Girls

This article explores the role that the sex–gender system plays in shaping both the vio- lence and victimization of girls. Taking first the issue of girls’ violence, the article argues that steep increases in girls’ arrests are not the product of girls becoming more like boys. Instead, forms of girls’ minor violence that were once ignored are now being criminal- ized. Shifting gears, the article explores how “gender-neutral” relabeling of girls’ victim- ization in schools, a site of much violence against girls, is extremely problematic. Renaming “sexual harassment” as “bullying” tends to psychopathologize gender violence while simultaneously stripping girl victims of powerful legal rights and remedies. To illustrate this latter point, a “model” antibullying program, The Bullying Prevention Program, is reviewed. Offering a one-size-fits-all view of bullying, it assumes all bully- ing can be approached psychologically or relationally, thereby minimizing the structural underpinnings of such behavior.

A editora Caras lançou em março de 2016 a publicação Girls Recreio, derivada da revista infantil Recreio, voltada para meninas de 6 a 11 anos. Os estudos sobre o jornalismo infantojuvenil mostram que garotos e garotas se interessam por assuntos em comum e não reivindicam publicações destinadas a crianças com gêneros diferentes. No entanto, tendo a Recreio feito essa escolha, pergunta-se quais seriam os interesses de meninas dessa idade para a revista, com o objetivo de identificar a representação do “ser menina” desenhada pela Girls Recreio. Como conclusão, nota-se que a revista reitera a
cobertura superficial e estereotipada sobre a infância, em que a criança aparece apenas limitada às esferas do consumo, do lar e da escola, com especial reforço dos estereótipos de gênero.

Background: During the growth process, young adults are often exposed to and involved in a number of risky behaviors which can have permanent social and health-related consequences. Moreover in clinical practice with adolescents, they frequently miss to comply with a therapeutic program. In this regard, designing proper interventions for adolescent behaviors is necessary. Psychodrama is a kind of non-scripted theater often used as a psychotherapy. The purpose of this review is to determine the effect of psychodrama on the health of adolescent girls.

Background: Although the internet has prevailed in every aspect of our life, it can be addictive,
especially for the adolescents. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between internet
addiction in female school students and their mothers’ mental health and spiritual wellbeing.
Methods: This is a descriptive correlational study conducted on 400 senior high school female
students and their mothers. The study sample was selected using a multi-stage cluster sampling
method. Data was collected by a demographic survey form, Persian version of Internet Addiction
Test (IAT), General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), and Spiritual Well Being Questionnaire
(SWBQ) and was analyzed by descriptive and inferential (ANOVA, t-test, and linear regression
analysis) statistics using SPSS-PC V. 20.
Results: About 86% of the students were normal internet users. Around 36.8% of the mothers
had mild mental health problems, and 94.3% had high spiritual wellbeing. There was a significant
negative relationship between internet addiction and spiritual wellbeing and its two dimensions
(religious and existential wellbeing) (r=-0.454, P<0.001). The internet addiction had a significant
positive relationship with the mothers’ mental health (r=0.341, P<0.001).
Conclusion: Studying the problem of internet addiction among female students and paying
attention to the mental health and spiritual wellbeing of families, especially mothers, in order
to improve their health status seems necessary. Hence, authorities should develop appropriate
strategies in this area
Highlights
● Internet addiction in female students had a significant negative relationship with spiritual wellbeing in their mothers.
● The Internet addiction in female students had a significant positive relationship with mental health and its subscales
in mothers.
● The higher level of mental health and spiritual well-being in parents, especially mothers, can reduce the effects of
inappropriate use of the Internet and Internet addiction in their children.
Plain Language Summary
Considering the rising trend of Internet use in Iran, especially among adolescents and youth, studying the factors
that contribute to Internet addiction of particular importance. Because no research has already been conducted on the
Internet addiction female students in Iran, we attempted to investigate the association between the Internet addiction in
female children and the mental health and spiritual wellbeing of their mothers.