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.

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.

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.

scholarly journals Volcanic Ash versus Mineral Dust: Atmospheric Processing and Environmental and Climate Impacts

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baerbel Langmann
Keyword(s):  
Volcanic Ash ◽  
Review Paper ◽  
Mineral Dust ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Climate Impacts ◽  
Research Strategies ◽  
Joint Research ◽  
Ambient Temperatures ◽  
Atmospheric Processing ◽  
Deposition Processes

This review paper contrasts volcanic ash and mineral dust regarding their chemical and physical properties, sources, atmospheric load, deposition processes, atmospheric processing, and environmental and climate effects. Although there are substantial differences in the history of mineral dust and volcanic ash particles before they are released into the atmosphere, a number of similarities exist in atmospheric processing at ambient temperatures and environmental and climate impacts. By providing an overview on the differences and similarities between volcanic ash and mineral dust processes and effects, this review paper aims to appeal for future joint research strategies to extend our current knowledge through close cooperation between mineral dust and volcanic ash researchers.

Empowered or Discouraged? A Study of People with Learning Disabilities and their Experience of Engaging in Intimate Relationships

2000 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. 270-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily White ◽  
Rosemary Barnitt
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Collaborative Study ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Residential Home ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
The People ◽  
Vulnerable People ◽  
Adults With Learning Disabilities ◽  
Therapy Services

Vulnerable people constitute the majority of referrals to occupational therapy services, due to age and social, psychological and economic circumstances. People with learning disabilities may fit all these categories. An argument has been put that vulnerable people should not be subjects in research (de Raeve 1994) and that there may be unacceptable risks in being a subject in a socially sensitive research project (Barnitt and Partridge 1999). However, avoiding research with people with learning disabilities would mean that the voice of these clients would not be heard and it is known that they have expressed the wish to be consulted and involved in research (Atkinson 1989). A collaborative study was carried out with eight adults with learning disabilities who lived in a community residential home. Interviews were completed which dealt with aspects of intimate relationships. Three themes emerged from the interviews: the experience of intimate relationships, the future of a current relationship and the involvement of others in relationships. The findings showed that the people interviewed had a generally positive experience of such relationships. However, while the attitudes of staff and family towards intimate relationships were mostly empowering, some negative views still existed. The results have implications for occupational therapists working with people with learning disabilities.

scholarly journals Euripides’ Medea and Jason: A Study in the Social Power of Love

Phronimon ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 31-47
Author(s):  
Kofi Ackah
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Social Power ◽  
Psychological Theory ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Psychological Perspective ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
The Social ◽  
Power Game ◽  
Social Psychological Theory ◽  
Social Psychological Perspective

Euripides’ Medea resonates with modern issues in intimate relationships. However, little has been written on this, especially from the social-psychological perspective. This paper explores the breakdown of the Jason-Medea marriage in terms of the social-psychological theory of love as an exchange in a power game in which a certain degree of imbalance in the exchange could account for such a breakdown. I analyse the Medea text in terms of Olson and Cromwell’s (1975) tripartite theoretical framework, namely: (a) the bases on which social power is built; (b) the processes by which social power is wielded; and (c) the outcomes produced by the use of social power. I find that Medea carried a greater burden of love towards Jason than Jason did towards her, fuelled and sustained by her enduring and greater need for security and happiness. And in intimate relationships, the principle of least interest (Waller and Hill 1951) works: the beloved tends to dominate the lover. Jason, however, overreached himself when he violated the minimum conditions of his own desirability – fidelity to and respect for Medea. I conclude that Medea’s violent reaction to Jason’s conduct indicates the fragility of love as a basis of social power in intimate relationships.

scholarly journals Interaction between gravitational radiation and electromagnetic radiation

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (06) ◽  
pp. 1930010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Preston Jones ◽  
Douglas Singleton
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Gravitational Wave ◽  
Electromagnetic Radiation ◽  
Gravitational Waves ◽  
Recent Work ◽  
Gravitational Radiation ◽  
Review Paper ◽  
Feynman Diagrams

In this review paper, we investigate the connection between gravity and electromagnetism from Faraday to the present day. The particular focus is on the connection between gravitational and electromagnetic radiation. We discuss electromagnetic radiation produced when a gravitational wave passes through a magnetic field. We then discuss the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with gravitational waves via Feynman diagrams of the process [Formula: see text]. Finally, we review recent work on the vacuum production of counterpart electromagnetic radiation by gravitational waves.

