Women's Communication Research Articles

EMERGENCE OF GENDER IN NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION

This article talks about how gender emerges in the process of non-verbal communication. During the research, the differences between men and women in communication through body language, facial expressions, gestures and haptics are analyzed. The article examines gender stereotypes and their impact on nonverbal communication styles, as well as how these differences manifest in different cultures. The results reveal specific differences between men's and women's nonverbal signals and show how understanding these differences is important for improving communication effectiveness. The article also provides recommendations aimed at analyzing the relationship between gender and nonverbal communication in a broader context.

Women's Communication Strategies in the Barbie Film

This study, conducted in a sociolinguistic setting, looks into the communication strategies utilized by female characters in the animated film "Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus." It looks at how these characters' verbal choices reflect and maybe perpetuate gendered norms and expectations, building on Coates' theory of conversational strategies. The study uses a qualitative analysis minimal responses, tag questions, questions, hedges, commands and directives, swearing and taboo language, as well as compliments used by the female characters in the film. This improves comprehension of the complicated connections between children's stories, language, gender, and social interaction. The goal is to provide a deeper understanding of the communicative preferences exhibited by these characters. Looking at women's words can reveal a lot about how gender identities are constructed and transmitted in animated storytelling. This study not only enriches the sociolinguistic academic discourse but also prompts a profound reflection on the role of language in shaping social norms. By providing a nuanced perspective on the communicative strategies of female characters, this research invites critical engagement with the dynamics of language, gender, and social interactions within the realm of animated narratives. This allows us to think more deeply about societal communication in movies. The results of this study indicate that women show characteristics of a gentler communication style with the use of limited gentle responses, subtle tag questions, and limited application of compliments. This preference prioritizes inclusion and brevity of communication over other techniques such as instructions, hedging, and taboo language. Keywords: Coates Theory, Communication Strategies, Female Characters

Gender perspective on intercultural competence: Communication and student self‐perceptions in higher education

AbstractThis study is focused on the analysis of online intercultural competence from a gender perspective. It uses online communications and student self‐perceptions to explore similarities and differences. Videoconferencing was used as a tool for communication in higher education. A quantitative and qualitative methodologies were applied, including quantifying content analysis. The sample consisted of pairs of university students. The results show very similar scores between men and women in communication and self‐perception in affective aspects. Statistical differences were found in the behavioural communication and in cognitive self‐perception. Communications of negative nature are scarce in both groups. This study helps to understand the similarities and differences in students' communication and self‐perception in an intercultural online context.

Miscommunication influences how women act when fetal movements decrease an interview study with Swedish Somali migrant women

ObjectiveTo explore how Swedish Somali migrant women perceive fetal movements, process information about fetal movements, and take actions if decreased fetal activity occurs. DesignA qualitative study based on individual semi-structured interviews. The interviews were analysed using content analysis. SettingThe study was conducted in Sweden. ParticipantsSwedish Somali migrant women (n=15) pregnant in their third trimester or recently given birth. FindingsThe analysis led to the main category: tailored information about fetal movements enhances the possibility to seek care if the movements decrease. The results are described in the generic categories: explanatory models determine action; and understand and interpret information. Key conclusionsMiscommunication on fetal movements can be a hurdle for Swedish Somali migrant women that may have impact on stillbirth prevention and the quality of care. Improved communication and information tailored to individual needs is essential to achieve equality for women and their newborns. Implications for practiceThe midwife can be used as a hub for reassuring that adequate information about fetal movements reaches each individual woman in antenatal care. Individualised information on fetal movements based on the women's own understanding is suggested to increase the possibility that the pregnant woman will seek care if the movements decrease. Somali women's verbal communication can be used to spread accurate information in the Somali community on the importance of seeking care if fetal movements decrease.

