Role Reversal Research Articles

The Childhood Experiences of Disorganization and Role Reversal Scale: Relations with Childhood Adversity, Internalizing Problems, and Well-Being in Young Adulthood

The Childhood Experiences of Disorganization and Role Reversal Scale: Relations with Childhood Adversity, Internalizing Problems, and Well-Being in Young Adulthood

Comprehension of Ditransitive Constructions in Mandarin-Speaking Children with Developmental Language Disorder and Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Plus Language Impairment.

This study examined and compared the comprehension of Mandarin ditransitive constructions in children with developmental language disorder (DLD) and children with autism spectrum disorder plus language impairment (ALI). Eighteen children with DLD, 17 children with ALI, and 27 age-matched typically developing (TDA) children, participated in a sentence-picture matching task on four patterns of Mandarin ditransitive constructions. Both children with DLD and children with ALI received significantly lower accuracy than TDA children in general and their most common errors were thematic role reversals. However, while children with ALI evinced a generalized deficit in all four patterns, only the comprehension of S1 (Subj. + Vgei + IO + DO) and S3 (Subj. + gei + IO + V + DO) was affected in children with DLD, with that of S2 (Subj. + V + DO + gei + IO) and S4 (Subj. + V + IO + DO) preserved in this population. Additionally, thematic role reversal errors were more dominant in children with DLD than in children with ALI who also committed a relatively higher proportion of Wrong Theme and No Recipient errors. It is concluded thatthe primary deficit of children with DLD lies in representing dependent relationships between the arguments and the verb as involved in thematic role assignment, but this is less critical in children with ALI, with their performance on the comprehension task possibly also related to other factors associated with the condition. To enhance the development of ditransitive constructions, intervention efforts for children with DLD and children with ALI could focus on strengthening the connection between each argument and its thematic role.

Alzheimer Hastası Bakım Vereninde Kişilerarası Psikoterapi Yaklaşımı: Olgu Sunumu

Alzheimer's Disease, which is turning into a public health problem in elderly societies, is characterized by significant deterioration in cognitive as well as behavioral processes, and is defined as a neurodegenerative disease, has a challenging process, especially for caregivers. The caregiver, who is seen as the main decision-maker in the disease, may experience problems with both the patient and the environment due to the burden of care, lack of knowledge about the disease, and the weakness of support networks. While the caregiver tries to manage the disease process, they also face loss and mourning. For this reason, especially the difficulty in accepting and adapting to changing roles brings about conflicts in relationships with the patient and others. At this point where support mechanisms gain importance, the Interpersonal Based Psychotherapy (IPT) Approach, which will be put into practice constructively, has a positive impact on caregiver relationships and makes the process bearable by reflecting positively on the prognosis of the disease. IPT is a psychotherapeutic approach used on many interpersonal problems and psychiatric syndromes, and works on the areas of interpersonal conflict, grief and loss, and role reversal. This case study aimed to evaluate the IPT Approach for D., who was caring for his father with Alzheimer's Disease. It has been seen that the approach plays an effective role when the caregiver's relationship with the patient and others is evaluated. Observed in literature studies is that positive interventions for caregivers have positive effects on both the patient and the caregiver. Olgu D., who experienced conflict in her relationships due to the weight of the burden of care and existing life responsibilities, along with the diagnosis of her father's illness, gained accurate information about the disease. At the same time with the therapeutic approach, the insight gained as a result of strengthening the support mechanisms, explaining the situation and the need for help, and the positive structuring of the social support network were achieved. Key Words: Alzheimer's Disease, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Caregiver

A qualitative exploration of depressed female Iranian adolescents' attachment narratives

It is assumed that depressed and suicidal adolescents struggle with issues reflecting insecure attachment. However, less is known about which insecure attachment-related themes characterize depression and suicidality in adolescents. To explore this further, semi-structured in-depth interview were conducted with 18 Iranian female adolescents (Mage = 16.6 ± 0.70), with depression and/or suicidal ideation or suicide attempts, who self-reported being insecurely attached. Qualitative data were analysed using thematic analysis. Three main themes were identified from the data: (1) quality of parenting, (2) attachment representation, and (3) attachment behavior. The theme parenting quality included the subthemes “emotionally absent”, “emotionally supportive”, “psychologically controlling”, “overprotective”, “punitive”, “aggressive”, and “passive”. The theme attachment representation comprised: “not accepting”, “not feeling loved”, “not feeling understood”, “lack of intimacy”, “unreliable”, “reliable”, “mixed emotions”, “hatred”, and “dismiss and devaluation”. The theme attachment behavior included “aggression”, “relational avoidance”, and “emotional role reversal”. Findings point to the possible usefulness of attachment-based interventions to treat suicidal adolescents and their families in Iran. However, the results also showed culture-specific themes, pointing at the father-daughter relationship's unique importance, which deserves special attention in attachment-based interventions.

