J. Mitchell Vaterlaus

J. Mitchell VaterlausJ. Mitchell Vaterlaus, PhD, LMFT is an Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Montana State University. Dr. Vaterlaus’ research interests include diversity and Family Life Education, adolescent psychosocial development, and the role of new technology in human relationships. He is particularly interested in parent-adolescent interactions around new technology.

Publications

Parental Mediation of Adolescent Technology Use
Parental Mediation of Adolescent Technology Use
J. Mitchell Vaterlaus. © 2019. 11 pages.
Adolescents are major consumers of interactive technologies (e.g., cell phones, social media). They are motivated to use these technologies to maintain their social relationships...
Parental Mediation of Adolescent Technology Use
Parental Mediation of Adolescent Technology Use
J. Mitchell Vaterlaus. © 2018. 9 pages.
Adolescents are major consumers of interactive technologies (e.g., cell phones, social media). They are motivated to use these technologies to maintain their social relationships...
Adolescent Text Messaging
Adolescent Text Messaging
J. Mitchell Vaterlaus, Randall M. Jones. © 2015. 10 pages.
Cell phones provide multiple mediums for communication (e.g., voice, text, video) and have become the defining technology of the 21st century. Text messaging (SMS; texting) has...