Friend Partner Research Articles

Theoretical Foundations of the Foreign Economic Relations Strategy of the Russian Federation at the Present Stage

Introduction. The author of this text is convinced that in the modern world foreign economic relations remain a crucial way of maintaining economic activity. Sustainable economic relations with other states are a necessary condition for the country's economic growth. However, due to changes in the global financial, economic and political systems, Russia is forced to look for new economic and political allies. The main task for our country is to establish close and mutually beneficial relations with the leading countries of the East, such as China and India, in order to ensure economic security in the face of possible isolation in the international arena.Materials and methods. The methodological basis of this research was made up of general scientific and special research methods, such as induction and deduction, analysis and synthesis, classification, comparative, descriptive, comparative, logical, structural-functional methods, various methods of statistical analysis. The author of the study used tabular and graphical forms of representation of the processes and phenomena under consideration.Research results. The study revealed that Russian government authorities use various tools to maintain foreign trade and ensure economic security in the context of anti-Russian sanctions. The balance between protectionist and free trade policies depends on the situation in international markets, the geopolitical situation in the world, but especially on the level of competitiveness. The introduction of sanctions by the collective West has become the main factor, changing the foreign economic situation for Russia in 2022. Russia’s new foreign economic strategy is based on the search for friendly partners, willing to purchase sanctioned goods. Thanks to this strategy, Russia was able to reorient foreign economic relations towards Asia and the Middle East, as well as to establish parallel imports while maintaining competitiveness and even increasing foreign trade turnover.Discussion and conclusion. The need for Russia to enter the Chinese and Indian trade markets and to strengthen foreign economic relations with Asia is substantiated; the main groups of goods that can contribute to the development of mutually beneficial exchange and strengthening of economic cooperation between these countries are analyzed; the possibility and importance of further development of foreign economic relations with Asian states, which can become no less important and useful partners for Russia than the former states of Europe, have been proven.

Influence of gender stereotypes on the socialization of the children of older preschool age

Within the framework of the theoretical analysis of psychological and pedagogical sources, the content and essence of the concepts “gender”, “gender socialization”, “gender sociability”, “gender stereotypes” were clarified and pedagogical conditions, namely: organization of an effective subject-playing area of the group for meaningful enriching the experience of gender communication in the children’s team; stimulation of the interaction of different gender subjects in a single social-and-developmental educational environment of a preschool educational institution; presence of positive incentives for interaction in a mixed-gender group as a factor in the formation of a child’s gender competence were determined. It was proven that their implementation was ensured through an optimal combination of effective forms and methods of working with children of older preschool age, aimed at the formation of gender socialization, culture of relationships with peers of the same and opposite gender, a tolerant attitude towards them, and ability to establish friendly partner relationships. Specified pedagogical conditions were implemented at three successive stages: cognitive-oriented, organizational-targeted, activity-directive, using the following forms and methods of work as: a series of games, exercises, conversations, communication, work in nature, method of problem situations aimed at raising children’s awareness of gender roles.

How to Make a Good First Impression When Socially Anxious

Making a good first impression is integral to forming and maintaining relationships, which affect nearly every aspect of one's life. Whether interviewing for a job or meeting a partner's friends and family, making positive first impressions can significantly improve one's quality of life. Research shows that social anxiety impedes a person's ability to make a good first impression. Wherein appearing anxious (i.e., tense, fidgeting, unstable vocal pitch) can cause a person to come across as less desirable, more submissive, detached, and less expressive. Social anxiety also contributes to one's negative interpretation of their impressions on others, further perpetuating this fear. However, there are specific strategies that can help people conquer social anxiety and make better first impressions. By creating self-distance (e.g., non-first-person self-talk, reflecting as if watching a stranger), focusing on others (e.g., learning about others, performing acts of kindness), and increasing self-expression, one can decrease social anxiety and make better first impressions.

