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Kara Joyner
Researcher at Bowling Green State University
Publications - 40
Citations - 4300
Kara Joyner is an academic researcher from Bowling Green State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Cohabitation. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 40 publications receiving 4064 citations. Previous affiliations of Kara Joyner include University of California, Davis & Cornell University.
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Adolescent Sexual Orientation and Suicide Risk: Evidence From a National Study
Stephen T. Russell,Kara Joyner +1 more
TL;DR: Evidence is provided that sexual minority youths are more likely than their peers to think about and attempt suicide and that critical youth suicide risk factors, including depression, hopelessness, alcohol abuse, recent suicide attempts by a peer or a family member, and experiences of victimization provide strong evidence.
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The Ties That Bind: Principles of Cohesion in Cohabitation and Marriage
Julie Brines,Kara Joyner +1 more
TL;DR: The authors found that married couples who adopt a more specialized division of labor are less likely to divorce, but the effect is modest, while the female cohabitor earns more than her partner.
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National Estimates of Adolescent Romantic Relationships
TL;DR: Romantic relationships are a central concern not only to adolescents, but also to researchers studying adolescence and the transition to young adulthood as mentioned in this paper, and romantic relationships serve several important functions for youth They are critical to relatedness and autonomy developmental processes that are linked to secure attachment.
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You don't bring me anything but down: adolescent romance and depression.
Kara Joyner,J R Udry +1 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that females' greater vulnerability to romantic involvement explains a large part of the emerging sex difference in depression during adolescence.
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Do Race and Ethnicity Matter among Friends? Activities among Interracial, Interethnic, and Intraethnic Adolescent Friends
Grace Kao,Kara Joyner +1 more
TL;DR: Using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (or Add Health), a nationally representative sample of adolescents in 1994-1995, this article examined if and how friendship activities differ among adolescents.