Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Embodied risk: my body, myself?

A M Kavanagh1, D H Broom

  • 1Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria, Cancer Epidemiology Centre, Melbourne, Australia.

Social Science & Medicine (1982)
|February 14, 1998
PubMed
Summary

This study introduces corporeal risk, a third category of health risk located within the body. Understanding embodied health risks is crucial for individuals and healthcare providers.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Gendered experiences of unemployment, suicide and self-harm: a population-level record linkage study.

Psychological medicine·2021
Same author

Exposure to discrimination and subsequent changes in self-rated health: prospective evidence from the UK's Life Opportunities Survey.

Public health·2020
Same author

Disabling working environments and mental health: A commentary.

Disability and health journal·2019
Same author

Employment status and mental health among persons with and without a disability: evidence from an Australian cohort study.

Journal of epidemiology and community health·2014
Same author

Psychosocial working conditions in a representative sample of working Australians 2001-2008: an analysis of changes in inequalities over time.

Occupational and environmental medicine·2013
Same author

Association between fast food purchasing and the local food environment.

Nutrition & diabetes·2012

Area of Science:

  • Sociology of Health and Illness
  • Medical Sociology
  • Risk Perception

Background:

  • Health risk is commonly categorized into environmental and lifestyle factors.
  • Corporeal or embodied risk, stemming from an individual's inherent characteristics, is under-researched.
  • Understanding how individuals perceive and manage health risks tied to their bodies is essential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and define a third category of health risk: corporeal or embodied risk.
  • To explore how individuals experience health risks associated with their bodies.
  • To investigate the unique challenges posed by embodied health risks.

Main Methods:

  • Detailed interviews were conducted with 29 women diagnosed with abnormal Pap smears.
  • Qualitative research methods were employed to gather in-depth experiences.
  • Analysis focused on the lived experiences of health risk.

Main Results:

  • Corporeal risks present distinct challenges beyond environmental and lifestyle risks.
  • Individuals face difficulties translating probabilistic health information and coping with uncertainty.
  • Embodied risks involve managing present and future disease possibilities and ongoing medical surveillance.

Conclusions:

  • Existing frameworks for understanding health risk neglect the complexities of embodied risk.
  • Corporeal risks can exacerbate the disconnect between the body and self.
  • There is a need for improved language and approaches to help individuals integrate embodied health threats into their lives.

Related Experiment Videos