scholarly journals Adolescent girls’ voices on their need for sexuality education: A cry for mutual sexual emancipation

2019 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronél Koch ◽  
Hannelie Yates ◽  
Ansie E. Kitching
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Sexuality Education ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Adolescent Sexuality ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
Need For Support ◽  
Interpretative Research

‘Teachers expect parents to teach you. Parents expect teachers to teach you. So actually you learn nothing and nobody wants to talk about it’. This quote from this research study is an adolescent girls’ cry for liberation from the silence related to sexuality because of the general reluctance of adults to talk to them about it. Given the growing concerns raised about the sexual and reproductive health of adolescents in South Africa, the aim of this study was to conduct research with adolescent girls as subjects in order for girls’ voices to enhance adult researchers’ understanding of children’s need for support and guidance in the context of sexuality education. The purposively selected sample included 75 participants from three diverse high schools in the Western Cape. The research was conducted using a phenomenological approach that values the lived experiences of participants as significant in contributing to the knowledge on adolescent sexuality. A qualitative interpretative research design was applied to collect the data. This article argues that adults cannot help adolescents in their sexual emancipation – to be free – if they themselves are not free. If they were free, they would have been able and willing to engage with adolescents in every aspect, which includes their sexuality. Including adolescent girls as partners in transforming sexuality education is presented as a core principle for the sexual emancipation of both adolescent girls and adults.

scholarly journals Nurses’ Perspectives on Patient and Visitor Violence: A Qualitative Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Lannette Henderson ◽  
Brittany Kamp ◽  
Keri Niedbalski ◽  
Samuel P. Abraham ◽  
Deborah R. Gillum
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Need For Support ◽  
Qualitative Phenomenological ◽  
Phenomenological Design ◽  
And Training ◽  
Consequences Of Violence

The profession of nursing is at high risk for work-related threats and violence from patients and visitors. The purpose of this study was to investigate nurses’ perspectives on patient and visitor violence. In this research study, a qualitative, phenomenological design was used. The study question was, “What are your lived experiences as a nurse with patient and visitor violence?” This study included what nurses have personally experienced and how they handled violent situations while performing their job. A total of 19 registered nurses were interviewed. Open-ended questions and follow-up probes evoked responses. Sequential interviews were conducted until all concepts were repeated multiple times without new themes emerging. Four common themes emerged were violence (punching, kicking, tackling, pinching, and spitting), long-term consequences of violence, need for education and training for violence, and the need for support from the organization. Taylor’s cognitive adaptation adjustments to threatening events theory helped guide the study.

The various concepts of teenagers sexuality influencing their preventive and contraceptive attitudes

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Katherine Jeronimo Lima ◽  
Darlê Martins Barros Ramos ◽  
Andra Aparecida Dionízio Barbosa
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Gender Issues ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Adolescent Sexuality ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Preventive Actions

ABSTRACT Objective: to know the way through which the concepts of sexuality embodied by the adolescents interfere in their preventive actions, searching for the factors that compromise their sexual and reproductive health. Methodology: this is a study with a qualitative design, carried out with the approval by the Ethics Committe of Funorte, under the Protocol 0129/8. The data were obtained through the focal group technique on October 2008. The study’s subjects were six adolescent girls whose ages ranged from 13 to 17 years, all of them users of the Health Center of the Maracana neighborhood, in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Results: the results showed that the adolescence experience favors the construction of ideas on sexuality; that parents aren't prepared to guide their children on the theme; that gender issues influence the sexuality in adolescence; and that both the health services and the school do not clarify issues related to sexuality, leading friends to be the major sources of information. Conclusion: the understanding on the several concepts of sexuality and the factors influencing on the construction of their values from the adolescent's reality will be useful to guide the doing of nursing, as well as that of other professional categories in the integral care provided to this public. Descriptors: adolescent; sexuality; sexual and reproductive health. RESUMO Objetivo: conhecer a maneira pela qual os conceitos de sexualidade que os adolescentes absorvem interferem em suas ações preventivas, buscando-se os fatores que comprometem sua saúde sexual e reprodutiva. Metodologia: trata-se de um estudo de natureza qualitativa, desempenhado com aprovação do Comitê de Ética da Funorte, sob o Protocolo n. 0129/08. Os dados foram obtidos através de técnica do grupo focal em outubro de 2008. Os sujeitos do estudo foram seis adolescentes do sexo feminino com idades entre 13 e 17 anos, todas usuárias do Centro de Saúde do bairro Maracanã, em Montes Claros, Minas Gerais. Resultados: os resultados mostraram que a vivência da adolescência beneficia a construção de ideias sobre sexualidade; que os pais não estão preparados para orientar seus filhos sobre o tema; que as questões de gênero influenciam a sexualidade na adolescência; e que tanto os serviços de saúde como a escola não elucidam questões pertinentes à sexualidade, tornando os amigos as principais fontes de informação. Conclusão: o entendimento dos diversos conceitos de sexualidade e dos fatores que influenciam a construção de seus valores a partir da realidade do adolescente servirá para direcionar o fazer da enfermagem, assim como o de outras categorias profissionais na atenção integral a esse público. Descritores: adolescente; sexualidade; saúde sexual e reprodutiva. RESUMEN Objetivo: conocer la manera por la cual los conceptos de sexualidad que los adolescentes absorben interfieren en sus acciones preventivas, buscándose los factores que comprometen su salud sexual y reproductiva. Metodología: esto es un estudio de naturaleza cualitativa, desempeñado con aprobación del Comité de Ética de la Funorte, bajo el Protocolo 0129/08. Los datos fueron obtenidos a través de la técnica del grupo focal en octubre de 2008. Los sujetos del estudio fueron seis adolescentes del sexo femenino con edades entre 13 y 17 años, todas usuarias del Centro de Salud del barrio Maracanã, en Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Resultados: los resultados mostraron que la vivencia de la adolescencia beneficia a la construcción de ideas acerca de la sexualidad; que los padres no están preparados para orientar a sus hijos sobre el tema; que las cuestiones de género influyen en la sexualidad en la adolescencia; y que tanto los servicios de salud como la escuela no elucidan cuestiones pertinentes a la sexualidad, tornando los amigos las principales fuentes de información. Conclusión: la comprensión de los diversos conceptos de sexualidad y de los factores que influyen en la construcción de sus valores a partir de la realidad del adolescente servirá para direccionar el hacer de la enfermería, así como lo de otras categorías profesionales en la atención integral a ese público. Descriptores: adolescente; sexualidad; salud sexual y reproductiva.

