Kathryn H Howell
Biographic Data
| ID | 304007 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kathryn H Howell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kathryn H |
| FAMILY NAME | Howell |
| SIGNATURE | HOWELL K H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Memphis |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5213-8691 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 44 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 76 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 44 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Providers’ Perceptions of Facilitators of Resilience for Spanish-Speaking Pregnant Latina Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence
Intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy is associated with increased risks of adverse maternal and infant health outcomes, including low birth weight, maternal depression, and barriers to prenatal care. Latina women and their families face additional challenges due to intersecting structural barriers. For primarily Spanish-speaking Latina women, immigration-related stress and limited access to culturally and linguistically specific suppo…
The moderating role of emotion regulation on the association between complicated grief and psychosocial difficulties in bereaved youth
Following the death of a loved one, bereaved youth may experience complicated grief and psychosocial difficulties. This study examined the association between these two variables, as well as the moderating role of emotion regulation strategies, specifically expressive suppression and cognitive reappraisal. Participants were 112 bereaved youth aged 8-17 years ( M = 12.41, SD = 2.58; 52.2% girls). Hierarchical linear regression modeling showed that…
Resilience and Strengths Among Minoritized Racial and Ethnic Groups of Children in the United States Exposed to Trauma, Violence, and Maltreatment
Children from minoritized racial and ethnic backgrounds are at a higher risk for exposure to trauma and violence because of longstanding structural inequities; yet, these children can experience resilience by drawing on assets and resources across multiple levels of the social and physical ecology. Guided by the Resilience Portfolio Model, this scoping review aimed to synthesize evidence from the quantitative and qualitative literature on strengt…
An Exploration of Grief Through the Lens of the Meaning Making Model of Coping
Prior literature has focused on challenges experienced by youth following the death of their parent, but burgeoning research underscores the importance of also examining growth post-loss. Further, Black and African American youth have been historically excluded from the grief literature, despite experiencing high rates of parental death due to discriminatory systems of oppression and violence. Through the lens of the Meaning Making Model of Copin…
Child Social Support Moderates the Association Between Maternal Psychopathology and Child School Engagement
Self-Perception Among Children Exposed to Family Violence
A randomized controlled trial examining the effect of camp Hope Tennessee on youth functioning
Results suggest that camp interventions may enhance positive functioning among youth exposed to family violence. Larger investigations are needed to strengthen the evidence base for Camp HOPE's effectiveness and support further dissemination. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Multisystemic Resilience and Anxious-Depressed Symptoms in Black Youth Exposed to Maternal Syndemics
Intergenerational coping
The death of a loved one can have harmful effects on children's mental health, yet some bereaved children exhibit resilience. Various caregiver and child coping strategies, including active and avoidant coping, may affect the psychosocial functioning of bereaved children. The current study recruited 78 bereaved children aged 8-17 and one of their caregivers to explore: 1) how caregivers' coping strategies affect their child's coping strategies an…
My Cross to Bear
Intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy negatively affects both maternal and infant health, yet gaps remain in understanding factors that maintain violence and/or promote resilience within the context of mothering. Nine focus groups were conducted with pregnant and/or IPV-exposed women ( n = 17) and service providers ( n = 26) working with these women in Nuevo León, Mexico. Thematic analysis of the focus group data revealed the detriment…
Types of community violence exposure and clinical outcomes
Students in high crime areas are at heightened risk for CV, which may contribute to both psychological difficulties and resilience. Findings signal the need to better understand how to foster resilience among emerging adults exposed to violence in their communities. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
Children’s self-perception
The Function of Connection
Through reflexive thematic analysis, this study explored three forms of social support in the lives of parentally bereaved youth: support derived from one's spirituality, caregiver support via parent-child communication, and therapist support from grief counseling ( N = 30 youth, M age = 12.5 years, SD = 2.8 years). Results showed that these sources of support serve varied and vital functions in the lives of parentally bereaved youth. Namely, the…
A Thematic Analysis of Barriers to and Facilitators of Wellbeing and Resource Access for IPV-Exposed, Pregnant Women in Mexico
Locus of Control, Social Support, and Resilience Among Pregnant Women Experiencing Partner Violence
Resilience Following Child Maltreatment
Resilience following childhood maltreatment has received substantial empirical attention, with the number of studies on this construct growing exponentially in the past decade. While there is ample interest, inconsistencies remain about how to conceptualize and assess resilience. Further, there is a lack of consensus on how developmental stage influences resilience and how protective factors affect its expression. The current systematic review us…
Demographic factors, personal life experiences, and types of intimate partner violence
Results suggest that interventions should target mutable demographic factors and screen for personal life events to reduce IPV frequency and revictimization across types of IPV. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
