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Semerjian, Tamar, and Dawn Stephens. "Comparison Style, Physical Self-Perceptions, and Fitness among Older Women." Journal of Aging and Physical Activity 15, no. 2 (April 2007): 219–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/japa.15.2.219.
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This study examined the relationships between older women’s comparison styles, physical self-perceptions, and functional fitness. Participants were community-dwelling women (N= 102, age 65-99) living in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Individuals were categorized as relying primarily on social comparisons, temporal comparisons, or a combination of both styles. Also of interest was whether individuals evaluated themselves positively or negatively when making comparisons. Participants who evaluated themselves positively as compared with others were found to have higher levels of physical self-perception. Analyses revealed that women who relied primarily on temporal comparisons had higher self-perceptions of their functional ability than those who relied on a combination of comparison styles. An avoidance of both temporal and social comparisons was also related to higher levels of physical self-perception.
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Mnif, L., J. Masmoudi, I. Feki, N. Charfi, I. Bâati, and A. Jaoua. "Sexuality and body image: What link?" European Psychiatry 26, S2 (March 2011): 1674. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0924-9338(11)73378-8.
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IntroductionResarches on body image suggest a link with sexuality.The objective of our study was to investigate Tunisian women's perceptions of their bodies and its involvement on sexuality.Methods and patientsA total of 100 Tunisian women were interviewed using a self-administered questionnaire which explores: -Clinical data: weight, height, hormonal status-The perception of women to their bodies and their husband's perception.-The impact of body image on sexual activityResultsWomen's body image was positive in most cases: The body is seen as female in 94% of cases, young in 76% of cases, physically attractive in 66% and erotic in 51% of cases.Eighty five percent of women were satisfied with their sexual activity. These women report having an erotic body (p = 0.009) and source of self-confidence (p = 0.002).Half of women said that their body image allowed them to take the initiative in sexual activity and to have a satisfying desire (p = 0.003).A positive perception of the spouse of a woman's body influenced significantly the sexual behavior of women: more interest to intimate moments (p = 0.001), ability to initiate sexual activity (p = 0.014) and sexual satisfaction (p = 0.018).ConclusionOur study shows the positive role of an adequate perception of body image of women by herself and her spouse about sexuality, through its influence on self-esteem and confidence. It would be interesting to consider these dimensions in any treatment of sexual disorders.
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Kwon, Yoon-Hee. "Working Women's Perceptions of Brand-Name Apparel in Enhancement of Their Occupational Attributes." Perceptual and Motor Skills 79, no. 2 (October 1994): 827–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pms.1994.79.2.827.
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The major objectives were (1) to explore working women's perceptions of various apparel brands in the enhancement of their self-perceptions of occupational attributes, (2) to investigate the relationships between working women's self-perceptions of occupational attributes and the perception of each apparel brand image, and (3) to assess the effects of selected consumer variables of working women (clothing interest, age, education, and occupation) on their perceptions of brand-name apparel. The data from 81 working women showed that the well-known apparel brands generally enhanced their occupational attributes. Anne Klein was perceived most positively for enhancement of all the occupational attributes, while Junior House Collectibles was perceived as lowest in enhancement of those attributes. Evan Picone was rated highest in relation to subjects' clothing interest and was perceived most effective in enhancing the subjects' occupational attributes.
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Ralston, Elizabeth R., Priscilla Smith, Joseph Chilcot, Sergio A. Silverio, and Kate Bramham. "Perceptions of risk in pregnancy with chronic disease: A systematic review and thematic synthesis." PLOS ONE 16, no. 7 (July 19, 2021): e0254956. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254956.
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Background Women with chronic disease are at increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Pregnancies which pose higher risk, often require increased medical supervision and intervention. How women perceive their pregnancy risk and its impact on health behaviour is poorly understood. The aim of this systematic review of qualitative literature is to evaluate risk perceptions of pregnancy in women with chronic disease. Methods Eleven electronic databases including grey literature were systematically searched for qualitative studies published in English which reported on pregnancy, risk perception and chronic disease. Full texts were reviewed by two researchers, independently. Quality was assessed using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme Qualitative checklist and data were synthesised using a thematic synthesis approach. The analysis used all text under the findings or results section from each included paper as data. The protocol was registered with PROSPERO. Results Eight studies were included in the review. Three themes with sub-themes were constructed from the analysis including: Information Synthesis (Sub-themes: Risk to Self and Risk to Baby), Psychosocial Factors (Sub-themes: Emotional Response, Self-efficacy, Healthcare Relationship), and Impact on Behaviour (Sub-themes: Perceived Risk and Objective Risk). Themes fitted within an overarching concept of Balancing Act. The themes together inter-relate to understand how women with chronic disease perceive their risk in pregnancy. Conclusions Women’s pregnancy-related behaviour and engagement with healthcare services appear to be influenced by their perception of pregnancy risk. Women with chronic disease have risk perceptions which are highly individualised. Assessment and communication of women’s pregnancy risk should consider their own understanding and perception of risk. Different chronic diseases introduce diverse pregnancy risks and further research is needed to understand women’s risk perceptions in specific chronic diseases.
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Bourque, Linda B., and Beverly J. Cosand. "Predicting the Educational Attainment of Los Angeles Women." Sociological Perspectives 32, no. 1 (March 1989): 137–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1389012.
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Social psychological variables such as identification and communication with significant others, perception of others' expectations, and self-perceptions influence the effect that social and family structural variables have on educational attainment. Using available data on Los Angeles women collected in 1973 and 1975, this article further investigates the relative role of structural and social psychological variables in predicting the educational attainment of women. With some modifications, findings replicate those of other studies. Women's perceptions of their mother's education and aspirations as well as their own educational aspirations predict the amount of education attained. Early heterosexual experience, pregnancy, and early first marriage decrease completed education.
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Yoshikawa, Kanako, and Yusuke Kamiya. "Married couples’ perceptions on women’s autonomy and subjective well-being in Lao PDR." International Journal of Social Economics 46, no. 6 (June 10, 2019): 792–804. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijse-09-2018-0450.
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the perceptions of married couples regarding women’s autonomy and the association of these perceptions with the subjective well-being of wives in Lao PDR.Design/methodology/approachThe study was conducted in semi-urban communities in Vientiane Capital of Lao PDR. Data were collected from 198 matched married couples with children under 12 years of age. Cross-tabulation analysis and multivariate regression analysis were used to assess the association between couple’s perceptions regarding women’s autonomy and the subjective well-being of wives.FindingsResults from regression analysis revealed a positive association between the self-reported autonomy of wives and their subjective well-being. In contrast, neither the husband’s perceptions nor the couple’s concordance regarding the autonomy of the wife was associated with the level of the wife’s subjective well-being.Research limitations/implicationsThe survey was conducted in four small communities in Vientiane Capital. Thus, larger and more representative studies covering the entire country would be preferable for future policy orientation.Originality/valueThe study sites belong to the Lao-Lum group, which follows a matrilineal inheritance system under which wives generally enjoy a relatively higher social status than do women elsewhere in the world. The findings suggest that, even in women-centered settings, interventions aimed at increasing a woman’s perception of her household decision-making autonomy can improve her subjective well-being.
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D, Lydia, and Vighnarajah S. "Role of English Language as a Literacy Tool in Shaping the Perception of Women’s Empowerment." International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies 9, no. 3 (August 1, 2021): 52. http://dx.doi.org/10.7575/aiac.ijels.v.9n.3p.52.
