Erin S Lavender‐stott
Biographic Data
| ID | 4086309 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Erin S Lavender‐stott |
| GIVEN NAMES | Erin S |
| FAMILY NAME | Lavender‐stott |
| SIGNATURE | STOTT E S L |
| AFFILIATIONS | South Dakota State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4189-1121 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Loneliness, Parenting Stress, and the Buffering Effect of Social Connectedness
COVID-19 pandemic-imposed disruptions led to increased loneliness and parenting stress. This is concerning given the well-known negative effects of loneliness and stress on one's overall well-being. There is limited research, however, on the experience of loneliness during parenthood. Thus, this study aims to examine the influence of loneliness and social connectedness on parenting stress during the pandemic. Data were collected through an online…
Parenting stress, parent–child relationship, and parents' attitudes toward personal leisure
Parents of young children often experience greater levels of stress due to the demands of childrearing, creating a well‐being penalty. While leisure helps alleviate stress, little research explores its impact on parental stress and parent–child relationships. This study examines the relations among parenting stress, parent–child relationships, and leisure attitudes. Data from 310 parents were analyzed using regression models. Results show that in…
Not alone: Family experiences across the life course of single, baby boom sexual‐minority women
Kaleidoscopic perspectives on theorizing singlehood
Queering singlehood: Examining the intersection of sexuality and relationship status from a queer lens
This paper uses a queer theoretical lens to redefine family boundaries and structures by exploring LGBTQIA+ and single adults' relationships through the interconnectedness of their marginalized histories. Queer theory both centers LGBTQIA+ lives and deconstructs normativities. The overlapping history of singlehood and LGBTQIA+ will be explored using examples including romantic friendships, same‐sex couples and legal marriage, family of choice, an…
Thriving through stress: Leisure satisfaction, hope, growth, and well-being during the Covid-19 pandemic
Leisure can serve as a resource for managing stress and eliciting positive thoughts and emotions, which contribute to well-being. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between leisure satisfaction, hope, stress-related growth (SRG), and psychological well-being in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 547 U.S. residents completed an online survey in July 2020. A series of path analyses were used to examine six hypoth…
Relationship Status and Well-Being in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic
The purpose of this study was to examine well-being, loneliness, and hope among single and partnered adults in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 560 adults in the U.S. (50.2% female, 48.9% male, 28.7% single, 71.3% partnered) completed an online survey regarding their experiences amid the global health crisis. Results indicated that single and partnered individuals reported similar experiences of loneliness, hope, and well-being. F…
Hope and Self-Compassion to Alleviate Parenting Stress in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic
As the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic disrupted all aspects of life, parents have been subjected to more household and caregiving responsibilities and stressors. The purpose of this study is to investigate how hope, self-compassion, and perception of COVID-19 health risks influence parenting stress. In this cross-sectional study, a total of 362 parents living in the United States completed an online survey in July 2020. Multiple …
Leisure experience and participation and its contribution to stress-related growth amid Covid-19 pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to alter daily life and its long-term impact remains unknown, research is needed to examine the effects of this unprecedented pandemic on public health and well-being. Leisure has the potential to facilitate personal growth and to serve as a vehicle for personal transformation under stressful circumstances. The purpose of the study is two-fold: (1) to explore leisure experiences and participation during the COVI…
Single LBQ women of the baby boom planning for later life
The aim of this study was to understand how sexual minority women of the baby boom cohort viewed their social connections and planned for their later years. Framed by feminist and life course perspectives, this study used semi-structured interviews and constructivist grounded theory. Thirteen single sexual minority baby boom women from across the U.S. were interviewed. The women were active in their communities and viewed their social connections…
Preparing the Educators Who Teach About Families: Engaging Family Science in the University Setting
In this article, we address foundational and innovative aspects of preparing educators who teach about families, including theoretical, methodological, and practical considerations. We approach our task by defining and utilizing a human development and family science (HDFS) worldview, which, like the related foci on translational family science and family life education, integrates both the need for comprehensive academic grounding and profession…
The Families of LGBTQ Older Adults: Theoretical Approaches to Creative Family Connections in the Context of Marginalization, Social‐Historical Change, and Resilience
This article examines how families are theorized at the complex crossroads of age, sexuality, and gender, and explores theoretical innovations derived from analyses embedded in the families of LGBTQ older adults, who have lived outside the embrace of heteronormativity. To address the extent of theorizing, we conducted a content analysis of 36 studies from 2010 to 2019. The articles revealed a social justice orientation that contextualized the mar…
Challenges and Strategies of Sexual Minority Youth Research in Southwest Virginia