Challenges and Political Communication Strategies to Win Elections: Ethnographic Studies on Women DPD RI Members

Women's political participation faces various societal challenges, such as patriarchal culture and the politicians' internal challenges. Even though there is a minimum quota of 30% women's representation, many regions cannot meet this quota. The members of Indonesian senates (after this referred to as DPD RI) from South Sumatra Province are an exception. All four members are women. Therefore, there is an opportunity to design women's political communication to win elections from the examples provided by DPD RI South Sumatra Province members. This research aims to understand the challenges women politicians face, design women's political communication strategies to win elections and formulate women's political communication models in winning the election for DPD RI members. The research method was conducted through interviews with women DPD RI members who won elections in South Sumatra Province, Indonesia. Researchers investigated the challenges faced by these winners and how they were able to overcome them. The challenges found included physical challenges, external challenges from the community, and internal challenges from DPD RI members. At the same time, the strategies used were the target, symbol, communication, and media strategies. This research identifies many political communication strategies that broaden the theoretical framework. Included in the strategies proposed are symbolic interaction-based communication and stereotype-based strategies. Both types of planning increase political confidence and voting decisions if adequately implemented, accompanied by steps to overcome the obstacles that impede women's political participation.

Comparing the Effectiveness of a Web-Based Application With a Digital Live Seminar to Improve Safe Communication for Pregnant Women: 3-Group Partially Randomized Controlled Trial.

Medical internet interventions such as asynchronous apps and synchronous digital live seminars can be effective behavior change interventions. The research question of this study was whether digital interventions based on the Health Action Process Approach can improve pregnant women's safe communication and patient safety in obstetric care. This study aims to compare a digital live seminar with a web-based application intervention and a passive control group and to identify which social cognitive variables determine safe communication behavior and patient safety. In total, 657 pregnant women were recruited, and hereof, 367 expectant mothers from 2 German university hospitals participated in the pre-post study (live seminar: n=142; web-based app: n=81; passive control group: n=144). All interventions targeted intention, planning, self-efficacy, and communication of personal preferences. The 2.5-hour midwife-assisted live seminar included exercises on empathy and clear communication. The fully automated web-based application consisted of 9 consecutive training lessons with the same content as that of the live seminar. Controlled for sociodemographic characteristics, repeated measures analyses of covariance revealed that pregnant women significantly improved their self-reported communication behavior in all groups. The improvement was more pronounced after the digital live seminar than after the web-based application (P<.001; ηp2=0.043). Perceived patient safety improved more for pregnant women participating in the live seminar than for those participating in the web-based application group (P=.03 ηp2=0.015). A regression analysis revealed that social cognitive variables predicted safe communication behavior. Overall, the web-based application intervention appeared to be less effective than the digital live training in terms of communication behavior. Application interventions addressing communication behaviors might require more face-to-face elements. Improving intention, coping planning, and coping self-efficacy appeared to be key drivers in developing safe communication behavior in pregnant women. Future research should include social learning aspects and focus on the practical application of medical internet interventions when aiming to improve pregnant women's communication and patient safety in obstetrics. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03855735; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03855735.

Women's Communication Strategy for Women's Islamic Organizations in Overcoming Radicalism

Women's involvement in radicalism and their role in addressing the issue are important considerations. Islamic organizations, such as Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah in Indonesia, have played a significant role in combating radicalism. NU has developed the concept of Islam Nusantara as an antidote, while Muhammadiyah focuses on Progressive Islam as a counter-discourse. This research aims to explore the communication strategies used by women activists in Islamic organizations to address radicalism. The study will employ a descriptive qualitative method, focusing on Nasyiatul Aisyiyah and Fatayat NU as mass organizations representing young women. This research have a finding that the women activists in Islamic organizations employ distinct communication strategies to address radicalism, with Muhammadiyah emphasizing moderation and inclusivity, and NU focusing on identifying radicalism within groups. Effective communicators and targeted communication media are prioritized, despite the differing approaches between the two organizations.

POLA KOMUNIKASI PEREMPUAN DOUBLE BURDEN DALAM MEMBENTUK PERILAKU REMAJA DI KECAMATAN SELESAI KABUPATEN LANGKAT

Women who hold two roles at once, namely working while taking care of the household, need good time management to balance work affairs and build quality interactions with other family members. This research was conducted to determine how women's communication patterns with double burdens shape adolescent behavior. A descriptive qualitative research method with a phenomenological approach was used to understand the problem under study. The informants in this study were working mothers who had teenage children and lived in Selesai Subdistrict, Langkat Regency. The study found that some women with a double burden struggle to communicate with children. Regarding the application of communication patterns, it was found that mothers do not peg on one communication pattern only but use several communication patterns tailored to each purpose and benefit but tend to lead to one of the dominant communication patterns. It can be concluded that the correct communication patterns mothers apply can shape positive adolescent behavior.

