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dc.contributor.authorSand, Anne-Sofie
dc.contributor.authorEmaus, Nina
dc.contributor.authorLian, Olaug S
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-07T14:33:50Z
dc.date.available2016-03-07T14:33:50Z
dc.date.issued2015-09-22
dc.description.abstractWith the increasing number of overweight and obese people, there is a growing public health concern and focus on body size and lifestyle issues, especially in the media. Young adult women comprise a vulnerable group regarding issues of weight balance and appearance. The aim of the study was to examine the experiences of young women on how this focus influences their attitudes concerning weight changes, appearance, and health. We conducted 12 interviews with young women from two different weight groups about the attention on overweight issues. The results from the in-depth interviews were scrutinized through content analyses. The main findings indicate that young women experience a considerable focus on overweight issues with a trend towards appearance rather than health. Overweight and obesity are sensitive topics, and participants expressed strong views on the cultural definitions of normal body size and appearance. The squeeze between cultural norms and young women’s perceptions of their own body and health was described as a possible negative factor influencing wellbeing as well as motivation for lifestyle changes. A more relaxed focus on overweight issues and especially on appearance is necessary when addressing weight-balance issues and lifestyle changes in young adult women.en_US
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being 2015, 10: 29026en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1266546
dc.identifier.doi10.3402/qhw.v10.29026
dc.identifier.issn1748-2631
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/8735
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:no-uit_munin_8302
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherCo-Action Publishingen_US
dc.relation.urihttp://www.ijqhw.net/index.php/qhw/article/view/29026
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccess
dc.subjectBody sizeen_US
dc.subjectweight balanceen_US
dc.subjectlifestyleen_US
dc.subjectwell-beingen_US
dc.subjectcultural normsen_US
dc.subjectsensitivityen_US
dc.subjectqualitative studyen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Samfunnsmedisin, sosialmedisin: 801en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Community medicine, Social medicine: 801en_US
dc.titleOverweight and obesity in young adult women: A matter of health or appearance? The Tromsø study: Fit futuresen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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