Considering Phenomenology in Virtual Work Research

2012 ◽  
pp. 248-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shawn D. Long ◽  
Cerise L. Glenn
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Virtual Work ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Complex Processes ◽  
Virtual Work Environment ◽  
Fertile Ground

Phenomenology provides a framework for understanding the dynamic, complex processes of everyday lived experiences. We suggest that the virtual work environment is fertile ground to utilize a phenomenological approach. Centralizing the lived experiences of organizational members frames the utility of this method throughout this chapter. A historical discussion of the roots of phenomenology, its application to the virtual work environment, a potential research study, and recommended uses and limitations of this approach are offered in this chapter.

An investigation into the experiences of school counsellors working with adolescents

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Cathy G. Bettman ◽  
Alexander Digiacomo
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
School Context ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
School Staff ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
School Counsellors ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Insight Into

Abstract Currently, Australia’s school counsellors are increasingly being called upon to respond to adolescent mental health needs. Through semistructured interviews with seven school counsellors working with adolescents, this qualitative study aimed to capture the lived experiences of this group of practitioners. By adopting a phenomenological approach and using thematic analysis, this study provides insight into their profession: the current ambiguity surrounding their role; the opportunities and obstacles they face; as well as the often-present tension between stakeholders including parents, other school staff and external agencies. The findings of this study indicate that school counsellors are challenged by the need to be advocates not only for their students but also for themselves and their roles within the school context.

scholarly journals Sexual and reproductive health of Syrian refugee adolescent girls: a qualitative study using focus group discussions in an urban setting in Lebanon

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rayan Korri ◽  
Sabine Hess ◽  
Guenter Froeschl ◽  
Olena Ivanova
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Urban Setting ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
To Receive

Abstract Background The war in Syria caused the forced displacement of millions of Syrians to neighboring countries. Lebanon is the host country with the largest overall number of Syrian refugees per capita. Adolescent refugee girls experience a unique level of vulnerability during human emergencies and are at increased risk of suffering from poor sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes. We conducted an exploratory qualitative study to learn about the SRH perceptions and experiences of refugee adolescent girls living in Bourj Hammoud, an urban setting in Lebanon. Methods We employed a qualitative design with eight focus group discussions (FGDs) conducted with 40 Syrian Arab and Syrian Kurdish adolescent girls between January and March 2020. Every FGD consisted of five participants aged 13 to 17 years. A semi-structured guide was used covering multiple themes: menstruation, puberty, SRH awareness, and sexual harassment. FGDs were transcribed and analyzed using thematic analysis. Findings The participants discussed adolescent girls’ health and named six elements of good health, such as healthy activities and self-protection. The majority of the FGD participants reported a lack of awareness about menstruation when they experienced it for the first time and the social stigma associated with menstruation. When defining puberty, they indicated its social link to a girl’s readiness for marriage and her need to become cautious about sexual harassment. Most FGD participants had very poor knowledge of the female reproductive system. Mothers were the most approached persons to receive information on SRH issues; however, the girls indicated a wish to receive advice from specialists in a comfortable and private atmosphere. All the girls reported that either they themselves, or an acquaintance, had experienced some type of sexual harassment. The girls rarely reported those incidents due to fear of being blamed or subjected to mobility restrictions, or forced to drop out of school. Conclusions The findings show the refugee girls need for satisfactory knowledge on SRH issues and interventions to prevent sexual and gender-based violence that take into consideration the complexity of urban settings.

