‘I don’t live in my body somehow’: metaphorical talk in women’s accounts of vaginismus and dyspareunia
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‘I don’t live in my body somehow’: metaphorical talk in women’s accounts of vaginismus and dyspareunia. / Koops, Thula; Frith, Hannah.
in: CULT HEALTH SEX, Jahrgang 24, Nr. 12, 12.2022, S. 1650-1664.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - ‘I don’t live in my body somehow’: metaphorical talk in women’s accounts of vaginismus and dyspareunia
AU - Koops, Thula
AU - Frith, Hannah
PY - 2022/12
Y1 - 2022/12
N2 - Vaginismus and dyspareunia are common sexual difficulties; they often take a long time to be appropriately diagnosed, and their origins remain unclear. This paper examines the metaphors used by women to describe bodily experiences associated with vaginismus and dyspareunia, and highlights the contribution this form of analysis can make to the study of sexuality and sexual difficulties. A secondary analysis was conducted on primary data from biographic interviews exploring women’s experiences of sexual pain and difficulties with sexual intercourse. Metaphor analysis was used to analyse a data subset of 28 interviews translated from German into English. Metaphorical concepts lying at the basis of the metaphors used were identified and grouped into three themes: characterisation of sexual difficulties; split body and ‘self’; and sexual agency and objectification. Results are discussed with in the context of literature regarding the function of metaphors and the utility of metaphor analysis for research, and healthcare research and interventions more generally.
AB - Vaginismus and dyspareunia are common sexual difficulties; they often take a long time to be appropriately diagnosed, and their origins remain unclear. This paper examines the metaphors used by women to describe bodily experiences associated with vaginismus and dyspareunia, and highlights the contribution this form of analysis can make to the study of sexuality and sexual difficulties. A secondary analysis was conducted on primary data from biographic interviews exploring women’s experiences of sexual pain and difficulties with sexual intercourse. Metaphor analysis was used to analyse a data subset of 28 interviews translated from German into English. Metaphorical concepts lying at the basis of the metaphors used were identified and grouped into three themes: characterisation of sexual difficulties; split body and ‘self’; and sexual agency and objectification. Results are discussed with in the context of literature regarding the function of metaphors and the utility of metaphor analysis for research, and healthcare research and interventions more generally.
U2 - 10.1080/13691058.2021.1992015
DO - 10.1080/13691058.2021.1992015
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 34720050
VL - 24
SP - 1650
EP - 1664
JO - CULT HEALTH SEX
JF - CULT HEALTH SEX
SN - 1369-1058
IS - 12
ER -