Role reversal in adult child-aging parent family travel

While family tourism has gained increasing attention from researchers, the relationship between adult children and their parents in family vacations remains an under-researched area. Drawing on role reversal theory and social exchange theory, this research examines the effects of role reversal on the well-being of adult children in family travels and with respect to “individual” and “relation” perspectives as mediating mechanisms. A quantitative-dominant concurrent nested mixed methods approach was employed. Results show that adult children can benefit from assuming the parental role in relation to their elderly parents as this reversal in roles can promote their well-being by stimulating their commitment to parents and by reducing their perceived cost of sacrifice. These effects were also moderated by their parents' confirmation.

On the dynamics of predator–prey models with role reversal

We present a novel mathematical model that incorporates role reversal in predator–prey interactions. In particular, we consider the case where adult preys attack and kill juvenile predators. The model is derived from the McKendrick–Von Foerster equation and includes a maturation delay for juvenile predators. We prove that the initial value problem of the modeling framework is globally wellposed and establish conditions for the existence of positive equilibrium points. The model is compared with a version without role reversal, and we use the implicit function theorem to analyze the impact of weak role reversal on the equilibrium points of the model. This approach is necessitated as finding explicit expressions for the equilibrium points in the model with role reversal is particularly challenging. Phase portraits and bifurcation diagrams are used to illustrate our theoretical findings. Our results suggest that the maturation delay of predators and the handling time are the key factors in the dynamics of the model with role reversal, thus highlighting the importance of considering these phenomena in predator–prey interactions. This study provides a novel theoretical observation that the role reversal mechanism in predator–prey interactions has the potential to prevent cyclic population dynamics. The model outcome has been validated with the help of available data for the forage-piscivore fish trade-offs. Experimental studies are needed to validate model predictions and determine its relevance in real-world ecological systems.

Alexithymia, Suicidal Ideation, and Self-Esteem As Psychological Factors Affecting Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Under Haemodialysis: A Contextual Review.

Chronic kidney disease is a universal topic gravitating towards various aspects of widespread illness, impacting the overall well-being of human beings. Patients with longstanding renal complaints under dialysis encounter challenges correlated with physical, intuitive, and socio-economic conditions to a greater extent in their daily existence. These portions may include changes in the appearance of a person, restricted physique movements, curbed diet, duration of surgical protocols, travelling time during the period of prevention, financial load, role reversal in the family followed by ruining their livelihood, deprived social rank, difficulty in relational, cordial relationships, and so on. Excluding these details, the sick may be profoundly influenced by sorrow, health anxiety, despair, itching, the impoverished essence of vitality, dysfunction in sexual intimacy, impaired cognition, disturbances in disposition, sleeping fluctuations, frequent panic attacks, delirium, brain-afflicted degeneration disabilities, etcetera. Our analysis focuses on exploring a few unidentified intrinsic factors that distinguish these views over combined elements due to the existing disorder.

Reversal of the fusion catalytic role of SARS-CoV-2 fusion peptide by restricting the N terminus: Implications to tackle viral infection

Reversal of the fusion catalytic role of SARS-CoV-2 fusion peptide by restricting the N terminus: Implications to tackle viral infection

Being adult children of late‐life divorced parents in Israel: A dyadic/familial perspective

