Bakgrund: Anorexia nervosa blir allt vanligare bland unga kvinnor. Med rätt behandling och stöd tillfrisknar ändå de flesta från sin ätstörning. Syfte: Syftet med litteraturstudien var att ur en ung kvinnas perspektiv som har haft anorexianervosa, beskriva faktorer som har betydelse för tillfrisknandet från ätstörningen, för att sjuksköterskan ska få en ökad förståelse för unga kvinnor med anorexia nervosa och därmed kunna hjälpa dem. Metod: Litteraturstudien baseras på tio vetenskapliga artiklar, både kvalitativa och kvantitativa, som analyserades och utformades till studiens resultat. Resultat: De faktorer som hade betydelse för tillfrisknandet var att den unga kvinnan själv kom till insikt om sin sjukdom och lärde sig begripa och hantera sina känslor, sin självbild och självkänsla. Tillfrisknandet påverkades även av den unga kvinnans egen motivation till att vilja tillfriskna och ändra sitt matbeteende. Resultatet visade att sjuksköterskan hade en viktig roll i att vägleda den unga kvinnan med anorexia nervosa genom tillfrisknandeprocessen. Andra personer som familj, vänner, partner, terapeuter och sjukvårdspersonal hade också en betydelsefull roll, men även aktiviteter för att sysselsätta sig var viktigt. Slutsats: För att en ung kvinna med anorexia nervosa ska kunna tillfriskna krävs rätt stöd från familj och vänner men även sjuksköterskor med rätt utbildning har en betydelsefull roll i att stödja kvinnan till ett liv utan anorexia nervosa. / Background: Anorexia nervosa is increasing more and more among young women, although with accurate treatment and support most of them recover from their eating disorder. Aim: The aim of the literature study is to describe factors of importance concerning recovery from an eating disorder from a young woman’s perspective, in order for nurses to receive an increased understanding of young women with anorexia nervosa. Method: The literature study is based on ten scientific articles, qualitative as well as quantitative, which were analysed to obtain the result of the study. Result: Factors of importance for recovery were that the young woman herself obtains an awareness of her disease and learns to understand and handle her feelings, her selfimage, self-esteem and the young woman’s motivation and will to get well and to change her eating habits. In addition the result also shows that nurses have an important role in guiding the young woman in her process of recovery, as well as family, friends, partners, therapists and remaining medical staff. Finally occupational activitites are also vital for the recovery process. Conclusion: In order for a young woman suffering from anorexia nervosa to recover she needs support from family and friends but especially from nurses with suitable training and education. They have an important role in supporting the young woman on her way to recovery to a life without anorexia nervosa.

Sexuellt våld är ett ämne som sällan lämnar någon oberörd. Hur vi talar om sexuellt våld förändras över tid. Denna kvalitativa intervjustudie vill genom dialogisk och tematisk narrativ analys lyfta rösterna från kvinnor som utsatts för sexuellt våld. Utifrån en teoriram bestående av socialkonstruktionistiska teorier och feministiska teorier analyseras kvinnornas berättelser om det våld de utsatts för och dess konsekvenser. Studien belyser hur kvinnorna genom berättelser konstruerar sin identitet, men också vilka konsekvenser de beskriver att våldet fått för hur de upplever sina livsvillkor. Att berätta om våldet och att hantera konsekvenserna av våldet beskrivs och skildras av intervjupersonerna som en fortgående process. De beskriver att de fortfarande, flera år efter våldet, påverkas av det våld de utsatts för, men att sätt som våldet påverkar dem på förändras med tiden. Kvinnorna beskriver även att vilka berättelser som blir möjliga att berätta varierar beroende på kontext. Genom att betona sammanvävningar av maktordningar som rör ålder och kön vill denna studie bidra till forskningen om sexuellt våld genom ett intersektionellt perspektiv på utsatthet. Resultatet av studien visar att även år 2015 är sexuellt våld ett tabubelagt ämne, och att intervjupersonerna konstruerar både kollektiv och individuell identitet på olika sätt i relation till våldet. / Sexual violence is a subject that rarely leave anyone unaffected. How we talk about sexual violence does however change over time. The purpose of this qualitative interview study is to address the question of sexual violence, and to this by giving voice to women that have been victims of sexual violence. By applying a dialogic and thematic narrative analysis, the aim of this thesis is to highlight the subject of sexual violence from the women’s own perspective. The interviewees narratives about how and if they talk about the violence with others, and how they perceive the consequences of the violence is analyzed within a framework of social constructionist and feminist theory. The study highlights how women through stories construct their identity, but also what consequences they describe that the violence has had on how they perceive their living conditions. To tell about the violence and to address the consequences of the violence is by the interviewees described as an ongoing process. They describe that, several years after the violence occurred, they are still affected by the sexual violence they have been subjected to. The way the violence affect them is however also depicted as changing over time. The women also disclose that they perceive their possibilities of sharing narratives of sexual violence with others as something that depends on context. By emphasizing how power structures regarding not only gender but also age this study also contribute to research on sexual violence by applying an intersectional perspective on vulnerability. The result of the study shows that even in the year of 2015, sexual violence is a taboo subject, and that the interviewees construct both collective and individual identity in different ways in relation to the violence.

