scholarly journals Expansion of Self-Boundaries Foster Humans’ Ecological Behaviors: Relationship Between Self-Transcendence and Connectedness to Nature

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-86
Author(s):  
M. Satheesh Varma ◽  
K. Sreenath
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
The Self ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Connectedness To Nature ◽  
Southern States ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Current Scenario ◽  
Self Transcendence ◽  
The Relationship

Environmental sustainability is one of the major social issues discussed in the current scenario. Connectedness to nature is the key factor fosters humans’ ecological behaviors. Self-transcendence is the expansion of the self-boundaries through connectedness with the self, individual, environment and transcendent beings. The current study examines the relationship between self-transcendence and connectedness to nature. We hypothesized that self-transcendence significantly predicts connectedness to nature feelings of participants. To verify this hypothesis we conducted a survey among 102 participants in the age group 20 to 58 from the southern states of India. Selected tools were administered to the participants and obtained data was analyzed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient and linear regression. The results showed that self-transcendence significantly predicted the participants’ feelings of connectedness to nature.

scholarly journals From Awe to Ecological Behavior: The Mediating Role of Connectedness to Nature

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 2477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Yang ◽  
Jing Hu ◽  
Fengjie Jing ◽  
Bang Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Connectedness To Nature ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Nature Study ◽  
Ecological Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

Awe is a self-transcendent emotion that can diminish one’s focus on the self and serves as an important motivator of commitment to social collectives. However, the influence of awe on ecological behavior is not clear. This study examines the relationships between people’s feeling of awe, their connectedness to nature, and ecological behavior. Three experiments tested the effect of awe on ecological behaviors including mediation tests. Compared with participants in the control condition, participants in the awe condition were more inclined to behave ecologically (Study 1 and 2) and reported a higher feeling of connectedness to nature (Study 2). Moreover, the relationship between awe and ecological behavior was mediated by connectedness to nature (Study 3). These findings indicate that awe helps broaden the self-concept by including nature and increase connectedness to nature, which in turn lead to ecological behavior. They also highlight the significance of connectedness in explaining why awe increases ecological behavior.

scholarly journals Temporary Text(iles)

2020 ◽  
pp. 313-322
Author(s):  
Thao Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Contemporary Art ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Marginalized Communities ◽  
Forced Migrations ◽  
Refugees And Asylum Seekers ◽  
The Relationship

Text and textiles share etymological roots and also have cultural and historical similarities. Temporary Text(iles) is project led research which investigates the relationship between text and textiles in hopes of harnessing its communicative powers. Techniques such as subtraction cutting, embroidery and writing are utilised to produce textile installations that are both performative and ephemeral. These spatial interventions are activated within contemporary art contexts and public spaces such as Altona beach, Campbell Arcade, Testing Grounds and Assembly Point. These experimental sites offer a gentle disruption to people’s everyday routine as well as a space for critical reflection and conversation. In this chaotic time of global grief and tension, the author commits herself to understand the connections between environmental sustainability, forced migrations and the mistreatment against marginalized communities such as refugees and asylum seekers. Temporary Text(iles) describes the different spatial interventions in the research project and analyses its effect in relation to these major social issues.

The effect of brand authenticity on consumer–brand relationships

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyunjoo Oh ◽  
Paulo Henrique Muller Prado ◽  
Jose Carlos Korelo ◽  
Francielle Frizzo
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Intentions ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
The Self ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Brand Authenticity ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This paper aims to explore the impact of brand authenticity on forming self-reinforcing assets (enticing-the-self, enriching-the-self and enabling-the-self), which subsequently influence the brand-self connectedness and consumers’ behavioral intentions. Design/methodology/approach The authors surveyed 347 consumers in the USA and Brazil and used structural equation modeling to test the relationship among brand authenticity, self-reinforcing assets, brand-self connectedness and behavioral intentions. Findings Brand authenticity was found to influence the self-reinforcing assets. In turn, the self-reinforcing assets promoted closeness toward the brand, thereby increasing the behavioral intentions of consumers to buy a product, visit a store/website in the future and recommend the brand to other people. Practical implications Marketing practitioners can use these results to promote better brand positioning by considering brand authenticity as a key factor in how consumers cognitively assess brands. Originality/value This paper shows that brand authenticity is a key antecedent of consumer–brand self-reinforcing assets.

