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Killian T, Fredrick EG. "God Loves All Equally and Infinitely": A Mixed Methods Analysis of LGBTQ+ Ally Development Within Religious/Spiritual Contexts. J Homosex 2024; 71:1507-1535. [PMID: 36826977 DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2023.2177130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Within the United States, conservative theological perspectives have exerted influential sociocultural influences toward LGBTQ+ communities, with profound implications toward ally development. Ally development can present its challenges, especially for those in non-affirming religious and/or spiritual (R/S) contexts. We employed a mixed methods approach, utilizing both Enhanced Critical Incident Technique and chi-square tests of independence, focusing on the self-identified incidents that influenced the internal negotiation process of 315 LGBTQ+ allies within R/S contexts. Participants described critical R/S incidents that impacted their ally development, and these incidents fell into four main categories: (1) the influence of religious organizations, leaderships, and congregants, (2) the impact of meaningful relationships, (3) the experience of spiritual or divine shifting events, and (4) meaning making. Additionally, participants identified wish list items represented by four main themes: (1) fostering ally development, (2) taking action, (3) nothing should have changed, and (4) wishing for support broadly. Chi-square tests of independence revealed that R/S incidences were related to specific wish list items.
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- Thomas Killian
- Department of Counseling, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
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Packer M. Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction in Heart Failure: Crazy, Stupid Love-and Maybe, Redemption. J Am Heart Assoc 2024; 13:e034642. [PMID: 38591329 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.124.034642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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- Milton Packer
- Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute Dallas TX USA
- Imperial College London UK
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Marchetti V, Panno A, Scopelliti M, Romano L, Angelini G, Rinallo E, Barni D, Fiorilli C. Trait emotional intelligence and ecological outcomes: the role of connectedness to nature. BMC Psychol 2024; 12:201. [PMID: 38609991 PMCID: PMC11010389 DOI: 10.1186/s40359-024-01679-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Global climate change is recognized as a major and irreversible challenge for humanity, requiring people's responsible and sustainable behaviors toward the environment. So far, the literature has widely investigated the role of cognitive determinants of ecological outcomes (e.g., pro-environmental behaviors and climate change perception), while less attention has been devoted to emotional processes, such as trait emotional intelligence (TEI). The current double study investigates whether TEI is directly and indirectly associated with climate change perception (CCP, Study 1) and pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs, Study 2) among young adults. Furthermore, the mediating role of connectedness to nature (CN), both as cognitive and emotional factors, was also analyzed. We hypothesized that CN (i.e., cognitive mediator) would positively mediate the relationship between TEI and CCP (H1), and Love and Care for Nature (LCN, i.e., emotional mediator) would positively mediate the relationship between TEI and PEBs (H2). METHODS The study involved 342 young adults (F = 60.7%; age 19-40; Mage=22.99; SD = 2.66) in Study 1 and 365 young adults (F = 71.2%; age 17-35; Mage=22.2; SD = 3.98) in Study 2. Data were collected through an online tool shared by the snowball method. We administered the following self-reports: Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire- Short Form (TEIQue- SF), Global Climate Change (GCC), and Connectedness to Nature Scale (CNS) (Study 1); Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire- Short Form (TEIQue-SF), General Environmental Behaviors Scale (GEB), and Love and Care for Nature (LCN) (Study 2). RESULTS Findings from Study 1 showed that higher TEI levels enhance CN (i.e., cognitive mediator), positively influencing CCP (estimate = 0.14; 95% CI = 0.07 to 0.23). Findings from Study 2 showed that higher TEI levels are associated with higher LCN levels (i.e., emotional mediator), influencing people's engagement in PEBs (estimate = 0.7; 95% CI = 0.03 to 0.11). CONCLUSION It is crucial to design environmental education programs that promote greater emotional intelligence ability and encourage individuals' involvement in ecological outcomes.
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- Experimental and Applied Psychology Laboratory, Department of Human Studies, European University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
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- Experimental and Applied Psychology Laboratory, Department of Human Studies, European University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Studies, Lumsa University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Studies, Lumsa University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human and Social Sciences, University of Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy
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Donovan E, Green V, Feldman G, Tachdjian R, Curry C, Rice C, Zeltzer LK. The acceptability of Songs of Love for youth living with chronic pain. Int J Adolesc Med Health 2024; 36:161-168. [PMID: 38332697 DOI: 10.1515/ijamh-2023-0176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Music is helpful to young people in healthcare contexts, but less is known about the acceptability of music-based interventions for youth living at home with chronic pain who may be struggling to attend school and participate in social activities. The Songs of Love (SOL) foundation is a national nonprofit organization that creates free, personalized, original songs for youth facing health challenges. The aims of this study were (1) to assess acceptability of SOL from the perspective of youth with chronic pain receiving a song and singer-songwriters who created the songs, and (2) to explore the role of music more generally in the lives of young people living with pain. METHODS Twenty-three people participated. Fifteen youth (mean age 16.8) were interviewed and received a song, and six singer-songwriters were interviewed about creating the songs. (Two additional people participated in pilot interviews.) Acceptability was assessed by (1) proportion of youth who participated in a second interview about their song and (2) results of reflexive thematic analysis (RTA) to determine acceptability. Themes addressing the role of music in the lives of youth with pain were also explored using RTA. RESULTS The program was acceptable as 12 of 15 youth (80 %) participated in second interviews and themes met the definition of acceptability. Three themes addressing the role of music in the lives of youth living with pain were identified. CONCLUSIONS This is the first report of the acceptability and experience of SOL and contributes to research on the benefits of music for pain management.
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- Creative Healing for Youth in Pain, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Simmons University, Boston, MA, USA
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- David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Children's Music Fund, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Simmons University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Simmons University, Boston, MA, USA
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- David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Creative Healing for Youth in Pain, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Chinloy S. A Lesbian's Miscarriage: Disengaging Bias and Caring Through Presence and Prayer. J Christ Nurs 2024; 41:103-105. [PMID: 38436340 DOI: 10.1097/cnj.0000000000001150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/05/2024] Open
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ABSTRACT In my experience of caring for a lesbian couple suffering a miscarriage, I disengaged my bias about their sexual orientation and compassionately cared for their needs. After praying with the couple, I felt a deep connection with them and a palpable peace. Joy shone on their faces and they verbally expressed gratitude. God used me as a caring presence. Christian nurses are vessels for God's love to bring peace and healing.
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- Soraya Chinloy
- Soraya Chinloy, BSN, RN, has worked in telemetry and home healthcare. She is currently studying for her DNP at Palm Beach Atlantic University
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Weinberg I. Treatment of Alec: "History does not have to repeat itself". J Clin Psychol 2024; 80:762-775. [PMID: 37849406 DOI: 10.1002/jclp.23613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023]
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Treatment of patients with pathological narcissism presents several challenges and there is paucity of published case reports that document meaningful and durable change in patients suffering from this condition. Using descriptive and atheoretical language, this paper presents a treatment of a young man in his transition from young adulthood to middle adulthood while he was negotiating complex residues of his experiences of growing up along with developmental challenges related to work and love. Against the backdrop of these transitions, the patient was working through various aspects of functioning related to pathological narcissism. Initially, given academic pressures and past romantic disappointments, he was confronting issues related to perfectionism, self-criticism, and avoidance. While he was able to move past some of these dynamics and function academically, later challenges related to becoming an independent adult led to a retreat into an avoidant state of futility and pessimism. Working through painful family dynamics related to not being seen and controlled, along with a deepening attachment in therapy as well as confrontation with realities of his life, led him to take steps toward greater independence. Thereafter, his treatment focused on learning from life experiences such as a newly developed career and romantic life, accepting the complexity of self and others, and tolerating disillusionments.
