Quality Of Interpersonal Relationships Research Articles

Multilevel relationships and loyalty in the microfinance industry: evidence from Tanzania

Purpose The operations and viability of microfinance institutions (MFIs), crucial for socioeconomic development and poverty reduction, heavily rely on the multilevel relationships among borrowers, loan officers and MFIs. This study examines the relationship between interpersonal and firm-level relationship quality (RQ) and their simultaneous impact on customer loyalty (CL) in microfinance. Additionally, it investigates the mediating effect of firm-level RQ between CL and interpersonal RQ.Design/methodology/approach In this study, correlational research methods were employed. Completed questionnaires were received from 498 MFI borrowers in Dar es Salaam and Mwanza cities. Regression techniques and structural equation modeling were utilized to analyze the data. Before hypothesis testing, the validity and reliability of the measurements were confirmed.Findings Interpersonal-level and firm-level RQs are significantly related. Interpersonal-level RQ and its dimensions are significantly linked to CL, whereas firm-level RQ and its dimensions are insignificantly related to CL, except for commitment. Interpersonal-level relationships have a stronger impact on CL than firm-level relationships. Among all the dimensions of RQ, commitment has the greatest influence on CL at both levels. Firm-level RQ negatively and insignificantly mediates the relation between interpersonal-level RQ and CL.Research limitations/implicationsThe study findings only apply to Tanzania's microfinance industry, because the interactions between and the relative effects of firm and interpersonal ties may vary across various contexts and cultures. Future research may consider replicating this study in other contexts and cultures to confirm these findings.Practical implications This study advances the understanding of how multilevel relationships affect CL within the microfinance industry. This insight will assist MFIs and policymakers in identifying alternative and more efficient relational strategies to enhance CL, a critical element for the sustainability of MFIs. In turn, the sustainability of MFIs in low-income countries like Tanzania holds paramount importance for stimulating socioeconomic development and, hence, achieving the goal of poverty eradication.Originality/value While previous studies on multilevel relationships concentrated on a single relational dimension (trust) and were conducted within the realms of retail, airline and industrial manufacturing, the current study employs the three most popular relational dimensions: trust, commitment and satisfaction, within the microfinance context. Additionally, this study investigates the mediation effect of firm-level RQ between interpersonal-level RQ and CL, a previously unexplored area in research.

38 Assessing Memory for Emotions Separately from Emotion Recognition

Objective:Accurate processing of facial displays of emotion is critical for effective communication. A robust literature has documented impairment in the ability to recognize facial affect in people with traumatic brain injury (TBI), but research is scarce about memory for facial affect. Disruptions in recognizing and remembering the emotions of others can undermine relationship quality and may result in psychosocial dysfunction. Importantly, the extant literature indicates that facial affect recognition dissociates from other cognitive abilities such that it is likely a distinct neuronal process. Thus, explicit measurement of affect recognition and memory for emotions may be critical for implementing and refining rehabilitation interventions. The present study examined the relationship between recognition and memory for emotions using a novel computerized task and explored its associations with other cognitive abilities.Participants and Methods:Participants were adults who were neurologically healthy (n = 31) or had a history of moderate to severe TBI (n = 26). The battery included the novel Assessment of Facial Affect Recognition and Memory (AFARM), Cambridge Face Memory Test (face memory without emotion), Wechsler Test of Adult Reading, Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test, Judgment of Line Orientation, Oral Symbol Digit Modalities, Digit Span, FAS, Animal Fluency, and the Affect Intensity Measure (experienced emotion). Spearman correlations examined the relationship of AFARM performance with the test battery. Logistic regression models examined whether immediate-delay (ID-EM) and long-delay face emotion-memory (LD-EM) accounted for unique variance in group membership beyond recognition accuracy of facial affect and memory for faces.Results:AFARM demonstrated relationships with neuropsychological and mood variables in the expected directions across and within groups, with the strongest associations observed for memory for verbal information (rs = .51 to .58) and processing speed (rs = .48 to .57). Consistent with traditional list-learning tests, ID- and LD-EM were highly correlated (r = .85). Experienced affect intensity was inversely associated with ID-EM (r = -.29) and LD-EM (r = -.38) but not with recognition accuracy (r = -.10). Logistic regression examining ID-EM was significant, χ2(3) = 26.05, p < .001, Nagelkerke R2 = .49. ID-EM accounted for unique variance in group status (p = .006; OR = 0.65) after accounting for recognition accuracy and face memory. Similarly, the model examining LD-EM was significant χ2(3) = 27.70, p < .001, Nagelkerke R2 = .43; LD-EM was significant after accounting for other variables (p = .017; OR = 0.69).Conclusions:The findings are consistent with the hypothesis that memory for emotions represents a unique component of social cognition that is separate from recognition. Accuracy in identifying emotions, face recognition memory, and memory for emotions are strongly related but not wholly redundant processes. Consistent with prior literature, subjective experience of emotion had substantial effects on objective performance tasks, indicating that an individual's intense experience of their own emotions can disrupt sensitivity to the emotions of others. Future research should assess the extent to which memory for emotions relates to psychosocial outcomes such as the quality and quantity of interpersonal relationships.

