Emotional Elements Research Articles

Social work students and self-care: international and UK critical perspectives

ABSTRACT While social work education can provide students with rewarding and satisfying experiences, there can also be stressful and demanding requirements from academic and placement work and personal circumstances. Self-care encourages students to give more attention to their own needs in order to prepare themselves for potentially demanding careers in social work organizations, where they can continue self-care practices. Self-care activities can be taken for granted. They can be defined in diverse ways; they may involve physical, psychological, emotional, spiritual, personal, and professional elements. There are dangers that self-care activities can become excessively individualized, but they take place within structural, organizational, institutional, collective, and family contexts. The aims of this article are to explore definitions of self-care, to present recent international research findings about self-care in social work education and among social work students, to locate self-care in a wider organizational and societal context, to consider strengths, to critically evaluate some of the weaknesses of the concept, and to explore possible future development of self-care in social work education in the UK.

Practicing Islam among a Double Minority in Dobruja (Romania): The Turkish Muslim Roma in Medgidia ( Mecidiye )

The aim of this article is to explore religiosity in an urban Turkish Muslim Roma community from the Dobruja region of Romania. The article is based on fieldwork research consisting of semi-structured interviews, life histories, and participant observation in the post-socialist town of Medgidia. The research is an emic study which seeks to describe the representations of Turkish Muslim Roma in Medgidia and the way they understand, negotiate, and practice Islam. I draw on Arolda Elbasani and Olivier Roy’s definition of religiosity as the way an individual believer experiences his or her relationship to religion and faith. Considering Islam an essentially emotional category, I investigate what Turkish Muslim Roma in Medgidia feel it means to be Muslims, the dynamics of their agencies within their environment, and the emotional elements of their personal narratives. I observe how they perform identity to maintain a certain coherence between their autobiographical selves and the environment in which they live.

The effects of cognitive-emotional music listening in ear training on acquired knowledge and liking of the lessons

Previous research has shown that a cognitive-emotional approach (CEA) to music listening can improve music teaching in general education schools. This study tested it in music school ear training lessons. The aim was to compare the standard teaching approach (STA), which focuses more on cognitive and analytical tasks, and CEA, which also incorporates emotional, multimodal and interdisciplinary elements, on children’s knowledge acquisition and their liking of the lessons. Both approaches involved Dvořák’s music (an excerpt from the 4th movement of Symphony No. 9 in E minor, op. 95 ‘From the New World’) and had the same learning outcomes in two lessons, one related to the E natural minor scale and the other to rhythmic elements and duration. The sample consisted of 423 pupils, who were on average 10.5 years old and attended third grade in 16 Croatian music schools. Half of them participated in lessons prepared in STA, while the other half received lessons in CEA. Findings reveal that implementing CEA in ear training results in increased liking of the lessons, while the knowledge acquired in the lessons remains similar or better than that gained in STA. The implications of including music listening in ear training lessons were further discussed.

Processes of Emotion Idioms Comprehension of Turkish-Speaking People with Wernicke’s Aphasia

Introduction: Idioms are commonly used in everyday language to convey emotions figuratively. The ability to comprehend and use idioms that incorporate emotional elements is crucial for effective communication in daily life, particularly among people with aphasia (PwA). Despite the interest in understanding the process of emotion idiom comprehension in PwA, limited information is available in the literature. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the process of emotion idiom comprehension in people with Wernicke’s aphasia (PwWA) and compare it with that of neurotypical individuals. Methods: Sixty idioms were selected based on their syntactic and semantic features, and participants evaluated their imageability. Sixteen idioms were chosen for the study, and two types of tasks were prepared: written idiom-picture matching and written idiom-written text matching. These tasks were administered to two groups: 11 PwWA and 11 neurotypical individuals. The results were analysed in terms of task performance, response type, syntactic and semantic features, and emotional content. Results: The emotion idiom comprehension scores of the PwWA group were significantly lower than those of the neurotypical participants. PwWA had greater difficulty with the written idiom-picture matching task and tended to rely on the literal meanings of the idioms. There were differences in the semantic features between the two groups. Among the emotion idioms, PwWA showed significant differences in the types of emotions they were able to comprehend. Conclusions: The findings of this study suggest that regardless of the syntactic content of idioms, PwWA’s ability to comprehend emotion idioms is impaired, and they tend to interpret them more literally. This study provides a useful method for assessing emotional idiom comprehension in PwA.

