Emotional Feelings Research Articles

KEPRIBADIAN EKSTROVERT DAN INTROVERT DALAM HUBUNGAN PERSAHABATAN MELALUI PENDEKATAN KOMUNIKASI

The formulation of the problem in this study is "How is interpersonal communication on introvert and extrovert personalities in establishing friendly relations". This study uses a qualitative method. The key informant in this study was a counseling teacher who had an educational background in psychology, and a supporting informant from the Alumni Association of SMK Negeri 3 Bogor who had extroverted and introverted personality types. The results show that each personality type (extrovert and introvert) has its own way of establishing friendly relations through interpersonal communication approaches. Aspects of interpersonal communication include equality which refers to equalizing the circumstances and degrees of communication. Furthermore, the aspect of openness which in this process can make people who are in a relationship get to know each other and begin to grow trust and emotional feelings. There is also an aspect of a positive attitude, which means always thinking well and making the atmosphere of the relationship always peaceful and harmonious. Then there is the aspect of empathy that is much needed, caring actions are accompanied by verbally shown actions. The last is mutual support which is the most important aspect so that a friendly relationship avoids problems that can lead to destruction. The friendly relationship that is forged by each extrovert and introvert personality has stages. The first stage starts with contact (getting acquainted with each other), the involvement stage (getting each other's first impressions), the familiarity stage (getting to know more deeply), the destruction stage (when a crisis occurs, there are problems in friendly relations), the termination stage (disconnection can occur). relationship if the problem at hand cannot be resolved). All aspects of interpersonal communication and these stages occur in the process of establishing friendly relations in each extrovert and introvert personality type.

CONCURRENCY OF THE EXPERIENTIAL MARKETING MODEL TO CREATE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

We have surveyed 100 residents of the Royal Sentul Park Apartments, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. Respondent characteristics based on gender and age in this survey period were dominated by 57% of men and the age of range betwwen 17-55 years old. Respondent’s education level is dominated by D3/S-1, women at 51% and men at 45%. Primary data was obtained by distributing hardcopy questionnaires and Google forms utilized a Likert scale. The Puspose of this research is analyzing Experiential Marketing in creating Customer Satisfaction through Celebrity Endorsements and WOM. Analysis of model equations uses path analysis. The results of the analysis show that the role of Experiential Marketing in creating Consumer Satisfaction has a positive influence both directly and indirectly through Celebrity Endorsement and WOM variables. Celebrity endorsement and WOM are important in advertising to build product recognition, especially for Royal Sentul Park apartments, and also in understanding the functions and characteristics of apartment products for consumers. An endorser is selected from a reference group who is considered to have the ability to act as a role model for the target market and also act as a provider of information, he/she communicates the features or facilities of the benefit value of the apartment product through media technology applications. The role that creates emotional feelings towards an apartment product for consumers in creating pleasant experiences is celebrity endorsement variable. The role that create positive value opinions for apartment products is WOM by utilizing buzzers and social media technology.

An exploratory study on emotional consequents of visceral food pleasure

Purpose This study aims to explore the phenomenon of visceral food pleasure, described as a unitary experience that, after an initial sense of pleasure and relief generated by the satisfaction of eating impulses, is followed by negative feelings – such as guilt and worry – linked to the consumption of hedonic or unhealthy foods. Design/methodology/approach An exploratory approach has been adopted. In particular, the critical incident technique among 87 individuals has been used to extract insights about visceral food pleasure. Findings Contrary to previous research results, this study shows that viscearl food pleasure is not a unitary phenomenon, identifying four types of different facets, two of which have a negative valence in terms of felt emotions post-consumption and psychological well-being (i.e. the “greedy” and the “maladaptive” experiences). More importantly, the other two facets are associated with positive consequences in terms of emotions felt post-consumption and perceived psychological well-being (i.e. the “social” and the “fair sin” experiences). Practical implications Companies that provide food experiences can prime meanings that influence consumers’ perceptions of the episode to elicit positive emotions post-consumption and psychological well-being. Social implications Promoting a more holistic view of food consumption and psychological well-being can free consumers from negative emotions during food consumption episodes. Priming a particular meaning can be a way to do that. However, as visceral experience can still lead to health issues, this must be combined with an education process that makes consumers aware of their food habits. Originality/value This research challenges the idea that visceral food experiences are always negative. Indeed, when associated with particular meanings (i.e. social and reward), they have a positive valence post-consumption.

