Expressions Of Sympathy Research Articles

Individual and cultural differences in compassion, noticing suffering, and well‐being: Consequences of wanting to avoid feeling negative

AbstractAlthough people across the globe experience suffering, some individuals find it difficult to respond to others' distress because they might not know what would be most helpful to that person in that particular situation. For instance, would a response that focuses on the silver lining or one that acknowledges the suffering of the other person be more compassionate and helpful? In this paper, we demonstrate that the construct of avoided negative affect (ANA), the degree to which people want to avoid feeling negative, can predict individual differences and explain cultural variations in several aspects of compassion. Because ANA is a relatively new construct, we review research that focuses on concepts that are related to, but differ from ANA. Then, we summarize individual and cultural differences in ANA and their consequences for expressions of sympathy and compassion, conceptualizations of compassion, noticing suffering (including acknowledging suffering such as systemic racism), and well‐being. Across many studies conducted in various cultural contexts including Ecuador, Mexico, China, Japan, Germany, and the United States, ANA can partly explain cultural differences in different aspects of compassion. This work has important implications for cross‐cultural counseling, anti‐racism trainings, and conflict resolution. Noticing others' suffering and understanding what compassion entails for different people in different settings can result in treating others the way they want to be treated.

Linguistic and cultural specificity of euphemistic gender nominations (on the material of Uzbek, Russian and English languages)

The research work is devoted to euphemistic nominations, created according to the pragmatic principle of politeness, which contain national and cultural information. The object of the research work was the euphemisms of gender (about 100 units), obtained by continuous sampling from the most representative explanatory dictionaries of the Uzbek, Russian and English languages. The subject of the research work is the linguistic and cultural specificity of euphemistic nominations of gender. The purpose of the research work is to identify the linguacultural specifics of euphemistic gender-related nominations. Since euphemistic substitutes are used in a particular community and are influenced by socio-cultural factors, they are strongly marked by socio-cultural features used by male and female representatives of Uzbek, Russian and English society. Using the cross-cultural method, we found that in addition to the idiosyncratic national context, there are phenomena in language systems, both universal and differential, including semantic universals and linguo-pragmatic maxims. The novelty of the research work lies in the comparative analysis, which makes it possible to identify universal and differential approaches to the use of euphemistic nominations in different cultures and social contexts. This is an innovative approach that contributes to the understanding of how sociolinguistic factors influence the formation and use of euphemisms in different languages. The results of the research work showed that gender-polite euphemistic nominations that arose within the framework of politically correct ideology contribute to the preservation of the communicant's cognitive space, recognizing the rights of women and expressing respect. They prevent insults but are not necessarily sincere expressions of sympathy and interest, rather, as the analysis of the study showed, these are formal and etiquette constructions. It has been proved that the specifics of the national culture and lifestyle of the Uzbek (in family relations, male family members refer to the female gender by certain word forms), Russian and English peoples, as well as the unique features of their mentality, are the basis for using euphemistic nominations to describe the gender-thematic group.

True Women as Sacred Friends

Drawing from African American author and anti-slavery advocate Harriet Jacobs, this essay demonstrates that even well-intentioned white abolitionists can inadvertently reinforce racist systems. Jacobs sought help from white abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe to share her emancipation story, but received a response that exposed her past to Jacobs’s employer without consent. In her novelized memoir Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Jacobs demonstrates the importance of Black voices and leaders in the abolitionist movement, showcasing feminist scholar Chandra Mohanty's concept of a “coalition” of women using their diverse positions to combat social inequities. By examining Jacobs's portrayal of the white women who aided her, I argue that Jacobs employs the rhetoric of true womanhood and sentimental novels to depict models of true allyship marked by consent-based sympathy. This essay delves into the nuances between sympathy and empathy in the context of nineteenth-century literature, referencing Gay Gibson Cima's assertion that these terms cannot be collapsed. By connecting Jacobs's use of sentimentality to Cima's differentiation between Black expressions of sympathy and empathy, this essay reveals how Jacobs strategically fosters empathetic connections between white and enslaved women, promoting a coalition of consent-based allyship in nineteenth-century abolitionist discourse.

