Jalali-Farahani, Sara Amiri, Parisa Zarani, Fariba Azizi, Fereidoun
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Child psychiatry and human development
The current study employs a qualitative approach to uncover the perceptions of Iranian adolescents regarding their bodies, with a focus on the psychological components that contribute to their body image perceptions. Data collection conducted using 13 semi-structured focus group discussions with 42 girls and 42 boys (15-18 years). All focus group d...
Trémolière, Bastien Lespiau, Florence
Beliefs play a central role in our lives. They lie at the heart of what makes us human, they shape the organization and functioning of our minds, they define the boundaries of our culture, and they guide our motivation and behavior. Given their central importance, researchers across a number of disciplines have studied beliefs, leading to results a...
Drolet-Labelle, Virginie Laurin, Danielle Bédard, Alexandra Drapeau, Vicky Desroches, Sophie
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Appetite
The revised Canada's food guide released in 2019 promotes the consumption of plant-based protein foods (PBP). Yet, older adults consume little of them. This qualitative study aimed to identify older adults' beliefs about consuming PBP and to assess differences in beliefs by gender and baseline PBP consumption. Recruitment was done to obtain an equa...
Yildirim, Meriç Balci, Birgül
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Physiotherapy theory and practice
Physiotherapists (PTs) are responsible for the prevention and promotion of physical and mental health. Their beliefs toward mental illness (MI) are important to disclose stigmatization. To investigate the beliefs of PTs toward MI. Beliefs toward Mental Illness Scale were sent to an e-mail network of Turkish Physiotherapy Association. The scale has ...
Gona, Clara M Palan-Lopez, Ruth Wood, Lisa Gotora, Rosalia S Gona, Philimon N
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Journal of immigrant and minority health
To examine the health beliefs that can influence engagement in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk reduction health promotion activities among Zimbabwe-born immigrants in the US. Focus group interviews with 37 New England-based Zimbabwean immigrants in the US conducted between January and April 2019. Focus groups were led by study investigators who w...
Ventura, Carla Aparecida Arena Carrara, Bruna Sordi Fernandes, Raquel Helena Hernandez Bobbili, Sireesha Jennifer Eugênio, Samira Janis de Ávila Domingos, Stefany Guimarães Ferreira, Paulo Sergio
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Community mental health journal
People who use illicit drugs are continuously subjected to harsh stigmatization from society. This study explores the perspectives of people who use illicit drugs, specifically their general beliefs about illicit drug use and related stigma. A convergent parallel mixed methods design was used, combining quantitative and qualitative methods. The par...
Bouillot, Claire
Depuis le milieu du XXe siècle, le territoire de Hong Kong est un des lieux principaux jalonnant les routes commerciales de l'ivoire dans le monde et un des centres asiatiques de sculpture. Pourtant sur place, actuellement cet ivoire est peu visible. La plupart du temps, arrivé d'Afrique, il repart sous forme de petits objets dans les valises des t...
Rajan, Pavithra Hiller, Claire E Leaver, Andrew Dennis, Sarah Refshauge, Kathryn Brady, Bernadette
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Physiotherapy
Cultural beliefs and values are increasingly understood to influence the experience of pain, health-seeking, and pain management behaviours. Research exploring cultural beliefs about pain is particularly needed for Indian migrants, who have a high prevalence of pain and are among the largest migrant communities in Australia and internationally. The...
Bakur, Khadijah H Al-Aama, Jumana Y Alhassnan, Zuhair N Brooks, Helen Clancy, Tara Manea, Waleed Takroni, Saud A Ulph, Fiona
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Journal of genetic counseling
Genetic services are rapidly growing in the Arab world leading to increasing number of patients being diagnosed with genetic disorders. Islam is the only/major religion of the local population in these countries. Muslim patients integrate religion in virtually every aspect of their lives, and it is vital to understand the role of Islam on their cop...
Knudson, Duane
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Sports biomechanics
Some students have negative perceptions of group work common in several active learning (AL) pedagogies. This study documented the potential change in student beliefs (epistemology) of learning biomechanical concepts over an introductory biomechanics course implementing low-tech AL exercises. Fifty-eight students in two biomechanics courses agreed ...