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Sinclair S, Granberg M, Nilsson T. Love thy (Ukrainian) neighbour: Willingness to help refugees depends on their origin and is mediated by perceptions of similarity and threat. Br J Soc Psychol 2024; 63:499-517. [PMID: 37874027 DOI: 10.1111/bjso.12691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Revised: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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Prejudice and discrimination against minorities can be a powerful tool for populistic and reactionary political movements, and it is therefore crucial to study its determinants. The aim of this research is to develop the understanding of a possible mechanism of such discrimination: cultural distance. In a pre-registered survey experiment with a between-subjects design, we draw on the large increase in intra-European refugee migration from Ukraine, to test whether refugees from another ongoing conflict in (culturally distant) Yemen are treated differently than (culturally similar) Ukrainian refugees by British participants (N = 1545). We measured stated willingness to help and to hire refugees. Moreover, the participants were offered the chance to donate their own earnings from survey participation to real charity drives aimed at the respective refugee groups. Thus, we are able to examine both stated and actual helping behaviours that captured both autonomy- and dependency-oriented forms of helping. As expected, participants were more willing to help, hire and donate money to Ukrainian refugees, and these effects were mediated by higher perceived similarity and lower perceived threat from Ukrainians compared with Yemenis.
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- Department of Psychology, Linnæus University, Växjö, Sweden
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- Sarah Lokken
- Sarah Lokken, MSN, RN, CCRN, works in a pediatric intensive care unit in Sacramento, CA, doing just about every role they'll let her. She lives with her two daughters and two cats
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Garland EL, Jinpa T. Mindfulness-induced self-transcendence promotes universal love with consequent effects on opioid misuse. Behav Res Ther 2024; 175:104494. [PMID: 38395015 DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2024.104494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Revised: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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In addition to its health benefits, mindfulness has been theorized in classical contemplative frameworks to elicit self-transcendent experiences as a means of promoting universal love and compassion. Increasing feelings of love may be especially clinically relevant for the treatment of opioid misuse, in that addictive use of opioids dysregulates neurobiological processes implicated in the experience of love. Here we tested these hypotheses in a secondary analysis (n = 187) of data from a randomized clinical trial of Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) versus supportive psychotherapy for comorbid opioid misuse and chronic pain. At pre- and post-treatment, participants completed a measure of state self-transcendence immediately following a laboratory-based mindfulness task. Through 9-month follow-up, we assessed changes in universal love and opioid misuse. Participants also completed ecological momentary assessments of opioid craving during the 8-week study interventions and for the following month. Compared to supportive psychotherapy, participants in MORE reported significantly greater increases in mindfulness-induced self-transcendence, which mediated the effect of MORE on increased feelings of universal love. In turn, increases in universal love significantly predicted decreased opioid craving and lower odds opioid misuse through 1- and 9-month follow-ups, respectively. Findings suggest mindfulness-induced self-transcendence may promote feelings of universal love, with possible downstream benefits on reducing addictive behavior.
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- Eric L Garland
- Center on Mindfulness and Integrative Health Intervention Development, University of Utah, USA.
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- School of Religious Studies, McGill University, Canada
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Casassa K, Ploss A, Karandikar S. "He Loves Me Hard and Then He Abuses Me Hard": How Service Providers Define and Explain Trauma Bonds Among Sex Trafficking Survivors. Violence Against Women 2024; 30:1354-1377. [PMID: 36798031 DOI: 10.1177/10778012231158104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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There is a dearth of research on trauma bonding among victims of sex trafficking. This study aims to fill this gap by seeking to understand how service providers working with survivors of sex trafficking conceptualize and observe trauma bonding in their clients. This qualitative study involved interviews with 10 participants. Purposeful sampling was employed among licensed social workers or counselors. Two themes emerged: defining trauma bonding (with four subthemes: embracing intensity, power imbalance, distortion of love, and inescapability) and the development of trauma bonds (with three subthemes: universality, gendered, and grooming). These findings provide much-needed insight into the complexities of trauma bonding.
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- Kaitlin Casassa
- College of Social Work, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- College of Social Work, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Bowman CR, Kearns M, Egan RJ, Lewis WG. Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none. Postgrad Med J 2024; 100:207-208. [PMID: 38142285 DOI: 10.1093/postmj/qgad122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/25/2023]
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- Department of Surgery, Morriston Hospital, Swansea SA6 6NL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Surgery, Morriston Hospital, Swansea SA6 6NL, United Kingdom
- Department of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, United Kingdom
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff CF14 4XW, United Kingdom
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Niehuis S, Davis K, Reifman A, Callaway K, Luempert A, Oldham CR, Head J, Willis-Grossmann E. Psychometric Evaluation of Single-Item Relationship Satisfaction, Love, Conflict, and Commitment Measures. Pers Soc Psychol Bull 2024; 50:387-405. [PMID: 36350190 DOI: 10.1177/01461672221133693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2023]
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Issues in applied survey research, including minimizing respondent burden and ensuring measures' brevity for smartphone administration, have intensified efforts to create short measures. We conducted two studies on the psychometric properties of single-item satisfaction, love, conflict, and commitment measures. Study 1 was longitudinal, surveying college-age dating couples at three monthly waves (n =121, 84, and 68 couples at the respective waves). Partners completed single- and multi-item measures of the four constructs, along with other variables, to examine test-retest reliability and convergent, concurrent, and predictive validity. Single-item measures of satisfaction, love, and commitment exhibited impressive psychometric qualities, but our single-item conflict measure performed somewhat less strongly. Study 2, a cross-sectional online survey (n = 280), showed strong convergent validity of the single-item measures, including that of conflict.
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- Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA
- Kansas State University, Manhattan, USA
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- Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
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- Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA
- Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, USA
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- Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA
- Mercer University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Yang M, Su J. Love Matters: The Effect of Mating Motive on Female Food Choice. Arch Sex Behav 2024; 53:969-979. [PMID: 38155337 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-023-02768-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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The prevalence of obesity has been increasing globally in recent decades. Behind the phenomenon, high-fat food consumption has been conceived as an important driver. In the current study, we explored whether mating motive caused an effect on female food choice as well as the psychological mechanism underlying it. In Study 1, we recruited 64 participants from a university and asked them to complete a mating prime, after which they would finish a food choice task in which food with different flavors were shown. In Study 2, we replicated Study 1 with a different mating priming method and examined the mediating role of body shaping desire on the relation between mating motive and female food choice. Results showed that: (1) The salience of mating motive decreased female's high-fat food choice but increased male's high-fat food choice; (2) the effect of mating motive in females was robust and more salient for sweet food rather than salty food; and (3) the body shaping desire partially mediated the effect of mating motive on female food choice.
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- Mengyan Yang
- School of Psychology, Nanjing Normal University, Gulou District, 122 Ninghai Road, Nanjing, 210024, China
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- School of Psychology, Nanjing Normal University, Gulou District, 122 Ninghai Road, Nanjing, 210024, China.
