Putting families of origin into the queer picture : introducing this special issue

In undertaking our own separate research projects and in our crosscontinental comparative analyses of those projects, we became aware of the gaps between the richness of research on GLBT lives, including experiences of intimacy and parenthood, and the paucity of research on their relations with their families of origin. Still marginal is, in particular, research on the perspectives of the families of origin themselves: parents, but also siblings, grandparents, and other members of extended families. For the purposes of this special issue, we are deploying the term families of origin to mean heterosexual-identifying family members (at least as they publicly perform and display their sexualities), living within a heteronormative socio-politicocultural system. As we will argue in this introduction, however, there is a need to document and research, and thereby historically situate, family diversity, including the increasing shifting discourses and lived experiences of same-sex and other queer families of origin

Workplace situations: the assessment of emotionally un/intelligent reactions.

Introduction. Identifying and expressing one\u2019s own and others\u2019 emotions, and, if necessary, regulating them, are assumed to be skills that denote Emotional Intelligence (EI). Such skills are likely to be crucial in work settings in that they contribute to define both the functioning and wellbeing of employees. Aim. The present study, part of a broader ongoing research project on EI skills especially in career starters (e.g., Zammuner & Kafetsios, 2005; Zammuner 2007), focuses on the role EI plays in how people react, emotionally and behaviorally, in a variety of work situations. Age and gender differences in the exhibited skill levels were also tested. Method. 147 participants (45.6% male; M age = 35.65, sd 12,1) evaluated on interval scales the adequacy of a number of reactions to each of several work events described in a vignette. They additionally filled in other sections of TIEIT (Test of Emotional Intelligence- Italian) \u2013 e.g., on emotional labor and job involvement. Results. Results showed that reactions to work situations are accounted for by a number of emotion-related dimensions (e.g., empathic vs. \u2018cold\u2019 reactions) and vary as a function of age and gender. Significant correlations with other tested variables were also observed

Workplace situations: the assessment of emotionally un/intelligent reactions.

Identifying one\u2019s own and others\u2019 emotions, expressing and regulating one\u2019s emotions, and being responsive to others\u2019 emotions, are skills that denote Emotional Intelligence (EI). EI has quickly become an important competence also in the organizational, business and commercial worlds. The present study aimed to explore how people react in a variety of stressful, conflicting work situations. Results showed that both emotional and behavioral reactions are accounted for by a number of dimensions denoting EI skills, with Job involvement, time-in-job, orientation toward work, age and gender accounting for some of the findings. EI skills are thus crucial in the work setting by contributing to define intra- and inter-personal functioning of employees, and their wellbeing

Increased factor VIII associated activities in Cushing's syndrome: a probable hypercoagulable state.

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