scholarly journals The Role of Human Values and Relations in the Employment of People with Work-Relevant Disabilities

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 176-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lieke Kuiper ◽  
Minne Bakker ◽  
Jacques Van der Klink
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Support ◽  
The Other ◽  
Human Values ◽  
Human Relations ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Framework Analysis ◽  
Central Value ◽  
Professional Network ◽  
Private Network

The aim of this study is to discuss the role of human values and relations in the employment of people with work-relevant disabilities. <em>Purpose:</em> Finding and maintaining a paid job is known to be more difficult for people with a disability. The aim of the study is to explore the use which people with a disability make of their private and professional network in finding and maintaining a paid job and the role values play in these relations. This was placed in the context of three complementary perspectives: a perspective that stresses the importance of other than merely rationalistic values, a perspective that stresses the importance of values in work and an interpersonal perspective in which ‘the Other’ is central. <em>Methods:</em><strong> </strong>Semi-structured interviews were held with 8 people with a working disability. As well, 4 interviews were held with people from their private network (family and partner) and 4 interviews with people from their professional network (colleagues and employers). All interviews were audio-taped and transcribed verbatim. A framework analysis was used to identify the different values in the interviews. This was done with use of MAXqda. <em>Results:</em> The interviews showed that both romantic and rational values and arguments were mentioned by the employers in the context of hiring people with a work-relevant disability; they need to be willing to adjust. The importance of human relations was emphasised in the values mentioned by the respondents when talking about having a paid job. Moreover, ‘the Other’ played an important role in the employment process of people with a work-relevant disability. People with such a disability asked their private network to help them and to provide emotional support. <em>Conclusion:</em><strong> </strong>Enabling values and relations had more chance if they were in line with the mission and central value of the organisation. This was one of the first studies on the role that human values and relations play in maintaining a paid job for people with a work-relevant disability. The study gives a first impression of how human values and relations play a role, but more research is needed to provide more detailed insights, for example in different groups (e.g. non-employed people with a disability).

scholarly journals Qualitative analysis of the roles of physicians and nurses in providing decision support to patients with relapsed or refractory leukemia and malignant lymphoma

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miharu Morikawa ◽  
Yuki Shirai
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Malignant Lymphoma ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
The Other ◽  
Emotional Needs ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Share Information

Abstract Purpose This study clarified the roles of hematologists and expected roles of other professionals in providing decision support to patients with relapsed or refractory leukemia and malignant lymphoma. Methods Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 hematologists regarding the role of physicians in providing decision support and the expected roles of other professionals. Interview data were then subjected to a content analysis. Results Hematologists were tasked with gathering information about the patient prior to discussions; specifically, they would select required information, communicate issues in a way that patients and their families could easily understand, respect the wishes of the patients and their families, and pay attention to any emotional needs. They were also expected to alter the way information was conveyed in cases of particular severity, while explaining the options they believed were best. Regarding multidisciplinary collaboration, roles included valuing communication, managing entire teams, and encouraging active participation among other professionals. On the other hand, hematologists expected other professionals to actively participate in discussions, express opinions, share information about the patient’s situation and related discussions, and provide emotional support. Conclusions During interviews, hematologists conveyed information that physicians keep in mind when providing decision support to patients and explained how they prioritized treatment options. Information must be organized not only in terms of the patient’s image and hematologist’s perspective, but also in terms of the patient’s priorities and values. As such, a multidisciplinary professional team is needed to share patient information and provide multifaceted support.

scholarly journals The role of giving and receiving emotional support in depressive symptomatology among older couples: An application of the actor-partner interdependence model

2010 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda K. Ko ◽  
Megan A. Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Support ◽  
Depressive Symptomatology ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Path Model ◽  
The Other ◽  
Older Couples ◽  
Actor Partner Interdependence Model ◽  
The Relationship

The present study investigated whether perception of receiving emotional support mediates the relationship between one partner’s giving of emotional support and the other partner’s depressive symptomatology using a population-based sample of 423 couples from the Changing Lives of Older Couples study. A path model was used guided by the Actor—Partner Interdependence Model. Results indicated that spouses’ giving emotional support was related to the degree to which their spouse reported receiving emotional support. Perception of receiving emotional support, in turn, was related to lower depressive symptomatology of the support recipient. Both husbands and wives can benefit from emotional support through their perception of receiving emotional support, and spouses’ perceptions, as well as their actions, should be considered in support transactions.

scholarly journals Ringing the changes: the role of telephone communication in a helpline and befriending service targeting loneliness in older people

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (7) ◽  
pp. 1528-1551 ◽  
Author(s):  
CLAIRE PRESTON ◽  
STEPHEN MOORE
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Older People ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Voice Communication ◽  
Telephone Communication ◽  
The United Kingdom

