Amanda Ann Klein
Biographic Data
| ID | 4442200 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amanda Ann Klein |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amanda Ann |
| FAMILY NAME | Klein |
| SIGNATURE | KLEIN A A |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Ohio State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8160-4946 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Shared parenting experiences in kinship care
There’s so much history
Shared parenting, when adults collaborate in childrearing, is a practice of interest for children in out-of-home care. Yet, little is known about its feasibility and outcomes for kinship families who have preexisting relationships with birth parents. This article shares qualitative results from focus groups that explored participants’ experiences and attitudes toward shared parenting. The sample comprised 25 kinship caregivers and 34 child welfar…
When Kinship Caregivers Became Teachers
For caregivers of school-age children, schooling at home was a significant stressor during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research demonstrates the emotional burden of taking on the role of teacher while trying to balance responsibilities related to work, household, and childcare. Yet little is known about the well-being of kinship caregivers during this time, although this population is at heightened risk for role stress and strain and emotional distres…
Implementing smartphone technology to support relational competence in foster youth
The field of child welfare continues to search for effective ways to mitigate risks foster youth often encounter. Research discoveries about the importance of attachments and relational competence for foster youth support greater well-being. However, little is known about the use of smartphone technology and companion software in foster care as a method in promoting relational competence. This qualitative implementation study sought to explore th…
Kinship Caregivers’ Age and Its Relationship With Stress and Strain
Objective: This study compares kinship caregivers ages 65 and over and those under 65 to test the assumption that older caregivers experience greater stress and strain, which adversely affects the care they provide to their relatives’ children. Method: A sample of 747 informal and formal kinship caregivers completed mailed surveys. We used propensity score analysis to balance the two comparison groups of caregivers on multiple controlled covariat…
Early Childhood Experiences of Black Children in a Diverse Midwestern Suburb
There’s so much history
Shared parenting, when adults collaborate in childrearing, is a practice of interest for children in out-of-home care. Yet, little is known about its feasibility and outcomes for kinship families who have preexisting relationships with birth parents. This article shares qualitative results from focus groups that explored participants’ experiences and attitudes toward shared parenting. The sample comprised 25 kinship caregivers and 34 child welfar…
When Kinship Caregivers Became Teachers
For caregivers of school-age children, schooling at home was a significant stressor during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research demonstrates the emotional burden of taking on the role of teacher while trying to balance responsibilities related to work, household, and childcare. Yet little is known about the well-being of kinship caregivers during this time, although this population is at heightened risk for role stress and strain and emotional distres…
Kinship Caregivers’ Age and Its Relationship With Stress and Strain
Objective: This study compares kinship caregivers ages 65 and over and those under 65 to test the assumption that older caregivers experience greater stress and strain, which adversely affects the care they provide to their relatives’ children. Method: A sample of 747 informal and formal kinship caregivers completed mailed surveys. We used propensity score analysis to balance the two comparison groups of caregivers on multiple controlled covariat…
Early Childhood Experiences of Black Children in a Diverse Midwestern Suburb
Implementing smartphone technology to support relational competence in foster youth
The field of child welfare continues to search for effective ways to mitigate risks foster youth often encounter. Research discoveries about the importance of attachments and relational competence for foster youth support greater well-being. However, little is known about the use of smartphone technology and companion software in foster care as a method in promoting relational competence. This qualitative implementation study sought to explore th…
Kinship Caregivers’ Age and Its Relationship With Stress and Strain
Objective: This study compares kinship caregivers ages 65 and over and those under 65 to test the assumption that older caregivers experience greater stress and strain, which adversely affects the care they provide to their relatives’ children. Method: A sample of 747 informal and formal kinship caregivers completed mailed surveys. We used propensity score analysis to balance the two comparison groups of caregivers on multiple controlled covariat…
When Kinship Caregivers Became Teachers
For caregivers of school-age children, schooling at home was a significant stressor during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research demonstrates the emotional burden of taking on the role of teacher while trying to balance responsibilities related to work, household, and childcare. Yet little is known about the well-being of kinship caregivers during this time, although this population is at heightened risk for role stress and strain and emotional distres…
There’s so much history
Shared parenting, when adults collaborate in childrearing, is a practice of interest for children in out-of-home care. Yet, little is known about its feasibility and outcomes for kinship families who have preexisting relationships with birth parents. This article shares qualitative results from focus groups that explored participants’ experiences and attitudes toward shared parenting. The sample comprised 25 kinship caregivers and 34 child welfar…
Shared parenting experiences in kinship care
Psychology (5 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (4 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (4 works) · Kinship (4 works) · Kinship care (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works)