Publications
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Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Jensen, T., & Sanner, C. (2026). Development and psychometric evaluation of a new measure of stepparent-adolescent interaction. Family Transitions, 67(1), 7-33. https://doi.org/10.1080/28375300.2025.2588993
Zhao, Y., Jensen, T., & Munger, A. (2026). Testing the family stress model across diverse family structures in the United States. Journal of Family Psychology, 40(1), 146–151. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0001401
Jensen, T. (2025). Having a house but not a home: A critical reflection on prioritizing youth perspectives and well-being in research on family structural transitions. Journal of Family Theory & Review. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.70026
Jensen, T. (2025). Types and attributes of stepparent-adolescent interaction: A qualitative analysis. Family Transitions, 66(8), 613-641. https://doi.org/10.1080/28375300.2025.2530241
Jensen, T., & Zhao, Y. (2025). A systematic review of correlates of stepparent-child relationship quality from children’s perspectives: A ten-year update. Journal of Family Theory & Review, 17(3), 656-690. http://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.70002
Jensen, T. (2025). Advice for new stepparents from the perspective of stepchildren who experienced stepfamily formation during adolescence. Journal of Family Issues, 46(8), 1251-1272. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X251347321
Jensen, T., & Li, X. (2025). Bidirectional associations between family belonging and youth well-being over time: Family structure as a moderating influence. Journal of Adolescent Health, 77(5), 894-899. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2025.07.005
Russell, L., Jensen, T., Beckmeyer, J., & Su-Russell, C. (2025). Examining equifinality and multifinality using outcome-partitioned person-centered analyses: A proof-of-concept with youth developmental assets and health. Journal of Family Theory & Review, 17(3), 579-599. http://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.70003
Zhao, Y., Jensen, T., & Munger, A. (2025). Latent profile analysis of family and school supports among Chinese adolescents in stepfamilies. Family Process, 64(1), e13086. http://doi.org/10.1111/famp.13086
Jensen, T., King, E., & Bowen, G. (2025). Assessing personal and family strengths among active-duty military members to predict risk of self-directed harm and interpersonal violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251345462
Jensen, T., Zerden, L., & Lombardi, B. (2025). Identifying educational pathways to graduate-level behavioral health professions: A latent class analysis. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 52, 480-504. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-025-09937-3
Jensen, T., Duh-Leong, C., Tamkin, V., & Verbiest, S. (2025). Prioritized functions of family systems over time: A qualitative analysis. Journal of Family Issues, 46(3), 535-559.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X241273111
Jensen, T., Zerden, L., & Lombardi, B. (2025). A representative profile of MSW graduates in the United States. Social Work, 70(1), 19-29. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swae047
Harris, K. R., Bowen, G., & Jensen, T. (2025). Resiliency of role performance among United States Air Force personnel: The direct and interactive influence of cognitive fitness and confidence in social connections. Military Psychology, 37(5), 451-463. https://doi.org/10.1080/08995605.2024.2398832
Fraher, E., Jensen, T., Tran, A., Galloway, E., Weiss, J., & Lombardi, B. (2025). Toward a better understanding of primary care physician career typologies. Medical Care. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000002167
Godoy, S., Chapman, M., Jensen, T., Bath, E., Abrams, L., Goode, R., & Hall, W. (2025). Heterogeneity in family dynamics among adolescents engaging in high-risk sexual behaviors: A latent class analysis. Frontiers in Public Health, 13, 1602085. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1602085
Phillips, J., Wilson, A., Jensen, T., Marcus, S., Ansong, D., & Masa, R. (2025). The impact of community-level social and economic factors on healthcare access among individuals with mental illness. Journal of Theoretical Social Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1155/jts5/1593646
Krueger, D., Zerden, L., Jensen, T., & Lombardi, B. (2025). Burnout and job satisfaction among U.S. peer recovery support specialists: Personal resilience and satisfaction with supervisor and organizational support as mediating mechanisms. Community Mental Health Journal. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-025-01515-3
Metz, A., Jensen, T., Dicharry, L., & Farley, A. (2024). Building trusting relationships in teams to support evidence use and implementation in human services: Feasibility and acceptability of a training and coaching approach. Frontiers in Health Services, 4, 1353741. https://doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2024.1353741
Jensen, T. (2024). The power of humility in theory development. Journal of Family Theory & Review,17(2), 189-192. https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12599
