveys are often limited, however, in the number and type of questions that are asked regarding adoption. Conceptual and methodological issues in measuring adoption status are discussed, and a rich new database-the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health (Add Hea…
Comparisons of Adopted and Nonadopted Adolescents in a Large, Nationally Representative Sample
There are conflicting findings about whether adopted children have more psychological and behavioral problems than nonadoptees. Research results are discrepant partly because many previous studies were based on small clinical samples or on samples biased by self-selection. A nationally representative school survey (Add Health) was used to compare adopted (n= 1,587) and nonadopted adolescents (total N= 87,165) across a wide variety of measures. St…
Adolescent Pregnancy and Childbearing in Relation to Infant Adoption in the United States
Approximately 80% of teen pregnancies in the United States are unintended at conception and about 75% of teen births are nonmarital. Given their unintended pregnancy and nonmarital parenting situations, a large proportion of adolescent parents might be expected to place infants for adoption. This paper summarizes trends and recent declines in adolescent pregnancy, abortion, and adoption relin-quishment. Research findings regarding adolescent preg…
Pubertal Development, Parental Communication, and Sexual Values in Relation to Adolescent Sexual Behaviors
There is great interest in understanding adolescent sexual behavior because of its links to unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. This study's purpose was to analyze biological and social antecedents of adolescent sexual intentions and behaviors, including age, pubertal development, quality of parent/adolescent communication, and adolescent sexual values. Analyses were based on longitudinal data collected in 1991, 1992, and 199…
The Timing of Sexual Intercourse among Adolescents: Family, Peer, and Other Antecedents
Children's perceptions of their relationships with their parents and peers in 1976 and 1981, respectively, along with other salient antecedent variables, were related to their age at first sexual intercourse, as reported in 1987. Data came from the National Survey of Children, a three-wave longitudinal study of 1,145 children age 7-11 (Wave 1), 12-16 (Wave 2), and 18-22 (Wave 3). Antecedent variables were taken from both Round 1 and Round 2 surve…
The Effect of Parental Supportive Behaviors on Life Satisfaction of Adolescent Offspring
Margaret H. Young, Brent C. Miller, Maria C. Norton, E. Jeffrey Hill, The Effect of Parental Supportive Behaviors on Life Satisfaction of Adolescent Offspring, Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 57, No. 3 (Aug., 1995), pp. 813-822
Single Parenting in Families of Children with Disabilities
Rearing a child with disabilities is a challenge, per- haps even more so for single parents who most often are women. Stress and negative psychological effects have been considered likely outcomes for parents of children with disabilities. With the increased family focus in the provision of services for children with disabilities, it becomes even more important to understand the sources of stress and the types of adaptations made in these familie…
Families, Science, and Values: Alternative Views of Parenting Effects and Adolescent Pregnancy
Reflexion sur le paradigme de la prevalence de l'environnement familial et de l'influence parentale dans le developpement intellectuel de l'enfant. Le mechanisme biologique joue un role plus important qu'on ne le pensait traditionnellement. L'A. etudie les bases biologiques de l'intelligence, du comportement sexuel, de la personnalite, de la psychopathologie et de l'orientation sexuelle par rapport a une problematique de la famille en tant que mo…
Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy: Model Programs and Evaluations
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Programs - Josefina J Card, James L Peterson and Catherine G Greeno Design, Monitoring, and Evaluation Small Group Sex Education at School - B Helen Thomas et al The McMaster Teen Program Enhancing Social and Cognitive Skills - Richard P Barth et al An Information and Skills Approach for Younger Teens - Marion Howard and Judith A McCabe Postponing Sexual Involvement Program A Comprehensive Age-Phased Approach - Hea…
Age at First Sexual Intercourse and the Timing of Marriage and Childbirth
Although several studies have examined determinants of age at 1st intercourse less attention has been given to consequences. In this analysis age at 1st intercourse is viewed as a life course transition which can influence rates of marriage and childbearing. Analysis is based on the National Survey of Family Growth Cycle III. Early initiation of sexual activity is associated with a relatively slow pace of family formation but early initiators do …
Correlates of Age at First Sexual Intercourse in a National Sample of Young Women
