Social Reactions Research Articles

RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: A HUMAN DISTINCTIVE?

AbstractWhile agent responsibility appears to be one of the clearest examples of a human distinctive, practices of holding responsible are bound up with social expectations and emotional reactions, many of which are shared with other social animals. This essay attends to the ways in which what Peter Strawson first identified as the reactive emotions, including notably anger, resentment, and indignation, are key to making sense of both the shared and distinctive features of responsible human agency. Like human beings, other social animals express a range of reactive emotions in response to others’ conformity with or violation of implicit social expectations and norms; human beings sometimes reflect on these reactive attitudes and their justifiability, asking whether and when it is appropriate to hold others accountable, blame, and/or punish them. We should recognize that we often praise and blame others for attitudes and desires which they have not chosen and over which they have no direct control, and that this is appropriate.

Design and Implementation of Disease Diagnosis System Using Unified Networks

Children with the autism spectrum disorder have been shown to have difficulty with social and emotional interaction. Most of individuals lack the context they need to produce social reactions through voice and gaze. Since emotion plays a role for successful social connection, it is understandably crucial for children to be able to recognise and express feelings appropriately. A sort of emotional state, emotion can be recognised by internally indications and physiological responses. In general, patches are put onto the skin or body of autistic children in order to assess signals connected to the identification of emotional states from physical reactions as speech and facial expression. The children would probably be unpleasant as an outcome and their "true" emotions would be disguised. The study suggested employing thermal imaging as a passive medium to selectively analyze the physiological signals related to the emotions. Pursuant to the study's the hypothesis, the various emotional conditions of autistic children could be directly affected by the epidermal variations in temperature carried about by the rapid blood flow in the blood capillaries at the front face area as assessed by the modality. To calculate the thermal imaging data generated by different emotions and expressions caused by different kinds of multimedia stimuli, a structured experimental establishing was created.The changes measured from the region of interest have been determined using a wavelet-based technique for pattern detection over time series. The impact state model for typically developing kids between the ages of 5 and 9 was utilised in the study as the baseline to assess how well the affective state classifiers worked for kids without autism. Key Word: Autism, psychological conditions, the temperature on the skin on the human face, thermal regulation, or thermal imagery

Understanding the interaction between teacher and students in senior high school classroom

Education plays a central role in the formation of individuals and society. The relationship between teachers and students in the educational environment is a key factor that influences students' learning experiences and development. Teachers, as learning agents, have the responsibility to create an environment that supports students' academic and social growth. This research focuses on teacher-student interactions related to Academy Reaction and Social Reaction in class X students at SMA Muhammadiyah 4 Yogyakarta. In the context of lessons, including physics subjects, there has been no research that specifically examines teacher-student interaction relationships in the aspects of Academy Reaction and Social Reaction at SMA Muhammadiyah 4 Yogyakarta. This research aims to fill this knowledge gap and identify factors that influence students at these schools. This research provides valuable insight into the role of teachers in students' academic and Social Reactions and emphasizes the need to consider variations in teaching approaches to meet students' diverse needs.

Social Reactions and Trauma Symptoms Among Gender and Sexual Minority Students Disclosing Sexual Violence.

Addressing the higher rates of sexual violence experienced by gender and sexual minority students in university contexts requires an understanding of responses to disclosures of sexual violence. Using data from a large-scale study of sexual violence in university contexts, the current study examined (1) whether gender and sexual minority status was associated with responses to sexual violence disclosure and (2) how disclosure responses were associated with trauma symptoms among these students. Linear regression indicated that university students' (n = 1,464) reports of responses to disclosures of sexual violence did not differ across gender or sexual minority status. Focusing on gender and sexual minority participants (n = 327), linear regression linked turning against the victim and positive responses to higher levels of trauma symptoms.

Survivors' Experiences of Sexual Assault by Intimate Partners: A Qualitative Study of Survivors and their Informal Supports.

The current study's purpose was to examine sexual assault survivors' experiences where intimate partner violence was mentioned as part of their narratives. Survivors and their informal support providers (SP; e.g., family, friends, romantic partners) were interviewed separately about disclosure, social reactions, and help-seeking following assault. Twenty-nine survivors and 12 informal support persons they told about their assaults mentioned survivor experiences of IPV-related sexual assault (IPVS). Several themes emerged from the analysis of codes related to the traumatic event of IPV: 1) Severe physical violence in an intimate partner relationship; 2) use of violence for sexual gratification; 3) connecting trauma to other behavior, 4) unwanted duty and redefining abuse, and 5) state responses to IPVS. Implications are drawn for future research and practice on IPVS with survivors and their informal support networks.

