A Systematic Review of Phenomenological Research on Obese Adults

dc.contributor.advisorPrinsloo, A. (Adri)
dc.contributor.emailBarlie13@yahoo.comen_US
dc.contributor.postgraduateSwart, J.J.
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-21T12:45:33Z
dc.date.available2014-08-21T12:45:33Z
dc.date.created2014-04-16
dc.date.issued2014en_US
dc.descriptionDissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2014.en_US
dc.description.abstractObesity is a worldwide problem which affects individuals regardless of age, culture or ethnicity. Obesity is associated with health risks, financial implications, and social consequences. There are numerous explanations for obesity, although even with these explanations, long-term treatment for obesity has not been highly effective. Focussing on the lived experiences of obese individuals may illuminate different understandings which could aid in explaining this. Phenomenology, as a branch of philosophy and employed in this dissertation is concerned with individuals’ lived experiences. The present study conducted a qualitative systematic literature review on phenomenological research on individuals’ experiences of obesity. Nine studies were analysed using a qualitative systematic literature review methodology. The data analysis revealed obese individuals’ experiences in three main themes: control, acceptance, and restriction. The three themes were understood to have an interrelationship with one another, and to be in a continuous dynamic interplay, which cannot be separated and understood in isolation, regarding the participants’ experiences.en_US
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dc.description.departmentPsychologyen_US
dc.description.librarianlmchunu2014en_US
dc.identifier.citationSwart, JJ 2014, A systematic Review of phenomenological research on obese adults, MSW dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/41500>en_US
dc.identifier.otherF14/4/487/lmen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/41500
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoriaen_ZA
dc.rights© 2014 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.en_US
dc.subjectObesityen_US
dc.subjectQualitative Systematic Reviewen_US
dc.subjectPhenomenologyen_US
dc.subjectAdultsen_US
dc.subjectUCTDen_US
dc.titleA Systematic Review of Phenomenological Research on Obese Adultsen_US
dc.typeMini Dissertationen_US

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