Christine A Fruhauf
Biographic Data
| ID | 121009 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christine A Fruhauf |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christine A |
| FAMILY NAME | Fruhauf |
| SIGNATURE | FRUHAUF C A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Colorado State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1097-8339 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 36 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Research–Practice Partnership to Implement Physical Activity Maintenance Strategies in Community-based Exercise Programs for Cancer Survivors
Background: Community-based exercise programs can help cancer survivors increase physical activity (PA) but sustaining this behavior is challenging. Objective: Utilize a research–practice partnership framework to explore perceptions of implementing evidence-informed intervention strategies to support PA maintenance and engaging in the partnership. Methods: Professionals ( n = 7) who were involved with the delivery of one of four community-based e…
The Influence of Covid-19 Health and Behavioral Demands on Custodial Grandparents’ Self-Care and Emotional Well-Being: A Multi-State Exploratory Analysis
Translating Discovery Science. Improving self‐efficacy in grandparents raising grandchildren: Results from a strengths‐based education intervention
Lessons from the Field. Community‐based participatory research: The important role of university–community partnerships to support grandfamilies
Positive Health Behavior Changes in Custodial Grandparents and Grandchildren Following an Intervention
Grandparents reported taking more time for themselves, reducing negative self-talk, increasing healthy physical choices, and having better communication skills after participating in the intervention. Similarly, grandchildren reported increased confidence in making friends, making good decisions, and getting along with others. Findings suggest that a self-care and life skills program show promise for improving the health and wellness of grandfami…
Family dynamics and the transition to end‐of‐life caregiving: A brief review and conceptual framework
Family members are an integral part of providing care and comfort at the end‐of‐life (EOL). Yet, individuals providing EOL care for a family member are vulnerable to emotional and psychological stress, and often indicate they do not have the knowledge or skills needed for providing this type of care. In addition, family dynamics across the life course may influence family communication and support during the transition to EOL care. Despite these …
Feasibility of Implementing Physical Activity Behavior Change Counseling in an Existing Cancer-Exercise Program
Implementing PABCC in an existing cancer-exercise program was acceptable and promising for increasing moderate to vigorous PA, but additional research is needed to enhance the feasibility and sustainability of translating efficacious behavioral interventions into existing cancer-exercise programs
The importance of family‐focused and strengths‐based approaches to interventions for grandfamilies
Critical to maintaining and improving physical and mental health is self‐care, yet interventions for grandfamilies (i.e., skipped‐generation households) minimally address such practices. Grounded by family resilience theory and strengths‐based approaches, this article introduces our rationale for an intervention addressing grandparents' and grandchildren's self‐care practices. The GRANDcares intervention is a tripartite intervention for grandpare…
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: What Have We Learned Over the Past Decade?
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In this manuscript, we update the literature over the last decade in addressing several new content areas that have emerged in the grandfamilies literature, along with issues that are still important to understanding grandparents raising their grandchildren today. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: The social science and gerontological literature since 2004 was accessed, reviewed, organized topically, and integrated, based up…
Grandparenting: Influences on the Dynamics of Family Relationships
Linking Human Development and Intergenerational Science
The lives of LGBT older adults: Understanding challenges and resilience
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) older adults have unique and varying physical and mental health needs. Yet their experiences have often been ignored in gerontological as well as LGBT studies. This book uses a life course perspective to investigate how LGBT older adults have been shaped by social stigma and systematic discrimination. The book explores not only the challenges and needs of this population but also their strengths an…
Using Participatory Focus Groups Of Graduate Students To Improve Academic Departments: A Case Example
The authors report on a participatory focus group evaluation of an academic department. The 20 participants, and the majority of the evaluators, were graduate students in that department. The authors report on their methods, their reflections, ethical issues they encountered and what they did about them, and how they used the results
Assessing Intergenerational Equity: An Interdisciplinary Study of Aging and Pension Reform in Hungary Edited by R. I. Gál, I. Iwasaki & Z. Széman
Relationship Advice in Top-Selling Men's Magazines: A Qualitative Document Analysis
The bulk of men's magazines contain advice columns which counsel readers on relationships. The viewers heed the information provided to them and apply it to their own lives and relationships. As a result, it is imperative to study the relationship advice men are seeking in these magazines. The purpose of this study was to analyze the intimate relational content and advice contained in five top-selling men's interest magazines. Findings indicate t…