Lombardi, B., Jensen, T., Galloway, E., & Fraher, E. (2024). Trends in workplace violence for health care occupations and facilities over the last 10 years. Health Affairs Scholar, 2(12), qxae134. https://doi.org/10.1093/haschl/qxae134
Sanner, C., Williams, D., Mitchell, S., Jensen, T., Russell, L., & Garnett-Deakin, A. (2024). Reimagining stagnant perspectives of family structure: Advancing a critical theoretical research agenda. Journal of Family Theory & Review, 16(4), 761-786. https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12587
Perreira, K., Hotz, J., Duke, N., Aiello, A., Belsky, D., Brown, T., Domingue, B., Jensen, T., Manly, J., & Harris, K. (2024). The Add Health Parent Study: A biosocial resource for the study of multigenerational racial/ethnic disparities in Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD). Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 101(2), 681-691. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JAD-240201
Godoy, S., Hall, W., Cal, T., Bath, E., Abrams, L., Goode, R., Jensen, T., & Chapman, M. (2024). Children’s pathways into commercial sexual exploitation in the United States: A systematic review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380241297420
Jensen, T. (2024). Engaging in literature review, synthesis, and meta-analysis: A few considerations for family scholars. Journal of Family Theory & Review. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12581
Bernard, D., Jensen, T., & Lanier, P. (2024). Examining patterns of family resilience and neighborhood cohesion as moderators of the effects of adverse childhood experiences on the mental health of Black adolescents. Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/abn0000934
Jensen, T., Metz, A., & Albers, B. (2024). Development and psychometric evaluation of the Implementation Support Competencies Assessment. Implementation Science, 19, 58. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-024-01390-8
Lombardi, B. N., Zerden, L. D., Jensen, T., Galloway, E., & Gaiser, M. (2024). Behavioral health workforce distribution in socially disadvantaged communities. The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-024-09897-0
Williams, D., Curtis, M., Boe, J., & Jensen, T. (2024). What is QuantCrit doing in a nice field like family science? Journal of Marriage and Family, 86(5), 1305-1322. http://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.13022
Metz, A., Jensen, T., Afkinich, J., Disbennett, M., & Farley, A. (2024). How the experiences of implementation support recipients contribute to implementation outcomes. Frontiers in Health Services, 4, 1323807. https://doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2024.1323807
O’Neal, C., Lavner, J., Jensen, T., & Lucier-Greer, M. (2024). Mental health profiles of depressive symptoms and personal well-being among active-duty military families. Family Process, 63(4), 2367-2384. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.13003
Jensen, T. (2024). It’s time to stop using “stepchild” as a pejorative term in science. Families, Systems, & Health, 42(1), 127–129. https://doi.org/10.1037/fsh0000839
Jensen, T., Bernard, D., & Lanier, P. (2024). Conceptualizing adverse childhood experiences as a latent factor: Tests of measurement invariance across five racial and ethnic groups. Child Development, 95(3), e170-e185. http://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.14050
Glatz, T., Lippold, M., Chung, G., & Jensen, T. (2024). A systematic review of parental self-efficacy among parents of school-aged children and adolescents. Adolescent Research Review, 9, 75-91. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40894-023-00216-w
Roudebush, M., Murray, D., Netschytailo, H., & Jensen, T. (2024). Patterns and predictors of adolescent engagement in a mindfulness-based social-emotional learning program. Journal of Adolescence, 96(4), 732-745. https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12294
Navarro, J., Brown, M., Jensen, T., Weinstein, M., & Jensen, M. (2024). It isn’t just mom: Gendered provision of family and home responsibilities among emerging adults during COVID-19. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 15, 1330424. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1330424
Johnson, K., Jensen, T., Cilenti, D., Wiesman, H., Nickodem, K., & Hassmiller, K. (2024). Investigating the role of local board of health governance on local health department policymaking behavior. Journal of Public Health Management & Practice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000001903
Johnson, K., Eguizabal, J., Cilenti, D., Wiesman, H., Jensen, T., & Hassmiller, K. (2024). Assessing local public health governance in North Carolina across organizational and governance configurations. North Carolina Medical Journal, 85(5), 287-294.
Johnson, K., Oruganti, N., Cilenti, D., Wiesman, J., Jensen, T., & Hassmiller, K. (2024). Local public health strategies for addressing social determinants of health: Analysis of recent community health improvement plans. Journal of Public Health Management & Practice, 30(6), 823-831.
