Young Female Students Research Articles

Intergenerational touch in physical education in relation to heteronormativity: Female students’ perspectives

Research within the field of intergenerational touch has shown that there is a tension between the need to use physical contact as an obvious pedagogical tool, and the no-touch discourse. Within this tension physical contact between physical education teachers and students has also been shown to be a gender/ed issue with heteronormative points of departure. The aim of this study is to investigate how young adult female students’ talk about physical contact between teachers and students in physical education is related to heteronormativity. The study takes its starting point in Foucault’s work on discourses and Butler’s performative perspective. Thirteen female students in upper secondary school were interviewed in four focus groups using photo elicitation. In the findings, three performatives are identified that show how the students’ talk about physical contact between teacher and student in physical education is related to heteronormativity. The three performatives are: (a) gendering with age; (b) being wary of men; and (c) feeling sympathy for men. The paper discusses the effects the heteronormative discourse has on young adult female students and male teachers in relation to physical contact in physical education.

Etnography of high school women: gender pedagogy approach to intimacy

This paper discusses an approach to the narratives of young high school women between 16 and 21years old. In this work through ethnography technique we recover the beliefs, expectations, myths, and stories of gender violence that go through the students and offers personal development tools. The recovery of these life stories show us a panorama of these women’s visions of life, of what they think of intimacy; their worries, and future expectations. We research how the stories of adolescents contribute to the construction of their identity between peers and among family relationships; the meaning they give to their lives and the family role in all this. This paper shows the value to generate personal spaces from the experience lived by women and the events that have marked them; based on these markers, a teacher’s methodology in the classroom has to be modified, because academic spaces also creates a violent environment instead of creating alternative, diverse and encouraging spaces. This work allowed us to explore the complexities and nuances of life as adolescent women; highlighting the ways in which women develop and maintain their most significant affective bonds, as well as the challenges they face in their daily dynamics. It also allowed us to know their new ways of appropriating the classroom work dynamics. Young women are tired of the segregation that perpetrated in their families, participating in domestic work as a way of life; they want the type of life that has been confined to men. What they have narrated about their desires and dreams is quoted; feelings of sadness and emptiness are the constant in their life. We challenge teachers to use these practices or methodologies to gather invaluable information about who we are training; so we can make visible the acts of resistance that many of the female young students go through in their daily dynamics visible to all.

Motivational Inductors of Behavior as Reserves of Successful Aging

Aging-associated differences in motivational inducers of behavior the internal control of which promotes «successful» aging are studied. The study involved university students and elderly women (20±1,1 and 65,1±5,8 years, respectively). The dominance of cognitive activity in the profile of motivational inducers is established regardless of the age and time period of self-assessment. Age differences are found for the situation of the «future»: the increase in the importance of physical activity for the elderly and the significantly greater importance of the components «emotional state», both in the present and in the future for young female students. Recognition of the priority of cognitive activity did not correspond, however, to the practical implementation of the cognitive training program, presumably due to the age-related weakening of executive control in initiation of new actions.

Stem Education: Social, Cultural, and Economic Barriers Faced by Women of Khairpur (Pakistan)

This research finds barriers/challenges/issues which stop women of Khairpur, Sindh not to get themselves enrolled in institutions providing STEM education and ultimately the job opportunities, resultantly that not only affects the economic condition of their families but also that of the country. The universe of this study was the young female students, parents of the students and ladies working in different organizations of Sind province who were also interviewed about the low enrollment of female students in schools. The findings of this study revealed that female have the requisite aptitude for STEM education but social, cultural and conservative ideology of parents/heads of the families created hindrances in the progress of young enthusiastic girls who wish or have the potential of getting STEM education, moreover, such institutes are not available in their nearby area.