The Coming-Out Process of Gay Grandfathers: Perceptions of Their Adult Children's Influence
The coming-out process of adolescent and adult gay and lesbian individuals has been examined; however, individuals in late adulthood who come out to family members have been largely overlooked. Specifically, the coming-out process of grandparents to their grandchildren has received scant attention. Guided by the life-course perspective, a qualitative study was conducted to examine the coming-out experiences of gay grandfathers to their grandchild…
Here Comes the Bride: An Ethnographic Content Analysis of Bridal Books
Weddings are the most common ritual used to mark a change in a person's relationship status. Engaged couples in the United States are inundated with messages about how to plan this significant event. Weddings serve as rites of passage and assist in role transitions. When preparing for a wedding, many couples turn to wedding planning books. It is important for professionals who work with couples, particularly premarital couples, to be aware of the…
Researching Families and Communities: Social and Generational ChangeEdited by R. Edwards
Rosalind Edwards, a scholar of family studies, has edited the book Researching Families and Communities: Social and Generational Change, which anthropologists, developmentalists, family scientists
Journal of GLBT Family Studies Special Issue: Older GLBT Family and Community Life: Contemporary Experiences, Realities, and Future Directions
(2008). Journal of GLBT Family Studies Special Issue: Older GLBT Family and Community Life: Contemporary Experiences, Realities, and Future Directions. Journal of GLBT Family Studies: Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 555-555
An Analysis of Wedding Books for Grooms: A Feminist Perspective
Messages about engagements and weddings are pervasive in our society and media. The purpose of this study was to understand one aspect of these messages by conducting an ethnographic content analysis of 12 wedding books for grooms published from 1995 to 2006. A feminist theoretical perspective guided this study and an in-depth review of the literature is provided in order to understand weddings as a ritual in society. Five overarching themes emer…
Lesbian and Bisexual Grandmothers' Perceptions of the Grandparent-Grandchild Relationship
There is currently a tremendous void in the gerontological research on the grandparent-grandchild relationship when grandparents are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender (GLBT). This article highlights the findings from a qualitative study that explored the perceptions, attitudes, and beliefs of lesbian and bisexual grandmothers. Sixteen self-identified lesbian or bisexual grandmothers from the Midwest participated in face-to-face interviews. C…
Grandchildren's Perceptions of Caring for Grandparents
Despite the fact that caregiving related issues are well researched in the field of family gerontology, the developmental experiences of grandchildren caregivers and the meanings of their caregiving experiences have not been explored. Influenced by the lifespan perspective and a constructionism lens, interviews were conducted with 17 grandchildren (ages 21 to 29 years old) who were currently providing care for a grandparent. Grandchildren cargive…
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Grandchildren's Perceptions of Caring for Grandparents
Despite the fact that caregiving related issues are well researched in the field of family gerontology, the developmental experiences of grandchildren caregivers and the meanings of their caregiving experiences have not been explored. Influenced by the lifespan perspective and a constructionism lens, interviews were conducted with 17 grandchildren (ages 21 to 29 years old) who were currently providing care for a grandparent. Grandchildren cargive…
Here Comes the Bride: An Ethnographic Content Analysis of Bridal Books
Weddings are the most common ritual used to mark a change in a person's relationship status. Engaged couples in the United States are inundated with messages about how to plan this significant event. Weddings serve as rites of passage and assist in role transitions. When preparing for a wedding, many couples turn to wedding planning books. It is important for professionals who work with couples, particularly premarital couples, to be aware of the…
An Analysis of Wedding Books for Grooms: A Feminist Perspective
Messages about engagements and weddings are pervasive in our society and media. The purpose of this study was to understand one aspect of these messages by conducting an ethnographic content analysis of 12 wedding books for grooms published from 1995 to 2006. A feminist theoretical perspective guided this study and an in-depth review of the literature is provided in order to understand weddings as a ritual in society. Five overarching themes emer…
Relationship Advice in Top-Selling Men's Magazines: A Qualitative Document Analysis
The bulk of men's magazines contain advice columns which counsel readers on relationships. The viewers heed the information provided to them and apply it to their own lives and relationships. As a result, it is imperative to study the relationship advice men are seeking in these magazines. The purpose of this study was to analyze the intimate relational content and advice contained in five top-selling men's interest magazines. Findings indicate t…
The importance of family‐focused and strengths‐based approaches to interventions for grandfamilies
Critical to maintaining and improving physical and mental health is self‐care, yet interventions for grandfamilies (i.e., skipped‐generation households) minimally address such practices. Grounded by family resilience theory and strengths‐based approaches, this article introduces our rationale for an intervention addressing grandparents' and grandchildren's self‐care practices. The GRANDcares intervention is a tripartite intervention for grandpare…
