Some research shows that children living in underserved communities are more likely to face struggles related to weight gain, obesity and related health issues than those in higher income neighborhoods (Townsend & Melgar-Quinonez, 2003).
"It's just another struggle, amidst a lot of other struggles related to women and our value and trying to get more equality in lots of other aspects," says the defensive midfielder.
She made an interesting observation about money, which appeared to be a source of greater difficulties than any struggles related to religion or identity: "The second generation of immigrants never got any pocket money.
Study participants may continue to cope with struggles related to prior experiences, including those which precipitated their initial incarceration.
Many marriages fall apart because an individual's struggles related to finance, and addictions including alcohol, drugs and sex are kept secret.
We face many of the same struggles for acceptance, struggles related to our sexual preference, and to our often non-gender-conforming appearance, as traditionally labelled gays and lesbians do.
While our being born with an incongruous gender identity to our physical appearance may be difficult to understand for someone who has not experienced the pain, anguish, and hardship of dealing with the unique physical and mental ramifications of a brain/body mismatch, our sociological struggles related to sexual preference and non-conformity should ring home with the rest of the LGBT.
In several instances, clinicians acknowledge the cost of medication as a contextual barrier along with other struggles related to low socio-economic status [ 83, 112].
As mentioned by Koenig [ 12], the findings are particularly strong in patients with severe or chronic diseases who have stressful psychological and social changes, as well as existential struggles related to meaning and purpose.
Team members from both cases suggest that the differentiation of roles can entail certain advantages such as allowing the skills and abilities of professionals to be focused on a specific area of expertise within the team (maximization of skills) and decreasing the likelihood of power struggles related to overlapping responsibilities.