A subsample of 814 sexually experienced adolescent females from the 1979 U.S. National Survey of Young Women was analyzed to assess the correlates of age at 1st sexual intercourse. Multiple regression procedures were used to examine sets of variables sequentially. In the hierarchical regression model, the control variables (respondent's age, race, religion, and age at menarche), along with 3 independent variables (household income, ideal age at 1…
Adolescent Sexual Behavior, Pregnancy, and Parenting: Research through the 1980s
Brent C. Miller, Kristin A. Moore, Adolescent Sexual Behavior, Pregnancy, and Parenting: Research through the 1980s, Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 52, No. 4, Family Research in the 1980s: The Decade in Review (Nov., 1990), pp. 1025-1044
Adolescent Fertility-Related Behavior in the 1990s: Risking the Future Continued
This article serves as an introduction to this special issue. It provides an overview for understanding adolescent fertility-related behavior in context, and briefly reviews each of the empirical articles that follow
An "Epidemic" of Adolescent Pregnancy? Some Historical and Policy Considerations
Eunice Shriver as well as the general feel- ing in both Houses that
Family Configuration in Relation to the Sexual Behavior of Female Adolescents
Several recent studies have reported that aspects of family configuration including both sibling constellation and parents marital status are related to adolescent sexual intercourse experience. However these findings often have been based on relatively small community or regional samples and the analyses sometimes have not included adequate controls. The present study based on a national probability sample of 15-to-19-year-old women replicates o…
Educational correlates of adolescents' sexual attitudes and behavior
Sexual attitudes and behavior of high school students in relation to background and contextual factors
Although premarital sexuaUty has been an important area of research for several decades, researchers (e.g., Ehrmann, 1964; Reiss, 1960, 1967) empha? sized attitudes or standards and mostly used college-age samples. One of the major recent shifts in this area has been toward studying younger adolescents (Chilman, 1983; Coales & Stokes, 1986; Diepold & Young, 1979; Sorensen, 1973). National sample surveys have documented that the proportion of adol…
Adolescent Sexual Behavior, Pregnancy, and Parenting: Research through the 1980s
Brent C. Miller, Kristin A. Moore, Adolescent Sexual Behavior, Pregnancy, and Parenting: Research through the 1980s, Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 52, No. 4, Family Research in the 1980s: The Decade in Review (Nov., 1990), pp. 1025-1044
Parental Discipline and Control Attempts in Relation to Adolescent Sexual Attitudes and Behavior
Brent C. Miller, J. Kelly McCoy, Terrance D. Olson, Christopher M. Wallace, Parental Discipline and Control Attempts in Relation to Adolescent Sexual Attitudes and Behavior, Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 48, No. 3 (Aug., 1986), pp. 503-512
Family influences on adolescent sexual and contraceptive behavior
Studies of adolescent pregnancy risk are relevant to understanding responsible adolescent sexual behavior because most investigators have focused on the key proximal determinants of pregnancy--sexual intercourse and contraceptive use--rather than analyzing pregnancy status per se. Lesser pregnancy risk is associated with teens remaining sexually abstinent, postponing onset of intercourse, and having intercourse less often or with fewer partners, …
Pubertal Development, Parental Communication, and Sexual Values in Relation to Adolescent Sexual Behaviors
There is great interest in understanding adolescent sexual behavior because of its links to unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. This study's purpose was to analyze biological and social antecedents of adolescent sexual intentions and behaviors, including age, pubertal development, quality of parent/adolescent communication, and adolescent sexual values. Analyses were based on longitudinal data collected in 1991, 1992, and 199…
An Exploratory Study about Inaccuracy and Invalidity in Adolescent Self-Report Surveys
Using Add Health data, the authors provide evidence that some adolescents gave inaccurate and/or invalid responses on a self-administered questionnaire. Further analyses show that these adolescents were much more likely to report extreme levels on psychosocial and behavioral outcome variables. A distinction was made between inaccurate responders (e.g., inaccurate/false responses due to carelessness or confusion) and jokesters (e.g., intentional f…
The Timing of Sexual Intercourse among Adolescents: Family, Peer, and Other Antecedents
Children's perceptions of their relationships with their parents and peers in 1976 and 1981, respectively, along with other salient antecedent variables, were related to their age at first sexual intercourse, as reported in 1987. Data came from the National Survey of Children, a three-wave longitudinal study of 1,145 children age 7-11 (Wave 1), 12-16 (Wave 2), and 18-22 (Wave 3). Antecedent variables were taken from both Round 1 and Round 2 surve…
Sexual attitudes and behavior of high school students in relation to background and contextual factors