Essential for the Future of the Field: Leadership and Scholarship by Women in Communication and Sport

Essential for the Future of the Field: Leadership and Scholarship by Women in Communication and Sport

Understanding Women's Communication with Their Providers During Medication Abortion and Abortion Pill Reversal: An Exploratory Analysis.

Introduction/Objective: Medication abortion is a common experience for women in the United States, now totaling over 50% of all abortions. The purpose of this exploratory analysis is to understand women's medication abortion and abortion pill reversal decision-making experiences, with a particular focus on their communication with their medical providers. Methods: We surveyed women who contacted Heartbeat International to inquire about abortion pill reversal. Eligible women had to complete a minimum of the 2-week progesterone protocol in order to answer the questions on the electronic survey about their medication abortion and abortion pill reversal decisions. We assessed decision difficulty using a Likert scale and provider communication using the Questionnaire on the Quality of Physician-Patient (QQPPI) and analyzed women's narratives about their experiences using thematic analysis. Results: Thirty-three respondents met the eligibility criteria and filled out the QQPPI and decision-difficulty scales. Using the QQPPI scale, women scored their communication with their APR providers as significantly better than their communication with their abortion providers (p < 0.0001). Women reported that choosing medication abortion was significantly more difficult than choosing abortion pill reversal (p < 0.0001). White women, women with college degrees, and women who were not in a relationship with the father of the child reported more difficulty in choosing APR. Conclusion: As the number of women who contact the national hotline to inquire about abortion pill reversal increases, the need to understand the experiences of this growing population of women becomes more salient. This need is particularly important for health care providers who prescribe medication abortion and abortion pill reversal. The quality of the physician-patient interaction is essential to providing effective medical care to pregnant women.

Women As Leaders: Improving Organizational Performance Through Communication, Commitment, and Organizational Culture In The Kupang City Investment and Integrated Service Office

The current leadership is not only occupied by men, but women have also dominated. There is a patriarchal culture in society which gives rise to the view that women are incapable of leading an organization. Even though women also have the same potential. The results of this study are expected to show that patriarchal culture does not apply in terms of leadership in this institution. Agencies in this case the Kupang City Investment and Integrated Services Office need to know the impact of women's leadership, communication of women leaders, organizational culture on the performance of employees as evaluation material in strategizing and improving performance results both from the amount of investment value and Community Satisfaction Index value. This study used quantitative methods, with a sample taken from the entire population of 54 employees at the Kupang City Investment and Integrated Services Office. Data collection uses questionnaires shared through Google Forms. This study used SEM-PLS as an analytical tool. The results showed that work power affects employee performance, women's leadership affects organizational culture, women's leadership affects employee performance, women's leadership affects organizational commitment, women's leadership affects communication, organizational governance affects employee performance, and women’s communication has no effect on employee performance. The results of the mediation test show that organizational culture mediates the influence of women's leadership on employee performance, organizational commitment mediates the influence of women's leadership on employee performance, and women's communication does not mediate the influence of women's leadership on employee performance.

“For the Advancement and Betterment of Humanity”: The Fight for Women's Suffrage at Utah's Constitutional Convention

“For the Advancement and Betterment of Humanity”: The Fight for Women's Suffrage at Utah's Constitutional Convention

Male Perception of Female Participation and VAW on the Virtual Learning App – “Hallo”

This study explored men's perception of women's participation and VAW (Violence against women) on an online learning platform called "Hallo." Based on the analysis of in-depth interviewed data collected from male users of the application, the study found that men hold an egalitarian view in respect of the participation of their female counterparts. Though most men perceived the platform as a tool for women's empowerment through educative elements, exchange of knowledge, language learning opportunities, and development of communication skills, they did not fail to give proper attention to women's safety on this digital podium. Emphasis was given to women's 'self-responsibility' and 'awareness' to handle violence perpetrated by male users against them. Primarily, cultural and religious boundaries, strengthened by patriarchy, were marked as leading determiners of women's communication leeway in the learning space. Besides that, the normalization of violence was found justified by divergent labels such as 'mere amusement,' 'right to freedom of expression,' or 'temporary moral shift.' Moreover, the study discovered that women of Asian and Arab origins get victimized specifically for their stereotypical feminine temperament. At the same time, rude talking patterns, fame motives, or dating intentions are considered liable for violence against women regardless of their race, color, creed, or location.