The Mediating Role of Organizational Climate in the Relationship Between School Principals' Managerial Roles and Teachers' Emotional Labors

Educational researchers have recently focused on the relationships between various organizational variables. The managerial roles of the principals are also one of the issues discussed in this context. Because these roles are closely related to the school atmosphere and teachers' feelings. Current study examined the mediation of organizational climate in the relationship between the roles of principals and teachers' emotional labor. For this, a structural regression model designed by the authors was tested. Data were collected from 535 teachers working in elementary schools in Kahramanmaras (Turkiye) and analyzed with MPlus 8.3. The findings show statistically significant and positive correlations between managerial roles-organizational climate, organizational climate-deep acting, and organizational climate-genuine emotions. Surface acting has a statistically significant, negative correlation with genuine emotions, and no statistically significant correlation exists with other variables. The structural regression model shows that organizational climate predicted by managerial roles predicts deep acting and genuine emotions. However, surface acting is not predicted by the organizational climate in the model. According to these results, the fact that the principals fulfill their roles contributes to the climate in the schools and thus the teachers' feeling of deep and genuine emotions. It is expected that the study will make original contributions to the managerial roles revised approach and the approach's school/educational management framework. The authors suggest that scholars investigate the managerial roles of principals in their future studies by designing multi-level procedures with different variables.

28 Cognitive, Emotional, and Interactional Determinants in Loneliness, in a Heterogeneous Sample of Puerto Ricans with ABI in the Chronic Phase

Objective:An acquired brain injury (ABI) is a neurological pathology that generates a physical injury in the brain. These include cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) and traumatic brain injuries (TBI). Brain injuries can cause cognitive, emotional, and social problems, which have the potential to severely alter a person’s independence and quality of life. Loneliness, thesubjective experience of social isolation, has been shown to be the best predictor of mental health problems and poorquality of life in patients with ABI. This study aimed to explore the relationship between cognitive, emotional, and social determinants and loneliness in Puerto Ricans with ABI in the chronic phase.Participants and Methods:Cross-sectional, exploratory, and correlational methods were implemented. Assessments included the Frontal Systems Behavioral Scale - Spanish version (FrSBe-SP), Perth Emotional Reactivity Scale -Spanish version (PERS), Anticipated Stigma and Concealment (ASC), and the University of California Los Angeles - Loneliness Scale (UCLA-LS).Results:A total of seventeen participated (n=17). Twenty-nine percent of participants were female. Forty-seven percent had history of previous CVA and fifty-two percent had history of TBI. Correlational analyses suggest a positive and significant relationship between executive dysfunction (FrSBe-SP) and feelings of loneliness (UCLA-LS) (p=.601), as well as a positive and significant relationship between neuroticism-negative emotional reactivity (PERS) and feelings of loneliness (UCLA-LS) (p=.736). Correlational analysis suggests there is no significant relationship between anticipated stigma (ASC) and feelings of loneliness (UCLA-LS) (p=.282).Conclusions:Our findings suggest that there is a significant relationship between cognitive determinants (executive functions) and emotional determinants (neuroticism) with feelings of loneliness in people with a history of ABI. These results support the connection between executive dysfunction, the tendency to experience negative emotions, and the subjective experience of loneliness, consistent with previous studies. However, our study did not find any significant relationship between interactional determinants, such as stigma and concealment, and loneliness. Understanding the role of cognition, emotions, and social variables in reported feelings of loneliness is important for clinical neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation interventions.

Perspective on Emotion from Allostasis Mediated by Interoception

Feeling emotional responses, such as heartbeat and respiration, influence subjective feeling of emotion. The role of interoception as a link in this relationship has been the focus of much attention. The predictive coding model is suggested for understanding the mechanism of interoception, and the model is also closely related to allostasis. This paper introduces a perspective on emotion from the allostasis mediated by interoception.