Model Pembelajaran Kooperatif Tipe Take and Give Meningkatkan Prestasi Belajar Siswa pada Mata Pelajaran Ilmu Pengetahuan Sosial

The low learning achievement of students in social science subjects (IPS) is caused because students are less interested in the material. After all, the method does not support so that learning is not effective. The purpose of this study is to analyze the increase in learning achievement in social studies subjects for class IV during online learning by applying the take and give a type of cooperative learning model. This type of research is qualitative research. The research population is class IV which consists of 27 students. The data in this study were obtained through documentation, observation, and interviews. The results showed that students became more active in commenting in the Whatsapp group when they felt curious, asked things they did not understand, and asked whether the answer was correct or not. Students feel more interested because the presentation of images is presented in the form of cards which is certainly different from the images that are usually sent by teachers from Google. Student achievement also increases because students learn through the process of observing pictures, analyzing information, gathering information, communicating to their partner's friends, and automatically conducting discussions to match whether the cards are the correct pairs. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the application of the take and give learning model improves the learning achievement of fourth-grade students in social science subjects (IPS) during online learning.

To remember

Оn the eve of the 75th anniversary of the Victory, the opening of a new large militarypatriotic park, which will play an important role in the patriotic education of generations, seems extremely urgent. A separate exposition in the Patriot Park is dedicated to battles on the river. Khalkhin Gol. Mongolia is one of Russia's permanent friendly partners in the East, in 2019 in connection with the celebration of the 80th anniversary of pain on the river. Khalkhin-Gol Mongolia was visited by the President of Russia V. V. Putin. This exposition will become the only permanent museum exhibition in Russia dedicated to these legendary events and will serve to strengthen and maintain friendly relations between the two countries.

Itineraries of solitude: clandestine abortion among adolescents in a favela in Rio de Janeiro's South Zone, Brazil.

This article presents the results of a qualitative study based on semi-structured in-depth interviews with ten adolescents, aged between 15 and 17 years, who live in a favela in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and who had experienced an illegal abortion between the ages of 12 and 17. We sought to examine more effectively the issue of abortion in adolescence and the strategies employed by adolescents in order to have an abortion within an illegal context. We unveiled the methods that were used, the locations where abortions took place and the manner in which the process of having an abortion happened. The abortions took place at clandestine clinics; at the apartment of a partner's friend; and using the medication "Cytotec" (misoprostol). The values paid for the abortion ranged between BRL 500.00 and BRL 2,500.00 and all took place without the knowledge or participation of the adolescents' legal guardians. One adolescent had to seek out a health service due to complications from the abortion. Informants relied on friends and/or partners and almost all were alone when they had their abortions, which should motivate a reflection regarding the risks taken and the solitude experienced by these adolescents in order to undergo an unsafe and illegal act. We conclude that the study of abortion at this life stage makes an important contribution to understanding sexuality and reproduction in adolescence.

Rethinking Urban Female Adolescents' Safety Net: The Role of Family, Peers, and Sexual Partners in Social Support.

To examine how interpersonal factors are associated with family, peer, and partner social support among urban female adolescents in sexual relationships. Secondary data analysis of cross-sectional data. Two urban health clinics and community sites in Baltimore, Maryland. One hundred sixteen female adolescents (ages 16-19) with 131 heterosexual relationships from the Perceived Risk of Sexually Transmitted Diseases cohort. Interpersonal factors included parental monitoring, friend-partner connectedness, and feelings of intimacy for partner. Social support was measured using the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support with family, peer, and partner subdomains. Multivariable linear regression models using baseline data and accounting for clustering of partners. Adolescents perceived high levels of family, peer, and partner support, with the greatest coming from partners (range: 1-5; family mean: 4.0 [95% confidence interval, CI: 3.83-4.18]; peer mean: 4.2 [95% CI: 4.05-4.33]; partner mean: 4.5 [95% CI: 4.36-4.60]). Parental monitoring and friend-partner connectedness were significantly associated with greater family (b = 0.11, standard error [SE] = 0.03, P = 0.001; b = 0.15, SE = 0.06, P = .02) and peer support (b = 0.06, SE = 0.02, P = .01; b = 0.29, SE = 0.07, P < .001). Feelings of intimacy for partner was significantly associated with greater partner support (b = 0.08, SE = 0.03, P = .02). Feeling connected to one's social network and having a connected network is an important contribution to social support for urban female adolescents in sexual relationships. Future research targeting interpersonal factors is warranted, as it may result in increased social support and promote positive sexual health behaviors in an urban female adolescent population.