Public perceptions of families affected by pediatric cancer and educational work in pediatric oncology.

This study aims to explore how Russian society perceives children with cancer and their families to determine its potential as a tool for solving the social struggles of cancer-affected youth. The study took place between 2019 and 2020 and involved 237 parents of cancer-affected children enrolled for inpatient treatment in 5 pediatric oncology clinics in the North Caucasus Federal District (Russia). The study exploits a specially designed questionnaire survey as its main research method. About half of the parents did not observe changes in their attitude towards their child following a cancer diagnosis, with women more frequently noting these changes (40% vs. 18%). Public sentiment diverges between poles of sympathy and alienation: 53% acknowledge the expression of sympathy, while 39% perceive a sense of alienation. This study underscores the imperative for adequate support for these families, encompassing both financial and social dimensions. The present findings can be used to design cancer awareness and anti-stigma programs aimed at educating the general population about the early symptoms of cancer, where to receive health consultation services, how to talk with and act around cancer-affected children, and how to support such children and their families. Despite advances in modern medicine and multiple cases of pediatric cancer being successfully treated, stereotypes about the incurable nature of cancer still exist in many countries. The present findings can serve as a platform for the comparative study of cancer-related issues in other regions and countries. The results of this study can also be used to design cancer awareness and anti-stigma programs aimed at educating the general population about the early symptoms of cancer, where to receive health consultation services, how to talk with and act around cancer-affected children, and how to support such children and their families.

Abstract 1296: Evaluating the accuracy and reproducibility of ChatGPT models in answering lung cancer patient queries

Abstract Large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT can imitate human conversation and produce rapid, coherent responses, which may mask their potential for inaccuracies. With patients increasingly turning to the internet for medical information, the use of LLM chatbots for cancer-related queries risks spreading misinformation. Our study assessed ChatGPT’s accuracy and reproducibility in offering valid information and treatment advice for lung cancer in line with established guidelines. In the evolving landscape of AI-driven healthcare support, the ability of language models to provide accurate and reliable information is crucial. Our study delves into the effectiveness of OpenAI's ChatGPT models (versions 3.5 and 4.0) in responding to patient inquiries about lung cancer across various domains including general information, clinical presentation, risk factors, screening, diagnosis, staging, treatment options, prognosis, post-treatment follow-up, lifestyle recommendations, and psychosocial/educational aspects. We conducted a structured assessment, posing identical sets of questions to both ChatGPT 3.5 and 4.0. A total of 47 questions were posed with each query being repeated twice per model to evaluate both the accuracy and reproducibility of the responses. The scoring system focused on the accuracy and comprehensiveness of each response. Our findings revealed a notable disparity in the performance of the two models. GPT 4.0 demonstrated higher consistency and accuracy, with 41 out of 47 (87.2%) responses deemed accurate and comprehensive, compared to 36 out of 47 (76.6%) for GPT 3.5. In terms of reproducibility, both models exhibited strong performance: 42 out of 47 (89.3%) for GPT 3.5 and 45 out of 47 for GPT 4.0 (95.7%). When comparing responses between the models, we observed good reproducibility in 38 out of 47 questions (80.8%). A key observation was that GPT 4.0 significantly outperformed its predecessor GPT 3.5 in terms of both accuracy as well as reproducibility within its own responses, indicating a more reliable and consistent performance. The area most lacking in accuracy for both models was lung cancer staging, indicating a need for further refinement in this domain. Another key observation was the models' tendency to incorporate empathetic language, often beginning responses with expressions of sympathy and consistently advising confirmation with a medical professional. Our study underscores the potential and limitations of current AI models in patient education and support, highlighting areas for improvement and the importance of empathetic communication in AI interactions with patients. As the model continues to be trained on a larger and more comprehensive set of data, it is reasonable to anticipate further improvements in its ability to provide precise, detailed, and contextually appropriate responses. Citation Format: Asiyah Allibhai, Ahmed Allibhai, Anthony Brade, Zishan Allibhai. Evaluating the accuracy and reproducibility of ChatGPT models in answering lung cancer patient queries [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2024; Part 1 (Regular Abstracts); 2024 Apr 5-10; San Diego, CA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2024;84(6_Suppl):Abstract nr 1296.

