H4A Meeting | May 16th | 12 -1 PM | Room AA325 & Zoom
Sara Martinho
Dear All,
Our colleagues Inês Oliveira and Elizabeth D. Shepard will be presenting their PhD follow up. Please find below the Zoom link, if needed, as well as the titles and abstracts for their presentation.
https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/86868462876?pwd=QzFkaGJ3V2ZlT0lkY29yU3oxZFpDUT09
ID: 868 6846 2876
Password: h4a
Title: Interoceptive awareness and psychosocial adjustment to chronic pain
Chronic musculoskeletal pain is a prevalent and disabling condition worldwide. In addition to its biological factors, the psychosocial dimension has been extensively investigated. However, the specific role of interoceptive awareness, i.e. the ability to feel, interpret and integrate internal body states and their relationships with emotions and cognitions (Mehling, et al., 2012), has only recently been studied. This cross-sectional study investigates the associations between interoceptive awareness and psychosocial dimensions of pain. Adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain (n=173) were assessed in regards to their interoceptive awareness (Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness) and pain-related psychosocial processes and outcomes (Depression Anxiety Stress Scales; Brief Pain Inventory; Medical Outcomes Study-36, Pain Catastrophizing Scale; Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia; Patterns of Activity Measure-Pain; Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire). Results showed that higher ability to regulate distress by attention to body sensations and that experiencing the one’s own body as safe and trustworthy were associated with higher pain-related self-efficacy and lower levels of catastrophizing and disability. Implications and future directions are discussed.
Title: Critical Praxis, Coalitions and Intersectional Activism: Examining experiences and narratives of Lusophone migrant women and allies: Progress and Challenges.
The purpose of this research project is to analyse the use of intersectionality in activism, its role in coalition building, as well as, to examine the role of power relations in the positionality and narratives of activists within the context of associations. The project will use intersectionality within the feminist theoretical framework. Sample groups will include Lusophone migrant women activists and non-migrant (ally) activists. A modified version of participatory action research will be used in all studies. Study 1 aims to examine the narratives of Lusophone migrant women and allies in activism and how experiences, such as discrimination and coalition building, have related to the narratives and activism of participants. Study 2 aims to examine the positionality of activists within the context of migrant rights versus feminist associations. It aims to examine how participants experience the saliency of their intersectional positionality. The social media content of associations in relation to intersectionality will also be examined. Methodology will include semi-structured interviews and analysis of social media content. Study 3 aims to investigate how intersectionality as praxis, empowerment and coalitions among Lusophone migrant women and allies changes over time. Methodology will include semi-structured interviews in 4-month intervals over one year. Progress on Study 1 and the social media analysis will be discussed. The challenges related to collection of data and other factors will also be addressed.
Cheers,
H4A Coordination Team
Síbila Marques, Marta Matos and Sara Martinho