Nagging
Nagging is a form of pestering, or otherwise reminding an individual of previously discussed dictates or advice, usually from a perspective of superiority. The word is derived from the Scandinavian nagga, which means "to gnaw".[1]
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[edit] Social nagging
Psychotherapists such as Edward S. Dean have reported that individuals who nag are often "weak, insecure, and fearful ... their nagging disguises a basic feeling of weakness and provides an illusion of power and superiority".[1] Nagging is sometimes used by spouses of alcoholics as one of several "drinking control efforts",[2] but it is often unproductive.[3] Psychologically, nagging can act to reinforce behavior.[3] It was found in a study by the University of Florida that the main factors that lead a person to nag are differences in "gender, social distance, and social status and power".[4]
Nagging can be found between both male and female spouses, though usually over different subjects. The husbands' nagging usually involves them finding "fault with their dinner, with the household bills [and] with the children", along with them "carry[ing] home the worries of business."[5]
[edit] Parental and child nagging
In terms of parental nagging of children, a study at Washington State University in 1959 stated that this nagging was a "symptom of the rejection of the child" because of the way that children interfere with the parents' "individual needs and aspirations" with their requirements of "time and energy".[6]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Dean, Edward S. (1964–5), "A Psychotherapeutic Investigation of Nagging (subscription required)", Psychoanalytic Review (51D): 15–21, http://www.pep-web.org/document.php?id=PSAR.051D.0015A
- ^ Yoshioka, Marianne R.; Thomas, Edwin J.; Ager, Richard D. (1992), "Nagging and other drinking control efforts of spouses of uncooperative alcohol abusers: Assessment and modification", Journal of Substance Abuse 4 (3): 309–318, doi:10.1016/0899-3289(92)90038-Y, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6W5J-4C7WH95-10&_user=10&_coverDate=12/31/1992&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_origin=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1585027571&_rerunOrigin=scholar.google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=241935cd4ca405bbfad87c424d66fd90&searchtype=a
- ^ a b Meyers, Robert J.; Wolfe, Brenda L (2003), Get your loved one sober: alternatives to nagging, pleading, and threatening, Hazelden Publishing, ISBN 1592850812
- ^ Boxer, Diana (2002), "Nagging: The familial conflict arena (subscription required)", Journal of Pragmatics (Elsevier) 34 (1): 49–61, doi:10.1016/S0378-2166(01)00022-4, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VCW-45YCP7X-4&_user=10&_coverDate=01/31/2002&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_origin=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=1c3872495fa4a16f8f395269538695a1&searchtype=a, retrieved December 20, 2010
- ^ "The Nagging Man". Good Housekeeping (Hearst Corporation) 26: 164. 1897. http://books.google.com/books?id=jcGz-UVJgUAC&pg=PA164&dq=%22nagging%22&hl=en&ei=T84PTbHrLYmqsAPehYGxAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CEwQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=%22nagging%22&f=false. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
- ^ Ellis, David; Ivan Nyet, F. Ivan (1959), "The Nagging Parent (subscription required)", The Family Life Coordinator: 8, http://www.jstor.org/pss/581432, retrieved December 20, 2010
[edit] Further reading
- Concerning nagging women
- Segal, Julia; John Simkins (1996). Helping children with ill or disabled parents: a guide for parents and professionals. Readers Digest. pp. 93–94. http://books.google.com/books?id=Bl336y9vcE0C&pg=PA94&dq=%22nagging%22&hl=en&ei=KuUPTcKCCpC4sAOK6oGxAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEEQ6AEwBjge#v=onepage&q=%22nagging%22&f=false. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
