Journal Articles & Edited Book Chapters

See below for academic publications from Dr. Way & our lab (1995-2023), organized by primary topic.

Resistance & Accommodation to cultural ideologies

  • Rogers, L. O., & Way, N. (2021). Child development in an ideological context: Through the lens of resistance and accommodation. Child Development Perspectives, 15(4), 242–248. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdep.12433

  • Rogers, L. O., & Way, N. (2018). Reimagining social and emotional development: Accommodation and resistance to dominant ideologies in the identities and friendships of boys of color. Human Development, 61(6), 311–331. https://doi.org/10.1159/000493378

  • Way, N., & Rogers, L. O. (2017). Resistance to dehumanization during childhood and adolescence: A developmental and contextual process. In N. Budwig, E. Turiel, & P. D. Zelazo (Eds.), New Perspectives on Human Development (1st ed., pp. 229–257). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316282755.014

  • Rogers, L. O., & Way, N. (2016). “I have goals to prove all those people wrong and not fit into any one of those boxes”: Paths of resistance to stereotypes among Black adolescent males. Journal of Adolescent Research, 31(3), 263–298. https://doi.org/10.1177/0743558415600071

Boys, Men, & Masculinity

  • Modrakovic, D., Way, N., Forssell, S., & Calabrese, S. K. (2021). Moderating effects of minority stress on the association between adherence to norms of masculinity and psychological well-being in a diverse sample of gay male emerging adults. Psychology of Men & Masculinities, 22(2), 412–421. https://doi.org/10.1037/men0000339

  • Rogers, L. O., Yang, R., Way, N., Weinberg, S. L., & Bennet, A. (2020). “We’re supposed to look like girls, but act like boys”: Adolescent girls’ adherence to masculinity norms. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 30(S1), 270–285. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12475

  • Way, N. (2019). Reimagining boys in the 21st century. Men and Masculinities, 22(5), 926–929. https://doi.org/10.1177/1097184X19875170

  • Way, N., Cressen, J., Bodian, S., Preston, J., Nelson, J., & Hughes, D. (2014). “It might be nice to be a girl... Then you wouldn’t have to be emotionless”: Boys’ resistance to norms of masculinity during adolescence. Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 15(3), 241–252. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0037262

  • Way, N. (2013). Boys’ friendships during adolescence: Intimacy, desire, and loss. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 23(2), 201–213. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12047

  • Gupta, T., Way, N., McGill, R. K., Hughes, D., Santos, C., Jia, Y., Yoshikawa, H., Chen, X., & Deng, H. (2013). Gender-typed behaviors in friendships and well-being: A cross-cultural study of Chinese and American boys. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 23(1), 57–68. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-7795.2012.00824.x 

curiosity & Listening

  • Han, J., Way, N., Yoshikawa, H., & Clarke, C. (2023). Interpersonal curiosity and its association with social and emotional skills and well-being during adolescence. Journal of Adolescent Research, 1-33. https://doi.org/10.1177/07435584231162572

  • Way, N., & Nelson, J. D. (2018). The Listening Project: Fostering curiosity and connection in middle schools. In N. Way, A. Ali, C. Gilligan, & P. Noguera (Eds.), The crisis of connection: Causes, consequences, and solutions (pp. 274–298). New York University Press.

Gender socialization

  • McFadden, K. E., Puzio, A., Way, N., & Hughes, D. (2021). Mothers’ gender beliefs matter for adolescents’ academic achievement and engagement: An examination of ethnically diverse U.S. mothers and adolescents. Sex Roles, 84(3–4), 166–182. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-020-01157-7

  • Harding, J. F., Hughes, D. L., & Way, N. (2017). Racial/ethnic differences in mothers’ socialization goals for their adolescents. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 23(2), 281–290. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000116

  • Fong, V. L., Zhang, C., Kim, S., Yoshikawa, H., Way, N., Chen, X., Lu, Z., & Deng, H. (2012). Gender role expectations and Chinese mothers’ aspirations for their toddler daughters’ future independence and excellence. In A. B. Kipnis (Ed.)., Chinese Modernity and the Individual Psyche (pp. 89–117), New York: Palgrave McMillan. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2022.2053058 