A research team that works on scholarship related to sexual minority issues has been conducting research and recruiting participants since the fall of 2012. In the years since the team was formed, there has been a variety of challenges with recruitment, approval for research through the Institutional Review Board, gaining access to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBQ) community, and general mistrust of researchers. Using concepts from fem…
I Walked in on Them: Young Adults' Childhood Perceptions of Sex and Nudity in Family and Public Contexts
Children's observation of sex and nudity among parents, peers, or strangers has received limited scholarly attention, mostly because research on sexuality in childhood is difficult or prohibitive to conduct. To address this topic, we conducted a secondary data analysis of 57 human sexuality students' narratives regarding the emotional and situational contexts of the first sexual image they recalled. We examined those narratives where participants…
Learning from the Young: Therapeutic Implications of Emerging Sexual Knowledge in Working with Families
The lack of formal sex education and informal family communication about sex affects youth, families, educators, and clinicians. This lack limits young people in learning about accurate and developmentally appropriate sexuality in safe and supportive contexts, and inhibits clinicians in helping families provide information and support for youth to develop agentic sexuality. Although parents are expected to be their children’s primary sex educator…
Young Women’s Reflections of Viewing a Sexual Image for the First Time
Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in the 20th Century
A Review of Queering Marriage and Mothering Queerly
The Families of LGBTQ Older Adults: Theoretical Approaches to Creative Family Connections in the Context of Marginalization, Social‐Historical Change, and Resilience
This article examines how families are theorized at the complex crossroads of age, sexuality, and gender, and explores theoretical innovations derived from analyses embedded in the families of LGBTQ older adults, who have lived outside the embrace of heteronormativity. To address the extent of theorizing, we conducted a content analysis of 36 studies from 2010 to 2019. The articles revealed a social justice orientation that contextualized the mar…
Queering singlehood: Examining the intersection of sexuality and relationship status from a queer lens
This paper uses a queer theoretical lens to redefine family boundaries and structures by exploring LGBTQIA+ and single adults' relationships through the interconnectedness of their marginalized histories. Queer theory both centers LGBTQIA+ lives and deconstructs normativities. The overlapping history of singlehood and LGBTQIA+ will be explored using examples including romantic friendships, same‐sex couples and legal marriage, family of choice, an…
Leisure experience and participation and its contribution to stress-related growth amid Covid-19 pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to alter daily life and its long-term impact remains unknown, research is needed to examine the effects of this unprecedented pandemic on public health and well-being. Leisure has the potential to facilitate personal growth and to serve as a vehicle for personal transformation under stressful circumstances. The purpose of the study is two-fold: (1) to explore leisure experiences and participation during the COVI…
Young Women’s Reflections of Viewing a Sexual Image for the First Time
Relationship Status and Well-Being in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic
The purpose of this study was to examine well-being, loneliness, and hope among single and partnered adults in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 560 adults in the U.S. (50.2% female, 48.9% male, 28.7% single, 71.3% partnered) completed an online survey regarding their experiences amid the global health crisis. Results indicated that single and partnered individuals reported similar experiences of loneliness, hope, and well-being. F…
Learning from the Young: Therapeutic Implications of Emerging Sexual Knowledge in Working with Families
The lack of formal sex education and informal family communication about sex affects youth, families, educators, and clinicians. This lack limits young people in learning about accurate and developmentally appropriate sexuality in safe and supportive contexts, and inhibits clinicians in helping families provide information and support for youth to develop agentic sexuality. Although parents are expected to be their children’s primary sex educator…
A Review of Queering Marriage and Mothering Queerly
Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in the 20th Century
Learning from the Young: Therapeutic Implications of Emerging Sexual Knowledge in Working with Families
The lack of formal sex education and informal family communication about sex affects youth, families, educators, and clinicians. This lack limits young people in learning about accurate and developmentally appropriate sexuality in safe and supportive contexts, and inhibits clinicians in helping families provide information and support for youth to develop agentic sexuality. Although parents are expected to be their children’s primary sex educator…
Young Women’s Reflections of Viewing a Sexual Image for the First Time
Challenges and Strategies of Sexual Minority Youth Research in Southwest Virginia
A research team that works on scholarship related to sexual minority issues has been conducting research and recruiting participants since the fall of 2012. In the years since the team was formed, there has been a variety of challenges with recruitment, approval for research through the Institutional Review Board, gaining access to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBQ) community, and general mistrust of researchers. Using concepts from fem…
I Walked in on Them: Young Adults' Childhood Perceptions of Sex and Nudity in Family and Public Contexts
Children's observation of sex and nudity among parents, peers, or strangers has received limited scholarly attention, mostly because research on sexuality in childhood is difficult or prohibitive to conduct. To address this topic, we conducted a secondary data analysis of 57 human sexuality students' narratives regarding the emotional and situational contexts of the first sexual image they recalled. We examined those narratives where participants…