Using Participatory Focus Groups Of Graduate Students To Improve Academic Departments: A Case Example
The authors report on a participatory focus group evaluation of an academic department. The 20 participants, and the majority of the evaluators, were graduate students in that department. The authors report on their methods, their reflections, ethical issues they encountered and what they did about them, and how they used the results
The Influence of Covid-19 Health and Behavioral Demands on Custodial Grandparents’ Self-Care and Emotional Well-Being: A Multi-State Exploratory Analysis
Special Reviewers
Lesbian and Bisexual Grandmothers' Perceptions of the Grandparent-Grandchild Relationship
There is currently a tremendous void in the gerontological research on the grandparent-grandchild relationship when grandparents are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender (GLBT). This article highlights the findings from a qualitative study that explored the perceptions, attitudes, and beliefs of lesbian and bisexual grandmothers. Sixteen self-identified lesbian or bisexual grandmothers from the Midwest participated in face-to-face interviews. C…
Grandchildren's Perceptions of Caring for Grandparents
Despite the fact that caregiving related issues are well researched in the field of family gerontology, the developmental experiences of grandchildren caregivers and the meanings of their caregiving experiences have not been explored. Influenced by the lifespan perspective and a constructionism lens, interviews were conducted with 17 grandchildren (ages 21 to 29 years old) who were currently providing care for a grandparent. Grandchildren cargive…
Journal of GLBT Family Studies Special Issue: Older GLBT Family and Community Life: Contemporary Experiences, Realities, and Future Directions
(2008). Journal of GLBT Family Studies Special Issue: Older GLBT Family and Community Life: Contemporary Experiences, Realities, and Future Directions. Journal of GLBT Family Studies: Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 555-555
An Analysis of Wedding Books for Grooms: A Feminist Perspective
Messages about engagements and weddings are pervasive in our society and media. The purpose of this study was to understand one aspect of these messages by conducting an ethnographic content analysis of 12 wedding books for grooms published from 1995 to 2006. A feminist theoretical perspective guided this study and an in-depth review of the literature is provided in order to understand weddings as a ritual in society. Five overarching themes emer…
The Coming-Out Process of Gay Grandfathers: Perceptions of Their Adult Children's Influence
The coming-out process of adolescent and adult gay and lesbian individuals has been examined; however, individuals in late adulthood who come out to family members have been largely overlooked. Specifically, the coming-out process of grandparents to their grandchildren has received scant attention. Guided by the life-course perspective, a qualitative study was conducted to examine the coming-out experiences of gay grandfathers to their grandchild…
Here Comes the Bride: An Ethnographic Content Analysis of Bridal Books
Weddings are the most common ritual used to mark a change in a person's relationship status. Engaged couples in the United States are inundated with messages about how to plan this significant event. Weddings serve as rites of passage and assist in role transitions. When preparing for a wedding, many couples turn to wedding planning books. It is important for professionals who work with couples, particularly premarital couples, to be aware of the…
Researching Families and Communities: Social and Generational ChangeEdited by R. Edwards
Rosalind Edwards, a scholar of family studies, has edited the book Researching Families and Communities: Social and Generational Change, which anthropologists, developmentalists, family scientists
Assessing Intergenerational Equity: An Interdisciplinary Study of Aging and Pension Reform in Hungary Edited by R. I. Gál, I. Iwasaki & Z. Széman
Relationship Advice in Top-Selling Men's Magazines: A Qualitative Document Analysis
The bulk of men's magazines contain advice columns which counsel readers on relationships. The viewers heed the information provided to them and apply it to their own lives and relationships. As a result, it is imperative to study the relationship advice men are seeking in these magazines. The purpose of this study was to analyze the intimate relational content and advice contained in five top-selling men's interest magazines. Findings indicate t…
The lives of LGBT older adults: Understanding challenges and resilience
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) older adults have unique and varying physical and mental health needs. Yet their experiences have often been ignored in gerontological as well as LGBT studies. This book uses a life course perspective to investigate how LGBT older adults have been shaped by social stigma and systematic discrimination. The book explores not only the challenges and needs of this population but also their strengths an…
Using Participatory Focus Groups Of Graduate Students To Improve Academic Departments: A Case Example
The authors report on a participatory focus group evaluation of an academic department. The 20 participants, and the majority of the evaluators, were graduate students in that department. The authors report on their methods, their reflections, ethical issues they encountered and what they did about them, and how they used the results
Linking Human Development and Intergenerational Science
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: What Have We Learned Over the Past Decade?