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Lekhak N, Bhatta T, Kahana E, Fernandes C, Snyder JS. Meditation, Compassionate Love, and Mental Health in Later Life. J Gerontol Nurs 2024; 50:40-50. [PMID: 38417076 DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20240208-03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2024]
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PURPOSE Understanding of the mechanisms by which meditation imparts beneficial effects on later-life mental health is limited. The current study assessed the role of compassionate love in mediating the relationship between meditation and mental health in later life. METHOD Using data from a nationwide web-based survey (N = 1,861), we examined the indirect effects of meditation on depressive symptoms and anxiety via compassionate love. RESULTS Participants who practiced meditation (compared to those who did not) had significantly higher feelings of being loved (b = 0.11, p < 0.05); those who experienced more love had lower depressive symptoms (b = -2.10, p < 0.001) and anxiety (b = -0.99, p < 0.001). Meditation also had significant indirect effects (via compassionate love) on depressive symptoms (b = -0.23, p < 0.05) and anxiety (b = -0.11, p < 0.05). CONCLUSION This study underscores the need for contemplative interventions that foster compassionate love to improve mental health in later life. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 50(3), 40-50.].
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Dias Martins MDJ, Baumard N. Reproductive Strategies and Romantic Love in Early Modern Europe. Arch Sex Behav 2024; 53:901-915. [PMID: 38148451 PMCID: PMC10920442 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-023-02759-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Revised: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
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In Western Europe, the Early Modern Period is characterized by the rise of tenderness in romantic relationships and the emergence of companionate marriage. Despite a long research tradition, the origins of these social changes remain elusive. In this paper, we build on recent advances in behavioral sciences, showing that romantic emotional investment, which is more culturally variable than sexual attraction, enhances the cohesion of long-term relationships and increases investment in children. Importantly, this long-term strategy is considered especially advantageous when living standards are high. Here, we investigate the relationship between living standards, the emotional components of love expressed in fiction work, and behavioral outcomes related to pair bonding, such as nuptial and fertility rates. We developed natural language processing measures of "emotional investment" (tenderness) and "attraction" (passion) and computed romantic love in English plays (N = 847) as a ratio between the two. We found that living standards generally predicted and temporally preceded variations of romantic love in the Early Modern Period. Furthermore, romantic love preceded an increase in nuptial rates and a decrease in births per marriage. This suggests that increasing living standards in the Early Modern Period may have contributed to the emergence of modern romantic culture.
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- Mauricio de Jesus Dias Martins
- Département d'Etudes Cognitives, Institut Jean Nicod, École Normale Supérieure, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris Sciences and Lettres Research University, 75005, Paris, France.
- Neurology Department, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
- SCAN-Unit, Department of Cognition, Emotion, and Methods in Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
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- Département d'Etudes Cognitives, Institut Jean Nicod, École Normale Supérieure, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris Sciences and Lettres Research University, 75005, Paris, France
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Whiting JB, Wendt DM, Eisert BC, Fife ST. I and thou in dialogue: Becoming more relational in couple therapy. Fam Process 2024; 63:1-16. [PMID: 38129316 DOI: 10.1111/famp.12960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Couple therapists have the unique and challenging opportunity of helping people find deeper connection in their intimate relationships. These clinicians apply therapeutic models and interventions designed to help couples. However, many of these models are derived from theoretical, scientific, and sociocultural traditions that conceptualize human phenomena as individualistic and reductionistic, and the language in these theories may not match clients' experiences, which include deeply relational phenomena such as love and loss. We review how Western scientific and sociocultural traditions have shaped conceptualization of problems and clinical intervention in couple therapy. In contrast, we provide an alternative, strongly relational framework for couple therapy that draws upon philosophical perspectives asserting that relational, rather than individual, experience is fundamental in human interaction. These ideas provide relational language which can influence how couple therapy is viewed and enacted. Specifically, we discuss how a strongly relational approach changes how therapists understand and intervene with conflict, abuse, love, and deception. This relational framework can help couples in their own goals to become more unified. Implications for the therapeutic relationship, interventions, and scholarship are provided.
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- Department of Social Work, Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah, USA
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- Kansas State University Couple and Family Therapy Program, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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- Texas Tech Couple and Family Therapy Program, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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Hoekstra H. Vocation as tragedy: Love and knowledge in the lives of the Mills, the Webers, and the Russells. Endeavour 2024; 48:100918. [PMID: 38565005 DOI: 10.1016/j.endeavour.2024.100918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Revised: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Can love affect knowledge and knowledge affect love? John Stuart Mill and Harriet Taylor-Mill, Max and Marianne Weber, and Bertrand and Dora Russell had a definite vocation: they wanted to change the world. They questioned traditional gender arrangements through publications on equality, marriage, and education. They were liberal thinkers, advocating individual freedom and autonomy, vis à vis the constraints of state and society. Their partnership inspired their work, a living experiment conducted through their own unconventional relationship. Over time, their increasingly radical, avant-garde ideas on marriage complicated the ongoing negotiation over power and intimacy which typified their marriages. Building on the historiography of social science couples, and by means of an analysis of the micro-social dynamics of marriage as documented in the life writings of the Mills, the Webers, and the Russells, I analyse the connections between gender, intimacy, and creativity. These couples' experiences highlight the non-rational dimension of a most rational endeavour.
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- Hanneke Hoekstra
- University of Groningen, Faculty of Arts, Postbus 716, 9700 AS Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Jin SV, Ryu E, Muqaddam A. "Death and Love Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic": Effects of Pathogen Threats on Online Dating and Social Distancing From Life-History Strategy Perspectives. Omega (Westport) 2024; 88:1465-1495. [PMID: 35043735 DOI: 10.1177/00302228211062364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Drawing from the terror management theory (TMT) and evolutionary perspectives of Life-History Strategy, a between-subject online experiment examined the interaction effects of pre-existing death anxiety, fear-inducing media content (coronavirus threat vs. gun violence threat vs. low threat mental disorder), and intrasexual competition for mates on online dating intentions and social distancing intentions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results indicate the interaction effects of participants' pre-experimental death anxiety and different types of fear-inducing media content on perceived fear and intention to use online dating websites/apps as well as the interaction effects of pre-experimental intrasexual competitiveness and fear-inducing media content on social distancing intention in the context of online dating. Theoretical contributions to the terror management literature and practical implications for the online dating industry are discussed.
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- Seunga Venus Jin
- NU-Q Communication Program, Northwestern University in Qatar, Education City, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Psychology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA
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- Department of Communication Studies, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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Krisnanda VD, Setyosari P, Ramli M, Setiyowati AJ. Cultivating self- love applying mindfulness-based cognitive therapy to overcome self-harm and suicidal intentions in LGBTQ adolescents. J Public Health (Oxf) 2024; 46:e169-e170. [PMID: 37533206 DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdad140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023] Open
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- Veno Dwi Krisnanda
- Malang State University, Indonesia
- Indraprasta University PGRI, Indonesia
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- Malang State University, Indonesia
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De Santis S, Pizarro TT. Host-microbial crosstalk relies on "tuft" love. Immunity 2024; 57:195-197. [PMID: 38354697 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2024.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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How commensals influence intestinal immunity is incompletely understood. In this issue of Immunity, Eshleman et al. demonstrate that microbiota-derived butyrate restrains tuft cell development via HDAC3 modulation in intestinal epithelial cells, showing how microbial metabolites impact intestinal type 2 immunity.