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Relative to the Use of Condoms Against Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV/AIDS in Academic Environment: February to July 2018

This study entitled "Knowledge, attitudes and practices relating to the use of condoms in the fighting against sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS in academic environment» meets the need to identify the level of knowledge, know-how and know-be of students of the ISTM-Goma on the use of condoms to fight and protect themselves from STI. This study focused on 937 students represented by 281 students of Superior Institute of Medical Techniques of Goma, registered in G1, G3, and L2 during the 2017-2018 academic year constituting our sample. It results that: students know the condom (94.3%). Information about condom use-way remains the school, sexual partner, friends and media. Students 71.2% know male and female condoms. Almost all; 92.2% of students say that condoms protect from STI. Thus, all of the students (respondents) say that the condom is for single use. 79.7% of the students of the ISTM-Goma use condoms during sexual relations. Masculine students use more condoms (90.1%) than feminine students (71.9%). Age does not influence the use of condoms in relationships. Less than a quarter (18.5%) of students at ISTM-Goma use systematically condoms during sexual relations and 42.0% use it on each occasional sexual relation. Only 32.7% of women of the ISTM regularly use condoms compared to 67.3% of men. More than half of the ISTM students use the condom for a long time (over 2 years); or 55.2%. ISTM-Goma students impose the use of condoms to their sexual partners, at 54.1%. More than half of the students cancel relation when the sexual partner refuses the use of condoms. The rip (tear) is the most quoted inconvenience by students: 66.2%. Religion-belief (48.6%) constituted the commonest barrier to condom-use. In finish; Students know condoms, ways of knowing them are school, partner friend and medias; they know two kinds of condoms: male and female. Students know that they (condoms) protect against sexual transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS, and they know how to put it. More of them pay condoms in pharmacies. More of students impose the use of condoms to partners; when partner does refuse to use it, more than the half cancel relation. Rip of condom is the high annoyance gotten. Students are favourable to the use of condoms to fight against STI and HIV/AIDS; religions don’t allow their believers to use condoms.

Globalization of Ambitions. A Critical Analysis of Donald Trump’s National Security Strategy 2017

Under the Goldwater-Nichols Defense Department Reorganization Act of 1986, the President of the United States must submit to Congress each year a report on the national security strategy. This report under the name of “National Security Strategy” is intended to be a comprehensive statement anticipating the worldwide interests, goals and objectives that are deemed crucial to the national security of the United States. The new “National Security Strategy” (December 2017) lays out the strategic vision of the Presidential Administration under Donald Trump about ways and means by which the US seeks to deal with internal and external threats. The authors of the Strategy set themselves the main task of proving that American security is based on the realization that American principles are: “a lasting force for good in the World.” The authors of the Strategy prioritize the protection of the American way of life and American interests all over the world. In that aspect, they see the main danger from the hostile states and non-states actors who are “trying to acquire different types of weapons”. In addition, the administration is demonstrating concerns about the activity of international terrorist organizations (jihadist), transnational criminal organizations, drug cartels and cybercrime. Different from previous similar documents, Trump’s Strategy makes an evident accent on economic security as an important part of national security. The task in that area is “to rebuild economic strength at home and preserve a fair and reciprocal international system.” In a rather confronting manner, the Strategy assesses the role of China and Russia in the international affairs. It underlines that between the main sets of challengers – “the revisionist powers of China and Russia and the rogue states of Iran and North Korea”, the United States will seek areas of cooperation with competitors but will do so from a position of strength. The Strategy pays great attention to restoring military capability of the US. It is stressed that military strength remains a vital component of the competition for influence. In a certain sense, the authors of the Strategy demonstrate a new approach to the role of diplomacy, and especially in regards to the tools of economic diplomacy, intended to protect the US “from abuse by illicit actors”. Pillar four of the Strategy outlines considerations for expanding US influence on a global scale and for supporting friendly partners. As stated in the Strategy, American assistance to developing countries should help promote national interests and vice versa. The US will use all means, including sanctions, to “isolate states and leaders that pose a threat to the American interests.” The Strategy pays much attention to the regional aspect of national security, and, from these positions, the situation in various parts of the world (the Indo-Pacific region, Europe, the Middle East, etc.) is assessed. The authors emphasize that changes in the balance of power at the world level can cause global consequences and threaten American interests and US security. On the contrary, “stability reduces the threats that Americans face at home.”

