scholarly journals Conclusion to the special issue: Relationships in the time of COVID-19: Examining the effects of the global pandemic on personal relationships

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-91
Author(s):  
Pamela J Lannutti ◽  
Jennifer L Bevan
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Personal Relationships ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
And Coping

This article serves as the conclusion of the special issue entitled “Relationships in the time of COVID-19: Examining the effects of the global pandemic on personal relationships.” The special issue includes 29 research articles with authors and samples from 28 countries spanning all continents except Antarctica. Romantic relationships between two heterosexual partners were studied most often in the special issue articles, but studies also focused on family relationships, friendships, and relationships between strangers. This article provides a summary of the special issue and its three broad themes: (1) stress, turbulence, conflict, and coping; (2) loneliness, isolation, and mediated communication; and (3) reflecting and reframing in relationships. The article concludes with the special issue editors’ reflections on relationship science and the pandemic.

scholarly journals Introduction to the special issue: Relationships in the time of COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 026540752110185
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. Bevan ◽  
Pamela J. Lannutti
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Personal Relationships ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Global Pandemic

This introduction describes the background for the special issue entitled “Relationships in the Time of COVID-19: Examining the Effects of the Global Pandemic on Personal Relationships.” It also examines reasons for conducting interdisciplinary research on COVID-19 and personal relationships, and previews first articles published in the special issue.

scholarly journals Cover, Content, and Editorial Note from Borneo J Pharm Vol. 3 Special Issue 1 June 2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (Special-1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chief Editor Of Borneo J Pharm
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Editorial Note ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Related Research ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
The World

COVID-19 is currently the most researched topic worldwide. Apart from the effects that are caused by such a massive, also because the most effective therapies to treat it has still not been found. Therefore, researchers around the world seem to compete with time to research to find ways to overcome the global pandemic. Seeing this trend, the Borneo Journal of Pharmacy (Borneo J Pharm) does not want to be left behind to participate in sharing information related to COVID-19, and Alhamdulillahirabbil 'alamin, in the middle of 2020 Borneo J Pharm published its first Special Issue with the related Research and Review theme of COVID-19. This edition contains five articles both research articles and reviews from domestic and foreign authors. The authors came from four countries consisting of Indonesia, India, Saudi Arabia, and Nigeria. The authors also come from several institutions, including Kota College of Pharmacy, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam University, Raffles University, Oxford College of Pharmacy, Shri Gopichand College of Pharmacy, Federal University of Technology Minna, University of Abuja, Benue State Polytechnic, Rahul Sankrityayan College of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, and Universitas Muhammadiyah Bandung

scholarly journals Recent Advances in Kinase Drug Discovery Part I: The Editors’ Take

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (14) ◽  
pp. 7560
Author(s):  
Julie A. Tucker ◽  
Mathew P. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Drug Discovery ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Enzyme Family ◽  
Selection Of

This special issue on Advances in Kinase Drug Discovery provides a selection of research articles and topical reviews covering all aspects of drug discovery targeting the phosphotransferase enzyme family [...]

scholarly journals Special issue: what have we learnt from the COVID-19 global pandemic: improving the construction industry’s abilities to foresee, respond to and recover from future endemic catastrophes

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 192-197
Author(s):  
Helen Lingard ◽  
Rita Peihua Zhang ◽  
Christine Räisänen ◽  
Yang Miang Goh ◽  
Paul Bowen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Special Issue ◽  
Global Pandemic

scholarly journals Life: Computational Genomics Applications in Life Sciences

Life ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1211
Author(s):  
Yuriy L. Orlov ◽  
Anastasia A. Anashkina
Keyword(s):  
Systems Biology ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Computational Genomics ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Special Issue

This Special Issue, “Life: Computational Genomics”, presents research articles on systems biology applications, computational genomics, and bioinformatics methods in life sciences [...]

scholarly journals Stress and Coping Strategies of Parents of Children with Special Needs

1970 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 186
Author(s):  
Windy T. de la Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Coping Strategy ◽  
Stress Level ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Children With Special Needs ◽  
Maladaptive Coping ◽  
And Coping

In the Philippines, there is an increasing number of children with special needs, and parents' ability to cope has implications with the way they raise their child as well as in family relationships. This descriptive, comparative, and correlational study focused on determining the stress level of parents, their demographic characteristics, and coping strategies. Data were gathered using standardized instruments as well as profile sheets from the 57 parents who were chosen through the snowball sampling technique. Data were then analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Pearson correlation coefficient. Findings showed a significant relationship between the stress level and educational attainment. Furthermore, parents utilized adaptive coping as their dominant coping strategy, but they were also at varying degrees and at different times of utilizing maladaptive coping strategies. The stress level was positively associated with maladaptive coping strategy suggesting that parents were prone to emotional problems. Results had implications for mental health practices in the country. 

scholarly journals Design of a Massage-Inspired Haptic Device for Interpersonal Connection in Long-Distance Communication

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lalita Haritaipan ◽  
Masahiro Hayashi ◽  
Céline Mougenot
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Average Force ◽  
Considerable Research ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Haptic Communication ◽  
Distance Communication ◽  
Post Hoc ◽  
Online Conversation

The use of tactile senses in mediated communication has generated considerable research interest in past decades. Since massage is a common practice in Asian cultures, we propose to introduce massage-based interactions in mediated communication between people in a close relationship. We designed a device for distant interactive massage to be used during online conversation and we assessed its effect on interpersonal connection with eight pairs of Chinese participants in romantic relationships. All pairs were asked to engage in a conversation, either through a video call or through a massage-assisted video call. The findings showed that the use of the massage device significantly increased the perceived emotional and physical connection between the users. The results also showed a significant increase in the engagement in the massage activity, e.g., total massage time and average force per finger, from positive conversation to negative conversation, demonstrating an evidence of the interplay between audio-visual and haptic communication. Post hoc interviews showed the potential of the massage device for long-distance communication in romantic relationships as well as in parents-children relationships.

scholarly journals You make all things special: Developing a scale to measure sympathetic magic in romantic relationships

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 1635-1647 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Niemyjska ◽  
Michał Parzuchowski
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Distinctive Feature ◽  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Construct Validation ◽  
Personal Relationships ◽  
Cognitive Factors ◽  
Attachment Behavior ◽  
Sympathetic Magic ◽  
Paranormal Beliefs

Abstract This paper describes the development and construct validation of the Romantic Sympathetic Magic Scale (RSMS). The scale measures individual differences in directing attachment behavior toward inanimate objects associated with one’s partner. We offer a theoretical basis for such behavior in the concept of sympathetic magic and test the motivational and cognitive factors involved in this tendency. Finally, we differentiate romantic sympathetic magic from similar concepts. Three studies (N = 851) showed that RSMS is related to increased experientiality as well as to motivation to increase closeness to one’s partner. The RSMS is related to, but substantially different from, paranormal beliefs, anthropomorphism for gadgets, and an overall attachment to inanimate objects. The distinctive feature of romantic sympathetic magic is that it applies specifically to objects associated with people’s loved ones and its function is to facilitate a perceived connection with them. This research contributes to our understanding of the correspondence between personal relationships and emotional connection to inanimate objects.

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