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- Stefania De Santis
- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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Bottemanne H, English I, Bottemanne L, Torres P, Beauquier B, Joly L. From love to pain: is oxytocin the key to grief complications? Encephale 2024; 50:85-90. [PMID: 37993287 DOI: 10.1016/j.encep.2023.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023]
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While most adults confronted with the death of a loved one manage to grieve, about 10-20% of individuals develop complicated grief, characterized by persistent distress and impaired social skills, or pathological grief, defined by the onset or decompensation of a psychiatric disorder. Little is known about the biological causes of these grief complications. Recent work suggests that oxytocin, a major neuroendocrine hormone regulating many neurocognitive mechanisms, may be involved in this process. Oxytocin is widely studied and well known for its impact on the mother-child bond and hormonal and brain systems related to attachment and social interactions. In this article, we propose a neurocognitive model of grief complications based on existing data on the role of oxytocin in interpersonal attachment and its impact on brain activity. We suggest that complicated grief is associated with dysfunctional cerebral oxytocinergic signaling and persistent hyperactivation of the nucleus accumbens. This mechanism is involved in limiting the reduction of interpersonal attachment to the deceased during acute phases and in searching for new interpersonal relationships during the recovery phase. We show how the exploration of cerebral oxytocinergic signaling would improve the understanding of physiological grief mechanisms in the general population and could allow the development of new therapeutic perspectives against the complications of grief.
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- Hugo Bottemanne
- Paris Brain Institute - Institut du Cerveau (ICM), UMR 7225/UMRS 1127, CNRS, Inserm, Paris, France; Department of Psychiatry, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, DMU Neuroscience, AP-HP, Sorbonne University, Paris, France; Department of Philosophy, SND Research Unit, UMR 8011, Sorbonne University, Paris, France.
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- Paris Brain Institute - Institut du Cerveau (ICM), UMR 7225/UMRS 1127, CNRS, Inserm, Paris, France
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- Paris Brain Institute - Institut du Cerveau (ICM), UMR 7225/UMRS 1127, CNRS, Inserm, Paris, France
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- Department of Psychiatry, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, DMU Neuroscience, AP-HP, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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- Paris Brain Institute - Institut du Cerveau (ICM), UMR 7225/UMRS 1127, CNRS, Inserm, Paris, France; Department of Psychiatry, Saint-Antoine Hospital, DMU Neuroscience, AP-HP, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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Finzi-Dottan R, Gewirtz-Meydan A. In Love With a Trauma Survivor: When a History of Childhood Abuse Interferes With Relationship Satisfaction Among Couples. J Interpers Violence 2024; 39:541-568. [PMID: 37731352 DOI: 10.1177/08862605231198009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
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To date, the majority of research examining the effect of childhood abuse on relational aspects in adulthood is almost exclusively based on intraindividual data. The current study explores a moderating-mediating model from a dyadic perspective, examining the mediating effect that perceived intimacy has on the associations between concern couple caregiving and relationship satisfaction. It further investigates whether these mediation paths are moderated by a history of childhood abuse (physical/emotional/sexual). A total of 143 nonclinical couples (n = 286) in enduring relationships were recruited. A moderated mediation actor-partner interdependence model (moderated mediation actor-partner interdependence model (APIM)) comprised of three segments, was conducted. Results indicated that intimacy mediated the link between concern caregiving and relationship satisfaction on the actor's level, with effects applying equally to both husbands and wives. A higher level of intimacy among husbands and wives alike is linked, in turn, with higher relationship satisfaction. The path between actors' concern caregiving and their level of intimacy was moderated by the actors' childhood emotional and physical abuse; specifically, concern caregiving exerts greater effect on intimacy among participants who experienced high levels of emotional abuse, or low levels of physical abuse. Our findings highlight how different types of childhood abuse affect adult romantic relationships differently.
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Kowal M, Sorokowski P, Dinić BM, Pisanski K, Gjoneska B, Frederick DA, Pfuhl G, Milfont TL, Bode A, Aguilar L, García FE, Roberts SC, Abad-Villaverde B, Kavčič T, Miroshnik KG, Ndukaihe ILG, Šafárová K, Valentova JV, Aavik T, Blackburn AM, Çetinkaya H, Duyar I, Guemaz F, Ishii T, Kačmár P, Natividade JC, Nussinson R, Omar-Fauzee MSB, Pacquing MCT, Ponnet K, Wang AH, Yoo G, Amin R, Pirtskhalava E, Afhami R, Arvanitis A, Duyar DA, Besson T, Boussena M, Can S, Can AR, Carneiro J, Castro R, Chubinidze D, Čunichina K, Don Y, Dural S, Etchezahar E, Fekih-Romdhane F, Frackowiak T, Moharrampour NG, Yepes TG, Grassini S, Jovic M, Kertechian KS, Khan F, Kobylarek A, Križanić V, Lins S, Mandzyk T, Manunta E, Martinac Dorčić T, Muthu KN, Najmussaqib A, Otterbring T, Park JH, Pavela Banai I, Perun M, Reyes MES, Röer JP, Şahin A, Sahli FZ, Šakan D, Singh S, Smojver-Azic S, Söylemez S, Spasovski O, Studzinska A, Toplu-Demirtas E, Urbanek A, Volkodav T, Wlodarczyk A, Yaakob MFMY, Yusof MR, Zumárraga-Espinosa M, Zupančič M, Sternberg RJ. Validation of the Short Version (TLS-15) of the Triangular Love Scale (TLS-45) across 37 Languages. Arch Sex Behav 2024; 53:839-857. [PMID: 37884798 PMCID: PMC10844340 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-023-02702-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2022] [Revised: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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Love is a phenomenon that occurs across the world and affects many aspects of human life, including the choice of, and process of bonding with, a romantic partner. Thus, developing a reliable and valid measure of love experiences is crucial. One of the most popular tools to quantify love is Sternberg's 45-item Triangular Love Scale (TLS-45), which measures three love components: intimacy, passion, and commitment. However, our literature review reveals that most studies (64%) use a broad variety of shortened versions of the TLS-45. Here, aiming to achieve scientific consensus and improve the reliability, comparability, and generalizability of results across studies, we developed a short version of the scale-the TLS-15-comprised of 15 items with 5-point, rather than 9-point, response scales. In Study 1 (N = 7,332), we re-analyzed secondary data from a large-scale multinational study that validated the original TLS-45 to establish whether the scale could be truncated. In Study 2 (N = 307), we provided evidence for the three-factor structure of the TLS-15 and its reliability. Study 3 (N = 413) confirmed convergent validity and test-retest stability of the TLS-15. Study 4 (N = 60,311) presented a large-scale validation across 37 linguistic versions of the TLS-15 on a cross-cultural sample spanning every continent of the globe. The overall results provide support for the reliability, validity, and cross-cultural invariance of the TLS-15, which can be used as a measure of love components-either separately or jointly as a three-factor measure.