Electronic Friend or Virtual Foe: Exploring the Role of Competitive and Cooperative Multiplayer Video Game Modes in Fostering Enjoyment

Industry and scholarly sources both argue that multiplayer gaming and competition are important factors in creating enjoyment, but relatively little empirical work demonstrates this claim. This study uses an experimental design (N = 139) to evaluate the effects of different multiplayer modes on enjoyment, allowing participants to interact naturally with a confederate partner and manipulating both game mode and partner behavior in a game of Madden '08. Results show that enjoyment is significantly enhanced by the combination of competitive play and a friendly partner, and demonstrate that the quality of interpersonal interaction only partly accounts for this.

Effects of Multiplayer Videogame Contexts on Individuals’ Recall of In-Game Advertisements

Research on the effects of in-game advertising has grown steadily during the twenty-first century. However, most studies have investigated only single-player contexts and have not taken into account the elements of multiplayer settings that are common to many gaming environments. Therefore, the current experimental investigation examined the impact of multiplayer contexts on the effectiveness of in-game advertising. Results indicate that playing with a partner versus playing alone enhanced players’ recall of ads, but the mere presence of a partner was not sufficient in explaining the difference: partner disposition had an impact such that playing with a friendly partner generally elicited the greatest response. Further, attitude toward one's partner mediated the effects of playing mode on ad recall. Practical implications regarding multiplayer game settings are discussed.

Expatriates social networks: the role of company size

This study is an extension as well as a test of Caligiuri and Lazarova's model (2002) for the influence of support provided by different network partners (supervisors, co-workers, friends, spouses) on received socio-emotional and instrumental support. We extended this model by examining this relationship in connection with company size. Ninety expatriates were questioned during their foreign assignment: 45 from small and medium-sized enterprises and 45 from large companies. Consistent with our hypothesis expatriates who received support from their co-workers during their foreign sojourn also received more instrumental support. In addition, the type of company moderated the relationship between the network partner friends and socio-emotional and instrumental support. Implications for expatriate adjustment research and practice are discussed.

Comparison of Sexual Partnership Characteristics and Associations with Inconsistent Condom Use among a Sample of Adolescents and Adult Women Diagnosed with Chlamydia trachomatis

This analysis compared characteristics of female adolescent and adult sexual partnerships and related these characteristics to inconsistent condom use. Data are from a study of 126 women with prevalent chlamydia infections who reported information about 172 sexual partnerships in the previous 3 months. Characteristics of sexual partnerships included type of partner (main vs. other), duration of sexual relationship (<3 months vs. > or =3 months), partner age difference (<2 years older vs. > or =2 years older), and two scale measures: overlap of social networks (a measure based on how well the participant knew her partner's friends, for example) and intimacy. Compared with adult partnerships, adolescent partnerships were of shorter duration and had less social overlap but were more likely to be classified by the participants as main partnerships. Among adolescents, longer partnership duration was not associated with higher intimacy, yet higher intimacy was significantly correlated with inconsistent condom use. These differences suggest that adolescent females perceive and characterize their sexual relationships differently from adults. This, in turn, may have implications for risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Prevention efforts for adolescents, including interventions and counseling, should consider the nature of their sexual partnerships.

Parental Overprotection and Interpersonal Behavior in Generalized Social Phobia

Forty-one people with generalized social phobia (GSP) and 42 community controls completed a measure of social developmental experiences and then participated in a social interaction with an experimental assistant whose behavior was either friendly or ambiguous. Following the interaction, confederates rated participants’ behavior and their desire to interact with their partner again. In people with social phobia, but not controls, perceptions of parental overprotection were associated with less responsiveness to partner behavior. Moreover, failure to reciprocate the friendly partner’s behavior led to social rejection. The results support the value of incorporating social developmental concepts into cognitive-behavioral models of social phobia and highlight the contribution of social learning experiences to the development of maladaptive interpersonal behavior in these individuals.

