Ico and Shadow of the Colossus are two games of high critical acclaim that are well known for their emotional affect – particularly because some of those emotions are unusual amongst digital games. Analysis of emotion in video games often focuses on narrative and representative elements, and emotions regularly experienced by gamers such as frustration, victory, joy of discovery etc. This paper ...

OBJECTIVE To review the effectiveness of education programs to improve emotional status, daily living and self-efficacy in adults older than 60 years with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). METHOD Electronic searches of three databases and manual searches of references lists located randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-experimental studies. Health education programs aimed at inc...

We aimed to disentangle contributions of socio-pragmatic and structural language deficits to narrative competence by comparing the narratives of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD; n = 25), non-autistic children with language impairments (LI; n = 23), and children with typical development (TD; n = 27). Groups were matched for age (6½ to 15 years; mean: 10;6) and non-verbal ability; ASD...

INTRODUCTION There is increasing international interest in universal, health promoting services for pregnancy and the first three years of life and the concept of proportionate universalism. Drawing on a narrative review of literature, this paper explores mechanisms by which such services might contribute to health improvement and reducing health inequalities. OBJECTIVES Through a narrative r...

Based on Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) informed genre theory, this paper investigates the interplay between narrative and analytical representations of past in texts used for history-educational purposes. In paper, it is argued that role merits further attention history descriptions. Thirteen texts, selected from a lower-secondary history-instructional unit about European colonization, ...

The present study investigated if Dialogic Reading for Comprehension can help children improve their retelling skills. Earlier studies suggest that promotes the inclusion of psychological story elements, but has little effect on organization plot sequences. is a development aimed at comprehension. It uses scaffolding based (a) structure events and (b), meaning (narrative functions). A single su...

In buyer–supplier negotiations, both parties shape the relational and contractual dimensions of their collaboration. Being able to influence other party during negotiations is therefore vital improve performance outcomes. This research takes a configurational approach investigate how buyers can use narratives in different power situations suppliers economic negotiation results. our first study,...

This study explored part of the experience of occupational harassment, experienced by thirteen Chilean nurses, analyzing the relationship between the explanations and their coping strategies, to formulate a comprehensive model that includes the involved elements and that can be used to develop preventive strategies. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, using theoretical satur...

The foundation of culturally sensitive patient-centered palliative care is formed from one's social, spiritual, psychological, and physical experiences of serious illness. The purpose of this study was to describe categories and patterns of psychological, social, and spiritual healing from the perspectives of aging seriously ill African American (AA) elders. Using narrative analysis methodology...