AbstractObjectivesIn this study, the researchers examined adult children's experience during and after their parents' late‐life divorce. The study applies a familial/dyadic perspective. Family systems theory is used heuristically.BackgroundLate‐life divorce is rising due to increased social legitimacy of divorce and life‐expectancy. As parents age, their adult children become more involved in their parents' lives. Accordingly, adult children are expected to fulfill roles in their parents' life transitions such as late‐life divorce. However, adult children's experiences regarding their parents late‐life divorce is not as available in previous studies, especially from a dyadic/familial perspective.MethodSemistructured in‐depth qualitative‐interviews were conducted separately with 51 participants (28 adult children, 23 parents) composed of seven family units (n = 33) and nine parent–child‐dyads (n = 18). Thematic analysis and dyadic interview analysis were used.ResultsDuring the divorce, adult children experienced meaningful roles supporting their parents, mediating between them, or pushing them to finalize the divorce. Some avoided involvement. Parents described roles they assigned to their adult children and their consequences. After divorce, adult children continued supporting their parents, experiencing role reversal earlier than expected. Their new roles included relieving loneliness and worry and providing care.ConclusionThe roles adult children experience reveals unique challenges for adult‐child–parent relationships after parents' late‐life divorce, influencing the family system.ImplicationsConceptualizing adult children's roles and the implications for family systems contributes to theoretical knowledge. Family counselors should provide families with relevant tools to deal with these consequences. Policy makers and training programs for family therapy should address the consequences of late‐life divorce.

Not all child‐to‐parent violence is the same: A person‐based analysis using the function of aggression

ABSTRACTObjectiveTo explore a typology of dyads experiencing child‐to‐parent violence (CPV) using the function of CPV (i.e., its motivation).BackgroundCPV may be motivated by reactive (i.e., retaliatory), proactive (i.e., instrumental), or affective (i.e., primarily emotional) functions, which may co‐occur intraindividually; however, their co‐occurrence pattern is not fully understood.MethodThis study included 252 participants aged 27 to 78 years (M = 45.92, SD = 8.33; 96% female) who were caregivers of a young person aged 5 to 24 years (M = 13.18, SD = 4.86) and completed an online survey measuring the form and function of CPV and a range of child, parent, and dyadic factors. The majority of dyads were mother–child.ResultsLatent profile analysis revealed two distinct types of dyads: High‐proactive dyads reported severe, highly reactive and proactive CPV compared with low‐proactive dyads in which proactive CPV was rare and reactive CPV was uncommon. Rates of affective CPV were similar across types. Analysis of variance demonstrated that high‐ and low‐proactive dyads significantly differed across intervention‐relevant parent, child, and dyadic factors.ConclusionHigh‐proactive dyads exhibited role reversal and spousification (i.e., parental conflict spill‐over) in which caregivers were helpless, frightened, and frightening, and the young person possessed domineering traits. Low‐proactive dyads were characterized by a comparatively in‐control caregiver who exhibited intrusiveness and higher supervision and a young person who was comparatively less domineering.ImplicationsDifferent types of dyads experiencing CPV may have unique intervention needs.

Recollection of Childhood Memories from Parental Drug and Alcohol Misuse in a Qualitative Study of Women in Greece

ABSTRACT The present paper focuses on the recall of childhood experiences of adults who had at least one parent misusing alcohol and/or drugs. The study aims to gain an in-depth understanding of the recall of these experiences in adulthood and their effect on relationships with significant others. Twelve (12) adults, who had experienced as children in their family’s drug and alcohol misuse were interviewed and their interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings of the qualitative study suggest that adults recall in their childhood the reversal of family roles and traumas that seem to affect their current relationships. The research findings indicate the necessity of supporting early enough children who grow up in families where alcohol and drug misuse are part of daily life and to create a therapeutic alliance in adult life in order to advance in their relationship with self and others.

Role Reversals in a Tri-Trophic Prey–Predator Interaction System: A Model-Based Study Using Deterministic and Stochastic Approaches

It is frequently observed that adult members of prey species sometimes use their predation mechanism on juvenile members of predator species. Ecological literature describes this phenomenon as prey–predator role reversal dynamics.Numerous authors have observed and described the biological development behind this feeding behaviour. However, the dynamics of this role reversal have hardly been illustrated in the literature in a precise way. In this regard, we formulated an ecological model using the standard prey–predator interactions, allowing for a reverse feeding mechanism. The mathematical model consisted of a three-species food-web structure comprising the common prey, intermediate predator, and top predator. Note that a role-reversal mechanism was observed between the intermediate and top predators based on the scarcity of the prey population. However, we observed the most critical parameters had a significant effect on this reverse feeding behaviour. The bifurcation analysis is the primary criterion for this identification. The proposed deterministic model is then extended to its stochastic analogue by allowing for environmental influences on the tri-trophic food web structure. The conditional moment approach is applied to obtain the equilibrium distribution of populations and their conditional moments in the system. The stochastic setup analysis also supports the stability of this food chain structure, with some restricted conditions. Finally, to facilitate the interpretation of our mathematical results, we investigated it using numerical simulations.

