Existential Experiences and Strategies in Relation to Induced Abortion:
نام عام مواد
[Article]
ساير اطلاعات عنواني
An Interview Study with 24 Swedish Women
نام نخستين پديدآور
Maria Liljas Stålhandske, Maria Ekstrand, Tanja Tydén, et al.
وضعیت نشر و پخش و غیره
محل نشرو پخش و غیره
Leiden
نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره
Brill
یادداشتهای مربوط به خلاصه یا چکیده
متن يادداشت
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.
مجموعه
تاريخ نشر
2011
توصيف ظاهري
345-370
عنوان
Archive for the Psychology of Religion
شماره جلد
33/3
شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها
1573-6121
اصطلاحهای موضوعی کنترل نشده
اصطلاح موضوعی
abortion
اصطلاح موضوعی
existential question
اصطلاح موضوعی
interview study
اصطلاح موضوعی
meaning of life
اصطلاح موضوعی
morality
اصطلاح موضوعی
religion
اصطلاح موضوعی
secularity
اصطلاح موضوعی
self-image
اصطلاح موضوعی
spirituality
اصطلاح موضوعی
well-being
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