“New life and a new way of living”: social representations of obesity and the weight loss process in women who underwent bariatric surgery
Abstract Objective: This qualitative, cross-sectional study aimed to understand the social representations of obesity and the weight loss process in women who underwent bariatric surgery. Methods: Sixteen post-bariatric surgery (between 3 and 12 months post-surgery) women participated in semi-stru...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas
2023-08-01
|
| Series: | Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas) |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-166X2023000102303&tlng=en |
| _version_ | 1797743310771585024 |
|---|---|
| author | Ana Flávia de Sousa Silva Taiane Freitas Lima Carolina Leonidas Camila Cremonezi Japur Fernanda Rodrigues de Oliveira Penaforte |
| author_facet | Ana Flávia de Sousa Silva Taiane Freitas Lima Carolina Leonidas Camila Cremonezi Japur Fernanda Rodrigues de Oliveira Penaforte |
| author_sort | Ana Flávia de Sousa Silva |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Abstract Objective: This qualitative, cross-sectional study aimed to understand the social representations of obesity and the weight loss process in women who underwent bariatric surgery. Methods: Sixteen post-bariatric surgery (between 3 and 12 months post-surgery) women participated in semi-structured, face-to-face and individual interviews. The Thematic Analysis of Braun and Clarke (2006) was carried out to evaluate the data. Results: It were identifying 15 codes, 11 sub-themes, grouped into 3 themes: 1) Obesity: “The monster of contemporary society”; 2) “Today is different from what it was before”: Re-signifying eating; and 3) I’m happy, very happy”: The emergence of a new life. It was observed that the low tolerance to obesity in contemporary times implies the perception that people with obesity not worthy living in society. Thus, bariatric surgery is seen as the solution to the problem, as a way to feel ‘normal’ and visible, through a more socially accepted body. Conclusion: The discourse on health, linked to physical limitations, as the main justification for performing the surgery, seems to be overlaid by esthetic issues in the weight loss process. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-12T14:53:39Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-6b56406144a34389936c1939277d66b7 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1982-0275 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-12T14:53:39Z |
| publishDate | 2023-08-01 |
| publisher | Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas) |
| spelling | doaj.art-6b56406144a34389936c1939277d66b72023-08-15T07:43:30ZengPontifícia Universidade Católica de CampinasEstudos de Psicologia (Campinas)1982-02752023-08-014010.1590/1982-0275202340e200155“New life and a new way of living”: social representations of obesity and the weight loss process in women who underwent bariatric surgeryAna Flávia de Sousa Silvahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2030-500XTaiane Freitas Limahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1892-6242Carolina Leonidashttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0651-7014Camila Cremonezi Japurhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8599-7465Fernanda Rodrigues de Oliveira Penafortehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5125-2553Abstract Objective: This qualitative, cross-sectional study aimed to understand the social representations of obesity and the weight loss process in women who underwent bariatric surgery. Methods: Sixteen post-bariatric surgery (between 3 and 12 months post-surgery) women participated in semi-structured, face-to-face and individual interviews. The Thematic Analysis of Braun and Clarke (2006) was carried out to evaluate the data. Results: It were identifying 15 codes, 11 sub-themes, grouped into 3 themes: 1) Obesity: “The monster of contemporary society”; 2) “Today is different from what it was before”: Re-signifying eating; and 3) I’m happy, very happy”: The emergence of a new life. It was observed that the low tolerance to obesity in contemporary times implies the perception that people with obesity not worthy living in society. Thus, bariatric surgery is seen as the solution to the problem, as a way to feel ‘normal’ and visible, through a more socially accepted body. Conclusion: The discourse on health, linked to physical limitations, as the main justification for performing the surgery, seems to be overlaid by esthetic issues in the weight loss process.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-166X2023000102303&tlng=enBariatric surgeryObesitySocial stigmaWeight loss |
| spellingShingle | Ana Flávia de Sousa Silva Taiane Freitas Lima Carolina Leonidas Camila Cremonezi Japur Fernanda Rodrigues de Oliveira Penaforte “New life and a new way of living”: social representations of obesity and the weight loss process in women who underwent bariatric surgery Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas) Bariatric surgery Obesity Social stigma Weight loss |
| title | “New life and a new way of living”: social representations of obesity and the weight loss process in women who underwent bariatric surgery |
| title_full | “New life and a new way of living”: social representations of obesity and the weight loss process in women who underwent bariatric surgery |
| title_fullStr | “New life and a new way of living”: social representations of obesity and the weight loss process in women who underwent bariatric surgery |
| title_full_unstemmed | “New life and a new way of living”: social representations of obesity and the weight loss process in women who underwent bariatric surgery |
| title_short | “New life and a new way of living”: social representations of obesity and the weight loss process in women who underwent bariatric surgery |
| title_sort | new life and a new way of living social representations of obesity and the weight loss process in women who underwent bariatric surgery |
| topic | Bariatric surgery Obesity Social stigma Weight loss |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-166X2023000102303&tlng=en |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT anaflaviadesousasilva newlifeandanewwayoflivingsocialrepresentationsofobesityandtheweightlossprocessinwomenwhounderwentbariatricsurgery AT taianefreitaslima newlifeandanewwayoflivingsocialrepresentationsofobesityandtheweightlossprocessinwomenwhounderwentbariatricsurgery AT carolinaleonidas newlifeandanewwayoflivingsocialrepresentationsofobesityandtheweightlossprocessinwomenwhounderwentbariatricsurgery AT camilacremonezijapur newlifeandanewwayoflivingsocialrepresentationsofobesityandtheweightlossprocessinwomenwhounderwentbariatricsurgery AT fernandarodriguesdeoliveirapenaforte newlifeandanewwayoflivingsocialrepresentationsofobesityandtheweightlossprocessinwomenwhounderwentbariatricsurgery |