The psychological roots of chemsex and how understanding the full picture can help us create meaningful support

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie Evans
Keyword(s):  
Private Practice ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Therapy Approach ◽  
Full Picture ◽  
Sex Positive

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the larger picture of chemsex in a hope to understand how to best work with clients therapeutically. The paper’s aim is to acknowledge not just the risk and “negative” aspects but also what might be gained by men engaging in chems use. How can the chemsex space act as a container for emotions and experiences? Design/methodology/approach This is a paper based upon cases from within the author’s private practice plus anonymous interviews with men. It comes from a sex positive therapy approach and explores ideas formed within the author's work as a practitioner. Findings The findings within this paper showed just how complex an issue chemsex is with many layers to it. The author also found that the most important aspect to bear in mind is that this is a very human issue, with aspects many can relate to such as intimacy, self-esteem, desire for connection and dealing with difficult emotions. By seeing what part it plays in the life of men involved then it is possible to can understand how seductive it could be. Originality/value This paper takes a more in-depth look at the psychological roots of chemsex and how these play a part. As this field is explored more, this paper aims to look at chemsex from the idea of pleasure, community and connection so that it is possible to provide the support that is best suited.

scholarly journals Whole community co-production: a full picture behind the successful COVID-19 response in S. Korea

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jungwon Yeo ◽  
Eun Sun Lee
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Current Response ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Community Approach ◽  
Full Picture ◽  
Pandemic Response ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This study aims to examine and understand South Korea’s (S. Korea) COVID-19 response operations, a notable case for other countries to emulate, and suggest some practical implications for other countries struggling with coping with the current pandemic. Design/methodology/approach To examine the case, the authors propose a new theoretical framework based on concepts of the whole community approach in the emergency management field and on co-production in public administration studies, and use the theoretical framework to analyze the details of S. Korea’s whole community co-production for COVID-19 response. Findings The findings demonstrate that the successful pandemic response in S. Korea is attributable to a nationwide whole community co-production among multiple actors, including government, various industries, sectors, jurisdictions and even individual citizens, within and across relevant public service and public policy domains. Originality/value This study suggests a new theoretical framework, whole community co-production, which contributes to the conceptual advancement of co-production in the field of public administration and a whole community approach in the field of emergency and crisis management. The framework also suggests practical implications for other countries to integrate whole community coproduction that may transform current response operations to cope with COVID-19.

Exploring IKEA effect in self-expressive mass customization: underlying mechanism and boundary conditions

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 365-374
Author(s):  
I-Ling Ling ◽  
Yi-Fen Liu ◽  
Chien-Wei (Wilson) Lin ◽  
Chih-Hui Shieh
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Mass Customization ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
Underlying Mechanism ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Aesthetic Preference ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Path Analyses ◽  
Product Valuation

Purpose This study aims to understand the underlying mechanism and boundary conditions of the IKEA effect in self-expressive mass customization (MC). It examines the effect of the extent of choice in MC toolkits in terms of perceived value of self-designed products, as well as how self-expression mediates this effect and what kind of consumers are more inclined to experience such effect. Design/methodology/approach Two experiments were conducted, using online MC toolkits. In total, 393 consumers participated in the experiments. Data collected were analyzed using t-tests, analyses of variance, path analyses, bootstrap analyses and spotlight tests. Findings The results show that offering a greater extent of choice in MC toolkits to consumers provides a greater opportunity for self-expression, resulting in higher product valuation. Further, consumers who have high romanticism in aesthetic preference and high self-esteem are more inclined to influences associated with this effect. Originality/value This research adds to the literature on the IKEA effect in self-expressive MC by identifying a key antecedent (extent of choice), its underlying mechanism (self-expression), and two boundary conditions (aesthetic preference and self-esteem). The results of this study provide firms with a better understanding of how they can improve their self-expressive MC strategies.

