The Mediating Role of Emotion Dysregulation in the Relation Between Adult Attachment Insecurity and Depression Among Young Gay and Bisexual Men

Objectives: Attachment insecurity may be more pronounced among young gay and bisexual men (YGBM). Further, attachment insecurity is associated with dysregulated patterns of emotion regulation, which can lead to depression. However, pathways linking attachment insecurity to depression are underexplored among YGBM. Methods: This study used pilot data from N?=?67 YGBM to examine if emotion dysregulation mediated the association between attachment insecurity and depression. Results: Results supported the study hypotheses. Attachment insecurity was associated with emotion dysregulation, which was associated with depression. Conclusion: Findings provide preliminary evidence that emotion regulation training may be a useful approach for addressing depression among YGBM.     

Exotic Place,White Space: Racialized Volunteer Spaces in Honduras

In every year between 2004 and 2012, more than 800,000 Americans reported volunteering internationally (Lough 2013 ). These volunteers are overwhelmingly white (McBride and Lough 2008 ) and entering a largely nonwhite and developing world. This study starts by questioning how racial status informs volunteer/volunteer tourist interactions, both with locals and with other volunteers, in a global context. In‐depth interviews with 23 missionaries, teachers, and volunteers from the United States and Canada reveal that (1) international volunteering is largely motivated by romantic and exotic understandings of the Global South and (2) in spite of a stated interest in cultural immersion, participants’ notions of their whiteness guided their perceptions of Hondurans and their actions as they sought out and retreated to white spaces protected from Honduran influence. These findings further the work of those who have argued first world travelers have homogenized spaces on reserve, by demonstrating that whiteness can be the basis for the construction and maintenance of protected spaces in predominantly nonwhite countries.     

Hearts of Steel

This article looks at the way Arab male and female journalists in pan-Arab media negotiate their journalistic ethics with the aim of boosting their professional image while adding credibility to their news. Drawing on several examples of these male and female journalists, I seek to show how women adopt an un-emotional style when reporting news of pain and suffering, while male journalists emotionally engage with this type of news. The analysis draws on extensive interviews with male and female Arab journalists in pan-Arab media which are scattered inside and outside the Arab region. The discussion is informed by the current debate around detachment versus attachment in news reporting as well as the feminist media debate about the distinction between feminine and masculine values in mediating suffering.     

Assessing the Concept of the ‘Insecure‐Other’ Category in the Cassidy–Marvin Scheme: Changes Between 4 and 6 Years in the English and Romanian Adoptee Study

We set out to explore the meaning of the attachment categories in the Cassidy/Marvin strange situation procedure, as employed in the home, using data from a longitudinal study of children adopted into UK families up to the age of 42 months from Romanian institutions, and of adopted children without the experience of institutional care––both groups being assessed at 4 and 6 years of age. Inter‐rater reliability was found to be good. Security (meaning the use of the parent as a secure base and no negative behavior on reunion) was the modal categorical rating in both the institution‐reared and comparison groups, but the category of anomalous non‐normative behavior (meaning a lack of any ordered attachment behavior as covered by the standard ratings), previously labeled ‘insecure‐other’, was more common in the institution‐reared children. Because this was unassociated with the usual manifestations of insecurity (such as avoidance or resistance) and because it was largely evident in interactions with the stranger, it is concluded that the adjective ‘insecure’ was not appropriate. Although this ‘insecure‐other’ category was associated with disinhibited attachment as reported by parents (meaning a lack of differentiation among adults, a willingness to go off with strangers and a lack of checking back with parents in anxiety‐provoking situations), it did not prove to be a good index of disinhibited attachment because changes over time in the ‘insecure‐other’ category were not associated with changes in the rate of disinhibited attachment. Also, whereas the rate of ‘insecure‐other’ fell markedly in the institution‐reared group between 4 and 6 years of age, it rose in the comparison group, raising queries over its meaning.     

Preschoolers' Attachment to Mother and Risk for Adjustment Problems in Kindergarten: Can Teachers Make a Difference?

