Recent analyses both question the assumption that parental separation only has negative effects on families and suggest that attention should be paid to the diversity of experiences post divorce. The latter may be accomplished by combining methods, examining different levels of individuals’ experiences. Seventy-six mothers from separated and married families with a child aged 20 months particip...

Background and Objectives: Breast cancer is associated with unique changes and experiences in all physical, psychological, social, and spiritual aspects of one’s life. In this regard, the present study aimed to investigate the spiritual experiences of breast cancer patients. Methods: This qualitative study was conducted using a hermeneutic phenomenological approach. In total, 20 eligible breas...

Background: Some mental health problems can have a strong influence on the sense of guilt and shame. Eating difficulties (ED) such as anorexic, bulimic or binge behaviours are likely to be related to a guilty conscience and being ashamed oneself. About 90% of those who suffer from ED are females of childbearing age, and many are mothers. Only a small percentage of women who suffer from ED actua...

Life History Theory predicts that extrinsic mortality risk is one of the most important factors shaping (human) life histories. Evidence from contemporary populations suggests that individuals confronted with high mortality environments show characteristic traits of fast life-history strategies: they marry and reproduce earlier, have shorter birth intervals and invest less in their offspring. H...