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Over the centuries, the notion of women’s empowerment has created an immense effect on both women and men. This research aims to study the influence of the English language in shaping the concept of women’s empowerment amongst undergraduate students in a private university in Malaysia. The objectives of this study are to identify male and female undergraduates’ perception towards women’s empowerment and to investigate the correlation between the role of the English language and the undergraduates’ perceptions towards women’s empowerment. This study is based on a correlational research design that includes 570 undergraduates from 6 distinct faculties. T-test and regression analysis were done to test the correlation between the variables and their significance. The findings of this study established that there is a significant difference between male and female students’ perceptions that indicates that female and male participants have varying perceptions towards women’s empowerment. With the English language playing a significant role in shaping the perception of women’s empowerment, the female participants were self-aware of how engagement in the English language can enhance the extent of their empowerment. Projection of the findings also addressed the growing importance of literacy as a mediator in the relationship between the English language and women’s empowerment.
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Keshet, Hadar, and Eva Gilboa-Schechtman. "The Focality of Sexual Trauma and Its Effects on Women’s Symptoms and Self-Perceptions." Psychology of Women Quarterly 43, no. 4 (July 15, 2019): 472–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0361684319861100.
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Sexual trauma is associated with particularly harmful consequences in comparison to other types of trauma. Studies investigating differences between trauma-types usually focus on the most distressing (i.e., main) trauma of each participant and do not consider the cumulative effects of multiple traumas, which many individuals experience. We sought to fill this gap by examining the effects of trauma-type (sexual vs. nonsexual), as well as the focality assigned to the sexual trauma (whether it was perceived as a main vs. background trauma), on symptoms and self-perceptions. Our sample comprised 231 Jewish-Israeli women: 96 with a single trauma-type and 135 with multiple (two to three) trauma-types. Women completed online measures of trauma history, symptoms, and self-perceptions. Women who were exposed to sexual trauma reported greater symptom severity and self-perception impairments than women with a history of nonsexual trauma-type(s). Among women with multiple trauma-types, those with a main sexual trauma reported greater symptom severity and self-perception impairments than women with a background sexual trauma. When controlling for levels of posttraumatic symptoms, differences in self-perceptions ceased to be significant. Our findings highlight the importance of collecting a detailed trauma history, with attention to trauma-centrality, and of addressing various symptoms and self-perceptions among sexual trauma survivors.
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Welch, Nicky, Sarah A. McNaughton, Wendy Hunter, Clare Hume, and David Crawford. "Is the perception of time pressure a barrier to healthy eating and physical activity among women?" Public Health Nutrition 12, no. 7 (July 2009): 888–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980008003066.
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AbstractObjectivesTo describe the proportion of women reporting time is a barrier to healthy eating and physical activity, the characteristics of these women and the perceived causes of time pressure, and to examine associations between perceptions of time as a barrier and consumption of fruit, vegetables and fast food, and physical activity.DesignA cross-sectional survey of food intake, physical activity and perceived causes of time pressure.SettingA randomly selected community sample.SubjectsA sample of 1580 women self-reported their food intake and their perceptions of the causes of time pressure in relation to healthy eating. An additional 1521 women self-reported their leisure-time physical activity and their perceptions of the causes of time pressure in relation to physical activity.ResultsTime pressure was reported as a barrier to healthy eating by 41 % of the women and as a barrier to physical activity by 73 %. Those who reported time pressure as a barrier to healthy eating were significantly less likely to meet fruit, vegetable and physical activity recommendations, and more likely to eat fast food more frequently.ConclusionsWomen reporting time pressure as a barrier to healthy eating and physical activity are less likely to meet recommendations than are women who do not see time pressure as a barrier. Further research is required to understand the perception of time pressure issues among women and devise strategies to improve women’s food and physical activity behaviours.
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O’Neil, Deborah A., Margaret E. Brooks, and Margaret M. Hopkins. "Women’s roles in women’s career advancement: what do women expect of each other?" Career Development International 23, no. 3 (June 11, 2018): 327–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/cdi-10-2017-0196.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to better understand women’s working relationships and career support behaviors, by investigating expectations women have of other women regarding senior women’s roles in (and motivations for) helping junior women succeed, and junior women’s engagement in their own career advancement behaviors. Design/methodology/approach The authors surveyed self- and other-reports of senior women’s engagement in career assistance behaviors on behalf of junior women colleagues, and junior women’s engagement in their own career advancement behaviors. One sample of respondents indicated to what extent they believed senior women did engage in career assistance toward junior women, and to what extent they believed junior women did engage in career advancement. Another sample indicated to what extent they believed senior women should engage in career assistance, and to what extent they believed junior women should engage in their own career advancement. Findings Results suggest a disconnect between the expectations and perceptions junior and senior women have of each other. Junior women expect senior women to engage in career assistance behaviors to a greater degree than they believe senior women are engaging in such behaviors, and junior women think they are doing more to advance their careers than senior women are expecting them to do. The authors examine individual and organizational implications of these unmet expectations and perception mismatches. Originality/value Women-to-women working relationships are under-studied, and typically viewed in either/or terms – good or bad. The findings provide a more nuanced understanding of women’s perceptions and expectations and offer suggestions for how women can influence female career advancement.
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McDermott, Lisa. "A Qualitative Assessment of the Significance of Body Perception to Women’s Physical Activity Experiences: Revisiting Discussions of Physicalities." Sociology of Sport Journal 17, no. 4 (December 2000): 331–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ssj.17.4.331.
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This paper builds upon an earlier exploratory discussion about the term physicality that called for conceptual clarity regarding our theoretical understanding and use of it within the context of women’s lives. In light of fieldwork conducted, physicality is suggested to be the complex interplay of body perception, agency, and self-perception. This article focuses on examining one feature of this construct by assessing the relevance of body perception to two groups of women’s experiences of their physicalities through two differently gendered activities: aerobics and wilderness canoe-tripping. Pivotal to this has been qualitatively understanding the lived-body as experienced and understood by the women. In-depth interviews and participant observation were used to explore the meaning and significance these women derived from experiencing their bodies/themselves through these activities. Of specific interest was understanding the effects of these experiences in terms of shaping their understandings of their physicalities particularly beyond that of appearance. Central to this has been apprehending the physically and socially empowering effects of these experiences, especially at the level of their identity. Through the data analysis, body perception was found to be relevant to the women’s physical activity involvement in two distinct ways: as a factor initiating activity involvement and as a perception emerging through the experience. In turn, these differing perceptions of the body were found to impact diversely upon their physicalities, either broadening them or contributing to alternative ways of understanding them.
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O’Neill, Claire. "Unwanted appearances and self-objectification: The phenomenology of alterity for women in leadership." Leadership 15, no. 3 (December 26, 2018): 296–318. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1742715018816561.
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This paper introduces the concept of dys-appearance ( Leder, 1990 ) as a way of conceptualising the lived experience of alterity (or Otherness) of women’s bodies in leadership. Drawing on an in-depth qualitative study (using interviews and photo-elicitation) it contributes towards growing bodies of literature that emphasise the corporeal and highlight the Othering of the female body in the masculine discourse of leadership. Contemporary leadership scholars have drawn on Merleau-Pontian phenomenology to conceptualise the fundamental reversibility of embodied perception between the leader and the follower, but this analysis has not extended to a consideration of the sexed and gendered body. By focusing on the subjective experiences of women leaders this paper demonstrates the phenomenon of dys-appearance ( Leder, 1990 ) in which the female body, which signifies a socially problematic presence in this context, appears to the subject in a disruptive or unwanted manner within their self-perception. The self-objectification and dys-appearance of the recalcitrant body exerts a telic demand upon the self to rectify its problematic presence and return it to a state of undisruptive normality. This analysis contributes novel insights on the unique or different experiences of leadership for women, and the impact of the problematizing of the female body on their self-perceptions.
