Karina Christiansen
Biographic Data
| ID | 3674784 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karina Christiansen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karina |
| FAMILY NAME | Christiansen |
| SIGNATURE | CHRISTIANSEN K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Johns Hopkins University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Work, worksites, and wellbeing among North American Indian women: A qualitative study
The purpose of this study was to understand what factors influenced work-family balance and related health behaviors among a sample of rural North American Indian women. We interviewed 89 women through both in-depth interviews and focus groups across four tribal communities in the American Southwest and Upper Midwest between July 2010 and August 2011. Interviews were transcribed, coded, and analyzed for emerging themes related to work- family dem…
Self‐Reported Physical Activity Among American Indian Adults From Two Diverse Regions
PURPOSE: Physical activity may be a protective factor against the disproportionate rates of chronic diseases faced by American Indians. Nevertheless, few studies report any cultural adoptions made to capture physical activity behaviors among this hard-to-reach population. Existing studies reporting the prevalence of physical activity among American Indians are often aggregated and tend to obscure regional, local, and tribal-level variations. This…
We’re Changing Our Ways”: Women’s Coping Strategies for Obesity Risk-reducing Behaviors in American Indian Households
This article reveals women caregivers' perceptions and coping strategies to improve households' food and physical activity habits. Results emerged from the pre-intervention formative research phase of a multi-site, multi-level obesity prevention pilot intervention on American Indian (AI) reservations. Using purposive sampling, 250 adults and children participated in qualitative research. Results reveal that having local institutional support was …
Cause it's family talking to you: Children acting as change agents for adult food and physical activity behaviors in American Indian households in the Upper Midwestern United States
This article presents research findings from the formative phase of OPREVENT, a pilot obesity prevention intervention trial for American Indian households on two reservations in the Upper Midwestern United States. We describe processes by which American Indian children acting as change agents influence adult food and physical activity behaviors on an Ojibwa and a Potawatomi reservation. This study borrows from Bronfenbrenner and Ceci's socio-ecol…
Healthy food purchasing among African American youth: Associations with child gender, adult caregiver characteristics and the home food environment
Objective To examine how factors related to the home food environment and individual characteristics are associated with healthy food purchasing among low-income African American (AA) youth. Subjects A total of 206 AA youth (ninety-one boys and 115 girls), aged 10–14 years, and their primary adult caregivers. Setting Fourteen Baltimore recreation centres in low-income neighbourhoods. Design Cross-sectional study. We collected information about fo…
Cause it's family talking to you: Children acting as change agents for adult food and physical activity behaviors in American Indian households in the Upper Midwestern United States
This article presents research findings from the formative phase of OPREVENT, a pilot obesity prevention intervention trial for American Indian households on two reservations in the Upper Midwestern United States. We describe processes by which American Indian children acting as change agents influence adult food and physical activity behaviors on an Ojibwa and a Potawatomi reservation. This study borrows from Bronfenbrenner and Ceci's socio-ecol…
Work, worksites, and wellbeing among North American Indian women: A qualitative study
The purpose of this study was to understand what factors influenced work-family balance and related health behaviors among a sample of rural North American Indian women. We interviewed 89 women through both in-depth interviews and focus groups across four tribal communities in the American Southwest and Upper Midwest between July 2010 and August 2011. Interviews were transcribed, coded, and analyzed for emerging themes related to work- family dem…
Healthy food purchasing among African American youth: Associations with child gender, adult caregiver characteristics and the home food environment
Objective To examine how factors related to the home food environment and individual characteristics are associated with healthy food purchasing among low-income African American (AA) youth. Subjects A total of 206 AA youth (ninety-one boys and 115 girls), aged 10–14 years, and their primary adult caregivers. Setting Fourteen Baltimore recreation centres in low-income neighbourhoods. Design Cross-sectional study. We collected information about fo…
We’re Changing Our Ways”: Women’s Coping Strategies for Obesity Risk-reducing Behaviors in American Indian Households
This article reveals women caregivers' perceptions and coping strategies to improve households' food and physical activity habits. Results emerged from the pre-intervention formative research phase of a multi-site, multi-level obesity prevention pilot intervention on American Indian (AI) reservations. Using purposive sampling, 250 adults and children participated in qualitative research. Results reveal that having local institutional support was …
Cause it's family talking to you: Children acting as change agents for adult food and physical activity behaviors in American Indian households in the Upper Midwestern United States
This article presents research findings from the formative phase of OPREVENT, a pilot obesity prevention intervention trial for American Indian households on two reservations in the Upper Midwestern United States. We describe processes by which American Indian children acting as change agents influence adult food and physical activity behaviors on an Ojibwa and a Potawatomi reservation. This study borrows from Bronfenbrenner and Ceci's socio-ecol…
Self‐Reported Physical Activity Among American Indian Adults From Two Diverse Regions
PURPOSE: Physical activity may be a protective factor against the disproportionate rates of chronic diseases faced by American Indians. Nevertheless, few studies report any cultural adoptions made to capture physical activity behaviors among this hard-to-reach population. Existing studies reporting the prevalence of physical activity among American Indians are often aggregated and tend to obscure regional, local, and tribal-level variations. This…
Work, worksites, and wellbeing among North American Indian women: A qualitative study
The purpose of this study was to understand what factors influenced work-family balance and related health behaviors among a sample of rural North American Indian women. We interviewed 89 women through both in-depth interviews and focus groups across four tribal communities in the American Southwest and Upper Midwest between July 2010 and August 2011. Interviews were transcribed, coded, and analyzed for emerging themes related to work- family dem…
Gerontology (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Community Health and Development (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Focus group (2 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (2 works)