Loren Marks
Biographic Data
| ID | 121127 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Loren Marks |
| GIVEN NAMES | Loren |
| FAMILY NAME | Marks |
| SIGNATURE | MARKS L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Louisiana State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8037-9812 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 103 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
“I Worked Really Hard to Know Who I Am”: A Qualitative Study of Identity Development in Latter-Day Saint Women in Midlife
Although identity development is often framed as a task of adolescence, identity continues to evolve across the life course. Midlife, in particular, involves significant role change, reflection, and meaning-making, yet women’s midlife identity development within religious contexts remains understudied. Using life course and narrative identity frameworks, this qualitative study examined how women navigate identity shifts during midlife within a fa…
Harnessing citizen science in health promotion: Perspectives of policy and practice stakeholders in Australia
Citizen science is rapidly gaining momentum as a means of involving members of the public in research and decision-making in disease prevention and health promotion. However, citizen science projects have predominantly been led by academic researchers and there is limited understanding of how to support the application of citizen science approaches in policy and practice settings. This study aimed to understand the perceptions, motivations and ea…
A Scoping Review of Citizen Science Approaches in Chronic Disease Prevention
Background: Citizen science approaches, which involve members of the public as active collaborators in scientific research, are increasingly being recognized for their potential benefits in chronic disease prevention. However, understanding the potential applicability, feasibility and impacts of these approaches is necessary if they are to be more widely used. This study aimed to synthesize research that has applied and evaluated citizen science …
Can an electronic monitoring system capture implementation of health promotion programs? A focussed ethnographic exploration of the story behind program monitoring data
While monitoring systems cannot and should not capture every aspect of implementation, better accounting for aspects of context and "extra" work involved in program implementation could help illuminate why implementation succeeds or fails. Failure to do so may result in policy makers drawing false conclusions about what is required to achieve implementation targets. Practitioners, as experts of context, are well placed to assist policy makers to …
Research on media framing of public policies to prevent chronic disease: A narrative synthesis
Making the Connection between Prayer, Faith, and Forgiveness in Roman Catholic Families
This study examines meanings and processes associated with religious practices of prayer, building faith, and forgiving through in-depth, qualitative interviews with six highly religious Roman Catholic families with children. Families were interviewed using a narrative approach that asked participants to share experiences and challenges related to faith and family life. Three primary themes in the interviews included: (a) prayer helps piece the p…
Religion and Relationships in Muslim Families: A Qualitative Examination of Devout Married Muslim Couples
Since 11 September 2001, Islam has been the center of many debates, discussions, parodies and publications. Many Muslims feel that their religion has been portrayed unfairly in Western media. The topics that seem to generate the most criticism relate to gender roles and the treatment of women, both inside the home and in society. The purpose of this paper is to examine the perceived role of Islam on marital and familial relationships from an insi…
Exploring Transformational Processes and Meaning in LDS Marriages
For decades, research has shown that religion is correlated with several important aspects of marriage. However, most studies have looked only at distal aspects of a couple's religion, such as church attendance or religious salience, and are therefore hard pressed to explain precisely how religion and marriage correlate. This qualitative study examines the connection Mormon (LDS) couples perceive between their religious faith and their marriage a…
We see what we seek”: A rejoinder to the responses of Amato, Eggebeen, and Osborne
Chinese Immigrant Families and Christian Faith Community: A Qualitative Study
Like most other immigrants, C hinese immigrants in the U . S . have experienced challenges in acculturation to the A merican mainstream culture. Major challenges for C hinese immigrants include identity problems, language barriers, relationships problems, and lack of economic and social resources ( F amilies and change: C oping with stressful events and transitions (pp. 307–332). N ew Y ork: S age). With respect to social resources, the C hinese …
A Qualitative Exploration of Why Faith Matters in African American Marriages and Families