Although premarital sexuaUty has been an important area of research for several decades, researchers (e.g., Ehrmann, 1964; Reiss, 1960, 1967) empha? sized attitudes or standards and mostly used college-age samples. One of the major recent shifts in this area has been toward studying younger adolescents (Chilman, 1983; Coales & Stokes, 1986; Diepold & Young, 1979; Sorensen, 1973). National sample surveys have documented that the proportion of adol…
Theories of Adolescent Heterosexual Behavior
Although some of the research on adolescent heterosexual behavior links empirical results to existing theories, many studies appear to be the-oretically barren and uninformed. Two of the major paradigms on sexuality-that it is both inner driven and socially shaped-are used to organize theoretical strands in previous work. This paper reviews research and theoretical perspectives that seem to be most useful in understanding adolescent sexual behavi…
A Multivariate Developmental Model of Marital Satisfaction
The Effect of Parental Supportive Behaviors on Life Satisfaction of Adolescent Offspring
Margaret H. Young, Brent C. Miller, Maria C. Norton, E. Jeffrey Hill, The Effect of Parental Supportive Behaviors on Life Satisfaction of Adolescent Offspring, Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 57, No. 3 (Aug., 1995), pp. 813-822
Age at First Sexual Intercourse and the Timing of Marriage and Childbirth
Although several studies have examined determinants of age at 1st intercourse less attention has been given to consequences. In this analysis age at 1st intercourse is viewed as a life course transition which can influence rates of marriage and childbearing. Analysis is based on the National Survey of Family Growth Cycle III. Early initiation of sexual activity is associated with a relatively slow pace of family formation but early initiators do …
Dating Age and Stage as Correlates of Adolescent Sexual Attitudes and Behavior
Dating experiences, especially the type or stage of dating, have consistently been found to be related to premarital sexual behavior. Findings regarding the age at 1st date and sexual behavior have been less consistent. This paper examined the age at which dating began and the type of dating relationship as correlates of premarital sexual attitudes and behavior among mid-teen adolescents. The analyses were based on a sample of high school student…
Correlates of Age at First Sexual Intercourse in a National Sample of Young Women
A subsample of 814 sexually experienced adolescent females from the 1979 U.S. National Survey of Young Women was analyzed to assess the correlates of age at 1st sexual intercourse. Multiple regression procedures were used to examine sets of variables sequentially. In the hierarchical regression model, the control variables (respondent's age, race, religion, and age at menarche), along with 3 independent variables (household income, ideal age at 1…
Educational correlates of adolescents' sexual attitudes and behavior
Antisocial Behavior of Adoptees and Nonadoptees: Prediction from Early History and Adolescent Relationships
This study examined the contribution of demographic characteristics, early maltreatment, and peer and family relationships during adolescence to the prediction of aggressive and nonaggressive antisocial behavior (AASB and NAASB, respectively) during young adulthood; and determined whether adoption status has additional ability to predict ASB, once background, early experience, peer, and family variables were controlled. Data from adolescent and p…
Family Configuration in Relation to the Sexual Behavior of Female Adolescents
Several recent studies have reported that aspects of family configuration including both sibling constellation and parents marital status are related to adolescent sexual intercourse experience. However these findings often have been based on relatively small community or regional samples and the analyses sometimes have not included adequate controls. The present study based on a national probability sample of 15-to-19-year-old women replicates o…
Adolescent Pregnancy and Childbearing in Relation to Infant Adoption in the United States
Approximately 80% of teen pregnancies in the United States are unintended at conception and about 75% of teen births are nonmarital. Given their unintended pregnancy and nonmarital parenting situations, a large proportion of adolescent parents might be expected to place infants for adoption. This paper summarizes trends and recent declines in adolescent pregnancy, abortion, and adoption relin-quishment. Research findings regarding adolescent preg…
On Methods of Studying Marriages and Families
Philosophical issues are raised about the diverse and complex methods used in studying marriage and family phenomena. Research methods in this field are recognized as having much in common with the more general research strategies of the social and behavioral sciences. Advances in methodological approaches and tools are reviewed, emphasizing design, measurement, and analytic developments that have been most important to marriage and family resear…
Who Is Adopted: Measuring Adoption Status Using National Survey Data
