Browsing UTSA Faculty and Staff Works by Author "Bartkowski, John P."
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Are Religious Teens Nice Kids? Faith and Congeniality among American Adolescents
Fondren, Kristi M.; Bartkowski, John P.; Xu, Xiaohe; Levin, Martin L. (10/26/2018)One body of extant research has documented the social contours and positive effects of teen religiosity, while another has explored the religious sources of social congeniality (“niceness”) among adult Americans. This study ... -
Evaluating the Impact of the Synar Program: Tobacco Access and Use among Youth in Mississippi, the South, and the U.S.
Avery, Jerri S.; Bartkowski, John P.; Xu, Xiaohe; Kohler, Janelle; Mason, Melissa (12/22/2019)(1) Background: This study examines the impact of Synar policy adoption on youth commercial access to tobacco products in Mississippi, the South, and the remaining U.S. The principal focus on youth commercial access is ... -
Mixed Blessing: The Beneficial and Detrimental Effects of Religion on Child Development among Third-Graders
Bartkowski, John P.; Xu, Xiaohe; Bartkowski, Stephen (1/9/2019)Previous research has linked parental religiosity to a number of positive developmental characteristics in young children. This study introduces the concept of selective sanctification as a refinement to existing theory ... -
Negotiating Patient-Provider Power Dynamics in Distinct Childbirth Settings: Insights from Black American Mothers
West, Rachel; Bartkowski, John P. (6/10/2019)Several studies have examined women's perceptions and experiences of out-of-hospital births, that is, births that take place at home or in birthing centers overseen by midwives. However, White women have primarily been the ... -
Rival Bodies: Negotiating Gender and Embodiment in Women’s Bikini and Figure Competitions
Campbell, Favor; Haverda, Timothy; Bartkowski, John P. (2/9/2021)Women’s bodybuilding has attracted attention from gender researchers. However, increasingly popular fitness shows that feature different competitive tracks—bikini and figure—have garnered very limited scholarly consideration. ... -
The Digital Divide among Parents and Their Emerging Adult Children: Intergenerational Accounts of Technologically Assisted Family Communication
Barrie, Courtney K.; Bartkowski, John P.; Haverda, Timothy (3/5/2019)A great deal of previous research has examined the profound influence of digital communication technology (e.g., texting, videoconferencing, social media usage) on family life. However, few inquiries have explored the ...