scholarly journals The Construction of the Psycho-sociological Knowledge on Diabetes Mellitus

Psico-USF ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabrycianne Gonçalves Costa ◽  
Maria da Penha de Lima Coutinho
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Word Association ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Factorial Correspondence Analysis ◽  
Food Control ◽  
Word Association Test ◽  
Mood Swing ◽  
The Social ◽  
Emotional Aspects ◽  
Medical Guidelines

Abstract This study aims to analyze the social representations elaborated by diabetic’s people on diabetes mellitus and your treatment. The sample was composed of 80 participants with ages between 21 and 83 years old (M= 55.92, SD = 12.06), who answered to a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Word Association Test. The data were submitted to SPSS - 19.0 and Tri-deux-mots software and analyzed using descriptive statistics and factorial correspondence analysis. The results showed that the psychosocial knowledge construction of diabetes doesn´t differ from scientific knowledge, while chronic disease, related to blood sugar problems, mood swing and life danger. The treatment, emerged associated as a food control, adherence and follow medical guidelines. It is hoped, that these results will contribute to enlarge the this disease visibility and with the therapeutic practices development in the context of diabetes, targeting both the physical and emotional aspects.

scholarly journals GENDER VIOLENCE: SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS OF RELATIVES

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanda Palmarella Rodrigues ◽  
Juliana Costa Machado ◽  
Washington da Silva Santos ◽  
Maria de Fátima de Souza Santos ◽  
Normélia Maria Freire Diniz
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Word Association ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Gender Violence ◽  
Word Association Test ◽  
Sexist Attitudes ◽  
The Social

ABSTRACT This study aimed at analyzing the social representations of gender violence by family members. A qualitative study based upon the Theory of Social Representations. The free word association test was undertaken by 81 relatives of women who suffered gender violence registered in Family Health Units of Jequié, Bahia. The data were submitted to correspondence factorial analysis in the Tri-deux-mots software. The relatives' representation of gender violence is rooted in unequal gender relations observed in the hierarchy of social relations between the man and the women, which legitimizes gender violence. Younger relatives highlighted the sexist attitudes while those aged 40 years and older highlighted the role of women as caregivers. Evangelical relatives emphasized the subordination of women while relatives who follow other religions emphasized the suffering. We emphasize the need to implement actions to address violence considering these representations in the healthcare services.

scholarly journals Identity, feeling of belonging and collective action in localized agrifood systems. Example of the Serrano cheese in the Campos de Cima da Serra, Brazil

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carine Pachoud
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Word Association ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
Participatory Governance ◽  
Factorial Correspondence Analysis ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Level Of Involvement ◽  
The Social ◽  
Free Word

The study is aimed at linking social representations of identity and feeling of belonging to territory of farmers, to their degree of involvement in collective action within localized agrifood systems (LAS). The study was conducted with producers’ families producing Serrano cheese, in the mountains of the Campos de Cima da Serra, in southern Brazil. Collective action for the valorization of the Serrano cheese relied on the producers’ associations, which are the only form of collective organization. Fifty-four families were selected according to their level of involvement in collective action. First, we used a quantitative approach called the free word association, analyzed by Factorial Correspondence Analysis. Second, we asked closed questions to the producers to assess their feeling of belonging. We showed that the content of the social representation reflected the participation of producers in collective action. Producers who put forward the typicality of the cheese, the territory and their identity, were the most engaged in the associations. On the other hand, producers not involved in associations put forward the difficulties of their activity. In this sense, it appears valuable to encourage discussion between the different producers according to their level of involvement to build common representations that favor collective action for the defense and valorization of the Serrano cheese. Nonetheless, most producers tended to show a high feeling of belonging which could form the basis for discussion. However, collective action in the LAS follows a top-down model led by extension services, in which the producers need to be integrated in a more participatory governance to lead more efficient projects.

Opinions of Geography and Social Sciences Student-Teachers on the Concepts of Urbanization and Urbanizing

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 351-373
Author(s):  
Caner Aladağ
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Urban Geography ◽  
Word Association ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Semantic Relationships ◽  
Geography Teaching ◽  
Word Association Test ◽  
Fifth Grade Students ◽  
The Social

Objective of the study is to determine the opinions of university students on urbanization and urbanizing (urbanizing can also be defined as “becoming urbanized,” “urban culture,” or “urban adaptation” and will be used with these meanings throughout the study) and their misconceptions on this subject. Data of the research were obtained from the free word association test applied to 74 fourth- and fifth-grade students from the geography teaching department who took the course of urban geography and 67 students from the social sciences teaching department who took the four lessons in which the subjects of urbanization and urbanizing were told by the researcher. Data obtained from the study were classified and categorized according to their semantic relationships by researcher. When categories examined, it is seen that students cannot distinguish the concepts of urbanization and urbanizing thoroughly and they include almost the same statements. This result shows that there are a lot of misconceptions. Although some student-teachers took the course of urban geography and others were presented about the subject briefly, it is difficult to capture a conceptual integrity in perception. Students mostly confuse the concepts of urbanization and urbanizing. In fact they are not even at the cognitive level needed for distinguishing the concepts of urban, urbanize and urbanization. Statements that they wrote about the concepts of urbanization and urbanizing resemble and these statements define the urban more.