A Pilot Study of Psychosexual Functioning and Communication in Women Treated for Advanced Stages of Cervical Cancer After the Diagnosis

IntroductionThe purpose of this pilot study was to examine relationships between body image, perceived stress, partner and patient-provider sexual communication, and sexual functioning in women with advanced stages of cervical cancer (CC) after the cancer diagnosis.MethodsIn this pilot study, cancer patients (n = 30) and healthy women (n = 30) were compared. A study was conducted from January to March 2022. Sexual functioning and its predictors were assessed using the 6-item Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI-6), the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), the Sexual Communication Self-Efficacy Scale (SCSES), the self-administered questionnaire contributing the patient-provider sexual communication, and the Body Esteem Scale (BES). The data was collected from January to June 2022.ResultsWomen with cervical cancer after the diagnosis reported impaired sexual functioning, which was associated with self-efficacy in sexual communication, feeling comfortable discussing sexual issues with a healthcare provider, perceived stress, and body image. Compared to the control group, CC patients had significantly lower sexual functioning (mean 8.83 vs 19.23; p < 0.001).ConclusionsSexual functioning in women with CC is significantly impaired even after the diagnosis and is associated with psychosocial variables. The expanded study will include other predictors of sexual functioning and quality of life in women with CC on the larger group of patients.Policy ImplicationsAs cancer becomes a more chronic disease that affects even younger individuals, social policy should promote the sexuality issues in cancer patients, as it is an integral part of every person’s life, regardless of health status or age.

Coastal Women's Communication Strategy in Innovating During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Manado City

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought changes to the order of life throughout the world. The economic downturn is a global impact that is felt by all levels of society so that it brings people to work more to maintain survival, including coastal women in supporting the family economy. the covid -19 pandemic is a real action in minimizing poverty. The media is a bridge to create new innovations for coastal women to minimize people's views about the resources of coastal communities in general. There are differences in the mindset and attitude of coastal women who live in islands and coastal women in cities. based on conventional and modern perspectives, with the knowledge possessed to develop potential by channeling new ideas through persuasive communication with an interpersonal approach. The novelty of this research is the strategy of innovation through the perspective of coastal women during the Covid-19 pandemic in Manado City.

Executive education (MBA) as a factor of career development of women managers

The purpose of the study is to answer the question whether postgraduate education (Master of Business Administration — MBA) is a factor of creating women’s career capital, which is “converted” into income and social status. The theoretical basis of the study is the theory of career capital. The empirical base includes the results of a survey of 241 MBA program graduates of one of the leading Russian business schools two years after their graduation. The analysis of the results showed that postgraduate education contributed to the formation of career capital of the managers, which is further used to achieve income and status. Gender differences were most prominent in the increase of income after school: the female managers did not reach the level of income received by the male MBA graduates. The career capital of female managers, who managed to increase their income to a greater extent, was distinguished by the ability to use the social bondings received during MBA training. It is necessary to pay attention to the development of women's business communication skills, to introduce them to modern technologies for creating social networks in order to level off the situation on the labor market which ensures professional growth and reduces social inequality in the highly competitive professional environment.

Speech Acts and Communication Practices in Anglophone Cameroon Women Associations’ Interactions

This study set out to explore the illocutionary forces of communicative acts and their functions in group interactions of some selected women associations from the Anglophone Regions of Cameroon. It also explored the extent to which the illocutionary acts used during groups events mirror women's communication practices. Through collective case design, with random and purposeful sampling techniques, non-participant observation, unstructured, open-ended interviews, audio recorded events of two categories of women associations (faith-based, consisting of Catholic Women’s Association and Christian Women Fellowship, and development-based, consisting of One Hand Cannot Tie a Bundle, Cameroon Gatsby Foundation and Biwon Self-Reliance Farmers’ and Traders’ Union) were explored through content analysis. The findings of this study reveal that interactions in Anglophone Cameroon women’s gatherings are not only geared towards the content of the talk but members’ feelings and welfare are also taken into consideration. Illocutionary acts such as invitations, requests and advice (directives), and greetings, offers, rejoicing and appreciations (expressives) were frequently used. However, threats and refusal (commissives), as well as complaints and criticisms (expressives), were equally used, especially in Development-Based events. These illocutionary acts were used to carry out mostly positive reactions and attempted answers to the interaction process, with minimal negative reactions and questions communicative acts, which indicate cooperation, connection, support, closeness and understanding.

