How Adult Women Who Trade Sex Navigate Social Services: A Grounded Theory Study

Access to and engagement with social services among women who trade sex is essential to address issues including substance use, posttraumatic stress disorder, and housing instability. This grounded theory study aims to understand how adult women who trade sex accessed and engaged with social services. Drawing from semistructured, in-depth interviews with 30 mostly Black and White women, results suggest that women’s differing viewpoints of sex trading and experiences of racial prejudice impacted their access and engagement with services. Women’s experiences ranged from affirmed to disrespected, which influenced whether and how they chose to continue seeking services. Implications are discussed.

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A Grounded Theory Study of Burnout among Youth Workers in Korean Immigrant Churches

Christian Education Journal Research on Educational Ministry ◽

10.1177/0739891320926512 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 373-391

Author(s):

Youngjun Kim

Keyword(s):

Grounded Theory ◽

Korean American ◽

Youth Workers ◽

Korean Immigrant ◽

Grounded Theory Study ◽

Immigrant Churches ◽

Depth Interviews

This research aimed to explore the factors that contribute to burnout among Korean (American) youth workers. Twenty youth workers serving at Korean immigrant churches in California participated in in-depth interviews ( n = 20). The four key themes found, include multidimensional contributors to burnout, symptoms of burnout, impact of burnout, and the resolution of burnout. Based on the findings, this study discusses conclusions and implications for helping youth workers deal with a sense of burnout adequately and ways of thriving in their ministry.

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Does adolescent depression predict obesity in black and white young adult women?

Psychological Medicine ◽

10.1017/s0033291705005386 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 35 (10) ◽

pp. 1505-1513 ◽

Cited By ~ 65

Author(s):

DEBRA L. FRANKO ◽

RUTH H. STRIEGEL-MOORE ◽

DOUGLAS THOMPSON ◽

GEORGE B. SCHREIBER ◽

STEPHEN R. DANIELS

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Young Adult ◽

White Women ◽

Depression Scale ◽

Black Girls ◽

Health Study ◽

Adult Women ◽

Black And White ◽

White Girls ◽

Increased Risk

Background. To examine whether adolescent depressive symptoms predict young adult body mass index (BMI) and obesity in black and white women.Method. Participants included 1554 black and white adolescent girls from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study (NGHS) who completed the Center for Epidemiological Studies – Depression Scale (CES-D) at ages 16 and 18 years.Results. Regression analyses showed that depressive symptoms at both ages 16 and 18 were associated with increased risk of obesity (BMI[ges ]30) and elevated BMI in young adulthood (age 21) in both black and white girls. Black girls exhibited a significantly greater likelihood of obesity and higher BMI (i.e. a main effect of race), but the race×CES-D interaction was not significant in any analysis.Conclusions. Depressive symptoms in adolescence appear to be predictive of obesity and elevated BMI in early adulthood for both black and white girls, even when taking prior BMI into account, indicating that depressive symptoms confer risk for obesity above and beyond the known tracking of body weight. Obesity prevention studies might consider assessing depressive symptoms in adolescence in order to more fully capture important risk variables.

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Remaining the Vocational Professional: A Grounded Theory Study of IVET Teachers’ Continuing Professional Development

MCAST Journal of Applied Research & Practice ◽

10.5604/01.3001.0014.4386 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 04-23

Author(s):

Rachel Curmi

Keyword(s):

Professional Development ◽

Grounded Theory ◽

Career Planning ◽

Continuing Professional Development ◽

Specific Area ◽

Subject Area ◽

Full Time ◽

Grounded Theory Study ◽

Industry Professionals ◽

Depth Interviews

The Malta College of Arts, Science, and Technology (MCAST), Malta’s leading VET provider, opened its doors in 2001 and has since invested heavily in recruiting industry professionals to teach a variety of vocational subjects. New full-time educators commit to complete an in-service pedagogy course within the first five years of employment. However, as full-time IVET educators become seasoned teachers and academics, they run the risk of losing technical competences related to their former vocational profession or discipline. The aim of this grounded theory study is to explore Continuing Professional Development (CPD) practices that enable IVET educators to maintain and update subject-related technical competences. Five in-depth interviews were carried out with IVET lecturers within the Institute of Business Management and Commerce (IBMC) at MCAST. The findings show that, whilst the notion of what constitutes CPD was interpreted differently, all participants had participated in some form of technical CPD at their own initiative, ranging from reading, conferences, seminars, and courses, or practising in the subject-specific area. However, all teachers agreed that the value derived from work placements cannot be replicated by other forms of CPD. Teachers also expressed the need for individually tailored technical CPD, depending on the stage of professional development and subject area taught. Finally, the findings suggest that those teachers who are bound to carry out CPD to meet the requirements set by a professional board (e.g. Accountancy Board or Chamber of Engineers) engage in CPD more systematically and mindfully, highlighting the need for MCAST’s own career planning and CPD policy.

