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Institute for Family Studies
Trends in Young Adult Happiness: 1990 to 2022
(by Nick)
The Family Studies Blog
(by Nick)
The Family Studies Blog
(by Nick)
Quillette
Father Absence Has Already Peaked
(by Nick)
The Family Studies Blog
There’s No Huge Gender Gap in Being Single Among Young Adults
(by Nick)
The Family Studies Blog
Testing Common Theories on the Relationship Between Premarital Sex and Marital Stability
(by Nick & Jesse Smith)
The Family Studies Blog
New Research on Cheap Sex and Marriage Chances
(by Nick & Sam Perry)
The Family Studies Blog
How We Should Really Think About Divorce: A Response to Cornwall and Coltrane
(by Nick)
Arc Digital
The Pros and Cons of Contraception
(by Nick)
The Salt Lake Tribune
Trudeau’s Response to the Trucker Protest is Harsh but Understandable
(by Nick)
Arc Digital
The New Dirty War Against Faculty
(by Nick)
The Family Studies Blog
(by Nick)
Deseret News
The Family Studies Blog
Is the Sex Recession Turning into a Great Sex Depression?
(by Nick)
The Family Studies Blog
A Plea for the New Department of Education Guidelines on Campus Sexual Misconduct
(by Nick)
Salt Lake Tribune
Reaching a Compromise on Assault Weapons
(by Nick)
Social Forces
Review of Enduring Bonds, by Philip Cohen
(by Nick)
Family Studies Blog
Marriage Means Community Engagement: A Response to Mandy Len Catron
(by Nick)
Quillette
Happiness and Academic Malpractice
(by Nick)
Family Studies Blog
Are Married People Still Happier?
(by Nick)
Family Studies Blog
Trends in the Intergenerational Transmission of Divorce, 1973-2018
(by Nick)
Family Studies Blog
Can Intelligence Predict Income?
(by Nick)
Quillette
I Know what Intersectionality Is, and I Wish it Were Less Important
(by Nick)
Family Studies Blog
Does Having Children Make People Happier in the Long Run?
(by Nick)
Family Studies Blog
Does Sexual History Affect Marital Happiness?
(by Nick)
Family Studies Blog
Promiscuous America: Smart, Secular, and Somewhat Less Happy
Family Studies Blog
(by Nick)
The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal blog
Quillette (edited version reprinted in the Wall Street Journal)
Pursuit of Injustice: Further Adventures Under Title IX
(by Nick)
Deseret News
Frivolous Title IX Investigations Are an Insult to Real Sexual Assault Victims
(by Nick)
Quillette
How I Survived the Title IX Star Chamber
(by Nick)
Family Studies Blog
America’s Generation Gap in Extramarital Sex
(by Nick)
Family Studies Blog
(by Nick)
Family Studies Blog
(by Nick)
Huffingington Post
(by Nick)
National Review
(by Nick & W. Bradford Wilcox)
Institute for Family Studies research brief
Men & Marriage: Debunking the Ball and Chain Myth
(by Nick & W. Bradford Wilcox)
Family Studies Blog
New Research on the Intergenerational Transmission of Divorce
(by Nick)
Family Studies Blog
Real Insights About Pornography and Marriage
(by Nick)
Huffingington Post
(by Nick)
Family Studies Blog
Counterintuitive Trends in the Link Between Premarital Sex and Marital Stability
(by Nick)
First Things
(by Nick & W. Bradford Wilcox)
Family Studies Blog
How to Talk about Single Motherhood
(by Nick)
Huffington Post
(by Nick)
National Review
Look Beyond Ferguson and Baltimore: The Good News about Black Men
(by Nick and W. Bradford Wilcox)
The Atlantic
How the Church Helps Black Men Flourish in America
(by Nick and W. Bradford Wilcox)
Family Studies Blog / National Review
Better Together: Religious Attendance, Gender, and Relationship Quality
(by Nick and W. Bradford Wilcox)
Huffington Post
To Save Lives, Make Peace with Assad Now
(by Nick)
Huffington Post
Republicans Have Happier Marriages. How Should Democrats React?
(by Nick)
Family Studies Blog
More than Money: The Liberal-Conservative Divide in Marriage
(by Nick & W. Bradford Wilcox)
Family Studies Blog
Red Families vs. Blue Families: Which Are Happier?
(by Nick & W. Bradford Wilcox)
National Review
(by Nick)
The Family Studies Blog
Replicating the Goldilocks Theory of Marriage and Divorce
(by Nick)
The Family Studies Blog
Want to Avoid Divorce? Wait to Get Married, But Not Too Long
(by Nick)
The Pacific Standard
The Changing Economics of Single Motherhood
(by Nick)
The Family Studies Blog
Sex and Divorce: What’s the Connection?
(by Nick and W. Bradford Wilcox)
The Academe Blog
(by Nick)The Atlantic
For Female Scientists, There’s No Good Time to Have Children
(by Nick)
Salt Lake Tribune
When Biology Does Affect Women’s Academic Careers
(by Nick)
CNN
Children of Divorce Vow to Break Cycle, Create Enduring Marriages
Slate
New York Times
What You Need to Know if You’re an Academic and Want to Be a Mom
MSN Money
15 Financial Moves to Make Before You Divorce
The Week
9 Negative Effects Divorce Reportedly Has on Children
Chronicle of Higher Education
ABC News
New York Gay Couples Rush to Marry, Perhaps Divorce
Deseret News
Ivory Tower Not Most Family-Friendly Place
Seattle Times
Marriage as Learned Behavior: Can Divorce be Foretold?
Del Mar Times
Economic Recovery Drives up Divorce Rate
Charlotte Observer
As Economy Improves, Divorces Rise
Huffington Post
Utah Lawmaker’s Proposal Would Create Additional Hurdle For Divorcing Parents
CNN
Study: Children of Multiple Divorces Likely to Do the Same
Salt Lake Tribune
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