Researchers have found recurring connections between shared marital religious involvement and improved marital stability functioning. However, researchers know little about the processes at work behind this connection. More specifically, there is a lack of data that addresses these issues in African American families, even though Black families tend to be involved in and influenced by religion. To address this paucity, in-depth, qualitative inter…
Same-sex parenting and children's outcomes: A closer examination of the American psychological association's brief on lesbian and gay parenting
The Compass of Our Life”: A Qualitative Study of Marriage and Faith Among Chinese Immigrants
Twenty highly religious Chinese Christian married couples (n = 40) were interviewed to examine how religious faith influenced their perceptions of marriage and family life. Most participants held advanced graduate degrees (14 PhD and 13 MS degrees). Their ages ranged from 28 to 66, and the number of children ranged from one to four. Grounded theory methods (including open coding and axial coding) were applied to analyze the data. Based on the int…
Grandparents Across the Ocean: Eastern European Immigrants’ Struggle to Maintain Intergenerational Relationships
Many contemporary immigrants belong to transnational families-families that maintain significant contact with two or more countries. These families identify with multiple environments and deal with life-cycle changes over extensive geographical space. This paper has two major aims: 1) to better understand how today’s immigrant families facilitate intergenerational relationships across significant distances; and 2) to learn more about the understu…
Immigrant Parents' Concerns Regarding Their Children's Education in the United States
A growing body of research suggests that as immigrant families assimilate into U.S. culture, their children's academic achievements and aspirations decline. This article explores possible reasons for this finding from the perspective of immigrant parents from Eastern European countries whose children attend U.S. schools. In‐depth, qualitative interviews are conducted with 50 married mothers and fathers who hold professional‐status employment. The…
Religion and Family Relational Health: An Overview and Conceptual Model
Religion and Bio-Psycho- Social Health: A Review and Conceptual Model
How Does Religion Influence Marriage? Christian, Jewish, Mormon, and Muslim Perspectives
Seventy-six highly religious Christian, Jewish, Mormon, and Muslim married mothers and fathers were interviewed regarding how and why three dimensions of religion (i.e., faith community, religious practices, and spiritual beliefs) influence marriage in both beneficial and challenging ways. Through qualitative data analysis the author identified eight emergent themes that link religion and marriage: (1) the influence of clergy, (2) the mixed bless…
Special Reviewers
How Does Religion Influence Marriage? Christian, Jewish, Mormon, and Muslim Perspectives
Seventy-six highly religious Christian, Jewish, Mormon, and Muslim married mothers and fathers were interviewed regarding how and why three dimensions of religion (i.e., faith community, religious practices, and spiritual beliefs) influence marriage in both beneficial and challenging ways. Through qualitative data analysis the author identified eight emergent themes that link religion and marriage: (1) the influence of clergy, (2) the mixed bless…
Same-sex parenting and children's outcomes: A closer examination of the American psychological association's brief on lesbian and gay parenting
A Qualitative Exploration of Why Faith Matters in African American Marriages and Families
Researchers have found recurring connections between shared marital religious involvement and improved marital stability functioning. However, researchers know little about the processes at work behind this connection. More specifically, there is a lack of data that addresses these issues in African American families, even though Black families tend to be involved in and influenced by religion. To address this paucity, in-depth, qualitative inter…
Grandparents Across the Ocean: Eastern European Immigrants’ Struggle to Maintain Intergenerational Relationships
Many contemporary immigrants belong to transnational families-families that maintain significant contact with two or more countries. These families identify with multiple environments and deal with life-cycle changes over extensive geographical space. This paper has two major aims: 1) to better understand how today’s immigrant families facilitate intergenerational relationships across significant distances; and 2) to learn more about the understu…
Religion and Relationships in Muslim Families: A Qualitative Examination of Devout Married Muslim Couples
Since 11 September 2001, Islam has been the center of many debates, discussions, parodies and publications. Many Muslims feel that their religion has been portrayed unfairly in Western media. The topics that seem to generate the most criticism relate to gender roles and the treatment of women, both inside the home and in society. The purpose of this paper is to examine the perceived role of Islam on marital and familial relationships from an insi…
Research on media framing of public policies to prevent chronic disease: A narrative synthesis
Exploring Transformational Processes and Meaning in LDS Marriages