A SPEECH ACT ANALYSIS OF CONDOLENCE UTTERANCES FOR THE DEATH OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II IN FACEBOOK USERS

The study focused on investigating speech acts and condolence strategies expressed by Facebook users in BBC posts. This research intends to classify and find out the speech acts and condolence strategies used by Facebook users to the death of Queen Elizabeth II. This research uses a qualitative approach, utilizing data sourced from condolence utterances used by Facebook users. The data were taken from comments posted by users on Facebook News. The data collection through documentation techniques. The data were analyzed by using Searle (1976) and using Zunin & Zunin (1991). The result explains that there are six types of condolence strategies found. The most common condolence strategy was taking note of the quality of the deceased with eighteen data. Second, ending with a thoughtful word with seventeen utterances. Expression of sympathy and taking note of a special quality of the bereaved with thirteen data. Then, acknowledge the loss which found nine data. The last, retelling a special memory of the deceased only eight data. Then, the dominant type of illocutionary act used by Facebook users to the death of Elizabeth Queen II was expressive with a total of fourteen data. Meanwhile, directives were revealed to be the least used by Facebook users, with only two data.

Analysing sympathy from a contrastive pragmatic angle: a Chinese–English case study

Abstract In this study, we provide a replicable language-anchored framework for capturing expressions of sympathy in interaction, by contrasting Chinese and English sympathising behaviour. Our framework combines interaction ritual and speech acts, and it captures sympathising without associating it with one particular speech act from the outset. Methodologically, we follow a tripartite design: First we identify puzzlements which ritual sympathising can trigger for Chinese expatriates living in the US and American expatriates in China. We then conduct Discourse Completion Tests (DCTs) to identify conventions of sympathising in the two linguacultures. Finally, we interpret our expatriates’ puzzlement through the outcomes of the DCT analysis.

Prosodic organization of formulaic expressions of sympathy in English

The paper is a complex study aimed at defining the prosodic organization of formulaic expressions of sympathy in English. The study is premised on the functional and communicative approaches paradigm, which enables investigating the specificity of phonetic means functions realizations as well as understanding the role of phonetic means in the realization of a speaker’s intentions and emotions while expressing sympathy. Considering the complexity of the study, it was conducted in the scope of sociocultural and psychoenergetic aspects of utterances realization, incorporating the methods of linguistic synergetics. The analysis is grounded on existing definitions of sympathy and advanced approaches to the study of emotional utterances. In our research we took into account all the factors that appear in communication and which can influence the speaker’s choice of verbal and prosodic means while expressing sympathy. Thus, it was found out that from the functional point of view, the most important feature which influences the choice of linguistic means in sympathy utterances actualization is pragmatic orientation: 1) sympathy proper (to sorrow), compassion (to understand), consolation (to console) and encouragement (to reassure). As a result, considering the pragmatic orientation of sympathy utterances makes it possible to describe the link between the prosodic means and the speaker’s intentions. All the experimental utterances were classified in accordance with their pragmatic orientation and further classified, taking into account speakers’ social statuses, their social and cultural levels, along with the levels of utterances’ emotional and pragmatic potentials. This approach allowed us to identify formulaic expressions in each of the types of sympathy expressions and analyze their prosodic organization. During the auditory analysis stage, it was found that prosodic means play a crucial part in the proper decoding of sincerity or insincerity of English utterances of sympathy. The analysis of video data enabled us to describe the interplay of paralinguistic means with phonetic, lexical and grammatical ones. The acoustic analysis stage allowed us to verify the data obtained in the process of auditory analysis.

