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- Abelsson, Anna, 1971-, et al.
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Ethics and aesthetics in injection treatments with Botox and Filler
- 2021
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In: Journal of Women & Aging. - : Taylor & Francis. - 0895-2841 .- 1540-7322. ; 33:6, s. 583-595
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The medical nature of esthetic treatments is confusing, as the boundaries between medicine and beauty are unclear. A person's autonomous decision is an indicator for esthetic treatments that will improve their self-image, self-esteem and appearance to others. Robust ethical consideration is therefore necessary for the medical esthetician in each meeting with the client. This study aimed to describe medical estheticians' perceptions of ethics and esthetics in injection treatments with Botox and Filler. The results are described in Understanding what different clients desire, Reaching a mutual understanding of expectations and possibilities and Taking responsibility for beauty.
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- Ericson, Helena, 1980-, et al.
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Resistance training is linked to heightened positive motivational state and lower negative affect among healthy women aged 65–70
- 2018
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In: Journal of Women & Aging. - : Taylor & Francis. - 0895-2841 .- 1540-7322. ; 30:5, s. 366-381
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Resistance training (RT) improves overall health, but the psychological effects of RT in healthy old adults have not been tested. The aim of this study was to investigate a sample of 65–70-year-old healthy and physically active women to assess their sense of coherence, health-related quality of life, hope, and affect, before and after taking part in a 24-week RT intervention (N = 14), compared to controls (N = 18). Findings showed a significant increase in hope (p = 0.013) and a significant decrease in negative affect (p = 0.002). Starting RT after age 65 does not appear to negatively impact on women’s psychological health but seems to be associated with important psychological health benefits.
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- Hedberg, Pia, 1972-, et al.
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Experiences of purpose in life when becoming and being a very old woman
- 2009
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In: Journal of Women & Aging. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0895-2841 .- 1540-7322. ; 21:2, s. 125-137
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The aim of the study was to illuminate how very old women describe their experiences of purpose in life (PIL) in narratives about becoming and being very old. The participants comprised 30 women selected from 120 women who had answered the PIL test and had been interviewed about their experiences of being very old. The interviews were analyzed with qualitative content analysis, which revealed four themes: having a positive view of life, living in relation to God, having meaningful activities, and simply existing. Our findings show that very old women experience purpose in life both in their daily activities and in their contact with a spiritual world. It seems to be facilitated by a positive view of life. Although the results were dominated by a positive view of life, some of the participants saw their lives in terms of simply existing, and did not experience purpose in life.
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- Krekula, Clary, 1959-
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Contextualizing older women's body images : Time dimensions, multiple reference groups, and age codings of appearance
- 2016
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In: Journal of Women & Aging. - London : Taylor & Francis Group. - 0895-2841 .- 1540-7322. ; 28:1, s. 58-67
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The article sheds light on older women's body images and problematizes assumptions that women's aging is more painful and shameful than men's aging since men are not expected to live up to youthful beauty norms, the so-called double standard of aging hypothesis. Based on 12 qualitative interviews with women from the age of 75 from the Swedish capital area, I argue that older women have access to a double perspective of beauty, which means that they can relate to both youthful and age-related beauty norms. The results also illustrate that women's body image is created in a context where previous body images are central and that this time perspective can contribute toward a positive body image. Further, the results show how age codings of appearance-related qualities create a narrow framework for older women's body images and point to the benefits of shifting the analytical focus toward a material-semiotic body where corporeality and discourse are seen as interwoven.
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- Lund, Anna, 1969-
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At the threshold of retirement : From all-absorbing relations to self-actualization
- 2017
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In: Journal of Women & Aging. - : Routledge. - 0895-2841 .- 1540-7322. ; 29:4, s. 306-320
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- To investigate the complexities of the retirement process, the present article draws on a case study of Eva, a Swedish woman who “awakened” from all-absorbing relations. It considers the ways in which retirement can enable liberation from patriarchal kinship structures and embodied values of respectability. The aim is to illuminate how deep, embodied values can become conscious and explicit during precarious life situations and transitional phases. The relation between the Swedish welfare state, an I-we balance, and gender equity values are illuminated. These analytical dimensions support the analysis by providing insights into the ways in which individuals embody and use cultural and social structures when they aim to manage unpredictability and to create change toward self-actualization.
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- Lövgren, Karin, 1958-
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Comfortable and leisurel : Old women on style and dress
- 2016
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In: Journal of Women & Aging. - : Taylor and Francis. - 0895-2841 .- 1540-7322. ; 28:5, s. 372-385
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This article uses wardrobe interviews with women in the ages of 62-94 to explore transitions and continuities during the life course. During interviews the women have defined their style preferences. One categorization favored by several of them was comfortable. Different meanings were attached to this concept. Practical and convenient outfits were described as increasingly important when aging. Garments that did not expose the bodyand its changes with agingwere preferred. The informants talked about the importance of feeling at ease, appropriately dressed for the occasion and situation. They were concerned with feeling nice in their outfits but also stressed becoming more laid-back and prioritizing convenience in their later years. All of these examples had to do with comfort and being comfortable. Uncomfortable clothes were too tight, deemed wrong for the occasion, and unwanted sources of self-consciousness and visibility. Transitions in their style of dress had been gradual, slowly adapting to changes in everyday life as well as in their bodies.
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- Lövgren, Karin, 1958-
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The Swedish Tant : A Marker of Female Aging
- 2013
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In: Journal of Women & Aging. - : Taylor & Francis Group. - 0895-2841 .- 1540-7322. ; 25:2, s. 119-137
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This article presents and analyzes findings from interviews with women aged 45–65; popular magazines targeting women in this age category, and popular books and blogs on a Swedish age-sensitive concept, tant. The term can be used in many different senses, ranging from polite to derogatory, connoting “aunt,” or “granny,” but also “little old lady” and “biddy”; the term tantig translating to “frumpish.” The article discusses different representations of tant, how she is used as a symbol of invisibility and no longer being seen as a sexual being, but outdated. The concept is used as a warning, indicating an unwanted way to grow old, when addressing middle-aged and older women. As of recently, tant has come to be celebrated by young women, praised for moral courage, for thrift and being represented as free from the male gaze, no longer aiming to please or fretting about appearances. The article sheds light on the different uses of the concept, where who is categorizing whom is of utmost importance. The tant is used as a symbol for doing age either by derogation or by celebration.
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