scholarly journals Good Theories in Need of Better Data: Combining Clinical and Social Psychological Approaches to Study the Mechanisms Linking Relationships and Health

2021 ◽  
pp. 174569162110275
Author(s):  
Allison K. Farrell ◽  
Sarah C. E. Stanton ◽  
David A. Sbarra
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Change ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Mechanistic Study ◽  
Experimental Therapeutics ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Research Strategies ◽  
Interpersonal Behaviors ◽  
Approaches To Study ◽  
Recursive Modeling

The study of intimate relationships and health is a fast-growing discipline with numerous well-developed theories, many of which outline specific interpersonal behaviors and psychological pathways that may give rise to good or poor health. In this article, we argue that the study of relationships and health can move toward interrogating these mechanisms with greater precision and detail, but doing so will require a shift in the nature of commonly used research methods in this area. Accordingly, we draw heavily on the science of behavior change and discuss six key methodologies that may galvanize the mechanistic study of relationships and health: dismantling studies, factorial studies, experimental therapeutics, experimental mediation research, multiple assessments, and recursive modeling. We provide empirical examples for each strategy and outline new ways in which a given approach may be used to study the mechanisms linking intimate relationships and health. We conclude by discussing the key challenges and limitations for using these research strategies as well as novel ideas about how to integrate this work into existing paradigms within the field.

scholarly journals Good theories in need of better data: Combining clinical and social psychological approaches to study the mechanisms linking relationships and health

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison K. Farrell ◽  
Sarah C. E. Stanton ◽  
David Sbarra
Keyword(s):  
Recent Work ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Review Paper ◽  
Mechanistic Study ◽  
Experimental Therapeutics ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Research Strategies ◽  
Interpersonal Behaviors ◽  
Approaches To Study ◽  
Central Argument

The study of intimate relationships and health is a fast-growing discipline with numerous well-developed theories, many of which outline specific interpersonal behaviors and psychological pathways that may give rise to good or poor health. The central argument of this review paper is that the study of relationships and health can move toward interrogating these mechanisms with greater precision and detail, but doing so will require a shift in the nature of commonly used research methods in this area. Accordingly, our review draws heavily on recent work on the science of behavior change and discusses six key methodologies that may galvanize the mechanistic study of relationships and health: dismantling studies, factorial studies, experimental therapeutics, experimental mediation research, multiple assessments, and recursive modelling. We provide empirical examples for each strategy and outline new ways in which a given approach may be used to study the mechanisms linking intimate relationships and health. The paper concludes with a discussion of the key challenges and limitations for using these research strategies as well as novel ideas about how to integrate this work into existing paradigms within the field.

Searching for Sociability in the Stands: A Theory of Sports Spectating

1993 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Merrill J. Melnick
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Urban Structure ◽  
Social Forces ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
The Social ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Interpersonal Competition ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Spectator Attendance

It is argued that the social forces of urbanization, individualism, interpersonal competition, technology, and geographical mobility have brought greater and greater numbers of strangers into people's everyday lives and have made the achievement of primary, social ties with relatives, friends, neighbors, and workmates more difficult. As a result, many are forced to satisfy their needs for sociability in less personal, less intimate, less private ways. It is proposed that sports spectating has emerged as a major urban structure where spectators come together not only to be entertained but to enrich their social psychological lives through the sociable, quasi-intimate relationships available. The changing nature of the sociability experience in America presents sport managers with interesting challenges and opportunities. A number of recommendations are offered for maximizing the gemeinschaft possibilities of sports spectating facilities. By giving greater attention to the individual and communal possibilities of their events, sport managers can increase spectator attendance while rendering an important public service.

The Provenance Problem: Research Methods and Ethics in the Age of WikiLeaks

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
CHRISTOPHER DARNTON
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
New Materials ◽  
Research Strategies ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Leading Journals

How should political scientists navigate the ethical and methodological quandaries associated with analyzing leaked classified documents and other nonconsensually acquired sources? Massive unauthorized disclosures may excite qualitative scholars with policy revelations and quantitative researchers with big-data suitability, but they are fraught with dilemmas that the discipline has yet to resolve. This paper critiques underspecified research designs and opaque references in the proliferation of scholarship with leaked materials, as well as incomplete and inconsistent guidance from leading journals. It identifies provenance as the primary concept for improved standards and reviews other disciplines’ approaches to this problem. It elaborates eight normative and evidentiary criteria for scholars by which to assess source legitimacy and four recommendations for balancing their trade-offs. Fundamentally, it contends that scholars need deeper reflection on source provenance and its consequences, more humility about whether to access new materials and what inferences to draw, and more transparency in citation and research strategies.

The Evolving Landscape of Research Methods in Library and Information Science

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Judith Mavodza
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Research Strategies ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Research Questions

The library and information science (LIS) profession is influenced by multidisciplinary research strategies and techniques (research methods) that in themselves are also evolving. They represent established ways of approaching research questions (e.g., qualitative vs. quantitative methods). This chapter reviews the methods of research as expressed in literature, demonstrating how, where, and if they are inter-connected. Chu concludes that popularly used approaches include the theoretical approach, experiment, content analysis, bibliometrics, questionnaire, and interview. It appears that most empirical research articles in Chu's analysis employed a quantitative approach. Although the survey emerged as the most frequently used research strategy, there is evidence that the number and variety of research methods and methodologies have been increasing. There is also evidence that qualitative approaches are gaining increasing importance and have a role to play in LIS, while mixed methods have not yet gained enough recognition in LIS research.

scholarly journals Social-Psychological Determinants of Serbian Tourists’ Choice of Green Rural Hotels

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (23) ◽  
pp. 6691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grubor ◽  
Milicevic ◽  
Djokic
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Change ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Dynamic Approach ◽  
Psychological Determinants ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Managerial Implications

The significance of green rural tourism for sustainable development is widely recognized. In addition, a number of researches attempt to explain the green choice among tourists. Hereby, different theoretical approaches are used. The dynamic approach to the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) is implemented in this study. The approach considers that the influence of different elements of TPB (attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control) on intention to visit green rural hotels is tested in the context of different phases in behavior change of the respondents (pre-decision, pre-action, action). According to the authors’ knowledge, this is the first implementation of the dynamic approach to the TPB in understanding green rural choice. During data analysis, multigroup structural equation modelling (SEM) was used. The results indicate that the existence and the strength of the influences of the elements of TPB are different in different phases of behavior change. Managerial implications for the studied market (Serbia) are also provided within the paper.

scholarly journals NON VERBAL COMMUNICATION IN TUNAGANDA SPECIAL NEEDS INTERACTION PATTERNS IN THE COMMUNITY

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Ogy Mahendra ◽  
Kemal Pri Hutama ◽  
Venny Sevtiany ◽  
Ferry Darmawan
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Symbolic Interaction ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Interaction Patterns ◽  
George Herbert ◽  
George Herbert Mead ◽  
Surrounding Environment ◽  
The Mind

This study aims to find out how to communicate a person with a hearing impairment (deaf and deaf) in the Memen figure. The communication made by Memen is the exchange of meanings and symbols so that they affect behavior change. You can communicate and do your daily activities well, despite the limitations you have. Memen can grasp the meaning of a symbol well by his mind. With the confidence that Memen has, Memen is also supported by the surrounding environment that influences the current character of Memen. This research uses qualitative research methods with case studies. Collection techniques used through interviews, observations and literature studies and theories used are symbolic interaction theories according to George Herbert Mead which will explain the Mind, Self and Society. The results of the study, Memen did not understand nonverbal languages officially, and he understood self-taught and assisted by residents in the surrounding environment.

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