Karyn Sporer
Biographic Data
| ID | 375754 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karyn Sporer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karyn |
| FAMILY NAME | Sporer |
| SIGNATURE | SPORER K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Maine |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1500-0041 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Barriers to Recognizing and Reporting Radicalization
Finding the 'Golden Moments
This article examines strategies family members identify as being helpful when challenged by stressors related to living with an aggressive child or sibling with severe mental illness. Data from in-depth, ethnographic interviews with 42 parents and siblings of violent children with severe mental illness were analyzed using a modified version of grounded theory. Our analysis identified three themes that represent helpful strategies: (a) gaining in…
Mothers of Violent Children with Mental Illness
Narratives of Childhood Adversity and Adolescent Misconduct as Precursors to Violent Extremism
Objective: We examined how nonideological factors such as childhood risk factors and adolescent conduct problems precede participation in violent extremism (VE). Methods: We conducted in-depth life-history interviews with former members of violent White supremacist groups ( N = 44) to examine their childhood and adolescent experiences, and how they explain the factors that led to the onset of VE. Results: Based on self-reports, we found substanti…
Ideological rationality and violence
This exploratory study examines the narrative space of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Specifically, we developed a methodology to gather, archive, and analyze ISIL’s online presence in social media. Our sample was drawn from transient websites (N = 8308) collected between August 2015 and October 2015. From this pool, we coded a random sample of 100 English-only articles for violent, pragmatic, and ideological themes. Exploratory…
Mothers of Violent Children with Mental Illness
Ideological rationality and violence
This exploratory study examines the narrative space of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Specifically, we developed a methodology to gather, archive, and analyze ISIL’s online presence in social media. Our sample was drawn from transient websites (N = 8308) collected between August 2015 and October 2015. From this pool, we coded a random sample of 100 English-only articles for violent, pragmatic, and ideological themes. Exploratory…
Narratives of Childhood Adversity and Adolescent Misconduct as Precursors to Violent Extremism
Objective: We examined how nonideological factors such as childhood risk factors and adolescent conduct problems precede participation in violent extremism (VE). Methods: We conducted in-depth life-history interviews with former members of violent White supremacist groups ( N = 44) to examine their childhood and adolescent experiences, and how they explain the factors that led to the onset of VE. Results: Based on self-reports, we found substanti…
Ideological rationality and violence
This exploratory study examines the narrative space of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Specifically, we developed a methodology to gather, archive, and analyze ISIL’s online presence in social media. Our sample was drawn from transient websites (N = 8308) collected between August 2015 and October 2015. From this pool, we coded a random sample of 100 English-only articles for violent, pragmatic, and ideological themes. Exploratory…
Mothers of Violent Children with Mental Illness
Finding the 'Golden Moments
This article examines strategies family members identify as being helpful when challenged by stressors related to living with an aggressive child or sibling with severe mental illness. Data from in-depth, ethnographic interviews with 42 parents and siblings of violent children with severe mental illness were analyzed using a modified version of grounded theory. Our analysis identified three themes that represent helpful strategies: (a) gaining in…
Barriers to Recognizing and Reporting Radicalization
Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Grounded theory (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (2 works)