ABSTRACTThe drive to deliver services addressing loneliness in older people by telephone and online makes it increasingly relevant to consider how the mode of communication affects the way people interact with services and the capacity of services to meet their needs. This paper is based on the qualitative strand of a larger mixed-methods study of a national phoneline tackling loneliness in older people in the United Kingdom. The research comprised thematic analysis of four focus groups with staff and 42 semi-structured interviews with callers. It explored the associations between telephone-delivery, how individuals used the services and how the services were able to respond. To understand these associations, it was useful to identify some constituent characteristics of telephone communication in this context: namely its availability, reach and non-visual nature. This enabled various insights and comparison with other communication media. For example, the availability of the services attracted people seeking frequent emotional support but this presented challenges to staff. More positively, the ability of the services to connect disparate individuals enabled them to form different kinds of satisfying relationships. The evolution of mixed communication forms, such as internet-based voice communication and smartphone-based visual communication, makes analysis at the level of a technology's characteristics useful. Such a cross-cutting perspective can inform both the design of interventions and assessment of their suitability for different manifestations of loneliness.

scholarly journals The role of interreligious dialogues on religious tolerance

2018 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmood Vaezi
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Human Relations ◽  
Religious People ◽  
Inherent Feature ◽  
Inner Self ◽  
Religious Dialogue ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Common

The application of the word ‘dialogue’ has a life as long as history and the old texts of religions are full of dialogues prevailing among different religious people. Reviewing and analysing the background and history of religious dialogue in the world, more than anything else, we understand the principle of necessity and position of dialogue as a common and public principle among religions, which in a broader view has been acceptable to most, if not all, religious people. This issue indicates that a spiritual and inherent sense is within the substantial core of all humans towards dialogue, which as a natural and inherent feature has been prevailing from the beginning of creation up to the present, and it will continue so. Firstly, employing the dialogue or saying and listening either to the inner self or the other people, when it is being formed with a commitment to human principles, will make human overpass a self-oriented attitude and recognition other persons. Secondly, it makes him/her listen and tolerate others’ views. Thirdly, it makes him/her be committed towards the principle of tolerance and recognise of the other(s) as well. On this basis, the continuity of the principle of dialogue and emphasis on this innate tradition will cause the spread of the culture of tolerance, peace and tranquillity. Furthermore, distancing from dialogue will lay down grounds for a self-oriented attitude, prejudice, pride, omission of others and violence in human society. On this case, while giving originality to dialogue, Islam clearly and firmly puts dialogue forth as a basic principle in human relations and a base to achieve the common ideals of human communities, which are discussed in detail in this article.

scholarly journals Exploring Student Motivation in Quranic Memorization in Selected Islamic Secondary Schools (a Case Study)

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 100
Author(s):  
Nik Md Saiful Azizi Nik Abdullah ◽  
Fathiyah Solehah Mohd Sabbri ◽  
Rabi'atul Athirah Muhammad Isa
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Student Motivation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Influential Factor ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Parental Guidance

This article sought to explore the student motivation in memorizing the Quran. A qualitative study through semi-structured interviews with six participants was done to gain data for this study. The findings showed that parents, teachers and the participants themselves influenced student motivation in memorising the Quran. The role of parental guidance and advice was the most influential factor leading to cause among students in learning the Quran. Implications of this study, the students themselves and teachers also were the source of motivation to memorize. At the same time, teachers should always assist and help students in their memorization of the Quran. That way, students will feel more confident to continue their memorization. Therefore, this study can be helpful as a reference in lowering the gap in motivation in Quranic memorization. Hence, the researchers believe that this study will help the other researchers continue and elaborate more on Quranic memorization about the cause.

scholarly journals Cooperation Networks and Embeddedness—The Case of the Portuguese Footwear Sector

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 9612
Author(s):  
Rúben Rocha ◽  
Anderson Rei Galvão ◽  
Carla Susana Marques ◽  
Carla Mascarenhas ◽  
Vítor Braga
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
The Other ◽  
Internationalization Process ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Data Coding ◽  
Business Association ◽  
Practical Implications

The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of embeddedness and cooperation networks in the business internationalization process. To achieve the abovementioned purpose, a qualitative methodology was carefully chosen, through which semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten entrepreneurs of the footwear sector in Portugal, as well as with a head of the national footwear business association. In order to process the data obtained by conducting the interviews, content analysis and data coding through the NVivo software were performed. The results suggest that internationalization is essential for companies in the Portuguese footwear sector. In addition to internationalization helping companies to increase their turnover, it allows companies to grow in a more sustainable way. On the other hand, research also allows us to deduce that networks play an important role in the development of the organizations in question, as they facilitate access to various resources indispensable to this growth. Concerning embeddedness, this aspect presents itself as a facet to which special attention should be paid, considering the pre-eminence that respondents attribute to all variables that help to structure this dimension. The conclusions of this study have theoretical and practical implications, which provide empirical evidence of how the internationalization process can influence the activity of Portuguese companies in the footwear sector. In addition, the results contribute to the evolution of existing knowledge about how embeddedness and cooperation networks facilitate the internationalization process.

scholarly journals Corrigendum

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (9) ◽  
pp. NP3-NP3
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Identification ◽  
The Other ◽  
Human Relations ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Submission Process ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
Work Passion

Marina N Astakhova and Gayle Porter Understanding the work passion–performance relationship: The mediating role of organizational identification and moderating role of fit at work Published in Human Relations, 2015, Volume 68, Issue 8, pages 1315–1346, first published online: 26 March 2015; issue published: 1 August 2015 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0018726714555204 The authors of the article did not disclose that the data reported were also used in three additional articles. This omission violates journal policy around transparency in the submission process. After review, the article in question has been deemed sufficiently different from the other three articles to not warrant retraction.

