Center for Family and Demographic Research

Monica Longmore
mseff@bgsu.edu 
(419)372-2408
Curriculum Vitae

Professor of Sociology

Ph.D., Washington State University, 1991

Dr. Longmore's work examines how individuals define themselves in terms of various identities, attitudes, beliefs, values, motives, and experiences, along with self-evaluations of these personality components. Specifically, her present research examines adolescents' self-conceptions, heterosexual relationships, and sexual behavior.

Recent Publications:

Halpern-Meekin, S. C., Manning, W. D., Giordano, P. C., & Longmore, M. A. (Forthcoming). Relationship churning, physical violence, and verbal abuse in young adult relationships. Journal of Marriage and Family. 

Longmore, M. A., Johnson, W. L., Manning, W. D., & Giordano, P. C. (Forthcoming). HIV testing among heterosexual young adults: The influence of individual attitudes and behaviors, partner’s risk-taking, and relationship dynamics. Journal of Sex Research.

Manning, W. D., Giordano, P. C., Longmore, M. A., & Flanigan, C. (2012). Young adult dating relationships and management of sexual risk. Population Research and Policy Review. 31, 165-185.

Longmore, M. A., Manning, W. D., & Giordano, P. C. (2012). Parent-child relationships in adolescence. In M. Fine & F. Fincham (Eds.), Handbook of Family Theories: A Content-Based Approach. New York, NY: Routledge.

Giordano, P. C., Seffrin, P. M., Manning, W. D., &, Longmore, M. A. (2011). Parenthood and crime: The role of wantedness, relationships with partners and SES. Journal of Criminal Justice 39(5), 405-416.

Lyons, H. A., Giordano, P. C., Manning, W. D., & Longmore, M. A. (2011). Identity, peer relationships, and adolescent girls’ sexual behavior: An exploration of the contemporary double standard. Journal of Sex Research 48(5):437-449. PMCID: PMC3101306

Johnson, W. L., Giordano, P. C., Manning, W. D., & Longmore, M. A. (2011). Parent-child relations and offending during young adulthood. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 40(7), 786-799. doi: 10.1007/s10964-010-9591-9

Lonardo, R. A., Manning, W. D., Giordano, P. C., & Longmore, M. A. (2011). Offending, substance use, and cohabitation in young adulthood. Sociological Forum, 25(4), 787-803. NIHMS: 234543. doi: 10.1111/j.1573-7861.2010.01212.x

Warner, T. D., Giordano, P. C., Manning, W.D ., & Longmore, M. A. (2011). Everybody’s doin’ it (right?): Neighborhood norms and sexual activity in adolescence.  Social Science Research, 40(6), 1676-1690.

Nomaguchi, K. M., Giordano, P. C., Manning, W. D., & Longmore, M. A. (2011). Adolescents’ gender mistrust: Variations and implications for the quality of romantic relationships. Journal of Marriage and Family, 73, 1032-1047. doi:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2011.00855.x

Warner, T. D., Manning, W. D., Giordano, P. C., & Longmore, M. A. (2011). Relationship formation and stability in emerging adulthood: Do sex ratios matter? Social Forces, 90(1), 269-295. doi:10.1093/sf/90.1.269Giordano, P.C.,

Lonardo, R. A., Manning, W. D., Giordano, P. C., & Longmore, M. A. (2011). Offending, substance use, and cohabitation in young adulthood. Sociological Forum, 25(4), 787-803. NIHMS: 234543. doi: 10.1111/j.1573-7861.2010.01212.x

Lonardo, R. A., Manning, W. D., & Longmore, M. A. (2010). Adolescent romance and delinquency: a further exploration of Hirschi’s “Cold and Brittle” relationships hypothesis. Criminology, 48(4), 919-946. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2010.00208.x

Lyons, H. A., Giordano, P. C., Manning. W. D., & Longmore, M. A. (2010). Identity, peer relationships, and adolescent girls’ sexual behavior: an exploration of the contemporary double standard. Journal of Sex Research, 47, 1-13.

Giordano, P. C., Soto, D. A., Manning, W. D., & Longmore, M. A. (2010). The characteristics of romantic relationships associated with teen dating violence. Social Science Research. 39(6):863-874.

Giordano, P.C., Manning, W.D., & Longmore, M.A.. (2010). Affairs of the heart: Qualities of adolescent romantic relationships and sexual behavior. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 20(4), 983-1013. NIHMSID#197102.

Manning, W.D., Flanigan, C.M., Giordano, P.C., & Longmore, M.A. (2009). Relationship dynamics and consistency of condom use among adolescents. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 41(3), 181-190. PMC Journal – In process.

Longmore, M.A., Eng, A.L., Giordano, P.C., & Manning, W.D. (2009). Parenting and adolescents’ sexual initiation. Journal of Marriage and Family, 71, 969-982. NIHMS135402.

Lonardo, R.A., Giordano, P.C., Longmore, M.A., & Manning, W.D. (2009). Parents, friends, and romantic partners: Enmeshment in deviant networks and adolescent delinquency involvement. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 38(3), 367-383. PMC Journal – In process.

Giordano, P.C., Longmore, M.A., Manning, W.D., & Northcutt, M.J. (2009). Adolescent identities and sexual behavior: An examination of Anderson’s ‘player’ hypothesis. Social Forces, 87(4), 1813-1844. NIHMSID #134379.