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Guided by the dynamic model of masculinity and men's psychopathology, the current study aimed to explore the mediating role of masculine discrepancy stress and each of the muscle dysmorphia dimensions (drive for size, appearance intolerance, and functional impairments) in the association between masculine gender role discrepancy and masculine depression. For the present study, 936 Israeli men completed a structured self-report questionnaire. Masculine discrepancy stress and some of the muscle dysmorphia dimensions were found to partially mediate the association between masculine gender role discrepancy and masculine depression. The findings demonstrate how the internalization of social gender expectations and men's gender role discrepancy is reflected in the gap between perception of self and the typical man, which is eventually related to mental health outcomes. In turn, men attempt to mitigate the stress through what they perceive as masculine, reflecting muscle dysmorphia: drive for size, appearance intolerance, and functional impairments, which in turn predict masculine depression. Therefore, mental and physical health professionals are advised to be aware of these mechanisms, in order to recognize the negative mental health outcomes arising from traditional societal gender role expectations and provide specific solutions for them.

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Israel's Bedouin population is undergoing a change from a traditional, collectivist society to one that is modern and individualistic. Settlement in urban localities has harmed the tribal framework of the society and weakened its traditional structure. Young Bedouin men are an inseparable part of the social fabric and the process of change and its ramifications. They are caught between their personal wishes and those of the tribe, between individualistic aims and commitment to the collective. This qualitative study using a phenomenological paradigm was conducted among 20 educated young Bedouin men. The findings reveal that they encounter many challenges arising from the tribal, patriarchal social structure of Bedouin society and from their status as members of an ethnic-religious minority in a country with a different ethnic-religious majority. The article describes these challenges and the importance of raising the awareness of social workers who work with young Bedouin men. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

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The present study examined the effectiveness of participation in a mindfulness group for Israeli early career social workers during the COVID-19 period. Eleven participants conducting fieldwork in a mental health rehabilitation center were interviewed. The participants described a variety of benefits from their mindfulness training, in three main areas: (1) Personal: applying mindfulness in their daily life; (2) Family: improved work-life balance and family relationships; and (3) Professional: applying mindfulness in their work with mental health clients. Mental support and self-care tools provided to early-career social workers were perceived by the participants as helping them overcome uncertainty, fatigue, and overwork.

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In the last decade, an increasing number of qualitative studies sought to investigate the dynamics of various dyads by conducting in-depth, multiple family member interviews. The emphasis in the methodological literature dealing with this type of research is primarily on the data collection process, and much less on the development of methods suitable for the analysis of the data thus derived, especially with regard to dyads consisting of family members belonging to different systems: families of origin or nuclear families. The purpose of this paper is to propose a model for dyadic analysis based on examining the dynamics of the evolving relationships between key caregivers of a family member with brain injury. The model includes inductive and abductive phases of analysis, and it is based on an ecological-systemic perspective. The benefits of this model are highlighted, and its potential contribution is further discussed.

En la última década, un número cada vez mayor de estudios cualitativos tuvo como finalidad investigar la dinámica de varias díadas realizando entrevistas detalladas a numerosas familias. El énfasis en la bibliografía metodológica que trata de este tipo de investigación se pone principalmente en el proceso de recopilación de datos, pero mucho menos en el desarrollo de métodos adecuados para el análisis de datos así derivados, especialmente con respecto a las díadas que consisten en familiares pertenecientes a diferentes sistemas: familias de origen o familias nucleares. El propósito de este artículo es proponer un modelo para el análisis diádico sobre la base de la dinámica de las relaciones que surgen entre los principales cuidadores de un miembro de la familia con daño cerebral. El modelo incluye fases inductivas y abductivas de análisis y está basado en una perspectiva ecológico-sistémica. Se destacan los beneficios de este modelo y se debate además su posible aporte.

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This qualitative research focused on the relationships between family members of patients with acquired brain injury (ABI). The aim was to explore the dynamics between caregivers of the family member with a brain injury during rehabilitation hospitalization, and the relationships between them and the rest of the extended family. Twenty semistructured interviews were conducted with family members. In each family, the spouse of the patient and another family member involved in caregiving were interviewed. The importance of the relationships between family members during rehabilitation hospitalization justifies the examination undertaken in this research. Findings point at the change that took place in the relationships between family members because of the need to cope with a relative's injury. It is possible that direct intervention in the dynamics of the relationship, especially between the family of origin and the nuclear family of the injured person, can benefit extended families in coping with the crisis.

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