The importance of developing confidence and self-esteem in children with a learning disability

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 188-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hayley Goleniowska
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Learning Disability ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Self Worth

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to look at the importance of self-esteem in individuals with a learning disability. Design/methodology/approach – The paper explore ways of developing self-esteem and confidence with simple techniques for parents and carers of those with learning disabilities to try. Findings – Anecdotal examples are given by a mother of a child who has Down's Syndrome. The paper outlines ways parents and professionals can increase the self-worth of individuals with a learning disability through fun play, encouraging relevant social and life skills, even safe risk taking. The paper outlines the need for accepting and praising your child for who they are as well as seeking out positive role models. Originality/value – Self-esteem and confidence are crucial ingredients in giving people with learning disabilities a sense of well-being and of beings valued member of a community. They are also key in keeping depression and loneliness at bay.

scholarly journals Re-thinking employability with a literacies lens

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 164-178
Author(s):  
Alexandra Kendall ◽  
Amanda French
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Literacy Practices ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Approaches To Learning ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social Theories ◽  
Funded Project ◽  
Engaging Student

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to draw on the outcomes of an Higher Education Academy funded project, Literacies for Employability (L4E) to contribute to discussion of the interface between university learning and workplace settings and the focus on employability that dominates the English context. The paper will be of interest to colleagues from any discipline who have an interest in critical (re)readings of employability and practical ways of engaging student in ethnographic approaches to understanding workplace practices, particularly those with an interest in professional, work-based, or placement learning. Design/methodology/approach L4E is grounded in social theories of communication from Sociology and Education that understands literacy as a complex social activity embedded in domains of practice. These ideas recognise workplaces as domains that are highly distinctive and diverse contexts for literacy (rather than generic or standard) and that to be successful in particular workplace settings students must be attuned to, and adaptive and fluent in, the nuanced literacy practices of that workplace. However, evidence suggests (Lea and Stierer, 2000) that HE students (and teachers) rarely experience overt teaching about literacy in general or workplace literacies in particular. Findings This project developed a framework to scaffold and support this process across the disciplines so that students can develop the attitudes and behaviours they will need to be successful in the workplace. Originality/value The approach chimes with recommendations from Pegg et al. (2012) that employability is most effectively developed through a focus on more expansive, reflexive approaches to learning and through “raising confidence […] self-esteem and aspirations” (Pegg et al., 2012, p. 9).

Altruism as a pathway to unethical action

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-247
Author(s):  
Michael Babula ◽  
Max Tookey ◽  
Glenn Muschert ◽  
Mark Neal
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Decision Maker ◽  
Unethical Behavior ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Ethical Decision ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Poor

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to answer the question, “Can particular types of altruism influence people to make unethical decisions?” The purpose of seeking to answer this question is to better understand those cases in personal, public and commercial life whereby a decision-maker is influenced by what is widely perceived to be a positive thing – altruism – to make unethical choices. Design/methodology/approach An experiment was designed to test the influence of different categories of altruism on decision-making about whether to find another guilty for a regulatory transgression. This involved the establishment and running of a student panel at a UK university, which was given the task of determining the guilt or otherwise of two students accused of plagiarism – one from a poor background; one from a rich background. Through a survey of both the decision-makers and their judgments, and by analyzing the data using t-tests and Mann–Whitney tests, the associations between different categories of altruism and the decisions made could be ascertained. Findings A total of 70.7% of the participants voted “not-guilty” for the poor student, whereas 68.3% voted “guilty” for the wealthy student. This indicated that self-interested, namely, egoistic altruism complemented by social and self-esteem needs gratification was significantly associated with violating foundational ethical principles. Originality/value This is the first study to be done that attempts to evaluate the relationships between different categories of altruism and ethical decision-making. The findings here challenge aggregating all forms of empathy together when exploring the antecedents of unethical behavior.

Grab those teachable moments! (On teacher identities and student learning)

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 276-284
Author(s):  
Hristina Keranova
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Data Representation ◽  
Professional Identities ◽  
Teachable Moments ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Research Software ◽  
Teacher Identities ◽  
Making Choices

Purpose This study aims to use the works of Bakhtin and theorists who further developed his ideas to show the struggle teachers go through in trying to balance different identities in the classroom and the effect of that process on student learning. Design/methodology/approach The author-transcribed observations and interviews are analyzed using ATLAS.ti qualitative research software, and narrative vignettes are used for data representation. Findings It gives a glimpse of the difficulty in making choices when professional identities, based on established criteria for professionalism and determining self-esteem, are at stake. The two vignettes used to represent the data blend the informative with the evocative and dramatize the readers’ perception by giving voice to the participants. Originality/value The study illustrates the importance of adapting fossilized teacher identities to the specificity of each classroom to support student learning.

