Publications

Chen, L., Fosco, G., & Tornello, S. L. (2024). Who benefits from autonomy supportive parenting? Considering individual difference in adolescent emotional reactivity. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 33(4), 1184-1197  http://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-024-02807-0

Bai, S., Tornello, S. L., Mogle, J., & Feinberg, M. (2023). Daily implementation of health protective behaviors and family life during COVID-19. Family Process, 63(1), 428-442. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12870

Farr, R. H., Tornello, S. L., & Rostosky S. S. (2022). How do LGBTQ+ parents raise well-adjusted, resilient, and thriving children? Current Directions in Psychological Science, 31(6), 526-535. https://doi.org/10.1177/09637214221121295 

Tornello, S. L. & Smith, R. A. (2022). Sexual minority mothers: A dyadic exploration of stigma, identity, support, and parental wellbeing. Journal of Homosexuality, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2022.2132580 

Riskind, R. G. & Tornello, S. L. (2022). “I think it’s too early to know”: Gender identity labels and gender expression of young children with nonbinary or binary transgender parents. Frontier Psychology: Gender, Sex, and Sexualities, 13: 916088, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.916088

Puckett, J. A., Tornello, S. L., Mustanski, B., & Newcomb, M. E. (2022). Gender variations, generational effects, and mental health of transgender people in relation to timing and status of gender identity milestones. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 9(2), 165-178. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000391

**Leal, D., Gato, J., Coimbra, S., Tasker, F., & Tornello, S. L. (2022) The Prospective Co-Parenting Relationship Scale (PCRS) for Sexual Minority and Heterosexual People: Preliminary Validation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(10), 6345-6368. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19106345 

Feinberg, M. E., Mogle, J. A., Lee, J. K., Tornello, S. L., Hostetler, M. L., *Cifelli, J. A., Bai, S., & Hotez, E. (2022). Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on parent, child, and family functioning. Family Process, 61(1), 361-374. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12649 

Feinberg, M.E., Gedaly, L., Mogle, J., Hostetler, M.L., *Cifelli, J.A., Tornello, S.L., Lee, J.K., & Jones, D.E. (2022). Building long-term family resilience through universal prevention: 10-year parent and child outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Family Process, 69(1), 76-90. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12730

Tornello, S. L. (2021). Relationship functioning of sexual minority people of color. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity 3(8), 314-327. http://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000521

Tornello, S. L. (2020). Division of labor among transgender and gender non-binary parents: Association with individual, couple, and child behavioral outcomes. Frontiers in Psychology, 11(15), 1-12. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00015

**van Houten, J., Tornello, S. L., Hoffenaar, P. J., & Bos, H. M. (2020). Understanding parenting intentions among childfree gay men: A comparison with lesbian woman and heterosexual men and women. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 430, 1-10. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00430

Goldberg, A., Tornello, S. L., Farr, R. H., Smith, J. Z., & Kahn, E. (2019). Barriers to adoption and foster care and openness to child characteristics among trans adults. Children and Youth Services Review, 109, 104699. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104699

Tornello, S. L., & Mastick, J. L. (2019). Do actions speak louder than words?: Perceptions of women's and men's branched and coincident configurations of sexual identities and behaviors. Psychology & Sexuality, 11 (3), 180-197. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19419899.2019.1666298

**Simon, K. A., Tornello, S. L., & Bos, H. M. W. (2019). Sexual minority women and parenthood: Perceptions of friendship among childfree and new parents. Journal of Lesbian Studies, 23 (4), 476-489. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10894160.2019.1634994

Tornello, S. L., Riskind, R. G., & Babic, A. (2019). Transgender and gender non-binary parents’ pathways to parenthood. Journal of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 6 (2), 232-241.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000323

*Bodnar, K., & Tornello, S. L. (2018). Does sex education help everyone?: Sex education exposure and timing as predictors of sexual health among lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual young women. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 29(1), 8-26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10474412.2018.1482219

LaDage, L. D., Tornello, S. L., Vallejera, J. M., *Baker, E. E., *Yan, Y., & *Chowdhury, A. (2018). Variation in behavioral engagement during an active learning activity leads to differential knowledge gains in college students. Advances in Physiology Education, 42, 99-103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/advan.00150.2017