Recognizing the cumulative burden of childhood adversities transforms science and practice for trauma and resilience
The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) studies transformed our understanding of the true burden of trauma. Notable elements of Felitti and colleagues' findings include the influence of adversity on many physical as well as psychological problems and the persistence of impacts decades after the traumas occurred. In this article, we make the case that the most revolutionary finding was the discovery of a strong dose-response effect, with marked i…
Associations between spirituality and mental health in women exposed to adversity
Urban women of color are at risk of experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Both IPV and HIV are individually associated with negative psychological outcomes and spirituality has sometimes been linked to positive outcomes in the context of these adversities. Guided by syndemic theory, 155 women who were exposed to recent IPV and/or were living with HIV were interviewed for the present study. Women were…
Factors related to parenting confidence among pregnant women experiencing intimate partner violence
Results suggest that intervention strategies that promote resilience and address pregnant women's health concerns may facilitate greater parenting confidence among IPV-exposed pregnant women. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)
Associations between Profiles of Maternal Strengths and Positive Parenting Practices among Mothers Experiencing Adversity
SYNOPSISObjective. Few studies have explored associations between strength-based factors and positive parenting among mothers experiencing adversity. Adopting a person-centered statistical approach, we examined how patterns of maternal strengths relate to positive parenting practices. Design. Participants were 188 female primary caregivers (71% African American) who experienced intimate partner violence and/or were living with HIV. Women were rec…
Spirituality and Parenting among Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence
Relational resilience as a potential mediator between adverse childhood experiences and prenatal depression
This study examined the indirect effects of individual, relational, and contextual resilience in the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and prenatal depression. Participants included 101 pregnant women. Adverse childhood experiences had a direct effect on depression, B = 1.11, standard error = .44, p = .01, and relational resilience, B = −1.15, standard error = .19, p < .001, but not individual or contextual resilience. With resil…
The protective roles of ethnic identity and community cohesion on substance use among Black women experiencing adversity
This study employs a strengths-based approach to explore associations of ethnic identity and community cohesion with substance use among Black women experiencing adversity. Black women ( N = 107; M age = 34.2, SD = 7.7) completed interviews about their sociodemographics, HIV status, intimate partner violence exposure, ethnic identity, community connectedness, and substance use. Hierarchical linear regression analysis was used to examine associati…
Childhood Exposure to Partner Violence as a Moderator of Current Partner Violence and Negative Parenting
This study examined the interactive effect of mothers' exposure to caregiver intimate partner violence (IPV) during childhood and the amount of violence experienced with a current partner on negative parenting practices. Mothers ( N = 119) were recruited from community sites serving individuals experiencing IPV. Findings indicated that the following childhood IPV exposure variables moderated the association between current IPV severity and negati…
Recognizing the cumulative burden of childhood adversities transforms science and practice for trauma and resilience
The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) studies transformed our understanding of the true burden of trauma. Notable elements of Felitti and colleagues' findings include the influence of adversity on many physical as well as psychological problems and the persistence of impacts decades after the traumas occurred. In this article, we make the case that the most revolutionary finding was the discovery of a strong dose-response effect, with marked i…
Effect of time since loss on grief, resilience, and depression among bereaved emerging adults
Grief research has typically centered on one time point, without considering the impact of multiple losses over time. In this study, 546 bereaved emerging adults were divided into three groups: those who experienced a recent loss (0-2 years ago), a past loss (>2 years ago), or a combination of both recent and past losses. Differences between the groups on resilience, depression, and grief symptomatology were examined. Those who had experienced bo…
Childhood Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence and Adult Mental Health Problems
Traumatic Events and Maternal Education as Predictors of Verbal Ability for Preschool Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
Relational resilience as a potential mediator between adverse childhood experiences and prenatal depression
This study examined the indirect effects of individual, relational, and contextual resilience in the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and prenatal depression. Participants included 101 pregnant women. Adverse childhood experiences had a direct effect on depression, B = 1.11, standard error = .44, p = .01, and relational resilience, B = −1.15, standard error = .19, p < .001, but not individual or contextual resilience. With resil…
Individual and Psychosocial Mechanisms of Adaptive Functioning in Parentally Bereaved Children
The authors examined factors theorized to contribute to adaptive functioning in 56 parentally bereaved children (age 7-13) who had lost their caregiver within the previous 6 months. Adaptive functioning, defined as falling below clinical threshold levels on all measures of depression, posttraumatic stress, anxiety, and internalizing/externalizing symptoms, characterized 57% of the sample. Linear mixed modeling revealed that children in the adapti…
Predicting Shelter Residence in Women Experiencing Recent Intimate Partner Violence