Mental health problems among young people, girls and young women in particular, are a serious public health problem. Gendered patterns of mental illness are seen in conjunction with stress-related problems such as anxiety, depression, and psychosomatic complaints. Intervention models tailored to the health care situation are therefore in need of development and evaluation. The overall aim of this thesis is to develop knowledge and understanding for young women’s mental health, stress-related, and bodily problems from a psychosomatic and gender theory perspective, and to evaluate a gender sensitive physiotherapeutic intervention model consisting of a stress management course for young women with stress-related problems. The thesis consists of four studies. The overall research design combines qualitative and quantitative methods in which questionnaires and interviews were used to explore participant experiences and symptoms linked to perceived stress before and after the intervention. Data consisted of a cumulative sample of 65 young women, 16 to 25 years of age, who attended the youth-friendly health center because of stress-related problems. In paper I, multiple symptom areas of mental health and somatic problems, self-image and aspects of body perception were measured before the course. Participants were 47 of the young women. The results were compared with published normative and clinical reference groups. In paper II, the young women’s experiences of living stressful femininity were analysed with a qualitative content analysis using gender theoretical and phenomenological perspectives as an interpretative frame. The study was based on interviews with 25 of the women. In paper III, follow-up interviews were done with 32 of the women after completion of the course. Data was using qualitative content analysis to illuminate experiences of participating in the course. In paper IV, the course was evaluated by measuring changes in multiple symptom areas using the Adult Self Report (ASR), Social Analysis of Social Behaviour (SASB), and Body Perception Questionnaire (BPQ). Participants were 54 of the women who completed measurements finishing the course. Young women present complex symptomatology of stress-related problems. The total burden of symptoms plus the narrated experiences highlight how renegotiations of gender constructions and handling of normative and stressful femininity constrain access to bodily resources. After the stress management course, their measured and narrated experiences show positive changes and release of mental health and stress problems, including a more positive self-image and sense of enhanced confidence in their bodies. Experiences of the course as a safe and explorative space for gendered collective understanding and embodied empowerment indicate the need to develop gender-sensitive interventions. The thesis contributes to youth and gender theoretical perspectives with integration of psychosomatic and psychiatric physiotherapy. A broader awareness of how gender constructions and sociocultural aspects are significant in the understanding of psychosomatic expressions of mental ill health and young femininity is valuable in development of theory and interventions in physiotherapy, as well as into other fields.

