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The purpose of the present study was to develop and validate alienation scales in accordance with Seeman's conceptualization of alienation focusing on three independent variants specifically relevant in adolescent health research: powerlessness, meaninglessness and social isolation.
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This study contributes to the field by developing new scales in accordance with Seeman's conceptualization focusing on three independent variants of alienation specifically relevant in adolescent health research: the feelings of powerlessness, meaninglessness and social isolation.
Previous research supports this finding of powerlessness in terms of being unable to help the patient and having no other choice than to rely on the health-care professionals [ 32] even if they are not easily accessible.
Health professionals tend to consider that they are in the best position to decide treatment options for cancer patients despite research evidence that a feeling of powerlessness can affect health outcomes and the inclusion of patient empowerment within government policy.
For boys, who are more likely than girls to be spanked severely, a large body of research indicates that the pain and powerlessness translates to a propensity to be violent themselves.
Associate Professor of Anthropology Erica James' research touches on the effects of this powerlessness on the people involved.
Attention to inequality or powerlessness is also important in the justification of research design and research settings.
These findings support previous research [ 8, 9], by suggesting that feelings of powerlessness, helplessness and stigma, impinge on the service users' sense of dignity.
Hence the instrumental value of research and the credibility of the researcher lies ironically in their 'powerlessness': in the perceived 'objectivity' and 'neutrality' of the researcher (and his/her attention to experiences of people) amongst other parties with different interests in a project.
A possible research question could be that if school uniforms are associated with powerlessness among schoolchildren, would wearing school uniforms affect the level of effort children expend to solve homework problems or write papers?
I felt powerlessness and how much I hate feeling powerless.
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