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Teja, Ni Made Ayu Yulia Raswati, Ni Komang Ekawati, and Ni Made Swasti Wulanyani. "The correlation between knowledge, body image perception and self efficacy with anxiety among perimenopausal women in Dauh Puri Klod Village, Bali." Public Health and Preventive Medicine Archive 7, no. 1 (July 31, 2019): 26. http://dx.doi.org/10.15562/phpma.v7i1.190.
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Background and purpose: Level of anxiety among women approaching menopause is often high. This is influenced by knowledge, education, culture and customs, body image perception and self-efficacy. This study aims to determine the relationship between knowledge, perception of body image and self-efficacy with anxiety in perimenopausal women.Methods: This study employed a cross sectional design with 87 perimenopausal women aged 45-55 years in Dauh Puri Klod Village, Denpasar City, Bali Province. Respondents were selected with systematic random sampling from 1,039 women aged 45-55 years recorded in Dauh Puri Klod Village. Interviews were conducted at each respondent's house in August 2018. Data collected included sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge, perception of body image, self-efficacy and anxiety levels among women approaching menopause. Bivariate analysis with chi square test and multivariate analysis with logistic regression were conducted to identify the association between variables.Results: The results of bivariate analysis showed that variables associated with anxiety were knowledge (p=0.001), perception of body image (p=0.012) and self-efficacy (p=0.001). The results of multivariate analysis with the backward method showed that the variables associated with anxiety were knowledge (AOR=10.83; 95%CI: 3.31-35.37) and self-efficacy (AOR=3.48; 95%CI: 1.09-11.14).Conclusion: Anxiety in women approaching menopause is associated with knowledge and self-efficacy, but is not associated with perceptions of body image. Knowledge plays the most dominant role in reducing anxiety. Education needs to be improved to reduce anxiety in women approaching menopause.
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Sholomskas, Diane, and Rosalind Axelrod. "The Influence of Mother-Daughter Relationships on Women's Sense of Self and Current Role Choices." Psychology of Women Quarterly 10, no. 2 (June 1986): 171–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6402.1986.tb00744.x.
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This study investigates the relationship of women's current role choices, role satisfaction, and self-esteem to their perceptions of the earlier relationship with their mothers and to their perceptions of their mothers' role choices and role satisfaction. Sixty-seven married women with preschool children were interviewed and completed self-report inventories. Results indicated that the women's primary role decisions of career, non-career work, or homemaking did not parallel those of their mothers but was related to their mothers' messages to them. In addition, career women and women at home reported having more choice in their decisions than did non-career working women. Women's self-esteem and role satisfaction were significantly enhanced ( p < .05) when the relationship with the mother was perceived as loving and accepting, with low hostility and low psychological control. In contrast, women's self-esteem and role satisfaction were generally unrelated to the retrospective reports of the mothers' roles and role satisfaction.
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Salazar-Molina, Alide, Tatiana Paravic Klijn, and Jaime Barrientos Delgado. "Sexual satisfaction in couples in the male and female climacteric stage." Cadernos de Saúde Pública 31, no. 2 (February 2015): 311–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0102-311x00051214.
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The objective was to describe the sexual life satisfaction of couples in the climacteric stage and determine whether there are differences between the perception of satisfaction and the sex life of each partner. We studied 142 couples obtained by stratified sampling of family health centers, Concepción, Chile. 66% of women and 84% of men reported being very or somewhat satisfied with their sex lives. Slight concordance was found between the responses of the partners in relation to satisfaction with their sexual life. Moreover, a slight degree of agreement was found between the sexual life satisfaction reported by women and their partners' perceptions of the women's sexual life satisfaction. Additionally, a slight degree of agreement was reported between the sexual life satisfaction reported by men and their partners' perceptions of the men's sexual life satisfaction. This study provides new information about Chilean couples in the climacteric stage in relation to self-reported sexual satisfaction and perceived satisfaction in couples.
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Garcia, Maritza Soto. "Puerto Rican Women in International Business: Then and Now." Journal of Business and Economics 9, no. 8 (August 20, 2018): 689–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.15341/jbe(2155-7950)/08.09.2018/006.
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This paper was carried out to compare the perceptions and attitudes towards Puerto Rican women in international business and assignments that foster or hinder their participation in this area. The study compares data from research conducted from the same researcher at the end of the 1990’s and the present time, specifically, 2016. A self-administered questionnaire was sent through SurveyMonkey using Likert scale. A 42% response was obtained of the respondents, 30% were male and 67% were female. Respondents were selected using random sampling from a database of 200 local domestic and multinational firms. In general, the majority of the responses received support women’s participation in international business and assignments now as compared to the previous study. However, although respondents supported women’s participation, it was noted that organizations still remain hesitant to send women to international assignments, there remains a perception that foreign companies are prejudiced against women in international assignments and that when given an assignment, women are measured again male norms. It was found that the organizational departments that are most likely to have women in international assignments are Quality, Marketing, Human Resources, Legal, Services, Public/Government Relations, and Research & Development as compared to Sales, Marketing, Human Resources and Quality in the previous study. Although men and women have similar attitudes and perceptions regarding Puerto Rican women in international business and assignments, we find that women continue to be limited regarding their participation in careers dividing these into those that are most likely or less likely for women. It was also interesting to find that the perceptions and attitudes exhibited in this survey continue to be the perceptions regarding women’s participation in international assignments around many countries in the world. Findings need to be interpreted cautiously because 67% of the respondents were women although there is a greater tendency to find more females than males in the general workforce. A follow-up study with a broader group of respondents is recommended.
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Sulistiyaningsih, Sri Hadi, and Desi Sariyani. "HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN DAN PERSEPSI DENGAN GAMBARAN DIRI REMAJA PUTRI TENTANG PERUBAHAN FISIK MASA PUBERTAS." Jurnal Ilmiah Permas: Jurnal Ilmiah STIKES Kendal 9, no. 3 (July 17, 2019): 259–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.32583/pskm.9.3.2019.259-266.
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Remaja yang pada masa pubernya tidak mendapatkan pengetahuan dengan cara yang benar dapat menyebabkan berpersepsi dan bersikap terhadap tubuhnya baik secara sadar maupun tidak sadar. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk merngetahui hubungan pengetahuan dan persepsi dengan gambaran diri remaja putri tentang perubahan fisik masa pubertas di Desa Winong Kabupaten Pati. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian analitik dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Populasi dan sampel sebanyak 45 orang dengan teknik sampling yaitu total sampling dan menggunakan uji statistik Chi Square. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pengetahuan remaja cukup baik, persepsi kurang baik, gambaran diri baik. Ada hubungan pengetahuan dengan gambaran diri remaja putri dengan nilai p = 0,04 dan ada hubungan persepsi dengan gambaran diri remaja putri dengan nilai p = 0,001.
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RELATIONSHIP OF KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTION WITH THE DESCRIPTION OF SELF-YOUTH PRINCIPLES ABOUT THE PHYSICAL CHANGE OF PUBERTAS
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Adolescents who at puberty do not get knowledge in the right way can cause perception and behave towards their bodies both consciously and unconsciously. The purpose of this study was to find out the relationship between knowledge and perceptions and self-image of young women about physical changes in puberty in the Village of Winong, Pati. The type of research used is analytical research with a cross sectional approach. The population and sample were 45 people with sampling techniques namely total sampling and using Chi Square statistical tests. The results showed that teenagers' knowledge was quite good, perception was not good, self-image was good. There is a relationship between knowledge and self-image of young women with a value of p = 0.04 and there is a relationship between perceptions and self-image of young women with a value of p = 0.001.