Tomar, N., Jensen, T., & Pace, N. (2024). Differences in internalized stigma of mental illness among college students based on demographic characteristics. Journal of American College Health, 72(8), 2333-2337. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2022.2126944
Jensen, T., Metz, A., Disbennett, M., & Farley, A. (2023). Developing a practice-driven research agenda in implementation science: Perspectives from experienced implementation support practitioners. Implementation Research and Practice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/26334895231199063
Jensen, T., Zerden, L. D., Lombardi, B. N., Ware, O., & Lombardi, B. M. (2023). Undestanding the pathway from undergraduate to graduate degrees in social work to diversify the behavioral health workforce. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1086/727529
Chapman, M., Jensen, T., Godoy, S., Day, S., & Goode, R. (2023). Coping behaviors in response to the COVID-19 pandemic among essential workers of color: Latent classes and covariates. Journal of Human Rights and Social Work, 8, 316-326. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41134-023-00250-7
Phillips, R., Walsh, E., Jensen, T., Nagy, G., Kinard, J., Cernasov, P., Smoski, M., & Dichter, G. (2023). Longitudinal associations between perceived stress and anhedonia during psychotherapy. Journal of Affective Disorders, 330, 206-213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.03.011.
Goode, R., Godoy, S., Chapman, M., Day, S., & Jensen, T. (2023). The impact of life stressors associated with the COVID-19 pandemic among essential workers of color. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 14(1), 5-28. https://doi.org/10.1086/723608
Jensen, T., & Ganong, L. (2023). Associations between dyadic relationship quality and stepfamily functioning: A common fate modeling approach. Family Process, 62(2), 641-652. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12803
O’Brien, J., Jensen, T., Mitchell, K., & White, K. (2023). Commercial sexual exploitation outcomes in a community sample of youth. Journal of Adolescent Health, 72(1), 51-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.08.028
Metz, A., Jensen, T., Farley, A., Boaz, A., Bartley, L., & Villodas, M. (2022). Building trusting relationships to support implementation: A proposed theoretical model. Frontiers in Health Services, 2, 894599. https://doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2022.894599
Metz, A., Jensen, T., Farley, A., & Boaz, A. (2022). Is implementation research out of step with implementation practice? Pathways to effective implementation support over the last decade. Implementation Research and Practice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/26334895221105585
Jensen, T. (2022). Stepparent-child relationships and child outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Family Nursing, 28(4), 321-340. https://doi.org/10.1177/10748407221097460
Ramaswami, S., Jensen, T., Berghaus, M., De-Oliveira, S., Russ, S., Weiss-Laxer, N., Verbiest, S., & Barkin, S. (2022). Family health development in life course research: A scoping review of family functioning measures. Pediatrics, 149(Supplement 5), e2021053509J. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2021-053509J
Tomar, N., Jensen, T., & Pace, N. (2022). An intervention framework for addressing stigma on college campuses: Findings from a 3-year long intervention program. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 210(9), 708-715. https://doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0000000000001527
Lippold, M., McDaniel, B., & Jensen, T. (2022). Mindful parenting and technology use: Examining the intersection and outlining future research directions. Social Sciences, 11(2), 43. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci11020043
Parisi, A., Jordan, B., Jensen, T., & Howard, M. (2022). The impact of sexual victimization on substance use disorder treatment completion: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Substance Abuse, 43, 131-142. https://doi.org/10.1080/08897077.2020.1748168
Loper, A., Jensen, T., Farley, A., Morgan, J., & Metz, A. (2022). A systematic review of approaches for continuous quality improvement capacity-building. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 28(2), 354-361. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000001412
Jensen, T., & Bowen, G., (2022). Correlates of help-seeking intentions among Airmen in the context of family maltreatment perpetration: Practical barriers as a moderating influence. Journal of Family Violence, 37, 423-434. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-020-00186-w
Jensen, T., Bowen, G., & King, E. (2022). Associations between family maltreatment perpetration and latent profiles of personal and family strengths among active-duty Air Force members. Journal of Family Violence, 37, 407-421. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-021-00274-5
Jensen, T., & Sanner, C. (2021). A scoping review of research on well-being across diverse family structures: Rethinking approaches to understanding contemporary families. Journal of Family Theory & Review, 13(4), 463-495. https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12437
