Maria Butauski
Biographic Data
| ID | 6748215 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maria Butauski |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maria |
| FAMILY NAME | Butauski |
| SIGNATURE | BUTAUSKI M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Columbia College, Columbia, MO, USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4790-0271 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Overcoming stigma
Pregnancy During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Grounded in communicated narrative sense-making (CNSM) theory and communication theory of resilience (CTR), the current study investigated how women narratively constructed resilience surrounding pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the adverse effects of stress on pregnant individuals and their babies, it is important to understand the triggers and process of resilience in this context. We interviewed 21 cisgender women who were pregnan…
“Damage control”
Guided by the communicated sense-making (CSM) theoretical model (Koenig Kellas, J., & Kranstuber Horstman, H. (2015). Communicated narrative sense-making: Understanding family narratives, storytelling, and the construction of meaning through a communicative lens. In L. H. Turner, & R. West (Eds.), The sage handbook of family communication (2nd ed, pp. 76–90). Sage), the current study explored foster parent–child sense-making within conversations …
Communication Privacy Management in Open Adoption Relationships
Open adoption relationships are rife with privacy dilemmas and fuzzy boundaries, which require ongoing coordination of private disclosures as a result. The present study employed communication privacy management (CPM) theory to examine adoptive parents’ ( N = 354) private disclosures with the birth family across in-person and mediated (i.e., texting and social media) contexts. SEM analysis revealed that adoptive families who were more private and…
Setting the Agenda
We call for an expansion of research on the family communication of people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other diverse sexualities and gender identities (LGBTQ+), as well as sexual and gender minority people (SGM) who may not identify as LGBTQ+, such as those practicing polyamory. We provide direction on expanding LGBTQ+ and SGM family communication research and invite scholars to expand their programs of researc…
Communicatively Constructing Godparenthood
Although the godparent-godchild relationship is a centuries-old practice that creates a meaningful intergenerational bond, research on godparenthood is in its infancy. The current study examined godparent relational maintenance behaviors to provide an introductory glimpse into this relationship. Godchildren (N= 151) reported on their godparents’ relational maintenance behaviors. Assurances, social networks, and self-disclosure emerged as the most…
Parents’ Retrospective Storytelling of Their Child’s Coming Out
Guided by communicated narrative sense-making (CNSM) theory, we surveyed parents (n= 133) to elicit retrospective stories of their child’s coming out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) and to assess perceptions of their child’s communicated perspective-taking (CPT) during the coming out process. Themes emerging from parents’ stories included casual acceptance, supporting, acknowledging their struggle, and learning. Themes and their …
Young Adults’ Management of Privacy on Facebook with Multiple Generations of Family Members
How young adults communicate with multiple generations of family members today includes the use of Facebook to maintain family relationships. This study applies communication privacy management (CPM) theory to explore how young adults interact with and manage private information across different generations of their family through Facebook. Overall, 383 young adult participants completed an online survey about online and offline Facebook communic…
Young Adults’ Management of Privacy on Facebook with Multiple Generations of Family Members
How young adults communicate with multiple generations of family members today includes the use of Facebook to maintain family relationships. This study applies communication privacy management (CPM) theory to explore how young adults interact with and manage private information across different generations of their family through Facebook. Overall, 383 young adult participants completed an online survey about online and offline Facebook communic…
Parents’ Retrospective Storytelling of Their Child’s Coming Out
Guided by communicated narrative sense-making (CNSM) theory, we surveyed parents (n= 133) to elicit retrospective stories of their child’s coming out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) and to assess perceptions of their child’s communicated perspective-taking (CPT) during the coming out process. Themes emerging from parents’ stories included casual acceptance, supporting, acknowledging their struggle, and learning. Themes and their …
Setting the Agenda
We call for an expansion of research on the family communication of people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other diverse sexualities and gender identities (LGBTQ+), as well as sexual and gender minority people (SGM) who may not identify as LGBTQ+, such as those practicing polyamory. We provide direction on expanding LGBTQ+ and SGM family communication research and invite scholars to expand their programs of researc…
Communicatively Constructing Godparenthood
Although the godparent-godchild relationship is a centuries-old practice that creates a meaningful intergenerational bond, research on godparenthood is in its infancy. The current study examined godparent relational maintenance behaviors to provide an introductory glimpse into this relationship. Godchildren (N= 151) reported on their godparents’ relational maintenance behaviors. Assurances, social networks, and self-disclosure emerged as the most…
Young Adults’ Management of Privacy on Facebook with Multiple Generations of Family Members
How young adults communicate with multiple generations of family members today includes the use of Facebook to maintain family relationships. This study applies communication privacy management (CPM) theory to explore how young adults interact with and manage private information across different generations of their family through Facebook. Overall, 383 young adult participants completed an online survey about online and offline Facebook communic…
Parents’ Retrospective Storytelling of Their Child’s Coming Out
Guided by communicated narrative sense-making (CNSM) theory, we surveyed parents (n= 133) to elicit retrospective stories of their child’s coming out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) and to assess perceptions of their child’s communicated perspective-taking (CPT) during the coming out process. Themes emerging from parents’ stories included casual acceptance, supporting, acknowledging their struggle, and learning. Themes and their …
Setting the Agenda
We call for an expansion of research on the family communication of people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other diverse sexualities and gender identities (LGBTQ+), as well as sexual and gender minority people (SGM) who may not identify as LGBTQ+, such as those practicing polyamory. We provide direction on expanding LGBTQ+ and SGM family communication research and invite scholars to expand their programs of researc…
Communicatively Constructing Godparenthood
Although the godparent-godchild relationship is a centuries-old practice that creates a meaningful intergenerational bond, research on godparenthood is in its infancy. The current study examined godparent relational maintenance behaviors to provide an introductory glimpse into this relationship. Godchildren (N= 151) reported on their godparents’ relational maintenance behaviors. Assurances, social networks, and self-disclosure emerged as the most…
Communication Privacy Management in Open Adoption Relationships
Open adoption relationships are rife with privacy dilemmas and fuzzy boundaries, which require ongoing coordination of private disclosures as a result. The present study employed communication privacy management (CPM) theory to examine adoptive parents’ ( N = 354) private disclosures with the birth family across in-person and mediated (i.e., texting and social media) contexts. SEM analysis revealed that adoptive families who were more private and…
Pregnancy During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Grounded in communicated narrative sense-making (CNSM) theory and communication theory of resilience (CTR), the current study investigated how women narratively constructed resilience surrounding pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the adverse effects of stress on pregnant individuals and their babies, it is important to understand the triggers and process of resilience in this context. We interviewed 21 cisgender women who were pregnan…
“Damage control”
Guided by the communicated sense-making (CSM) theoretical model (Koenig Kellas, J., & Kranstuber Horstman, H. (2015). Communicated narrative sense-making: Understanding family narratives, storytelling, and the construction of meaning through a communicative lens. In L. H. Turner, & R. West (Eds.), The sage handbook of family communication (2nd ed, pp. 76–90). Sage), the current study explored foster parent–child sense-making within conversations …
Overcoming stigma
Psychology (7 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (5 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Narrative (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Transgender (3 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works)