Inability to Give Birth or Giving Birth to Inability: A Qualitative Research about Psychological Consequences of infertility

Azade Abooei;  ; SeyedAlireza Afshani; Mohammadhossein Fallah; Ali Ruhani;  ;  ;

doi:10.29252/jcr.19.73.4

Voices of torture survivors in Tanzania: A qualitative study

Torture Journal ◽

10.7146/torture.v28i3.111199 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 28 (3) ◽

pp. 92-103

Author(s):

Maha Aon ◽

Harold Sungusia ◽

Marie Brasholt ◽

Brenda Van Den Bergh ◽

Jens Modvig

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Help Seeking ◽

Sleep Problems ◽

Dar Es Salaam ◽

Torture Survivors ◽

Psychological Consequences ◽

Public Authorities ◽

Help Seeking Behaviour ◽

Gun Shot

Introduction: No published research has been found on torture in Tanzania, but individual cases were documented by human rights organisations. The aim of this study was to explore the salient physical, mental and social effects of torture in the country, and help-seeking behaviour by giving voice to a group of torture survivors in Dar-es-Salaam and Zanzibar City (Zanzibar). Methods: This explorative qualitative study consisted of 14 semi-structured in-depth interviews (12 males, 2 females) of which eight took place in Dar-es-Salaam and six in Zanzibar. Informants were selected purposefully through a mix of snowball and convenience sampling. Both the Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research (SRQR) and the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ) were followed. Results: Using the UNCAT definition of torture, all informants reported having been tortured within the past two years. The most common form of torture was beating with clubs to the joints. Other torture included, but was not limited to, gun shot, toenail removal and ‘poulet roti’. The most common physical consequence was persistent pain. Psychological consequences included suicidal ideation and sleep problems. Most interviewees lost their jobs as a result of the torture incident, instigating a cascade of financial and social problems. Conclusion: The findings present informants’ exposure to deliberate torture at the hands of public authorities. Informants confirmed their exposure to torture methods that had been previously reported by nongovernmental organisations. They also talked about exposure to more advanced, and previously undocumented, torture methods. Informants displayed a dire need for mental and physical health care, but had limited access to such care. Research is needed to better understand the magnitude, prevalence and context of torture in Tanzania.

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How Correctional Officers Experience Inmates Suicidal Behavior? – Qualitative Research and Development of The Model of a House

The Prison Journal ◽

10.1177/00328855211069302 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 003288552110693

Author(s):

Meta Lavrič ◽

Nuša Zadravec Šedivy ◽

Vita Poštuvan

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Grounded Theory ◽

General Population ◽

Research And Development ◽

Suicidal Behavior ◽

Correctional Officers ◽

First Responders ◽

Theory Approach ◽

Psychological Consequences ◽

Grounded Theory Approach

As first responders in prisons, correctional officers are more exposed to suicides than the general population. The aim of the study was to explore how they experience the suicidal behavior of inmates and how they cope with potential psychological consequences of these experiences. We conducted interviews with 11 male correctional officers working in 12-h shifts, and analysed the data using a grounded theory approach. Results were conceptualised in The Model of a House, which consists of five parts representing different aspects of the experience. The model provides an overall understanding of how correctional officers experience the suicidal behavior of inmates.

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Women’s Experiences of Domestic Violence during Pregnancy: A Qualitative Research in Greece

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17197069 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (19) ◽

pp. 7069

Author(s):

Evangelia Antoniou

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Qualitative Research ◽

Domestic Violence ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Structured Interview ◽

Social Solidarity ◽

Socioeconomic Background ◽

Psychological Consequences ◽

Childhood Violence

This qualitative research is the second part of a quantitative research that aims at recording the phenomenon of violence in pregnancy. The first part was carried out during August and September 2009 (N = 546). It was found out that the rate partner’s violence was 6%, while for 3.4% of the pregnant women, abuse started after the pregnancy. In the second part of this research, the semi-structured interview was used to investigate the way pregnant women experience violence. The sample comprised seven women abused by their partner (Ν = 7) at the women’s shelters of “Mitera” Babies’ Center and the National Social Solidarity Center between September 2010 and December 2011 and who accepted to participate in the research. The targets of the research were the investigation of the risk factors for the manifestation of violence, the profile of the victim and the perpetrator, the consequences of abuse for the woman, her reproductive health and the fetus. The majority of the abused pregnant women were foreigners and only two were Greek. The latter had experienced severe traumas (physical and psychological) since their childhood. Violence in their lives is the main characteristic of the foreign women seeking a better life in Greece, too. Alcohol use or abuse by the partners, poor socioeconomic background of the mothers and their partners, and pregnancy per se are the main risk factors of the violence against women in this period of their lives. Violence resulted in miscarriage in one case, while abortion was the alternative chosen by another as a solution to social exclusion and possible domestic violence. Anxiety and despair were the main psychological consequences. The small number of women included in the collection of qualitative data is a limitation for the research and decreases the reliability index of its results.

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The Innovation of Refereeing in Football Through AI

International Journal of Innovation and Economic Development ◽

10.18775/ijied.1849-7551-7020.2015.62.2004 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 35-54

Keyword(s):

Artificial Intelligence ◽

Qualitative Research ◽

Research Methods ◽

Qualitative Research Methods ◽

Digital Transformation ◽

Psychological Consequences ◽

The Future ◽

Increasing Demand ◽

High Degree ◽

The Relationship

Digital transformation owns megatrend character. Especially technologies of artificial intelligence (AI) will help organizations to solve problems in the future. Therefore, the relationship between humans and technology will become increasingly intertwined. The use of AI in football refereeing is whitely unexplored. Wrong referee decisions lead to negative economic and psychological consequences and are therefore problematic. Accordingly, by the advances in AI, there is an increasing demand for the application of this technology to improve the precision of referee decisions. This paper applies a set of qualitative research methods to assess the potentials and limits of the use of AI for the support of referee decisions. Generally, judgements that have to do with positions are relatively easy to solve with the help of technology. However, referee decisions, which require a high degree of understanding for the situation, are considered difficult to implement. Hence, this paper identifies potentials for AI application in referee decisions, which are either black-or-white and outlines the limits in referee decisions, which give space for interpretation.

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