Duke, N., Jensen, T., Perreira, K., Hotz. V. J., Harris, K. (2021). Role of family health history in predicting midlife chronic disease outcomes. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 61(4), 509-517. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2021.02.021
Jordan, B., Jensen, T., Parisi, A., Jenkins, M., Bledsoe, B. (2021). The relationship between a lifetime history of sexual victimization and perinatal depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 24(1), 139-155. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380211021611
Frye, N., Ganong, L., Jensen, T., & Coleman, M. (2021). Marital conflict and health: The moderating roles of emotion regulation and marriage order. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 62(6), 450-474. https://doi.org/10.1080/10502556.2021.1925853
Jensen, T. (2021). Patterns of interactions between youth and resident stepmothers: A latent class analysis. Family Process, 60(2), 538-555. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12556
Jensen, T. (2021). Theorizing ambiguous gain: Opportunities for family scholarship. Journal of Family Theory & Review, 13(1), 100-109. https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12401
Sanner, C., & Jensen, T. (2021). Towards more accurate measures of family structure: Accounting for sibling complexity. Journal of Family Theory & Review, 13(1), 110-127. https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12406
Chung, G., Jensen, T., Parisi, A., Macy, R., & Lanier, P. (2021). Impact of intimate partner violence on parenting and children’s externalizing behaviors: Transactional processes over time. Violence Against Women, 27(14), 2576-2599 https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801220985125
Jensen, T., Duke, N., Hotz. V. J., Harris, K., & Perreira, K. (2021). Like parent, like child: Intergenerational patterns of cardiovascular risk factors at midlife. Journal of Adolescent Health, 68, 596-603. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.06.039
Lippold, M., Jensen, T., Duncan, L., Nix, R., Coatsworth, J., & Greenberg, M. (2021). Mindful parenting, parenting cognitions, and parent-youth communication: Bidirectional linkages and mediational processes. Mindfulness, 12(2), 381-391. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-019-01119-5
Ganong, L., Jensen, T., Sanner, C., Chapman, A. & Coleman, M. (2020). Stepparents’ attachment orientation, parental gatekeeping, and stepparents’ affinity-seeking with stepchildren. Family Process, 59(2), 756-771. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12448
Frye, N., Ganong, L., Jensen, T., & Coleman, M. (2020). A dyadic analysis of emotion regulation as a moderator of associations between marital conflict and marital satisfaction among first-married and remarried couples. Journal of Family Issues, 41(12), 2328-2355. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X20935504
Lanier, P., Jensen, T., Bryant, K., Chung, G., Rose, R.A., Smith, Q., & Lackmann, L. (2020). A systematic review of the effectiveness of children’s behavioral health interventions in psychiatric residential treatment facilities. Children and Youth Services Review, 113, 104951. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104951
Jensen, T. (2020). Stepfamily processes and youth adjustment: The role of perceived neighborhood collective efficacy. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 30, 545-561. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12498
Jensen, T., & Ganong, L. (2020). Stepparent-child relationship quality and couple relationship quality: Stepfamily household type as a moderating influence. Journal of Family Issues, 41(5), 589-610. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X19881669
Glatz, T., Lippold, M., Jensen, T., Fosco, G., & Feinberg, M. (2020). Hostile interactions in the family: Patterns and links to youth externalizing problems. Journal of Early Adolescence, 40, 56-82. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272431618824718
Jensen, T., & Kainz, K. (2019). Positioning social work researchers for engaged scholarship to promote public impact. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 10(4), 591-609. https://doi.org/10.1086/706266
Chung, G., Phillips, J., Jensen, T., & Lanier, P. (2019). Parental involvement and adolescents’ academic achievement: Latent profiles of mother and father warmth as a moderating influence. Family Process, 59(2), 772-788. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12450
Ganong, L., Jensen, T., Sanner, C., Russell, L., Coleman, M., & Chapman, A. (2019). Linking stepfamily functioning, marital quality, and step-relationship quality. Family Relations, 68, 469-483. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12380
Jensen, T. (2019). A typology of interactional patterns between youth and their stepfathers: Associations with family relationship quality and youth well-being. Family Process, 58(2), 384-403. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12348
