Social Reactions to Adult Crying: The Help-Soliciting Function of Tears

Hendriks, Michelle; Croon, Marcel A.; Vingerhoets, A.J.J.M.

doi:10.3200/socp.148.1.22-42

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“…As such, crying can be regarded as a means to elicit attention, empathy and support, and arouse others to help eliminate a source of discomfort (Cornelius & Lubliner, 2003). This model has been supported by empirical studies into the effects of crying and non-crying stimuli on participants, which have found that participants are more likely to offer emotional support to, and share sadness with, a crying person (Hendriks & Vingerhoets, 2006;Hendriks, Croon & Vingerhoets, 2008). Furthermore, it has been suggested that cognitive empathy plays a significant role in the caregiving response to crying (Lockwood, Millings, Hepper & Rowe, 2013).…”

Section: Emotional Crying and Tearsmentioning

confidence: 61%

Compassion, Dominance/Submission, and Curled Lips: A Thematic Analysis of Dacryphilic Experience

Greenhill

Griffiths

2015

International Journal of Sexual Health

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Paraphilias are often discussed in the psychological literature as pathological problems, yet relatively little research exists that looks into non-pathological paraphilias (i.e., non-normative sexual interests). Empirical evidence suggests that many individuals incorporate a range of non-normative sexual interests into their sexual lifestyles. Dacryphilia is a non-normative sexual interest that involves enjoyment or arousal from tears and crying, and to date has never been researched empirically. The present study set out to discover the different interests within dacryphilia and explore the range of dacryphilic experience. A set of online interviews was carried out with individuals with dacryphilic preferences and interests (six females and two males) from four countries. The data were analysed for semantic and latent themes using thematic analysis. The respondents' statements focused attention on three distinct areas that may be relevant to the experience of dacryphilia: (i) compassion; (ii) dominance/submission; and (iii) curled-lips. The data provided detailed descriptions of features within all three interests, which are discussed in relation to previous quantitative and qualitative research within emotional crying and tears, and the general area of non-normative sexual interests. The study suggests new directions for potential research both within dacryphilia and with regard to other non-normative sexual interests. dacryphilia; non-normative sexual interests; sexual crying; thematic analysis; online data collection; qualitative research

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Section: Emotional Crying and Tearsmentioning

confidence: 61%

Compassion, Dominance/Submission, and Curled Lips: A Thematic Analysis of Dacryphilic Experience

Greenhill

Griffiths

2015

International Journal of Sexual Health

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“…Deze intra-en interpersoonlijke effecten zorgen voor vermindering van de spanning bij de huilende persoon en communiceren de roep om hulp naar anderen, zodat zij hulp en steun kunnen bieden. Recent onderzoek (Hendriks et al, 2008) ondersteunt de hypothese dat een belangrijke functie van huilen het zoeken van hulp bij anderen is: proefpersonen hadden minder negatieve gevoelens naar een huilend persoon dan naar een niet-huilend persoon, en een huilend persoon ontving ook vaker emotionele steun.…”

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Emotionele 112-gesprekken: emoties, reacties en effecten

Widt

Koole

Berkum

2014

Tijdschrift Voor Taalbeheersing

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Emotion in emergency calls: Emotion, responses, and effectsCall-takers in emergency call-centres report that one of their most difficult tasks is to deal with emotional callers since these have problems in collaborating to achieve the goal of the call, the quick and accurate gathering of required information. This investigation gives insight in the interaction between call-takers and emotional callers. First we map out callers' emotion acts. Then we look how call-takers respond to these acts. And finally we will discuss the effects of these responses on the emotional caller. The research data consist of 60 calls to the national Dutch emergency call-centre in Driebergen and the local emergency call-centre in Utrecht. After categorising the emotion acts it became clear that only two of them caused interactional problems. Crying callers do not stick to the rules of sequential organization. Screaming callers go against the rules of turn organization. Not only do callers behave differently, also call-takers respond differently to different emotion acts. Crying is more often responded to with sympathetic responses while screaming more often receives directives.Keywords: emotion, emergency calls, conversation analysis １ Aanleiding １Veel landen hebben een speciaal telefoonnummer dat bij noodsituaties kan worden gebeld, zodat indien nodig snel hulp kan worden geboden. In Nederland is dat het bekende 112-nummer. Wie 112 belt krijgt een centralist aan de lijn, die zo snel mogelijk moet bepalen of het hier gaat om een zaak 267

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“…Correlations of frustration with ocular dryness and reduced mental well-being were small. Patients who are frustrated about their crying inability may need other ways to express their feelings and to elicit emotional support (Hendriks, Croon, & Vingerhoets, 2008;Vingerhoets et al, 2000). Our previous study showed that processing and regulating emotions in patients with Sjögren's syndrome generally does not deviate from normal (Van Leeuwen et al, 2012).…”

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Crying Without Tears: Dimensions of Crying and Relations With Ocular Dryness and Mental Well-Being in Patients With Sjögren’s Syndrome

Leeuwen

Bossema

Vermeer

et al. 2015

J Clin Psychol Med Settings

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This study examined dimensions of crying and its relations with ocular dryness and mental well-being in patients with Sjögren's syndrome, a systemic autoimmune disease with dryness as primary symptom. Three-hundred patients with Sjögren's syndrome completed questionnaires on crying, dryness, and well-being. The crying questionnaire revealed four dimensions: ''Cryability'' (comprising both crying sensibility and ability to cry), Somatic consequences, Frustration, and Suppression. Compared to 100 demographically-matched control participants from the general population, patients scored low on Cryability and high on Somatic consequences and Frustration. The crying dimensions generally showed significant but weak associations with ocular dryness and mental well-being in patients. This is the first quantitative study indicating that crying problems are more common in patients with Sjög-ren's syndrome than in the general population. Perhaps, patients who experience problems with crying could be helped to rely on other ways of expressing emotions than crying in tear-inducing situations.

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Social Reactions to Adult Crying: The Help-Soliciting Function of Tears

Cited by 116 publications

References 22 publications

Compassion, Dominance/Submission, and Curled Lips: A Thematic Analysis of Dacryphilic Experience

Compassion, Dominance/Submission, and Curled Lips: A Thematic Analysis of Dacryphilic Experience

Emotionele 112-gesprekken: emoties, reacties en effecten

Crying Without Tears: Dimensions of Crying and Relations With Ocular Dryness and Mental Well-Being in Patients With Sjögren’s Syndrome

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