“It's heavenly to be alone!”: A room of one's own as a health-promoting resource for women. Results from a qualitative study

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 175-181

  Forssén, Annika S k ^a   Carlstedt, Gunilla ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Abuse; control; gender; general practice; qualitative study; salutogenes; self assessed health resources; women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FREEDOM; GUILT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MARRIAGE; MOTHER; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LIFE STYLE; PERSONAL SPACE; PRIVACY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; WOMEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 33645640621     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940510032428     Document Type: Article

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