Sexual and Reproductive Health Information and Experiences Among Syrian Refugee Adolescent Girls in Lebanon

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 983-998
Author(s):  
L’Emira Lama El Ayoubi ◽  
Sawsan Abdulrahim ◽  
Maia Sieverding
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Syrian Refugee ◽  
Entry Points ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Source Of Information

Providing adolescent girls with sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information protects them from risks and improves their well-being. This qualitative study, conducted in Lebanon, examined Syrian refugee adolescent girls’ access to SRH information about and experiences with puberty and menarche, sex, marriage, contraception, and pregnancy. We gathered data through three focus group discussions (FGDs) with unmarried adolescent girls, 11 in-depth interviews with early-married adolescents, and two FGDs with mothers. Our findings highlighted that adolescent participants received inadequate SRH information shortly before or at the time of menarche and sexual initiation, resulting in experiences characterized by anxiety and fear. They also revealed discordance between girls’ views of mothers as a preferred source of information and mothers’ reluctance to communicate with their daughters about SRH. We advance that mothers are important entry points for future interventions in this refugee population and offer recommendations aimed to improve adolescent girls’ SRH and rights.

Everyday updates: How parents ask about their young children’s lived experiences

2021 ◽  
pp. 026540752098236
Author(s):  
Darcey K. deSouza
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Family Communication ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Family Interactions ◽  
Canadian English ◽  
Very Young Children ◽  
Parent Child Interactions ◽  
Parent Child

This research study explores how children respond to solicitations for updates about their (recent) experiences. Instances of parents soliciting updates from their children were collected from over 30 hours of video-recorded co-present family interactions from 20 different American and Canadian families with at least one child between the ages of 3 and 6. Previous research has documented that caregivers of very young children treat them as being able to disclose about events they have experienced (Kidwell, 2011). In building upon the literature on family communication and parent-child interactions as well as the literature on epistemics, this paper explores the concept of “talking about your day” in everyday co-present family interactions, showing three ways in which parents solicit updates from their children: through report solicitations, tracking inquiries, and asking the child to update someone else. Data are in American and Canadian English.

The Dance of Words

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-65
Author(s):  
Lis Engel ◽  
Rikke Schou Jeppesen
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
General Level ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Lived Body ◽  
Central Question ◽  
Movement Experience ◽  
Movement Theory

Abstract This article is about language and lived experiences and analysis of movement of dance within Physical Education studies in Denmark with a special focus on how the language of movement and dance can be related to lived body and movement experience. The issue of the challenges and possibilities of expressing movement experience and analysis in words is discussed at the general level and exemplified in the context of a dance educational event where the movement theory of Rudolf Laban is applied. A central question arising out of this example of working with language and lived experience of movement is: What influence does language have on our way of understanding and communicating a dance experience? The article proposes that a bodily anchored lived language – through an ethic-aesthetic phenomenological approach – may supplement, expand and broaden a given professional terminology in order to articulate, communicate and unfold the experiential dimensions of dance.

Being an adult child of an elderly person living in a nursing home: a phenomenological approach to the Turkish case

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pelin Önder Erol ◽  
Elif Gün
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Adult Children ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Filial Piety ◽  
Elderly Person ◽  
Adult Child ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Elderly Parents ◽  
Wide Range

Purpose A long-established cultural norm of filial piety may cause ambivalent feelings for adult children who are considered the primary caregivers for their elderly parents in Turkish culture, and whose parents have been placed into nursing homes. The purpose of this paper is to provide an insight to the lived experiences of adult children of elderly people living in a nursing home in Turkey. Design/methodology/approach Drawing upon dramaturgical theory and phenomenological methodology, the authors conducted interviews with ten adult children whose elderly parents had been admitted to a nursing home in Izmir, Turkey. Multi-stage purposeful random sampling was used as the sampling scheme. Thematic analysis was performed to interpret the data. Findings Three themes emerged from the data: adult children’s coping strategies, the ways in which the adult children rationalize their decisions, and the ways in which the adult children manage the placement process. The interviews revealed that the adult children often feel like social outcasts and experience a wide range of difficulties, including social pressures, their own inner dilemmas, and negotiations with their elderly parents. Originality/value An exploration for the lived experiences of adult children relating to the nursing home placement of their elderly parents contributes an insight about the well-established cultural norms that produce feelings of ambivalence.

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