Keywords: knowledge, perception, self-image, physical changes in puberty
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Gyedu, Adam, Cameron E. Gaskill, Godfred Boakye, Abdul Rashid Abdulai, Benjamin O. Anderson, and Barclay Stewart. "Differences in Perception of Breast Cancer Among Muslim and Christian Women in Ghana." Journal of Global Oncology, no. 4 (December 2018): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jgo.2017.009910.
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Purpose The burden of breast cancer continues to increase in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where women present with more advanced disease and have worse outcomes compared with women from high-income countries. In the absence of breast cancer screening in LMICs, patients must rely on self-detection for early breast cancer detection, followed by a prompt clinical diagnostic work-up. Little is known about the influence of religious beliefs on women’s perceptions and practices of breast health. Methods A cross-sectional survey was administered to female members of Islamic and Christian organizations in Ghana. Participants were asked about their personal experience with breast concerns, knowledge of breast cancer, performance of breast self-examination, and experience with clinical breast exam. Results The survey was administered to 432 Muslim and 339 Christian women. Fewer Muslim women knew someone with breast cancer (31% v 66%; P < .001) or had previously identified a concerning mass in their breast (16% v 65%; P < .001). Both groups believed that new breast masses should be evaluated at clinic (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 1.08; 95% CI, 0.58 to 2.01), but Muslim women were less likely to know that breast cancer can be effectively treated (AOR, 0.34; 95% CI, 0.23 to 0.50). Muslim women were less likely to have performed breast self-examination (AOR, 0.51; 95% CI, 0.29 to 0.88) or to have undergone clinical breast exam (AOR, 0.48; 95% CI, 0.27 to 0.84). Conclusion Muslim women were found to be less likely to participate in breast health activities compared with Christian women, which highlights the need to consider how religious customs within subpopulations might impact a woman’s engagement in breast health activities. As breast awareness initiatives are scaled up in Ghana and other LMICs, it is essential to consider the unique perception and participation deficits of specific groups.
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Shebanova, Vitaliia, and Liana Onufriieva. ""Self-Attitude and Self-Perception оf Overweight Women"." Problems of Modern Psychology : Collection of research papers of Kamianets-Podilskyi National Ivan Ohiienko University, G. S. Kostiuk Institute of Psychology of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, no. 46 (December 5, 2019): 420–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.32626/2227-6246.2019-46.420-440.
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Guleria, Sonia, Mette Tuxen Faber, Bo T. Hansen, Lisen Arnheim-Dahlström, Kai-Li Liaw, Christian Munk, Mari Nygård, and Susanne Krüger Kjær. "Self-perceived risk of STIs in a population-based study of Scandinavian women." Sexually Transmitted Infections 94, no. 7 (March 9, 2018): 522–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2017-053397.
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ObjectiveThis study examined the associations between current behaviours/characteristics and self-perceived risk for STIs, among randomly selected women aged 18–45 years from Denmark, Norway and Sweden.MethodA population-based, cross-sectional, questionnaire study (paper based, web based and telephone based) was conducted during 2011–2012. We compared medium–high STI risk perception with no/low risk perception. The associations were explored for women who had ever had sexual intercourse and for women with a new partner in the last 6 months using multivariable logistic regression.ResultThe overall prevalence of medium–high STI risk perception was 7.4%. It was highest among women aged 18–24 years (16.2%) and among the Danish women (8.8%). Number of new sexual partners in the last 6 months (≥3vs 0 partners, OR 14.94, 95% CI 13.20 to 16.94) was strongly associated with medium–high STI risk perception. Among women with a new partner in the last 6 months, lack of condom use increased medium–high STI risk perception (OR 1.73, 95% CI 1.52 to 1.96). Genital warts in the last year, binge drinking and being single were associated with increased risk perception and remained statistically significant after additional adjustments were made for number of new partners and condom use with new partners in the last 6 months.ConclusionSubjective perception of risk for STI was associated with women’s current risk-taking behaviours, indicating women generally are able to assess their risks for STIs. However, a considerable proportion of women with multiple new partners in the last 6 months and no condom use still considered themselves at no/low risk for STI.
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Tran, Ly T., Thanh C. Bui, Vy T. Pham, Christine M. Markham, Alan G. Nyitray, Michael D. Swartz, Loi T. Tran, and Lu-Yu Hwang. "Perception of primary male sexual partners’ characteristics and women’s history of sexually transmissible infections in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam." Sexual Health 12, no. 4 (2015): 328. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh14221.
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Background Evidence regarding whether male partners’ characteristics can influence women’s likelihood of getting sexually transmissible infections (STIs) is insufficient and inconsistent. Our study examined associations between women’s perception of primary male partners’ demographic and behavioural characteristics and women’s history of bacterial STI diagnoses among 126 women at risk for STIs in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Methods: All variables were obtained by women’s self-report. Due to the excess zeroes of the number of bacterial STI diagnoses for women, we used Zero-Inflated Poisson regression to examine associations of interest. Results: Among women who had one lifetime male partner (n = 49), the partner’s number of female sexual partners [prevalence ratio (PR) = 4.63, 95%CI = 1.44–14.88] and number of STI diagnoses (PR = 27.32, 95%CI = 1.56–477.70) were associated with the woman’s number of bacterial STI diagnoses, after adjusting for women’s education level. For women who had >1 lifetime male partner (n = 77), a greater number of women’s bacterial STI diagnoses was also associated with their partners’ STI history (PR = 9.12, 95% CI = 2.44–34.11). Conclusions: An increased risk for STIs in women was associated with both individual characteristics and their primary male partner’s behavioural risk factors. Therefore, primary male partners’ risk factors should be included in STI risk assessments, treatment and interventions for women.
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Rathbun, Kimberly Paige, Victoria Loerzel, and Joellen Edwards. "Personal Perception of Health in Urban Women of Low Socioeconomic Status: A Qualitative Study." Journal of Primary Care & Community Health 11 (January 2020): 215013272092595. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2150132720925951.
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Introduction: Women of low socioeconomic status experience health disparities that contribute to poor outcomes. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore self-perception of health and health promoting behaviors in women who were patients in a federally qualified health center. Methods: A qualitative descriptive design was used to interview 19 women. The researchers conducted content analysis and used descriptive statistics to present participant demographics. Results: Women viewed health primarily as physical and themselves as healthy, in-between healthy and unhealthy, or unhealthy. Healthy women made more active attempts to improve their health, while not healthy women reported twice as many barriers to health maintenance and felt defined by their illnesses. Conclusion: Findings support that a women’s self-perception of health is aligned with self-management health behaviors and health outcomes.
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Islam, Gazi, and Sarah E. S. Zilenovsky. "Affirmative Action and Leadership Attitudes in Brazilian Women Managers." Journal of Personnel Psychology 10, no. 3 (January 2011): 139–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/1866-5888/a000039.
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This note examines the relationship between affirmative action (AA) program perceptions and women’s self-ascribed capacity and desire to become leaders. We propose that women who believe that their organization implements a program of preferential selection toward women will experience negative psychological effects leading to lowered self-expectations for leadership, but that this effect will be moderated by their justice perceptions of AA programs. We test this proposition empirically for the first time with a Latin American female sample. Among Brazilian women managers, desire but not self-ascribed capacity to lead was reduced when they believed an AA policy was in place. Both desire’s and capacity’s relationships with belief in an AA policy were moderated by justice perceptions.
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Vieira, Adriane, Marilia Alves, Plinio Rafael Reis Monteiro, and Fernando Coutinho Garcia. "Women in nursing teams: organizational identification and experiences of pleasure and suffering." Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem 21, no. 5 (September 2013): 1127–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0104-11692013000500016.