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- Marta Kowal
- IDN Being Human Lab, University of Wrocław, Dawida 1, 50-529, Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Institute of Psychology, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
- ENES Bioacoustics Research Lab, Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon, University of Jean Monnet Saint Étienne, Saint Étienne, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire Dynamique du Langage, University of Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Skopje, North Macedonia
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- Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences, Chapman University, Orange, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- School of Archaeology and Anthropology, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- School of Psychology, Central University of Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
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- Division of Psychology, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK
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- IDN Being Human Lab, University of Wrocław, Dawida 1, 50-529, Wrocław, Poland
- Departamento de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Faculty of Humanities and Education, Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Psychology, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute of Psychology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Experimental Psychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Institute of Psychology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Psychology and Communication, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX, USA
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- Department of Anthropology, İstanbul University, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University Mohamed Lamine Debaghine Setif2, Setif, Algeria
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- Department of Psychology, Japan Women's University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Košice, Slovakia
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- Department of Psychology, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Education and Psychology, The Open University of Israel, Raanana, Israel
- Institute of Information Processing and Decision Making, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Political Science, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, USA
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- Department of Child & Family Studies, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Professional Psychology, Bahria University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Psychology, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Department of Art Studies, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Laboratoire de Psychologie Sociale, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University Mohamed Lamine Debaghine Setif2, Setif, Algeria
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- Department of Psychology, İzmir University of Economics, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Anthropology, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey
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- Center for Psychology at the University of Porto, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Center for Psychology at the University of Porto, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN), Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
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- School of Education, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Malaysia
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- Department of Psychology, İzmir University of Economics, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Psychology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Department of Psychology, Centro Interdisciplinario de Psicología Matemática y Experimental, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Department of Education, International University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry Ibn Omrane, Razi Hospital, Manouba, Tunisia
- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Psychology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Department of Education, International University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Psychosocial Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway
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- Department of Marketing Management and Public Relations, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Organization, Management, and Human Resources, ESSCA School of Management, Paris, France
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- Institute of Education & Research, Women University Mardan, Mardan, Pakistan
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
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- Center for Psychology at the University of Porto, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Psychology, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine
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- Cognition, Langues, Langage, and Ergonomie, University of Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
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- Department of Psychology and Counselling, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kampar, Malaysia
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- Department of Applied Psychology, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Child and Family Studies, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
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- Department of Psychology, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine
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- Department of Psychology, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Psychology and Psychotherapy, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany
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- Department of Anthropology, İstanbul University, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Institute of Sport Professions, University of Ibn Tofail, Kenitra, Morocco
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Law and Business Studies Dr Lazar Vrkatić, Union University, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Department of Strategy and Management, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
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- Department of Psychology, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey
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- Department of Psychology, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Trnava, Slovakia
- Department of Psychology, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia
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- Department of Humanities, Icam School of Engineering, Toulouse Campus, Toulouse Cedex, France
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- Department of Pedagogy and Psychology, Kuban State University, Krasnodar, Russia
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- Escuela de Psicología, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta, Chile
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- School of Education, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Malaysia
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Setty E, Dobson E. Young Love "Locked Down": Adolescent and Young Adult Perspectives on Sexting During the Covid-19 Pandemic in England. Arch Sex Behav 2024; 53:481-495. [PMID: 37968536 PMCID: PMC10844455 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-023-02734-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/22/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
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There were limited opportunities for in-person social, intimate, and sexual interactions in England during 2020-2021, due to restrictions imposed by the UK government in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. While previous studies examined the effects of lockdown on intimate relationships, there is less qualitative research regarding young people's perspectives on and experiences of digitally mediated intimacy (sexting) during the period. This paper discusses findings from focus groups with 80 adolescents and interviews with 38 young adults that explored the topic. Analysis identified a normalization of non-consensual distribution of intimate images within adolescent peer culture and a reluctance to report or intervene in response to incidents of non-consensual distribution that are witnessed or experienced. The adolescent girls and young adult women also described other forms of unwanted and invasive image-sharing and requests for images. Young adults held various perspectives on sexting during lockdown, with some describing sexting as unfulfilling and/or "risky" and others sharing experiences of using sexting to generate intimacy and, among some, engaging in unwanted sexting with partners. By considering both adolescent and young adult perspectives obtained through focus groups and interviews, the study highlighted how group-level norms and meanings surrounding the risks and rewards of sexting may be reproduced or reworked as individuals transition from adolescence to young adulthood. The study underscores the need to support adolescents and young adults in cultivating healthy digital sexual cultures and interpersonal relationships.
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- Emily Setty
- Department of Sociology, 11 AD 03, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH, UK.
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- School of Education, University of Durham, Durham, UK
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Chen Y, Xia M, Dunne S. Romantic Love is Not Only "Romantic": A Grounded Theory Study on Love in Romantic Relationships. J Psychol 2024; 158:64-83. [PMID: 38285480 DOI: 10.1080/00223980.2024.2305442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/30/2024] Open
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With romantic love having long been studied with a focus on the romantic component and how it is expressed, little is known about what love is as a feeling in romantic relationships from the recipient's perspective. This study aimed to understand love as a feeling in romantic relationships by analyzing open-ended responses about what makes people feel loved by their romantic partner in a college sample of 462 undergraduates (age: M = 18.93, SD = 2.86; 77.92% female) and a community sample of 75 adults (age: M = 32.36, SD = 16.53; 93.18% female) using grounded theory methodology. Findings indicated that Positive responsiveness (to needs), Authentic connection, and A sense of stability were three core elements of love in romantic relationships. By comparing these three core categories (and their underlying categories and concepts) across both samples and demographic characteristics (i.e., gender, race, and household income), this study also provided preliminary evidence on the generalizability of this three-component framework: (1) all (core) categories were overlapping across two samples, and all concepts generated in the small community sample were a subset of those generated in the large college sample; (2) all categories and core categories were overlapping across gender, race, and household income, with "positive responsiveness" being the most common component across demographics consistently. This three-component framework of romantic love is consistent with love's multifaceted nature, serves as an initial step toward integrating existing theoretical frameworks about love, and, if replicated, would inform relationship-focused interventions.
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In this narrative medicine essay, a medical student diagnosed with cancer recalls the love and anguish his family members expressed and understands that their vulnerability gave him serenity during his tempest.
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- Timothy Kanne
- Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Auburn Campus, Auburn, Alabama
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Ogunwole SM, Starks FD. Cultivating Critical Love to Improve Black Maternal Health Outcomes. AMA J Ethics 2024; 26:E72-83. [PMID: 38180861 DOI: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.72] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2024]
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Racism is responsible for the maldistribution of power in society and manifests as persistent disparities in maternal health among Black women in the United States. Testimonial injustice is an expression of prejudice that uses identity to undermine individuals' credibility as authoritative "knowers" of their own bodies, selves, and experiences. Among Black women, experiences of testimonial injustice in health care encounters are common and likely contribute to disparities in Black maternal health. To promote more equitable power distribution and prioritize testimonial justice in clinical encounters, this article proposes a conceptual framework for fostering critical-racial consciousness among health professions students and trainees. The goal is for critical-racial consciousness development and refinement to stimulate antiracist actions in medical decision making and, ultimately, lead to a more equitable health care system in which Black women can thrive.