Implementation of PERMA Model into Teaching and Learning of Generation Z

Teenagers and young adults (Gen Z) experience high rates of depression and anxiety, and one of the contributing factors is related to academic stress. Gen Z has unique characteristics, and technology has a powerful influence on the learning of Gen Z. Notwithstanding, evidence-based learning remains limited pertaining to the use of technology to alleviate the academic stress for Gen Z learning. Hence, to address this issue, this study integrates a well-being model, the Positive, Engagement Relationships, Meaning and Achievement (PERMA) Model into a technology-based teaching and learning approach, by introducing the Happy Capsule as a kit to promote learning engagement. Happy Capsule is a combination of five digital tools which are Padlet, Kahoot!, Wiki, e-portfolio, and an online learning style test. Employing the Participatory Action Research, this paper explores the experiences of 50 first-year university students’ in learning with Happy Capsule for over 14 weeks. Thematic analysis was used and four main themes emerged, namely self-management, engagement in learning, emotional aspects, and soft skills. The findings emphasize that digital learning has become a necessity to fulfil students’ learning needs, especially in the higher education setting. The study found that the implementation of positive emotion, engagement, relationship, meaning, and achievement elements in teaching and learning helps educators in designing more effective learning and assessment strategies to meet the current demands as well as to cater to students’ needs, styles, and preferences. In addition, it also increases motivation, enthusiasm, and builds good communication skills among students. Future research may focus on conducting more Action Research to improve practice by integrating various digital tools in teaching and learning in diverse contexts.

포스트 모던 건축의 감성과 생태적 특성에 관한 연구

There are two main trends in modern worldview. The main trend is pluralistic thinking that suggested the restoration of human identity and ecological thinking that emphasizes the coexistence of humans and nature for a sustainable society. Postmodernism includes stylistic values as well as timing meaning “after the present,” and it does not mean to escape from the present, but to realize simultaneous stratification of “past, present, future”and reproduce stratification of values such as “superior culture” and “minority and majority.” Postmodern architecture can be divided into periods from the 1960s to the present, such as exploration period (60s), introduction period (70s-80s), formation period (90s), and evolution period (2000s). The period of exploration attempted to shift from functionalistic thinking to pluralistic thinking in modern times, and the period of introduction reflected ecological thinking as well as human sensibility. As a result of analyzing 40 cases into 17 significant factors, they were divided into three groups: Group A, which mainly considers emotional design elements, Group B, which balances emotional and complex system science, and Group C. Group B includes the cases of Peter Eisenman, Norman Foster, Frank O. Gehry, Rem Koolhas and Enric Miracles, which have been considered major examples of modern architecture since the 1990s. Therefore, it can be seen that the main trends in modern architecture reflect human sensibility, which is the main motivation for the formation of postmodern architecture, and design elements considering complex system paradigms, fractals, and ecological characteristics. Therefore, the main trend of modern architecture is to realize design elements based on human sensibility and ecological characteristics in architecture by applying modern science and technology.

PENDIDIKAN INKLUSIF PELAJAR KURANG UPAYA (PKU) DI INSTITUT PENGAJIAN TINGGI: TINJAUAN PUSTAKA

People with disabilities are often a minority group in public society and their special needs are often not heard, as well as in the field of education. This study aims to identify the support received as well as the challenges faced by PKU in an IPTA institution in Malaysia in undergoing inclusive education. Issues that will be focused on are related to facility and infrastructure support, teaching and learning program support as well as emotional and motivational element support in undergoing inclusive education at IPTA. The data source is primary data with a data collection method that is by interviewing 10 PKU people registered with UPO. Based on the interview results, it will be found the challenges faced by PKU in IPTA, the potential and future direction of PKU as well as the support they need in order to achieve success in IPTA. It is recommended that a similar study be carried out in all IPTAs and also private IPTs involving all PKU groups from various categories. This is to ensure that the rights and needs of all PKU can be implemented. The results of this study are expected to channel information about the support received by PKU at UiTM to be an example to other IPTAs in addition to identifying the challenges faced so that efforts towards solving the problem can be implemented immediately.