This study sought to determine factors associated with shelter residence in women with recent histories of intimate partner violence (IPV). The sample included 113 women, approximately half of whom resided in a shelter over the past year. Participating women provided demographic information and completed standardized measures of IPV, trauma, and depression. Ethnicity, income, housing stability, and mental health, but not violence exposure, differ…
Associations Among Mother–Child Communication Quality, Childhood Maladaptive Grief, and Depressive Symptoms
Mother-child communication may be an important factor in determining children's grief reactions following the death of the father. Using observational methods, the current study suggests that mothers' warm, sensitive, and engaged communication is associated with lower levels of maladaptive grief and depressive symptoms in children whose fathers have recently died. Further, mothers who showed a blunted emotional response to the loss, illustrated b…
Physical Health in Preschool Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence
Childhood Exposure to Partner Violence as a Moderator of Current Partner Violence and Negative Parenting
This study examined the interactive effect of mothers' exposure to caregiver intimate partner violence (IPV) during childhood and the amount of violence experienced with a current partner on negative parenting practices. Mothers ( N = 119) were recruited from community sites serving individuals experiencing IPV. Findings indicated that the following childhood IPV exposure variables moderated the association between current IPV severity and negati…
World Assumptions, Religiosity, and PTSD in Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is among the most frequent types of violence annually affecting women. One frequent outcome of violence exposure is posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The theory of shattered world assumptions represents one possible explanation for adverse mental health outcomes following trauma, contending that trauma disintegrates individuals' core assumptions that the world is safe and meaningful, and that the self is worthy…
In-Home Social Networks and Positive Adjustment in Children Witnessing Intimate Partner Violence
Evidence suggests that social support may act as a potential protective factor for psychological maladjustment, but few studies have examined the social support networks of young children exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV). The present study examined the in-home networks for 120 preschool-age children who were recently exposed to male-to-female IPV. Results indicated that larger in-home networks were associated with fewer child internaliz…
Spirituality and Parenting among Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence
Toward assessing traumatic events and stress symptoms in preschool children from low-income families
Traumatic events can seriously disrupt the development of preschool children. Yet few studies capture developmentally specific examples of traumas and the expression of distress for this age group. Mothers and teachers of 138 preschoolers from low-income families were interviewed about traumatic events and completed a new measure assessing their child's traumatic stress symptoms. They reported traumatic events as the death of a person, death of a…
Factors discriminating among profiles of resilience and psychopathology in children exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV)
Traumatic Events and Maternal Education as Predictors of Verbal Ability for Preschool Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
Consistency of trauma symptoms at home and in therapy for preschool children exposed to intimate partner violence
The expression of posttraumatic stress symptoms during group therapy and how this might differ from the expression of those symptoms at home was evaluated in a group of preschool children exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV). The sample included 55 mother-child dyads. Reports of posttraumatic stress symptoms were collected from mothers and child therapists and compared in terms of the symptom subtypes that the child expressed at home and in…
Inconsistencies in Mothers’ and Group Therapists’ Evaluations of Resilience in Preschool Children who Live in Households with Intimate Partner Violence
Physical Health in Preschool Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence
Predicting Shelter Residence in Women Experiencing Recent Intimate Partner Violence
This study sought to determine factors associated with shelter residence in women with recent histories of intimate partner violence (IPV). The sample included 113 women, approximately half of whom resided in a shelter over the past year. Participating women provided demographic information and completed standardized measures of IPV, trauma, and depression. Ethnicity, income, housing stability, and mental health, but not violence exposure, differ…
Associations Among Mother–Child Communication Quality, Childhood Maladaptive Grief, and Depressive Symptoms
Mother-child communication may be an important factor in determining children's grief reactions following the death of the father. Using observational methods, the current study suggests that mothers' warm, sensitive, and engaged communication is associated with lower levels of maladaptive grief and depressive symptoms in children whose fathers have recently died. Further, mothers who showed a blunted emotional response to the loss, illustrated b…
World Assumptions, Religiosity, and PTSD in Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is among the most frequent types of violence annually affecting women. One frequent outcome of violence exposure is posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The theory of shattered world assumptions represents one possible explanation for adverse mental health outcomes following trauma, contending that trauma disintegrates individuals' core assumptions that the world is safe and meaningful, and that the self is worthy…
The effect of an evidence-based intervention on women’s exposure to intimate partner violence
This study tested the effectiveness of an evidence-based intervention for reducing women's exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV). One-hundred and twenty women who had experienced IPV in the last 2 years were assigned to a treatment or comparison group condition using a sequential assignment paradigm. Treatment group participants completed a 10-session evidence-based intervention, the Mom's Empowerment Program, designed to treat common menta…