Встречный взгляд: переписка Р. Роллана и И.С. Шмелева. К 150-летию И.С. Шмелева

The paper studies literary contacts of Ivan Shmelev (1873–1950) with the French writer, 1915 Nobel Prize winner Romain Rolland (1866–1944) in the 1920s. The author analyzes unpublished correspondence of the writers, including 3 letters from Shmelev and 2 response letters from Rolland. The content of the correspondence is connected with Shmelev’s desire to find in Rolland, who personified the “conscience of the world” for the writers of the Russian emigration, a like-minded person in understanding the tragedy that befell Russia in the wake of the October Revolution, which led to mass death, devastation and famine. Shmelev sent Rolland the German editions of his books “The Sun of the Dead” and “The Inexhaustible Chalice”. Rolland’s answers contain high praise of Shmelev’s work and sympathy for the emigrant writer who lost his homeland. However, complete understanding was not to be achieved: a representative of the left intelligentsia, Rolland reacted with no lesser sympathy to the experience taking place in the USSR in the “social and moral restructuring of humanity.” From criticism of the results of the October Revolution in 1921-22 Rolland, by the end of the 1920s proceeds to glorifying the social experiment of building a “new society” in the USSR, publishing congratulations to the Soviet people on the 10th anniversary of October in the Soviet press. This step of the writer was met with hostility by Shmelev and put an end to their correspondence. There was a final demarcation between Rolland and the writers of the Russian emigration, with whom he maintained literary contacts. Among them are not only Shmelev, but also I.A. Bunin and K.D. Balmont, who published open letters to a writer who took a pro-Bolshevik position, despite his earlier expressions of sympathy towards Russian emigrant writers.

Surgical Corner of the Mouth Lift – Case Study

A smile is an expression of joy and sympathy, serving as a vital element of social communication. The process of aging has a notable impact on both skin elasticity and muscle tone, which consequently results in alterations in the appearance of the corners of the mouth and the overall smile. Notably, the emergence of 'marionette lines,' vertical wrinkles extending from the mouth's corners to the base of the chin, signifies a visible manifestation of the aging process. These changes exert influence on both aesthetic aspects and personal hygiene, potentially leading to the development of inflammatory conditions.This article presents a case study focusing on a female patient who underwent surgical correction of the mouth's corners due to recurrent angular cheilitis. The patient presented with ptotic mouth corners, excessive salivation, and erythema at the angles of the mouth, often accompanied by painful discomfort during exacerbations of the inflammatory condition. The treatment method applied in this specific case involved the utilization of the triangular technique. Subsequent to the surgical procedure, the patient expressed satisfaction with the outcome, and her mouth corners remained free from inflammatory episodes for a duration of two years.

Communicating during a Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic that emerged in late 2019 resulted in many universities across the world switching to emergency remote teaching in order to complete the academic year. This article examines what senior management at one South African university felt was important to communicate to their student body regarding the COVID-19 crisis and emergency remote teaching, and the modalities utilised for this communication. The type of crisis responses enacted by this university are also investigated. Relevant communication events by the university’s senior management to their student body during the pivot were examined utilising a bottom-up (thematic analysis) and top-down (situational crisis communication theory) approach. Important themes that emerged included the need to empower and mobilise students, acknowledging unequal access to the devices and data required for online learning, and looking after student’s mental health. Crisis response strategies involved justification of the pivot to emergency remote teaching, praising staff for their efforts, expressions of sympathy for students, and provision of data and devices for students in need. The article concludes with recommendations on an approach to communicate with students in the event of a crisis.

