Karen Kayser
Biographic Data
| ID | 110976 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen Kayser |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen |
| FAMILY NAME | Kayser |
| SIGNATURE | KAYSER K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Boston College |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7568-4716 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Perceived Barriers and Facilitators in Accessing Cervical Cancer Screening
Although advancements in cervical cancer prevention have helped reduce the incidence, mortality, and prevalence, access to these preventive services has not been experienced equally by all women in the United States. The purpose of this study was to learn about the factors that affect access to preventive services in a low-income, primarily Black community. Using a community-based participatory research approach, women were recruited to participa…
Training Oncology Social Workers
There are over one million people in Australia who are either living with or have lived with cancer, and approximately 145,000 new cancer cases are expected this year (AIHW, 2019). Oncology social workers are essential members of the health care team in meeting the needs of cancer patients and their families; however, the training and specialisation of social work professionals in the field of oncology is less developed in Australia compared to o…
The role of dispositional mindfulness in a stress-health pathway among Parkinson’s disease patients and caregiving partners
Cognitive emotion regulation and positive dyadic outcomes in married couples
The aim of the present research was to investigate the association between spouses' individual cognitive emotion regulation (CER) strategies, dyadic coping behaviors, and relationship satisfaction. Using a sample of 295 couples (590 individuals), we found that adaptive CER strategies (putting into perspective, positive refocusing, positive reappraisal, and planning refocusing) were related to positive dyadic coping (supportive, common, and delega…
The Development of Self-Efficacy Beliefs of Widowed and Abandoned Women Through Microcredit Self-Help Groups
Widowed or abandoned women are among the poorest and marginalized people in Indian society. In an effort to empower these women to achieve a sustainable livelihood and overcome discrimination related to marital status and caste, a local nongovernmental organization, Kalangarai, organized widows and abandoned women into microcredit self-help groups (SHGs) along the Southeast coast of India. This mixed-methods study examines the effects of microcre…
Exploring Barriers to Inclusion of Widowed and Abandoned Women through Microcredit Self-Help Groups
Microcredit programs have been applauded as the magic bullet for the poor, especially women with limited financial resources. Building on previous research, this study examines effects of a microcredit self-help group (SHG) program on perceptions of social exclusion among widowed and abandoned women who participated in groups established after the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami in Tamil Nadu, India (N=109). Data were collected on key aspects of the pr…
Effects of a Randomized Couple-based Intervention on Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Patients and Their Partners
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a couple-based intervention on the quality of life (QOL) of early-stage breast cancer patients and their partners. A randomized controlled design was used to assign couples to either the hospital standard social work services (SSWS) or a couple-based intervention, the Partners in Coping Program (PICP). QOL was measured at three times during the first year after the diagnosis. A serie…
Microcredit Self-Help Groups for Widowed and Abandoned Women in South India
Results are presented from a study on a microcredit program with self-help groups implemented for widowed and abandoned women in Tamil Nadu shortly after the Indian Ocean Tsunami. Data were collected from 109 participants measuring the women's investment patterns, loan amounts, demographics, and overall well-being (psychological, economic, communal, and familial). Results indicate that loan amounts and investment patterns were not significantly r…
Helping Couples Cope with Women’s Cancers
Disaster Relief Within a Collectivistic Context
Until recently, most research on catastrophic events has focused on human outcomes with limited exploration of related adaptational processes. The little knowledge we have is based upon events occurring in the western world, despite the higher frequency of disasters in the nonwestern world. This study examines the cultural context of coping among survivors of the 2004 tsunami in Tamil Nadu, India. A non-probability, purposive sample of ten emerge…
The relationship between dyadic coping and marital quality
Previous studies have revealed that the ways couples deal with stress in their lives are significantly associated with their marital quality and overall marital functioning. However, there has been little empirical evidence linking dyadic coping with marital quality over time. This study addresses the relationship between dyadic coping and marital quality among 90 couples over a period of 2 years. The results reveal that dyadic coping was signifi…
Couples coping with stress
"Couples Coping With Stress: Emerging Perspectives on Dyadic Coping presents an in-depth look at recent theoretical perspectives and original research on how couples cope with stress, including acute and chronic stress, stresses within and outside of the family, and stress caused by physical and mental illnesses." "Leading researchers and clinicians from North America and Western Europe present their theoretical frameworks and the formative resea…
The Future of American Families