The correlation between obesity and metabolic syndrome in young female university students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

ObjectiveTo examine the association between increased body mass index (BMI) values and the risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in young female science students. MethodologyThe study population was 174 female students aged 18–25 years attending King Abdulaziz University (KAU) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Anthropometric measurements obtained included weight, height, waist, and hips circumferences. Blood pressure was also measured, and blood samples were collected for measurements of total cholesterol, triglyceride (TG), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), fasting blood glucose (FBG), and other biochemical parameters. ResultsAround 17.7% of the students were at risk of developing MetS, with three or more risk factors detected, and 45% of the students had one or two risk factors. Increased BMI values were associated with an elevated risk of developing MetS, as 41.4% of the overweight students and 44.8% of the obese students had three or more risk factors. ConclusionThe prevalence of MetS is increasing in Young female university in the KSA as a result of an unhealthy lifestyle, including a lack of physical activity, leading to increased weight and the possible development of chronic diseases.

Assessment of user happiness in campus open spaces

There is a considerable amount of interest among scholars and urban designers in assessing and fulfilling a shared desire for happiness that is expressed by users of open spaces. The scope of this paper is limited to user experience in a university campus, and considerations around the impact of the setting and design of existing open spaces on stimulating positive feelings and happiness in students, and enhancing the all-round educational experience. The study is limited to young female students at the Effat University campus, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Jeddah City. This paper aims to assess the students’ level of happiness on a university campus by examining the impact of the open spaces design and setting on the students. A cognitive map analysis is used to investigate the students’ emotional experience of the open spaces on campus. Also, a questionnaire is used to investigate the students’ preferable open spaces and the reasons for their preferences, which validate the results. The results showed that due to social and environmental conditions some decisions need to be made in response to outdoor temperatures and the spaces’ settings in order to improve their design and make a significant positive impact on students’ happiness. In addition, this could potentially result in a happier, healthier, and more efficient educational environment overall.

PSYCHOLOGICAL PORTRAIT OF THE GOOD MOTHER AS IT IS CONSTRUCTED BY FEMALE STUDENTS

В статті досліджується вплив едукаційних технологій (наприклад, психологічних занять в рамках школи майбутніх батьків) на зміст уявлень про «достатньо добре материнство», які є одним з вирішальних факторів становлення материнської ідентичності. Показано, що центральною материнською функцією усі без винятку досліджувані вважають емоційну чутливість та віддзеркалення сигналів немовляти як її поведінкову похідну і на цьому ґрунтують власні виховні ідеї. Однак розуміння сутності цієї функції може кардинально різнитися в сенсі оптимальної міри близькості-дистанції в діаді, при цьому воно формується аж ніяк не раціонально, а інтуїтивно, з внутрішніх імпліцитних знань про природу стосунків, здобутих в досвіді і закарбованих у вигляді особистісної компетенції до емпатії. &nbsp

The prevalence of primary dysmenorrhea among students and its association with musculoskeletal and myofascial pain

ObjectivesTo examine the association between dysmenorrhea and musculoskeletal pain amongst university students aged 20–35 and the association between dysmenorrhea and the occurrence of MTrPs. MethodsThe study comprised two stages: a cross-sectional study evaluated the association between dysmenorrhea and musculoskeletal pain and a case-control study evaluated the association between dysmenorrhea and the occurrence of MTrPs in the abdominal and pelvic area. Initially, questionnaires such as demographics, menstruation characteristics, Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), measuring the average pain during menstruation and Nordic, were distributed to female students. Twenty subjects who suffered from menstrual pain of >3 on the NPRS (ones with the highest scores) were included in the second stage as cases. An additional 20 who had not suffered from menstrual pain (NPRS ≤3) were considered controls. All 40 subjects underwent an assessment of MTrPs by two examiners blinded to each other's results and to the group allocation of the subjects. ResultsWe found that dysmenorrhea is a very prevalent condition among young female students. Most frequent complaints were: lower abdomen and back pain, tiredness, breast tenderness, mood changes, and an increased appetite. Pain during menstruation indicated a significant positive association with neck, low back, and hip/thigh pain during the last 12 months. The results of the palpitation conclusively showed more active MTrPs in the rectus abdominis, quadratus lumborum and paraspinal muscles in women suffering from pain during menstruation than in those who were not in pain. ConclusionOur data provide an initial basis for the inclusion of a myofascial examination when evaluating women with dysmenorrhea.

