Maureen Blankemeyer
Biographic Data
| ID | 3674748 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maureen Blankemeyer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maureen |
| FAMILY NAME | Blankemeyer |
| SIGNATURE | BLANKEMEYER M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kent State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
What Do Family Scientists Do? Answers from Undergraduate Alumni
Age Differences and Similarities in Associated Stressors and Outcomes Among Young, Midlife, and Older Adult Family Caregivers
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Few studies have simultaneously compared caregivers in all stages of the adult life course. This study examined age differences in associations among primary stressors (caregiver burden which includes hours of provided care and number of activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living performed), secondary stressors (financial and employment strains), and caregiver outcomes (emotional strain and p…
The 2003 War in Iraq
This research incorporated an ecological approach to examine American and Northern Irish children's understanding of the 2003 war in Iraq and the sources of information from which they acquired that understanding. Responses to interviews indicated that the children from the two countries had some common conceptions of and sources of information about the war. However, American and Northern Irish children also differed on several items, suggesting…
Children's Reported Communication With Their Parents About War
There is increased interest by parents in communicating with their children about political violence. However, limited attention in the scholarly literature has focused on parent-child communication about war and terrorism. In response, the purpose of this study is to assess, within their respective ecological contexts, American and Northern Irish children's ( n = 97) reported communication with their parents about war. The results provide suppor…
Service-Learning in Parenting Education
The field of family studies is particularly suited to service-learning, but one area that has not received much attention in this regard is that of parenting education. This article highlights a series of parenting education workshops that were incorporated into a parent-child relationships course, utilizing a developmental assets framework. Student reflections and parent evaluations are used to consider the extent to which the service-learning a…
Parent education home visitation program
Adolescent and nonadolescent mothers were visited weekly by trained and supervised child development paraprofessionals. The mothers were taught parenting skills, child development, and were linked to community services. Repeated measures multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used to determine group by time effects. After 6 months of intervention, the mothers significantly improved their knowledge of (1) infant development; (2) empathic r…
The 2003 War in Iraq
This research incorporated an ecological approach to examine American and Northern Irish children's understanding of the 2003 war in Iraq and the sources of information from which they acquired that understanding. Responses to interviews indicated that the children from the two countries had some common conceptions of and sources of information about the war. However, American and Northern Irish children also differed on several items, suggesting…
Children's Reported Communication With Their Parents About War
There is increased interest by parents in communicating with their children about political violence. However, limited attention in the scholarly literature has focused on parent-child communication about war and terrorism. In response, the purpose of this study is to assess, within their respective ecological contexts, American and Northern Irish children's ( n = 97) reported communication with their parents about war. The results provide suppor…
Parent education home visitation program
Adolescent and nonadolescent mothers were visited weekly by trained and supervised child development paraprofessionals. The mothers were taught parenting skills, child development, and were linked to community services. Repeated measures multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used to determine group by time effects. After 6 months of intervention, the mothers significantly improved their knowledge of (1) infant development; (2) empathic r…
Service-Learning in Parenting Education
The field of family studies is particularly suited to service-learning, but one area that has not received much attention in this regard is that of parenting education. This article highlights a series of parenting education workshops that were incorporated into a parent-child relationships course, utilizing a developmental assets framework. Student reflections and parent evaluations are used to consider the extent to which the service-learning a…
Children's Reported Communication With Their Parents About War
There is increased interest by parents in communicating with their children about political violence. However, limited attention in the scholarly literature has focused on parent-child communication about war and terrorism. In response, the purpose of this study is to assess, within their respective ecological contexts, American and Northern Irish children's ( n = 97) reported communication with their parents about war. The results provide suppor…
The 2003 War in Iraq
This research incorporated an ecological approach to examine American and Northern Irish children's understanding of the 2003 war in Iraq and the sources of information from which they acquired that understanding. Responses to interviews indicated that the children from the two countries had some common conceptions of and sources of information about the war. However, American and Northern Irish children also differed on several items, suggesting…
Age Differences and Similarities in Associated Stressors and Outcomes Among Young, Midlife, and Older Adult Family Caregivers
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Few studies have simultaneously compared caregivers in all stages of the adult life course. This study examined age differences in associations among primary stressors (caregiver burden which includes hours of provided care and number of activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living performed), secondary stressors (financial and employment strains), and caregiver outcomes (emotional strain and p…
What Do Family Scientists Do? Answers from Undergraduate Alumni
Psychology (5 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Family and Disability Support Research (2 works) · Irish (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Spanish Civil War (2 works) · Archaeology (1 work)