Autonomy and Moral Emotion A Response to the Conciliatory Proposition of Kant`s Morality

German philosopher Kant, in his moral philosophy, made a clear distinction between categorical imperative and hypothetical imperative. Under his three propositions of morality, Kant argued that only actions motivated by maxims (or moral principles) rather than any other emotional feelings could produce moral worth. Since then, the criticism from Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and a series of reconciling propositions from other later scholars such as Paten, Henson towards such Kantian dichotomy have never ended. This sets the main focus of my article.The article is divided into three parts: the first part expounds the content and ethical basis of Kantian philosophy by explaining the epistemological gap between noumenon and phenomenon. The second part focuses on four different reconciling propositions proposed by Paton, Henson, Herman, and Allison as well as their shared issue: they all try to revise the conclusion within Kantian philosophy in a theory of motivation outside the Kantian philosophy. By tracing back to the three propositions and the relationship between autonomy and heteronomy, the last part offers the articles own argument: though Kant denies emotion as a motivation to produce moral worth, he does not exclude it from the inevitable concomitant from phenomena.

Who Can Predict Their Future Feelings? Individual Differences in Affective Forecasting Accuracy

We examine whether the accuracy of people’s predictions about their future emotions is related to the ways they experience their emotions throughout daily life, including individual differences in emotional granularity, emotional complexity, emotional intelligence, and emodiversity. Participants predicted how they would feel while viewing a series of evocative pictures based on descriptions; 1 week later they rated their felt emotion while viewing the pictures. Participants also completed a 7-day experience sampling protocol in which they rated their current emotions throughout the day, and these data were used to derive individual difference measures. Results revealed less prediction error for those higher in emotional intelligence and negative emotional granularity (for negative emotions only), but greater error for those higher in emodiversity. Findings shed light on individual differences in affective forecasting accuracy, a skill that has important implications for people’s daily choices and well-being.

Learning to code: interplay of attitude, emotions, and fun

There is a worldwide pursuit to increase children’s interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) especially in computer science through extra-curricular activities such as coding workshops, hackathons, and FabLab initiatives. However, the underlying reasons for children’s willingness for participation in such activities, and the effect of participation on children’s topic-related knowledge are still not well understood. In order to understand the factors influencing children’s attitude about programming and investigate what effects children’s learning during such activities, we designed a workshop for introducing primary school children to programming, and implemented it for a Dutch primary school class (n = 23) as an exploratory case study. We recorded their attitudes towards programming, their state-level emotions, the fun they experienced, and the initial- and final knowledge on the topic and their gender for comparative purposes. Our findings indicate that the coding workshop had a positive effect on children’s state-level emotions, as children felt significantly happier, more excited and more in control at the end of the workshop than at the beginning of it. We also found that children’s attitude toward programming changed significantly and positively during the workshop, and that children’s attitude about programming is influenced by the experienced fun while learning to code regardless their gender. Additionally, we found that the workshop was successful in terms of knowledge acquisition: both the measured and the reported learning indicate that children learned during the activity. Our findings also indicate that children’s reported learning has a positive association with their state-level emotion feeling in control and that the measured learning is negatively influenced by high levels of stress. Accordingly, our results draw attention to the downshifting effect of high arousal emotions on the measured learning. Throughout the paper we discuss gender differences along the study findings and elaborate on further practical implications.

Does Emotional Labor Trigger Turnover Intention? The Moderating Effect of Fear of COVID-19

Turnover is a costly and time-consuming expense, especially for service industry businesses. To date, little is known about whether and how emotional labor may activate employee turnover intention in the service industry. In order to solve the above problems and fill the gaps, this study aimed to verify how emotional labor can trigger turnover intention during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on job characteristics theory and job demands–resources theory, this study examined whether emotional display rules and emotional labor strategies affect turnover intention brought on by emotional exhaustion and job dissatisfaction, with fear of COVID-19 as a moderator. After testing our hypotheses using a sample of 623 individuals from China’s service industry, this study found that emotional display rules (positive and negative display rules) are significantly related to emotional labor strategies (deep acting, expression of naturally felt emotions, and surface acting). In particular, positive display rules have a positive impact on deep acting and the expression of naturally felt emotions and are more closely related to the expression of naturally felt emotions. Negative display rules negatively affect surface acting. Moreover, emotional labor strategies correlate significantly with emotional exhaustion, job satisfaction/dissatisfaction, and subsequent turnover intention. Thus, deep acting and the expression of naturally felt emotions are related to low emotional exhaustion and high job satisfaction, while surface acting is related to high emotional exhaustion and low job satisfaction. Emotional exhaustion has a negative effect on job satisfaction and a positive effect on turnover intention. Job satisfaction significantly weakens turnover intention. In addition, fear of COVID-19 has a moderating effect on the relationship between job satisfaction and turnover intention. The group with a high fear of COVID-19 has higher turnover intention even in job satisfaction situations than the group with a low fear of COVID-19. This work advances emotional labor research by combining two dimensions of emotional display rules and three dimensions of emotional labor strategies into a framework, investigating the mechanism through which emotional labor influences turnover intention, and revealing the moderating effect of fear of COVID-19 in the process.