Ghost riders: Kelly Reichardt, certain women, certain men

ABSTRACT Kelly Reichardt pays attention to women’s actions and subjectivities, often when they are alone, but not at the expense of men. It takes seeing her films more than once to understand how intricately her characters are pieced together through unexpected shot progressions, a non-linear sensibility and the overall logic of Reichardt’s mise en scène. That so many points in her films lead to ‘not knowing’ may have something in common with her preference for a-sexuality, a much more radical, subtle project than sex role reversal. Reichardt’s body of work, as a whole, operates through a mise en scène of sexual difference that is irreducible to a theme or an overt subject.

Experiences of discrimination and language brokering: Exploring risks and protective factors.

Language brokering (LB) often occurs in public places, putting youth who broker at risk for experiencing discrimination while engaging in brokering. Guided by the risk and resilience theoretical framework, the present study goals were twofold: (a) to examine the association between discrimination and LB, and (b) to explore moderating abilities of ethnic identity and family dynamics. Data were collected from 458 young adults (Mage = 21.36, 80% female). Participants were from a diverse region in the United States, and a majority of them self-identified as Latino (66.2%). Participants were invited to complete a one-time online survey about their LB and family experiences. We found that discrimination was negatively associated with LB for these young people. Specifically, discrimination was related to higher LB burden and higher LB role reversal, and lower LB efficacy. In addition, we found that ethnic-racial identity (ERI) acted as a moderator of LB role reversal against discrimination, and that negative family dynamics moderated the association between discrimination and LB. Positive family dynamics were not successful in buffering against negative effects of discrimination. Our findings indicate that young people who broker seem to be negatively impacted by discrimination. The effects of discrimination on LB role reversal could be alleviated by strong ERI; however, the same is not true for LB burden and LB efficacy. Furthermore, negative family dynamics exacerbated the negative effects of discrimination on LB, and positive family dynamics did not serve as a buffer against discrimination. Implications for those working with language brokers are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Role Reversal on Social Media in China: Adultification of Children and Infantilization of Adults

Along with the development of mobile Internet, people have entered the age of informatization. People’s lives are wrapped up in fragmented information, and the huge volume and redundancy of information easily confuse people in the vortex of the Internet, which may lead to some psychological problems as well as loss of reason and judgment to do something against public order and morals. The development of the Internet has also changed the way of consumption from offline physical consumption to online consumption and then gradually transformed into live shopping. At this good time to web traffic into revenue, many influencers in order to get more eyeballs by any means. This paper mainly explores the role of the Internet to reverse this small branch of behavior, through the form of sampling in the mainstream social media for thesis analysis, to dig deeper into the causes of this phenomenon and the reasons for bringing revenue, while seeking solutions. Finally, it is concluded that the causes of the adultization of children and infantilization of adults on the Internet are closely related to society, families, and individuals.

Psychodrama

Abstract: Sexual abuse is a phenomenon present in all social classes and cultures and has become more relevant in recent decades. Victims suffer traumatic consequences in the short and long terms and one of the possible approaches to be used in treatment is Psychodrama. This study presents an overview of Psychodrama and the Role Reversal technique, as well as its effectiveness, especially in the treatment of trauma, in particular, trauma resulting from sexual abuse. For this study, we searched the main international databases. We have discovered that psychodrama can serve as a highly effective intervention model for individuals who have experienced sexual abuse. However, our primary finding emphasizes the necessity for additional research regarding the efficacy of Psychodrama and its Role-reversal technique specifically for victims of sexual abuse.