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OBJECTIVE: to analyze the degree of influence of the organizational identification on the experiences of pleasure and suffering of women who are members of the nursing staff of two general hospitals in Belo Horizonte. METHOD: a quantitative study was conducted with 97 nurses and 414 nursing technicians chosen by convenience in their workplaces. We used a self-administered questionnaire containing four Likert-type scales: self and hetero-perceptions; identification with the organization; and experiences of pleasure and pain at work. RESULTS: the structural relations explained a small percentage of the variability of organizational identification, showing that the self and hetero-perception are presented as relevant factors in professional identification with the organization. When considering how much the self and the hetero-perception and organizational identification all together impact in the experiences of pleasure and pain, a higher explanatory power is observed for: professional exhaustion, lack of recognition, freedom of expression and professional achievement.
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Ochieng, Judith Muhonja, and Janice D. Crist. "“I put diabetes on the shelf”: African-American Women’s Perceptions of Risk for Diabetes Complications." Clinical Nursing Research 30, no. 7 (February 22, 2021): 1012–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1054773821996551.
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The purpose of this study was to describe the perceptions of African American (AA) women with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) about developing diabetes mellitus (DM) complications and explore how their perceived risk influenced DM self-management. Ten ( N = 10) AA women participated in the qualitative description study through semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis informed by the Health Belief Model and Risk Perception Conceptual Model revealed the perceived probability of DM complications by AA women with T2DM and how they made judgments regarding the seriousness, extent, or severity of complications. Those with high levels of DM knowledge perceived themselves at high risk of developing DM complications and those with low DM knowledge perceived themselves at low risk of DM complications. Risk perceptions and health literacy also influenced DM self-management behaviors.
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Sánchez Escobedo, Pedro Antonio, and Mariel Alejandra Gómez-Rivero. "Redes sociales, autoeficacia academica y bienestar en adolescentes de la zona Maya de Yucatan." Revista Iberoamericana de Psicología 13, no. 3 (December 21, 2020): 73–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.33881/2027-1786.rip.13305.
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The relationship between the use of social networks and the students´ academic self-efficacy and perception of wellbeing is explorer in adolescents from the Mayan zone of the Yucatán, Mexico. Three instruments exploring these variables were administered to 1013 students form 7th and 9th grades. Access to social network in these adolescents seem to be like those in the cities, suggesting some equity in these two contexts. Results evidences no significant relationships between the variables, expect from the logical significant relationship between high self-efficacy and better school grades. Women scored higher in every dimension of wellbeing and reported higher expectations for college entrance than men. Nine graders scored lower both in self efficacy and perceptions of wellbeing, maybe because to developmental issues associated to adolescence. This higher perception of wellbeing in rural women deserves further considerations in view of commonly held beliefs that women in rural context are in vulnerability and disadvantage in comparison to men.
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Rini, Elizabeth Viens. "The Development and Psychometric Analysis of the Women’s Experience in Childbirth Survey." Journal of Nursing Measurement 24, no. 2 (2016): 268–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/1061-3749.24.2.268.
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Background and Purpose: A woman’s perception of the childbirth experience has not been adequately measured. The purpose of the Women’s Experience in Childbirth Survey (WECS) is to provide a comprehensive measure of the experience for women having a vaginal birth. Methods: A cross-sectional design with 302 postpartum women analyzed the psychometric properties of the WECS. Validity was assessed using exploratory factor analysis and correlation to a self-rating of the overall experience. Results: Exploratory factor analysis identified four subscales consistent with the organizing framework. WECS scores and self-rated experience were significantly correlated r = .51, p < .01. Internal consistency α = .86 and temporal stability (r = .88, p < .001) are adequate. Conclusion: Initial analysis indicates sufficient reliability and validity for further development and testing.
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Araujo, Gabriel C., and Eugene H. Wong. "High Risk Drinking and College Students' Self-Perceptions." Psychological Reports 97, no. 3 (December 2005): 936–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.97.3.936-944.
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The present study examined the relationship between high risk drinking and college students' self-perceptions. High risk drinking was defined as the consumption of four or more drinks in a row for women and five or more drinks in a row for men during a single sitting (within the last year). Historical trends regarding college-age drinking indicate that 44% of college students fit the criteria for high risk drinking at least once over the past year. A survey was administered to 210 college students (52 men and 158 women) between 18 and 22 years of age ( M = 20.9, SD = 1.3) to assess their use of alcohol and their self-perceptions. Students' self-perceptions were measured with four subscales from the Neemann-Harter Self-perception Profile for College Students. Students either volunteered to participate in this study outside of class or were solicited during class. It was predicted that students' self-perceptions would differ significantly depending upon their alcohol consumption, i.e., 17.1% were Abstainers, 25.2% were Nonproblem Drinkers, and 57.6% were High Risk Drinkers. Analysis gave significant difference on Global Self-worth between students who abstained and those who were High Risk Drinkers. However, students' perceptions of Scholastic Competence, Intellectual Ability, and Social Acceptance did not differ significantly for the alcohol consumption groups. In addition to high risk drinking, a number of other variables were associated with self-perceptions, such as high school alcohol use, low high school GPA, and students' reported academic involvement. These relations are discussed.
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Langer, Rosanna. "Male Domestic Abuse: The Continuing Contrast Between Women's Experiences and Juridical Responses." Canadian journal of law and society 10, no. 1 (1995): 65–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0829320100003963.
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AbstractWomen's perceptions of abuse differ deeply from official characterizations of them and are largely absent from legal discourse on male domestic abuse despite two decades of reform initiatives. This article traces the enforcement of male domestic dominance and violence through the failures of the criminal justice system to incorporate women's perspectives in systemic responses to male spouse batterers. I argue that it is factors such as official labelling of abuse by the juridical system, including police, which determine whether abuse is ‘officially’ recognized as such and whether the male violent family is stabilized by policies, practices, and non-intervention. This interaction between definitions and institutional responses makes it crucial to understand how women define their own experiences of abuse. The article concludes that male domestic abuse remains a contested area of juridical understandings and practices. Insofar as the ‘official’ definition of her situation impacts on the abused woman's self-perception, and on her access to resources she might use to get out of danger, it determines the organization of ‘domestic abuse’ as well.
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Maâmouri, L., J. Brisswalter, R. Jeddi, and P. Legros. "Self-Perception of Health and Fitness among French and Tunisian Men and Women." Perceptual and Motor Skills 105, no. 1 (August 2007): 227–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pms.105.1.227-235.
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This work examines the effects of sex and culture on physical self-perceptions. The aim was to compare the perception of physical fitness of French and Tunisian men and women. 400 individuals ages 20 to 35 years assessed their own fitness, endurance, strength, flexibility, body composition, and health according to specific category scales by completing a questionnaire. In general, the Tunisian group rated themselves higher than the French group. It appears that perceived physical fitness was related mainly to perceived endurance for both groups. Some disparities were observed between the two nationalities. Analysis showed an interaction between sex and culture (French vs Tunisian). For French men and women and Tunisian men, perceived physical fitness was more associated with perceived endurance, whereas for Tunisian women, perceived physical fitness was more strongly associated with flexibility. These data show that self-perception of physical fitness is a dimension which varies between individuals from different cultures.
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Weber, Christina D., and Angie Hodge. "Navigating the Gendered Math Path." International Review of Qualitative Research 5, no. 2 (August 2012): 153–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/irqr.2012.5.2.153.
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Using dialogues with our informants, as well as with each other, we explore how the men and women in our research make it through their mathematics coursework and, in turn, pursue their intended majors. Our research focuses on how students navigate what we call the gendered math path and how that path conforms to and diverges from traditional gender norms. Common themes of women's lower than men's self-perception of their ability to do mathematics, along with the divergent processes of doing gender that emerged in men's and women's discussions of their application of mathematics, reminded us of the continued struggles that women have to succeed in male-dominated academic disciplines. Although self-perception helps us understand why there are fewer women in STEM fields, it is important to understand how different forms of application of ideas might add to the diversity of what it means to do good science.