Iterative or stative? New morphosemantic analyses of Latin lūgeō ‘mourn’ and doleō ‘feel pain’

Abstract This paper will start by focusing on the morphosemantics of a Latin verb lūgeō ‘mourn’, which represents an emotion felt by people mentally excruciated by their loved one’s death. Traditionally, it has been believed that the Proto-Indo-European verbal root *leu̯g- ‘break’ underlies lūgeō, but recently this etymology has been challenged. However, I will support the traditional ‘break’ hypothesis through a novel semantic comparison to doleō ‘feel pain’, a verb also expressing a type of sensation humans often experience. Since its underlying root *delh 1 - means ‘hew, split’, similar to ‘break’, the semantic development of doleō would provide a neat parallel for lūgeō. Having salvaged the connection with *leu̯g-, I will advocate a stative formation (with *-eh 1 -i̯é-) for lūgeō instead of the more commonly presumed iterative reconstruction (with *-éi̯e-). The analysis conducted for lūgeō turns out to be useful for doleō, too; I will propose that the latter verb’s wider semantic range is best explained as the result of the convergence of two formations, a stative form meaning ‘feel pain’ (with *-eh 1 -i̯é-) and an iterative form meaning ‘habitually give pain to’ (with *-éi̯e-, as previously assumed for this verb).

Depressive symptoms and upward social comparisons during Instagram use: A vicious circle

On the one hand, social comparisons on social media use lead to more depressive symptoms. On the other hand, more depressive symptoms lead to more social comparison on social media. We propose an articulation of both effects. As users are primarily exposed to positive information leading to upward comparisons on Instagram and depressive individuals engage more in comparisons, they would be more vulnerable to negative impacts of comparisons on the self. Furthermore, at least two interindividual differences might explain this vicious circle, i.e. Instagram type of use and self-assessment motivation. The research tested it with correlation (N = 482), experimental (N = 185), and experimental diary design (N = 168). Two groups were asked to use Instagram actively or passively in the experimental studies. Structural equation modeling analysis showed that while the type of use didn't explain the effects, depressive symptoms, and self-assessment motivation did. Indeed, one with more depressive symptoms indicated perceives others being better off than oneself, which worsened the self-esteem (Cohen's d range for the three studies = 0.01 to 0.10), felt emotions (d = 0.03 to 0.06), and depressive mood (d = 0.02 to 0.06), and this process appears to be mediated by the motivation to self-assess.

The possible "calming effect" of subchronic supplementation of a standardised phospholipid carrier-based Melissa officinalis L. extract in healthy adults with emotional distress and poor sleep conditions: results from a prospective, randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial.

Background: Emotional distress conditions such as depression, anxiety, stress, and poor sleep are widespread health problems that have a significant impact on people's lives. Conventional drugs are commonly prescribed to treat emotional distress and poor sleep conditions; however, these medications have several limitations and have shown multiple side effects. Over recent years botanicals-based pharmacological agents have gained increasing research and clinical interest in the management of emotional distress and sleep disorder. Of note, Melissa officinalis L. (MO) leaf extract has demonstrated considerable neuropharmacological properties both in animal and human studies and has emerged as a promising natural "calming agent." However, research in this area is limited, and more studies are needed to validate its efficacy in amelioration of emotional distress and poor sleep conditions. Objectives: We aimed to assess the pharmacological effects of subchronic supplementation of an innovative standardised phospholipid carrier-based MO aqueous extract on emotional distress and poor sleep conditions. Design: A 3-week prospective, randomised, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, double-blinded clinical trial was conducted in 100 healthy adults complaining of a moderate degree of depression, anxiety, or stress, with scores of ≥14, ≥10, and ≥19, respectively, in the self-report Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-42) or poor sleep, as indicated by the score of >5 in the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scale. In addition, the impact of emotional distress and/or poor sleep on participants' mental wellbeing, emotional feelings, and quality of life was also assessed using the self-reported Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS), Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) scale, and quality of life (WHO-QoL-BREF) scale, respectively. Results: Oral supplementation of 200mg of phospholipid-based MO aqueous extract (Relissa™) tablets twice a day (i.e., 400mg/day) for 3 weeks led to significant improvements in the depressive mood, anxiety, stress, positive and negative affect (emotional feelings), overall mental wellbeing, and quality-of-life scores (all p values <0.001). Supplementation of MO extract was well tolerated, and no treatment-emergent effects or serious adverse events were reported. Conclusion: According to the results of this study, the phospholipid carrier-based MO aqueous extract possesses considerable neuropharmacological properties, and its supplementation may provide a promising therapeutic option for the management of moderate emotional distress and/or poor sleep conditions. Clinical Trial Registration: clinicaltrials.gov, identifier NCT05602688.