First-year students’ experience with engaging with curricular online at a private higher education institution during COVID-19

The year 2020 witnessed a paradigm shift commonly referred to as the "new normal" because to the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, which had a profound impact on the lives of several students across the globe. The significant transformation posed a perplexing situation for freshmen at higher education institutions. The implementation of COVID-19 limits precipitated an abrupt digital transformation for students, necessitating the surmounting of significant obstacles. This study aimed to investigate the experiences of first-year students enrolled at a private postsecondary institution in the context of online learning. The study additionally aimed to ascertain the difficulties encountered by individuals while accessing online learning amidst the current tumultuous circumstances. The study employed a qualitative methodology in response to its inherent character. A sample size of six students was chosen from a cohort of first-year students, while three lecturers who teach first-year students were picked using random selection techniques. The data was gathered through various methods, including face-to-face interviews, focus group talks, and questionnaires. Subsequently, the data was subjected to analysis utilizing the Nvivo program. The findings derived from the research indicate that it is imperative to comprehend the experiences, computer literacy skills, and perspectives of first-year students in order to offer suitable assistance to forthcoming first-year students engaging in online learning and ultimately enhance lecturers' online instructional methodologies. The findings additionally indicate that students encountered difficulties not only in adapting to online learning but also in dealing with various social and emotional elements that had an impact on their learning experience, hence exacerbating the issues they faced.

Concentrated Alpha-2 Macroglobulin Rich Autologous Plasma Injections for Chronic Pain and Reduction in Opioid Use

The US Opioid Epidemic has been a serious continuous threat to Americans since the early 2000s. "More than 932,000 people have died since 1999 from a drug overdose. Nearly 75% of drug overdose deaths in 2020 involved an opioid" (CDC, 2022). Prescription opioids are highly addictive and are commonly prescribed to treat moderate, severe, or chronic pain. Chronic pain is a multidimensional experience that encompasses both sensory and emotional elements in patients who suffer from it. Opioids are highly effective in treating these symptoms, however chronic opioid use causes many unwanted side effects. Thus, the challenge of providing effective pain treatment while minimizing these unwanted side effects is an ongoing issue with significant clinical and societal impact. Researchers also see that in many situations, medical care providers are more willing to prescribe opioid drugs for chronic pain in clinical settings.

Consumption values, image and loyalty of Malaysian travellers towards Muslim-friendly accommodation recognition (MFAR)

PurposeThis study aims to ascertain consumption values of Muslim tourists, attitudes, satisfaction and loyalty towards a Muslim-friendly accommodation, which has gained recognition from the Malaysian Government. Subsequently, an overall Muslim-friendly image was examined as a moderating variable within the associated relationship.Design/methodology/approachA quantitative research design with a purposive sampling technique was chosen through a sample size of 378 people in Malaysia and distributed via social media. The respondents were selected based on the Muslim-friendly accommodation recognition (MFAR) initiatives, a procedure of accreditation which acknowledges Muslim-friendly accommodation for tourists. To obtain data from those travellers, structured questionnaires were used. SmartPLS was used for data analysis in this study.FindingsThe values which were found to have an influence on attitude towards a Muslim-friendly accommodation are related to social, emotional, economic, functional, monetary and epistemic elements. On the other hand, hedonic, conditional, Islamic and altruistic values were found to be insignificant in determining the attitude towards a Muslim-friendly accommodation. Subsequently, an overall Muslim-friendly image was found to moderate the relationship between social, monetary and altruistic values and its link concerning attitude towards the accommodation, while the rest of the relationships were not significant. More importantly, attitude seems to have an impact on satisfaction, as well as its loyalty towards a Muslim-friendly accommodation.Research limitations/implicationsFirstly, it begins with understanding Malaysia, one of the developing countries in Southeast Asia. Secondly, data was collected from participants using a survey method, from purposive sampling which may limit the findings’ generalizability. Thirdly, this study focussed exclusively on the perceived value dimensions associated with Muslim-friendly accommodation, thus, disregarding consumers who may associate with other types of tourism and hospitality elements.Practical implicationsThe results provide a fresh insight and a better understanding regarding the consumption values and all of its related components towards customer loyalty of the Muslim-friendly accommodation in Malaysia. In addition, the findings deliver new information and a deeper understanding of relevant values in Malaysia’s Muslim-friendly accommodation, which can be used as a standard guideline by industry practitioners, local and abroad.Social implicationsThis research supports service providers in developing effective brand management strategies for their own businesses. Apparently, this study discovers that emotional values tend to be the most important values in determining attitude towards Muslim-friendly accommodation.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is one of the studies examining the overall perceived Muslim-friendly image within the consumption values that are relevant from an Islamic viewpoint. It provides policymakers, as well as the industry players, some reliable approaches for enhancing Muslim-friendly accommodation.

