Brian Willoughby

Research Interests

Couple and Family Formation: How attitudes, values, behaviors, and other factors in young adulthood influence pathways into marriage and cohabitation and how these different trajectories change relational outcomes.

Healthy Relationship/Sexual Development: How healthy dating and marital relationships are maintained. How sexuality and sexual behaviors impact relational and individual development.

Emerging Adulthood Development: Social and interpersonal development of emerging adults (aged 18-25). How behaviors and relationships during this time period influence later development and relationships.

Research Methods: Integrating recent advances in statistical approaches to research design and analysis.

Honors and Awards

• Class of '49 Young Faculty Award, BYU (2017 - 2020)

Courses Taught

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Publications

Nathan Leonhardt Jeremy B. Yorgason Brian J Willoughby Dean M Busby Hsin-Chao Chiu Brian J Willoughby Joseph A Olsen Li Ping Su Richard B Miller Jerevie Canlas Shan Li Brian J Willoughby Y. L. Hsiao Brian J Willoughby Scott Hall Heather Luczak Dean M Busby Brian J Willoughby Jason S Carroll Brian J Willoughby Brian J Willoughby Jason S Carroll Brian J Willoughby Niece Jones Brian J Willoughby Jason S Carroll Dean M Busby Brian J Willoughby Jennifer Vitas Brian J Willoughby Jason S Carroll Jennifer Vitas Lauren Hill Alan J Hawkins Brian J Willoughby William J. Doherty William Doherty Brian J Willoughby Bruce Peterson Brian J Willoughby Jason S Carroll Brian J Willoughby Brian J Willoughby Jason S Carroll Jason S Carroll Sarah Badger Brian J Willoughby Larry J Nelson Stephanie Madsen Carolyn M. & Barry Brian J Willoughby Jason S Carroll W. J. Marshall C. Clark

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