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Revealing the complexity of quitting smoking: a qualitative grounded theory study of the natural history of quitting in Australian ex-smokers

Tobacco Control ◽

10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2017-053919 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 27 (5) ◽

pp. 568-576 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Andrea L Smith ◽

Stacy M Carter ◽

Sally M Dunlop ◽

Becky Freeman ◽

Simon Chapman

Keyword(s):

Smoking Cessation ◽

Grounded Theory ◽

Grounded Theory Study ◽

The Past ◽

Quit Attempt ◽

Quitting Smoking ◽

History Of ◽

Almost All ◽

Depth Interviews ◽

Insight Into

ObjectiveTo explore the quitting histories of Australian ex-smokers in order to develop an understanding of the varied contribution of smoking cessation assistance (either pharmacotherapy or professionally mediated behavioural support) to the process of quitting.DesignQualitative grounded theory study; in-depth interviews.Participants37 Australian adult ex-smokers (24–68 years; 15 men, 22 women) who quit in the past 6–24 months.ResultsAlthough participants’ individual quitting histories and their overall experiences of quitting were unique, when the 37 quitting histories were compared it was clear two experiences were common to almost all participants: almost no one quit at their first quit attempt and almost everyone started out quitting unassisted. Furthermore, distinct patterns existed in the timing and use of assistance, in particular the age at which assistance was first used, how some participants were resolutely uninterested in assistance, and how assistance might have contributed to the process of successful quitting even if not used on the final quit attempt. Importantly, three patterns in use of assistance were identified: (1) only ever tried to quit unassisted (n=13); (2) started unassisted, tried assistance but reverted back to unassisted (n=13); (3) started unassisted, tried assistance and quit with assistance (n=11). For most participants, insight into what quitting would require was only gained through prior quitting experiences with and without assistance. For a number of participants, interest in assistance was at its lowest when the participant was most ready to quit.ConclusionQuitting should be viewed as a process drawing on elements of assisted and unassisted quitting rather than a stand-alone event that can be labelled as strictly assisted or unassisted.

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What Makes Hotel Expatriates Remain in Their Overseas Assignments: A Grounded Theory Study

The Qualitative Report ◽

10.46743/2160-3715/2012.1757 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Zoe Ho

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Grounded Theory ◽

Data Collection ◽

Research Design ◽

Personality Characteristics ◽

Data Collection Methods ◽

Grounded Theory Study ◽

Qualitative Research Design ◽

Depth Interviews ◽

Collection Methods

In this study the researcher uses a qualitative research design to discover what makes hotel expatriates remain in their overseas assignments. In-depth interviews, participant observations, and personal documents are used as data collection methods. Four hotel expatriates are recruited as participants of the study. The collected interview transcripts and fieldnotes are further analyzed through the use of grounded theory. Five selective codes found as the dominant themes in this study are hotel expatriates’ : (a) personality characteristics, (b) motivations to work overseas, (c) challenges derived from overseas assignments, (d) competencies, and (e) roles/identities in overseas assignments. These five main themes are further analyzed and concluded with a coherent theory that explains why hotel expatriates remain in their assignments.

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Higher Incidence of Metabolic Syndrome in Black Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Longitudinal Study

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ◽

10.1210/clinem/dgab840 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Iris Lee ◽

Julia Vresilovic ◽

Maryam Irfan ◽

Robert Gallop ◽

Anuja Dokras

Keyword(s):

Metabolic Syndrome ◽

Black Women ◽

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome ◽

White Women ◽

Polycystic Ovary ◽

Adult Women ◽

Ovary Syndrome ◽

Black And White ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Medication Status

Abstract Context Cross-sectional studies have identified an increased risk of metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), but longitudinal data are limited and primarily include White and European cohorts. Objective To compare the longitudinal risk of MetSyn in Black and White women with PCOS and to identify potential factors mediating the risk of MetSyn. Methods Longitudinal cohort study with a follow-up of 5.3 years at an academic medical center of 247 adult women with hyperandrogenic PCOS phenotype with 2 or more visits at least 3 years apart. The main outcome measure was incidence of MetSyn in Black and White women with PCOS. Results Using a mixed-effects model over time, the incidence of MetSyn was higher in Black women (45.9 ± 4.74 per 100 person-years) than in White women (31.3 ± 3.03 per 100 person-years) (P < .01) after adjusting for age and medication status. This difference persisted among women under age 30. Among Black women who did not have MetSyn at their prior visit, 28.0% had MetSyn at the next visit, compared with 12.1% of White women after adjusting for age and medication status (P < .01). In both races, the model-based estimated rates of MetSyn increased significantly with increase in body mass index and free testosterone. Conclusion We describe a persistent higher incidence of MetSyn in Black than in White women with PCOS. In addition to early cardiometabolic screening at the time of diagnosis, our findings highlight the need for ongoing and frequent screening in this population.

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