Ritualizing Abortion
A Qualitative Study on Ritual and Its Meanings in The Netherlands
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3497646 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kiki Biel (Pro Persona, corresponding author), Arjan W Braam (0000-0002-1460-6201, University of Humanistic Studies, corresponding author), Joanna Wojtkowiak (0000-0003-2706-1578, University of Humanistic Studies, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 592 |
| Publication date | 2022-06-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel13070592 |
| OpenAlex | W4283575472 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 20 |
The present study investigates ritualizing abortion in the Netherlands. Explorative, qualitative research was conducted with semi-structured interviews (n = 13) with women who looked for counseling and 43 online personal stories about the abortion from the website of a national care and expertise center. The results reveal three main categories of ritualizing: (1) creating and using symbols privately and online, (2) remembering or honoring the experience and (3) embodied ritualizing. The data reveal that respondents find meaning in the ritualizing through sharing the experience with others, expressing various feelings through symbolic and ritual forms, fostering a connection with the child-to-be, showing respect, seeking closure and transforming the experience in a meaningful way. This research reveals types of ritualizing practices in relation to a meaningful life event such as abortion. For a specific group of women experiencing decision difficulty or existential concerns in relation to the abortion, ritualizing might be an interesting tool to be incorporated into post-abortion care practices
Abortion · Embodied cognition · Epistemology · Existentialism · Feeling · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Reproductive Health and Contraception · Social Psychology
Prenatal Care Use Among Women of Low Income
The Craft of Ritual Studies
Lived Religion
Towards a psychology of ritual
Necessary and impossible
Meanings of Being Pregnant and Having Decided on Abortion
Existential Experiences and Strategies in Relation to Induced Abortion
Rituals and the Grieving Process
The Distancing of Emotion in Ritual [and Comments and Reply]
Understanding Decision-Making and Decision Difficulty in Women With an Unintended Pregnancy in the Netherlands
Emotions and decision rightness over five years following an abortion
In between Birth and Death, Past and Future, the Self and the Others
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |