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- Abrahamsson, Kajsa H., 1956, et al.
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Ambivalence in Coping with Dental Fear and Avoidance: A Qualitative Study
- 2002
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In: Journal of Health Psychology. - : SAGE Publications. - 1359-1053 .- 1461-7277. ; 7:6, s. 653-664
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Dental phobia is a widespread problem, which can have significant impact on the individual's health and daily life. This grounded theory study aims to explore the situation of dental phobic patients: how dental phobia interferes with their normal routines and functioning, social activities and relationships, what factors contribute to the maintenance of dental fear and how they cope with their fear. In the qualitative analysis of thematized in-depth interviews four main categories were developed: threat to self-respect and well-being, avoidance, readiness to act and ambivalence in coping. The results show that several psychological and social factors interact in determining how dental phobic individuals cope with their fear, and demonstrate in what way dental fear affects their daily lives.
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- Hallman, Tina, et al.
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Stress, Burnout and Coping : Differences between Women with Coronary Heart Disease and Healthy Matched Women
- 2003
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In: Journal of Health Psychology. - : SAGE Publications. - 1359-1053 .- 1461-7277. ; 8:4, s. 433-446
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Stress is becoming more significant for women, along with the increasing number of women in the workforce. The present study compared women with respect to burnout and coping abilities, and related to the impact of educational level on differences in coping strategies. Women with coronary heart disease reported a higher level of burnout and had the highest scores demonstrating lack of coping, which indicates lesser coping abilities. Differences concerning strain reduction, self-control and emotional distancing are discussed in terms of living conditions. We also discuss that in order to optimize the outcome of rehabilitation and prevention we need more research on women, of women and especially from women’s point of view.
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- Wiggins, Sally, Dr, 1975-, et al.
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Eating Your Words : Discursive psychology and the reconstruction of eating practices
- 2001
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In: Journal of Health Psychology. - : Sage Publications. - 1359-1053 .- 1461-7277. ; 6:1, s. 5-15
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Psychological research into eating practices has focused mainly on attitudes and behaviour towards food, and disorders of eating. Using experimental and questionnaire-based designs, these studies place an emphasis on individual consumption and cognitive appraisal, overlooking the interactive context in which food is eaten. The current article examines eating practices in a more naturalistic environment, using mealtime conversations tape-recorded by families at home. The empirical data highlight three issues concerning the discursive construction of eating practices, which raise problems for the existing methodologies. These are: (1) how the nature and evaluation of food are negotiable qualities; (2) the use of participants' physiological states as rhetorical devices; and (3) the variable construction of norms of eating practices. The article thus challenges some key assumptions in the dominant literature and indicates the virtues of an approach to eating practices using interactionally based methodologies
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- Wiggins, Sally, Dr, 1975-
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Good for ‘You’ : Generic and Individual Healthy Eating Advice in Family Mealtimes
- 2004
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In: Journal of Health Psychology. - : Sage Publications. - 1359-1053 .- 1461-7277. ; 9:4, s. 535-548
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Healthy eating is one of the main concerns for health organizations in the UK, and has been widely promoted in recent decades. Yet despite the amount of nutritional information available, levels of obesity, heart disease and other food-related diseases remain high. Existing research in this area often uses individual accounts of consumption to examine the reasons why people may not be eating ‘healthily’. An alternative way to approach this issue is to examine how healthy eating advice is constructed and used in everyday interaction. This research uses tape-recorded family mealtimes to examine instances where nutritional advice is embedded and managed in conversational activities. A distinction between generic and individually focused healthy eating talk is illustrated, and the implications for further research are discussed.
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