scholarly journals Impact of Parenting Styles on Adolescents' Self-Esteem and Internalization of Values in Spain

2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 338-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Martínez ◽  
José Fernando García
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Conservation Values ◽  
Self Transcendence ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship of parenting styles with adolescents' outcomes was analyzed within a sample of Spanish adolescents. A sample of 1456 teenagers from 13 to 16 years of age, of whom 54.3% were females, reported on their parents' child-rearing practices. The teenagers' parents were classified into one of four groups (authoritative, authoritarian, indulgent, or neglectful). The adolescents were then contrasted on two different outcomes: (1) priority given to Schwartz's self-transcendence (universalism and benevolence) and conservation (security, conformity, and tradition) values and (2) level of self-esteem (appraised in five domains: academic, social, emotional, family and physical). The results show that Spanish adolescents from indulgent households have the same or better outcomes than adolescents from authoritative homes. Parenting is related with two self-esteem dimensions—academic and family—and with all the self-transcendence and conservation values. Adolescents of indulgent parents show highest scores in self-esteem whereas adolescents from authoritarian parents obtain the worst results. In contrast, there were no differences between the priority given by adolescents of authoritative and indulgent parents to any of the self-transcendence and conservation values, whereas adolescents of authoritarian and neglectful parents, in general, assign the lowest priority to all of these values.

scholarly journals Self-centeredness and selflessness: happiness correlates and mediating psychological processes

PeerJ ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. e3306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Dambrun
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Functioning ◽  
Emotional Stability ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Psychological Processes ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Psychological Constructs ◽  
Heterogeneous Samples ◽  
Self Transcendence ◽  
The Relationship

The main objective of this research was to test central assumptions from the Self-centeredness/Selflessness Happiness Model. According to this model, while self-centered psychological functioning induces fluctuating happiness, authentic–durable happiness results from selflessness. Distinct mediating processes are supposed to account for these relationships: afflictive affects (e.g., anger, fear, jealousy, frustration) in the case of the former, and both emotional stability and feelings of harmony in the case of the latter. We tested these hypotheses in two studies based on heterogeneous samples of citizens (n = 547). Factor analyses revealed that self-centeredness (assessed through egocentrism and materialism) and selflessness (assessed through self-transcendence and connectedness to other) were two distinct psychological constructs. Second, while self-centeredness was positively and significantly related to fluctuating happiness, selflessness was positively and significantly related to authentic–durable happiness. Finally, distinct psychological processes mediated these relationships (study 2). On one hand, the relationship between self-centeredness and fluctuating happiness was fully mediated by afflictive affects. On the other hand, emotional stability and the feeling of being in harmony partially mediated the relation between selflessness and authentic–durable happiness.

scholarly journals The role of parental attention in shaping personality of the child of school age

2021 ◽  
pp. 101-106
Author(s):  
L.G. Nasyrova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Current Situation ◽  
School Age ◽  
Dysfunctional Families ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Parent Relationships ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Parent Child Relationships

Researched is the theme of influence of various factors on the formation of children's personality. The most important one of them are parents, their attention, and attitude towards a child. This study aims to assess the current situation of child-parent relationships, their importance, as well as the importance of school in a child’s personality formation. The study was conducted with the help of an interview with 90 schoolchildren from Kemerovo, Russia. For the convenience of the analysis, the children were divided into three groups: (1) 8–10 years old; (2) 11–14 years old; (3) 15–16 years old. There were 30 people in each age group. The results confirmed the opinions of other scientists and concepts that parental attention, care, and child-parent relationships in general are critical for the personality formation in children aged 8–16. There is a large number of families where there are some kind of problems in the relationship between children and their parents. The issue of lack of attention is most acute in incomplete as well as in dysfunctional families. The importance of parental attention decreases somewhat with age, but it remains a key factor in the formation of a child’s personality. This article is a contribution to the study of the psychology of parent-child relationships and their impact on the subsequent life of a person. This article may be of interest to teachers, psychologists, parents, and a wide range of people interested in the problem of child-parent relationships and the formation of a child's personality.

