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Gary L. Bowen is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research spans the fields of psychology and social sciences, with a focus on clinical psychology. Additional subfields of study include health, general health professions, safety research, and education.

The scientist's work addresses a set of key topics mainly related to social and psychological well-being. These include child abuse and trauma, intimate partner and family violence, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, youth development and social support, resilience and mental health, employment and welfare studies, as well as health disparities and outcomes.

Gary L. Bowen has contributed to a number of publications across several venues. Frequent publication platforms include UNC Libraries, Journal of Family Violence, Children & Schools, Journal of Community Psychology, and Social Work Research.

  • Connecting experiences of community shared responsibility and collective competence to the well-being of adults in military families, 2020, Journal of Community Psychology
  • Associations between Family Maltreatment Perpetration and Latent Profiles of Personal and Family Strengths among Active-Duty Air Force Members, 2021, Journal of Family Violence
  • The SSP 2020: The Revised School Success Profile, 2020, Children & Schools
  • The Development and Evaluation of Procedures to Assess Child Self-report Item Validity, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Correlates of Help-Seeking Intentions among Airmen in the Context of Family Maltreatment Perpetration: Practical Barriers as a Moderating Influence, 2020, Journal of Family Violence

In collaboration, Gary L. Bowen frequently works with several researchers. Co-authors include Todd M. Jensen, Natasha K. Bowen, Jay A. Mancini, Erika L. King, and Robert Lucio.

Best Publications

  • Effects of Crime and Violence in Neighborhoods and Schools on the School Behavior and Performance of Adolescents

    Natasha K. Bowen;Gary L. Bowen

  • Social support networks and school outcomes: The centrality of the teacher.

    Lawrence B. Rosenfeld;Jack M. Richman;Gary L. Bowen

  • Teacher Support and the School Engagement of Latino Middle and High School Students at Risk of School Failure

    Ann B. Brewster;Gary L. Bowen

  • In the Context of Risk: Supportive Adults and the School Engagement of Middle School Students*

    Michael E. Woolley;Gary L. Bowen

  • Social Support for Adolescents at Risk of School Failure

    Jack M. Richman;Lawrence B. Rosenfeld;Gary L. Bowen

  • The Social Context of School Success for Latino Middle School Students Direct and Indirect Influences of Teachers, Family, and Friends

    Michael E. Woolley;Kelli L. Kol;Gary L. Bowen

  • Shadowed by War: Building Community Capacity to Support Military Families

    Angela J. Huebner;Jay A. Mancini;Gary L. Bowen;Dennis K. Orthner

  • Poverty, Neighborhood Danger, Social Support, and the Individual Adaptation Among At-Risk Youth in Urban Areas

    Gary L. Bowen;Mimi V. Chapman

  • Promoting the Adaptation of Military Families: An Empirical Test of a Community Practice Model*

    Gary L. Bowen;Jay A. Mancini;James A. Martin;William B. Ware

  • Neighborhood Social Disorganization, Families, and the Educational Behavior of Adolescents

    Natasha K. Bowen;Gary L. Bowen;William B. Ware

  • Men, Work, and Family

    Gary L. Bowen;Jane C. Hood

  • Sense of School Coherence, Perceptions of Danger at School, and Teacher Support Among Youth at Risk of School Failure

    Gary L. Bowen;Jack M. Richman;Ann Brewster;Natasha Bowen

  • Community Capacity: Antecedents and Consequences

    Gary L. Bowen;James A. Martin;Jay A. Mancini;John P. Nelson

  • The role of parent, classmate, and teacher support in student engagement: Evidence from Ghana

    David Ansong;Moses Okumu;Gary L. Bowen;Anne M. Walker

  • Sex-Role Congruency and Marital Quality.

    Gary Lee Bowen;Dennis K. Orthner

  • The Reliability and Validity of the School Success Profile Learning Organization Measure

    Gary L. Bowen;Roderick A. Rose;William B. Ware

  • The Joint Effects of Neighborhoods, Schools, Peers, and Families on Changes in the School Success of Middle School Students

    Gary L. Bowen;Roderick A. Rose;Joelle D. Powers;Elizabeth J. Glennie

  • Community Social Organization: A Conceptual Linchpin in Examining Families in the Context of Communities*

    Jay A. Mancini;Gary L. Bowen;James A. Martin

  • Low Social Support among At-Risk Adolescents

    Lawrence B. Rosenfeld;Jack M. Richman;Gary L. Bowen

  • Cognitive Pretesting and the Developmental Validity of Child Self-Report Instruments: Theory and Applications.

    Michael E. Woolley;Gary L. Bowen;Natasha K. Bowen

Frequent Co-Authors

George Farkas
George Farkas University of California, Irvine
Rami Benbenishty
Rami Benbenishty Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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