scholarly journals The social and cultural shaping of cybersecurity capacity building: a comparative study of nations and regions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadie Creese ◽  
William H. Dutton ◽  
Patricia Esteve-González
Keyword(s):  
Capacity Building ◽  
Regional Differences ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
National Development ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Cultural Attitudes ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
National Differences ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cross National

AbstractThis paper presents an empirical study of the social and cultural aspects of cybersecurity capacity building in 78 nations. While nations within geographically defined regions might be expected to share similar attitudes, values, and practices around cybersecurity, this analysis finds that regional differences can be explained largely by cross-national differences in development and the scale of Internet use. These results question the centrality of regions in shaping social and cultural attributes directly tied to cybersecurity capacity. However, the analysis identifies some countries with greater and some with lesser levels of maturity in capacity building than expected only on the basis of their development and scale of Internet use. Further research focused on the dynamics of under- and over-performance of different nations might illuminate where regional contexts could place a brake on, or provide an impetus for, under- or over-performance in cybersecurity capacity building. That said, national development and the scale of Internet use are the most explanatory of cultural attitudes, values, and practices of societies tied to cybersecurity, such as trust on the Internet.

A Multilevel Approach to Investigating Cross-National Differences in Negotiation Processes

2004 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 471-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Evert Van de Vliert
Keyword(s):  
Research Approach ◽  
Psychological States ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Country Level ◽  
National Differences ◽  
The Social ◽  
Multilevel Research ◽  
Negotiation Processes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Cross National

AbstractThe impact of the psychological states of the negotiators, the social conditions of negotiations, and the behavior of negotiators on the outcomes of negotiations differs from country to country. Various suboptimal, individual-level, and country-level solutions have been suggested to predict and explain such cross-national variations. Drawing inspiration from a series of cross-cultural studies on job satisfaction and motives for volunteer work that successfully employed multilevel modeling, we propose a multilevel research approach to more accurately examine the generalizability of negotiation models across countries.

scholarly journals Use of the Internet in educative informal contexts. Implication for formal education

Comunicar ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (43) ◽  
pp. 163-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastiano Costa ◽  
Francesca Cuzzocrea ◽  
Antonella Nuzzaci
Keyword(s):  
Internet Use ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Social Characteristics ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
The Social ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Source Of Information

Media use plays an important role in the social, emotional, and cognitive development of young individuals and accounts for a large portion of their time. For this reason it is important to understand the variables that contribute to improve the use of the Internet as a source of information and knowledge in formal and informal contexts. How is it possible to exploit the huge potential of this tool to help people learn? What are the cognitive and social characteristics that help individuals experience the Internet without being overwhelmed by its negative effects? What skills are needed to select and manage information and communication? What type of Internet use creates new relationships and ways of learning? A sample of 191 subjects was examined to determine certain characteristic differences between subjects with high and low levels of Internet use. The results show that individuals with high levels of Internet use have higher extroversion and openness scores. The research analyses the use of the Internet in informal contexts to determine the benefits that may result from Internet use in education which may include the development of the skill set necessary to evaluate information critically and analytically and build independent attitudes. El uso de Internet ofrece un importante espacio para el desarrollo social, emocional y cognitivo de los jóvenes y ocupa gran parte de su tiempo libre. Por lo tanto, es muy importante observar algunas variables que contribuyen a mejorar su uso como fuente de información y conocimiento en contextos formales e informales. ¿Cómo, entonces, aprovechar el enorme potencial de esta herramienta para ayudar a las personas en su aprendizaje?, ¿cuáles son las características cognitivas y sociales que ayudan a utilizarla sin que les afecte negativamente?, ¿qué habilidades se necesitan para seleccionar y gestionar la información y la comunicación?, ¿qué tipos de usos de Internet suscitan aprendizaje y nuevas y diferentes relaciones? En una muestra de 191 sujetos se examinan las diferentes características entre los sujetos con alto y bajo nivel de uso. Los resultados muestran que los individuos con alto nivel de uso de Internet tienen una puntuación más alta en lo que se refiere a las características de extroversión y apertura. La investigación se basa en un marco teórico que parte del análisis del uso de en un contexto informal para llegar a una reflexión sobre las posibilidades y ventajas que pueden derivarse de su uso en la educación, y del conjunto de habilidades que es necesario desarrollar para utilizar y evaluar la información de manera crítica y analítica y para construir una mente abierta y una actitud independiente.

scholarly journals CONTRIBUTION OF CYBER-RELATIONSHIP MOTIVE TO INTERNET ADDICTION IN ADULTS

ANALITIKA ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Ursa Majorsy
Keyword(s):  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Psychological Factor ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Social Motives ◽  
The Social ◽  
Simple Regression ◽  
Human Social Life

<p><em>Nowadays, internet has become a habitual part of human social life, especially for adults. The convenience of internet use lulls adults in cyberspace activity, such as surfing. The great appeal of surfing activity in cyberspace makes addiction to the internet an interesting and bustling phenomenon to be discussed. A psychological factor that closely related to internet addiction is the adults’ </em><em>cyber-relationship motive</em><em>. </em><em>In this study, cyber-relationship motive is</em><em> focused on adventure</em><em> </em><em>dimension, escape dimension and romance</em><em> </em><em>dimension. </em><em>It</em><em> aims to determine the social motives behind adult addiction behavior towards the internet. This study used a simple regression of 70 participants with range of age 22-44 years. The result showed that </em><em>cyber-relationship motive</em><em> </em><em>is</em><em> contributing 31.6% </em><em>to</em><em> internet addiction for adults. Further analysis showed that escape dimension of </em><em>cyber-</em><em>relationship motive has the most contribution </em><em>to</em><em> internet addiction, compared to adventure and romance.</em></p>

scholarly journals Digital Youth and Their Acquisition of Values When Using the Internet

