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پدید آورنده
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رده
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
LA108977
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انگلیسی
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Existential Experiences and Strategies in Relation to Induced Abortion:
General Material Designation
[Article]
Other Title Information
An Interview Study with 24 Swedish Women
First Statement of Responsibility
Maria Liljas Stålhandske, Maria Ekstrand, Tanja Tydén, et al.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Leiden
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Brill
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Induced abortion is as common in religious as secular cultures, but interpretations and ways to handle abortion differ. This study focuses on existential aspects of abortion, in relation to a secularized context, through in-depth interviews with 24 Swedish women. Existential questions belonging to four areas were found: Life and Death, Meaning of Life, Morality, and Self-Image. Furthermore, four different existential strategies were found: (1) Detaching Strategies (creating distance to the pregnancy), (2) Meaning-Making Strategies (relating the abortion to one's worldview), (3) Social Strategies (sharing the abortion with others), and (4) Symbolic Strategies (expressing the experience in bodily ways). Existential questions and strategies did not imply that the woman regretted her abortion. However, while some women easily processed existential questions, others seemed to be more at a loss. In a secularized country, where many people are unaccustomed to dealing with existential issues, greater existential competence among abortion personnel might thus be needed. Induced abortion is as common in religious as secular cultures, but interpretations and ways to handle abortion differ. This study focuses on existential aspects of abortion, in relation to a secularized context, through in-depth interviews with 24 Swedish women. Existential questions belonging to four areas were found: Life and Death, Meaning of Life, Morality, and Self-Image. Furthermore, four different existential strategies were found: (1) Detaching Strategies (creating distance to the pregnancy), (2) Meaning-Making Strategies (relating the abortion to one's worldview), (3) Social Strategies (sharing the abortion with others), and (4) Symbolic Strategies (expressing the experience in bodily ways). Existential questions and strategies did not imply that the woman regretted her abortion. However, while some women easily processed existential questions, others seemed to be more at a loss. In a secularized country, where many people are unaccustomed to dealing with existential issues, greater existential competence among abortion personnel might thus be needed.
SET
Date of Publication
2011
Physical description
345-370
Title
Archive for the Psychology of Religion
Volume Number
33/3
International Standard Serial Number
1573-6121
UNCONTROLLED SUBJECT TERMS
Subject Term
abortion
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existential question
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interview study
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meaning of life
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morality
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religion
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secularity
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self-image
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spirituality
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well-being
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Maria Ekstrand
Maria Liljas Stålhandske
Tanja Tydén
LOCATION AND CALL NUMBER
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10.1163/157361211X594177
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[Article]
275578
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