There are several advantages of using large representative samples to study adoption-related issues, and existing databases are increasingly used for this purpose. Large scale surveys are often limited, however, in the number and type of questions that are asked regarding adoption. Conceptual and methodological issues in measuring adoption status are discussed, and a rich new database-the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health (Add Hea…
Questionnaire and Interview Inconsistencies Exaggerated Differences Between Adopted and Non-Adopted Adolescents in a National Sample
In a series of adoption-related studies using the Add Health data sets, discrepancies were observed between the Add Health In-school Questionnaire and the In-home Interview data sets in the com-Address correspondence to: Xitao Fan, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, 405 Emmet Street South, Charlottesville, VA 22903 (E-mail: [email protected]). parisons between adoptees and non-adoptees on a group of behavioral and psychosocial out…
Families, Science, and Values: Alternative Views of Parenting Effects and Adolescent Pregnancy
Reflexion sur le paradigme de la prevalence de l'environnement familial et de l'influence parentale dans le developpement intellectuel de l'enfant. Le mechanisme biologique joue un role plus important qu'on ne le pensait traditionnellement. L'A. etudie les bases biologiques de l'intelligence, du comportement sexuel, de la personnalite, de la psychopathologie et de l'orientation sexuelle par rapport a une problematique de la famille en tant que mo…
Adolescent Self-Esteem in Relation to Sexual Attitudes and Behavior
This study examines the relationship between self-esteem and sexual behavior in a high school-aged relatively conservative sample. The study is based on 1983 and 1984 samples (total n=2423) of adolescents attending public high schools in Utah New Mexico and California. Entire classes of high school students from 20 high schools were asked to participate in the study. Adolescents were aged 14-19 when the survey was conducted. The sample was about …
Child Density, Marital Satisfaction, and Conventionalization: A Research Note
For most of the history of family research marital and parental variables have been viewed as having effects on the personality and social development of children. The introduction of the opposite perspective, namely, that children influence parents, and particularly the marital relationship, is a relatively new development. In this latter stream of research there have recently appeared at least two articles which relate the concept of child dens…
A Survey of Recent Marriage and Family Texts
Introduction Textbooks provide an interesting opportunity to feel the pulse of a field of study. It has even been argued that texts reflect the paradigmatic status of normal science (Kuhn, 1970). With these thoughts in mind, we have prepared a comparative review of nearly two dozen recent textbooks in the field of marriage and family studies. Our first purpose is to provide some guidance for potential users of the texts by assessing their relativ…
Mountains, Mormonism, Marriage, and Family: Life and Career Reflections
Key Words: Autobiographyadolescent sexualityadolescent pregnancyadolescent parenthoodtransition to parenthood
Studying the Quality of Marriage Cross-Sectionally
Child Density, Marital Satisfaction, and Conventionalization: A Research Note
For most of the history of family research marital and parental variables have been viewed as having effects on the personality and social development of children. The introduction of the opposite perspective, namely, that children influence parents, and particularly the marital relationship, is a relatively new development. In this latter stream of research there have recently appeared at least two articles which relate the concept of child dens…
The Abortion Experience: Psychological and Medical Impact
A Multivariate Developmental Model of Marital Satisfaction
The Attitudes and Activities of Contemporary Family Theorists
One hundred and three family scholars were surveyed about their attitudes and the nature and extent of their activities related to family theory development. The questionnaire data are utilized to describe the background characteristics of family theorists and the project in which they are engaged. Conceptual frameworks or theoretical perspectives are often used, but some of the traditional frameworks are identified with and used infrequently whi…
The Family, Marriage, and Social Change
"Letter to the Editor"
Family Influences on the Development of Creativity in Children: An Integrative Review
Analytic Family Texts: From Tradition to Diversity
Sage Family Studies Abstracts
A Survey of Recent Marriage and Family Texts
Introduction Textbooks provide an interesting opportunity to feel the pulse of a field of study. It has even been argued that texts reflect the paradigmatic status of normal science (Kuhn, 1970). With these thoughts in mind, we have prepared a comparative review of nearly two dozen recent textbooks in the field of marriage and family studies. Our first purpose is to provide some guidance for potential users of the texts by assessing their relativ…
On Methods of Studying Marriages and Families