Tidigare studier av kvinnoblivandet är få till antalet, utdaterade eller primärt kvantitativa och har framförallt fokuserat på marginaliserade kvinnogrupper eller studerat kvinnoblivandet med en patologisk ansats. Till min vetskap saknas kunskap om upplevelsen av kvinnoblivandet i normalgruppen. Studien syftade därför till att undersöka den upplevda erfarenheten av kvinnoblivandet idag i normalgruppen unga kvinnor i Sverige. Tio individuella, halvstrukturerade intervjuer med kvinnor (nio med kvinnligt biologiskt kön, en med manligt biologiskt kön) i åldrarna 19-22 (medel = 19,8 år), genomfördes och analyserades genom tematisk innehållsanalys med fenomenologisk ansats. Analysen resulterade i fyra teman: Blivandet, Kroppen, Känslorna och Kvinnligheten. I resultatet redogjordes för kvinnoblivandet som en komplex, aktiv process bestående av flera överlappande utvecklingsspår: psykologiskt, biologiskt, emotionellt och socialt. Individuella förutsättningar och erfarenheter (ex. biologiskt kön och uppväxtförhållanden), såväl som sociokulturella faktorer (ex. genusnormer), är av betydelse för kvinnoblivandets innehåll och för hur det upplevs. Vidare kunde konstateras att den nuvarande samhällsuppfattningen om likavärde, nedtonande av könets betydelse och förstärkande av egenvärdet har en särskilt betydande inverkan på upplevelsen av kvinnoblivandet. Kvinnoblivandet handlar främst om att utifrån egna behov och intressen forma sin tillvaro och identitet. I studien visades även att socialt stöd och könsmässig frihet bidrar till psykiskt välmående under kvinnoblivandet. / Previous studies of the transition to womanhood are few, outdated or primarily quantitative, mainly focused on marginalized groups or studied with a pathological approach. To my knowledge, the transition to womanhood in Swedish women of the majority culture has not yet been investigated. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the lived experience of the transition to womanhood of the majority culture in Sweden. Ten individual, semi-structured interviews with women (nine with female sex, one with male sex) between the ages of 19-22 (mean = 19.8 years) were conducted and analyzed by thematic content analysis with a phenomenological approach. The analysis resulted in four themes: The transition, The body, The feelings and The womanhood. The findings revealed the transition to womanhood as a complex, active process consisting of several interacting developmental areas. Individual conditions, background experiences and sociocultural factors are of importance for what the transition contains, and how it is perceived. The current social perception of equality, gender-neutrality and the importance of self-worth, have a major impact on the experience of the transition to womanhood. The transition is primarily about shaping life and identity according to one's own needs and interests. This study also showed that social support and gender freedom contributes to well-being during the transition to womanhood.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:26:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2009-02-19Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:15:16Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 david_p_me_assis.pdf: 620546 bytes, checksum: b1dedb2696453b638800512b8b185d09 (MD5) / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) / A presente pesquisa discute as questões relacionadas às práticas das jovens das classes populares envolvidas nos crimes de estupro, sedução e rapto, todos delitos contra os costumes sociais, ocorridos na cidade de Assis entre os anos de 1950 e 1979, bem como as representações lançadas pelos membros do Poder Judiciário sobre tais comportamentos. A grande maioria das vítimas destes delitos estava diretamente envolvida no mercado de trabalho e possuía um menor monitoramento de suas práticas sociais. Diante disto, os membros do Poder Judiciário, os quais preservavam as representações tradicionais sobre o feminino, repreendiam estes comportamentos e os consideravam desviantes da moral e dos costumes. Sem levar em consideração a idade e as características culturais das vítimas, julgavam-nas como se fossem mulheres rebeldes e, muitas vezes, promíscuas. Pertencentes a um grupo social específico, essas jovens foram vítimas não apenas dos crimes contra os costumes, mas também da discriminação de uma sociedade machista e conservadora. / This present research discusses questions related to practices of young women from popular classes involved in rape, seduction and kidnapping crimes, all these delicts against the social custom happened in Assis city between 1950 and the 1979, and it also discusses the representations instituted by members of the Judiciary Committee about these behaviors. Great part of the victims concerning those delicts was involved at the job market and had a low supervision of their social practices. For this reason, members of the Judiciary Committee, who preserved the traditional representations about the feminine, reprehended these behaviors and considered them diverged from the moral and custom. Without considering age and cultural features of the victims, they were judged as rebel and, most of the time, promiscuous women. Belonging to a specific social group, these young women were not only victims of crimes against the custom, but they were also victims of discrimination by a sexist and conservative society.