In this article I briefly describe the changing face of contemporary families in America, and in particular focus on four areas of social work practice in which a family-centered approach is needed. I then present future suggestions for social work research, practice, and education. This is not meant to be an exhaustive review of the literature nor is it an in-depth analysis of one particular area of families
Identity and the Illness Experience
Facing a life-threatening illness such as cancer can lead a woman to reevaluate her identity and the meaning of her existence. Utilizing a relational perspective, this study examined changes in identity experienced by a sample of mothers with cancer. Qualitative data on forty-one women were collected utilizing a semistructured interview schedule. While the theme of relationships was interwoven throughout their self-descriptions, the women's respo…
Women Coping with Cancer
Using a perspective based on relational theory, the influence of several relationship factors on women's adjustment to cancer was examined in 49 cancer patients, all mothers with young children. The results indicated that women who report higher mutuality, fewer self-silencing beliefs, and fewer coping strategies of protective buffering experience a more positive psychosocial adaptation to cancer
Evaluating Social Work Practice in a Medical Setting
Social work's response to a rapidly changing health care system requires an empirical approach to practice. However, most empirical studies that evaluate social work services emphasize productivity and efficiency instead of effectiveness. This article examines the following ques tions : (a) What is the nature of contemporary social work practice in a medical setting? (b) What accounts for the effectiveness of social work interventions? (c) Does t…
When Love Dies
Cognitive emotion regulation and positive dyadic outcomes in married couples
The aim of the present research was to investigate the association between spouses' individual cognitive emotion regulation (CER) strategies, dyadic coping behaviors, and relationship satisfaction. Using a sample of 295 couples (590 individuals), we found that adaptive CER strategies (putting into perspective, positive refocusing, positive reappraisal, and planning refocusing) were related to positive dyadic coping (supportive, common, and delega…
Women Coping with Cancer
Using a perspective based on relational theory, the influence of several relationship factors on women's adjustment to cancer was examined in 49 cancer patients, all mothers with young children. The results indicated that women who report higher mutuality, fewer self-silencing beliefs, and fewer coping strategies of protective buffering experience a more positive psychosocial adaptation to cancer
Microcredit Self-Help Groups for Widowed and Abandoned Women in South India
Results are presented from a study on a microcredit program with self-help groups implemented for widowed and abandoned women in Tamil Nadu shortly after the Indian Ocean Tsunami. Data were collected from 109 participants measuring the women's investment patterns, loan amounts, demographics, and overall well-being (psychological, economic, communal, and familial). Results indicate that loan amounts and investment patterns were not significantly r…
Evaluating Social Work Practice in a Medical Setting
Social work's response to a rapidly changing health care system requires an empirical approach to practice. However, most empirical studies that evaluate social work services emphasize productivity and efficiency instead of effectiveness. This article examines the following ques tions : (a) What is the nature of contemporary social work practice in a medical setting? (b) What accounts for the effectiveness of social work interventions? (c) Does t…
Disaster Relief Within a Collectivistic Context
Until recently, most research on catastrophic events has focused on human outcomes with limited exploration of related adaptational processes. The little knowledge we have is based upon events occurring in the western world, despite the higher frequency of disasters in the nonwestern world. This study examines the cultural context of coping among survivors of the 2004 tsunami in Tamil Nadu, India. A non-probability, purposive sample of ten emerge…
Evaluating Social Work Practice in a Medical Setting
Social work's response to a rapidly changing health care system requires an empirical approach to practice. However, most empirical studies that evaluate social work services emphasize productivity and efficiency instead of effectiveness. This article examines the following ques tions : (a) What is the nature of contemporary social work practice in a medical setting? (b) What accounts for the effectiveness of social work interventions? (c) Does t…
When Love Dies
Women Coping with Cancer
Using a perspective based on relational theory, the influence of several relationship factors on women's adjustment to cancer was examined in 49 cancer patients, all mothers with young children. The results indicated that women who report higher mutuality, fewer self-silencing beliefs, and fewer coping strategies of protective buffering experience a more positive psychosocial adaptation to cancer
Identity and the Illness Experience
Facing a life-threatening illness such as cancer can lead a woman to reevaluate her identity and the meaning of her existence. Utilizing a relational perspective, this study examined changes in identity experienced by a sample of mothers with cancer. Qualitative data on forty-one women were collected utilizing a semistructured interview schedule. While the theme of relationships was interwoven throughout their self-descriptions, the women's respo…
Couples coping with stress