Identity development in context

  • Del Toro, J., Hughes, D., & Way, N. (2020). Inter-relations between ethnic‐racial discrimination and ethnic‐racial identity among early adolescents. Child Development. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13424

  • Rogers, L. O., Scott, M. A., & Way, N. (2015). Racial and gender identity among Black adolescent males: An intersectionality perspective. Child Development, 86(2), 407–424. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12303

  • Rogers, L. O., & Way, N. (2015). Using semistructured interviews to examine adolescent racial-ethnic identity development. In C. E. Santos & A. J. Umaña-Taylor (Eds.), Studying ethnic identity: Methodological and conceptual approaches across disciplines (pp. 149–175). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/14618-007

  • Rogers, L. O., & Way, N. (2014). “They say Black men won’t make it, but I know I’m gonna make it”: Ethnic and racial identity development in the context of cultural stereotypes. In K. C. McLean & M. Syed (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Identity Development (pp. 269–285). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/s23gt

  • Niwa, E. Y., Way, N., & Hughes, D. L. (2014). Trajectories of ethnic-racial discrimination among ethnically diverse early adolescents: Associations with psychological and social adjustment. Child Development, n/a-n/a. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12310

  • Way, N., Hernández, M. G., Rogers, L. O., & Hughes, D. L. (2013). “I’m not going to become no rapper”: Stereotypes as a context of ethnic and racial identity development. Journal of Adolescent Research, 28(4), 407–430. https://doi.org/10.1177/0743558413480836

  • Hughes, D., Way, N., & Rivas-Drake, D. (2011). Stability and change in private and public ethnic regard among African American, Puerto Rican, Dominican, and Chinese American early adolescents. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 21(4), 861–870. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-7795.2011.00744.x

  • Rivas-Drake, D., Hughes, D., & Way, N. (2009). A preliminary analysis of associations among ethnic-racial socialization, ethnic discrimination, and ethnic identity among urban sixth graders. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 19(3), 558–584. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-7795.2009.00607.x

  • Rivas-Drake, D., Hughes, D., & Way, N. (2009). Public ethnic regard and perceived socioeconomic stratification: Associations with well-being among Dominican and Black American youth. The Journal of Early Adolescence, 29(1), 122–141. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272431608324479

  • Hughes, D., Hagelskamp, C., Way, N., & Foust, M. D. (2009). The role of mothers’ and adolescents’ perceptions of ethnic-racial socialization in shaping ethnic-racial identity among early adolescent boys and girls. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 38(5), 605–626. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-009-9399-7

  • Way, N., Santos, C., Niwa, E. Y., & Kim-Gervey, C. (2008). To be or not to be: An exploration of ethnic identity development in context. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2008(120), 61–79. https://doi.org/10.1002/cd.216

  • Pahl, K., & Way, N. (2006). Longitudinal trajectories of ethnic identity among urban Black and Latino adolescents. Child Development, 77(5), 1403–1415. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2006.00943.x


Parenting & Families

  • Cui, L., Sun, Q., Way, N., Waters, T. E. A., Li, X., Zhang, C., Zhang, G., Chen, X., Okazaki, S., & Yoshikawa, H. (2022). Prospective within-family bidirectional effects between parental emotion socialization practices and Chinese adolescents' psychosocial adjustment. Development and Psychopathology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/S095457942200061X

  • Kim, S., Zhang, C., Yoshikawa, H., Fong, V. L., Way, N., Chen, X., & Ke, X. (2022). Family duties and job flexibility: Tradeoffs for Chinese urban, educated mothers with toddlers. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 53(1), e20210045. https://doi.org/10.3138/jcfs-2021-0045 

  • Chen, X., Chen, X., Zhao, S., Way, N., Yoshikawa, H., Zhang, G., Deng, H., Cao, R., Chen, H., & Li, D. (2021). Autonomy- and connectedness-oriented behaviors of toddlers and mothers at different historical times in urban China. Developmental Psychology, 57(8), 1254–1260. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001224