Idag är sociala medier en stor del av vår vardag och undersökningar visar att unga kvinnor utgör den största gruppen av användare. Det är även de som i störst utsträckning känner stress över det egna utseendet och kroppen. Syftet med studien var att undersöka hur unga kvinnor förhåller sig till det kroppsideal som framställs på sociala medier samt hur detta ideal inverkar på deras kroppsuppfattning. Detta genomfördes med hjälp av sju kvalitativa intervjuer på kvinnor mellan 18 och 29 år. För att skapa en förståelse för syftet undersöktes även deras egna och andras presentationer på sociala medier. Empirin analyserades med hjälp av Charles Horton Cooleys teori om spegeljaget, Leon Festingers teori om social jämförelse samt Erving Goffmans teori om intrycksstyrning.  Studiens resultat visar att användningen av sociala medier kan ha en negativ inverkan på intervjupersonernas kroppsuppfattning men också på deras självbild generellt. Detta då idealet som synliggörs via sociala medier resulterar i att intervjupersonerna jämför sig inte bara med kvinnors kroppar utan med kvinnor i allmänhet vilkas utseende och person är motsatsen till dem själva. Detta får dem att känna sig otillräckliga. De förhåller sig till detta ideal genom att ändra sina tränings- och kostvanor samt framhäva sina bästa sidor i syfte att styra andras intryck av dem samt i en strävan att efterlikna idealet.   Studien visar att intervjupersonernas presentation på sociala medier överensstämmer med övriga medlemmars presentationer. Detta innebär att användarna av sociala medier skapar och upprätthåller tillsammans en ram för vad som förväntas synas på de olika plattformarna. Detta resulterar i att intervjupersonerna bidrar till den negativa påverkan som de menar att sociala medier medför.   Nyckelord: Sociala medier, kroppsuppfattning, kroppsideal, unga kvinnor / Today, social media are a major part of our everyday lives, and surveys show that young women are the largest group of users. It is also the ones who feel the most of their own appearance and body to the greatest extent. The purpose of the study was to investigate how young women relate to the body ideals produced on social media and how this ideal affects their body image. This was done using seven qualitative interviews with women between 18 and 29 years. To gain an understanding of the purpose, their own and others' presentations on social media were also investigated. The empiricism was analyzed using Charles Horton Cooley's theory of the looking-glass self, Leon Festinger's theory of social comparison, and Erving Goffman's theory of impression management. The study's findings show that the use of social media can have a negative impact on the body's perception of the interviewees, but also on their self-image in general. This is because the ideal made visible through social media results in the interviewees not only comparing women's bodies but also women in general whose appearance and person is the opposite of themselves. This makes them feel insufficient. They relate to this ideal by changing their exercise and dietary habits as well as highlighting their best sides to control others' impressions as well as to imitate the ideal. The study shows that the interviewees 'presentation on social media is in line with other members' presentations. This means that users of social media create and maintain together a framework for what is expected to appear on the various platforms. This results in the interviewees contributing to the negative impact they imply on social media. Keywords: Social media, body image, body ideal, young women

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No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Yanna Andressa Ramos de Lima - 2008.pdf: 2239008 bytes, checksum: 3ab85104a87e488ca8643adcc2cd10fb (MD5) license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-08-29 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / Genital infections caused by Chlamydia trachomatis are frequent among adolescents and young people. In most cases chlamydial infections are asymptomatic and may cause serious complications such as pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy and infertility. In Brazil there are no screening programs for this infection, with few data about chlamydial prevalence, especially in young women. Objectives: To estimate the prevalence and risk factors for C. trachomatis infection in adolescents and young women, in two cities, Ceres and Catalão, Goiás; to describe the sexual behavior of this population. Methods: The investigation was designed as a cross-sectional survey. Female adolescents and young women between 15 and 24 years old attending the Family Health Program in Ceres and Catalão were randomly assigned. Sociodemographic and sexual behavior data was obtained through a face-to-face interview. Urine samples from young sexually active women were collected and analyzed for the presence of C. trachomatis DNA, using PCR. To identify potential risk factors, univariate analysis was performed. Results: Among the 406 women recruited, 253 were sexually active and eligible for the study. The mean age was 18.7 years (SD=2.9), 58.1% were single, 