Community perspectives on spinal cord injury in rugby union: facts and fears

ABSTRACT Introduction The sport of rugby union, henceforth rugby, is associated with a risk of spinal cord injury (SCI). Perceived risks can impact participation. Understanding community perspectives on rugby-related SCI may provide insight for addressing concerns around risk. The aim of this study was to explore community perspectives through social media discussion about SCI in rugby union. Methods Posts about SCI in rugby union were identified using the advanced search function on Twitter. Data (content as original post, retweet, quote tweet and comments) were included if focused on Rugby Union and written in English. Inclusion dates (July 2018 to June 2019) were chosen to capture a period when several SCI (n = 4) occurred in community rugby in Australia. Data were analysed using a thematic approach. Results Four themes were derived from the collected data. The ‘pendulum swing’ relates to the disparate views of rugby, from being overly cautious to too dangerous to play. The ‘role of rugby culture’ described engrained behaviours and attitudes on and off-field toward safety. ‘Media influence’ describes the emotive narrative used when reporting rugby-related SCI. ‘After the injury’ looks at expressions of sympathy and inspiration. These findings showed how individuals’ views of SCI were influenced through rugby culture, trust in governing bodies and the news media. Conclusion By ‘listening in’ to community views, their most pertinent safety concerns can be addressed. Both facts and fears on rugby-related SCI were evident, and these extreme views can be balanced with evidence-based education and sensible risk management.

EXPLORING THE ROLE OF NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION IN CONVEYING SYMPATHY AND SUPPORT

This article explores non-verbal expressions of sympathy and condolences in English. It highlights the significance of facial expressions, touch, body language, and posture in conveying empathy. The study emphasizes the importance of being attuned to non-verbal cues when offering support, considering cultural variations and individual preferences. By understanding the power of non-verbal communication in times of grief, individuals can enhance their ability to provide meaningful support and comfort.

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Expression of sympathy in ‘Maai’ novel of ‘Gitanjali Shree’

The consciousness with which Gitanjali Shri touches women's discussion, this environment is favorable. Instead of aiming for boldness in man-woman relationship, Gitanjali Shree chooses narratives where women exercise their freedom to decide or are seen moving towards this freedom. The text of Gitanjali Sri's literature gives words to the voice of a woman who aspires to freedom of thought rather than merely economic or sexual freedom. That's why here women are able to register their presence without speaking or speaking less. Economic freedom is essential for the freedom of women, but even more important is the change of thinking for which a struggle like 'MAAI' is needed. The one who sows the seed of freedom and equality in its next generation without asking for anything, without fighting. Not only does planting but also protects seedlings with friendly firmness. Bearing the storms herself, 'Maai' creates a new definition of a woman. A woman who happily accepts even the taunts of her mother-in-law. She obeys every order of her husband and father-in-law with feudal thinking, but frees the coming generation from feudal thinking. The meaning of women's independence is also freedom of decision. This fight for freedom of decision is sometimes even abused by the society. The novel 'Mai' definitely exposes the firmness and decision power hidden behind the weakness of a woman.&#x0D; &#x0D; Abstract in Hindi Language:&#x0D; स्त्री-विमर्श को जिस चेतनता से गीतांजलि श्री स्पर्श करती हैं यह परिवेश अनुकूल है। स्त्री-पुरुष संबंधों में बोल्डनेस को लक्षित करने की अपेक्षा गीतांजलि श्री ऐसे कथ्य का चयन करती हैं जहाँ स्त्रियाँ निर्णय लेने की स्वतंत्रता का उपयोग करती या इस स्वतंत्रता की ओर अग्रसर होती दिखायी देती हैं। गीतांजलि श्री के साहित्य का कथ्य एक ऐसी स्त्री की वाणी को शब्द प्रदान करता है जो केवल आर्थिक या यौनिक स्वतंत्रता की अपेक्षा सोच की स्वतंत्रता की आकांक्षी है। इसलिए यहाँ स्त्रियाँ बिना बोले या कम बोलकर भी अपनी उपस्थिति दर्ज करा पाती हैं। आर्थिक स्वतंत्रता स्त्री की स्वतंत्रता के लिए अनिवार्य है, परन्तु इससे भी अधिक आवश्यक है सोच का परिवर्तन जिसके लिए ‘माई’ जैसे संघर्ष की आवश्यकता है। जो बिना कुछ माँगे, बिना लड़े अपनी अगली पीढ़ी में स्वतंत्रता व समानता का बीजारोपण करती है। न केवल रोपण करती है अपितु अनुकूल दृढ़ता से अंकुरों की रक्षा भी करती है। स्वयं झंझावातों को सहती ‘माई’ स्त्री की नयी परिभाषा गढ़ती है। स्त्री जो हमजात सास के तानों को भी सहर्ष स्वीकार करती है। सामन्ती सोच वाले ससुर व पति की प्रत्येक आज्ञा का पालन करती है परन्तु आने वाली पीढ़ी को सामंती सोच से मुक्त कराती है। स्त्री स्वतंत्रता का अभिप्राय भी निर्णय की स्वतंत्रता ही है। निर्णय की स्वतंत्रता की यह लड़ाई कभी समाज द्वारा दुत्कार भी दी जाती है। ‘माई’ उपन्यास तो निश्चित तौर पर स्त्री की दुर्बलता के पीछे छिपी दृढ़ता व निर्णय शक्ति को उजागर करता है।&#x0D; Keywords: संवेदना, सरोकार, विघटन, अजनबीपन, बोल्डनेस, भावात्मक संबंध, परिवार, संस्कार