A convolutional neural networks based approach for clustering of emotional elements in art design.

The rapid advancement of industrialization has sparked the emergence of diverse art and design theories. As a trailblazer in the realm of industrial art and design theory, visual communication has transcended the boundaries of merely arranging and combining individual elements. Embracing the potential of artificial intelligence technology, the extraction of multidimensional abstract data and the acceleration of the art design process have gained considerable momentum. This study delves into the abstract emotional facets within the methodology of visual communication art design. Initially, convolutional neural networks (CNN) are employed to extract expressive features from the poster's visual information. Subsequently, these features are utilized to cluster emotional elements using a variational autoencoder (VAE). Through this clustering process, the poster images are categorized into positive, negative, and neutral classes. Experimental results demonstrate a silhouette coefficient surpassing 0.7, while the system framework exhibits clustering accuracy and efficiency exceeding 80% in single sentiment class testing. These outcomes underscore the efficacy of the proposed CNN-VAE-based clustering framework in analyzing the dynamic content of design elements. This framework presents a novel approach for future art design within the realm of visual communication.

Social and Emotional Learning: Integrating a Catholic Christian Framework

This article develops an enriched framework for social and emotional learning that integrates the philosophy and theology of Saint Thomas Aquinas and current findings of psychological, developmental, and educational theories and empirical studies. The framework demonstrates that there are three key areas of social and emotional learning: (1) self-reflection, (2) virtue development, and (3) relational development. Furthermore, it explains that in order to achieve a fully integrated vision, these areas need to include biophysical, psychosocial, and spiritual elements of cognition, emotion, and social development. This framework has implications for education and psychotherapy. The article argues that a Thomistic-inspired framework has significant advantages for understanding social and emotional development because of its holistic treatment of the human person. Formation of the student is approached through a distinct Catholic Christian focus on the dignity of the human person as one made in the image and likeness of God and called to share in eternal beatitude with God. This framework of social and emotional development integrates science and philosophy and offers a Catholic Christian perspective on the need for divine revelation and Christ's gift of grace.

Digital content marketing and consumer brand engagement on social media- do influencers’ brand content moderate the relationship?

ABSTRACT Digital content marketing (DCM) has been found to be effective in engaging consumers with brands, particularly on social media. Complementing DCM pursuits with social media influencers’ (SMIs) brand content can further enhance the ameliorating results. This study aimed to empirically assess DCM’s relationship with consumer brand engagement on social media and how SMI’s brand content moderates this relationship. Through a quantitative approach, the empirical data was purposively collected from 1022 respondents via a web-based survey questionnaire. The findings indicate that DCM campaigns with an information, entertainment, commercial, and emotional focus have positive relationships with consumer brand engagement, except when DCM campaigns have negative emotional elements. Moreover, the brand content of SMIs significantly moderates the relationship between DCM elements and brand engagement. However, DCM campaigns with negative emotional elements have a negative relationship on brand engagement when SMI is a moderator. This study is significant as it empirically tests the interplay among DCM, SMIs, and brand engagement on social media, contributing to the literature on this topic.