What do we know about housework?

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Shannon N. Davis ◽  
Theodore N. Greenstein
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Power Dynamics ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Division Of Housework ◽  
Scholarly Inquiry ◽  
Insight Into

Chapter 1 serves as the introduction to the book. While housework is a frequent object of scholarly inquiry, in part because of its ubiquitous appearance across household types, we argue that it can be used to understand more than simply who does what around the house. Housework provides insight into the power dynamics in intimate relationships. After explaining resource-based and social psychological/symbolic perspectives for understanding the division of housework, the chapter concludes with a detailed summary of the remainder of the book.

Rejection Sensitivity in Intimate Relationships

2021 ◽  
Vol 229 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne Richter ◽  
Dominik Schoebi
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Rejection Sensitivity ◽  
Romantic Partner ◽  
Psychological Perspective ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Relational Experiences ◽  
Daily Data ◽  
Anxious Apprehension ◽  
Social Psychological Perspective

Abstract. The goal of the study was to investigate whether and how perceptions of rejection are predictive of perceptions of the partner’s responsiveness, and the intimacy felt with a romantic partner, daily. Moreover, we examined whether people who are more anxious and sensitive to rejection perceived more rejection in daily life and whether this foreshadowed perception of the partner to be less responsive. Analyses of daily data from a sample of 75 couples ( N = 150) who reported on their daily relational experiences suggest that rejection sensitivity and rejection experiences play a significant role in couples’ felt intimacy in daily life, and specifically for perceptions of responsiveness. Results also indicate that for women, rejection sensitivity is associated with more rejection experiences. We discuss the current results from a clinical and from a social psychological perspective, and we highlight how anxious apprehension and experience of rejection, and its interpersonal consequences, can be further considered in clinical practice.

scholarly journals African American Men’s Perceptions of Power in Intimate Relationships

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 310-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theresa E. Senn ◽  
Michael P. Carey ◽  
Peter A. Vanable ◽  
Derek X. Seward
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Sexual Risk Behavior ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Psychological Theories ◽  
Interpersonal Power

Power in intimate relationships is an important predictor of sexual risk behavior. The purpose of this study was to better understand African American men’s perceptions of interpersonal power. A total of 20 African American men participated in focus groups to elicit their perceptions of power in intimate relationships; their responses were analyzed using grounded theory. From this analysis, a conceptual framework was developed that, among African American men, power in relationships was largely determined by the contribution of financial resources, and/or withholding sex. These findings were then considered in light of existing social—psychological theories of power in relationships. Future research should consider how to incorporate this understanding of interpersonal power into current theories of sexual risk behavior in order to develop more effective HIV risk reduction programs.

The ELP through time: Background motivation, growing experience, current beliefs

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Argondizzo ◽  
Maria I. Sasso
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Research Strategies ◽  
Fields Of Study ◽  
Language Courses ◽  
Approaches To Study ◽  
The University ◽  
Motivation And Learning

AbstractThis article offers an overview of research strategies currently in use at the Language Centre of the University of Calabria and aimed at observing university students’ learning habits when they are asked to use the European Language Portfolio during language courses. We present evidence of how experimental groups of students belonging to different fields of study (e. g. business administration, engineering, humanities, natural sciences, social-political science) interact with the ELP toolkit. Variables are considered such as students’ motivation and learning styles, which may be affected by different approaches to study in different academic disciplines. We hypothesize that the experimental groups will outperform the control group, made up of students who will not be using the ELP. The global objective of the research stems from the research team’s belief that the ELP offers strong and effective support when teachers wish to encourage language learners to develop reflective learning and participative autonomy.

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