24.5% initiated sexual life before age 15 and 67% reported inconsistent use of condoms. The overall prevalence of C. trachomatis was 10.9% (CI 95%, 7.0% - 16.1%). Chlamydial infection was more frequent among adolescents and young women who was younger than 15 years at first intercourse (p<0.03), and those who reported less than three partners in life were less likely of being infected with C. trachomatis (p<0.001). Conclusions: This study showed a high frequency of chlamydial infection in an asymptomatic population at Ceres and Catalão, Goiás. Participants reported unsafe sexual behaviors, like early onset of sexual activity without protection and with multiple partners. It is a vulnerable high risk population for sexually transmitted diseases. / A infecção genital causada pela bactéria Chlamydia trachomatis é freqüente na população de adolescentes e jovens, na maioria dos casos é assintomática e pode causar complicações graves como a doença inflamatória pélvica, gravidez ectópica e infertilidade. No Brasil não existem programas de rastreamento para a infecção clamidial e os dados sobre sua prevalência são escassos, principalmente na população de mulheres jovens. Objetivos: Estimar a prevalência e identificar os fatores de risco para a infecção por C. trachomatis em jovens do sexo feminino nos municípios de Ceres e Catalão, Goiás; descrever o comportamento sexual dessa população. Metodologia: A investigação foi delineada como um estudo de prevalência. Foi realizado um sorteio aleatório entre as 2100 adolescentes e jovens de 15 a 24 anos cadastradas no Programa de Saúde da Família (PSF) em Ceres e Catalão. Os dados sócio-demográficos e de comportamento sexual foram obtidos por entrevista com enfermeira treinada. Foram coletadas amostras de urina para a detecção de DNA de C. trachomatis através de PCR. Para a identificação de potenciais fatores de risco, foi realizada uma análise univariada do tipo caso-controle. Resultados: Compareceram aos postos 406 jovens, sendo 253 elegíveis. A média de idade entre elas foi de 18,7 (dp=2,9) anos, 58,1% eram solteiras, 24,5% iniciaram vida sexual antes de 15 anos e 67% relataram uso inconsistente de preservativo. A prevalência estimada de C. trachomatis foi de 10,9% (IC95% 7,0% – 16,1%). A infecção clamidial foi mais freqüente nas adolescentes e jovens que iniciaram a vida sexual antes dos 15 anos (p<0,03), e aquelas que referiram menos de três parceiros na vida tiveram menos chances de estarem infectadas (p<0,001). Conclusões: O presente estudo evidenciou uma elevada freqüência de infecção clamidial em jovens assintomáticas, em Ceres e Catalão. As jovens relataram comportamento sexual não seguro, caracterizado por início precoce da atividade sexual, sem proteção e com múltiplos parceiros. Trata-se de um grupo populacional vulnerável e de alto risco para doenças sexualmente transmissíveis.

Denna studie, skriven av Natalia Sener och Linnéa Johnson, ämnar undersöka hur unga kvinnor upplever att deras kroppar blir sexualiserade och hur de uppfattar att fenomenet avspeglas i sociala medier. Empirin är insamlad genom sex stycken semistrukturerade intervjuer med unga kvinnor som delar med sig av egna tankar och erfarenheter kring sexualisering och sociala medier och hur dessa aspekter påverkar varandra. Studien utgår från en teori gällande objektifiering av Fredrickson och Roberts, Youngs modell för förtryck samt West och Zimmermans teori om könspraktiker. Studiens resultat visar att unga kvinnor påverkas av ideal och sexualiserade kroppar på sociala medier i stor omfattning. Respondenterna anser att kvinnors kroppar granskas och bedöms av utomstående personer. Sociala medier blir här en arena för att upprätthålla de rådande strukturerna men samtidigt synliggöra dem för att kunna motverka dem. En del av respondenterna har till och med tagit aktiva val för att undvika att exponeras för sexualiserat material. Vidare belyser resultatet hur kvinnor idag, i ett motsatsförhållande, använder sociala medier för att med hjälp av sina kroppar motverka ideal och normativa trender vad gäller utseende. / This study, written by Natalia Sener and Linnéa Johnson, aims to investigate how young women experience their bodies being sexualized and how the phenomenon is reflected in social media. The empirics are collected through six semi structured interviews with young women who share their own thoughts and experiences about sexualization and social media and how these affect each other. The study is based on a theory of objectification by Fredrickson and Roberts, Young's model for oppression, and West and Zimmerman's theory of gender practices. The study results show that young women are widely influenced by ideals and sexualized bodies on social media. Respondents consider that women's bodies are examined and judged by third parties. Social media becomes an arena for maintaining existing structures, but at the same time visualizing them in order to counteract them. Some respondents have even taken active choices to avoid being exposed to sexualized material. Furthermore, the result illustrates how women today, in opposition, use social media to counteract ideals and normative trends regarding their appearance.