For decades, research has shown that religion is correlated with several important aspects of marriage. However, most studies have looked only at distal aspects of a couple's religion, such as church attendance or religious salience, and are therefore hard pressed to explain precisely how religion and marriage correlate. This qualitative study examines the connection Mormon (LDS) couples perceive between their religious faith and their marriage a…
Chinese Immigrant Families and Christian Faith Community: A Qualitative Study
Like most other immigrants, C hinese immigrants in the U . S . have experienced challenges in acculturation to the A merican mainstream culture. Major challenges for C hinese immigrants include identity problems, language barriers, relationships problems, and lack of economic and social resources ( F amilies and change: C oping with stressful events and transitions (pp. 307–332). N ew Y ork: S age). With respect to social resources, the C hinese …
The Compass of Our Life”: A Qualitative Study of Marriage and Faith Among Chinese Immigrants
Twenty highly religious Chinese Christian married couples (n = 40) were interviewed to examine how religious faith influenced their perceptions of marriage and family life. Most participants held advanced graduate degrees (14 PhD and 13 MS degrees). Their ages ranged from 28 to 66, and the number of children ranged from one to four. Grounded theory methods (including open coding and axial coding) were applied to analyze the data. Based on the int…
Immigrant Parents' Concerns Regarding Their Children's Education in the United States
A growing body of research suggests that as immigrant families assimilate into U.S. culture, their children's academic achievements and aspirations decline. This article explores possible reasons for this finding from the perspective of immigrant parents from Eastern European countries whose children attend U.S. schools. In‐depth, qualitative interviews are conducted with 50 married mothers and fathers who hold professional‐status employment. The…
Making the Connection between Prayer, Faith, and Forgiveness in Roman Catholic Families
This study examines meanings and processes associated with religious practices of prayer, building faith, and forgiving through in-depth, qualitative interviews with six highly religious Roman Catholic families with children. Families were interviewed using a narrative approach that asked participants to share experiences and challenges related to faith and family life. Three primary themes in the interviews included: (a) prayer helps piece the p…
Religion and Bio-Psycho- Social Health: A Review and Conceptual Model
How Does Religion Influence Marriage? Christian, Jewish, Mormon, and Muslim Perspectives
Seventy-six highly religious Christian, Jewish, Mormon, and Muslim married mothers and fathers were interviewed regarding how and why three dimensions of religion (i.e., faith community, religious practices, and spiritual beliefs) influence marriage in both beneficial and challenging ways. Through qualitative data analysis the author identified eight emergent themes that link religion and marriage: (1) the influence of clergy, (2) the mixed bless…
Special Reviewers
Religion and Family Relational Health: An Overview and Conceptual Model
Grandparents Across the Ocean: Eastern European Immigrants’ Struggle to Maintain Intergenerational Relationships
Many contemporary immigrants belong to transnational families-families that maintain significant contact with two or more countries. These families identify with multiple environments and deal with life-cycle changes over extensive geographical space. This paper has two major aims: 1) to better understand how today’s immigrant families facilitate intergenerational relationships across significant distances; and 2) to learn more about the understu…
Immigrant Parents' Concerns Regarding Their Children's Education in the United States
A growing body of research suggests that as immigrant families assimilate into U.S. culture, their children's academic achievements and aspirations decline. This article explores possible reasons for this finding from the perspective of immigrant parents from Eastern European countries whose children attend U.S. schools. In‐depth, qualitative interviews are conducted with 50 married mothers and fathers who hold professional‐status employment. The…
The Compass of Our Life”: A Qualitative Study of Marriage and Faith Among Chinese Immigrants
Twenty highly religious Chinese Christian married couples (n = 40) were interviewed to examine how religious faith influenced their perceptions of marriage and family life. Most participants held advanced graduate degrees (14 PhD and 13 MS degrees). Their ages ranged from 28 to 66, and the number of children ranged from one to four. Grounded theory methods (including open coding and axial coding) were applied to analyze the data. Based on the int…
Exploring Transformational Processes and Meaning in LDS Marriages
For decades, research has shown that religion is correlated with several important aspects of marriage. However, most studies have looked only at distal aspects of a couple's religion, such as church attendance or religious salience, and are therefore hard pressed to explain precisely how religion and marriage correlate. This qualitative study examines the connection Mormon (LDS) couples perceive between their religious faith and their marriage a…