Socio-psychological correlations of youth addiction on social networks

Addiction of boys and girls from social networks is associated with the presence of their feelings of loneliness, as well as anxiety, depression, stress, dissatisfaction with life, impulsivity, narcissism, weak assertiveness, low self-esteem, insecurity from cyberbullying. The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis about the possible connections of the addiction of young people from social networks with their self-confidence, emotional intelligence and style of behaviour in conflict situations. The empirical study was based on the data of an online survey of 265 respondents, including 117 boys and 148 girls. Dependence on social networks was measured by the ZSS-15 questionnaire (V. P. Sheinov, A. S. Devitsyn), self-confidence – by the method of V. G. Romek, emotional intelligence – by the Thomas – Kilmann test, dependence on a smartphone – a short version of the SAS-16 of the questionnaire «Scale of dependence on a smartphone» (V. P. Sheinov). The article found that boys and girls have statistically significant negative associations of addiction from social networks with self-confidence and positive connections with dependence on a smartphone and with all the factors that form it (loss of control over themselves, fear of losing a smartphone and euphoria from its use). It is shown that it is the psychological problems of young people that are the main reason for the occurrence of one or another degree of addiction from social networks. At the same time, the need of young men and women in communication is satisfied if they have addiction to a lesser extent than the factors «psychological state» and «obtaining information». Neither boys nor girls have been found to link social media addiction to social contact initiative. The social media addiction of young men is negatively correlated with their social courage and positively correlated with their reaction to conflict in avoidance mode. Such correlations in girls have not been recorded. In boys and girls, there are various correlations of addiction from social networks with emotional intelligence: in boys – a negative connection with self-management, in girls – a positive connection with the recognition of emotions of other people. In general, girls are more dependent than boys on social media. These results are new, as neither domestic nor foreign publications have found results on the links of social media addiction to components of emotional intelligence.

The role of emotion regulation in couples' stress communication and dyadic coping responses.

Partners' ability to cope together in the face of stress-commonly known as dyadic coping (DC)-can promote individual and couple well-being. However, little is known about the predictors of DC, including partners' emotion regulation. This study examined (a) whether emotion regulation abilities are associated with partners' DC responses, and (b) whether these associations are mediated by partners' engagement in stress communication in a community sample of different-gender couples (N=239). Couples completed self-report measures to assess their stress communication and DC responses (supportive, negative, and common DC) and six dimensions of emotion regulation (emotional awareness, acceptance, clarity, goal-orientation, regulation strategies, and impulse control). Results from structural equation modelling analysis confirmed expected associations between stress communication and partners' supportive and common DC responses. Additionally, only associations with women's emotion regulation emerged significant. First, women's emotional awareness was associated with more supportive DC from men and common DC through increases in women's stress communication. Second, women who endorsed emotional acceptance engaged in less supportive DC towards their partner. Third, women's goal-orientation was associated with less supportive DC from each partner and common DC through decreases in men's stress communication. There were no associations with men's emotion regulation. Collectively, findings suggest that although women may manage their negative emotions in ways that are adaptive for their individual well-being, these benefits may not always affect relationship functioning in the same way. Clinical implications and future research directions are discussed.

Exploring the Role of Provider-Patient Communication in Women's Sexual Health and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Care in the Primary Care Settings in New York State of the United States.

Background: Women shoulder a disproportionate burden of HIV infection in the United States and worldwide. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective tool for HIV prevention, but its use is suboptimal. Primary care providers (PCP) are considered the ideal PrEP caregivers, but they generally underperform in PrEP care implementation. Methods: From 2020 to 2022, we employed semi-structured in-depth interviews to collect information about barriers and facilitators in PrEP care and beliefs and opinions regarding sexual wellness among 18 PCP and 29 PrEP-eligible women. We employed content analysis and thematic analysis to explore the transcribed narrative data. Results: The current study was guided by the “Communication Pathways” Framework. We studied how communication functions affect PrEP care and women’s sexual wellness on the pathways. We identified several specific pathways between communication and PrEP care implementation in primary care settings, including patient knowledge, linkage to care, therapeutic alliance, and decision making on PrEP care. A paradox regarding who should initiate the discussion regarding sexual history and PrEP care was identified. Conclusions: Findings suggested that a navigation and assistance system for PrEP care in patients and providers is urgently needed. Future studies should facilitate PrEP discussion, engagement, and monitoring in primary care settings.