TY - JOUR
T1 - What Can Be Learned from Health-Related Tensions and Disparities in Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Families?
AU - Peles, Chagit
AU - Rudolf, Mary
AU - Weingarten, Michael
AU - Bentwich, Miriam Ethel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2018/6/1
Y1 - 2018/6/1
N2 - Promoting healthy lifestyle from early childhood is a key objective in public health, yet health behaviors are often culturally driven, especially in closed-religious communities. This study aims to reveal key cultural-religious aspects of attitudes and behaviors regarding lifestyle in one such closed community—the ultra-orthodox Jewish community. In-depth interviews were conducted with 20 participants: religious leaders, educational figures, psycho-medical professionals from two major ultra-orthodox communities in Israel. A thematic analysis was used to reveal key themes in the interviews. We found tensions between conflicting themes in the parenting, nutrition and physical activity domains, while the sleep domain illustrated cultural solution for a tension. By illuminating the perceptional components of lifestyle, the study contributes to better foundations of health promotion in closed-religious communities.
AB - Promoting healthy lifestyle from early childhood is a key objective in public health, yet health behaviors are often culturally driven, especially in closed-religious communities. This study aims to reveal key cultural-religious aspects of attitudes and behaviors regarding lifestyle in one such closed community—the ultra-orthodox Jewish community. In-depth interviews were conducted with 20 participants: religious leaders, educational figures, psycho-medical professionals from two major ultra-orthodox communities in Israel. A thematic analysis was used to reveal key themes in the interviews. We found tensions between conflicting themes in the parenting, nutrition and physical activity domains, while the sleep domain illustrated cultural solution for a tension. By illuminating the perceptional components of lifestyle, the study contributes to better foundations of health promotion in closed-religious communities.
KW - Lifestyle
KW - Perceptions
KW - Religious communities
KW - Ultra-orthodox Jews
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U2 - 10.1007/s10943-018-0590-6
DO - 10.1007/s10943-018-0590-6
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C2 - 29511923
AN - SCOPUS:85045768986
SN - 0022-4197
VL - 57
SP - 1133
EP - 1145
JO - Journal of Religion and Health
JF - Journal of Religion and Health
IS - 3
ER -