Ihop med den snabba tekniska utvecklingen med internet och smartphones, har sociala medier snabbt blivit en del av mångas vardag, speciellt bland unga kvinnor. Sociala medier används dagligen för att ta del av nyheter, underhållning och hålla kontakt med vänner och bekanta men används också som en plattform för att presentera sig själv i bild och text. Många unga kvinnor väljer att ta bilder på sig själva med sin mobil det vill säga så kallade selfies, som många sedan väljer att lägga ut på till exempel Facebook, Instagram och Snapchat. Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka varför unga kvinnor väljer att ta selfies och lägger ut dem på sociala medier och hur det påverkar individen. En kvalitativ studie utfördes där tolv unga kvinnor i åldrarna 16-17 år intervjuades med hjälp av semistrukturerade fokusgrupper där diskussioner hölls angående ens användning av sociala medier och att ta selfies. Resultatet visade på att intervjupersonerna kände en press från vänner och samhället att de måste vara en del av sociala medier för att accepteras. Många av intervjupersonerna valde att ta selfies för att det var ett enkelt sätt till att få snabb bekräftelse från andra. Pressen från vänner och samhället kring användningen av sociala medier ihop med selfies skapar enligt intervjupersonerna prestationsångest och en social stress i ens vardag som är svår att bli av med. / Together with the rapid technological development of the internet and smartphones, social media has quickly become a part of many people's everyday lives, especially among young women. Social media is used daily to receive news, entertainment, and keep in touch with friends, but also used as a platform to present themselves in pictures and text. Many young women choose to take pictures of themselves with their mobile that is, so-called selfies, which many then choose to add on such as Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat. The purpose of this study is to examine why young women choose to take selfies and post them on social media and how it affects the individual. A study was conducted where twelve young women aged 16-17 years were interviewed using semi-structured focus groups where discussions were held about the use of social media and taking selfies. The results showed that the interviewees felt pressure from friends and the community that they must be part of the social media to be accepted. Many of the interviewees chose to take selfies because it was an easy way to get quick confirmation from others. Pressure from friends and the community around the use of social media together with selfies create according to interviewees performance anxiety and social stress in one's everyday life that is difficult to get rid of.

Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is a serious psychiatric disorder marked by the refusal to maintain a healthy body weight and excessive fear of gaining weight or becoming fat. This eating disorder is most prevalent among young women. Most research on hospitalized AN patients has been quantitative, and the experiences and perspectives of young women struggling with AN are underrepresented in the literature. Using a social constructionist and relational cultural lens, the research question addressed in the current study was What are AN participants’ experiences of helpful and not helpful factors in hospitalized care that affect recovery, motivation, and subjective well-being? The study used a narrative approach, where eight young women aged 1725 were interviewed regarding their stories of being treated in general or paediatric wards for AN. A thematic analysis was conducted to identify salient themes in the research interviews. The young women identified factors grouped into six main theme clusters that either helped or hindered their recovery during their time in the hospital, including: Staff Knowledge and Training, Treatment Experiences, Identity, Negative Treatment Impact, Abandonment, and Relationships. Implications of the findings for research, theory, and practice are discussed. / Graduate