Emily V Patten

Biographic Data

ID4044153
NAMEEmily V Patten
GIVEN NAMESEmily V
FAMILY NAMEPatten
SIGNATUREPATTEN E V
AFFILIATIONSBrigham Young University
ORCID0000-0003-0161-383X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS13
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX2

  • Dietitians as Entrepreneurs in the USA: A Qualitative Study

    Open AccessSavannah Parr, Nicole Brinton et al.ARTICLESAGE Open2025

    Dietetics entrepreneurship in the USA has been scarcely researched. The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of entrepreneurial dietitians by discovering the process of becoming one, the barriers to starting a business in dietetics, and the skills and resources necessary. Semi-structured interviews were conducted. Inclusion criteria included: participants 18 years or older, holding the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) crede…

  • Mothers' perspectives on children's recovery from the Covid‐19 pandemic: An exploratory study

    Open AccessJ M Vaterlaus, Tiana Carney et al.ARTICLEFamily and Consumer Sciences…2025References: 23

    In large‐scale crises, recovery efforts often receive limited empirical attention. The COVID‐19 pandemic (2020–2023) significantly disrupted children's lives in the United States. This exploratory mixed‐methods study involved 58 mothers who completed online surveys about their children's (ages 2–17) recovery. Using the Children's Best Interest Wheel , the study analyzed data through descriptive statistics and qualitative content analysis. It expl…

  • Women’s well-being and experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic in the United States: A longitudinal mixed-methods approach

    J M Vaterlaus, Lori Andersen Spruance et al.ARTICLEThe Social Science Journal2025Cited by: 1References: 39

    This longitudinal mixed-methods study aimed to identify changes in women’s well-being and their lived experiences in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Women (n = 124) recruited through snowball sampling completed surveys at two time points (March 2020 and April 2021) and follow-up interviews were conducted with 33 women in April 2021. Chi-square analyses, t tests, and multivariable modeling were used to assess changes in well-being …

  • Women’s longitudinal social media behaviors and experiences during a global pandemic

    Open AccessJ M Vaterlaus, Lori Andersen Spruance et al.ARTICLEThe Social Science Journal2025References: 33

    This longitudinal mixed-methods study explored women’s (n = 124) lived experiences with social media in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Women completed surveys at two points in time (March 2020 and April 2021). Follow-up interviews were also conducted with 33 women in April 2021. A longitudinal qualitative approach was used to identify three themes: (a) social media “works as an echo chamber,” (b) connection and community, and (c)…

  • Mother–child relationships during the Covid‐19 pandemic: A longitudinal qualitative approach

    Open AccessJ M Vaterlaus, Emily V Patten et al.ARTICLEFamily and Consumer Sciences…2023Cited by: 6References: 24

    Global crises have a disproportionate impact on women, and typical family life for mothers and children in the United States was disrupted by the COVID‐19 pandemic. This longitudinal qualitative study examined mothers' (n = 82) experiences in their mother–child relationships between March 2020 and April 2021 during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Participants completed open‐ended online survey items at both time points, while 22 participants also complete…

  • Covid-19 pandemic and social distancing in the United States: A mixed-methods study on lived experiences and well-being

    J M Vaterlaus, Lori Andersen Spruance et al.ARTICLEThe Social Science Journal2021Cited by: 6

    The current mixed-methods study was designed to explore individuals' experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic and potential relationships between social distancing and individual well-being. Participants (N = 600) completed an online survey that was distributed March 21–31, 2020. Through multivariable modeling, three main effects (concern for COVID-19, risk for COVID-19, and gender) were together significantly associated with the social distancing …

  • Gettinghealthy: The perceived influence of social media on young adult health behaviors

    Open AccessJ M Vaterlaus, Emily V Patten et al.ARTICLEComputers in Human Behavior2014