Ganong, L., Jensen, T., Sanner, C., Russell, L., & Coleman, M. (2019). Stepfathers’ affinity-seeking with stepchildren, stepfather-child relationship quality, marital quality, and stepfamily cohesion among stepfathers and mothers. Journal of Family Psychology, 33, 521-531. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000518
Jensen, T., Brigham, R., & Rosenfeld, L. (2019). A psychometric analysis of field evaluation instruments designed to measure students’ generalist-level social work competencies. Journal of Social Work Education, 55(3), 537-550. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2019.1567416
Jensen, T., & Weller, B. (2019). Latent profiles of residential stepfamily relationship quality and family stability. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 60(1), 69-87. https://doi.org/10.1080/10502556.2018.1488111
Graham, L., Jensen, T., Givens, A., Bowen, G., & Rizo, C. (2019). Intimate partner violence perpetration and victimization in same-sex couples: A propensity score analysis. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 34, 1583-1610. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260516651628
Kainz, K., & Jensen, T., & Zimmerman, S. (2018). Cultivating a research toolkit for social work doctoral education. Journal of Social Work Education, 54, 792-807. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2018.1434446
Lansford, J., Rothenberg, W. A., Jensen, T., Lippold, M., Bachchini, D., et al. (2018). Bidirectional relations between parenting and behavior problems from age 8 to 13 in nine countries. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 28(3), 571-590. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12381
Jensen, T., & Lippold, M. (2018). Patterns of stepfamily relationship quality and adolescents’ short-term and long-term adjustment. Journal of Family Psychology, 32(8), 1130-1141. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000442
Jensen, T., & Strom-Gottfried, K. (2018). An integrative framework for developing comprehensive examinations to measure student social work competencies. Journal of Social Work Education, 54, 436-447. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2017.1411856
Jensen, T., Lippold, M., Mills-Koonce, R., & Fosco, G. (2018). Stepfamily relationship quality and children’s internalizing and externalizing problems. Family Process, 57(2), 477-495. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12284
Jensen, T., & Bowen, G. (2018). The prevention of family maltreatment among airmen: A focus on personal resilience. Journal of Family Social Work, 21(2), 129-151. https://doi.org/10.1080/10522158.2017.1410270
Jensen, T. (2017). Constellations of dyadic relationship quality in stepfamilies: A factor mixture model. Journal of Family Psychology, 31(8), 1051-1062. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000355
Jensen, T., & Harris, K. (2017). A longitudinal analysis of stepfamily relationship quality and adolescent physical health. Journal of Adolescent Health, 61(4), 486-492. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.04.015
Lippold, M., & Jensen, T. (2017). Harnessing the strength of families to prevent social problems and promote adolescent well-being. Children and Youth Services Review, 79, 432-441. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.06.066
Bowen, G., Jensen, T., & Williams, B. (2017). Prevention of family maltreatment in the U.S. Air Force: A systematic review of research on active duty military personnel. Journal of Family Social Work, 20(1), 52-80.https://doi.org/10.1080/10522158.2016.1259137
Jensen, T., & Harris, K. (2017). Stepfamily relationship quality and stepchildren’s depression in adolescence and adulthood. Emerging Adulthood, 5(3), 191-203. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167696816669901
Shafer, K., Jensen, T., & Holmes, E. (2017). Divorce stress, stepfamily stress, and depression among emerging adult stepchildren. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 26(3), 851-862. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-016-0617-0
Jensen, T., Shafer, K., Guo, S., & Larson, J. (2017). Differences in relationship stability between individuals in first and second marriages: A propensity score analysis. Journal of Family Issues, 38(3), 406-432. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X15604344
Bowen, G., & Jensen, T. (2017). Late-life divorce and post-divorce adult subjective well-being. Journal of Family Issues, 38(10), 1363-1388. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X15596197
Jensen, T., Shafer, K., & Holmes, E. (2017). Transitioning to stepfamily life: The influence of closeness with biological parents and stepparents on children’s stress. Child & Family Social Work, 22(1), 275-286. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12237
Bowen, G., Jensen, T., & Martin, J. (2016). Confirmatory factor analysis of a measure of comprehensive airman fitness. Military Behavioral Health, 4(4), 409-419. https://doi.org/10.1080/21635781.2016.1199984