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EMOTIONAL LABOR AND BURNOUT LEVELS OF EFL TEACHERS AT UNIVERSITY PREPARATORY SCHOOLS

This study investigated the relationship between the emotional labor and burnout levels of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers in languagepreparatory schools at Turkish universities. Data were collected from 179 EFL teachers from both state and foundation universities, using Turkish adaptations of the Emotional Labor Scale covering surface acting,deep acting andnaturally felt emotions, andthe Maslach Burnout Inventory Educators Survey including emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment.Thefindings revealed that the most commonly experienced dimensions of emotional labor and burnout were naturallyfelt emotions and emotional exhaustion, respectively.Surface acting showed a positive correlation withemotional exhaustion and depersonalization, whereas displaying genuine emotions had a negative correlation with burnout.Furthermore, surface acting and naturally felt emotions emerged assignificant predictors of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, while displaying natural emotions was a significant predictor of reduced personal accomplishment. These findings suggest that masking emotions fosters exhaustion and alienation from students,while the display of internalized and genuine emotionsincreases the sense of personal accomplishment and alleviates burnout. Therefore, we suggestthat institutions and administrators should support the emotional well-being of EFL teachersby encouraging their display of preferred feelings instead of imposing display rules on them.

Emotional labor mediates the associations between self-consciousness and flow in dancers

Emotional labor has been a focal point in occupational well-being literature, but studies have long overlooked an important group of emotional laborers: performers. This research represents a pioneering effort to examine dancers’ adoption of emotional labor strategies, their antecedent of self-consciousness, and the outcome of flow experience. We explored these elements both in the traditional setting of stage dancing and in the novel context of online dance classes without on-site spectators during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results revealed that dancers employed all three common emotional labor strategies: surface acting, deep acting, and expression of naturally felt emotions, with deep acting being the most frequent. In the traditional setting, only the expression of naturally felt emotions mediated the positive effect of private self-consciousness and the negative effect of public self-consciousness on flow experience. In contrast, in the online setting, only private self-consciousness impacted flow through the mediation of deep acting and expression of naturally felt emotions. This exploratory study bridges dramaturgy-originated theories of emotional labor with empirical performing arts research, preliminarily advancing knowledge in the relevant fields of dance education, self-presentation, and flow studies.

Student's Expressive Speak With Teacher in Vocational High School

This study analyzes the expressive speech politeness of students and teachers at An-Nur Bululawang Vocational School, Malang Regency. This study aims to determine the form of expressive speech politeness and the function of students' expressive speech politeness toward teacher speech at school. This research was conducted using a qualitative approach. This type of research is a type of pragmatic research. The data in this study are in the form of speech between students and teachers in expressive politeness at school. The data source for this research was in the form of recordings of students' and teachers' speeches, which were then transcribed in written form. Data collection techniques in this study used observation and recording techniques. Data analysis in this study used the Miles and Huberman interactive model in general, covering three stages, namely (1) data collection, (2) data reduction, and (3) data presentation. The results of this study indicate that (1) the forms of expressive speech between students and the teacher, namely declarative speech forms, imperative speech forms, and interrogative speech forms, and (2) the function of expressive speech politeness between students and teachers, namely the politeness function of expressive speech pleasure, thank you, apologize, complain, greet, praise, tease, and tease. The use of expressive politeness between students and teachers at school is used relevantly according to the context, and this expressive speech can help students convey emotional feelings to the teacher so that in the learning process, they easily achieve learning goals and can motivate students' development while at school.