"Couples Coping With Stress: Emerging Perspectives on Dyadic Coping presents an in-depth look at recent theoretical perspectives and original research on how couples cope with stress, including acute and chronic stress, stresses within and outside of the family, and stress caused by physical and mental illnesses." "Leading researchers and clinicians from North America and Western Europe present their theoretical frameworks and the formative resea…
The Future of American Families
In this article I briefly describe the changing face of contemporary families in America, and in particular focus on four areas of social work practice in which a family-centered approach is needed. I then present future suggestions for social work research, practice, and education. This is not meant to be an exhaustive review of the literature nor is it an in-depth analysis of one particular area of families
The relationship between dyadic coping and marital quality
Previous studies have revealed that the ways couples deal with stress in their lives are significantly associated with their marital quality and overall marital functioning. However, there has been little empirical evidence linking dyadic coping with marital quality over time. This study addresses the relationship between dyadic coping and marital quality among 90 couples over a period of 2 years. The results reveal that dyadic coping was signifi…
Helping Couples Cope with Women’s Cancers
Disaster Relief Within a Collectivistic Context
Until recently, most research on catastrophic events has focused on human outcomes with limited exploration of related adaptational processes. The little knowledge we have is based upon events occurring in the western world, despite the higher frequency of disasters in the nonwestern world. This study examines the cultural context of coping among survivors of the 2004 tsunami in Tamil Nadu, India. A non-probability, purposive sample of ten emerge…
Effects of a Randomized Couple-based Intervention on Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Patients and Their Partners
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a couple-based intervention on the quality of life (QOL) of early-stage breast cancer patients and their partners. A randomized controlled design was used to assign couples to either the hospital standard social work services (SSWS) or a couple-based intervention, the Partners in Coping Program (PICP). QOL was measured at three times during the first year after the diagnosis. A serie…
Microcredit Self-Help Groups for Widowed and Abandoned Women in South India
Results are presented from a study on a microcredit program with self-help groups implemented for widowed and abandoned women in Tamil Nadu shortly after the Indian Ocean Tsunami. Data were collected from 109 participants measuring the women's investment patterns, loan amounts, demographics, and overall well-being (psychological, economic, communal, and familial). Results indicate that loan amounts and investment patterns were not significantly r…
Exploring Barriers to Inclusion of Widowed and Abandoned Women through Microcredit Self-Help Groups
Microcredit programs have been applauded as the magic bullet for the poor, especially women with limited financial resources. Building on previous research, this study examines effects of a microcredit self-help group (SHG) program on perceptions of social exclusion among widowed and abandoned women who participated in groups established after the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami in Tamil Nadu, India (N=109). Data were collected on key aspects of the pr…
The Development of Self-Efficacy Beliefs of Widowed and Abandoned Women Through Microcredit Self-Help Groups
Widowed or abandoned women are among the poorest and marginalized people in Indian society. In an effort to empower these women to achieve a sustainable livelihood and overcome discrimination related to marital status and caste, a local nongovernmental organization, Kalangarai, organized widows and abandoned women into microcredit self-help groups (SHGs) along the Southeast coast of India. This mixed-methods study examines the effects of microcre…
The role of dispositional mindfulness in a stress-health pathway among Parkinson’s disease patients and caregiving partners
Cognitive emotion regulation and positive dyadic outcomes in married couples
The aim of the present research was to investigate the association between spouses' individual cognitive emotion regulation (CER) strategies, dyadic coping behaviors, and relationship satisfaction. Using a sample of 295 couples (590 individuals), we found that adaptive CER strategies (putting into perspective, positive refocusing, positive reappraisal, and planning refocusing) were related to positive dyadic coping (supportive, common, and delega…
Perceived Barriers and Facilitators in Accessing Cervical Cancer Screening
Although advancements in cervical cancer prevention have helped reduce the incidence, mortality, and prevalence, access to these preventive services has not been experienced equally by all women in the United States. The purpose of this study was to learn about the factors that affect access to preventive services in a low-income, primarily Black community. Using a community-based participatory research approach, women were recruited to participa…
Training Oncology Social Workers
There are over one million people in Australia who are either living with or have lived with cancer, and approximately 145,000 new cancer cases are expected this year (AIHW, 2019). Oncology social workers are essential members of the health care team in meeting the needs of cancer patients and their families; however, the training and specialisation of social work professionals in the field of oncology is less developed in Australia compared to o…
Psychology (14 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Family Support in Illness (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Economic growth (5 works)