TEACHERS` PERCEPTIONS ABOUT DATA DRIVEN LEARNING (DDL) IN ESL CLASSROOMS

DDL has gained widespread attention due to its success in language education. It is a student-centered approach that encourages independent learning as well as the finding of rules and patterns. According to Johns (1988), DDL necessitates a role reversal for both the educators and the pupils involved. Instead of imparting knowledge to students straightforward and unambiguous, the role of the teacher is more like that of a research director and collaborator. The present study aimed to investigate the Teachers’ Perceptions about DDL in ESL classrooms. To meet the objective of the research the researcher used a quantitative research design. Because the study is quantitative, the researcher employed a questionnaire to gather information. Teachers of the Bahawalpur colleges at a postgraduate level were the population of the study. There were thirty teachers in the sample. The data was gathered from respondents using a selective non-random sampling approach. For the analysis of data, the researcher used SPSS software. The tables were designed through SPSS and graphs were formulated through MS Excel. The study's findings demonstrated that although this solution requires far less time and effort from DDL teachers than traditional approaches, it still does. Teachers agreed with the statement that Teaching through the DDL method brings positive changes in ESL learners. The results revealed that Most of the respondents agreed with the statement that, The DDL method of teaching grammar highlights the formal aspects of the target language to the student.DDL materials take a long time to prepare. Although DDL resources are readily available and sufficiently comprehensive toaddress the needs of various defined lessons or situations, their requirements will continue to be one of the most significant barriers preventing their adoption as a standard educational practice.

Older patients' perspectives on the therapeutic relationship with young psychotherapists.

The current demographic change means that young psychotherapists and older patients will increasingly come into contact. Unique for this constellation is the intergenerational therapeutic relationship, which forms the basis of psychotherapy, but has not yet been the focus of empirical research. This qualitative study provides preliminary insights into how older patients (aged over 65) experience and perceive the therapeutic relationship with young psychotherapists (aged in their mid-20s to mid-30s). We conducted semi-structured interviews with twelve older patients (8 women, 4 men) and analysed their data using the grounded theory approach. We found a connection between the type of transference a participant demonstrated and their biographical as well as social experiences, desires, and fantasies. Overall, a tendency to seek harmony was observed among the participants, which was reflected in their behaviour towards young psychotherapists: (a) conflict avoidance, (b) (fantasised) therapy discontinuation, (c) adaption/subordination, and (d) solidarity, support, and protection. Our findings demonstrated that various intergenerational transference phenomena, including the roles in which young therapists are perceived, are associated with certain particularities and challenges, such as the topic of sexuality. It can be valuable for young psychotherapists to become aware of a potential role reversal that may result in older patients trying to support them.

Empowerment through Waiting Modalities The Transformation of Syrian Female Refugees' Activities and Productivity in Lebanese Informal Tented Settlements

This paper examines gender role reversal within Syrian refugee households through waiting modalities and rhythmic practices amongst Syrian female refugees living in informal tented se lements (ITSs) along the Lebanese–Syrian borderscape. The dominant traditional male role that was observed during the pre-Syrian war appears to rescind due to a new socio-economic status that female refugees gained in their waiting to return home. The ethnographic study revealed that female refugees performed new labour tasks and assumed new roles both inside and outside the ITSs whether working with host community members or assisting multisectoral agencies. In being productive, they transformed their passive waiting into an active waiting through cultural habits and daily practices. Their shrouded skills became unlocked. Gender empowerment is therefore constantly negotiated and renegotiated due to temporary coping mechanisms and forms of resiliency. This paper uses a multi-fold framework and deconstructs empowerment from a cultural and contextual perspective. The investigation of self-determination, sense of agency, and independence is performed through a Lefebvrian 'rhythmanalysis' lens (2013) present in the women's daily and seasonal activities.

The comprehension of passives in Mandarin children with and without DLD: from the perspective of Edge Feature Underspecification Hypothesis

AbstractThis paper investigates the comprehension of long and short passives in 15 Mandarin preschool children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) (aged 4;2–5;11 years), 15 Typically Developing Age-matched (TDA) (aged 4;3–5;8 years) children, and 15 Typically Developing Younger (TDY) (aged 3;2–4;3 years) children by using the picture-sentence matching task. The results reveal that children with DLD encounter more difficulty comprehending long passives compared with short passive, that they perform worse on the comprehension task than TDA children and TDY children, and that this population is more likely to commit thematic role reversal errors and point to pictures with the incorrect agent (patient) than typically developing children. Given that Mandarin passives are Topic Structures, we maintain that children with DLD are insensitive to the edge feature of the moved element in long passives, leading to Relativized Minimality effect and causing the asymmetry between the comprehension of long and short passives. These results align well with the Edge Feature Underspecification Hypothesis. Errors found in the children with DLD in the comprehension task point toward impaired syntactic knowledge and the lexical semantic deficit.