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Segovia-Pérez, Mónica, Pilar Laguna-Sánchez, and Concepción de la Fuente-Cabrero. "Education for Sustainable Leadership: Fostering Women’s Empowerment at the University Level." Sustainability 11, no. 20 (October 9, 2019): 5555. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11205555.
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Education is imperative to driving sustainability and gender equity. Moreover, it is extremely important to develop initiatives in sustainable leadership education for women in order for them to acquire skills and competencies in leadership and to improve their self-perception of their capabilities. The purpose of this study was to assess a Women’s Leadership Program for university students. The sample consisted of 50 students enrolled in the program. A mixed-method approach was applied. Quantitative methods with a survey were conducted to evaluate the training and attainment of leadership skills. In the data analysis, a descriptive statistics variance analysis, using a Welch statistic and T2 Dunnett test, was applied. Qualitative research methods were conducted through three focus groups to evaluate changes in their perceptions of themselves and their self-confidence. The results suggest that the female students in the program obtained a level of leadership knowledge with practical tools for their future. The program inspired them and confirmed changes in their self-confidence and view of their personal capacities, including reflection on facing challenges in the work environment. The findings support the effectiveness of specific education in breaking two barriers, identified in the literature, for women in managerial positions: lack of training and self-confidence.
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Merten, Michael J., and Amanda L. Williams. "Body mass index, self-esteem and weight contentment from adolescence to young adulthood and women’s risk for sexually transmitted disease." Sexual Health 11, no. 6 (2014): 561. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh14020.
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Background Women’s risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) were examined in terms of adolescent and young adult weight status, self-esteem trajectories and weight contentment using two waves of a nationally representative dataset. Methods: Using Waves 1 and 3 of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, body mass index (BMI), self-esteem and weight contentment were examined during adolescence and young adulthood to assess the likelihood of STDs among 4000 young adult single women. Results: Change in BMI, specifically weight loss between adolescence and young adulthood, significantly increased women’s risk for STDs. Continuously low self-esteem during adolescence and young adulthood significantly increased women’s risk for STDs. When women’s contentment with their weight decreased from adolescence to young adulthood, women’s risk for STDs was greater. Regardless of other variables, Black women were more likely to have an STD. Conclusions: Results suggest that women’s self-perception is important in reducing sexual risk; specifically, patterns of self-esteem, BMI and weight contentment across developmental periods should be a critical focus of research and practice related to adolescent and young adult sexual health. There are many known benefits to fostering self-esteem during adolescence and findings from this study add STD prevention among young women to this list. Results emphasise the needed prevention during adolescence to address self-perspective and self-esteem for the long-term sexual well-being of young women.
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Vandiver, Trish A. "Relationship of Mothers' Perceptions and Behaviors to the Duration of Breastfeeding." Psychological Reports 80, no. 3_suppl (June 1997): 1375–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1997.80.3c.1375.
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The relationship between duration of breastfeeding in the first 12 weeks after birth, characteristics of mothers' and infants' behaviors, and the mother's perception of her infant were studied in primiparous mothers and their low-risk newborn infants. 50 women completed questionnaires on infants' temperament, caregiving flexibility, and perception of breastfeeding in their third trimester of pregnancy and again when their infants were 12 weeks old. 30 of the 50 women and their infants were observed for two hours on each of three different occasions at their homes when infants were 2, 6, and 12 wk. of age. Higher rates of mothers' interactive behaviors with their infants, mothers' self-reported perceptions that their infants had “easy” temperaments, and mothers' self-reported flexibility of caregiving were directly correlated with longer duration of breastfeeding and later weaning from the breast.
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Bonnot, Virginie, and Jean-Claude Croizet. "Stereotype Internalization, Math Perceptions, and Occupational Choices of Women With Counter-Stereotypical University Majors." Swiss Journal of Psychology 66, no. 3 (September 2007): 169–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1024/1421-0185.66.3.169.
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Based on Eccles’ (1987) model of academic achievement-related decisions, we tested whether women, who are engaged in mathematical fields at university, have internalized, to some extent, the stereotype about women’s inferiority in math. The results indicate that men and women do not assess their ability self-concept, subjective value of math, or performance expectancies differently. However, women’s degree of stereotype endorsement has a negative impact on their ability self-concept and their performance expectancies, but does not affect their value of the math domain. Moreover, members of both genders envisage stereotypical careers after university graduation.
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Dalborg, Cecilia, Yvonne von Friedrichs, and Joakim Wincent. "Risk perception matters: why women’s passion may not lead to a business start-up." International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship 7, no. 1 (March 9, 2015): 87–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijge-01-2013-0001.
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Purpose – This paper aims to explore whether nascent women entrepreneurs perceive more risks than men, and to determine how higher risk perceptions might limit start-up decisions by mediating the potential influence of passion and self-efficacy. Design/methodology/approach – This study surveyed 103 participants in Sweden – both women and men – who, in the period 2008 through 2011, intended to start a business. ANOVA tests and binominal logistic regression models were conducted to test hypothesized framework. Findings – The authors found that nascent women entrepreneurs perceive more risk than nascent male entrepreneurs, that risk perceptions influence start-up decisions and that risk preferences partial out the otherwise identified influence of passion on start-up decisions. Research limitations/implications – The authors reveal a consequence of gender socialization and how it impacts the start-up decisions of nascent women entrepreneurs. Support systems should consider developing activities that change the public’s perception of who is an entrepreneur and seek ways to balance risk perceptions between men and women. Originality/value – The authors argue here that risk perceptions play a prominent role in start-up decisions. Specifically, they consider that nascent women entrepreneurs perceive more risks than men, and that their view of risk partials out any potential influence of their perceived passion and self-efficacy on their start-up decision.
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Tangenberg, Katy. "Culture, social relationships and self-perceptions of Pentecostal women." International Social Work 50, no. 2 (March 2007): 229–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020872807073989.
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English Women dominate Pentecostal worship internationally and are particularly affected by the religious, social and economic consequences of the Pentecostal movement. Drawing from cross-cultural ethnographic studies, this article describes ways Pentecostalism influences women's self-perceptions and social relationships. Discussion of social work implications addresses individual and community practice issues. French Les répercussions religieuses, sociales et économiques du mouvement pentecotiste ont particulièrement affectéles femmes, qui sont en nombre majoritaire dans ce mouvement, à l'échelle internationale. S'appuyant sur des études ethnographiques interculturelles, cette étude décrit la façon dont la participation des femmes au mouvement pentecotiste affecte leur perception de soi et leurs relations sociales. Les discussions sur les implications du travail social portent notamment sur l'attention à la vision du monde, les attentes économiques, la violence conjugale et la coopération. Spanish Las consecuencias religiosas, sociales y económicas del movimiento pentecostal han afectado a las mujeres de una forma especial, ya que internacionalmente ellas dominan los servicios religiosos. Partiendo de estudios etnográficos interculturales, se describe de quéforma la participación pentecostal afecta las auto-percepciones y relaciones sociales de las mujeres. Las implicaciones para el trabajo social incluyen atención a la cosmovisión, expectativas económicas, maltrato marital, y colaboración.
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Chaney, Cassandra. "The character of womanhood: How African American women’s perceptions of womanhood influence marriage and motherhood." Ethnicities 11, no. 4 (September 18, 2011): 512–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1468796811415764.
