Grit, Goal Setting, and Social Support as It Pertains to Family Dynamics and Romantic Relationships

2020 ◽  
pp. 66-87
Author(s):  
Valerie Lynn Blanchard-McGehee
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Goal Setting ◽  
Family Dynamics ◽  
Married Couples ◽  
Case Examples ◽  
Spousal Relationship ◽  
Relationship Structures

This chapter explores interpersonal relationships in family dynamics and romantic relationships as they pertain to grit, goal setting, and social support. Individuals in various types of relationships will be explored, such as married and non-married couples, couples with children, and couples without children. In addition, this chapter will examine the influence that partners and family members have on one another and the several outcomes that result in different kinds of family and relational supports. The chapter will also explore the importance of using all three methods (grit, goal setting, social support) in conjunction with one another, since the three are vital to long-term success in interpersonal relationships and positive family dynamics, regardless of environmental or socio-economic differences in each case. Examples with evidentiary and anecdotal support will be used to explain the benefits or detriments of having or not having these traits in interpersonal relationships and family dynamics. These examples were selected to be inclusive and to relate to family, parental, and spousal relationship structures.

scholarly journals “With every passing day I feel like a candle, melting little by little.” experiences of long-term displacement amongst Syrian refugees in Shatila, Lebanon

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanadi Syam ◽  
Emilie Venables ◽  
Bernard Sousse ◽  
Nathalie Severy ◽  
Luz Saavedra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Gender Roles ◽  
Family Dynamics ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
Host Community ◽  
Syrian Refugees ◽  
Parental Violence ◽  
Syrian Refugee

Abstract Background Long term displacement and exposure to challenging living conditions can influence family dynamics; gender roles; violence at home and in the community and mental well-being. This qualitative study explores these issues as perceived by Syrian refugees who have been living in Shatila, a Palestinian camp in South Beirut, Lebanon, for at least 2 years. Methods Twenty eight in-depth interviews with men and women were conducted between February and June 2018. Women were recipients of mental health services, and men were recruited from the local community. Interviews were conducted in Arabic, translated, transcribed, coded and analysed using thematic content analysis. Results Our results show patterns of harsh living conditions similar to those described earlier in the course of the Syrian refugee crisis. Lack of infrastructure, overcrowding, cramped rooms and violence were all reported. Participants also described a lack of social support, discrimination and harassment within the host community, as well as limited social support networks within their own Syrian refugee community. Family dynamics were affected by the increased responsibilities on men, women and children; with additional economic and employment demands on men, women assuming the roles of ‘mother and father’ and children having to work and contribute to the household. Participants discussed several types of violence, including parental violence against children and violence in the community. Violence against women was also reported. Reported mental health issues included depression, anxiety, sadness, frustration, hopelessness, self-neglect and a loss of sense of self and self-worth. Some participants expressed a wish to die. Conclusions This study describes experiences of changing gender roles, family dynamics, violence and mental health after long-term displacement in in Shatila camp, South Beirut as perceived by Syrian refugees. A lack of safety and security coupled with economic hardship rendered refugees even more susceptible to exploitation and harassment. Parental violence was the most commonly reported type of domestic violence.

Initiating, Maintaining, or Breaking Up?

2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 408-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michela Menegatti ◽  
Monica Rubini
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Level Of Abstraction ◽  
Problematic Relationship ◽  
Abstract Language ◽  
Language Abstraction

Two studies examined whether individuals vary the level of abstraction of messages composed to achieve the relational goals of initiating, maintaining, and ending a romantic relationships when the goal of communication was self-disclosure or persuading one’s partner. Study 1 showed that abstract language was preferred to disclose thoughts and feelings about initiating a romantic relationship or to persuade the partner to consolidate a long-term one. Study 2 revealed that participants used abstract terms to persuade the partner to continue a problematic relationship and to disclose their thoughts on ending it. These results show that language abstraction is a flexible means to handle individuals’ goals and influence the course of romantic relationships.

Predicting Academic Success: Self-Efficacy, Motivation, Expectancy, Goal-Setting, and Social Support

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah M. Jackson ◽  
Corey E. Miller ◽  
Nicole Arbuckle ◽  
Brian Michael ◽  
Elizabeth Peyton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Goal Setting ◽  
Self Efficacy

Subjectivity as a factor personal and professional development of a police officer

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (4) ◽  
pp. 190-197
Author(s):  
Aleksandr Gorelov ◽  
Stanislav Gorelov ◽  
Nikolay Silkin
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Traditional Learning ◽  
Deterministic System ◽  
Educational Organizations ◽  
Traditional System ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Fundamental Research ◽  
Internal Affairs

The results of analytical studies of the subject and subjectivity in relation to law enforcement officers based on the academicians Eddy V. Sayko and Anatoly A. Derkach’s fundamental research are presented in the article. Service in the internal Affairs bodies is a deterministic system. It is characterized by huge information flows, extreme neuropsychic and emotional loads, and complex interpersonal relationships. In this regard, increased requirements are imposed on employees of all levels of the law enforcement system. After studying the long-term dynamics of the level of readiness of cadets of educational organizations of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Russia in the framework of self-development, it can be concluded that specialized competencies formed in the classroom according to the traditional system are not transformedinto skills of the highest order. Based on the research, the obvious problem of further improving the methodology of teaching competent actions in the course of performing operational and service tasks in various conditions is revealed. It is reasonable that the traditional learning process involves the development of a specific algorithm of actions in standard situations of operational and service activities, and when introducing various tasks of modeling typical situations, students often cannot complete the task in changing conditions (beyond the standard).

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