Sexual dysfunction worsens both the general and specific quality of life of women with irritable bowel syndrome. A cross-sectional study

BackgroundIrritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and sexual dysfunction (SxD) lowers quality of life (QOL) separately, but the effect of their overlap in unselected populations has not been studied.ObjectiveTo evaluate the QOL of IBS women with and without SxD and compare it with controls.MethodsIn this cross-sectional assessment, we studied 51 IBS women (Rome IV criteria) and 54 controls. SxD was determined using the female sexual function index questionnaire. QOL was evaluated by the Short Form 36 (SF-36) and IBS-QOL questionnaires.ResultsSxD prevalence was similar between IBS women (39.22%) and controls (38.89%). Compared with other groups, IBS patients with SxD showed lower scores in all domains as well as in the physical, mental summaries of the SF-36 and almost all domains (except for body image, food avoidance, and social reaction compared with IBS patients without SxD) and the total score of IBS-QOL.ConclusionsThese findings show that SxD worsens both general and specific QOL of women with IBS. The consideration of SxD in patients with IBS will allow us to make a more effective diagnostic and therapeutic approach. Clinical trial registry in Mexico City General Hospital: DI/19/107/03/080. Clinical trials registration: NCT04716738.

Report and Risk Being Called a Weakling?: Perspectives of Male Victims on Sociocultural Barriers to Reporting Domestic Abuse in Nigeria

ABSTRACT Considerable studies have examined and ascertained a significant number of male victims of domestic abuse, yet less is known about the social experiences of men who report their victimization. This study aims to explore the factors that interplay in the decisions of abused men to report, the sociocultural barriers to reporting abuse, and post-report social reactions toward victimized men. Fifty-two male victims of wife-initiated and perpetrated violence were engaged in a qualitative study, and an interpretative phenomenological analysis was carried out. Findings indicated a positive disposition of victims toward reporting but exhibited reluctance in reporting due to fear of social stigmatization, loss of sources of livelihood, and socio-religious statuses. Recognition of the predicaments of abused men in reporting and help-seeking processes is suggested, for their safety, coping, and wellbeing not to be compromised.

Travel route planning method to avoid epidemic hot-spots in the post-epidemic era

The Chinese government adhered to the “dynamic clearance” epidemic prevention strategy from August 2021 to December 7, 2022, during the post-epidemic era (this study started in March 2022 and ended in September 2022). People are gradually resuming their daily routines, and demand for travel is rising again. Nonetheless, the epidemic occasionally breaks out on a smaller scale, causing social concern. As a social reaction, the essential issue is how to avoid COVID-19 hot-spots effectively by offering secure travel options for local residents who tend to travel privately. Two travel route planning models are proposed to avoid COVID-19 hot-spots based on the invalid road sections which are affected by epidemic. Specifically, the static model aims at generating the shortest travel distance after detours, with the constraint of avoiding COVID-19 hot-spots; the dynamic model takes real-time data into account, which includes epidemic risk levels, road grades, and real-time traffic information on road selection. Shenzhen, China, is illustrated as an example of the research area in this paper. To assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the suggested approaches, data regarding the road network, the prevalence of epidemics, and traffic congestion are collected. The experimental results demonstrate that 1) the proposed two route planning models can effectively bypass areas with high levels of epidemic risk. 2) The static route planning model increases the travel distance by 12.24% and 13.03%, while the dynamic route planning model increases the travel distance by 24.33% and 27.69% compared with the conventional shortest route, given the same origin and destination and the same impact radii of the COVID-19 hot-spots (300 and 500 m respectively). When taking detour routes to avoid COVID-19 hot-spots, the average increase in trip distance does not surpass 50%, which is acceptable psychologically for travelers. 3) The static travel route planning model is suitable for the severe epidemic situation for it can strictly avoid the epidemic hot-spots; The dynamic travel route planning model is applicable to the situation where the epidemic situation is relatively mild. Ultimately, the route planning models can be utilized to develop a framework to provide travelers with detour options, which would make a practical difference to ensure travelers’ safety during traveling and contribute to preventing the spread of the epidemic.

