scholarly journals DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EXPERIENCED BY ADOLESCENTS: THE DISCOURSE OF WOMEN EDUCATORS

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kátia Cordélia Cunha Cordeiro ◽  
Nadirlene Pereira Gomes ◽  
Luana Moura Campos ◽  
Jéssica Damasceno de Santana ◽  
Moniky Araújo da Cruz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Women Educators ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
School Performance ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Domestic Setting ◽  
Forms Of Violence

ABSTRACT Objective: to learn the perception of women educators about domestic violence against adolescents. Method: this is a qualitative study, based on Paulo Freire's Critical-Liberating Perspective, conducted with 20 women educators from a public elementary school located in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. An interview was conducted from August to October 2017. Data was systematized based on the Collective Subject Discourse and analyzed in the light of theorist Paulo Freire. Results: the women educators' speeches about domestic violence against adolescents revealed perceptions represented by the “Forms of violence against adolescents practiced in the domestic setting”; “Repercussions of domestic violence on health and education”; “Naturalization of domestic violence”; and “Reproduction of violence in the school space”. Conclusion: women educators recognize domestic violence as an intergenerational phenomenon that expresses itself in various ways and has repercussions on the physical and mental health of adolescents with repercussions on school performance and interpersonal relationships, including with peers and teachers.

scholarly journals Strategies by Educators within the School Setting to Prevent and Cope with the Experience of Domestic Violence by Adolescents

Aquichan ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Kátia Cordélia Cunha Cordeiro ◽  
Nadirlene Pereira Gomes ◽  
Fernanda Matheus Estrela ◽  
Andrey Ferreira da Silva ◽  
Júlia Renata Fernandes Magalhães ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
School Performance ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
School Program ◽  
Primary Health

Objective: This work sought to identify, in the discourse of educators, which strategies they can implement, within the school setting, to prevent and cope with the experience of domestic violence by adolescents. Method: Qualitative study based on the critical-liberating perspective of Paulo Freire, conducted with 20 educators from a public school in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. To collect the data, the interview was used and, to systematize them, the discourse of the collective subject. Results: The discourses reveal the following coping strategies of domestic violence experienced by adolescents: place into action the Guardianship Council; create reception and listening spaces for students; strengthen bonds between the school and family; promote educational actions, and articulate knowledge. Conclusions: The study provides paths to prevent and confront family abuses that compromise the physical and mental health of children and adolescents, with impact upon school performance. The study suggests the contribution of primary health care through actions linked to the Health in School Program and the insertion of the theme of violence in the different university careers, given that caring for children and adolescents and defending them constitutes an obligation for all citizens.

scholarly journals Social support from the perspective of adolescent victims of domestic violence

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 610-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diene Monique Carlos ◽  
Maria das Graças Carvalho Ferriani ◽  
Michelly Rodrigues Esteves ◽  
Lygia Maria Pereira da Silva ◽  
Liliana Scatena
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Social ◽  
Sources Of Support ◽  
Adolescent Victims

Objective: Assess the understanding of adolescents regarding the social support received in situations of domestic violence. Method: A qualitative study with data collection carried out through focus groups with 17 adolescent victims of domestic violence, institutionally welcomed in Campinas-SP, and through semi-structured interviews with seven of these adolescents. Information was analyzed by content analysis, thematic modality. Results: Observing the thematic categories it was found that social support for the subjects came from the extended family, the community, the Guardianship Council, the interpersonal relationships established at the user embracement institution and from the religiosity/spirituality. Conclusion: The mentioned sources of support deserve to be enhanced and expanded. With the current complexity of the morbidity and mortality profiles, especially in children and adolescents, the (re)signification and the (re)construction of health actions is imperative.



scholarly journals Physical activity in paid work time for desk-based employees: a qualitative study of employers’ and employees’ perspectives

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gemma Ryde ◽  
Patricia Atkinson ◽  
Martine Stead ◽  
Trish Gorely ◽  
Josie Evans
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
Paid Work ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Work Time ◽  
High Workload