Psychodynamic-based virtual reality cognitive training system with personalized emotional arousal elements for mild cognitive impairment patients

Background and objectiveMild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a serious threat to the physical health and quality of life of the elderly, as well as a heavy burden on families and society. The current computer-based rehabilitation training ignores the role of emotions in cognitive impairment rehabilitation, making it difficult to improve patient engagement and efficiency. To address this, a psychodynamics-based cognitive rehabilitation training method with personalized emotional arousal elements was proposed using virtual reality technology. MethodsOur proposed method contains four training tasks, which cover (audiovisual memory, attention & processing, working memory, abstract & Logic, spatial pathfinding) and six positive emotional arousal elements (sensory feedback, achievement system, multiplayer interaction, score comparison, relaxation scenarios, and peaceful videos) to motivate participants to persist during cognitive training continuously and maintain a positive mental attitude toward training. The six emotional arousal elements were divided into two personalized combinations—full combination and half combination—based on the results of the pre-assessment and were dynamically distributed throughout both the training tasks and post-training. ResultsFifteen participants with MCI were recruited to complete the proposed experiment and validate the effectiveness of the system. They were first asked to complete two assessments (e.g., the big five scale and the positive and negative affect scale) to investigate their personalities. Based on the results of the assessments, they were provided with a full or half combination of arousal elements in the training tasks and post-training. Finally, the acceptability of the system and task experience were assessed using questionnaires. Notably, there was a significant increase in training scores for participants who completed a six-week training period (66.7%, 33.4%, and 25.0% for attention and processing, working memory, and abstraction and logic, respectively). The results show that positive emotional arousal had a positive effect on the MCI participants. The training tasks and arousal elements can improve cognitive function and enhance the confidence and engagement of participants. There were no significant differences in cognitive domain training scores between the two groups. ConclusionsThis personalized cognitive training system has the potential to serve as a convenient solution for complementary treatment of MCI.

Aggressive and Defensive Behaviour, Normative, and Social Adjustment in the Complex Dynamics of School Bullying.

Bullying is a group phenomenon in which schoolchildren take on different roles. Although certain contextual elements play a key role in its evolution, very few longitudinal studies have been carried out to date which investigate how these factors interact. This study aims to explore the different class groupings as regards bullying norms and to examine the effect of the type of norm, social, and normative adjustment and pro-sociality, also of the interaction of group norms with involvement in aggression and victim defence in bullying situations. A total of 3,358 secondary school students (50.71% girls, Mage = 13 years, SD = 1.34) participated in the study. Four groups of norms towards bullying were identified: anti-bullying, anti-bullying but not actively defending, indifference, and pro-bullying. Univariate linear regression models showed that normative adjustment and the type of norms had a direct inverse effect on both types of behaviour, while pro-sociality only had an effect on defence. In groups with pro-bullying norms, a greater effect of normative adjustment was observed for involvement in defence and aggression, and pro-social skills were associated with aggression. These results suggest the need to work on moral, social and emotional elements to improve school climate in schools.

Mendongeng Untuk Menanamkan Moral Pada Anak Usia Dini Di TPQ At-Taqwa Masjid Ar-Rohmah Pracimantoro

Early childhood is the age of the child which is very decisive for the formation of a person's character, personality, intellectual and moral. So, parents must be able to maximize the provision of positive stimuli to children during their golden age. There are many ways that can be done in cultivating character and morals, one of which is storytelling. In a fairy tale, it usually contains elements of education, norms, various emotions and characters. Therefore, storytelling is an effective way of instilling morality in children, fostering creativity in children, increasing vocabulary in children, and increasing imagination in children. The method in this service is storytelling. Informants or subjects in this service are the early childhood children of TPQ At-Taqwa Ar-Rohmah Pracimantoro Mosque. The result of this dedication is to provide fairy tales to early childhood to teach a variety of emotions and characters for inculcating morals in early childhood. The conclusion from the dedication carried out by the resource persons can be explained that storytelling is an effective learning method for conveying moral messages to early childhood, because at their age, they have broad imaginations and tend to like fun learning methods, so they don't get bored quickly . By storytelling, instilling morals in early childhood is also easier.

