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Jean M. Twenge, professor of psychology at San Diego State University, is the author of Generation Me (2014) and co-author (with W. Keith Campbell) of The Narcissism Epidemic (2009).

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Pregnancy After 40 Is Expensive as Hell

OH, BABY

Janet Jackson is pregnant just shy of her 50th birthday, leaving us mortal women to wonder: Can we do that too?

Jean Twenge | Published May 05, 2016

Will This Make Egg Freezing Obsolete?

TURN BACK TIME

A new fertility treatment called OvaPrime could be a complete game-changer for older women trying to get pregnant.

Jean Twenge | Published Sep 15, 2015

What Psychology Says About Anti-Vaxxers

MIRROR MIRROR

“Who cares if a kid dies from measles, as long as I got to make my choice!”

Jean Twenge | Published Feb 09, 2015

The Biggest Myths About Baby Making

BUN IN THE OVEN

Get acupuncture! Cut out fatty food! Just relax! If you’re trying to get pregnant, you’ve heard all of these. But what’s true and what’s not?

Jean Twenge | Published Jul 25, 2014

‘Designer’ Babies Are Only for the Rich

Baby Blues

Thanks to science, nearly every aspect of your future child can be controlled—that is, if you have the money. Will healthy children soon be a marker of wealth?

Jean Twenge | Published Jul 07, 2014

The Crumbling Post-35 Pregnancy Myth

40 AND PREGNANT

The notion that women can’t and shouldn’t get pregnant after the age of 35 is finally starting to crumble. Science shows women can safely deliver healthy babies into their 40s.

Jean Twenge | Published Jun 29, 2014

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