Reciprocal language style matching: Indicator or facilitator of therapeutic bond.

Objective: The tendency to linguistically synchronize is an adaptive and prosocial process observed in verbal and written communication. Research in therapeutic contexts has primarily conceptualized reciprocal language style matching (rLSM; i.e.

'You're part of something bigger': interpersonal relationships and older Canadian men's body image.

Objective: We examined older men's body image, with a focus on the role of interpersonal relationships in shaping their psychological adaptation to age-related body changes to appearance, function, and health.

Design: Qualitative narrative constructionist study.

Main Outcome Measures: We conducted semi-structured interviews with 29 men aged 65-83.

An examination of older men's body image: How men 65 years and older perceive, experience, and cope with their aging bodies.

We examined how older men perceived, experienced, and coped with age-related changes to their appearance, body function, and health. Data from semi-structured interviews with 28 men aged 65-83 living in a large urban Canadian city and diverse in ethnocultural background (European, East Asian, and South Asian) and sexual orientation (heterosexual and gay) were analyzed through a reflexive thematic analysis. Four overarching themes were constructed from the participants' accounts.