Psychometric testing of the nurses professional values scale-revised on family and community health nurses.

Family and Community Health Nurses (FCHNs) are at a higher risk of experiencing emotional exhaustion and feelings of low personal accomplishment. Higher levels of professional identity may decrease these negative feelings. Its measurement could produce positive effects for FCHNs and the quality of care they offer. This study aims to evaluate the psychometric properties (validity and reliability) of the Nurses Professional Values Scale-Revised (NPVS-R) on FCHNs in Italy. A cross-sectional research design was used. A convenience sample of FCHNs was recruited in an out-of-hospital setting from Italy. A total of 202 nurses were eligible (mean age of 41.11 ± 10.55years; 78.2% female). The study was performed in accordance with the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki. Participants were asked for their consent and were guaranteed anonymity in the information collected. The study was approved by the internal review board of the university. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) supported a unidimensional factorial structure of the NPVS-R with an adequate fit to the data. Internal consistency reliability was also supported. The construct validity was further reinforced by the concurrent validity results showing a positive and significant correlation of professional identity with job satisfaction. The NPVS-R is a valid and reliable instrument to measure professional identity among FCHNs. It can be used in clinical practice to improve FCHNs' psychological-emotional feelings and quality of care provided, in research to allow comprehensive understanding of professional identity, and in educational settings to monitor the professional identity levels of Family and Community Health Nursing students.

Decision Analysis Using AHP and Kansei for Extracing Users's Emotional Factor of Information System

In implementing an information system application based on particular users, one of the important consideration is to know users’ feelings through its interface. Kansei is a method for translating emotional feelings into a set of application element designs. The implementation of Kansei in the development of information system is to help the design of user interface based on the emotional feelings. The Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method is effective as a solution for our research case of information system selection based on what users feel when interacting the system via its user interface, and we also used multivariate factor analysis as the comparison method. This research aimed to explore the information system application based on Kansei. In this case, we focused on open-source ERP systems as our research objects. The result of this research were to support the analysis of ERP according to the point of view of users’ emotional feeling using two methods. The results showed that there were different results between the two methods. However the Kansei word “Artistic” was an users’ emotion that had a great influence.

Understanding Interoception and Its Importance in Body and Mind Functions: A Review

Interoception, the sensing of the body’s internal sensations, contributes to numerous aspects of human’s cognitive and affective abilities. Interoception mechanisms ensure physiological health through the coordination of homeostatic reflexes and allostatic responses. This review presents how deeply interoception controls our daily motivational behaviors and associated affective and emotional feelings. Since its discovery at the twilight of the 19th century, relentless research and experimental work have pushed far back the borders of interoception. Concept enrichment is still to find its limits: from its role in balancing and maintaining the energy-efficiency of the integrity and health of the body (homeostasis) to its emotional importance in learning, motivation and decision making, the field of interoception doesn't stop extending. Scientific measuring of interoceptive effects is also making fulgurant progress, though accuracy and relation between self-awareness and interoceptive attention are still to be fine-tuned. In addition, the review also addresses impairment caused by interoceptive deficiencies (alexithymia), commenting research and group experiments made in physical, emotional and physiological fields. Open questions are raised about whether interoception is a unitary function as well as about the ways to reduce individual weak interoceptive abilities, such as training and meditation. In conclusion, the signaling, sensing, and detection of bodily states are implicated in physical and mental well-being. Interoception research contributes to understanding into the dynamic interactions between body, brain, and mind.

Does moving to paid work make me a better mum? Mismatches between political and social ideologies of ‘good motherhood’ and that of lone mothers in the UK

The current design of UK public policy and mainstream political and social discourse has consistently equated paid work with good citizenship and desirable parenting. The article presents findings from a recent qualitative study that explores how lone mothers with different moral rationalities judge themselves before and after making a transition from welfare (and being full-time carers) to paid work. The findings suggest that the design of public policy and related discourses worked well with the moral rationalities of some lone mothers who believed that paid work made them better mothers. However, it left others with moral values on direct care behind, as they suffered from physical and emotional exhaustion and feelings of guilt in paid work. The article highlights how dominant ideologies reinforce the pre-existing hierarchy of paid work and care, with the latter being viewed as deserving of less acknowledgement.