In it together: Shared reality with instrumental others is linked to goal success.

Why are some people more successful than others? In addition to individual factors (e.g. self-control), research has recently suggested that the quality of people's interpersonal relationships is crucial for success. Successful people do not just like and feel close to instrumental objects (e.g., study material, the gym), they also like and feel close to instrumental others (IOs; people who make goal success more likely). Yet instrumental people have one crucially distinct feature that instrumental objects do not: A mind of their own. We propose that while a growing body of work suggests that the sense of closeness to IOs (others who make goal success more likely) is crucial for goal success, prior work has not examined how the sense of the quality of people's relationships with IOs, and therefore goal success, likely depends on their ability to "merge minds" with them, experiencing both the goal and the world at large (i.e., shared reality) in the same way as one's IO contributes to goal success. Specifically, the present research (N = 1,326) explored (a) whether people experience shared reality-the perception of shared attitudes and judgments about the world-with IOs and (b) whether those who do so achieve greater goal success. Participants perceiving their romantic partner as instrumental for their goals experienced more shared reality with them (Study 1); participants also reported greater shared reality with IOs relative to noninstrumental others (NIO; Study 2). Higher shared reality with IOs was linked to more goal success initially, (Studies 2-4), 3-4 weeks later (Study 2c), and higher grade point averages (Study 4). These effects held when controlling for IO liking, closeness, epistemic trust, and NIO shared reality. Self-efficacy consistently mediated the effect of IO shared reality on goal success, indicating that IO shared reality may bolster people's epistemic confidence in their abilities. Overall, findings suggest that shared reality with IOs may play an important role in goal success. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

Correction to Elnakouri et al. (2023).

Reports an error in "In it together: Shared reality with instrumental others is linked to goal success" by Abdo Elnakouri, Maya Rossignac-Milon, Kori L. Krueger, Amanda L. Forest, E. Tory Higgins and Abigail A. Scholer (Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Advanced Online Publication, Jul 13, 2023, np). In the original article, the abstract was revised. Specifically, there were errors in the the second and third sentences of the fifth paragraph of the Shared Reality section, fifth sentence of the Present Research section, An updated Figure 1 now appears in the erratum. NIO counterpart and and the specific note in Table 3, the first parenthetical text in the Procedure and Materials section in Study 2c, the phrase its NIO counterpart in the Discussion section of Study 2c, last sentence of the second paragraph of Study 3, third sentence in the third paragraph of Study 3, first sentence in the third paragraph of the Results section, the phrase their NIO counterparts in both the Self-Reported Goal Success and GPA sections of Study 4c, NIO counterpart and the specific note in Table 9, last phrase in the second paragraph in the Discussion section of Study 4, and the in-text citation of Footnote 9 in the Contribution to Understanding the Interpersonal Influences on Goal Success. (The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 2023-89842-001). Why are some people more successful than others? In addition to individual factors (e.g. self-control), research has recently suggested that the quality of people's interpersonal relationships is crucial for success. Successful people do not just like and feel close to instrumental objects (e.g., study material, the gym), they also like and feel close to instrumental others (IOs; people who make goal success more likely). Yet instrumental people have one crucially distinct feature that instrumental objects do not: A mind of their own. We propose that while a growing body of work suggests that the sense of closeness to IOs (others who make goal success more likely) is crucial for goal success, prior work has not examined how the sense of the quality of people's relationships with IOs, and therefore goal success, likely depends on their ability to "merge minds" with them, experiencing both the goal and the world at large (i.e., shared reality) in the same way as one's IO contributes to goal success. Specifically, the present research (N = 1,326) explored (a) whether people experience shared reality-the perception of shared attitudes and judgments about the world-with IOs and (b) whether those who do so achieve greater goal success. Participants perceiving their romantic partner as instrumental for their goals experienced more shared reality with them (Study 1); participants also reported greater shared reality with IOs relative to noninstrumental others (NIO; Study 2). Higher shared reality with IOs was linked to more goal success initially, (Studies 2-4), 3-4 weeks later (Study 2c), and higher grade point averages (Study 4). These effects held when controlling for IO liking, closeness, epistemic trust, and NIO shared reality. Self-efficacy consistently mediated the effect of IO shared reality on goal success, indicating that IO shared reality may bolster people's epistemic confidence in their abilities. Overall, findings suggest that shared reality with IOs may play an important role in goal success. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

POSITIVE EXPERIENCE OF POST-TRAUMA GROWTH IN THE ORGANIZATION OF VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

The article discloses post-traumatic events that destroy the usual stereotypes of behavior and dramatically cause a restructuring of the volunteers’ personality structure. The purpose of the article is post-traumatic growth in the context of the formation of a positive experience of volunteers in the conditions of war, whose role should be more supportive than mentor-authoritarian in providing assistance to the victims. During the study, the method «Diagnostics of the level of alexithymia (Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS))» and the questionnaires «The Changes in Outlook Questionnaire» (CiOQ) and «The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory» (PTGI) were used. which are applied in the context of the author’s ideas about post-traumatic growth. The general sample of people was made up of students, whose potential features revealed the peculiarities of post-traumatic growth as a factor of sustainable human life support in wartime conditions.The post-traumatic period is characterized by such signs as increased nervousness and sensitivity to suprathreshold stimuli. Victims’ actions are not always controlled, moreover, they are often tense in anticipation of negative events. PTSD situations are accompanied by apathy, panic and aggression. There is a need to provide self-help in the context of the volunteer’s post-traumatic growth.According to the results of psychocorrection, the volunteers of both groups experience qualitative changes in overcoming critical events that arise in the situation of overcoming extremely difficult challenges. Post-traumatic positive experience indicates the quality of interpersonal relationships, increased sensitivity and closeness to the personal environment. The post-traumatic growth of volunteers is based on a wise philosophy of life, in the realization of the values «We will manage. We are together».

Improving depression management with support from close others: A thematic analysis of individuals with depression and their partners in care.

With support from others, individuals with depression can build skills and implement lifestyle changes that help them manage their illness. The objective of the current study was to understand how the CarePartners for Depression Program, a randomized clinical trial aimed at enhancing the role of caregivers in the management of depression, improved communication and shared understandings of depression among individuals with depression and their close others. We conducted in-depth, semi-structured interviews with individuals with depression and their caregivers who participated in the CarePartners program. Interviews were qualitatively coded using a thematic analytic framework. We conducted individual interviews with 39 participants in the CarePartners program, including 18 individuals with depression, 14 out-of-home care partners, and 7 informal caregivers. Three central themes were derived from analyses: (a) The quality of interpersonal relationships influenced the management of depression; (2) having clearly defined roles for CarePartners improved communication between CarePartners and individuals with depression; and (3) shared understanding of depression improved management of depression. Our findings established the conditions under which the management of depression was influenced in a dyadic intervention. Dyadic interventions may make it easier for individuals to support patients with depression by fostering communication and collaboration.

Gender-Based Differential Item Function for the Positive and Negative Semantic Dimensions of the Relationship Satisfaction Scale with Item Response Theory.

Relationship satisfaction is at the core of a robust social life and is essential to mental health. The positive and negative semantic dimensions of the relationship satisfaction (PN-SMD) scale is considered in the field of relationship studies to be a reliable tool for assessing the quality of a person's interpersonal relationships. This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the PN-SMD scale by conducting multidimensional item response theory (MIRT) and differential item functioning (DIF) analyses, both of which are emerging assessment methods that focus on individual items. We recruited 511 Chinese undergraduate students for this study. Construct validity, internal consistency, and concurrent validity were assessed, and MIRT and DIF analyses were conducted. Five of the 14 items were found to have gender-based DIF traits, affecting the scale's construct validity. A revised nine-item scale (DIF items excluded) had a significantly better model fit and demonstrated comparable concurrent validity to the original scale. The implications of our results and future research directions are discussed.

Preschool Teachers’ Perception of the Effect between the Principal’s Support, Quality of Interpersonal Relationships and Loyalty of Employees in Preschool Institutions

Preschool Teachers’ Perception of the Effect between the Principal’s Support, Quality of Interpersonal Relationships and Loyalty of Employees in Preschool Institutions

The Impact of Hybrid Work on the Quality of Interpersonal Relations in the HR Department of the Enterprise – A Case Study

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to answer the question of whether the implementation of hybrid work organization results in a quality change of interpersonal relations in an HR Department. Methodology: To achieve the stated goal, the authors decided to conduct a case study in a large, dispersed organization. Empirical data were obtained through an online research questionnaire, an individual in-depth interview, and the IT systems of the organization under study. Findings: As a result of the study, it was shown that in the examined HR Department, the implementation of hybrid work organization did not change the quality of employee relations. The results contradict some existing sources, making us assume that the impact of hybrid work on employee relations is not unequivocal. Therefore, there are possible situations where its negative or positive effect does not exist. This opens a wide range of possibilities for applying hybrid work methods without negatively impacting the organization. Originality/value: The literature is scarce when it comes to analyzing the impact of hybrid work organization on employee relations. Most of the available material is based on reports from consulting companies and its scientific value is impossible to examine. Even less literature addresses the issue of interpersonal relations in the post-pandemic era. Keywords: hybrid work, interpersonal relations, relational capital, relational quality, human resources, pandemic, case study.

The Effectiveness of Virtual Anger Management Training Using the Cognitive Behavioral Method on Anger Rumination, Mental Health, Work-Family Conflict, and Interpersonal Relationships

Introduction: In recent years, the work environment has gained great importance and has been considered as a suitable place for health improvement activities. The work environment provides opportunities and suitable facilities to influence people's lives. The present research was conducted with the aim of the effectiveness of virtual anger management with Cognitive behavioral methodology using the cognitive behavioral method on anger rumination, mental health, work-family conflict and interpersonal relationships.
 Materials and Methods: The research method was a semi-experimental research method with control groups and pre-test-post-test. The statistical population included all secondary school female teachers in Isfahan city in the academic year of 2021-2020, 30 female teachers were selected by random sampling and randomly assigned to two experimental groups (15 people) and a control group (15 people). The experimental group underwent 60-minute virtual anger management training and the control group remained on the waiting list. Both groups were evaluated in the pre-test and post-test stages by Sakhodolsky et al.'s (2001) anger rumination, shortened form of the SCL-90 inventory, work-family conflict questionnaire (Carlson et al., 2000) and Interpersonal Relationship Quality Questionnaire (Pierce et al., 1991). In order to analyze the data, statistical methods and SPSS version 23 software and multivariate covariance and single covariance analysis were used.
 Results: The findings showed that the virtual training of anger management on rumination of anger and its dimensions, thoughts of anger, thoughts of revenge, memories of anger and knowing the causes are equal to 44.7, 16.9, 23.2 and 45.5 percent of the variance, respectively. , mental health is 43.3% of the variance, work-family conflict is 37.2% of the variance, and interpersonal relationships and its dimensions have a significant effect of 65.2% of the variance (p<0.01).
 Conclusion: As a result, virtual anger management training as an effective therapy can help to improve mental health. Therefore, it is suggested that counselors and psychologists pay special attention to anger management virtual training to reduce anger rumination and work-family conflict and increase mental health and interpersonal relationships.

Romantic Partner and Parenting Distress Predicts BMI in Middle Aged Couples Experiencing Pandemic Stress

Interpersonal distress may contribute to obesity. While most research assesses long-term outcomes, day to day interactions may help to explain why this relationship might exist. Specifically, individuals may use food to cope with poor relationship functioning. Chronic use of emotional eating could lead to weight gain. While some may compensate for diet choices with exercise, the pandemic lockdown may have limited some individuals’ opportunities for exercise. This study examined BMI and daily family distress (i.e., romantic partners, children). Using an ecological momentary assessment, middle-aged, heterosexual couples (n=59, N=118) experiencing pandemic stress completed four daily surveys over a two-week period during the 2020-2021 fall/winter pandemic peak. Participants reported daily upsetting events experienced with their romantic partner and daily parenting distress. We tested actor partner effects between couples using BMI as the dependent variable and average daily parenting and partner distress as the independent variables. The more upsetting partner interactions men reported, the higher their BMI (3.407, p=.01) and their partner’s BMI (4.365, p=.003). Women’s BMI was also predicted by their relationships with their children (5.729, p=.006). Our results demonstrate interpersonal relationships affect weight. Where men’s BMI was predicted by how they perceive partner interactions, women were particularly vulnerable to adverse conditions across family relationships. Findings underscore the importance of targeting interpersonal relationships to improve health outcomes. Health care providers may want to inquire about the quality of interpersonal relationships and include families into treatments targeting changes in lifestyle to promote weight loss.

FASCINATION AS A SUPPORTIVE STRATEGY OF POSITIVE COMMUNICATION CLIMATE

The article investigates the phenomenon of fascination in the context of modern approach to interpersonal communication in cooperative and nonviolent way. Effectiveness of communication process mainly depends on the quality of interpersonal relations, the degree and quality of emotions, the willingness of communication partners to adjust to verbal contact. We shall undertake linguistic analysis of fascination as one of discursive strategies. Fascination is defined as the person’s quality to be liked via peculiar semiotic way of self-presentation, aimed at minimizing unpleasant emotional tone in communication and maximizing positive communication climate. According to fascination’s nature to enchant, charm, express sympathy, elicit negative emotions and make positive impression, it can be stated that positive communication climate is created by special fascinating way of communication. Such kind of communication is made up of a system of verbal and nonverbal components and connections between the fascinator and the object of fascination. As fascination is able to change emotional state and create positive tone in interpersonal relations, we consider fascination as supportive strategy of positive communication climate. The purpose of our study is to explore fascination as supportive strategy in relation to making positive communication climate.

Взаимосвязь между личностными чертами и регуляцией эмоций у спортсменов в подростковом возрасте

<p>Emotions are inevitable in our day-to-day life and play most important role in maintaining interpersonal relationship, communication, and overall quality of life. The ability to regulate emotion is also very important to deal effectively with everyday life stressors. Personality is an important aspect of human being and determines the unique adjustment of human being with his/her environment. Personality traits also influence the perception of an individual and thereby impact the way an individual regulates his/her emotions. Emotion regulation varies significantly across individuals so as the personality traits. The present study aims at determining the relationship between personality traits and emotion regulation among athletes and non-athletes. The present cross- sectional study was conducted on participants (N=180), consisting of athletes (N=80; Male= 55 and Female= 25) and non-athletes (N= 100; Male= 45 and Female= 55). All participants were selected through convenient sampling method. Pearson’s product moment correlation of coefficient reveals that for athletes Openness to experience and extraversion are significantly and positively correlated to cognitive reappraisal and neuroticism is significantly and positively correlated to expressive suppression. This means that athletes high on openness to experience and extraversion tend to use cognitive appraisal as an emotion regulation strategy whereas athletes high on neuroticism tend to prefer suppression strategy. For non-athletes, openness to experience, conscientiousness are significantly and positively correlated to cognitive reappraisal and neuroticism is significantly and positively related to suppression. This suggests that individuals high on openness to experience and conscientiousness are also high on cognitive appraisal and those who are high on neuroticism are also high suppression. Multiple regression analyses suggest for athletes, openness to experience and neuroticism are the significant predictors of Cognitive reappraisal and neuroticism is the most significant predictor of expressive suppression. For non-athletes, conscientiousness and openness to experience are the significant predictors of Cognitive reappraisal. and neuroticism is the most significant predictor of expressive suppression. The study discusses the pertinent potential implications of results.</p>

The Impact of Communication Ethics on The Communication Quality in Interpersonal Relationships

Communication ethics are very important in establishing interpersonal relationships. In every communication, ethics are crucial in maintaining the quality of communication and establishing good relationships between individuals. However, there are often still disagreements and misunderstandings in interpersonal communication, which results in poor communication quality. Therefore, research on the impact of communication ethics on the quality of communication in interpersonal relationships is very important to do. This research aims to identify the impact of communication ethics on the quality of communication in interpersonal relationships. This research uses a qualitative approach with a case study type. This research was conducted by means of in-depth interviews to a number of respondents who were taken by purposive sampling technique. Observation techniques were also used to observe respondents' behavior in interpersonal communication situations. The data were analyzed descriptively using a qualitative approach. The results showed that communication ethics play an important role in improving the quality of communication in interpersonal relationships. Good communication ethics can create a conducive atmosphere in communication, build trust and reduce disagreements in interpersonal communication. Conversely, poor communication ethics can hinder the quality of communication and worsen interpersonal relationships. Therefore, it is important for individuals to understand and apply good communication ethics in every interpersonal communication situation.

Аутентичные отношения: обзор зарубежных исследований

<p style="text-align: justify;">The article presents an overview of the research of the phenomenon of authentic relationships in foreign works. The philosophical understanding of the authenticity of the personality (authenticity, loyalty to the true self) is presented, the possible connection between the authenticity of the personality and the quality of interpersonal relationships is substantiated. A separate part of the article is the discussion of studies of authentic (close) relationships. It is pointed out that it is impossible to consider the authenticity of a person without taking into account its effects on human relationships. The spheres in which authenticity can manifest itself are described: romantic, professional, child-parent, friendly relations. The emphasis is placed on the description of authentic leadership (as the most studied area) and romantic relationships (an area for which authenticity is a particularly important predictor). The article presents several psychotherapeutic methods to achieve them, and also describes some of the risks associated with authentic relationships. Since the authenticity of relationships contributes to effective interaction in the personal and professional sphere, there is a need to study and develop development technologies, necessary both for the authenticity of the individual and the authenticity of the relationship.</p>

Narcissism and relational capacity: the contribution of identity integration and social concordance

Narcissism is often seen as a unidimensional construct, however, more recently, a plethora of studies have pointed to its multidimensional nature. Despite this, the role of narcissism as a multifaceted construct in the quality of interpersonal relationships has rarely been tested. In addition, less is known about what mechanisms may underly this association. In this study, we investigated how grandiose, vulnerable, and isolated narcissism, are associated with relational capacity and whether identity integration and social concordance may underly these associations. The sample included 222 male participants with a mean age of 37.71 (SD = 13.25). Of these, 157 were participants from the community, and 65 were in outpatient treatment at four Dutch forensic centers. The Dutch Narcissism Scale was used to measure three forms of narcissism, while The Severity Indices of Personality Problems – Short Form was used to measure identity integration, social concordance, and relational capacity. The mediation model was tested in R and adjusted for age and criminal behavior. Despite significant bivariate correlations between three narcissistic types and relational capacity only isolated narcissism was directly and negatively associated with relational capacity in the mediation model. Likewise, both identity integration and social concordance were positively associated with relational capacity. Grandiose narcissism was positively, while vulnerable narcissism was negatively associated with relational capacity, but only through identity integration. Identity integration was also a significant mediator in the association between isolated narcissism and relational capacity along with social concordance. Finally, criminal behavior appeared to be the only significant covariate indicating that forensic outpatients (versus community participants) were more likely to have impaired relational capacity. The findings of this study could be useful in clinical practice to improve the treatment of narcissistic individuals and make them less harmful to others in social and intimate relationships.

Interpersonal Stressors and Resources for Support: Associations with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Impact Among Women.