Understanding the Gap Between Union Sentiment and Union Joining: A Moderated Mediated Psychological Model of Willingness to Join

AbstractStemming from recent national U.S. polls that indicate a notable gap between feelings about unions and willingness to act in accordance with a union, we proposed and tested a psychological model to address the apparent disconnect between sentiment and action. As an internal process model featuring emotional elements, we hypothesized that negative social emotions perceived to be encouraged by unions relate to willingness to join a union, in which the link between emotions and willingness to join unfolds through union intolerance. Drawing from psychodynamics, we proposed that the linking mechanism for the hypothesized mediation is a case example of projection. We demonstrated the fit of the model based on survey data collected from nonunion employees (N = 385), and further detailed the fit in relation to hypothesized moderated mediation to show conditions under which: (a) projection is more likely, and (b) intolerance linked to willingness to join is more negative. Discussed are model results that bear on future model expansions and applications.

Post-stroke aggressive behavior in patients wıth first-ever ischemic stroke: underlying clinical and imaging factors.

Aggression is defined as a complex behavior consisting of a combination of sensory, emotional, cognitive and motor elements. We aimed to examine the relationships between post-stroke aggressive behavior (PSAB) and neuropsychological and neuroimaging findings. 380 patients in the stroke unit were classified as aggressive or non-aggressive based on symptoms elicited by the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) and aggression screening questionnaire. Aggressive behavior was detected in 42 (11.1%) of 380 patients who had a first ischemic stroke. Patients with PSAB were older than those without (338 patients) (66.98 + 13.68 vs. 62.61 + 13.06, P = 0.043). Hamilton depression and anxiety scales showed significantly higher rates of depression and anxiety in the PSAB group compared to the non-PSAB group (47.6% vs. 16.3% and 57.1% vs. 15.4%, respectively; P = 0.001). Lesion mapping analysis showed that lesions in patients with PSAB mostly included the lower parietal lobe and lateral frontal gyrus. Multiple regression analysis showed that gender (OR, 2.81; CI%, 1.24-6.39), lateral prefrontal infarction (OR, 6.43; CI%, 1.51-27.44), parietal infarction (OR, 2.98; CI%, 1.15-7.76), occipital infarction (OR, 2.84; CI%, 1.00-8.06), multiple infarcts (OR, 5.62; CI%, 2.27-13.93), anxiety (OR, 2.06; CI%, 0.89-4.81) and verbal memory deficit (OR, 4.21; CI%, 1.37-12.93) were significant independent predictors of PSAB. The presence of PSAB may be related to neuropsychiatric symptoms such as high anxiety and verbal memory impairment, and neuroanatomical location of the lesions.

Ocean literacies: the promise of regional approaches integrating ocean histories and psychologies

The current concept of ocean literacy reflects a prerequisite for achieving ocean sustainability. Existing ocean literacy reflects a fundamentally western view of oceans that works in tension with ocean literacy goals. Although ocean literacy practitioners and researchers are, laudably, starting to incorporate Indigenous knowledges and perspectives from BIPOC communities, attention to historical change continues to be left out of ocean literacy, to the detriment of ocean literacy goals. This article points out that, given the reality that human-ocean relationships have changed over time, and differed among cultural groups in the past as well as in the present, ocean literacy needs to incorporate ocean history at a foundational level. Because there are historical differences in human relationships with oceans, it stands to reason that regional ocean literacies must be more effective than a universal and timeless ocean literacy framework. Following the logical efficacy of a regional approach to ocean literacy, this article further argues that regional ocean literacies should involve the systematic inclusion of emotional elements. Regional ocean literacies should be constructed through knowledge co-production, involving diverse types of expertise, knowledge and actors to produce context-specific knowledge and pathways towards a sustainable future. To fully exploit the potential of ocean literacy, there is a need for the UN Ocean Decade to work towards regional and place-based approaches that incorporate history as well as culture in an iterative and collaborative process involving diverse types of expertise, knowledge and actors.

The Source of the Emotional Construction of Chinese Left-behind Children-Themed Films

As an intermediate medium of storage medium, the film becomes the image of linguistic significance due to the addition of emotional elements. As a form of video art, meanwhile, the theme of Chinese left-behind children itself has strong vitality, which makes Chinese left-behind children themed films have natural emotional attributes in emotional expression. As an art form combining visual and auditory, Chinese left-behind children films mainly come from three aspects: first, the left-behind children films themselves; second, the emotions of left-behind children film filmmakers, and finally, the emotions of left-behind children film audiences.