Population well-being and the COVID-19 vaccination program in Chile: evidence from Google Trends

ObjectiveWe analyze the dynamics of the mental well-being of the Chilean population in response to the progress of the vaccination strategy implemented by the government. Study designThis study aims at investigating the possibility of using Google Trends as an instrument for tracking mental well-being of the Chilean population. MethodsWe use the volume of searches for keywords in Google Trends (GT) related to Anguish, Anxiety, Depression, and Stress as a proxy for population well-being. Using event study methods, we analyze social attention reactions to news about the vaccination program. We implement a Difference-in-Difference-in-Differences estimation to estimate changes in population welfare by socio-economic status induced by the progress of inoculation. ResultsWe show that social attention to mental health problems is sensitive to news about the vaccination program. Moreover, and most importantly, we find that mental well-being responds positively to the percentage of inoculated people. This phenomenon appear to be permanent and affected by socio-economic status, with the wealthier population experiencing greater improvements than the less wealthy. ConclusionsDuring the COVID-19 vaccination program in Chile, social attention to mental health problems appears to be sensitive to news about the vaccination program. There is also strong evidence of socio-economic status–induced heterogeneity in population responses to program implementation. The above phenomena appears to be permanent and cannot be attributed to either socio-economic segregation in access to vaccines or to the highly stratified schedule of the vaccination program.

Women Receive More Positive Reactions to Childhood Sexual Abuse Disclosure and Negative Reactions are Associated With Mental Health Symptoms in Adulthood for Men and Women.

Although disclosure of sexual abuse has become more socially acceptable for both men and women in recent years, there is much yet to be understood about differences in the disclosure process and associated pathology between men and women. The current study aimed to (a) investigate differences in aspects of the childhood sexual abuse (CSA) disclosure process between adult men and women and (b) explore how timing of disclosure, perceived parental style, and negative social reactions to disclosure relate to various mental health symptoms. Using a cross-sectional, quasi-experimental design, adult men and women in the United States recruited through Amazon's Mechanical Turk (N = 299) completed self-report surveys. Women reported disclosing to a significantly greater number of people than men, and were more likely to disclose to parents, while men were more likely to tell friends. Results revealed that women reported receiving significantly more positive responses and emotionally supportive responses to their CSA disclosures than men. Negative reactions to disclosure were positively associated with internalizing symptoms and externalizing symptoms, while both negative reactions to disclosure and perceived parental dysfunction were positively associated with substance use symptoms. Results signify a need for resources to aid individuals in supporting survivors of CSA, as reactions have the potential to impact recovery trajectory and for clinicians to consider how disclosure experiences impact survivor cognitions and symptom exacerbation.

Bisexual women’s recovery after sexual assault: Stigma, negative social reactions, and hazardous drinking.

Bisexual women’s recovery after sexual assault: Stigma, negative social reactions, and hazardous drinking.

Antiracist and Trauma-Informed: Enhancing Social and Emotional Learning to Build Resilience

For decades, trauma and racism have been understood to be undertreated public health issues. The disproportionate impact of the global pandemic, police brutality, and hate crimes on people of color has underscored the extent to which racism intersects with trauma. Schools have the potential to be the safe space in a child’s life, and school social workers are well positioned to deliver antiracist, trauma-informed interventions to address social and emotional reactions to traumas (including racial trauma) that inevitably arise in school. This article uses our pilot of The Body’s Story (Kotzin, 2017) to illustrate the need for an intersectional approach to social and emotional teaching that actively addresses racism and trauma. It centers somatic awareness in teachings of emotions and integrates play and storytelling with a goal of enhancing internal and external resilience. The Body’s Story is a six-session manualized intervention developed to fill identified gaps in social and emotional learning (SEL) programs. SEL programs, while accessible, lack an antiracist, trauma-informed foundation. The Body’s Story was designed to be led by a social worker as a trauma-informed supplement to SEL or as an introductory stand-alone program. The central activity is a modified group storytelling technique (Paley, 1991) in which students collaborate to create and perform short stories that build on a session theme. Lessons, activities, and discussions facilitate students building self-awareness, learning to trust sensations in their body, and acknowledging the connection to emotion. Session structure is predictable, with clear boundaries to build safety while encouraging freedom to express, connect, and play.

