Tears and Weeping Among Professional Women
In Search of New Understanding
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12004386 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kathleen V Hoover‐dempsey (Vanderbilt University, corresponding author), Kathleen V Hoover-Dempsey (George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University), Jeanne M Plas (George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University), Barbara Strudler Wallston (George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 19-34 |
| Publication date | 1986-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychology of Women Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-6843 • E-ISSN: 1471-6402 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1471-6402.1986.tb00734.x |
| OpenAlex | W2075469167 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 7 |
Crying among adult professional women is a phenomenon experienced far more often than it is studied or publicly discussed. Guided by Sherif's (1982) theoretical work on gender identity, socialization, reference groups, and power, the authors explore several factors central to the topic. Among them are: the origins of conflict between women's experience of emotional expression and “public” tears; gender-related differences in crying and responses to crying; the role of reference groups in conflicting attitudes toward crying; and power in the workplace as influencing the meaning of crying. The role of images and imagery during times of conflicted and heightened emotion is discussed. It is suggested that most imagery related to crying in adults derives from perceptions of crying in infancy and that most responses to adults who cry are linked to an understanding of appropriate responses to a crying infant or child. Lewin's construct of behavior as a person-environment transaction is employed as a means of exploring the images experienced by the crier and the observer when female crying occurs in a professional situation. New images to guide more productive approaches to emotional expression in the workplace are suggested
Construct (python library · Crying · Developmental psychology · Emotional expression · Expression (computer science · Infant crying · Meaning (existential · Perception · Phenomenon · Psychotherapist · Socialization · Humor Studies and Applications · Infant Health and Development · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.18 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1993 - 2025 (33) |
| Highly cited | No |