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Changes in the Organization of Paternal Behavior during Early and Middle Childhood
上肢の関節可動域が制限される人のためのエプロン提案 : 着脱動作分析による検証
加齢や障がいにより関節可動域が狭くなると、後ろで紐を結ぶタイプのエプロンは着用が困難となる。本研究では、上肢の動きを制限された人でも簡単に着脱できるエプロンを提案し、着脱時の負担を軽減できるかどうかを検証するため、着脱時の関節の動き、筋肉への負担を一般的なエプロンと比較した。紐を後ろで結ぶ一般的なタイプの「レギュラーエプロン」と市販のエプロンホルダーを使用したワンタッチで着脱できる金城学院ファッション工房の「オリジナルエプロン」を同じ布地で製作した。健康な女子大学生10名を被験者とし、上肢4か所と僧帽筋の筋電図を記録し、筋電積分値から着脱時の筋肉への負荷量を比較した。被験者の前方・右側面の2 方向から着脱動作を撮影し、各ポイント(手首、肘、肩)の上下・左右・前後方向の動きを解析した。着脱時間は、オリジナルエプロンの方がかなり短かった。オリジナルエプロンの筋電積分値は、レギュラーエプロンの10~20%であった。手首の動きをみると、レギュラーエプロンでは、前方と後方だけでなく、上方にも大きく動いているが、オリジナルエプロンでは上下移動はほとんどなく、わずかに後方へ動いているだけであった。各部位の最大移動距離を比較すると、いずれの部位でもレギュラーエプロンの方が有意に大きかった。以上より、オリジナルエプロンは、レギュラーエプロンに比べて小さな動きで、短時間で着脱することができ、筋肉への負担も小さいことが確かめられた
The Role of Mindfulness in Intimate Relationships: A Daily Diary Study of Cohabiting Couples
Intercultural Couples’ Internal Stress, Relationship Satisfaction, and Dyadic Coping
Intercultural couples - partners from two different countries - may face increased levels of stress within their relationship (internal stress). Although internal stress is negatively associated with relationship satisfaction, communication of such stress can help foster partners’ coping behaviors. Specifically, partners can engage in positive dyadic coping (DC) to help lower stress levels and improve relationship satisfaction. Despite the wealth of research on DC, examination of the associations of stress communication and DC in intercultural couples has been limited. To address this gap in the literature, this study used a sample of 73 self-identified heterosexual intercultural couples to examine their perceptions of internal stress, and associations between DC and relationship satisfaction. Cross-sectional survey data revealed negative main effects for both individuals’ own and their partner’s perceptions of internal stress on relationship satisfaction, and positive main effects for all forms of positive DC with relationship satisfaction. Stress communication by oneself moderated the association between partner’s perceived internal stress and one’s own relationship satisfaction, such that relationship satisfaction was higher when partners reported more engagement in stress communication at lower levels of internal stress. However, there were no significant main association between negative DC and relationship satisfaction, or significant moderations for any type of DC. Implications for relationship researchers and mental health professionals working with intercultural couples are discussed
Modeling support provision in intimate relationships.
Whereas supportive interactions are usually studied from the perspective of recipients alone, the authors used a dyadic design to incorporate the perspectives of both provider and recipient. In 2 daily diary studies, the authors modeled provider reports of support provision in intimate dyads over several weeks. The 1st involved couples experiencing daily stressors (n 79); the 2nd involved couples experiencing a major professional stressor (n 196). The authors hypothesized that factors relating to (a) recipients (their requests for support, moods, and stressful events), (b) providers (their moods and stressful events), (c) the relationship (relationship emotions and history of support exchanges), and (d) the stressor (daily vs. major stressors) would each predict daily support provision. Across both studies, characteristics of providers, recipients, and their relationship emerged as key predictors. Implications for theoretical models of dyadic support processes are discussed