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Direct linkBuser, Juleen K.; Parkins, Rachael A. – ADULTSPAN Journal, 2013
Nine female participants shared their experiences of body satisfaction, spiritual beliefs, and the intersection of these domains. Using phenomenological inquiry, the authors identified 6 themes in participant interviews. The authors discuss ways in which this study extends previous research, in addition to providing suggestions for counseling…
Descriptors: Human Body, Females, Satisfaction, Self Concept
Shapiro, Mary; Ingols, Cynthia; Blake-Beard, Stacy – Journal of Career Development, 2008
Over the past decade, practitioners and scholars have struggled to explain women's career choices. The current language, including "opting out," "on and off ramping," and "mommy track," is not only inadequate but assumes a deviation from an accepted norm. We challenge the relevance of the paradigm against which women are being judged, namely, the…
Descriptors: Females, Career Development, Work Environment, Family Work Relationship
Peer reviewedBrouwers, Mariette – Journal of Counseling and Development, 1990
Sees body image dissatisfaction as contributing to development and maintenance of bulimia nervosa and bulimic's desire for thinness breeding low self-esteem, feelings of inadequacy, and resistance to recovery. Offers treatment suggestions for body image dissatisfaction as it relates to bulimia. Advises counselors to be satisfied with their own…
Descriptors: Body Image, Bulimia, Counseling Techniques, Females
Peer reviewedGrover, Kelly J; And Others – Family Relations, 1985
Information from 51 middle-aged wives revealed a strong correlation between length of time spent dating their current spouses and current marital satisfaction, while correlations between marital satisfaction and age at marriage and number of break-ups during the dating period were not significant. (Author/NRB)
Descriptors: Age, Dating (Social), Females, Interpersonal Relationship
Download full textRice, Susan – 1984
Single, elderly, childless women are a specialized population needing social support. To examine the association between life satisfaction and social support among this population, 65 women (30 widowed, 35 never-married) were interviewed and completed the Life Satisfaction Scale. An analysis of the results showed that the never-married sample had…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Females, Gerontology, Group Experience
Coe, Sherri N.; Morgan, Rosalind A. – 1981
This workshop manual is intended for use by counselors, psychologists, and community and social workers. It may be used as an adult developmental activity, for black women 18 or older, at the secondary and post-secondary levels, as part of a women's cultural studies program, or as a continuing education offering. Chapter 1 of the manual provides a…
Descriptors: Black Culture, Blacks, Females, Group Activities