  • Francis, T. E., Hughes, D. L., Watford, J. A., & Way, N. (2021). Consistency is key: Understanding academic socialization among high-achieving Black boys. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 72, 101181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2020.101181

  • Wei, W., Witherspoon, D. P., Hughes, D., & Way, N. (2020). Chinese American adolescents’ academic performance and psychological adjustment: The role of neighborhood and family. Asian American Journal of Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/aap0000215

  • Zhang, C., Fong, V. L., Yoshikawa, H., Way, N., Chen, X., Lu, Z., & Deng, H. (2020). How urban Chinese parents with 14-month-old children talk about nanny care and childrearing ideals. Journal of Family Studies, 26(4), 611–627. https://doi.org/10.1080/13229400.2018.1447983

  • Zhang, C., Fong, V. L., Yoshikawa, H., Way, N., Chen, X., & Lu, Z. (2019). The rise of maternal grandmother child care in urban Chinese families. Journal of Marriage and Family, 81(5), 1174–1191.  https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12598 

  • Chen, X., Zhang, G., Liang, Z., Zhao, S., Way, N., Yoshikawa, H., & Deng, H. (2014). Relations of behavioral inhibition with shyness and social competence in Chinese children: Moderating effects of maternal parenting. Infant and Child Development, 23, 343–352.  https://doi.org/10.1002/icd.1852

  • Way, N., Okazaki, S., Zhao, J., Chen, X., Yoshikawa, H., Jia, Y., & Deng, H. (2013). Social and emotional parenting: Mothering in a changing Chinese society. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 4(1), 61–70. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0031204 

  • McGill, R. K., Hughes, D., Alicea, S., & Way, N. (2012). Academic adjustment across middle school: The role of public regard and parenting. Developmental Psychology, 48(4), 1003–1018. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0026006

  • Kim, S., Fong, V. L., Yoshikawa, H., Way, N., Chen, X., Deng, H., & Lu, Z. (2010). Income, work preferences and gender roles among parents of infants in urban China: A mixed method study from Nanjing. The China Quarterly, 204, 939–959. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0305741010001037 

  • Hughes, D., Rivas, D., Foust, M., Hagelskamp, C., Gersick, S., & Way, N. (2007). How to catch a moonbeam: A mixed‐methods approach to understanding ethnic socialization processes in ethnically diverse families. In S. M. Quintana & C. McKown (Eds.), Handbook of Race, Racism, and the Developing Child (1st ed., pp. 226–277). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118269930.ch11

  • Tamis-LeMonda, C. S., Way, N., Hughes, D., Yoshikawa, H., Kalman, R. K., & Niwa, E. Y. (2007). Parents’ goals for children: The dynamic coexistence of individualism and collectivism in cultures and individuals. Social Development. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9507.2007.00419.x

  • Way, N. & Gillman, D. (2000). Perceptions of father/daughter relationships among ethnically diverse girls from low-income families. Journal of Early Adolescence, 20, 309-332.

  • Way, N. (1995). "Can't you hear the strength and courage that I have?": Listening to urban adolescent girls speak about their relationships with peers and parents. The Psychology of Women Quarterly, 19, 107-128.

Friendship

  • Rogers, L. O., Niwa, E. Y., & Way, N. (2017). The friendships of racial-ethnic minority youth in context. In N. J. Cabrera & B. Leyendecker (Eds.), Handbook on positive development of minority children and youth (pp. 267–280). Springer Science + Business Media. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43645-6_16

  • Way, N., Santos, C. E., & Cordero, A. (2013). “Sometimes you need to spill your heart out to somebody”: Close friendships among Latino adolescent boys. In P. Noguera, Aída Hurtado, & E. Fergus (Eds.), Invisible No More (0 ed., pp. 267–288). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203813492-22