From One Islam to Another: A Paradoxical Agency of the Entry into Female Students’ Careers

The European continent appears as a new transcultural environment at the heart of globalization in which religious subjectivities are developed. I observe this more specifically in the socioreligious trajectories of the descendants of Muslim migrants. This paper focuses on the mobilization of Islam in its social manifestations among female Muslim teachers in Muslim private schools, in comparison with the Islam of young female students at university. Research with the professors allows us to question the religious activity of the interviewees and how they develop a long-term lifestyle, including in a context marked by stigmatization, against the backdrop of the results of our previous work on the emancipation pattern of the “sisters in Islam”. This analysis is based on a comparative approach that aims to capture a new way of being in the French society, in a religious frame of reference that is being reinvented.

Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Young Taiwanese Female Nursing Students with Irritable Bowel Syndrome-A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is prevalent within the general population. Studies have shown that stress and anxiety co-exist with IBS. Young Taiwanese women commonly exhibit physical and psychological health problems caused by academic stress. The purpose of our current study was to evaluate the efficacy of short-term Internet-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy (ICBT) on female nursing students in practicum. We performed a cluster randomized controlled trial comprised of 160 participants who met the inclusion criteria, which were divided into three groups: (1) ICBT, (2) expressive writing (EW), and (3) wait-list control. Treatment interventions lasted for 6 weeks. Levels of anxiety, depression, and IBS symptoms were assessed at four time points, baseline assessment at T0, 2 weeks after T0 (T1), at the end of practicum (T2), and at 3-month follow-up (T3). The results showed that ICBT and EW groups exhibited a significant, yet small, reduction in anxiety and depression at T2 and T3 compared to the wait-list control group. The EW group exhibited significantly greater reduction in anxiety and depression compared to the ICBT group at T2. However, the ICBT group demonstrated greater improvements in alleviating anxiety and depression at T3 compared to the EW group. These data indicate that ICBT and EW groups exhibited small effects on anxiety and depression reduction at T2 and T3 compared to the wait-list control group, with no effects on IBS symptoms in young Taiwanese female nursing students.

Effect of perceived parent child relations on adjustment of young women exposed to mutual intimate partner violence during childhood

Abstract Objective We sought to show that the adjustment of young women who witnessed mutual intimate partner violence (IPV) as children is influenced by their current perceptions of relations with their parents. Method Our sample comprised 793 young female French university students, 623 of whom had been exposed to IPV during childhood. Of these, 289 had witnessed severe violence and 334 minor violence. All participants completed an online battery assessing perceived IPV (CTS2-CA), perceived parent-child relations (QERPE), predisposition to aggression (Aggression Questionnaire), and anxious and depressive symptomatology (HADS). Results Results revealed that young women with IPV exposure exhibited a higher level of anxiety than those with no such exposure, and perceived their relations with their parents more negatively. Those who had witnessed severe, as opposed to minor, violence displayed higher levels of anxiety, depression and aggression. They also had more negative perceptions of their relations with their parents. More generally, perceived maternal rejection was a decisive factor for the presence of internalizing and/or externalizing problems among participants with IPV exposure. Conclusion Where there is a history of mutual IPV, the quality of parent-child relations has a major impact on young women's adjustment. We discuss the study's limitations, as well as prospects for future research.

Prevalence and pattern of psychoactive substance use among female students aged 18-25 years in universities of North India

Background: Prevalence and underlying reasons of psychoactive substance use vary across different age, gender and societal groups. It is an important concern among females as female physiology and psychology makes them more vulnerable to substance dependence. The primary objective of study was to find prevalence, pattern and factors affecting psychoactive substance use among female students (18-25 years).Methods: In a cross-sectional survey, 250 female students were recruited from a university in Chandigarh using multistage cluster random sampling. Survey tool developed by World Health Organization was used in a self administrated format using paper based survey method. Associations among various factors leading to psychoactive substance use were tested using logistic regression model.Results: Lifetime prevalence of psychoactive substance use was 13.6% [95% CI 9.3-17.8, n=34]. Participants reported their use out of curiosity, for having fun, personal problems, easy availability, familial use, etc. 52.9% (18/250) students reported their use within last 3 months; out of them health problems were faced by two. Association of psychoactive substance use was significant for age, socioeconomic status and family history of psychoactive substance use.Conclusions: Due to sensitive nature of reporting substance use, the lifetime prevalence of 13.6% among female young students may be an underestimation. Familial psychoactive substance use exposes their wards to its use, especially under psychological stress. Qualitative research should be performed to understand why some female students use psychoactive substances while others abstain themselves from using these at all or abstain from their use for a long time after first exposure.