Abstract Background: Poor physical and mental health of employees create significant problems in the workplace. Physical activity (PA) has been shown as an effective strategy for preventing and treating numerous physical and mental health issues as well as work performance outcomes. However, there are many barriers to taking part in PA (such as lack of time) with participation rates typically low. Providing PA in paid work time might be a way to overcome these issues, yet employers’ and employees’ opinions of this concept are unknown. The aim of this study was to explore employee and employer perspectives of PA in paid work time. Methods: Workplaces were recruited through existing contacts on the research team. Focus groups and interviews were conducted with employees and managers at one University and two executive non-departmental public bodies in central Scotland with mainly desk-based employees. Both managers and employees were involved to gain perspectives throughout the organisational hierarchy and were interviewed separately to reduce social desirably bias. All discussions were digitally recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data were analysed thematically for both managers and employees but due to significant overlap in themes between the groups, these are reported together in the results.Results: Three out of five organisations approached took part in this qualitative study. Two individual interviews were held with strategic managers, five focus groups with middle managers (n=16) and nine with employees (n=45). Benefits were anticipated by managers and employees for both employees themselves and the organisation and included improved mental health, productivity and more favourable perceptions of the employer. Despite these widely acknowledged benefits, significant barriers were identified and included the structure and nature of the working day (high workload, front line job requirements), workplace culture and norms (resentment from colleagues, no break culture) and organisational concerns (cost of lost time, public perceptions). Conclusion: This study suggests that there are significant barriers to PA in paid work time. Whilst numerous anticipated benefits were conveyed by both employees and managers, PA in paid work time is unlikely to become common place until changes in attitudes and the culture towards movement at work occur.

scholarly journals The Effect of Interpersonal Relationship and Social Activity on the Physical and Mental Health of Older Korean Adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 927-928
Author(s):  
Meeryoung Kim ◽  
Linda Park
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Influential Factor ◽  
Social Activities ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Dependent Variables

Abstract Maintaining interpersonal relationships and social activities are important as you get older. Activity theory indicates that social activities and human relations are important factors for older adults’ physical and mental health. However, the effects between the quantity and quality of interpersonal relationships and social activities will be different. This study compared which of the effects has a greater impact between interpersonal and social activities on physical and mental health. This study used the 6th additional wave (2016) and 7th wave (2017) of the Korean Retirement and Income Study. The subjects of this study were older adults who are aged 65 and older and the sample size was 2,152. Multiple regression was used for data analysis. Demographic variables were controlled. Independent variables were interpersonal relationships, social activities, satisfaction with interpersonal relationships, and satisfaction with social activities. Dependent variables were physical health and mental health, with depressive symptoms used as a proxy for mental health. βs was used to determine the relative influence on dependent variables. Interpersonal relationships, satisfaction with interpersonal relationships, and satisfaction with social activities significantly influenced physical health. Among them, interpersonal satisfaction was found to be the most influential factor on physical health. In addition, interpersonal satisfaction was found to be the most influential factor on mental health than interpersonal relationships. Satisfaction with social activities only affected physical health. The implications of this study were that the quality of interpersonal relationships and social activities of older adults affected physical and mental health more than quantity.

scholarly journals The Psychological Distress of Food Insecurity: A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Low-Income Parents and Their Coping Strategies

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 224-224
Author(s):  
Cindy Leung
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Physical And Mental Health

Abstract Objectives Food insecurity increases the risks of numerous chronic disease and mental health outcomes in low-income adults; however, the mechanisms underlying these associations have not been clearly identified. Chronic, psychological stress may represent an important pathway between food insecurity and health. Using in-depth interviews, the objective of this qualitative study was to obtain a better understanding of psychological distress specific to food insecurity among adults. Methods We conducted one-on-one, semi-structured interviews with 48 parents recruited from the San Francisco Bay Area. Eligibility criteria included any experience of household food insecurity over the past 12 months, having a child in the family, and the ability to speak English fluently. An interview guide was developed by an interdisciplinary research team to specifically delve into the psychological experience of adult food insecurity. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed for thematic content using the constant comparative method. Results Parents discussed six themes related to the psychological distress of food insecurity: 1) anxiety about not having enough food to meet the needs of all family members, 2) frustration over the high costs of healthful foods (e.g., fruits and vegetables), 3) embarrassment about using community food assistance, 4) fear of running out of money for food and other necessities, 5) sadness about their cyclical and chronic food situation, and 6) guilt over the inability to adequately provide for their children. Strategies that parents used to cope with food insecurity included seeking help from family and friends, relying on their faith, distracting themselves from their current situation (e.g., sleeping, cleaning, drinking), and becoming increasingly tolerant of their food situation. Conclusions Food insecurity is a source of psychological distress among parents. Psychological distress may represent a pathway by which food insecurity influences physical and mental health outcomes. Funding Sources This study was supported by a grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Center for Child Health and Human Development.

scholarly journals Physical Activity and Adolescent Health: What Should We Know?

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Luiz Antonio Del Ciampo ◽  
Regina Lopes Del Ciampo
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Adolescent Health ◽  
Physical Appearance ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Cultural Transformations ◽  
The Individual

Adolescence is characterized by a period of physical, emotional, social and cultural transformations, significant increase in size and changes in physical appearance. At this stage of life the individual is very susceptible to influences of the environment, nutrition, climate, interpersonal relationships and physical activity, among others. This article presents some of the main physical and emotional characteristics of adolescence and the importance of physical activity, highlighting the benefits for physical and mental health, and proposing actions to increase this practice among adolescents.

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