scholarly journals Exploring the Victimization of British Veterans: Comparing British Beliefs About Veterans With Beliefs About Soldiers

2020 ◽  
pp. 0095327X2094224
Author(s):  
Rita Helena Phillips ◽  
Vincent Connelly ◽  
Mark Burgess
Keyword(s):  
Word Association ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Core Element ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Association Task ◽  
The Social ◽  
Principal Component Analyses ◽  
The Uk

Evidence suggests that most of the UK public appreciate currently serving UK Armed Forces personnel but are less positive in their beliefs about veterans. This research examined the social representations held by civilian participants of UK veterans and serving soldiers to understand why veterans may be seen more negatively. An open-ended word association task was completed by 234 UK participants where they were asked to provide three initial responses to the words “veteran” and “soldier” and to evaluate their responses in accordance to prototypicality. The 1,404 resultant associations were grouped into 14 thematic clusters. Using the hierarchical evocation method, the results suggest “heroizing associations” to be a defining core element for “soldier” and “veteran” but “victimizing associations” to be an element only for “veteran.” Principal component analyses suggest victimizing associations are related to war and deindividuated associations; “heroizing associations” are related to characterizations of the veteran’s personality. Implications and future directions are discussed.

scholarly journals Representations about suicide of women with history of domestic violence and suicide attempt

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cíntia Mesquita Correia ◽  
Nadirlene Pereira Gomes ◽  
Telmara Menezes Couto ◽  
Adriana Diniz Rodrigues ◽  
Alacoque Lorenzini Erdmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Suicide Attempt ◽  
Life Histories ◽  
Word Association ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Representation Of Women ◽  
Word Association Test ◽  
Core Elements ◽  
History Of

Suicide attempt is characterized by complex and multifaceted phenomena with significance on global public health. The aim of this study was to grasp the structure of social representations of suicide of women with history of domestic violence and suicide attempt. The study was developed with a qualitative approach, based on the Theory of Social Representations. There were 30 women that responded the Free Word Association Test, all of them with history of domestic violence and suicide attempt by poisoning. Data were processed through the EVOC software and the results were grouped into three categories: core elements, intermediate elements and peripheral elements. The representation of women about suicide is related to life histories characterized by rejection and lack of love, which leads to disease, especially because of depression. The feeling of powerlessness in face of the need for change and release produce emotional problems that culminate in the decision of committing suicide.

scholarly journals SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS OF THE DRUG USER FOR THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: THE IMPLICATIONS FOR CARE

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Diogo Jacintho Barbosa ◽  
Antonio Marcos Tosoli Gomes ◽  
Marcia Pereira Gomes ◽  
Laercio Daleon De Melo ◽  
Leandra Da Silva Paes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Word Association ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Therapeutic Communities ◽  
Unified Health System ◽  
The Social ◽  
Data Collection Instrument ◽  
Reflective Study ◽  
The Catholic Church

Objective: to reflect on the social representations of psychoactive drug users for the Catholic Church. Method: this is a qualitative, descriptive, reflective study. Inclusion criteria were based on subjects over the age of 18 and who have been attending the religious group for at least six months, excluding participants who did not meet these criteria. The Social Representations Theory was adopted as a theoretical framework and the Free Word Association Test as a data collection instrument. Results: The final sample of the study was composed of 100 participants, of which 34 were female and 66 were male. It was noticed, regarding the level of education, that most had completed high school (39 participants) and, regarding the age group, 30 were between 20 and 30 years old and 26, between 31 and 40 years old. Conclusion: the Catholic religion with the highest number of believers in Brazil is pointed out, thus, understanding its representation regarding the user of psychoactive drugs aims to directly collaborate in the construction of tools capable of enhancing the treatment offered for these users not only in the therapeutic communities, but also in the Unified Health System, considering that today it is admitted that the human being is biopsychosocial-spiritual.

scholarly journals Social representations of child and adolescent sexual abuse: A study of juridical professionals

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camila de Alencar PEREIRA ◽  
Silvana Carneiro MACIEL ◽  
Dayse Barbosa SILVA ◽  
Luã Medeiros Fernandes de MELO
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Word Association ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
Central Core ◽  
Legal Professionals ◽  
Core Theory ◽  
The Social ◽  
Adolescent Sexual Abuse ◽  
Free Word

Abstract This study sought to identify the structure of legal professionals’ representations of child and adolescent sexual abuse anchored by the central core theory of social representations. The sample included 31 professionals responsible for implementing public policies in relation to victims, their family members, and aggressors. A sociodemographic questionnaire was employed with a free word association task. The resulting data were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 21.0 and the R Interface for Multidimensional Analyses of Texts and Questionnaires, respectively. The central core of the professionals’ representations included the terms “violence”, “trauma”, and “grief”; furthermore, they pathologized the abuser, and their representations were anchored by criminological and psychological explanations of sexual abuse. This fragmented view of sexual abuse lacks macroexplanations that address cultural and social factors as well as proposals that involve society as a whole.

scholarly journals Social representations of latin american immigrants about immigration, care and elderly caregivers