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- S Michelle Ogunwole
- Assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland
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- Assistant professor in the Department of Theory and Practice in Teacher Education at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville
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This article presents new evidence on the prevalence, dynamics, and hedonic correlates of experienced love from data describing the emotion, well-being, and time use of a diverse sample of 3,867 U.S. adults every half hour for 10 days (N = 1.12 million) supplemented by a hedonic snapshot of an additional 7,255 adults. The findings allude to the seemingly functional and adaptive nature of love and to similarities across binary gender-men and women reported comparable degrees of (passionate) partner love overall, elevated partner love after prolonged same-day separations, substantially elevated well-being in love's presence, and reduced (but not extinguished) partner love in mature marital cohorts. The gender differences that were found-women reported more child love than men, and men exhibited a less pronounced reduction in partner love across cohorts-are also consistent with functional accounts of love that recognize the varying role of men and women in the formation and sustenance of relationships.
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- Saurabh Bhargava
- Department of Social and Decision Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University
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Lokot M. Decision-Making, Violence, Resistance, and Love: Contested and Complicating Narratives of Syrian Marriages. Violence Against Women 2024; 30:31-53. [PMID: 37822250 PMCID: PMC10666506 DOI: 10.1177/10778012231207037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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Within scholarly literature as well as reports from humanitarian actors, including international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), United Nations agencies and local NGOs, Syrian marriages are often described in static, essentialist ways that reinforce Orientalist assumptions. Based on feminist ethnographic research with Syrian women and men in Jordan, this article explores marriages in historical and intersectional context, before and during displacement. The article challenges common representations of Syrian marriages and advances how Syrian women's power and agency are understood. It emphasizes women's role in deciding to marry (or not) and discusses violence and love in marriage and resistance to proposed love marriages.
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- Michelle Lokot
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Henrich M, Henrich K. The Power and Potential of Photography as a Therapeutic Modality for Children with Life-Impacting Illnesses. J Palliat Care 2024; 39:68-74. [PMID: 37489090 DOI: 10.1177/08258597231189152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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Objectives: Art is being increasingly appreciated for its healing capacity in pediatric medicine. However, while mediums like music and painting have already been widely integrated into children's health institutions across the nation, photography is an artform that is greatly understudied in its application to medicine. As a non-profit organization with a 17-year history of providing free in-hospital/in-hospice photography sessions to the families of children with life-impacting illnesses, we set out to evaluate the therapeutic capacity of this intervention. Methods: Individuals having received Moment by Moment Photography's services from June 2022 to January 2023 were invited to complete a five-question survey assessing the nature and quality of their photography session and the resulting photographs they received. Results: All but one of the 177 participants found the photographs impactful, and the overwhelming majority (95.5%) of participants rated the value of the photographs as high as possible (5/5 on a Likert scale). Further, a dozen themes, including love, share, connect, and fight, among others, were identified that articulate the diversity of ways that "impact" manifested in families. Conclusion: Together, these results clearly support the benefit of photography as a legacy making and therapeutic medium.
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- Mason Henrich
- Photographer, Moment by Moment Photography, Alamo, California, USA
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- Founder, Moment by Moment Photography, Alamo, California, USA
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Tesfai A, Captari LE, Meyer-Weitz A, Cowden RG. Coping Resources among Forced Migrants in South Africa: Exploring the Role of Character Strengths in Coping, Adjustment, and Flourishing. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023; 21:50. [PMID: 38248515 PMCID: PMC10815753 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21010050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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This phenomenological qualitative study explored how forced migrants in South Africa cope with violent, traumatic experiences and precarious resettlement conditions. Data came from a larger empirical project examining migration, psychological distress, and coping. In-depth interviews were conducted with 14 refugees and asylum seekers (Mage = 30.27, SDage = 9.27; male = 71.43%) who migrated from five African countries to Durban, South Africa. Despite overwhelming stressors, participants described pathways to transcend victimhood and hardship through engaging character strengths in ways that promote post-traumatic growth. Qualitative analysis revealed five overarching domains: spirituality and religiousness, love and kindness, hope and optimism, persistence and fortitude, and gratitude and thankfulness. Findings are framed within positive existential psychology and dual-factor understandings of mental health, which attend to both human suffering and flourishing. Limitations, future research directions, and clinical and community implications are discussed, with attention to the role of character strengths in adaptive coping and psychological well-being. The intergenerational transmission of strengths is explored as one potential means of buffering intergenerational trauma impacts and promoting family post-traumatic growth.
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- Aron Tesfai
- Discipline Psychology, School of Applied Human Science, College of Humanities, Howard College Campus, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4041, South Africa;
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- The Albert and Jessie Danielsen Institute, Boston University, Boston, MA 02446, USA;
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- Discipline Psychology, School of Applied Human Science, College of Humanities, Howard College Campus, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4041, South Africa;
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- Human Flourishing Program, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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Górska G, Berkovich-Ohana A, Klimecki O, Trautwein FM. Situational assessment of empathy and compassion: Predicting prosociality using a video-based task. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0289465. [PMID: 38060491 PMCID: PMC10703325 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Classical psychometric approaches in social science measure individuals' tendency to experience empathy and compassion. Using abstract questionnaire items, they place high demand on subjects' capacity to introspect, memorize, and generalize the corresponding emotions. We employed a Socio-affective Video Task (SoVT)-an alternative approach that measures situationally elicited emotions-and assessed its predictive power over prosocial behavior against classical questionnaires in a sample of Israeli university students. We characterized the conceptual embedding of the SoVT concerning other measures of prosocial affect and cognition, and tested group identification as an alternative precursor to prosocial behavior. Eighty participants rated their reactions to videos that presented the suffering of others or everyday scenes on scales of negative affect (providing a proxy for elicited empathy) and compassion. We then administered classical questionnaires that target empathy (the Interpersonal Reactivity Index) and compassion (the Compassionate Love Scale), as well as measures of hypothetical and real-life helping and prosocial attitudes-including conflict attitudes and intergroup bias. While compassion ratings in the SoVT failed to predict prosociality more accurately than classical questionnaires, the SoVT empathy index succeeded and correlated strongly with other precursors of prosociality. These results support video-based situational assessment as an implicit and robust alternative in the measurement of empathy-related processes.
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- Gabriela Górska
- National Information Processing Institute, Warsaw, Poland
- The Robert Zajonc Institute for Social Studies, Warsaw University
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- Edmond J. Safra Brain Research Center for the Study of Learning Disabilities, Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
- The Integrated Brain and Behavior Research Center (IBBRC), University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
- Department of Learning and Instructional Sciences, Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
- Department of Counseling and Human Development, Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Clinical Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Edmond J. Safra Brain Research Center for the Study of Learning Disabilities, Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Monchalin R, Jubinville D, Pérez Piñán AV, Paul W, Wells M, Ross A, Law K, Chaffey M, Pruder H. "I would love for there not to be so many hoops … ": recommendations to improve abortion service access and experiences made by Indigenous women and 2SLGTBQIA+ people in Canada. Sex Reprod Health Matters 2023; 31:2247667. [PMID: 37799036 PMCID: PMC10561563 DOI: 10.1080/26410397.2023.2247667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/07/2023] Open
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Acknowledging the barriers in accessing sexual and reproductive health services that disproportionately impact Indigenous women and 2SLGTBQIA+ people, coupled with the lack of knowledge surrounding Indigenous peoples' experiences with abortion, we present qualitative findings from a pilot study investigating Indigenous experiences of accessing abortion services in Canada. We focus on findings related to participant recommendations for improving safety and accessibility of abortion services made by and for Indigenous people in Canada. Informed by an Indigenous Advisory Committee consisting of front-line service providers working in the area of abortion service access and/ or support across Canada, the research team applied an Indigenous methodology to engage with 15 Indigenous people across Canada utilising a conversational interview method, between September and November 2021. With representation from nine provinces and territories across Canada, participants identified with Anishinaabe, Cree, Dene, Haudenosaunee, Inuit, Métis and/ or Mi'kmaq Nations. Five cross-cutting recommendations emerged, including: (1) location, comfort, and having autonomy to choose where the abortion takes place; (2) holistic post-abortion supports; (3) accessibility, availability, and awareness of non-biased and non-judgemental information; (4) companionship, advocacy, and logistical help before and during the abortion from a support person; and (5) cultural safety and the incorporation of local practices and knowledges. Recommendations demonstrate that Indigenous people who have experienced an abortion carry practical solutions for removing barriers and improving access to abortion services in the Canadian context.