ASPECTS OF LINGUISTIC USAGE IN ELEGY WRITTEN IN A COUNTRY CHURCHYARD BY THOMAS GRAY

Poetic language includes three key components: sound, shape, and sense. However, every poem has its own context and is an intertext with other poems. Therefore, the substantial use of alliteration, rhyming, lyrical expression, and clichés, as well as other language devices that bring attention to words, sounds, or other device decorations, is a necessary tool and trick in the scientific production of poetry. This article explored to inspect the aspects of linguistic usage in the forms of semantics that are accomplished in the poetic and figurative language of Thomas Gray's Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, which aimed to examine the influence of lexical knowledge in language and literature and how it enhances inventiveness. Even though this poem speaks of ordinary people, and an expression of sympathy and support for those who have the misfortune to be without money or social prestige in the literary sense. The involvement of syntactic-semantic factors, viz., presupposition and entailment, make the poem more vivid to the reader. Furthermore, the poem Elegy contains hyponyms and synonyms, accompanied by a semantic echo. This study focuses on lexical relations included in the poem through syntagmatic and paradigmatic word descriptions. Further, this study examines those ambiguous words that generate complexity between the speaker/writer and their listener/reader. It has been discovered that various aspects of semantics form a nexus between the theme and word formation in poetry.

'Feel like going crazy': Mental health discourses in an online support group for mothers during COVID-19.

COVID-19 has become a mental health pandemic. The impact on vulnerable demographic groups has been particularly severe. This paper focuses on women in employment in Hong Kong who have had to balance remote work and online schooling for over 2 years. Using semi-ethnography and theme-oriented discourse analysis, we examine 200 threads that concern members' mental health on a popular Facebook support group for mothers. We demonstrate that mental health messages are typically framed as 'troubles talk'. Other support group members actively align with a trouble-teller through 'caring responses', namely expressions of empathy and sympathy. These are realized through assessments of the trouble-teller's experience, reports of similar experiences; expressions of compassion and advice-giving. Mental health talk online is heavily mitigated, nevertheless the medium provides a space for expressing mental health troubles and providing informal psychosocial support. We advocate the importance of microanalytic discourse studies for mental health research to get insights into people's lived experiences during the pandemic.