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (spe) ◽  
pp. 131-140
Author(s):  
Giovanna Barroca de Moura ◽  
Sacramento Pinazo Hernandis
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Word Association ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Word Association Test ◽  
Care For The Elderly ◽  
Demographic Questionnaire ◽  
Latin American Immigrants ◽  
Elderly Caregivers

Ageing in Spain has increased considerably and elderly people often find themselves in a situation of great dependence. Facing this situation, many have had the support of immigrant caregivers from Latin America. This research had the purpose to know the social representations (SR) of these caregivers, living in Valencia (Spain), about immigration, care and elderly care. It involved the participation of 35 immigrants who responded the Word Association Test and a socio-demographic questionnaire. The results revealed that the SR on immigration reflect "nostalgia", care was represented by "help", and care for the elderly by "respect". It is concluded that the SR allow understanding the symbolic, affective and cognitive activities in their process of social interaction. It is hoped that these findings will contribute to studies of migration at the international level, promoting positive changes for these groups.

scholarly journals Representações sociais dos combustíveis: reflexões para o ensino de Química e Ciências na abordagem CTS

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Ventura Fonseca
Keyword(s):  
Science Teachers ◽  
Word Association ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
Chemistry Teaching ◽  
Educational Approach ◽  
Methodological Choices ◽  
The Social ◽  
Teacher Researcher ◽  
Free Word

Resumo: Este trabalho, identificado com o paradigma do professor-pesquisador, buscou investigar as representações sociais de estudantes de um curso Técnico em Eletrônica integrado ao ensino médio sobre o tema “combustível”. Além disso, procurou identificar como essas informações podem qualificar o trabalho de professores-pesquisadores de Química e Ciências no contexto da sala de aula, especificamente pensando-se em uma abordagem CTS. As opções metodológicas envolveram a aplicação de um questionário contendo três questões interconectadas, que exploraram: respostas descritivas, associação livre de palavras e expressão através de desenho. A análise de conteúdo dos dados obtidos evidenciou que os alunos entendem os combustíveis como materiais relacionados à Química, sendo uma necessidade social para a produção de energia, em que pesem os problemas ambientais decorrentes de seu uso. Os extratos analíticos também revelaram que o estudo das representações sociais, no âmbito das pesquisas educacionais, viabiliza a explicitação das teorias de senso comum dos estudantes e colabora para o planejamento e a efetivação de uma abordagem pedagógica com viés crítico sobre a sociedade, a tecnologia e a ciência. Palavras-chave: Representações sociais. Combustíveis. Ensino de Química. CTS. SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS ON FUEL: REFLECTIONS FOR THE CHEMISTRY AND SCIENCE EDUCATION IN STS APPROACH Abstract: This work, identified with the paradigm of teacher-researcher, sought to investigate the social representations on "fuel" of students belonging to an electronic technical course in integrated high school. Moreover, sought to identify how this information may qualify the work of Chemical and Science teachers-researchers in the context of the classroom, specifically thinking into a STS approach. The methodological choices involved the application of a questionnaire containing three interconnected questions that explored: descriptive answers, free word association and expression through drawing. The content analysis of the data obtained showed that students understand the fuel as related to chemical materials, being a social need for energy production, in spite of the environmental problems arising from its use. Analytical extracts also revealed that the study of social representations in the context of educational research enables the explanation of common sense theories of students and collaborate to the planning and execution of an educational approach with critical bias on society, technology and science. Keywords: Social representation. Fuel. Chemistry teaching. STS.

scholarly journals Conceptions of patient safety through the prism of social representations of intensive care nurses

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rejane Santos Barreto ◽  
Maria Lúcia Silva Servo ◽  
Alba Benemérita Alves Vilela ◽  
Elaine Guedes Fontoura ◽  
Sinara de Lima Souza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Word Association ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Central Nucleus ◽  
Large Hospital ◽  
Intensive Care Nurses ◽  
The Social

Objective. To analyze the concepts of patient safety from the perspective of the social representations of intensive care nurses. Methods. An exploratory, qualitative and quantitative study, based on the Theory of Social Representations, was conducted in a large hospital in northeastern Brazil, with 20 intensive care nurses. Data collection took place in 2019, using the techniques of free word association test and semi-structured interview. The lexicons apprehended in the test were processed by the OpenEvoc software, by prototypical analysis of the evocations, and for the interview data, thematic content analysis was used. Results. In the composition of the central nucleus, the elements of surveillance, knowledge, identification, communication, and quality stood out, and in the constitution of the peripheral system of the social representations of intensive care nurses permeate care, attention, attitudes, and normative aspects. The triangulation of the findings outlined three thematic categories: Central dimensions of critical patient safety; Attitudinal dimensions for patient safety in intensive care; Normative dimensions linked to the safe handling of the patient in the ICU. Conclusion. The social representations of intensive care nurses reveal that the critical patient's conceptions of security involve effective surveillance and communication, promotion of a safe environment based on risk prevention, use of guides and protocols, teamwork, and the sense of responsibility and commitment to individuality of being cared for, elements that for this social group, are the differential for assertive and safe care.

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