Is empowerment enough? Exploring lessons from the Covid‐19 pandemic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6061730 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bertrand Russell (0000-0003-4834-2467, Whiting School of Engineering Johns Hopkins University Baltimore Maryland USA, corresponding author), Isabella Zuccaroli (Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Johns Hopkins University Baltimore Maryland USA) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 240-255 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1077-727X • E-ISSN: 1552-3934 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/fcsr.12508 |
| OpenAlex | W4396587329 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 21 |
The COVID‐19 global pandemic was a crisis that disproportionately impacted marginalized communities. In one such community—Baltimore, Maryland—we sought to explore how individuals experienced, managed, and recovered from the pandemic. Through five focus groups with 16 participants, four themes emerged: demonstration of empowerment, hopelessness and powerlessness, mental health detriment, and misalignment of resources and needs. Although empowerment was demonstrated, we surprisingly found that participants also exhibited powerlessness and hopelessness, both of which can inhibit engagement in the empowerment process. Implications for FCS professionals, community educators, and policymakers are included
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Economic growth · Economics · Empowerment · Focus group · Mental health · Pandemic · Political science · Psychiatry · Public relations · Sociology · Community Health and Development · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support · Gerontology
Reliability and Validity in Qualitative Research
Covid-19 and African Americans
Citizen Empowerment
The Enigma of Severe Mental Illness
Disproportionate impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on immigrant communities in the United States
Thematic analysis
Racial Capitalism
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on marginalized populations in the United States
Focus Groups as Qualitative Research
The Process of Empowerment
Mistrust, Empowerment, and Structural Change
Using thematic analysis in psychology
Financial Clarity
Influences of Community and Organizational Participation, Social Support, and Sense of Community on Psychological Empowerment
Empowering Community Settings
Empowerment examined
| Citations per year | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |