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...et al., 2014). Despite living in poverty, they choose to forego benefits to avoid being asked unnecessary invasive questions about their private life by welfare officers (Wright et al., 2014). In Bangladesh, urban residents who fell into poverty during the COVID-19 pandemic feel too ashamed about their new predicament to ask for support for fear of losing face (Roelen et...

...et al., 2016). Therefore, vocal elements, such as tone, plus facial expressions, eye contact, attentiveness and posture have much more of an impact than we may consciously realise. Moreover, nonverbal communication can influence interview outcomes, even if these are very discrete. For example, in their review of research on nonverbal communication in the workplace,...

...et al., 2023) to empower the women to make changes to their lives. PAR is a social, practical and collaborative activity where building relationships among all participants and the researchers is crucial in working towards self-determination and reform (Koch, 2006, 2015). PAR gives participants a voice to tell and find understandings of coping in their digital stories and...

...et al., 2015). The rapid advancement and acceptance of computer technology in everyday life, together with a gap in clinical services, has led to “the rise of e-therapies” (Stasiak et al., 2015, p. 2), such that computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (a type of computerised/e-therapy) has been recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical...