Interplay Of Relationships Research Articles

The Construction of Career Education in Senior High School under the Field Perspective

In the deep-seated transformation of senior high school education catalysed by the reform of the college entrance examination, the function of career education in senior high school has garnered attention. This paper examines career education in senior high school through the lens of Bourdieu's theory of the field. It is not only significant for theoretical reconstruction but also for re-understanding of methodology. It highlights the necessity of viewing the propelling role of capital and power, particularly cultural capital, from a relational perspective within its structural context. In addition, the process is examined in terms of the significance of the distinct habits that shaped its construction and practical logic. The career field in senior high school emphasize ‘value leadership’ and ‘personal growth’, moulding field habits through the interplay of relationships within the field and interactions with other fields, such as the ‘college field’ and the ‘workplace field’. This interaction contributes to the development of field behaviours and stimulates the psychological field's growth and transformation. It aids actors in generating their patterns of practice, thereby attaining the dual objectives of intellectual and social construction and development.

Metabody in Posthuman Architecture: Virtualizing Spatial Dynamics for Transformative Spaces

This research examines the concepts of metahumanism and metabody to explore the production of posthuman space. It examines the dynamic nature of posthuman space, which is characterized by fluidity, lack of form, and the interplay of relationships and interactions. Using Deleuze's distinction between the virtual and the actual, this study examines how posthuman space emerges as a convergence of these concepts, continuously shifting between fluid and solid states to accommodate the diverse posthuman experience. Virtualization is a crucial instrument for investigating posthuman architecture, especially within digital environments that foster creative expression and experimentation. Through a case study, this research examines the role of virtualization in forming a posthuman architectural landscape, demonstrating how digital domains offer unique opportunities for innovative space production and exploration. By highlighting the novel spaces that can be realized through virtualization, the study demonstrates the ability of posthuman architecture to cultivate new modes of interaction and engagement, thereby fundamentally altering our relationship with and perception of the built environment. This research contributes to the comprehension of the influence of virtualization on the formation of a posthuman architectural landscape by shedding light on its transformative capacities and implications.

Couple/marriage and family therapist extent of training for working with families impacted by substance use

AbstractObjectiveThe goal of this study was to explore substance misuse training exposure and preparedness among couple/marriage and family therapists (C/MFTs) who graduated from Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE) programs.BackgroundIn 2018, approximately 53.2 million individuals aged 12 years and older reported using illegal substances. Substance misuse has a significant family impact, and family system patterns can contribute to the development or maintenance of substance misuse issues. Couple/marriage and family therapists (C/MFTs) are well positioned to work with families impacted by substance misuse, as their standard training focuses on the interplay of relationships and systems in the development and maintenance of individual and family functioning. However, the extent of substance misuse–specific training within accredited C/MFT graduate programs is still unclear.MethodThe present study used a mixed‐methods convergent design to explore substance misuse training exposure and preparedness among C/MFTs who graduated from COAMFTE programs. A total of N = 109 individuals participated in online assessments, and n = 8 completed interviews. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected during the same phase, analyzed separately, and then integrated and interpreted to gain a comprehensive understanding of substance misuse training and workforce experiences among C/MFTs.ResultsNinety‐three percent of respondents (n = 101) reported very little to no substance misuse training in their programs (no course to one course in their COAMFTE‐accredited programs), despite consensus among respondents that such training and related supervision would be valuable.ConclusionTraining recommendations are provided for the inclusion of substance misuse coursework among graduate‐level training programs.ImplicationsA C/MFT educational program pursuing curriculum changes to include more substance misuse–related content may encounter several challenges. Implications for addressing challenges are discussed.

Tensions in the therapeutic relationship: emotional labour in the response to child abuse and neglect in primary healthcare

BackgroundChild abuse and neglect (child abuse) is a prevalent public health issue linked to survivors experiencing a higher risk of health issues such as obesity, heart disease and major depression. Given the significant impact of child abuse on health, general practitioners (GPs) and primary care nurses (nurses) are well-placed to respond to child abuse. However, research shows that responding to child abuse is difficult for health practitioners, especially the act of reporting child abuse. The present study aimed to understand how GPs and nurses experience the response to child abuse in primary healthcare.MethodsThis study employed qualitative methods. Twenty-six in-depth individual and group interviews were conducted with 30 GPs and nurses. The interviews were audio recorded with consent, transcribed verbatim and thematically analysed.ResultsThe participants were mostly metropolitan-based female GPs. Participants were sampled from two settings: private general practice and community health; and Doctors in Secondary Schools, a program that places GPs and nurses in high schools. Thematic analysis generated four themes: blowing trust out of the water; riding the reaction wave; opening a hornet’s nest; and battling emotions. Participants felt that, in considering child abuse, they were betraying the trust of the therapeutic relationship and thus, had to manage their patients’ reactions to preserve the therapeutic relationship. They used strategies that created shifts in perception in both themselves and their patients to help maintain the therapeutic relationship. Participants often felt that they had to compromise their professional code of ethics to fulfil their mandatory reporting obligations. Thus, they experienced internal emotional battles when responding which led to some experiencing burnout or vicarious trauma and others resilience. This complex interplay of relationship and emotional management was placed in the context of emotional labour theory. We contend that our participants undertook emotional labour across three levels: internal, organisational and systemic.ConclusionsWe conclude that the emotional labour exerted in the response to child abuse can be diminished by: developing strategies for therapeutic relationship management; undertaking an internal, organisational and systemic values assessment; and facilitating communication between health professionals and the child protection system.

Relationship between gray directors and executive compensation in Indian firms

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the empirical relationship between gray directors (non-executive non-independent directors) and executive compensation among companies listed in India’s National Stock Exchange (NSE). The paper also examines the possible interplay of relationships between controlling shareholder duality (controlling shareholder being the CEO), ownership category and executive compensation.Design/methodology/approachA sample of 438 firms listed in the NSE of India was studied using data spanning five financial years, 2012–2013 to 2016–2017.FindingsEmpirical evidence suggests that there is a positive association between the proportion of gray directors on the board and executive compensation. The sensitivity of executive compensation to gray directors is found to be higher among family controlled firms. This research has also found that CEOs who belong to controlling shareholder groups received higher pay than professional CEOs. The authors conjecture that these results suggest cronyism and may contribute to lower levels of corporate governance practices in the country.Research limitations/implicationsThe hybrid board structure, which India has adopted with the desire to bring the best of Anglo Saxon and Japanese board philosophies, has paradoxically led to self-serving boards. Exploration of alternative thinking to bring about changes in the regulatory framework is, therefore, necessary.Originality/valueSerious problems are identified with the philosophy behind board composition mandated by Listing Requirements for Indian firms with empirical evidence showing how the existing rules generate cronyism and unfairness to minority shareholders.

Synergy Between the Nigeria Banking Sector and the Nigerian Stock Exchange as Nigeria Economy Development Agents (2007-2016)

The study is designed to examine the impact of banking and the stock exchange on the economic development of Nigeria and the interplay of relationship between these two major financial institutions as agents of economic development between 2006 and 2016. The independent variables were: Market Capitalization, Total Securities Listed (for the Nigerian Stock Exchange) and Total Bank Deposit and Domestic Credit to Private Sector by (for Banks). Gross Domestic Product, the barometer of economy development, is the dependent variable. These secondary data were sourced from National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria Stock Exchange publications and various issues of Central Bank Nigeria statistical bulletin. Data were analyzed using OLS, regression analysis. From the analysis performed, the development in Nigeria’s stock market has positive significant relationship with economic growth both in short and long run. The result dispelled the adeptness of Nigeria stock market to propel growth. GDP = -3614.57 + 0.288 MC + 4.67 TBC + e. Result of regression of each agent variables to the national GDP showed stock market to be dominant. This is rather surprising because if the financial performance indicators of the banks and stock exchange indices were something to go bye, they ought to be moving in the same direction and relative degree as development catalytic agents. Policy makers must urgently look into this.

Retrospective Paternal and Maternal Parenting Styles, Regulatory Self-Efficacy and Adolescent Risk Taking

ABSTRACTThis study aims to calculate a scaled risk-taking behavior index and to test a model in which maternal and paternal parenting styles affect risk-taking behavior with a mediation of adolescents’ regulatory self-efficacy. Participants were 816 adolescents (44% males) responding to a self-report questionnaire about their risk-taking behavior, regulatory self-efficacy, and retrospective memories of paternal and maternal parenting styles. Results suggested an item rating in the index showing that behaviors considered less risky referred to alcohol use and the unplanned first sexual intercourse, whereas behaviors considered more risky referred to the lack of use of contraceptives and the age of the first sexual intercourse. Results revealed a significant indirect effect of authoritative and authoritarian styles on risk-taking behavior. These styles shaped the adolescents’ regulatory self-efficacy, which in turn predicted adolescent risk-taking behavior. Results underline the complex interplay of relationships between parents and their children.

Take It Personally? Performance of Diverse Teams: The Interplay of Relationship and Task Conflict

Combining social identity theory with an attribution theory perspective, we argue that task conflict can counteract the negative effects of relationship conflict on team performance in diverse groups. Particularly, we assume that in teams with high levels of task conflict, employees may attribute relationship conflicts to both interpersonal aspects and task characteristics. Under these circumstances, team members can still concentrate on task fulfillment. Contrary, in teams with low levels of task conflict, employees may assume that the only explanation for relationship conflicts is that individuals do not get along on a personal level. This inhibits team performance because employees focus on differences in the team rather than address task-related issues. We test our hypotheses in a sample of 57 organizational teams. 350 employees provided us with task and relationship conflicts ratings and their leaders assessed the team performance. Gender diversity was slightly negatively linked to team performance, and this relationship was mediated by relationship conflict. Task conflict was identified as a moderator, such that gender diversity had a particularly strong negative effect on team performance via relationship conflict when there was low task conflict. Our results suggest that scholars and practitioners should consider the interplay between task and relationship conflict when dealing with gender diversity.

Psychosocial correlates of safe sex communication between Latina women and their stable male partners: an integrative review

ABSTRACTLatina women in stable relationships have risks for human immunodeficiency virus and other sexually transmitted infections. Improving safe sexual communication (SSC) could enable women to accurately assess and mitigate their risk of infection within their relationship. Literature to identify psychosocial correlates that facilitate or inhibit SSC between Latina women and their partners has not yet been synthesized. The purpose of this study was to conduct an integrative review and synthesis of empirical and theoretical research that examines psychosocial correlates of SSC among adult Latina women from the United States, Latina America, and the Caribbean with stable male partners. A systematic search of LILACS, EBSCO, and PsychInfo databases was conducted to identify qualitative and quantitative studies that investigated psychosocial correlates of SSC among adult Latina women with a stable male partner. Pertinent data were abstracted and quality of individual studies was appraised. A qualitative synthesis was conducted following Miles and Huberman’s method. Five qualitative and three quantitative studies meet eligibility criteria. Factors related to SSC related to three main themes: (1) relationship factors such as length, quality, and power/control, (2) individual factors including attitudes, beliefs, background, behaviors, and intrapersonal characteristics, and (3) partner factors related to partner beliefs and behaviors. The interplay of relationship, individual, and partner factors should be considered in the assessment of SSC for Latina women with their stable partners. To inform future interventions and clinical guidelines, additional research is needed to identify which factors are most related to SSC for this population, and how comparable experiences are for Latina women of different subcultures and living in different countries.

Enforcement of International Commercial Arbitral Awards: Redress Mechanisms in the Event of Non-Compliance

International commercial arbitration and its efficiency not only depend on the recognition and enforceability of foreign arbitral awards, but also rest on a willingness by national jurisdictions to minimize the scope for challenging the validity of a duly rendered award. The author will perform an evaluation into the effectiveness of the redress mechanisms available for a party seeking to enforce a foreign arbitral award against an award-debtor seeking to challenge such an award. Furthermore, there needs to be an assessment of the role of international conventions, especially the Model Law and the New York Convention, in determining whether international comity favours enforcement or not. As to the multiplicities of legal systems as well as the problems of interpretation of the provisions of the New York Convention, it has to be determined whether national courts are best placed to solve the complexities inherent in international commercial arbitration. The author argues that to understand the multifarious aims of international commercial arbitration, there is the need to evaluate the interplay of relationships between the enforcing court and the arbitral tribunal; the supervisory courts at the seat of arbitration and the arbitral tribunal, and finally the enforcing court and the supervisory courts at the seat of arbitration. It is argued that whatever the priorities of national courts in their policy with respect to international commercial arbitration, what is sought is not merely a pro-enforcement stance, but rather a willingness to comply with one of the fundamental principles of the New York Convention which is to harmonize the enforcement and recognition of duly made foreign arbitral awards.