Family planning among undergraduate university students: a CASE study of a public university in Ghana

BackgroundGlobally, the rate of unplanned pregnancies among students at institutions of higher education, continue to increase annually despite the universal awareness and availability of contraceptives to the general population. This study examined family planning among undergraduate university students focusing on their knowledge, use and attitudes towards contraception in the University of Education Winneba.MethodsThe study was a descriptive cross-sectional survey using a structured self-administered questionnaire. One hundred undergraduate students from the University of Education Winneba were selected using a multistage simple random sampling technique. A Likert scale was used to assess the attitude of the respondents towards family planning methods.ResultsFindings show that the respondents had a positive attitude towards family planning with an average mean score of about 4.0 using a contraceptive attitude Likert scale. Knowledge of contraception, awareness and benefits however do not commensurate contraceptive use among undergraduate students since availability, accessibility and preference influence usage. Emergency Contraception (Lydia) was reported as easy to get contraceptive, hence the most frequently used contraceptive (31%) among young female students aged 21-24 years who appeared as the most vulnerable in accessing and using contraceptives due to perceived social stigma.ConclusionThe observation that levels of Family Planning awareness levels do not commensurate knowledge and usage levels calls for more innovative strategies for contraceptive promotion, and Education on the various university campus. The study recommends that public Universities in Ghana should consider a possible curriculum restructuring to incorporate family planning updates. In this regard, a nationwide mixed method study targeting other tertiary institutions including colleges of education in Ghana is required to explore the topic further to inform policy and programme decisions.

Emirati University Student Mothers Post-Childbirth: Support Systems in the Home

The young female university students of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) today are the first generation of women for whom higher education has become not only a possibility but almost an expectation. Young Emirati women today make up around 77% of students in higher education institutions in the country. However, the societal expectations placed upon these women in terms of early marriage, child-bearing, and child-rearing are similar to those placed upon their mothers and grandmothers in a time where women were not expected to go to university. A large proportion of female university students in the UAE are mothers of young children or become mothers whilst at university. This creates a challenging situation for young student mothers, where two weeks’ maternity leave is typical across institutions. The context of this study is in one such institution in the UAE. The authors employed a qualitative approach to gather interview data from 13 new mothers. The ways in which these new mothers have developed coping strategies at home to deal with the pressures of returning to their studies so rapidly whilst simultaneously running their homes are described. The authors found strong evidence of female family members’ support, a deep sense of intrinsic personal motivation in the students, and much less dependency on domestic help for childcare than may be presumed.

Association of stress with heart rate variability in different phases of the menstrual cycle

Background: The menstrual cycle signifies a fine balance of female sexual hormones and integrity of hypothalamohypophyseal-gonadal axis, during reproductive age. Many women experience unpredictable menstruation when they encounter various kinds of stress situations that often interrupt the normal cycle. Heart rate variability is the quantitative measure of autonomic tone. Aims and Objectives: The present study is aimed to observe the effect of stress and autonomic balance in different menstrual cycle phases of young adolescent female medical students. Materials and Methods: It is a cross-sectional study where 50 young medical female students aged between 18 and 25 years were recruited and their demographic features were measured. All the study procedures except cortisol collection (early morning) were done in between 9 AM and 11 PM after 1–2 h of light breakfast. Results: All parameters were measured in premenstrual phase (25th ± 4 days) and postmenstrual phase (10th ± 5 days). Low frequency (LF) increases from 0.07 ± 0.009Hz to 0.08 ± 0.005 Hz (P – 0.01). However, high frequency decreases from 0.27 ± 0.02Hz to 0.26 ± 0.01Hz (P - 0.01). The time domain parameters SDNN 59.11 ± 24.1 increase to 74.34 ± 52.7 (P – 0.04). STD HR significantly reduced from 69.58 ± 12.1 to 35.36 ± 16.4 (P - 0.01). RMSSD increased from 47.98 ± 5.5 to 75.24 ± 14.6 (P – 0.02). However, NN50 reduced from 64.65 ± 12.8 to 48.52 ± 12.4 statistically significant (P – 0.05). However, there is no significant change in cortisol levels in both phases. Conclusion: The results suggest that there is a significant difference in sympathovagal balance between pre- and post-menstrual phases. LF indicates that vagal discharge is more in premenstrual phase, whereas sympathetic tone increases in postmenstrual phase.