  • McGill, R. K., Way, N., & Hughes, D. (2012). Intra- and interracial best friendships during middle school: Links to social and emotional well-being. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 22(4), 722–738. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-7795.2012.00826.x

  • Chu, J. Y., & Way, N. (2009). Presence in relationship: A new construct for understanding adolescent friendships and psychological health. Boyhood Studies, 3(1), 50-73. https://doi.org/10.3149/thy.0301.50

  • Way, N., & Greene, M. L. (2006). Trajectories of perceived friendship quality during adolescence: The patterns and contextual predictors. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 16(2), 293–320. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-7795.2006.00133.x

  • Way, N., Becker, B. E., & Greene, M. L. (2006). Friendships among Black, Latino, and Asian American adolescents in an urban context. In L. Balter & C. S. Tamis-LeMonda (Eds.), Child psychology: A handbook of contemporary issues (pp. 415–443). Psychology Press.

  • Way, N., Gingold, R., Rotenberg, M., & Kuriakose, G. (2005). Close friendships among urban, ethnic-minority adolescents. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development (107), 41–59. https://doi.org/10.1002/cd.120

  • Way, N., & Pahl, K. (2003). Individual and contextual predictors of perceived friendship quality among ethnic minority, low-income adolescents. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 11(4), 325–349. https://doi.org/10.1111/1532-7795.00015

  • Way, N., Cowal, K., Gingold, R., Pahl, K., & Bissessar, N. (2001). Friendship patterns among African American, Asian American, and Latino adolescents from low-income families. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 18(1), 29–53.

  • Way, N., & Chen, L. (2000). Close and general friendships among African American, Latino, and Asian American adolescents from low-income families. Journal of Adolescent Research, 15(2), 274–301. https://doi.org/10.1177/0743558400152005

  • Way, N. (1998) Using feminist research methods to understand the friendships of adolescent boys. Journal of Social Issues (53), 703-725. 

Developmental Contexts & Psychosocial Outcomes

  • Chancy, D. F., Witherspoon, D. P., Wei, W., Glover, B., Hughes, D. L., & Way, N. (2022). The associations between contextual and cultural stressors, internalizing symptoms, and social support. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 32(2), 650–665. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12761

  • Watford, J. A., Hughes, D., Das, S., Francis, T., Pagan, O., Keryc, C., Cox, B., & Way, N. (2021). Racial stories as learning moments: An ecological exploration of Black adolescents’ racial learning experiences. Journal of Social Issues, 77(4), 1149–1173. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12497

  • Wei, W., Witherspoon, D. P., Hughes, D., & Way, N. (2021). Chinese American adolescents’ academic performance and psychological adjustment: The role of neighborhood and family. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 12(1), 26–40. https://doi.org/10.1037/aap0000215

  • Godfrey, E. B., Burson, E. L., Yanisch, T. M., Hughes, D., & Way, N. (2019). A bitter pill to swallow? Patterns of critical consciousness and socioemotional and academic well-being in early adolescence. Developmental Psychology, 55(3), 525–537. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000558

  • Niwa, E.Y., Rogers, L.O., & Way, N. (2016). Peer relationships in cultural context. In Balter, L., & Tamis-LeMonda, C.S. (Eds.). (2016). Child psychology: A handbook of contemporary issues (3rd ed.). Psychology Press. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315764931

  • Yoshikawa, H., Way, N., & Chen, X. (2012). Large-scale economic change and youth development: The case of urban China. New Directions for Youth Development, 135, 39–55. https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.20027 

  • Witherspoon, D., Schotland, M., Way, N., & Hughes, D. (2009). Connecting the dots: How connectedness to multiple contexts influences the psychological and academic adjustment of urban youth. Applied Developmental Science, 13(4), 199–216. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888690903288755

  • Jia, Y., Way, N., Ling, G., Yoshikawa, H., Chen, X., Hughes, D., Ke, X., & Lu, Z. (2009). The influence of student perceptions of school climate on socioemotional and academic adjustment: A comparison of Chinese and American adolescents. Child Development, 80(5), 1514–1530. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01348.x