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In this manuscript, we update the literature over the last decade in addressing several new content areas that have emerged in the grandfamilies literature, along with issues that are still important to understanding grandparents raising their grandchildren today. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: The social science and gerontological literature since 2004 was accessed, reviewed, organized topically, and integrated, based up…
Grandparenting: Influences on the Dynamics of Family Relationships
The importance of family‐focused and strengths‐based approaches to interventions for grandfamilies
Critical to maintaining and improving physical and mental health is self‐care, yet interventions for grandfamilies (i.e., skipped‐generation households) minimally address such practices. Grounded by family resilience theory and strengths‐based approaches, this article introduces our rationale for an intervention addressing grandparents' and grandchildren's self‐care practices. The GRANDcares intervention is a tripartite intervention for grandpare…
Family dynamics and the transition to end‐of‐life caregiving: A brief review and conceptual framework
Family members are an integral part of providing care and comfort at the end‐of‐life (EOL). Yet, individuals providing EOL care for a family member are vulnerable to emotional and psychological stress, and often indicate they do not have the knowledge or skills needed for providing this type of care. In addition, family dynamics across the life course may influence family communication and support during the transition to EOL care. Despite these …
Feasibility of Implementing Physical Activity Behavior Change Counseling in an Existing Cancer-Exercise Program
Implementing PABCC in an existing cancer-exercise program was acceptable and promising for increasing moderate to vigorous PA, but additional research is needed to enhance the feasibility and sustainability of translating efficacious behavioral interventions into existing cancer-exercise programs
Lessons from the Field. Community‐based participatory research: The important role of university–community partnerships to support grandfamilies
Positive Health Behavior Changes in Custodial Grandparents and Grandchildren Following an Intervention
Grandparents reported taking more time for themselves, reducing negative self-talk, increasing healthy physical choices, and having better communication skills after participating in the intervention. Similarly, grandchildren reported increased confidence in making friends, making good decisions, and getting along with others. Findings suggest that a self-care and life skills program show promise for improving the health and wellness of grandfami…
Translating Discovery Science. Improving self‐efficacy in grandparents raising grandchildren: Results from a strengths‐based education intervention
The Influence of Covid-19 Health and Behavioral Demands on Custodial Grandparents’ Self-Care and Emotional Well-Being: A Multi-State Exploratory Analysis
Research–Practice Partnership to Implement Physical Activity Maintenance Strategies in Community-based Exercise Programs for Cancer Survivors
Background: Community-based exercise programs can help cancer survivors increase physical activity (PA) but sustaining this behavior is challenging. Objective: Utilize a research–practice partnership framework to explore perceptions of implementing evidence-informed intervention strategies to support PA maintenance and engaging in the partnership. Methods: Professionals ( n = 7) who were involved with the delivery of one of four community-based e…
Psychology (16 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (13 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Medicine (11 works) · Developmental psychology (9 works) · Grandparent (9 works) · Gerontology (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Gender Studies (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works)