Analysis of Government Policy Sentiment Regarding Vacation during the COVID-19 Pandemic Using the Bidirectional Encoder Representation from Transformers (BERT)

To address the COVID-19 situation in Indonesia, the Indonesian government has adopted a number of policies. One of them is a vacation-related policy. Government measures with regard to this vacation policy have produced a wide range of viewpoints in society, which have been extensively shared on social media, including YouTube. However, there has not been any computerized system developed to date that can assess people’s social media reactions. Therefore, this paper provides a sentiment analysis application to this government policy by employing a bidirectional encoder representation from transformers (BERT) approach. The study method began with data collecting, data labeling, data preprocessing, BERT model training, and model evaluation. This study created a new dataset for this topic. The data were collected from the comments section of YouTube, and were categorized into three categories: positive, neutral, and negative. This research yielded an F-score of 84.33%. Another contribution from this study regards the methodology for processing sentiment analysis in Indonesian. In addition, the model was created as an application using the Python programming language and the Flask framework. The government can learn the extent to which the public accepts the policies that have been implemented by utilizing this research.

WHAT IS THE WAY ALLAH'S WORD MANIFESTS ITSELF IN YEMENI ARABIC?

The paper shows how "Allah" is used in Yemeni Arabic (YA daily conversations). As in the Arabic world and the Muslim world, the term Allah has a variety of meanings in Yemeni Arabic, reflecting the belief that Allah alone handles all their affairs, blesses, and is eager or criticizes someone to do something. Therefore, it shows several expressions containing the word Allah when it contains a sentence. Some of these expressions have multiple meanings, such as /Allah alaik/, which has two meanings: (“You are the best!” and the irony, “this is like a disaster!”) The word Allah is present in other expressions but with entirely different meanings, such as when expressing moaning or aiming for guidance. This research-based is on social life contact, reaction, and cultural influence of native Yemenis. Other most common expressions have been discussed in this paper, which shows the word, in its rule, has a significant religious and cultural bias in Yemeni society using this term.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0099/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

"Sometimes It Seems Easier to Push It Away": A Study Into the Barriers to Help-Seeking for Victims of Sexual Violence.

Experiencing sexual violence may have serious long-term consequences for victims. Seeking help may decrease the chances of developing long-term physical and psychosocial problems. Still not every victim seeks help, and especially with victimization of sexual violence, there may be several reasons as to why. The barriers to help-seeking are diverse and may depend on several contextual factors. This study, as part of a larger research project, aimed to determine the barriers that victims of sexual violence experience in their decision to seek help in a non-college setting. This mixed-methods study included an online survey (N = 133) and open-ended survey (N = 207) amongst victims of 18 years and older. The online survey data were analyzed using chi-square tests for independence and t-tests; the open-ended survey data were analyzed using a descriptive approach. The online survey data showed that minimization of the incident was higher for non-help-seekers, whilst distrust toward support providers and issues with the accessibility of help were higher for help-seekers. No further significant associations were found between the decision to seek help and the barriers to help-seeking. From the open-ended survey data, three categories of barriers were distinguished: (a) individual barriers, such as feelings of shame, (b) interpersonal barriers, such as the fear of negative social reactions and (c) sociocultural barriers, such as societal stereotypes regarding sexual violence. The findings suggest that victims experience various, but primarily individual, barriers to help-seeking and that these barriers do not strongly differ between help-seekers and non-help-seekers. This study highlights the importance of addressing barriers to help-seeking on an organizational and societal level to encourage help-seeking.

The relationship between childhood gender nonconformity, aversive childhood experiences, and mental health in heterosexual and non-heterosexual cisgender men: Thebuffering effect of sense of coherence.

Childhood gender nonconformity (CGNC) seems to be associated with more mental health problems in adulthood. Previous research has suggested that this link might be mediated via the increased risk for aversive childhood experiences (ACEs) as a negative social reaction to CGNC. However, no study yet examined the role of resilience factors in this relationship. The present study aims to address this gap by examining the potential buffering effect of sense of coherence (SOC). In a German sample of 371 cisgender men, we used mediation models to investigate the relationship between CGNC, ACEs, and mental health problems in adulthood, that is, depressive symptoms, loneliness, and suicidal behavior. We then employed moderated mediation models to examine the buffering effect of SOC on the association ACEs and mental health problems. The results showed that higher levels of CGNC were associated with more severe adult mental health problems, with this link being partially mediated by higher levels of ACEs. For depressive symptoms and suicidal behavior in the last 12months, we found evidence of a buffering effect of SOC. Higher levels of SOC were associated with a weaker association between ACEs and mental health problems. In contrast, this effect was absent for loneliness and lifetime suicidal behavior. Our study provides evidence that ACEs partly account for the relationship between CGNC and mental health in adulthood. Moreover, we found support for SOC having a buffering effect on this link. Future studies need to examine whether SOC might be an important target for resilience training in those experiencing CGNC. However, sustainable interventions may rather address the negative social reactions to CGNC.