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- Renée Monchalin
- Assistant Professor, School of Public Health and Social Policy, University of Victoria, Victoria, BCV8P 5C2, Canada
- Affiliate Scientist, Well Living House, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Assistant Professor (Status Only), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- PhD Candidate, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
- Full-Spectrum Doula, ekw’í7tl Doula Collective, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Assistant Professor, School of Public Administration, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
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- Masters Candidate, School of Public Health and Social Policy, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
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- Research Coordinator, School of Public Health and Social Policy, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
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- Masters Candidate, School of Public Health and Social Policy, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
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- Nurse Practitioner, Northern Health Authority, British Columbia, Canada
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- Abortion Doula, Abortion Support Services Atlantic, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Founder, Northern Reproductive Justice Network, Thompson, MB, Canada
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Crowell MK. An Angel Called Grace. Nurs Womens Health 2023; 27:469-470. [PMID: 37837996 DOI: 10.1016/j.nwh.2023.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/16/2023]
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Bearing witness to a birthing family's immeasurable love for their daughter is an experience this nurse will never forget.
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Taylor KJ. A Different Vision: Centering Love Not Punishment for Families Affected by Substance Use. Matern Child Health J 2023; 27:182-186. [PMID: 37955838 PMCID: PMC10691986 DOI: 10.1007/s10995-023-03843-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023]
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Improving maternal and child outcomes requires us to understand and deconstruct our country's historically punitive policies toward pregnant and parenting people who use drugs. We also must build a new system that centers wellness in partnership with individuals directly affected by these policies. From a maternal and child health (MCH) perspective, wellness is defined as parent-infant dyads living in supportive, preserved, and loving families with access to the resources needed for optimal health. To achieve wellness and positive outcomes, all individuals must have equitable access to a full continuum of culturally and linguistically effective, geographically available, evidence-informed, non-punitive, and welcoming health and social services that prioritize family preservation. In addition, to attain transformative and equitable outcomes, advocates for families affected by substance use must focus on implementing and evaluating services and continuously monitoring disaggregated data to ensure inequities are eliminated.
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Nogueira MML, Neto JPS, Johannessen A, Dourado MCN. "Sexual activity for me is something else. It's the same as always: Sex aside and our love for each other." Changes in sexual activity in dementia from the view of spouse-carers'. J Aging Stud 2023; 67:101193. [PMID: 38012950 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2023.101193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 10/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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The study aimed to explore the impact of Alzheimer's disease (AD) on spouse-carer's lives and the ways it affects their marital relationship and sexual activity. Data were obtained from qualitative interviews conducted with 11 spouse-carers of people with AD. Using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), three themes emerged: psychological and emotional impact, social impact, and sexual impact. Some spouse-carers reported stress, poor emotional well-being, frustration, doubts about how to deal with the situation, sadness, loneliness, perception of losing connection with the partner, and feelings of companionship disappearing. Meanwhile, other spouse-carers reported closer relations and greater affection for their care-recipients after the diagnosis. Changes in sexual activity were attributed to aging and/or the effects of the illness. Gender influenced the perception of changes in the marital relationship but not in sexual activity. Participants reported conflicting perspectives towards the importance of sexual activity in the marital relationship and the replacement of sexual intercourse with other modes of expressing affection. We believe that understanding the specificities of marital relationships of couples in whom one spouse was diagnosed with AD would be helpful for developing coping strategies for persons living with dementia and their spouses.
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- Marcela Moreira Lima Nogueira
- Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, Institute of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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- Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Ageing and Health, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Norway; Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway
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Lupia T, Stroffolini G. Only love can hurt like this. Acad Emerg Med 2023; 30:1291. [PMID: 37467153 DOI: 10.1111/acem.14781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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- Tommaso Lupia
- Unit of Infectious Diseases, Ospedale Cardinal Massaia, Asti, Italy
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tropical and Microbiology (DITM), IRCCS Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar, Verona, 37024, Italy
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Seshadri S. Love in the Time of Caregiving. J Palliat Med 2023; 26:1750-1751. [PMID: 37815877 DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2023.0368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/12/2023] Open
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- Sandhya Seshadri
- Department of Neurology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA
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Meira E Cruz M. The Price of Love: how sleep, and dysregulated clocks may account for its obsessive-compulsive related behaviors? CNS Spectr 2023; 28:647-648. [PMID: 36786159 DOI: 10.1017/s1092852923000056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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- Miguel Meira E Cruz
- Sleep Unit, Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon School of Medicine, Lisbon, Portugal
- European Sleep Center, Lisbon, Portugal
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Villegas N, Norris AE, Cianelli R, Fernandez-Pineda M, Toledo C. Infección de Amor (Infectious Love): Development and Acceptability of a Telenovela/Soap Opera Intervention for HIV Prevention For Latinas. AIDS Educ Prev 2023; 35:421-438. [PMID: 38096456 DOI: 10.1521/aeap.2023.35.6.421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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Latinas continue to be disproportionately affected by HIV in the United States. Effective interventions to address HIV-related disparities among Latinas are available; however, they have not achieved widespread dissemination due to implementation challenges for real-world settings. A culturally tailored intervention that increases access to HIV prevention is urgently needed. The objective of this study was to develop a culturally tailored telenovela (i.e., a soap opera) to promote HIV prevention behaviors (condom use; HIV testing; and pre-exposure prophylaxis awareness, access, and use) among Latinas. The study was conducted in community organizations throughout South Florida. A total of 44 Spanish-speaking Latinas, 18-35 years old, and sexually active with a man in the past 6 months participated in the study. The final product was an HIV prevention telenovela that incorporated Latinas' ideas and feedback and was produced as four 10-minute filmed episodes. This study aimed to develop innovative approaches to reduce HIV-related disparities for Latinas.