Philosophical issues are raised about the diverse and complex methods used in studying marriage and family phenomena. Research methods in this field are recognized as having much in common with the more general research strategies of the social and behavioral sciences. Advances in methodological approaches and tools are reviewed, emphasizing design, measurement, and analytic developments that have been most important to marriage and family resear…
Primary prevention of adolescent pregnancy: Promoting family involvement through a school curriculum
Dating Age and Stage as Correlates of Adolescent Sexual Attitudes and Behavior
Dating experiences, especially the type or stage of dating, have consistently been found to be related to premarital sexual behavior. Findings regarding the age at 1st date and sexual behavior have been less consistent. This paper examined the age at which dating began and the type of dating relationship as correlates of premarital sexual attitudes and behavior among mid-teen adolescents. The analyses were based on a sample of high school student…
Parental Discipline and Control Attempts in Relation to Adolescent Sexual Attitudes and Behavior
Brent C. Miller, J. Kelly McCoy, Terrance D. Olson, Christopher M. Wallace, Parental Discipline and Control Attempts in Relation to Adolescent Sexual Attitudes and Behavior, Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 48, No. 3 (Aug., 1986), pp. 503-512
Theories of Adolescent Heterosexual Behavior
Although some of the research on adolescent heterosexual behavior links empirical results to existing theories, many studies appear to be the-oretically barren and uninformed. Two of the major paradigms on sexuality-that it is both inner driven and socially shaped-are used to organize theoretical strands in previous work. This paper reviews research and theoretical perspectives that seem to be most useful in understanding adolescent sexual behavi…
Family configuration and adolescent sexual attitudes and behavior
Adolescent Self-Esteem in Relation to Sexual Attitudes and Behavior
This study examines the relationship between self-esteem and sexual behavior in a high school-aged relatively conservative sample. The study is based on 1983 and 1984 samples (total n=2423) of adolescents attending public high schools in Utah New Mexico and California. Entire classes of high school students from 20 high schools were asked to participate in the study. Adolescents were aged 14-19 when the survey was conducted. The sample was about …
Educational correlates of adolescents' sexual attitudes and behavior
Sexual attitudes and behavior of high school students in relation to background and contextual factors
Although premarital sexuaUty has been an important area of research for several decades, researchers (e.g., Ehrmann, 1964; Reiss, 1960, 1967) empha? sized attitudes or standards and mostly used college-age samples. One of the major recent shifts in this area has been toward studying younger adolescents (Chilman, 1983; Coales & Stokes, 1986; Diepold & Young, 1979; Sorensen, 1973). National sample surveys have documented that the proportion of adol…
An "Epidemic" of Adolescent Pregnancy? Some Historical and Policy Considerations
Eunice Shriver as well as the general feel- ing in both Houses that
Family Configuration in Relation to the Sexual Behavior of Female Adolescents
Several recent studies have reported that aspects of family configuration including both sibling constellation and parents marital status are related to adolescent sexual intercourse experience. However these findings often have been based on relatively small community or regional samples and the analyses sometimes have not included adequate controls. The present study based on a national probability sample of 15-to-19-year-old women replicates o…
Correlates of Age at First Sexual Intercourse in a National Sample of Young Women
A subsample of 814 sexually experienced adolescent females from the 1979 U.S. National Survey of Young Women was analyzed to assess the correlates of age at 1st sexual intercourse. Multiple regression procedures were used to examine sets of variables sequentially. In the hierarchical regression model, the control variables (respondent's age, race, religion, and age at menarche), along with 3 independent variables (household income, ideal age at 1…
Adolescent Sexual Behavior, Pregnancy, and Parenting: Research through the 1980s
Brent C. Miller, Kristin A. Moore, Adolescent Sexual Behavior, Pregnancy, and Parenting: Research through the 1980s, Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 52, No. 4, Family Research in the 1980s: The Decade in Review (Nov., 1990), pp. 1025-1044
Adolescent Fertility-Related Behavior in the 1990s: Risking the Future Continued
This article serves as an introduction to this special issue. It provides an overview for understanding adolescent fertility-related behavior in context, and briefly reviews each of the empirical articles that follow
Psychology (42 works) · Developmental psychology (33 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (21 works) · Demography (17 works) · Population (17 works) · Social Psychology (17 works) · Sociology (16 works) · Medicine (15 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (13 works) · Demography (12 works)