Affect, Upset and the Self: Memories of Television in Australia

2015 ◽  
Vol 157 (1) ◽  
pp. 144-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue Turnbull ◽  
Stephanie Hanson
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
Recent Survey ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Major Category ◽  
Gender Group ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Group 15 ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Relationship

In a recent survey inviting people to outline some of their memories of television and its place in their lives, one of the questions asked was: ‘Can you explain why these particular television memories have stayed with you?’ While the responses to this question were complex and individual, some common themes emerged. These included questions of affect; experiences that were ‘beyond the norm’; and moments of self-identification. While the younger age group (15–45 years) slightly favoured the ‘self-identification’ and ‘affect’ categories, for the 46+ combined groups, the major category was the ‘beyond the norm’. The second-most cited factor, given by approximately 50 per cent of the respondents, was that a television memory is made when an event on television somehow becomes intertwined with the life of the individual. In many instances, the event was recalled as a formative or life-changing occurrence. While it is difficult to draw too many conclusions from the data in relation to gender, given that there were more female participants than male, when the data were recast to show percentages within each gender group, it was interesting to note that the male participants rated ‘affect’ most highly while females rated ‘self-identification’ as the most significant factor in the making of a television memory. This article explores these findings in more detail and examines the implications of these data for thinking about the relationship between the medium of television, television audiences and the formation of memories.

Self-State of Nurses in Caring for Sars Survivors

2007 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsien-Hsien Chiang ◽  
Mei-Bih Chen ◽  
I-Ling Sue
Keyword(s):  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Reflective Practice ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Role Strain ◽  
The Self ◽  
Professional Self ◽  
Self Transcendence ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Taking Care

The aim of this study was to analyze nurses' experiences of role strain when taking care of patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). We adopted an interpretive/constructivist paradigm. Twenty-one nurses who had taken care of SARS patients were interviewed in focus groups. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The self-state of nurses during the SARS outbreak evolved into that of professional self as: (1) self-preservation; (2) self-mirroring; and (3) self-transcendence. The relationship between self-state and reflective practice is discussed.

From Container to Claustrum: Projective Identification in Couples

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamara Feldman
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Projective Identification ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Intimate Partners ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
As If

This paper is a contribution to the growing literature on the role of projective identification in understanding couples' dynamics. Projective identification as a defence is well suited to couples, as intimate partners provide an ideal location to deposit unwanted parts of the self. This paper illustrates how projective identification functions differently depending on the psychological health of the couple. It elucidates how healthier couples use projective identification more as a form of communication, whereas disturbed couples are inclined to employ it to invade and control the other, as captured by Meltzer's concept of "intrusive identification". These different uses of projective identification affect couples' capacities to provide what Bion called "containment". In disturbed couples, partners serve as what Meltzer termed "claustrums" whereby projections are not contained, but imprisoned or entombed in the other. Applying the concept of claustrum helps illuminate common feelings these couples express, such as feeling suffocated, stifled, trapped, held hostage, or feeling as if the relationship is killing them. Finally, this paper presents treatment challenges in working with more disturbed couples.

The Relationship between Seeker and Spiritual Guide as portrayed in contemporary Western Sufi Autobiographies

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 297-332
Author(s):  
Kate Zebiri
Keyword(s):  
Life Writing ◽  
New Age ◽  
The Self ◽  
Individual Autonomy ◽  
Religious Authority ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Continuity And Discontinuity

This article aims to explore the Shaykh-mur?d (disciple) or teacher-pupil relationship as portrayed in Western Sufi life writing in recent decades, observing elements of continuity and discontinuity with classical Sufism. Additionally, it traces the influence on the texts of certain developments in religiosity in contemporary Western societies, especially New Age understandings of religious authority. Studying these works will provide an insight into the diversity of expressions of contemporary Sufism, while shedding light on a phenomenon which seems to fly in the face of contemporary social and religious trends which deemphasize external authority and promote the authority of the self or individual autonomy.

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