In this thought-provoking episode of "Information for Life - Insights and Ideas to Navigate Your World," we delve into "The Paradox of Holding On and Letting Go: When to Grip and When to Slip." Join us as we explore the delicate balance between persistence and surrender, unravel the complexities of human emotions, relationships, resilience, and ethical considerations. This episode offers insights into the nuanced factors that guide our decisions to hold on or let go, emphasizing the role of context, commitment, and self-awareness in shaping our choices.
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Boelen, P. A., & Lenferink, L. I. M. (2020). Comparison of six proposed diagnostic criteria sets for disturbed grief. Psychiatry Research, 285, 112786. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.112786
Bronfenbrenner, U. (1996). The ecology of human development: experiments by nature and design. Harvard University Press.
Finkel, E. J., Simpson, J. A., & Eastwick, P. W. (2017). The Psychology of Close Relationships: Fourteen Core Principles. Annual Review of Psychology, 68(1), 383–411. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-010416-044038
Fletcher, D., & Sarkar, M. (2013). Psychological Resilience: A Review and Critique of Definitions, Concepts, and Theory. European Psychologist, 18(1), 12–23. https://doi.org/10.1027/1016-9040/a000124
Gross, J. J., & Thompson, R. A. (2007). Emotion regulation: Conceptual foundations. In J. J. Gross (Ed.), Handbook of emotion regulation (pp. 3-24). Guilford Press.
Krettenauer, T., & Jia, F. (2013). Investigating the actor effect in moral emotion expectancies across cultures: A comparison of C hinese and C anadian adolescents. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 31(3), 349–362. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjdp.12012
Rusbult, C. E., Drigotas, S. M., & Verette, J. (1994). The investment model: An interdependence analysis of commitment processes and relationship maintenance phenomena. In D. J. Canary & L. Stafford (Eds.), Communication and relational maintenance (p. 115–139). Academic Press.
Southwick, S. M., Bonanno, G. A., Masten, A. S., Panter-Brick, C., & Yehuda, R. (2014). Resilience definitions, theory, and challenges: interdisciplinary perspectives. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 5(1), 25338. https://doi.org/10.3402/ejpt.v5.25338
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