**Simon, K. S., Tornello, S. L., Farr, R. H., & Bos, H. M. W. (2018). Envisioning parenthood among bisexual, lesbian, and heterosexual women. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 5, 253-259. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/sgd000026

Tornello, S. L., & Patterson, C. J. (2018). Adult children of gay fathers: Parental disclosure and parent-child relationship. Journal of Homosexuality, 65, 1152-1166. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2017.1406218

Tornello, S. L., **Ivanova, K., & Bos, H. M. W. (2017). Same-sex and mixed-sex couples in the Netherlands: Life satisfaction, relationship functioning, and conflict. Journal of Family Issues, 39, 1443-1464. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192513X17710771

Riskind, R. G., & Tornello, S. L. (2017). Sexual orientation and future parenthood in a 2011- 2013 nationally representative United States sample. Journal of Family Psychology, 31, 792-789. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/fam0000316 

Tornello, S. L., & Bos, H. M. W (2017). Parenting intentions among transgender individuals. LGBT Health, 4, 115-120. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2016.0153

Tornello, S. L., & Patterson, C. J. (2016). Gay grandfathers: Intergenerational relationships and mental health. Journal of Family Psychology, 30, 543-551. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/fam0000193 

Farr, R. H., & Tornello, S. L. (2016). The transition to parenthood and early child development in families with same-sex parents. International Journal of Birth and Parent Education, 3, 17-22.

Hu, Y. Q., Xu, Y., & Tornello, S. L. (2016). Stability of self-reported same-sex and both-sex attraction from adolescence to young adulthood. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 45, 651- 659. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-015-0541-1

Tornello, S. L., Sonnenberg, B., & Patterson, C. J. (2015). Division of labor among gay fathers: Associations with parent, couple, and child adjustment. Journal of Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 2, 365-375. https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000109 

Tornello, S. L., *Kruczkowski, S., & Patterson, C. J. (2015). Division of labor and relationship quality among male same-sex couples who became fathers via surrogacy. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 11, 375-394. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1550428X.2015.1018471

Tornello, S. L., & Patterson, C. J. (2015). Age, life pathways, and experiences of gay father: Life course perspective. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 11, 35-56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1550428X.2013.878681

Riskind, R. G., Tornello, S. L., Younger, B. C., & Patterson, C. J. (2014). Sexual identity, partner sex, and sexual health among adolescent girls in the United States. American Journal of Public Health, 104, 1957-1963. http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2014.302037 

Emery, R., & Tornello, S. L. (2014). Rejoinder to Millar and Kruk (2014): Who assumes the burden of proof when there is no neutral null hypothesis? Journal of Marriage and Family, 76, 237- 240. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12070

Tornello, S. L., Riskind,R. G., & Patterson, C. J. (2014). Sexual orientation and sexual and reproductive health among girls and young women in the United States. Journal of Adolescent Health, 54, 160-168. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.08.018

Tornello, S. L., Emery, R., Rowen, J., Potter, D., Ocker, B., & Xu, Y. (2013). Overnight custody arrangements and attachment and adjustment of very young children. Journal of Marriage and Family, 75, 871-885. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12045

Tornello, S. L., Johnson, S., & O'Connor, E. (2013). Relationship quality among lesbian mothers in planned families. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 9, 346-363. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1550428X.2013.801008

*Lick, D. J., Tornello, S. L., Riskind, R. G., Schmidt, K. M., & Patterson, C. J., (2012). Social climate for sexual minorities predicts well-being among heterosexual offspring of lesbian and gay parents. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 9, 99-112. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13178-012-0081-6

Tornello, S. L., & Patterson, C. J. (2012). Gay Fathers in mixed orientation relationships: The experiences of those who stay in their marriage and of those who leave. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 8, 85-98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1550428X.2012.641373

Tornello, S. L., Farr, R. H., & Patterson, C. J. (2011). Predictors of parenting stress among gay adoptive fathers in the United States. Journal of Family Psychology, 25, 591- 600. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0024480 

Patterson, C. J., & Tornello, S. L. (2011). Gay fathers’ pathways to parenthood: International perspectives. Zeitschrift fürFamilienforschung (Journal of Family Research), 7, 103 -116. 

* indicates undergraduate student collaborator         ** indicates graduate student collaborator

Feel free to contact Dr. Tornello at slt35 at psu dot edu