Anu Joki
Biographic Data
| ID | 6257182 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anu Joki |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anu |
| FAMILY NAME | Joki |
| SIGNATURE | JOKI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7814-2186 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Weight management and its educational differences among retired individuals living with obesity—a salutogenic approach
A salutogenic orientation, which focuses on health and well-being rather than illness, was evident in many ways in how participants approached their weight management. Educational differences were moderate overall and hinted at specific characteristics of how the resources were utilized. Comprehensibility, manageability, and meaningfulness were evident in the results for both educational groups. According to the results of this study, retired ind…
Interpretative repertoires of long-term weight management
OBJECTIVE: Public health messages encourage maintaining a stable weight and are influential in shaping normative weight management discourses. We studied how individuals with different weight maintenance histories constructed relations to these discourses in their sense-making on weight management. DESIGN: Our study used critical discursive psychology (CDP) as a theoretical and methodological framework for examining the accounts of 20 lifelong we…
Exploration of Finnish adults’ successful weight management over the life course
Based on our interviews, we conclude that childhood was important in the development of the health-promoting lifestyle of our interviewees. However, weight management was described as a journey over the life course, and success also encouraged skills of identifying risks and adjusting actions to cope with challenging situations
Permissive flexibility in successful lifelong weight management
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Permissive flexibility in successful lifelong weight management
Exploration of Finnish adults’ successful weight management over the life course
Based on our interviews, we conclude that childhood was important in the development of the health-promoting lifestyle of our interviewees. However, weight management was described as a journey over the life course, and success also encouraged skills of identifying risks and adjusting actions to cope with challenging situations
Interpretative repertoires of long-term weight management
OBJECTIVE: Public health messages encourage maintaining a stable weight and are influential in shaping normative weight management discourses. We studied how individuals with different weight maintenance histories constructed relations to these discourses in their sense-making on weight management. DESIGN: Our study used critical discursive psychology (CDP) as a theoretical and methodological framework for examining the accounts of 20 lifelong we…
Weight management and its educational differences among retired individuals living with obesity—a salutogenic approach
A salutogenic orientation, which focuses on health and well-being rather than illness, was evident in many ways in how participants approached their weight management. Educational differences were moderate overall and hinted at specific characteristics of how the resources were utilized. Comprehensibility, manageability, and meaningfulness were evident in the results for both educational groups. According to the results of this study, retired ind…
Obesity and Health Practices (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Obesity (3 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Weight management (3 works)