Third-Party Apologies; Theory and Form

Abstract When A wrongs B while C observes, or when B tells C afterward, C might apologize. This could seem to be an imprecise or merely metaphorical use of the word ‘apology’ to refer to an expression of sympathy. But this short paper explains how third-party apologies function as apologies (they restore respect to B, the victim, that was undermined by the wrongdoer A); it explains why such an apology could be morally necessary on C's part; and it provides a preliminary account of the components of a third-party apology.

Moderators of the Relationship Between Pain and Pain-Related Sexual Disability in Women with Provoked Vestibulodynia Symptoms

Previous studies have demonstrated the deleterious effects of pain anxiety (ie, the degree to which one fears pain), stress, and solicitous partner responses (ie, expressions of sympathy and attention to one's partner's pain) on pain and pain-related disability, but little is known about whether these variables moderate the robust pain-pain-related disability relationship in individuals with provoked vestibulodynia (PVD). We investigated whether pain anxiety, stress, and solicitous partner responses moderated the relationship between penetrative pain and pain-related sexual disability in women with PVD symptoms. Participants with PVD symptoms (N=65, age range=18-73 years) completed an online survey assessing pain anxiety (Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale-20), perceived stress (Perceived Stress Scale), solicitous partner responses (WHYMPI Solicitous Responses Scale), penetrative pain (Female Sexual Function Index), and pain-related sexual disability (Pain Disability Index). Moderated regression analyses were performed using pain anxiety, stress, and solicitous partner responses as moderators of the relationship between penetrative pain, and pain-related sexual disability. Outcomes in the current study included the moderating effect of pain anxiety, perceived stress, and solicitous partner responses on the relationship between penetrative genital pain and pain-related disability in sexual behavior. Higher genital pain from penetrative intercourse and higher pain anxiety significantly predicted higher pain-related sexual disability, but perceived stress was not significantly related to sexual disability. Solicitous partner responses were significantly positively correlated with pain-related sexual disability. None of the moderators significantly moderated the pain-pain-related sexual disability relationship. For women with PVD, pain anxiety and solicitous partner responses to their pain may exacerbate their pain-related sexual disability, signifying that pain anxiety and solicitous partner responses represent important targets of therapeutic intervention for women with PVD. The present study extended past research on the relationships between psychological and behavioral factors and pain in women with PVD symptoms by demonstrating the deleterious relationship between pain anxiety, solicitous responses, and pain-related sexual disability. However, the study was correlational in nature, which precludes conclusions about the effect of pain anxiety, and solicitous partner responses on pain-related sexual disability. High pain anxiety and frequent solicitous partner responses to an individual's pain predicted higher pain-related sexual disability, suggesting that it may be possible to improve the quality of life of PVD sufferers through interventions that aim to decrease pain anxiety, and solicitous partner responses, in addition to interventions that aim to decrease pain per se. Maunder L, Dargie E, Pukall C. Moderators of the Relationship Between Pain and Pain-Related Sexual Disability in Women with Provoked Vestibulodynia Symptoms. J Sex Med 2022;19:809-822.

SPECIFICS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING OF INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS

The article reveals the peculiarities of communication between men and women in terms of their professional activity. The interpersonal relationships between colleagues are analyzed, as well as the peculiarities of the married couples’ relationships and their attitude to extramarital affairs. The relationship between marital relationships satisfaction, self-control assessment in communication, leadership self-esteem and expression of sympathy and attraction to the opposite sex between colleagues are disclosed. The results showed that women are more flexible to the situation change, more emotionally unrestrained, and more ready to change their own behavior for the sake of others. Men’s behavior is more stable even with unstable emotional manifestations. However, no correlation is found between levels of self-control, leadership self-esteem, and the characteristics of engagement with a female colleague in both women and men. It is worth noting that the relationship between marriage satisfaction and interest in communication with a colleague is not revealed. The results of the study can be successfully used in the practical work of a psychologist to provide psychological assistance to couples to prevent the manifestation of jealousy associated with colleagues and each partner directly to establish marital and family relationships.