Friendships Across Sexual Orientations

This research investigated women's friendships across sexual orientations as they relate to bisexual identity. Interviews were conducted with 28 female participants in close friendship pairs. Participants included 7 lesbian and 7 bisexual women, along with their heterosexual friends (n = 14). Participants ranged in age from 18-34, with a friendship duration of 1-12 years. Results of this study suggest that while cross-sexual orientation friendships serve a similar function as other friendships, sexual orientation does factor into the friendship dynamic. Analyses focused on the ways in which the difference in sexual orientation identity influenced friendship structure between bisexual-heterosexual pairs. Comparison with lesbian-heterosexual friendships allowed for an understanding of how bisexual friendship experience is unique. Heterosexual women perceived their bisexual women friends as less different from themselves when compared to lesbian friends. In addition, friends in bisexual-heterosexual friendship pairs perceived a shift in the friendship dynamic based on the sex of the bisexual friend's partner.

Romantic partners’perceptions of social network attributes with the passage of time and relationship transitions

AbstractData from five waves of a longitudinal study of romantic couples were analyzed to examine how the partners’perceptions of social network attributes (i.e., network approval for the relationship, network overlap, liking for partner's network) change with the passage of time and relationship transitions. The results indicated that perceptions of network approval, especially from the male partner's friends, tended to increase over time for the participants whose relationship remained intact throughout the longitudinal study. Furthermore, the transitions to engagement and to marriage were also associated with an increase in network approval from the male's friends. Individuals who experienced a breakup during the study reported more network approval than disapproval for the breakup. Finally, the likelihood of a breakup was significantly lower the more approval women reported from their friends and the more women expressed liking for their partner's family at Time 1 (these same associations were nonsignificant for men). These findings provide support for various social network perspectives, including social reactance (Lewis, 1973).

Sino-US love and hate relations

This article examines the issues surrounding the NATO bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade on 7th of May 1999. It first describes both the official and the unofficial Chinese reaction to the bombing. Then the Western media reaction to the Chinese reaction is analyzed. The article then proceeds to identify the emotional impact of the bombing on the Chinese. Finally, the article looks at the consequences that the bombing has already caused or likely to lead to. The article contrasts the views and perception of the Western media about the nature and motivation of the bombing with these by the Chinese and the Chinese media. It also contrasts how the Western media reported and interpreted the Chinese demonstrations with how the Chinese saw the demonstrations themselves. The article argues that the bombing is a watershed event for the Chinese both psychologically and strategically. Psychologically, the Chinese honeymoon with the U.S. since the start of the post-Mao reform has finally come to an end, though they still love things American. Strategically, China does not have any illusion about the U.S being a friendly partner in the next century.

A problem-solving approach to nutrition education with Filipino mothers

The study examined Filipino mothers' problem solving on issues related to child feeding, using a dyadic, peer-help approach. The participants were mothers of children under 6 yr of age from a village in the southern Philippines, where malnutrition among children is prevalent. Mothers were paired with a mutual friend (each nominated the other as a best friend) or a unilateral friend (only one nominated the other as a best friend) to discuss a feeding problem to which they initially gave similar solutions (agreed) and one to which they gave different solutions (disagreed). In the final step, they were asked to give privately the solutions they considered best for the problem. The number and quality of these final-step solutions were analyzed as a function of the friend relation, the level of initial agreement with their friend partner, and the source of the solution. Results indicated that the quantity and quality of solutions increased from before to after the dyadic discussion, especially among mothers paired with a mutual friend with whom they agreed. Most of their final-step solutions came from ones they themselves had generated during the discussion, not ones their friend partner had proposed. There was also evidence that high quality solutions were generated by mothers paired with a disagreeing unilateral friend. Implications for nutrition education concern the benefits of a peer-help, dyadic problem-solving approach, taking into account the role of a friend in facilitating a mother's production of new solutions to child feeding problems. The procedure may be used by health promoters who want to build capacities and self-reliance through collective problem solving.