The interpretation of discrepancies between peer victimization experiences reported by different informants in capturing victimization-related genetic liability. Acommentary on Armitage etal.(2022).

A recent work published in this journal by Armitage etal. reported that wellbeing-related genetic scores (PGS) are associated with self-informed peer victimization questionnaires. In contrast, peer- and teacher-informed measures would capture intelligence and educational attainment PGS better. However, we argue that this dichotomy does not find comprehensive support in the literature; instead, informants other than self and especially peers may provide reports from angles particularly relevant to mental health. For example, peer reports may more objectively capture adverse social reactions evoked by genetic factors (i.e., evocative gene-environment correlations). Thus, we recommend caution in generalizing the conclusion that self-reports capture the association between genetic contribution to mental health and peer victimization better than other-informant measures, as different gene-environment mechanisms may be at play.

Effects of Family and Social Group Reactions to Intermarriage Decisions in Turkey

The present study aims to understand the phenomenon of intermarriage between Alevi and Sunni groups in Turkey through reactions of the family, relatives, and social environment toward such marriage decisions, along with the effects of these reactions on the marriage and the effects of intermarriage on spouses’ relations with third parties. To this end, in-depth interviews conducted with 43 Alevi-Sunni intermarried spouses were subjected to content analysis. This analysis showed that the reactions of parents, relatives, and friends were generally positive, in line with previous research on intermarriages. Apart from focusing on the challenges faced by intermarried spouses, the study adopted a positive framework regarding intermarriage by considering the processes and coping strategies ensuring success in such relationships. Focusing on these relational processes is thought to encourage further studies on managing intercultural differences and similarities in intermarriage.

KOSOVO INDEPENDENCY AND INTERNATIONAL STATUS IN THE 21ST CENTURY: ROLE OF POLAND AND CZECH REPUBLIC

This article is aimed to describe the process of Kosovo independence recognition, its main stages, chronology, and international status of Kosovo in 21th century under the scope of its economic and political engagement at the global arena through the reports and recommendations of international organization. Compliance of Kosovo state with the international criteria on the independency recognition is also presented in the article through overview of basic recognized legal requirements and approaches. Described the position of the sovereign state acting in accordance with its national interests and important role played by individual states, Poland and Czech Republic in particular, their military and political engagement, and social reaction to the conflict and Kosovo recognition, as well as by non-state, non-governmental and social actors, but also international organizations regarding path and recognition of Kosovo independency. Kosovo domestic state of play with respect to the independency path and international status are also presented for consideration.

A Review on Childhood Anxiety

This article contains detailed data and review evaluations of the concept of anxiety disorder in children. It is one of the currently facing issues by parents, teachers, and surrounding caretakers, which needs meticulous care and management. It feels like a simple psychological feeling but can lead to complex, unpredictable complications. The causes and risk factors may be varied depends on individuality and background situation. The incidence rate shows tremendous increment, and the related issues show very hike. This complicated situation makes the parents in a big dilemma for managing their children and social reactions. The urbanization, industrialization, and job conditions of parents indirectly influenced for making this feelings as a disorder. Majority of humans, especially children, possess various behavioral patterns during their development to adulthood. Although it is a universal truth and normal for all, when it becomes harmful to themselves and others, it can be considered behavioral disorder. It is a common and normal feeling of psychology and its projection appropriate to the situation shows psychological well-being. Hence, its overness and extremity needed proper identification and management. In psychological theories, it is clearly stated about various reactions of children and even adults. When children fail to pass these steps, which results in various emotional tragedies like anxiety disorder. This article deals with the conditions, including its etiological factors, symptoms, various types of anxiety disorders, and its management, including various review studies regarding this concept.