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Theories on the Link between Autism Spectrum Conditions and Trans Gender Modality: A Systematic Review
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Luna L. Wattel; Reubs J. Walsh; Lydia Krabbendam – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
While research on the prevalence of co-occurring autism spectrum conditions (ASC) and trans gender modality (TGM) is available, less is known about the underlying mechanism of this association. Insight is needed to improve treatment of trans autistic people. This review provides an overview of theories on the ASC-TGM link and the available…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Sexual Identity, LGBTQ People, Correlation
'Struggling to Appear Normal': A Moderated Mediational Analysis of Empathy and Camouflaging in the Association between Autistic Traits and Depressive Symptoms
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Minghui Lu; Feifan Pang; Tianyu Peng; Yong Liu; Rong Wang – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Background: Camouflaging or camouflaging autistic traits--strategies that hide social impairments to match societal norms--has been linked to empathy and depressive symptoms in autism research. Much epidemiological evidence has further revealed that characteristics of autism and autistic traits are distributed continuously throughout the general…
Descriptors: Empathy, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Depression (Psychology), Autism Spectrum Disorders
Intellectual Meaning: An Analysis of Metonymy in English and Arabic
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Magid Aldekhan; Shirley O'Neill – Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2024
As a kind of indirect and coded language, metonymy not only inspires others but also helps one to reach goals set by cultural standards, society values, practices, and beliefs. Metonymy's rhetorical power comes from its ability to change meaning from a literal interpretation to an intended conceptual message, therefore enabling communication both…
Descriptors: English, Arabic, Semantics, Contrastive Linguistics
Parenting Measurement, Normativeness, and Associations with Child Outcomes: Comparing Evidence from Four Non-Western Cultures
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Huiguang Ren; Craig H. Hart; Charissa S. L. Cheah; Chris L. Porter; David A. Nelson; H. Melis Yavuz-Müren; Wen Gao; Fatimah Haron; Liuqing Jiang; Akiko Kawashima; Ai Shibazaki-Lau; Jun Nakazawa; Larry J. Nelson; Clyde C. Robinson; Ayse Bilge Selçuk; Cortney Evans-Stout; Jo-Pei Tan; Chongming Yang; Ai-Hwa Quek; Nan Zhou – Developmental Science, 2024
This study compared parenting across four non-Western cultures to test cross-cultural commonality and specificity principles in three aspects: measurement properties, parenting normativeness, and their associations with child outcomes. Both mothers and fathers (N = 1509 dyads) with preschool-aged children (M = 5.00 years; 48% girls) from urban…
Descriptors: Parenting Skills, Cultural Differences, Evaluation Methods, Behavior Standards
Psychoanalytical Perspective of Shakespeare's Characters in Love
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M. Malathy; Senthil Kumar Sivamathiah – Journal on English Language Teaching, 2024
This paper delves into the intricate realm of Shakespearean characters in love, employing a psychoanalytical lens to unravel the depths of their emotions, desires, and conflicts. Drawing on psychoanalytic theories, particularly those of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung, this paper aims to dissect the subconscious motivations and psychological…
Descriptors: Authors, Drama, English Literature, Intimacy
'Not to Judge by the Looks but You Can Tell by the Looks!' Physical Capital as Symbolic Capital in the Individualization of Health among Young Norwegians
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Linda Røset; Ken Green; Lorraine Cale; Thorsteinn Sigurjónsson; Hege Tjomsland; Miranda Thurston – Sport, Education and Society, 2024
In this paper we explore how 15-16-year-old Norwegians experience social and cultural norms that shape their relationship with health and physical activity (PA) in a country where participation in PA is normative, in the sense that it is not only a widely shared practice but, in having significant cultural traction, is commonly understood as a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Standards, Social Behavior, Health Behavior
College Students Mandated to Substance Use Courses: Age-of-Onset as a Predictor of Contemporary Polysubstance Use
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Benjamin N. Montemayor; Melody Noland; Adam E. Barry – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: College campuses report alcohol and other drug policy violations as the most frequent reason students receive disciplinary referrals and, thus, are mandated to programming. This study sought to determine predictors of mandated students' alcohol use frequency, and the likelihood of early-onset alcohol using college students enrolled in…
Descriptors: College Students, Substance Abuse, School Policy, Drug Use
Disentangling the Web of Marginalization: A Multigroup SEM Study on Social and Academic Inequality in Danish Public Schools
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Martin Brygger Andersen – SAGE Open, 2024
This study examined the variable relationships among four factors and school liking, controlling for gender, grade level, and maternal educational level. Repeated cross-sectional survey data from Danish public schools were analyzed across three measurement points (2015, 2017, and 2019) using multigroup structural equation modeling. Responses of…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Social Differences, Academic Achievement, Gender Differences