The support group impact on enhancing the self-worth of women who terminated a pregnancy in adolescence
Background: Terminating a pregnancy can be a traumatic life event, resulting in negative emotions that can diminish women’s self-worth. Support from different sources, including health support groups, could be beneficial in restoring a woman’s self-worth. This article aimed to present findings on th...
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| author | Botshelo R. Sebola Patrone R. Risenga |
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| description | Background: Terminating a pregnancy can be a traumatic life event, resulting in negative emotions that can diminish women’s self-worth. Support from different sources, including health support groups, could be beneficial in restoring a woman’s self-worth. This article aimed to present findings on the impact of a support group intervention on the self-worth of women who terminated a pregnancy in adolescence.
Methods: A qualitative, exploratory and descriptive approach, using in-depth, semi-structured interviews, was used to collect data. Thematic analysis guided the data analysis.
Results: Five themes emerged from the data: reasons for joining the support group; enhanced emotional and physical wellbeing; self-forgiveness; spiritual growth and participants’ voices.
Conclusion: Participants described why they needed to join the support group. It became clear that the intercession was effective in the short term as it enhanced participants’ self-worth by encouraging them to accept themselves thereby altering their self-condemning emotions, replacing them with self-love.
Contribution: The study recommends that a support group should be considered as a backup for women who terminated a pregnancy and have lost their self-worth. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cbe2d3840dfa4583b2bc35897d945ea82025-08-20T03:06:51ZengAOSISSouth African Family Practice2078-61902078-62042023-12-01651e1e1010.4102/safp.v65i1.57074373The support group impact on enhancing the self-worth of women who terminated a pregnancy in adolescenceBotshelo R. Sebola0Patrone R. Risenga1Department of Health Studies, School of Social Sciences, University of South Africa, PretoriaDepartment of Health Studies, School of Social Sciences, University of South Africa, PretoriaBackground: Terminating a pregnancy can be a traumatic life event, resulting in negative emotions that can diminish women’s self-worth. Support from different sources, including health support groups, could be beneficial in restoring a woman’s self-worth. This article aimed to present findings on the impact of a support group intervention on the self-worth of women who terminated a pregnancy in adolescence. Methods: A qualitative, exploratory and descriptive approach, using in-depth, semi-structured interviews, was used to collect data. Thematic analysis guided the data analysis. Results: Five themes emerged from the data: reasons for joining the support group; enhanced emotional and physical wellbeing; self-forgiveness; spiritual growth and participants’ voices. Conclusion: Participants described why they needed to join the support group. It became clear that the intercession was effective in the short term as it enhanced participants’ self-worth by encouraging them to accept themselves thereby altering their self-condemning emotions, replacing them with self-love. Contribution: The study recommends that a support group should be considered as a backup for women who terminated a pregnancy and have lost their self-worth.https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/5707adolescenceenhancementself-forgivenessself-worthtermination of pregnancywomen |
| spellingShingle | Botshelo R. Sebola Patrone R. Risenga The support group impact on enhancing the self-worth of women who terminated a pregnancy in adolescence South African Family Practice adolescence enhancement self-forgiveness self-worth termination of pregnancy women |
| title | The support group impact on enhancing the self-worth of women who terminated a pregnancy in adolescence |
| title_full | The support group impact on enhancing the self-worth of women who terminated a pregnancy in adolescence |
| title_fullStr | The support group impact on enhancing the self-worth of women who terminated a pregnancy in adolescence |
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| title_short | The support group impact on enhancing the self-worth of women who terminated a pregnancy in adolescence |
| title_sort | support group impact on enhancing the self worth of women who terminated a pregnancy in adolescence |
| topic | adolescence enhancement self-forgiveness self-worth termination of pregnancy women |
| url | https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/5707 |
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