Preparing the Educators Who Teach About Families: Engaging Family Science in the University Setting
In this article, we address foundational and innovative aspects of preparing educators who teach about families, including theoretical, methodological, and practical considerations. We approach our task by defining and utilizing a human development and family science (HDFS) worldview, which, like the related foci on translational family science and family life education, integrates both the need for comprehensive academic grounding and profession…
The Families of LGBTQ Older Adults: Theoretical Approaches to Creative Family Connections in the Context of Marginalization, Social‐Historical Change, and Resilience
This article examines how families are theorized at the complex crossroads of age, sexuality, and gender, and explores theoretical innovations derived from analyses embedded in the families of LGBTQ older adults, who have lived outside the embrace of heteronormativity. To address the extent of theorizing, we conducted a content analysis of 36 studies from 2010 to 2019. The articles revealed a social justice orientation that contextualized the mar…
Single LBQ women of the baby boom planning for later life
The aim of this study was to understand how sexual minority women of the baby boom cohort viewed their social connections and planned for their later years. Framed by feminist and life course perspectives, this study used semi-structured interviews and constructivist grounded theory. Thirteen single sexual minority baby boom women from across the U.S. were interviewed. The women were active in their communities and viewed their social connections…
Hope and Self-Compassion to Alleviate Parenting Stress in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic
As the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic disrupted all aspects of life, parents have been subjected to more household and caregiving responsibilities and stressors. The purpose of this study is to investigate how hope, self-compassion, and perception of COVID-19 health risks influence parenting stress. In this cross-sectional study, a total of 362 parents living in the United States completed an online survey in July 2020. Multiple …
Leisure experience and participation and its contribution to stress-related growth amid Covid-19 pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to alter daily life and its long-term impact remains unknown, research is needed to examine the effects of this unprecedented pandemic on public health and well-being. Leisure has the potential to facilitate personal growth and to serve as a vehicle for personal transformation under stressful circumstances. The purpose of the study is two-fold: (1) to explore leisure experiences and participation during the COVI…
Not alone: Family experiences across the life course of single, baby boom sexual‐minority women
Kaleidoscopic perspectives on theorizing singlehood
Queering singlehood: Examining the intersection of sexuality and relationship status from a queer lens
This paper uses a queer theoretical lens to redefine family boundaries and structures by exploring LGBTQIA+ and single adults' relationships through the interconnectedness of their marginalized histories. Queer theory both centers LGBTQIA+ lives and deconstructs normativities. The overlapping history of singlehood and LGBTQIA+ will be explored using examples including romantic friendships, same‐sex couples and legal marriage, family of choice, an…
Thriving through stress: Leisure satisfaction, hope, growth, and well-being during the Covid-19 pandemic
Leisure can serve as a resource for managing stress and eliciting positive thoughts and emotions, which contribute to well-being. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between leisure satisfaction, hope, stress-related growth (SRG), and psychological well-being in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 547 U.S. residents completed an online survey in July 2020. A series of path analyses were used to examine six hypoth…
Relationship Status and Well-Being in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic
The purpose of this study was to examine well-being, loneliness, and hope among single and partnered adults in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 560 adults in the U.S. (50.2% female, 48.9% male, 28.7% single, 71.3% partnered) completed an online survey regarding their experiences amid the global health crisis. Results indicated that single and partnered individuals reported similar experiences of loneliness, hope, and well-being. F…
Loneliness, Parenting Stress, and the Buffering Effect of Social Connectedness
COVID-19 pandemic-imposed disruptions led to increased loneliness and parenting stress. This is concerning given the well-known negative effects of loneliness and stress on one's overall well-being. There is limited research, however, on the experience of loneliness during parenthood. Thus, this study aims to examine the influence of loneliness and social connectedness on parenting stress during the pandemic. Data were collected through an online…
Parenting stress, parent–child relationship, and parents' attitudes toward personal leisure
Parents of young children often experience greater levels of stress due to the demands of childrearing, creating a well‐being penalty. While leisure helps alleviate stress, little research explores its impact on parental stress and parent–child relationships. This study examines the relations among parenting stress, parent–child relationships, and leisure attitudes. Data from 310 parents were analyzed using regression models. Results show that in…
Psychology (16 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Developmental psychology (8 works) · Gender Studies (8 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (7 works) · Human sexuality (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Gender Roles and Identity Studies (4 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (4 works)