Bodily Autonomy and Trauma: Understanding the Nature of the Association Between Sexual Trauma, an External Locus of Control, and Depressive Symptoms.

There is growing evidence suggesting an increased perception of control is associated with reduced psychological distress among survivors of sexual trauma. The current study advances the extant literature by investigating the association between depressive symptoms, sexual trauma, and an external locus of control or the perception life events are outside one's own control. To do so, we analyze data from the New Family Structures Study, a nationally representative survey of U.

Sacred space: a qualitative interpretive meta-synthesis of women's experiences of supportive birthing environments.

Background: In the United States there are roughly three million births a year, ranging from cesarean to natural births. A major aspect of the birthing process is related to the healing environment, and how that helps or harms healing for the mother and child. Using the theoretical framework, Theory of Supportive Care Settings (TSCS), this study aimed to explore what is necessary to have a safe and sacred healing environment for mothers.

"Gutting It Out" Does Not Work: Why Mental Health Days are Needed.

College student mental health issues negatively impact academic performance. Over half of college students in the U.S.

The dynamics of providing street medicine to a geographically diverse homeless population in Hawaii.

Purpose: Since Hawaii has the highest rate of per capita of persons experiencing homelessness (PEH) in the United States, the purpose of this qualitative evaluation study was to evaluate the experiences of both the providers and clients of a Street Medicine (SM) program serving one side of the island of O'ahu.

Method: This evaluation used Story Inquiry to qualitatively assess one SM program serving one side of the island of O'ahu in Hawa'i. Since the culture in Hawaii is largely based upon stories, a qualitative approach was taken to better understand the lived experiences of PEH who utilized the SM services, as well as provider perspectives.

Women are the thread: Keetoowah elders' experiences of becoming a mother.

Becoming a mother can simultaneously be a shared experience while having cultural distinctions. Indigenous motherhood, for example, has been heavily influenced by colonisation, medicalisation and Western imperialism. Historical and generational trauma has contributed to shifts in Indigenous practices surrounding becoming a mother and a disconnection from traditional birthing practices that has impacted maternal mental health.

American Indian Motherhood and Historical Trauma: Keetoowah Experiences of Becoming Mothers.

Background: American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) women disproportionally experience postpartum depression in the United States as compared to the rest of the population. Despite being disproportionately represented, the current body of knowledge lacks research on depression in this particular population. Specifically, the current literature lacks research pertaining to the experiences of postpartum AI/AN women, their culture, birthing and mothering expectations, and trauma.

Qualitative, Interpretive Metasynthesis of Women's Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy.

Objective: To describe the perspectives of women who experienced intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy through a qualitative, interpretive metasynthesis.

Data Sources: We searched 12 electronic databases to identify articles on qualitative studies pertaining to women's experiences of IPV during pregnancy. We searched Academic Search Complete, AgeLine, CINAHL Complete, Family Studies Abstracts, MEDLINE, PsycARTICLES, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, PsycINFO, Social Work Abstracts, Health Source-Consumer Edition, Health Source-Nursing/Academic Edition, and Humanities Full Text for articles published from 2008 through 2018.

"I keep it to myself": A qualitative meta-interpretive synthesis of experiences of postpartum depression among marginalised women.

Postpartum depression (PPD) is a significant public health concern due to the physical, emotional, economic, and life course outcomes. Rates of PPD are significantly higher for marginalised populations and can impact low-income, minority, and/or immigrant women differently when compared to white middle-class women. Commonly studied negative effects of PPD include poor health outcomes, mother-child bonding challenges, and negative child educational outcomes.