A general term for an advice columnist for a periodical or media program. "Agony” refers to personal problems and "aunt” refers to a trusted person who offers comfort and advice.
That's why we have funded this new guide, which includes 10 top tips from agony aunt Denise Robertson, to give grandparents the information and advice they need to help support their families.
Letters sent to the Agony Aunt column in the first half of 2005 were compiled, they were examined using content analysis of qualitative methods, and it was tried to reveal the self-disclosure skills in these letters.
INSPIRATION: Isabel Wolff (left) researched agony aunts and looked to Virginia Ironside (above) and Irma Kurtz (below) for inspiration for her latest novel Rescuing Rose; ACCLAIMED: The new book from Isabel Wolff
Unlike other print sources used, the Agony Column provides a highly structured set of data, since each Agony letter involves a problem, an Agony Aunt, and a "solution.