There are myriad technological devices, computer programs, and online information sources available for people to manage their health and the health of others. However, people must be technologically and health literate and capable of accessing, analyzing, and sharing the information they encounter. The authors interviewed middle-aged and older adults about their online health information seeking behavior and discovered that technology and health literacy are influenced by a collective ability to manage the health and technological needs of a family. We used information management theory to frame participants' experiences of their self-efficacy using technology to manage the health of loved ones. Findings suggest that health can be co-managed if at least one person in a family unit is technologically "savvy" and able to effectively share health information. However, individuals' confidence in their own literacy often depends on others, usually family members who tend to "do" instead of "teach."
This study explores how advice from friends predicts Chinese international students’ college adjustment. First-year international Chinese ( N = 95) undergraduates reported on their English language ability (ELA), advice seeking and evaluation with domestic and international friends, and psychosocial adjustment. Chinese students with lower self-reported ELA sought advice from their closest domestic friend less often, perceived advice from that friend as lower in quality, and were less psychosocially adjusted. Advice processes partially mediated the association between ELA and psychosocial adjustment.
“Mom rage” is a term growing in popularity that refers to the anger or rage that women experience as they make their way through motherhood. This study focuses on the maternal anger experiences of 65 mothers in the U.S. to explore how women describe and come to understand their experiences with “mom rage.” Mothers in the study shared both their perceptions of “mom rage” experiences and their understanding of the personal and social implications of their anger. Findings demonstrated that women framed their experiences of “mom rage” in five ways:
losing control, visualizing harm, expressing anger (with two sub-themes physical and emotional), reacting physiologically
, and
experiencing catharsis
. Two additional themes highlighted how women’s understanding of their “mom rage” experiences were grounded in identifying
contributors to their mom rage episodes
and
evaluations of their mom rage experience
. Study findings provide insight into the emotional complexities of navigating motherhood in the U.S. Implications for destigmatizing and supporting women through motherhood, as well as limitations and directions for future research, are discussed.
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