Training Program of Aerobic and Strength Exercise on Physical and Metabolic Health of Young Female Undergraduate Students

Verify the efficiency of a compound training program on behavioral features related to both physical exercise and physical and metabolic health of young female undergraduate students

Representaciones sociales de la maternidad de mujeres jóvenes de Lima

The changes in society in recent decades and the growing participation of women in public space have impacted on the gender system and on women’s life projects. In this context, the article aims to identify and analyze motherhood representations among among young female university students from lower to middle strata of Lima and the meanings attributed to the construction of female identities.From a methodological framework based on the theory of the central nucleus and the development of interviews, we found that the young people interviewed plan their life projects based on factors such as motherhood and their professional development, but with new configurations. They try to integrate both of them, but tensions are generated, even though there is a greater appreciation of motherhood than of participation in the public space. Mainly, the young women interviewed consider that motherhood constitutes a source of affection and company. Additionally, motherhood is based on sacrifice, it is configured as the only space where women belong, it constitutes an idealization of the hegemonic family and it is a source of tensions between the domestic space and public space.

Frequency of foot pain and its association with footwear among young female DPT students

Frequency of foot pain and its association with footwear among young female DPT students

Strategies to Stimulate Young Female in Engineering

Even though women are working in engineering and scientific fields, the engineering discipline is still seen as a male-dominated sector globally. They have traditionally been underrepresented in the field of engineering. Organizations like the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) and others alike, host events and conferences to provide guidance, training and support for young females hoping to hone their skills and advance their careers in the engineering sector. However, the perception and participation of female students in science related courses which serve as a fundamental basis for engineering has been very low. This paper adopts the strategic-implementation principle of ‘catch them young’. The method involves career counseling, talk shows, seminars on engineering practice, award presentation tooutstanding female students and organizing extra moral classes. Results from this study revealed that even though the perception and participation of young female students in sciences are low, the adopted method stimulates them in terms of performance in engineering related subjects and thus yield to more female participation in the engineering field. Other benefits are; to provide a forum for promoting sorority amongst female engineers and to create a platform by which women engineers can collaborate with other women in other professions in Nigeria and elsewhere; to stimulate women in achieving professional excellence as engineers and leaders and to expand the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in improving the quality of life.

IMPACT OF OBESITY ON PULMONARY FUNCTIONS AMONG YOUNG NON-SMOKER HEALTHY FEMALE OF SHAH ALAM, MALAYSIA

Objectives: The sedentary lifestyle, physical inactivity, and unhealthy diet of Malaysian female have become important contributing factors to the rise of obesity. Studies on pulmonary function in relation to obesity are very few in Malaysia. Therefore, the study was aimed to evaluate the effect of obesity on pulmonary functions among young adult healthy female students of Shah Alam, Malaysia.Methods: A cross-sectional comparative study was conducted in a total of 100 (50 obese and 50 non-obese) adult non-smoker healthy female students aged 18–25 years. Forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in 1 sec (FEV1), FEV1 as a percentage of FVC (FEV1/FVC%), maximum midexpiratory flow rate (FEF 25–75%), and peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) were measured using a computerized spirometer. Body weight, height, waist circumference (WC), and hip circumference (HC) were measured.Results: The mean FVC (L), FEV1 (L), FEV1/FVC ratio, FEF 25–75% (L/s), and PEFR (L/s) of obese group were marginally lower than non-obese control group, but the differences were not statistically significant. WC and waist–hip ratio exhibited significant (p<0.05) inverse correlation with all pulmonary function measurements except FEV1/FVC%. However, body mass index had no significant correlation with any spirometric variables in studied obese females.Conclusion: There was no significant effect of obesity on pulmonary functions in the studied Malaysian females. However, abdominal obesity had more impact on the impairment of pulmonary functions than overall relative obesity.