Developing and testing a model explaining cultural consumption: the case of Mauritius

Goal and objectives of the dissertationGoalTo develop and test a model explaining cultural consumption in an island economy.ObjectivesUsing an integrative approach, the first objective of the study is to develop a structural model to understand the factors determining the behavioural intentions of tourists to visit cultural tourism attractions by integrating the following constructs: 1) felt authenticity, 2) motivation, 3) information search behaviour, 4) destination imagery and 5) behavioural intentions to consume cultural attractions. The second objective of the study is to empirically test the interplay of relationships among these constructs in a small island economy.MethodologyData were collected (N=620) at selected cultural and natural heritage sites in Mauritius, an island with a land area of around 1860 square kilometres situated in the Western Indian Ocean, offthe South East Coast of Africa. The modelling objective impelled a preliminary first stage qualitative survey to elicit important dimensionalities of cultural behavioural intentions of tourists. A qualitative survey was conducted with 40 tourists consuming selected natural and cultural heritage sites of the island. The preliminary findings were used to develop the main survey instrument. Measurement scale items, adopted from well-established studies in literature were slightly modified in the light of the qualitative findings to fit the context of the study. A pre-test of the measurement instrument was hence deemed necessary to validate the items in the scales. The survey instrument was pre-tested on 115 cultural tourists visiting Le Gorges National Park, a renowned natural and cultural heritage site of the island. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was employed to ensure unidimensionality and internal consistency of the constructs. The final version of the questionnaire survey design was developed and administered in English, French and German.The main phase of data collection was undertaken in the months of January, February and March 2009 involving all weathers. The structured questionnaire, designed for self-completion was administered to tourists visiting 10 selected natural and cultural heritage sites of the island. They were approached on a next person basis and the purpose of the study explained to them. Exit surveys at all sites were considered impractical. To avoid statistical bias, 20 questionnaires with missing data were eliminated (Hair, Anderson, Tathan & Black, 1998). This resulted in 600 surveys retained for the analysis with almost equal proportions of male (49.5%) and female (50.5%) respondents. More than half of the respondents were between 30 and 35; the age distribution was 26.2% (20-29), 22.8% (40-49), 10% (50-59), 9% (60+) and 2.7% (19 or younger). The vast majority were from Europe (87.2%) with France (45%) being the dominating market.ResultsStructural Equation Modelling (SEM) and Hierarchical Multiple Regression (HMR) were used to test the proposed structural model. The sample was randomly split into two halves with the first sample (N=291) used for the model estimation, and the second half (N=309) to validate the model. First, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was employed on the first half of the sample (N=291) to determine the underlying factors of each of the measurement scales. Confirmatory factor analysis was further employed to produce empirical evidence of construct validity. Findings revealed a significant positive relationship between felt authenticity and cultural behavioural intentions of tourists. This confirmed the centrality of the concept of authenticity and its significant role in its function in destinations as a determinant of tourists' cultural behavioural intentions. Another key finding was the moderating effect of felt authenticity on the respective relationships between motivation, information search behaviour, destination imagery and cultural behavioural intentions of tourists. …

Content Modeling Paradigm: an interplay of relationship between Author, Document, Topic, and Words

For any work of literature, a fundamental issue is to identify the individual(s) who wrote it, and conversely, to identify all of the works that belong to a given individual or to identify the individual who writes many papers on same topic or to identify the topics name that an author works on. Information extraction techniques (such as Author Name and Topic Recognition) have long been used to extract useful pieces of information from text. The types of information to be extracted are generally fixed and well defined. However in some cases, the user goal is more abstract and information types cannot be narrowly defined. For example, a reader of online user reviews typically has the goal of making a good choice and is interested to learn about the different aspects of a topic and author relation (e.g., famous author of a topic, author’s papers with his research field). Some of these aspects may be known by the reader and some others may need to be discovered from the inherent text structure in a large collection. Even for the known aspects (such as “author name” and “topic”), the challenge is to recognize various hidden aspects like number of papers written by an author, his research field, popularity of an author. In this paper, we will develop content modeling Paradigm to extract the relationship between the author, document, topic and Words as topics with identifiable word distributions across documents of various authors. We review several probabilistic graphical models (such as Latent Dirichlet Allocation) and propose a new model called content modeling paradigm which is based on frequency of the words within the document. Index Terms — Data mining, ATP Model, TAP Model, Content modeling, supervised paradigm, unsupervised paradigm