  • Fuligni, A. J., Hughes, D. L., & Way, N. (2009). Ethnicity and immigration. In R. M. Lerner & L. Steinberg (Eds.), Handbook of adolescent psychology: Contextual influences on adolescent development (pp. 527–569). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470479193.adlpsy002016

  • Rivas-Drake, D., Hughes, D., & Way, N. (2008). A closer look at peer discrimination, ethnic identity, and psychological well-being among urban Chinese American sixth graders. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 37(1), 12–21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-007-9227-x

  • Yoshikawa, H., & Way, N. (2008). From peers to policy: How broader social contexts influence the adaptation of children and youth in immigrant families. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, (121), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1002/cd.219

  • Way, N., Reddy, R., & Rhodes, J. (2007). Students’ perceptions of school climate during the middle school years: Associations with trajectories of psychological and behavioral adjustment. American Journal of Community Psychology, 40(3–4), 194–213. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10464-007-9143-y

  • Greene, M. L., & Way, N. (2005). Self-esteem trajectories among ethnic minority adolescents: A growth curve analysis of the patterns and predictors of change. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 15(2), 151–178. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-7795.2005.00090.x

  • Rhodes, J., Roffman, J., Reddy, R., Fredriksen, K., & Way, N. (2004). Changes in self-esteem during the middle school years: A latent growth curve study of individual and contextual influences. Journal of School Psychology, 42(3), 243–261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsp.2004.04.001

  • Way, N., & Robinson, M. G. (2003). A longitudinal study of the effects of family, friends, and school Experiences on the psychological adjustment of ethnic minority, low-SES adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Research, 18(4), 324–346. https://doi.org/10.1177/0743558403018004001

Peer & Adult Racial/Ethnic Discrimination

  • Hughes, D., Harding, J. F., Niwa, E. Y., Del Toro, J., & Way, N. (2017). Racial socialization and racial discrimination as intra- and intergroup processes. In A. Rutland, D. Nesdale, & C. S. Brown (Eds.), The Wiley Handbook of Group Processes in Children and Adolescents (pp. 243–268). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118773123

  • Hughes, D., Del Toro, J., Harding, J. F., Way, N., & Rarick, J. R. D. (2016). Trajectories of discrimination across adolescence: Associations with academic, psychological, and behavioral outcomes. Child Development, 87(5), 1337–1351. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12591

  • Qin, D. B., Way, N., & Mukherjee, P. (2008). The other side of the model minority story: The familial and peer challenges faced by Chinese American adolescents. Youth & Society, 39(4), 480–506. https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X08314233

  • Qin, D. B., Way, N., & Rana, M. (2008). The “model minority” and their discontent: Examining peer discrimination and harassment of Chinese American immigrant youth. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, (121), 27–42. https://doi.org/10.1002/cd.221

  • Rivas-Drake, D., Hughes, D., & Way, N. (2008). A closer look at peer discrimination, ethnic identity, and psychological well-being among urban Chinese American sixth graders. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 37(1), 12–21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-007-9227-x

  • Greene, M. L., Way, N., & Pahl, K. (2006). Trajectories of perceived adult and peer discrimination among Black, Latino, and Asian American adolescents: Patterns and psychological correlates. Developmental Psychology, 42(2), 218–236. https://doi.org/10.1037/0012-1649.42.2.218

  • Rosenbloom, S. R., & Way, N. (2004). Experiences of discrimination among African American, Asian American, and Latino adolescents in an urban high school. Youth & Society, 35(4), 420–451. https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X03261479

research Methodology

  • Yoshikawa, H., Weisner, T. S., Kalil, A., & Way, N. (2008). Mixing qualitative and quantitative research in developmental science: Uses and methodological choices. Developmental Psychology, 44(2), 344–354. https://doi.org/10.1037/0012-1649.44.2.344

  • Way, N. (2005). Striving for engagement: Reflections from a qualitative researcher. Journal of Adolescent Research, 20(5), 531–537. https://doi.org/10.1177/0743558405278369