Self-esteem and transformational leadership

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (7) ◽  
pp. 815-831 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kurt Matzler ◽  
Florian Andreas Bauer ◽  
Todd A. Mooradian
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Leadership Behavior ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Self Evaluation

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether transformational leadership behavior is a function of the leader’s own self-respect and his/her evaluation of being capable, significant, and worthy (self-esteem). It is also tested whether transformational leadership is related to innovation success. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected from 411 entrepreneurs and managing directors of small- and medium-sized Austrian companies. The proposed hypotheses were tested using structural equation modeling (PLS). Findings – A strong and significant relationship between self-esteem and transformational leadership was found. Furthermore, data analyses revealed that transformational leadership has a positive impact on innovation success. Originality/value – This study reveals the important but heretofore neglected role of self-esteem, defined as a manager’s overall self-evaluation of his/her competences, as an important predictor of transformational leadership.

Psychographics of comparison shoppers

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Banwari Mittal
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Achievement Orientation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Extant Literature ◽  
Service Value ◽  
Decision Confidence ◽  
Comparison Shopping ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to identify the psychographics of comparison shoppers. How do comparison shoppers differ from their counterparts? This question has remained unaddressed in extant literature. Design/methodology/approach – Two separate surveys of convenience samples of consumers were used to identify comparison shoppers and non-comparison shoppers and their profiles. Findings – Comparisons shoppers enjoyed shopping more and were on a tight budget. They also saw themselves as smart shoppers compared to their counterparts. However, non-comparison shoppers did not lack in buying gratification, decision confidence or satisfaction with their choices. Both groups were also at par on achievement orientation, optimism, spirited living and happiness. Research limitations/implications – Findings of differences are important: comparison shoppers do not find the shopping task stressful, instead they enjoy shopping more. The findings of no difference are even more important: the act of engaging in comparison shopping did not, in and of itself, heighten (nor lessen) the decision confidence, consumption pleasure, optimism or happiness. Practical implications – Given that comparison shoppers are just as optimists and achievement oriented, their self-esteem is likely just as high, and, as such, they would expect to be treated with respect. Thus, even low-service, value-priced stores need to make shopping hassle free, pleasant and respectful. Originality/value – Comparison shopping has not been studied before as a focal construct. The present paper contributes by identifying important psychographic traits of comparison shoppers, both those that separate them from their counterparts and those that unite them.

Gatwick employees get passport to a slimmer and fitter life-style

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 10-11
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Life Style ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Health Program ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – Describes two health and well-being programs that are helping employees at London’s Gatwick airport to get fitter and enjoy a healthier lifestyle. Design/methodology/approach – Explores the reasons for the programs the form they take and the results they have achieved. Findings – Explains how security employees became slimmer and fitter following a 12-week health program, while the ongoing passport to health program is promoting healthier eating and lifestyles among employees. Practical implications – Advances the view that improved health and well-being in employees reduces absenteeism and improves productivity, mood and self-esteem in the workforce. Social implications – Reports that Gatwick employees feel happier, have better sleep quality, more confidence in what they can achieve and more satisfaction with exercise and leisure activities. Originality/value – Highlights how other employees could benefit from similar schemes.

Students’ perception of the relevance of work experience scheme to real estate education in Nigeria

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy Tunde Oladokun ◽  
Timothy Oluwafemi Ayodele
Keyword(s):  
Real Estate ◽  
Private Practice ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Industrial Work ◽  
Proportion Method ◽  
Real Estate Education ◽  
Set Up

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the relevance of students industrial work experience scheme (SIWES) to real estate education in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach – Primary data were collected with the aid of questionnaire served on 182 parts 3 and 4 students of Estate Management and Valuation, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria. The descriptive methods of mean and proportion method were used to determine the factors that are considered could contribute to real estate education in Nigeria. Findings – The result shows that SIWES is an integral part of real estate education and that it helps the students to acquire behavioural skills in addition to acquiring necessary experience required to set up private practice upon completion. Research limitations/implications – Obtaining the perception of students alone could make the findings one sided and bias. Further detailed research targeted at the employers of labour will provide a balanced view. Also, extending further studies to incorporating students of more universities will be more exciting. Originality/value – This paper is an effort at stimulating the interest of other researchers in conducting similar research to cover all institutions in Nigeria as well as obtaining the perception of the employers of labour in this respect.

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