Jensen, T., & Pace, G. (2016). Stepfather involvement and stepparent-child relationship quality: Race and parental marital status as moderators. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 42(4), 659-672. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12165
Bowen, G., Jensen, T., Martin, J., & Mancini, J. (2016). The willingness of military members to seek help: The role of social involvement and social responsibility. American Journal of Community Psychology, 57(1-2), 203-215. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12030
Bowen, G., Jensen, T., & Martin, J. (2016). A measure of comprehensive airman fitness: Construct validation and invariance across air force service components. Military Behavioral Health, 4(2), 149-158. https://doi.org/10.1080/21635781.2015.1133345
Jensen, T., Shafer, K., Roby, C. Y., Roby, J. (2016). Sex offender populations and clinical efficacy: A response to Rosky. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 31(10), 1971-1978. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260515570753
Jensen, T., & Bowen, G. (2015). Mid- and late-life divorce and parents’ perceptions of emerging adult children’s emotional reactions. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 56(5), 409-427. https://doi.org/10.1080/10502556.2015.1046795
Jensen, T., & Howard, M. (2015). Perceptions of stepparent-child relationship quality: A systematic review of stepchild perspectives. Marriage & Family Review, 51(2), 99-153. https://doi.org/10.1080/01494929.2015.1006717
Jensen, T., Lombardi, B., & Larson, J. (2015). Adult attachment and stepparenting issues: Couple relationship quality as a mediating factor. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 56(1), 80-94. https://doi.org/10.1080/10502556.2014.972201
Pace, G., Shafer, K., Jensen, T., & Larson, J. (2015). Stepparenting issues and relationship quality: The role of clear communication. Journal of Social Work, 15(1), 24-44. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468017313504508
Jensen, T., Willoughby, B., Holman, T., Busby, D., & Shafer, K. (2015). Associations between family and interpersonal processes and emerging adult marital paradigms: Does adult attachment mediate? Journal of Adult Development, 22(1), 50-62. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10804-014-9200-3
Jensen, T., Shafer, K., Roby, C. Y., Roby, J. (2015). Sexual history disclosure polygraph outcomes: Do adult and juvenile offenders differ? Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 30(6), 928-944. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260514539766
Jensen, T., Shafer, K., & Larson, J. (2014). (Step)parenting attitudes and expectations: Implications for stepfamily functioning and clinical intervention. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services, 95(3), 213-220. https://doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.2014.95.27
Jensen, T., Shafer, K., & Larson, J. (2014). Differences in relationship quality measurement and covariate influence between individuals in first and second marriages: A propensity score analysis. Marriage & Family Review, 50(8), 639-664. https://doi.org/10.1080/01494929.2014.938291
Shafer, K., Jensen, T., & Larson, J. (2014). An actor-partner model of relationship effort and marital quality. Family Relations, 63(5), 654-666. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12096
Shafer K., Jensen, T., & Larson, J. (2014). Relationship effort, satisfaction, and stability across union types. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 40(2), 212-232. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12007
Jensen, T., & Shafer, K. (2013). Stepfamily functioning and closeness: Children’s views on second marriages and stepfather relationships. Social Work, 58(2), 127-136. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swt007
Shafer, K., & Jensen, T. (2013). Remarital chances, choices, and economic consequences: Issues of social and personal welfare. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 40(2), 77-101.
Shafer, K., Jensen, T., Pace, G., & Larson, J. (2013). Former spouse ties and post-divorce relationship quality: Relationship effort as a mediator. Journal of Social Service Research, 39(5), 629-645. https://doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2013.834284
Book Chapters
Jensen, T. (2023). Stepfamilies. In J. Hartenstein (Ed.), Marriage and divorce in America: Issues, trends, and controversies (pp.418-422). New York, NY: Bloomsbury.
Williams, D., Sanner, C., Jensen, T., & Simon, L. (2022). Racism, family structure, and Black families. In V. Rutter, K. Williams, & B. Risman (Eds.), Families as they really are (3rd edition). New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company.
Jensen, T. (2020). Religious diversity in stepfamilies. In S. Steward & G. Limb (Eds.), Multicultural stepfamilies (pp.179-207). San Diego, CA: Cognella.
Bowen, G., Jensen, T., & Martin, J. (2019). Standing strong in the context of organizational and family demands: A measure of USAF civilian spouse fitness. In R. Moelker, M. Andres, & N. Rones (Eds.), The politics of military families: State, work organizations, and the rise of the negotiation household (pp.211-230). New York: Routledge.