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This qualitative paper will focus on how black women understand and perceive womanhood, and will explore how black women’s perceptions regarding womanhood shape their attitudes and behaviours toward marriage and motherhood. Using a black feminist approach, I assert that black women’s perceptions of womanhood are not based on European notions as the family structure and experiences of African American women is characteristically different from that of white women. Further, I assert that African American women create a modified version of womanhood based on their education, social class and economic position in relation to black men, and which may, in turn, inform their decisions regarding marriage and motherhood. Specifically, I examine the written responses of fifteen African American women between the ages of 18 and 55 (mean age of 32.6 years) regarding what is expected of them as women. Qualitative analyses of the data revealed that womanhood was defined in terms of feminine attitudes (strength, sensitivity and sensuality) and feminine behaviours (familial care, their own physical appearance and self-respect). In addition, womanhood was demonstrated through a woman’s ability to care for her home and to take the lead in the absence of male leadership. Supporting qualitative data are presented in connection with each theme. Recommendations for future research are also provided.
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Schmidt, Jeanne Gabriele, Bárbara Niegia Garcia de Goulart, Maria Elza Kazumi Yamaguti Dorfman, Gabriel Kuhl, and Lauren Medeiros Paniagua. "Voice challenge in transgender women: trans women self-perception of voice handicap as compared to gender perception of naïve listeners." Revista CEFAC 20, no. 1 (February 2018): 79–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1982-021620182011217.
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ABSTRACT Purpose: to analyze the self-perception of transgender women’s voice handicap in comparison to the voices’ gender perception by naïve listeners. Methods: 31 transgender women, who were first submitted to vocal acoustic assessment and had their voices recorded to measure fundamental frequency and standard deviations, were eligible to the study. Next, they answered to the Voice Handicap Index protocol, from which, at the end of data collection, the most suited questions to the daily demands of this population were selected. Subsequently, 50 naïve blindfolded listeners were exposed to the recordings and had to identify the voices as males, females or undefined. Descriptive statistics were applied to speakers’ characteristics and the Spearman's correlation coefficient was applied to the protocol scores and the speaker's voice identifications. Results: the mean fundamental frequency found was 172.40 Hz (SD=4.8Hz) and one third of the transgender women reported being satisfied with their voices. A moderate positive significant correlation was found in voices considered as males, and strongly significant and negative in voices considered as females. For the voices considered undefined, however, no significant correlation was found. Conclusion: transgender women’s self-perception of voice handicap is directly related to naïve listeners' perception of their voice gender.
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Duarte, Linda M., and Janice M. Thompson. "Sex Differences in Self-Silencing." Psychological Reports 85, no. 1 (August 1999): 145–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1999.85.1.145.
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The construct of self-silencing was proposed to account for women's greater vulnerability to developing depression. This study of 1,117 students (795 women and 322 men) explored possible explanations for the empirical finding that men self-silence to the same or greater extent than women. Analysis showed that men reported more self-silencing than women. A factor analysis confirmed the subscale structure of the Silencing the Self Scale for women and men, with relatively few departures from the originally proposed subscales. Depression and self-silencing scores were correlated positively for both men and women. The results of two multiple regressions, performed separately for men and women, showed that depressive symptomatology accounted for a significant percentage of the variance in self-silencing but that social desirability did not account for a significant increment in the variance accounted for in silencing the self. The scores on the Care as Self-sacrifice and the Divided Self subscales were intercorrelated for women, but not for men, indicating that there may be a sex difference in perception of self-silencing behavior.
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Lindgren, Kristen P., Yuichi Shoda, and William H. George. "Sexual or Friendly? Associations About Women, Men, and Self." Psychology of Women Quarterly 31, no. 2 (June 2007): 190–201. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6402.2007.00352.x.
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Using explicit, self-report measures, past research has found that heterosexual men, relative to heterosexual women, often attribute more sexuality to women's behaviors. In the present studies, the Implicit Association Test was used to determine if these findings held at the automatic processing level. The results of Study 1 were consistent with past research: Men, compared to women, had more sexual and less friendly automatic associations with the concept of women. Gender differences, however, were not observed in associations with the concept of self or men. Study 2 investigated how exposure to a dating context affected these associations. Associations about the self became more sexualized after reading about a first date, regardless of the participants' gender. However, for opposite-sex others, men's associations became less sexualized whereas women's associations became more sexualized. Collectively, these studies shed light on chronic and temporarily activated automatic processes relevant to sexual perception and contexts in which women are oversexualized.
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McAllister, Renee, and Marie Louise Caltabiano. "Self-Esteem, Body-Image and Weight in Noneating-Disordered Women." Psychological Reports 75, no. 3 (December 1994): 1339–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1994.75.3.1339.
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The self-esteem of 69 women attending weight-loss centres was examined in relation to attitudes towards body and weight, actual weight, number of diets undergone and weight fluctuations. Rosenberg's Self-esteem Scale was used to measure self-esteem. Attitudes towards the body and weight were assessed using Freedman's Body-Love Questionnaire. The Body Mass Index was used as a weight-range classification for the women. Body image was assessed using the silhouette chart of Bell, Kirkpatrick, and Rinn. Women with stable weight had the highest self-esteem. The number of diets undertaken was associated with lowered self-esteem. High scores on evaluation of appearance were positively correlated with scores on self-esteem. No association was found between self-esteem and either eating restraint or significant others' attitudes. There was good agreement between the women's perceptions of their own bodies and independent raters' perceptions indicating a lack of body-image distortion for this noneating-disordered group.
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Lefevre, Carmen E., and Gary J. Lewis. "Perceiving Aggression from Facial Structure: Further Evidence for A Positive Association with Facial Width–To–Height Ratio and Masculinity, but Not for Moderation by Self–Reported Dominance." European Journal of Personality 28, no. 6 (November 2014): 530–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/per.1942.
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Recent work has indicated that individual differences in facial structure are linked to perceptions of aggressiveness. In particular, the relative width of a face [facial width–to–height ratio (fWHR)] has been suggested to be a reliable cue to aggressive behaviour, at least in men. Additionally, facial masculinity has been associated with perceptions of dominance, a close proxy of aggressiveness. In two studies, we assessed the robustness of this link using faces transformed along these vectors in men (Studies 1 and 2) and women (Study 2). Additionally, we examined whether individual differences in self–reported dominance of perceivers moderated this association in order to extend previous work indicating that own dominance affects perception of such behaviour in others. Results indicated that both male and female faces with increased fWHR and increased facial masculinity were perceived as more aggressive. However, we found no systematic evidence for moderating effects of self–reported dominance on the perception of aggression in others. Taken together, these results further support the robustness of fWHR and facial masculinity as cues to aggressiveness but question whether observers’ own dominance moderates their perception of these cues in others. Copyright © 2013 European Association of Personality Psychology
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Abbyad, Christine, and Trina Reed Robertson. "African American Women’s Preparation for Childbirth From the Perspective of African American Health-Care Providers." Journal of Perinatal Education 20, no. 1 (2011): 45–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/1058-1243.20.1.45.
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Preparation for birthing has focused primarily on Caucasian women. No studies have explored African American women’s birth preparation. From the perceptions of 12 African American maternity health-care providers, this study elicited perceptions of the ways in which pregnant African American women prepare for childbirth. Focus group participants answered seven semistructured questions. Four themes emerged: connecting with nurturers, traversing an unresponsive system, the need to be strong, and childbirth classes not a priority. Recommendations for nurses and childbirth educators include: (a) self-awareness of attitudes toward African Americans, (b) empowering of clients for birthing, (c) recognition of the role that pregnant women’s mothers play, (d) tailoring of childbirth classes for African American women, and (e) research on how racism influences pregnant African American women’s preparation for birthing.
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Ashley, Rokeshia Renné. "#ModernBaartmans: Black Women’s Reimagining of Saartjie Baartman." Journal of Black Studies 52, no. 7 (March 30, 2021): 667–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00219347211006483.