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- Natalia Villegas
- School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
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- School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
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- College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida
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Marazziti D. Response to the letter to the editor: "The price of love: how sleep, and dysregulated clocks may account for its obsessive-compulsive related behaviors" by Miguel Meira e Cruz. CNS Spectr 2023; 28:651-652. [PMID: 36852707 DOI: 10.1017/s1092852923000068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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- Donatella Marazziti
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Psychiatry, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- Unicamillus-Saint Camillus International University of Health Sciences, Rome, Italy
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Leite Â, Costa A, Ribeiro B, Fonseca C, Ribeiro I, Mesquita J, Ribeiro S. Being Female and in a Romantic Relationship Enhances the Association between Satisfaction with Love Life and Capacity to Love. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023; 20:7108. [PMID: 38063538 PMCID: PMC10706159 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20237108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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This study aims to evaluate if the relation between love life satisfaction, assessed by the satisfaction with love life scale (SWLLS), and capacity to love, assessed by the capacity to love inventory (CTL-I), is moderated by gender and by being or not in a romantic relationship, in a Portuguese sample. To this end, the adaptation and validation of CTL-I for this population were carried out through an exploratory factorial analysis (EFA) followed by a Robust Maximum Likelihood (MLR) confirmatory factorial analysis (CFA). A multi-group analysis for measurement invariance depending on being in a romantic relationship or not was assessed. The model's reliability was also evaluated. The associations between SWLLS and CTL-I were tested by correlations, regressions and moderations. At last, differences between means and distributions concerning sociodemographic variables were determined. The results showed that a good model fit for the Portuguese version of the CTL-I was found, as well as good psychometric properties. Results also showed that satisfaction with love life contributes to explaining the capacity to love and all its dimensions, and that gender and being in a romantic relationship moderate the association between love life satisfaction and the capacity to love. Being female and being in a romantic relationship make the relationship between love life satisfaction and the capacity to love stronger and more meaningful.
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- Ângela Leite
- Centre for Philosophical and Humanistic Studies, Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Rua Camões, 4710-362 Braga, Portugal
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- Department of Education and Psychology, School of Human and Social Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados–Folhadela, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal; (A.C.); (B.R.); (C.F.); (I.R.); (J.M.); (S.R.)
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- Department of Education and Psychology, School of Human and Social Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados–Folhadela, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal; (A.C.); (B.R.); (C.F.); (I.R.); (J.M.); (S.R.)
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- Department of Education and Psychology, School of Human and Social Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados–Folhadela, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal; (A.C.); (B.R.); (C.F.); (I.R.); (J.M.); (S.R.)
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- Department of Education and Psychology, School of Human and Social Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados–Folhadela, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal; (A.C.); (B.R.); (C.F.); (I.R.); (J.M.); (S.R.)
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- Department of Education and Psychology, School of Human and Social Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados–Folhadela, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal; (A.C.); (B.R.); (C.F.); (I.R.); (J.M.); (S.R.)
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- Department of Education and Psychology, School of Human and Social Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados–Folhadela, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal; (A.C.); (B.R.); (C.F.); (I.R.); (J.M.); (S.R.)
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A letter to my five-year-old daughter.
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- Sarah Brand McCarthy
- Sarah Brand McCarthy is a clinical psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, and a Public Voices Fellow at AcademyHealth in partnership with The OpEdProject. Contact author: . The author is grateful to the staff in the PICU at Boston Children's Hospital and their policies that made the love her family experienced possible. This essay is dedicated to nurses everywhere who show up every day and who make the unbearable bearable. Illustration by Regan Donovan
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Paquette MM, Bőthe B, Dion J, Girouard A, Bergeron S. Can I Love My Body Even if It Doesn't Look Like the Porn Stars'? Longitudinal Associations Between Pornography Use Frequency and Body Appreciation in a Diverse Sample of Adolescents. Arch Sex Behav 2023; 52:3471-3489. [PMID: 37644359 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-023-02679-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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Online technologies could play an important role in the sexual development of adolescents as they watch more pornography than before. Pornography may relate to adolescents' perceptions of their bodies, especially among those identifying as a sexual and/or gender minority (SGM) as they have an increased risk of body image concerns compared to their heterosexual, cisgender (HC) peers. The present study examined the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations over 3 years between adolescents' pornography use frequency and body appreciation, considering potential gender and sexual orientation-based differences. Results from linear univariate and parallel processes latent growth curve models with a multi-group approach among 2904 adolescents (MageT1 = 14.5 years, SD = 0.61; 51.4% girls, 16.3% sexual minority) demonstrated that HC and SGM girls' body appreciation slightly decreased over time. Moreover, HC boys, HC girls and SGM girls' pornography use frequency slightly increased over time. Cross-sectionally, greater pornography use frequency was associated with lower levels of body appreciation in HC girls and SGM boys, with a small effect size. However, longitudinally, pornography use frequency and body appreciation were not related to each other in either group. Our findings support that pornography use, in the short term, is negatively associated with adolescents' body appreciation, although these associations might not hold in the long term. Adolescents may be more critical of body ideals represented in pornography as they learn to think with more discernment about the pornographic depictions of bodies and sexuality.
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- Marie-Michèle Paquette
- Département de Psychologie, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montreal, QC, H3C 3J7, Canada.
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- Département de Psychologie, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montreal, QC, H3C 3J7, Canada
- Département de Psychologie, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada
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- Département des Sciences de la Santé, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, QC, Canada
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- Département de Psychologie, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montreal, QC, H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Département de Psychologie, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montreal, QC, H3C 3J7, Canada
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Lamb C, Wainstock D, de Campos-Rudinsky TC. Ethics of Love for End-of-Life Care: Beyond Autonomy and Efficiency. Am J Bioeth 2023; 23:76-78. [PMID: 37879016 DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2023.2256274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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Dawson SJ, Fitzpatrick ET, Farm GHJ, Rosen NO. Self-Compassion and Compassionate Love Are Positively Associated with Sexual and Relational Well-Being Among Expectant and New Parent Couples. Arch Sex Behav 2023; 52:3393-3404. [PMID: 37491622 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-023-02658-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Revised: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/27/2023]
Abstract
Pregnancy and the postpartum period can be a challenging time for many couples' relationships. Outside of pregnancy and the postpartum period, being more attentive and sensitive to one's own suffering (i.e., high in self-compassion) and showing love that centers on another person's well-being (i.e., compassionate love) has been linked with greater sexual and relationship satisfaction and lower sexual distress. Both self-compassion and compassionate love may benefit couples during the perinatal period by facilitating more adaptive coping and greater responsiveness to one's own and one's partner's needs. The goal of this study was to examine associations between self-compassion and compassionate love and sexual and relationship satisfaction and sexual distress in two samples of (1) expectant (n = 102) and (2) new parent (n = 102) couples. During pregnancy, self-compassion and compassionate love were linked with higher relationship and sexual satisfaction and lower sexual distress. In the postpartum, higher self-compassion and compassionate love were associated with greater relationship satisfaction, but were less consistently linked with sexual satisfaction and sexual distress. Consistent with theory, self-compassion and compassionate love may allow expectant and new parent couples to adjust to the demands of new parenthood more easily, with benefits for their sexual and relationship wellbeing. Given our data and the established benefits of self-compassion and compassionate love for facilitating adjustment during stressful life events, educating couples about the importance of fostering self-compassion and compassionate love during pregnancy, and after the baby is born, may cultivate resilience which, in turn, may promote stronger relationships.
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Affiliation(s)
- Samantha J Dawson
- Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, 2136 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada.
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- Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, 2136 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, 2136 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Departments of Psychology and Neuroscience and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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Jost WH. If you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with (C, S, N & Y). J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2023; 130:1321-1322. [PMID: 36637507 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-023-02590-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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