We see what we seek”: A rejoinder to the responses of Amato, Eggebeen, and Osborne
Chinese Immigrant Families and Christian Faith Community: A Qualitative Study
Like most other immigrants, C hinese immigrants in the U . S . have experienced challenges in acculturation to the A merican mainstream culture. Major challenges for C hinese immigrants include identity problems, language barriers, relationships problems, and lack of economic and social resources ( F amilies and change: C oping with stressful events and transitions (pp. 307–332). N ew Y ork: S age). With respect to social resources, the C hinese …
A Qualitative Exploration of Why Faith Matters in African American Marriages and Families
Researchers have found recurring connections between shared marital religious involvement and improved marital stability functioning. However, researchers know little about the processes at work behind this connection. More specifically, there is a lack of data that addresses these issues in African American families, even though Black families tend to be involved in and influenced by religion. To address this paucity, in-depth, qualitative inter…
Same-sex parenting and children's outcomes: A closer examination of the American psychological association's brief on lesbian and gay parenting
Religion and Relationships in Muslim Families: A Qualitative Examination of Devout Married Muslim Couples
Since 11 September 2001, Islam has been the center of many debates, discussions, parodies and publications. Many Muslims feel that their religion has been portrayed unfairly in Western media. The topics that seem to generate the most criticism relate to gender roles and the treatment of women, both inside the home and in society. The purpose of this paper is to examine the perceived role of Islam on marital and familial relationships from an insi…
Making the Connection between Prayer, Faith, and Forgiveness in Roman Catholic Families
This study examines meanings and processes associated with religious practices of prayer, building faith, and forgiving through in-depth, qualitative interviews with six highly religious Roman Catholic families with children. Families were interviewed using a narrative approach that asked participants to share experiences and challenges related to faith and family life. Three primary themes in the interviews included: (a) prayer helps piece the p…
Research on media framing of public policies to prevent chronic disease: A narrative synthesis
Can an electronic monitoring system capture implementation of health promotion programs? A focussed ethnographic exploration of the story behind program monitoring data
While monitoring systems cannot and should not capture every aspect of implementation, better accounting for aspects of context and "extra" work involved in program implementation could help illuminate why implementation succeeds or fails. Failure to do so may result in policy makers drawing false conclusions about what is required to achieve implementation targets. Practitioners, as experts of context, are well placed to assist policy makers to …
A Scoping Review of Citizen Science Approaches in Chronic Disease Prevention
Background: Citizen science approaches, which involve members of the public as active collaborators in scientific research, are increasingly being recognized for their potential benefits in chronic disease prevention. However, understanding the potential applicability, feasibility and impacts of these approaches is necessary if they are to be more widely used. This study aimed to synthesize research that has applied and evaluated citizen science …
Harnessing citizen science in health promotion: Perspectives of policy and practice stakeholders in Australia
Citizen science is rapidly gaining momentum as a means of involving members of the public in research and decision-making in disease prevention and health promotion. However, citizen science projects have predominantly been led by academic researchers and there is limited understanding of how to support the application of citizen science approaches in policy and practice settings. This study aimed to understand the perceptions, motivations and ea…
“I Worked Really Hard to Know Who I Am”: A Qualitative Study of Identity Development in Latter-Day Saint Women in Midlife
Although identity development is often framed as a task of adolescence, identity continues to evolve across the life course. Midlife, in particular, involves significant role change, reflection, and meaning-making, yet women’s midlife identity development within religious contexts remains understudied. Using life course and narrative identity frameworks, this qualitative study examined how women navigate identity shifts during midlife within a fa…
Sociology (14 works) · Psychology (13 works) · Medicine (10 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (10 works) · Qualitative research (9 works) · Faith (8 works) · Gender Studies (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (8 works) · Social science (8 works)