Karen S Myers-Bowman
Biographic Data
| ID | 6188762 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen S Myers-Bowman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen S |
| FAMILY NAME | Myers-Bowman |
| SIGNATURE | MYERS-BOWMAN K S |
| AFFILIATIONS | San Diego State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
American Muslim Adolescent Daughters' Perception of Maternal Relationships and the Influence on their Health Behaviors
Objectives: The goal of this qualitative research study was to better understand of how the mother-daughter relationship shaped by different ecologies in a Muslim community in the United States (US) influences their daughters' health behaviors. Methods: Using a criterion sampling strategy, 11 immigrant Muslim mothers and their American Muslim adolescent daughters aged 12-18 years who were born and also raised in the US were recruited (N=22) and i…
Health-related maternal practices of immigrant Muslim mothers in the United States
This study examines maternal practices of immigrant Muslim mothers in the United States to understand how they share their health values with their American Muslim adolescent daughters. The maternal practices were studied in the context of each family's and especially the mother's religious and cultural values. Further, the influence of religion, culture of origin and acculturation on immigrant Muslim mothers' values and thus maternal practices i…
Gender Differences in the Experiences of HIV/Aids-Related Stigma
Globally more women have been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and are more likely to be stigmatized than men, especially in male-dominant societies. Gender differences in the experience of HIV-related stigma, however, have not been extensively explored. Researchers investigate the gender differences in HIV/AIDS-related stigma experiences here. Interviews were conducted with eight HIV patients and their nine discordant family members in Ghana. Our finding…
A Fear Like I've Never Felt”
Despite the increase of research with military families, less is known about the experiences of those parents who have adult children deployed overseas for military operations. This article presents parents’ experiences of having adult children deployed to combat zones. Qualitative data were gathered through an Internet-based survey during 2010. Analyses revealed important themes within the parents’ portrayals expressing strong reactions of fear,…
Differences Between War and Peace are Big
This article presents children's descriptions of peace and war from two very different sociocultural environments: Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and the midwestern United States. Interviews were conducted shortly after the 1999–2000 NATO-Yugoslavian active conflict; therefore, one meaningful contrast between these two contexts is the exposure these children had to political violence. The children from Belgrade directly experienced the bombing of their ci…
A Cross-Cultural Examination of Children's Understanding of 'The Enemy
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A Cross-Cultural Examination of Children's Understanding of “The Enemy”
Despite the apparent ease and regularity with which adults label individuals and groups as "the enemy," little is known regarding how children understand this concept. The current qualitative study examined the concept of enemy as understood by 105 3- to 12-yr.-old children from two sides of an international conflict--Yugoslavia and the United States. This article provides an analysis of the children's answers during a structured interview regard…
Differences Between War and Peace are Big
This article presents children's descriptions of peace and war from two very different sociocultural environments: Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and the midwestern United States. Interviews were conducted shortly after the 1999–2000 NATO-Yugoslavian active conflict; therefore, one meaningful contrast between these two contexts is the exposure these children had to political violence. The children from Belgrade directly experienced the bombing of their ci…
A Fear Like I've Never Felt”
Despite the increase of research with military families, less is known about the experiences of those parents who have adult children deployed overseas for military operations. This article presents parents’ experiences of having adult children deployed to combat zones. Qualitative data were gathered through an Internet-based survey during 2010. Analyses revealed important themes within the parents’ portrayals expressing strong reactions of fear,…
Health-related maternal practices of immigrant Muslim mothers in the United States
This study examines maternal practices of immigrant Muslim mothers in the United States to understand how they share their health values with their American Muslim adolescent daughters. The maternal practices were studied in the context of each family's and especially the mother's religious and cultural values. Further, the influence of religion, culture of origin and acculturation on immigrant Muslim mothers' values and thus maternal practices i…
A Cross-Cultural Examination of Children's Understanding of 'The Enemy
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A Cross-Cultural Examination of Children's Understanding of “The Enemy”
Despite the apparent ease and regularity with which adults label individuals and groups as "the enemy," little is known regarding how children understand this concept. The current qualitative study examined the concept of enemy as understood by 105 3- to 12-yr.-old children from two sides of an international conflict--Yugoslavia and the United States. This article provides an analysis of the children's answers during a structured interview regard…
Differences Between War and Peace are Big
This article presents children's descriptions of peace and war from two very different sociocultural environments: Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and the midwestern United States. Interviews were conducted shortly after the 1999–2000 NATO-Yugoslavian active conflict; therefore, one meaningful contrast between these two contexts is the exposure these children had to political violence. The children from Belgrade directly experienced the bombing of their ci…
A Fear Like I've Never Felt”
Despite the increase of research with military families, less is known about the experiences of those parents who have adult children deployed overseas for military operations. This article presents parents’ experiences of having adult children deployed to combat zones. Qualitative data were gathered through an Internet-based survey during 2010. Analyses revealed important themes within the parents’ portrayals expressing strong reactions of fear,…
Gender Differences in the Experiences of HIV/Aids-Related Stigma
Globally more women have been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and are more likely to be stigmatized than men, especially in male-dominant societies. Gender differences in the experience of HIV-related stigma, however, have not been extensively explored. Researchers investigate the gender differences in HIV/AIDS-related stigma experiences here. Interviews were conducted with eight HIV patients and their nine discordant family members in Ghana. Our finding…
Health-related maternal practices of immigrant Muslim mothers in the United States
This study examines maternal practices of immigrant Muslim mothers in the United States to understand how they share their health values with their American Muslim adolescent daughters. The maternal practices were studied in the context of each family's and especially the mother's religious and cultural values. Further, the influence of religion, culture of origin and acculturation on immigrant Muslim mothers' values and thus maternal practices i…
American Muslim Adolescent Daughters' Perception of Maternal Relationships and the Influence on their Health Behaviors
Objectives: The goal of this qualitative research study was to better understand of how the mother-daughter relationship shaped by different ecologies in a Muslim community in the United States (US) influences their daughters' health behaviors. Methods: Using a criterion sampling strategy, 11 immigrant Muslim mothers and their American Muslim adolescent daughters aged 12-18 years who were born and also raised in the US were recruited (N=22) and i…
Psychology (6 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Acculturation (2 works) · Adversary (2 works) · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works)