Background: This study utilizes Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) data to examine whether women's perceived emotional support and interpersonal stressors are associated with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and their impact on quality of life. Materials and Methods: Emotional support was assessed at baseline/year 0 (1985-86), year 2 (1987-88), year 15 (2000-01), and year 20 (2005-06); interpersonal stressors were assessed at years 15 and 20. In 2012-13, LUTS and impact were assessed. LUTS/impact category (a composite variable ranging from bladder health to mild, moderate, and severe LUTS/impact) was regressed on trajectory groups of emotional support from years 0 to 20. Separately, LUTS/impact was regressed on mean emotional support and interpersonal stressors across years 15-20. Analyses were adjusted for age, race, education, and parity (n = 1104). Results: In comparison to women whose support trajectory from years 0 to 20 was consistently high, women whose support decreased from high to low had over twice the odds (odds ratio [OR] = 2.72; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.76-4.20) of being classified into a more burdensome LUTS/impact category. Mean support and interpersonal stressors across years 15-20 were independently associated with lower odds (OR = 0.59; 95% CI = 0.44-0.77) and greater odds (OR = 1.52; 95% CI = 1.19-1.94), respectively, of being classified into a more burdensome LUTS/impact category. Conclusions: In the CARDIA cohort, quality of women's interpersonal relationships, assessed between 1985-86 and 2005-06, was associated with LUTS/impact assessed in 2012-13. Additional research collecting LUTS/impact data at multiple time points is needed to test potential bidirectional associations of emotional support and interpersonal stressors with LUTS/impact, as well as potential mechanisms of association.

Influence of Dance Classes on the Quality of Interpersonal Relations in a Social Group

During dance, endorphins, the so-called happiness hormone, are released–a fact that undoubtedly favors contacts with others as well as is an excellent opportunity to establish or strengthen them. Nowadays, with dynamically progressing digitization, dance has also found its place on the Internet. Both individual users and organizations see the advantages of online activities in terms of promotion. Due to the coronavirus epidemic, the transfer of dance classes to virtual space has resulted in the reorganization of all dance education. This forces us to deepen our understanding of the interpersonal dynamics of a group.

Fathers' presence and adolescents' interpersonal relationship quality: Moderated mediation model.

Most previous studies focused on the effects of fathers' presence on adolescent development, but rarely examined the mechanisms underlying the presence of fathers on adolescent development. Moreover, previous studies ignored the impact of fathers' way of being present on adolescent interpersonal relationships. Based on social identity theory, the present study introduced adolescents' social responsibility as a mediating variable to explore the influence of father's presence style on adolescents' interpersonal. This study examined the mechanism of fathers' way of being present on father's presence, adolescents' social responsibility, and their quality of interpersonal relationships; if fathers adopt a democratic approach to be present, the study examines whether teenagers are more likely to enhance their sense of social responsibility and achieve harmonious interpersonal relationships. Participants were 1,942 senior high school and college students who responded to the Fatherhood Questionnaire, Social Responsibility Questionnaire, and Interpersonal Relationship Quality Diagnosis Scale. This study used PROCESS macro of SPSS 24.0 and Amos 26.0 to examine the hypotheses. Empirical results demonstrated that (a) fathers' presence is directly and positively related to adolescents' social responsibility, (b) fathers' presence is indirectly and positively related to the quality of adolescents' interpersonal relationships through social responsibility, and (c) parenting styles played a moderating role in the first half of the fathers' presence on social responsibility and the quality of interpersonal relationships. Results demonstrated that more harmonious interpersonal relationships were present among teenagers when fathers adopted a democratic upbringing, and this interaction effect on interpersonal relationships was mediated by teenagers' sense of social responsibility. The findings of this study enrich the literature by exploring the significance of emphasizing fathers' democratic presence on teenagers' sense of social responsibility and interpersonal relationships. The practical implications of this study are that society should encourage more fathers to be present and guide them to adopt a democratic parenting style that will benefit adolescents' development and family well-being.

The Phraseological Image of Interpersonal Relations

The subject of interest of this paper are interpersonal relations and their expression through zoonymic phrasemes in Macedonian Language. The nature and quality of interpersonal relationships, the degree of cooperation, trust and mutual respect, the specific psychological atmosphere and the emotional connection between people are processed according to the Vidovic Bolt model (Vidovic Bolt 2011: 128–134) which includes mutual understanding, equality in relationship on one side and humiliation, scolding, gossip, deception, dissent, punishment, murder etc. The purpose of this paper is to present the diverse and rich picture of interpersonal relationships created with the help of phrasemes that have a zoonym as their component, to determine the mechanism of meaning formation in these units.