Based on attachment theory, two aims were addressed. Firstly, we tested whether close teacher–child relationships may buffer children who are less securely attached to their mothers against negative outcomes, such as aggressive behavior. Secondly, our study evaluated whether teacher sensitivity may protect less securely attached children against forming less close relationships with their teachers. In a sample of 127 children, mother–child attachment was observed in preschool. In kindergarten, teacher sensitivity was observed, and teacher–child closeness and child aggressive behavior were rated by the teacher. Results of multilevel hierarchical regression analyses first showed that with high teacher–child closeness, less securely attached children are no longer at risk for more aggressive behavior. Secondly, it was found that with high teacher sensitivity, less securely attached children are no longer at risk for developing less close relationships with their teachers.     

宋代湖南诗僧地域、宗派分布与存诗类型分析

通过数量统计与分析,可以从籍贯、寓寺、宗派、存诗等方面描述宋代湖南诗僧的基本态势。就地域分布而言,宋代湖南诗僧中寓湘诗僧远多于湘籍诗僧,且大多集中寓寺于潭州的长沙与衡山,籍贯与寓寺分布都极不平衡;在宗派方面,几乎所有可考诗僧皆为禅僧,且绝大多数属于临济宗;在诗歌类型方面,所存诗歌以佛门偈颂为主,真正的“文人诗”很有限,推衍至全宋,表明宋代诗僧虽有“士大夫化”倾向,但总体来说仍不离僧徒本位。     

游客高聚集场所：概念、特征、风险与研究议题

随着大众旅游时代的到来,出游人数激增,极易形成高度聚集的游客群,而高聚集的游客群难控难疏,易导致安全事故发生。加强和完善游客高聚集场所的安全管理已成为旅游管理部门一项紧迫而重要的任务。本文主要以国内外政策法规中关于人员密集场所、公共聚集场所的表述为出发点,结合已有研究成果,借鉴人员密集场所的定义,界定“游客高聚集场所”的概念,并就游客高聚集场所的特征进行了讨论;在此基础上,分析了游客高聚集场所面临的风险类型及其相关诱发因素;最后,根据现有人员密集场所的研究进展提出了游客高聚集场所的相关研究议题。     

有关炎、黄二帝的若干史实考

炎黄二帝是中华民族的始祖,由于年代久远,文献缺略,所以有关他们的传说或后世的记载,有很多失真的地方.经过考证,认为黄帝的生地应在今陕西凤翔县境,炎帝的生地应在今陕西岐山县境,或在今陕西宝鸡市境.至于黄帝的葬地,汉代的记载本来是很清楚的,就是在上郡阳周县的桥山,即今陕西子长县西北的大梁山.但随着后代阳周县名的迁徙,黄帝陵所在的桥山也不断被搬家.直到唐朝才把甘肃正宁县东、与陕西黄陵县交界处的子午山当作黄帝陵所在的桥山,并把黄帝陵建在这里.炎帝墓在历史上曾一度失传,晋代皇甫谧的<帝王世纪>只说是"葬长沙",并不具体.对此在宋代曾经作过一次认真的调查,终于查清炎帝陵的所在.神农氏和炎帝并非同一个氏族,现在人们往往把炎帝与神农氏合在一起,称为"炎帝神农氏",这实在是一个误解.当然这个误解也决非自今日始,至迟在东汉时就有人把神农氏与炎帝合而为一了.     

Mother–Adolescent and Father–Adolescent Relationships After Divorce: Relations with Emerging Adults’ Romantic Attachment

This longitudinal study examined relations between mother–child relationship quality and father support in adolescence (ages 15–19) and emerging adults’ (ages 24–28) romantic anxiety and avoidance in a sample that experienced parental divorce in childhood (n = 72). A significant interactive effect of mother–adolescent relationship quality and father support on romantic anxiety occurred. High levels of father support protected emerging adults from the negative effects of a low quality mother–adolescent relationship. These results highlight the importance of examining effects of one parental relationship in the context of the other and the role that nonresidential fathers play in influencing their offspring’s romantic attachment.     

Homemaking,Temporality and Later Life

Abstract

While much literature has focused on the meaning of home, relatively little has been conducted on homemaking in later life. This paper demonstrates the importance of time in conceptualizations of home. Using an extensive case study from a multi-interview study with eight older people in England, it is shown that gardening can form the basis of a temporal framework which structures a life. Importantly, gardening can seem essential in homemaking and a reason not to move to residential living. This paper builds on literature that suggests home is a process and that people’s conceptualization and experience of home develop throughout their lives. As ageing and dying have become long and complicated processes, it is argued older people may find this challenging as this makes it difficult to prepare for the end of life.