In-Home Social Networks and Positive Adjustment in Children Witnessing Intimate Partner Violence
Evidence suggests that social support may act as a potential protective factor for psychological maladjustment, but few studies have examined the social support networks of young children exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV). The present study examined the in-home networks for 120 preschool-age children who were recently exposed to male-to-female IPV. Results indicated that larger in-home networks were associated with fewer child internaliz…
An Efficacy Trial of an Intervention Program for Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence
Childhood Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence and Adult Mental Health Problems
Individual and Psychosocial Mechanisms of Adaptive Functioning in Parentally Bereaved Children
The authors examined factors theorized to contribute to adaptive functioning in 56 parentally bereaved children (age 7-13) who had lost their caregiver within the previous 6 months. Adaptive functioning, defined as falling below clinical threshold levels on all measures of depression, posttraumatic stress, anxiety, and internalizing/externalizing symptoms, characterized 57% of the sample. Linear mixed modeling revealed that children in the adapti…
Enhancing the Impact of Family Justice Centers via Motivational Interviewing
The Family Justice Center (FJC) model is an approach to assisting survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) that focuses on integration of services under one roof and co-location of staff members from a range of multidisciplinary agencies. Even though the FJC model is touted as a best practice strategy to help IPV survivors, empirical support for the effectiveness of this approach is scarce. The current article consolidates this small yet prom…
Direct and Indirect Effects of Maltreatment and Social Support on Children’s Social Competence Across Reporters
The moderating role of trauma type on the relationship between event centrality of the traumatic experience and mental health outcomes
Findings indicate the importance of trauma type when disentangling the relationships between event centrality and negative and positive outcomes and demonstrate the relevance of event centrality in understanding posttrauma functioning. (PsycINFO Database Record
Resilience as a moderator between syndemics and depression in mothers living with HIV
Physical and emotional adversities in mothers have rippling effects across the family system. While an association between individual maternal adversities and problematic mental health outcomes has been established, less is known about co-existing adversities in mothers. Consistent with the syndemic conceptual framework, we examined the co-occurrence of Substance Abuse, Violence, and AIDS/HIV (i.e., SAVA), which are three adversities that uniquel…
Effect of time since loss on grief, resilience, and depression among bereaved emerging adults
Grief research has typically centered on one time point, without considering the impact of multiple losses over time. In this study, 546 bereaved emerging adults were divided into three groups: those who experienced a recent loss (0-2 years ago), a past loss (>2 years ago), or a combination of both recent and past losses. Differences between the groups on resilience, depression, and grief symptomatology were examined. Those who had experienced bo…
The protective roles of ethnic identity and community cohesion on substance use among Black women experiencing adversity
This study employs a strengths-based approach to explore associations of ethnic identity and community cohesion with substance use among Black women experiencing adversity. Black women ( N = 107; M age = 34.2, SD = 7.7) completed interviews about their sociodemographics, HIV status, intimate partner violence exposure, ethnic identity, community connectedness, and substance use. Hierarchical linear regression analysis was used to examine associati…
Childhood Exposure to Partner Violence as a Moderator of Current Partner Violence and Negative Parenting
This study examined the interactive effect of mothers' exposure to caregiver intimate partner violence (IPV) during childhood and the amount of violence experienced with a current partner on negative parenting practices. Mothers ( N = 119) were recruited from community sites serving individuals experiencing IPV. Findings indicated that the following childhood IPV exposure variables moderated the association between current IPV severity and negati…
Associations between spirituality and mental health in women exposed to adversity
Urban women of color are at risk of experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Both IPV and HIV are individually associated with negative psychological outcomes and spirituality has sometimes been linked to positive outcomes in the context of these adversities. Guided by syndemic theory, 155 women who were exposed to recent IPV and/or were living with HIV were interviewed for the present study. Women were…
Factors related to parenting confidence among pregnant women experiencing intimate partner violence
Results suggest that intervention strategies that promote resilience and address pregnant women's health concerns may facilitate greater parenting confidence among IPV-exposed pregnant women. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)
Associations between Profiles of Maternal Strengths and Positive Parenting Practices among Mothers Experiencing Adversity
SYNOPSISObjective. Few studies have explored associations between strength-based factors and positive parenting among mothers experiencing adversity. Adopting a person-centered statistical approach, we examined how patterns of maternal strengths relate to positive parenting practices. Design. Participants were 188 female primary caregivers (71% African American) who experienced intimate partner violence and/or were living with HIV. Women were rec…
Spirituality and Parenting among Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence
Psychology (41 works) · Clinical Psychology (31 works) · Medicine (29 works) · Developmental psychology (28 works) · Clinical Psychology (24 works) · Poison control (24 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (23 works) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (22 works) · Psychiatry (22 works) · Domestic violence (21 works)