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BYU study examines how religious faith bolsters family hope and unity

Tyler Stahle
By Tyler Stahle
October 16, 2023
A new study from BYU finds that a family’s religious beliefs and practices are a key catalyst to promote hope in the future and hope to manage personal challenges, which can help families build resiliency and unity.
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Intellect

Snooze or lose: BYU study says nighttime routines impact teen sleep duration

By Shelby Clark
June 20, 2023
With summer in full swing and daily schedules changing, teenagers may be rolling out of bed closer to lunchtime than breakfast. And while the occasional late night is fun, research suggests that poor sleep habits are linked to a host of health problems such as obesity, depression, anxiety, and learning disorders. A new study from BYU found that the activities teens do before bed significantly impact the quantity of their sleep.
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Intellect

Pornography use at any level harms romantic relationships, says new BYU study

Tyler Stahle
By Tyler Stahle
March 09, 2023
Avoiding pornography is vital to developing a healthy and long-term romantic relationship, says a new study from BYU.
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Intellect

BYU study examines how missionary service helps female students find strengths, make informed career decisions

Tyler Stahle
By Tyler Stahle
February 28, 2023
The study found that female Latter-day Saint students at BYU who take gap time to serve a mission were more likely to be accepted into limited enrollment programs and find majors with higher expected salaries.
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Intellect

It just makes cents: BYU study shows children need hands-on experience to learn financial responsibility

By Emily Lambert
September 22, 2022
Children who are given opportunities to manage money when they're young are more likely to be financially responsible as they enter adulthood, says a new study from BYU.
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Intellect

Would Mirabel from “Encanto” be as connected to her family if she lived in the US? BYU study says yes

Tyler Stahle
By Tyler Stahle
February 03, 2022
Research from BYU professor of family life Jocelyn Wikle suggests that Mirabel would have a strong family connection even if she lived in the U.S. According to her research, Latino teens in the U.S. may be different from teens in other racial/ethnic groups due to distinctive cultural norms and family values, such as those displayed in “Encanto.”

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Intellect

Teaching kids about money pays off — in finances and relationships, BYU study shows

Tyler Stahle
By Tyler Stahle
January 13, 2022
A new study from BYU discovered that children who learn proper money management behavior from their parents have more fulfilling relationships with their significant others in young adulthood.
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Intellect

BYU study finds that princess culture can have a positive impact on child development

Tyler Stahle
By Tyler Stahle
July 25, 2021
In the longest study to date on the impact of princess media on consumers, new research from BYU professor Sarah Coyne found that children who engaged with princess culture were more likely to later hold progressive views about women and subscribe less to attitudes of hegemonic masculinity.
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Intellect

10-year BYU study shows elevated suicide risk from excess social media time for young teen girls

By Christie Allen
February 03, 2021
In the longest study to date on the effects of social media on teens, BYU research found a correlation between time spent on social media and suicidality risk among teenage girls.
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Intellect

Father-friendly workplaces make finer families

Aaron Sorenson
By Aaron Sorenson
June 18, 2020
Employers are in a unique situation where they can either support father involvement in the family, or they can be a barrier.
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Is video game addiction real?

By Cami Buckley
May 12, 2020
Long-term BYU study looks at the effect of video game play and the trajectories of addiction
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Intellect

BYU researchers: Parents should be more intentional about financial conversations with kids

Aaron Sorenson
By Aaron Sorenson
February 27, 2020
Family discussion about money can enhance children’s financial knowledge and reduce future financial instability.
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Does time spent on social media impact mental health? New BYU study shows screen time isn’t the problem.

By Cami Buckley
October 20, 2019
New research led by Sarah Coyne, a professor of family life at Brigham Young University, found that the amount of time spent on social media is not directly increasing anxiety or depression in teenagers.
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Intellect

How you feel about your home is more important than the size

June 19, 2019
Although home environments affect the way many feel which, in turn, has the potential to influence family relationships, researchers at BYU recently found that how individuals perceive the space (too crowded or too spread out) in their homes has more of an effect on family functioning than actual characteristics, such as the size of the house or number of bedrooms.
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Helicopter parenting: Control vs. support makes all the difference

By Jayne Edwards
June 17, 2019
BYU researchers identify three different kinds of helicopter parents
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Intellect

Study: Serious dating can create serious challenges for teens

By Jayne Edwards
March 06, 2019
Considering a host of social pressures and stresses that adolescents experience, the addition of a relationship to the equation can have a negative impact, according to a study from BYU professor of family life Adam Rogers.
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BYU marriage and family therapy program honored nationally for research

February 13, 2019
The BYU marriage and family therapy program was recently named the No. 1 program of its kind for research productivity.
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Checked off "the talk" with your teen? Not so fast: one isn't enough

By Jayne Edwards
September 30, 2018
Patting yourself on the back for gritting through “the talk” with your kid? Not so fast: new research from BYU family life professor Laura Padilla-Walker suggests that when it comes to your teens, one vague and generic conversation about sex is not enough.
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