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The purpose of this study is to understand Black women’s recollection and representation of Saartjie Baartman in comparison to their own body image, while also aligning their interpretation of Baartman’s legacy through contemporary reflections of themselves and others. Interviews with 30 Black women in South Africa ( n = 15) and the United States ( n = 15) reveal that accurate knowledge and perceptions of Baartman’s experience varies; Baartman’s body is remembered as trope and ideal object to compare; however, Black women find resilience and positivity in Baartman’s story. These findings although some consistent with previous literature, some are inconsistent. Considering the Black women in this study did not thematically discuss experiencing dissatisfaction, self-objectification, or self-surveillance. It is important to recognize Black women’s perceptions of their bodies as resilient and positive rather than dissatisfied. This research provides important information for the furtherance of positive body image and Black women relative to the curvaceous ideal.
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Humbert, Anne Laure, and Muhammad Azam Roomi. "Prone to “care”?" Social Enterprise Journal 14, no. 3 (August 6, 2018): 312–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/sej-11-2017-0058.
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PurposeLittle attention has been given specifically to the experience of women social entrepreneurs despite the assumption they are prone to “care”, and even less to their motivations or their self-perception of success. This paper aims to provide an insight into the relationship between motivations and social and economic performance among women social entrepreneurs in ten European Union countries.Design/methodology/approachThis paper classifies the motivations of women social entrepreneurs, drawing on the results of a survey conducted (n= 380) by the European Women’s Lobby. The paper then examines how these motivations relate to self-perceptions of social and economic performance.FindingsIn addition to being driven by self-interest and prosocial motivations, women social entrepreneurs also seek to develop alternative business models. Where a social mission is central, women are likely to feel successful in meeting their social aim; however, there is a strong negative relationship between self-interested motivations and revenue.Research limitations/implicationsThis analysis relies on perceptual and self-reported data; therefore, more objective measures should be considered for further research, possibly combined with a longitudinal design. Another limitation of this paper lies in the non-random sampling strategy used to identify a hard-to-reach population such as women social entrepreneurs.Practical implicationsThe findings provide a better understanding of the motivations of women social entrepreneurs. This may be useful in assisting funding or support organisations, as well as social investors, evaluate where to best invest resources. In addition, a more nuanced understanding of motivations among women social entrepreneurs can inform policies aimed at supporting women social entrepreneurs, without necessarily being bound by the expectation to maximise economic and/or social outcomes.Originality/valueThis paper demonstrates the centrality of the social mission for women social entrepreneurs. The results also identify “seeking an alternative business model” as a key motivation among women social entrepreneurs, thereby breaking existing conceptualisations of entrepreneurial motivations on a binary spectrum as either “self-interested” or “prosocial”. The paper also shows that having other than prosocial motivations for becoming a social entrepreneur does not necessarily lead to higher economic revenue.
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Constantinidis, Christina. "How Do Women Entrepreneurs Use the Virtual Network Facebook?" International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation 12, no. 4 (November 2011): 257–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/ijei.2011.0050.
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This paper examines the views and attitudes of a sample of 228 female entrepreneurs in Belgium towards the virtual social network Facebook. It uses statistical analysis to evaluate the impact of their gendered sector of activity and of their self-perceptions on: how Facebook is perceived as responding to gender-related difficulties; how Facebook is used in terms of objectives and activities; how Facebook supports women's networks; and the outcomes of Facebook for women-owned businesses. The results highlight significant differences according to women's sectors of activity and self-perceptions with regard to how Facebook is perceived and used. They support the idea of an active posture of women entrepreneurs, allowing for action to be taken to deconstruct and counterbalance existing gender dynamics. The paper highlights certain implications for public and private initiatives and underlines the potential of this and other virtual social networking sites for women's entrepreneurship.
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Aberkane, Salah. "Self-management in older adults with chronic illness: Do illness representations play a regulatory role?" Global Journal of Guidance and Counseling in Schools: Current Perspectives 8, no. 2 (August 3, 2018): 50–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/gjgc.v8i2.3577.
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Background. A greater number of older adults now live with chronic illness. This poses a significant public health problem, because older adults are at high risk for chronic illness -related mortality and morbidity. Methods. In the project on older adult self care in chronic illness, we administered nine subscales (Illness Consequences, Illness Coherence, Illness Timeline—Cyclical, Personal Control, Treatment Control, Illness Representations, Illness Identity, and Causal Attributions) of the Illness Perception Questionnaire— Revised (IPQ-R). Multivariable linear regression analyses explored the associations between illness perception, wellness-focused coping, and illness-focused coping as measured by CPCI42. Results. Among the 76 respondents (39.47% women; mean age, 64.53±6.93 years), in multivariable regression models, either illness perception variables or coping strategies variables were associated with chronic illness. Higher scores on causal attributions were associated with coping strategies chosen scores. Higher scores on the causal attributions (β = 0.63), Illness Coherence (β = -0.50), illness representations(β = 0.66) and Personal Control scales(β = -0.53) were associated with several scores of coping strategies chosen by chronically ill older persons. Conclusion. Older adults with chronic illness report a high understanding of their disease, feel that chronic illness has significant illness representations consequences, and endorse both illness coherence and personal control over their coping strategies. Illness perceptions did not vary with increased age or worsening disease severity, suggesting that illness perceptions may develop during aging. The self-regulatory model may provide a useful guide for the development of effective interventions tailored to older adults.
Keywords: Chronic Illness; Coping Strategies; Illness Perceptions; Older Adults; Self-Regulatory Model
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Murthy, Dr D. V. Ramana. "Women Empowerment Through Micro Finance – A Study On Perceptions Of Self Help Group Leaders In Krishna District - A Discussion Paper." Global Journal For Research Analysis 3, no. 8 (June 15, 2012): 1–2. http://dx.doi.org/10.15373/22778160/august2014/82.
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Khalid, Summra, Wang Dan, Amir Sohail, Wahid Raza, Bushra Khalid, and Ahmad Ur-Rehman. "EMPOWERING WOMEN AT THE HIGHER INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL: ANALYSIS OF BUSINESS EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM." Journal Business, Management and Economics Engineering 19, no. 01 (April 28, 2021): 150–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/bmee.2021.13355.
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Purpose – The research study aims to assess the women’s Business education and leadership training program at a higher institutional level in order to examine how the program impacts and contributes to women’s empowerment. Further, this research sought to explore women’s leadership training aspect that has not explicitly elucidated. Besides, this study looks upon women’s self-perception by empowering them with skills and leadership capabilities to change hard-core gender stereotypes in society. Research methodology – The sample size comprised of 82 enrolled female students in the training program. The qualitative statistics (i.e., three focus groups) evaluated with the Kirkpatrick model. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was applied to compare pre-and post-training quantitative data (i.e., questionnaire). Effect size is measured to check the effectiveness of the training program. Findings – The post-training evaluation revealed higher scores in knowledge, tools, and leadership skills. The training program encouraged women to bring change in self-perception and gain confidence for transformative changes in society. Findings support the effectiveness of leadership education and training programs. Research limitations – This research conducted in a Pakistani patriarchal cultural context and one region of Pakistan (Punjab). Hence the results are carefully generalised. The long term outcomes of this leadership training program and women’s performance in the job market are not studied. Practical implications – Findings suggest that a training program positively affects women’s learning, knowledge, and behaviour. Training programs empower women with practical tools for self and business development. The program encouraged women to gain better insight into work-life challenges and enhance personal competencies to gain equal rights. Originality/Value – This research will significantly contribute to the relatively scarce literature on the effectiveness of women’s business education and leadership training programs at a higher institutional level in the Pakistani context for women empowerment.