Whose role is it? Primary care and the provision of emotional support for women experiencing miscarriage: a pilot qualitative Australian study

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 388
Author(s):  
Vellyna Sumarno ◽  
Meredith J. Temple-Smith ◽  
Jade E. Bilardi
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Primary Care Practice ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Self Blame ◽  
Physical Care

Miscarriage can cause significant psychological morbidity. Women frequently report dissatisfaction with healthcare professionals’ support following miscarriage. This pilot study aimed to explore the views and practices of GPs in providing emotional support to women experiencing miscarriage. Eight GPs participated in semi-structured interviews. GPs considered women’s physical care their top priority at the time of miscarriage; however, acknowledged miscarriage could result in significant emotional sequelae. Most GPs felt it was their role to provide emotional support, including expressing empathy, listening and normalising miscarriage to mitigate guilt and self-blame. GPs preferred an individualised approach to emotional support and mostly offered follow-up appointments if a patient requested it or was considered ‘high risk’ for mental health issues. Some GPs believed miscarriage support was within the scope of primary care practice; however, others felt it was the role of social networks and pregnancy loss support organisations. GPs identified several structural and external barriers that precluded enhanced emotional support. Further tools and resources to enhance support care may be of benefit to some GPs. The feasibility of GPs providing follow-up support remains uncertain. Further research is required to determine whether support is best placed within primary care or better served through external organisations.

Sensational cinema

2019 ◽  
pp. 77-87
Author(s):  
David MacDougall
Keyword(s):  
Prior Experience ◽  
The Other ◽  
Human Relations ◽  
Cultural Assumptions ◽  
Sound Image ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
Taste And Smell ◽  
Determining Factor

This chapter explores the role of the senses and the evocation of physical sensations in the cinema. These evocations go well beyond the five primary senses, for combinations of images and sounds are capable of evoking a much wider range of sensations, including those of movement, pressure, nearness and distance, wetness and dryness, viscosity, and so on. Citing Michel Chion, the author examines how the sound-image becomes a new phenomenon that produces a heightened sense of material presence. Although some of our responses are innate, others are dependent on context and prior experience, which may explain why films are more effective at evoking sensations of touch than those of taste and smell. The aesthetic profile of different cultures is another determining factor. The cinema can be coercive in forcing us to see what we would ordinarily avoid, challenging our moral and cultural assumptions. On the other hand, its very technology often misrepresents our seeing, leading to an anodyne version of reality. The sensations and emotions of the filmmaker while filming are also important, and for filmmakers the cinema can become a way of reaching out to the subjects of their films. But ‘sensory’ cinema, the author argues, should not become an end in itself; it only achieves value within the context of other human relations.

scholarly journals “You’ve Got to Be Old to Go There”: Psychosocial Barriers and Facilitators to Social Eating in Older Adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 628-637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anisa Saeed ◽  
Jenny Fisher ◽  
Zinnia Mitchell-Smith ◽  
Laura J E Brown
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Barriers And Facilitators ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Framework Analysis ◽  
Psychosocial Barriers ◽  
Social Eating ◽  
Design And Methods

Abstract Background and Objectives Social eating is associated with a range of physical and mental health benefits for older adults. Previous research has identified some of the practical barriers that may limit social eating, such as cost and access to public transport. However, little is known about the psychosocial issues that can affect older adults’ engagement with social eating. This study examines psychosocial barriers and facilitators to attending community-based social eating opportunities for older adults. Design and Methods Forty-two older people aged between 59 and 89 years living in Manchester, UK, participated in semi-structured interviews or focus groups about their experiences and perceptions of social eating opportunities. Interview transcripts were analyzed using inductive thematic analyses. As there are known gender differences in relation to attitudes and behaviors relating to food and social activities, a framework analysis was applied to explore how these themes were differentially expressed by gender. Results Four themes were identified that related to the importance of (a) offering more than food; (b) participants’ social identity; (c) taking the first step; and (d) embarrassment and self-consciousness about physical health. Gender differences related to perceptions of the relevance and attractiveness of social eating, and the role of social support. Discussion and Implications This study improves our understanding of older adults’ social eating experiences and highlights clear strategies by which social eating opportunities could be made more attractive, accessible, and acceptable to older adults.

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