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The new Oxford shakespeare. Measure for measure
'The New Oxford Shakespeare' offers authoritative editions of Shakespeare's works with introductory materials designed to encourage new interpretations of the plays and poems. The texts are accompanied by a comprehensive set of critical apparatus to give readers the best resources to help understand and enjoy Shakespeare's work.
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Siblings of Persons with Disabilities: A Systematic Integrative Review of the Empirical Literature
The systematic review aimed to systematize the empirical literature on the psychological impact of disability on the siblings of persons with disabilities, to inform research and provide clinical recommendations. Two research questions addressed the review: (1)
What are the main psychological constructs investigated in siblings of persons with disability
? (2)
What is the main role of each psychological construct in siblings of persons with disability experience
? The electronic search was conducted in 7 databases and the PRISMA diagram was used. The inclusion criteria were: Papers published in English and in peer-reviewed journals; papers published between January 2014 and June 2024; qualitative, quantitative, and mixed studies; and papers on the psychological impact of disabilities and/or chronic illnesses on the experience of siblings of persons with disabilities. The standardized Mixed Method Appraisal Tool protocol was used to appraise the methodological quality of the studies. To summarize the findings, a narrative approach was adopted. A total of 60 studies have been reviewed. According to the methodological quality appraisal of studies, most of them reported a high (
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= 45) and medium (
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= 15) quality. They involved 10,146 participants. Findings revealed that sibling relationships, sibling-focused parentification, and emotional/behavioral adjustment are the main psychological constructs investigated by existing literature. Few studies focused on siblings’ well-being. Studies exploring more than a psychological construct were included as a hybrid. Only one study examined the siblings’ psychological experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. The quality of the sibling relationship ranged from good to poor; the caregiver is the main role played by siblings of persons with disabilities; anxiety, depression, and aggressive behaviors are the main emotional/behavioral symptoms revealed. Most studies (
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= 39) recruited participants with brothers or sisters with mental disorders. The findings of this systematic review may play a role in the clinical field, as they might help to design gender- and age-specific intervention programs.
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Luminous
\"In a reunified Korea of the near future, the sun beats down on a junkyard filled with abandoned robots, broken down for parts. Eleven-year-old Ruijie sifts through the scraps, searching for a piece that might support her failing body. There among the piles of trash, something catches her eye: a robot boy--so lifelike and strange, unlike anything she's ever seen before. Siblings Jun and Morgan haven't spoken for years. When they were children, their brother Yoyo disappeared suddenly, leaving behind only distant memories of his laughter and near-human warmth. Yoyo--an early prototype of a humanoid robot designed by their father--was always bound for something darker and more complex. Now Morgan makes robots for a living and is on the verge of losing control of her most important creation. Jun is a detective with the Robot Crimes Unit whose investigation is digging up truths that want to stay buried. And whether they like it or not, Ruijie's discovery will thrust their family back together in ways they could have never imagined\"--Amazon.
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Is risk of sickness absence associated with sibling sickness absence?
Objectives Sickness absence (SA) is an important measure of work-related health. Early family factors are important determinants of SA, though little is known about how siblings influence risk of SA. We assessed whether the risk of SA is associated with sibling's SA. We also explored underlying causes by examining sibling SA associations in sibling pairs of varying degrees of similarity. Methods The study population was all individuals born in Norway between 1967 and 1976. We identified 215 106 employed individuals with at least one sibling. Our study outcome was first SA during 2001–2003. The main study determinant was sibling SA during 2000, and covariates were gender, type of sibship, type of SA, and both siblings' educational level. We examined the association of a sibling having an SA during 2001 with the index person's likelihood of SA during the following 3 years. Results The 3-year risk of at least one absence was 31.8% (N=65 718). The presence of sibling SA conferred a RR for index person's SA of 1.41 for men (95% CI 1.37 to 1.45) and 1.22 for women (95% CI 1.19 to 1.25). Higher RRs were seen when siblings were more similar. RRs were higher when siblings had the same educational level than if siblings had different educational level. RRs were higher for twins than full siblings, which again were higher than for half siblings. Conclusions Risk of SA is associated with sibling SA, and there is a pattern suggesting that the association is stronger when siblings are more similar.
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Go-go guys
The Go-Go Guys do not want to go to sleep: they want to zoom around and do exciting things--but eventually it is time to go to bed.
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Significati ‘in gioco’ nel lutto in età evolutiva. La drammaterapia nel Regno Unito
This article aims to examine the use of play in childhood bereavement, through dramatherapy interventions with brothers and sisters (siblings) of children and young people in life-limiting and life-threatening conditions. This analysis focuses on anticipatory grief and normal grief, as a physiological and subjective response to the death of a loved one. Within this framework, we will describe the different levels of dramatherapeutic services provided in children’s palliative care and we will present a vignette of a family dramatherapy session, where role-play and ritual will be explored. Finally, we will analyse the fundamental functions of play in childhood bereavement within the process of meaning-making. The theoretical framework of this article refers to narrative techniques utilised in dramatherapy in bereavement. The cultural context for this investigation is the United Kingdom, where the author has been living and working from the last ten years, and where dramatherapy is regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council.
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Evaluation of “SIBS”, An Intervention for Siblings and Parents of Children with Chronic Disorders
Siblings of children with chronic disorders are at increased risk of experiencing family communication problems and poorer mental health. We assessed initial feasibility, acceptability, and outcomes of SIBS; a manual-based group intervention for siblings and parents of children with chronic disorders, aiming to improve parent-sibling communication and sibling mental health. Ninety-nine siblings aged 8–16 years (M = 11.5 years, SD = 2.0; 54.5% girls) and parents (63.6% mothers) of children with chronic disorders participated in three separate group sessions for siblings and parents and two joint sessions with integrated sibling-parent dialogues. We assessed participant satisfaction post-intervention and checked for group leader manual adherence. We measured the following outcomes at baseline, three, and six months post-intervention in an open trial: (1) parent-sibling communication quality; (2) sibling emotional and behavioral problems; (3) sibling adaptation to the disorder; and (4) sibling disorder knowledge. Using growth curve modeling, we found significant improvement in parent-sibling communication quality (p = 0.001), emotional and behavioral problems (p = 0.009), adaptation to the disorder (p = 0.003), and disorder knowledge (p = 0.000) from baseline to follow-up (effect sizes d = 0.22 to 0.64). Improvement in sibling-reported emotional and behavioral problems and adaptation to the disorder was partly explained by communication quality. User satisfaction was high and manual adherence was good. Our evaluation yields support for the SIBS intervention, with initial evidence of acceptability, feasibility, and beneficial outcomes. Our study suggests targeting parent-sibling communication may be a beneficial way of improving siblings’ mental health.HighlightsSIBS is a novel five-session intervention for siblings as next of kin.An open trial showed beneficial sibling outcomes after participating in SIBS.Both siblings and parents reported high satisfaction with SIBS.Involving parents actively may be key to sibling interventions.Targeting parent-child communication may represent useful sibling support.
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