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 11963
Author(s):  
Mari-Carmen Caldeiro-Pedreira ◽  
Paula Renés-Arellano ◽  
Cleofé Genoveva Alvites-Huamaní ◽  
Belén González-Larrea
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Social Values ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Human And Social Sciences ◽  
The Social ◽  
Personal Skills ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Social Components

The ability to respond to complex demands in a hypermediated society such as the current one, in young people who navigate the digital world, demands a combination of practical skills, knowledge, values, and social components mobilized together to influence the ways of communicating, acquiring values, and training. Taking this context into account, the following research aims to discover if there is a relationship between the use of the Internet and the social values perceived by university students highlighting the variables of gender, age, and academic year. Regarding the methodology, the type of study is non-experimental with a correlational design, with a sample of 305 university students from the faculties of human and social sciences, as well as education in the Spanish and Chilean context. To collect data on the variable presence of social values, the “Social Values Questionnaire” was developed, and to collect data on variable Internet use, the “Internet Use Questionnaire” was constructed, considering reliability criteria. The results revealed that most university students that use the Internet can identify social values and use them when they communicate with classmates, friends, and family, although with certain differences when looking at the variables analyzed. In conclusion, it is important to promote the ethical and responsible use of the Internet and social networks among young university students because it promotes the development of personal skills and social values.

scholarly journals Digital inclusion and Internet use among older adults in Brazil: a cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (suppl 3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamylle Lucas Diniz ◽  
Andréa Carvalho Araújo Moreira ◽  
Iane Ximenes Teixeira ◽  
Samir Gabriel Vasconcelos Azevedo ◽  
Cibelly Aliny Siqueira Lima Freitas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Digital Inclusion ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Social ◽  
Civil Status

ABSTRACT Objectives: To describe the profile of Brazilian older adults who use the Internet, the means of Internet access and the purpose of Internet use and to verify the existence of association between socio-demographic variables and variables related to Internet use. Method: Cross-sectional study with Brazilian older adults who used the social networks Facebook and WhatsApp. Descriptive, univariate, and bivariate analysis were conducted. Results: 384 older adults participated in the study, mostly women (52.08%), with a mean age of 64.6 years old and who used the Internet to address health concerns (65.36%). The main activities on the internet were reading, listening to music, playing games, watching videos and photos (37.30%). The main benefits pointed out were interaction (74.5%), learning (19.2%) and entertainment (19.25%). There were statistically significant differences between time spent online and the variables gender, age, and civil status. Conclusion: This study showed characteristics of older adults who use the Internet and revealed the possibility of using digital technologies to optimize health care for this population.

scholarly journals Challenges and Risks of Internet Use by Children. How to Empower Minors?

Comunicar ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (39) ◽  
pp. 65-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Santiago Tejedor-Calvo ◽  
Cristina María Pulido-Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Distress ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
Research Publications ◽  
The Social ◽  
On Line ◽  
Use Of The Internet

The aim of this paper is to reflect critically, using the latest data taken from reports, research, publications and other sources, on how to empower children in their daily Internet browsing given current online risks. These risks faced by children are a real concern for teachers, families and researchers and this article will focus on analyzing those online risks which produce the most emotional distress for children, namely grooming and cyberbullying. The use of the Internet, and the ease with which information or situations can be seen on it, has broken the social taboos associated with the risks that children are exposed to. Data such as 44% of children in Spain having felt sexually harassed on the Internet at any time in 2002, or 20% of U.S. children suffering cyberbullying according to a survey of 4,400 students in 2010, indicates the severity of the problem. Therefore, as stated in UNESCO’s MIL Curriculum for Teachers (Media and Information Literacy), it is necessary to work on the responsible use of the Internet by children and to empower them to reduce the possibility of them becoming future victims or bullies. At the end of the article we will develop a list of recommendations to be considered in the design of educational activities focused on the critical training of the minor’s use of the Internet. El objetivo de este artículo es reflexionar críticamente, a partir de una selección de últimos informes, investigaciones, publicaciones y otras fuentes, sobre las orientaciones de cómo «empoderar» a los y las menores frente a los riesgos on-line actuales. Entre los diferentes riesgos quisiéramos destacar los que más violencia emocional producen; las situaciones de «grooming» o ciberacoso, cada vez más visibles y urgentes de prevenir conjuntamente. El uso de Internet y la facilidad de visibilizar cualquier información o situación ha permitido romper el tabú social respecto a estos riesgos. Datos como el que el 44% de menores en España se había sentido acosado sexualmente en Internet en alguna ocasión en el 2002, o el que el 20% de niños en Estados Unidos sufría ciberacoso, según una encuesta realizada a 4.400 estudiantes en el 2010, nos indican la gravedad de la problemática. Por ello, tal y como se recoge en el Currículum MIL de la UNESCO para profesores (Media and Information Literacy), es necesario trabajar el uso responsable de Internet por parte de los y las menores, para empoderarlos evitando que puedan convertirse en futuras víctimas o acosadores. A partir de los riesgos reales que pueden padecer, así como las respuestas científicas y sociales que se han dado al respecto, elaboraremos una serie de recomendaciones a tener en cuenta en el diseño de actividades educativas enfocadas a la capacitación crítica de los y las menores en cuanto su uso de Internet.

scholarly journals Subjective Inequality: a Review of International Comparative Studies on People’s Views about Inequality

2013 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 357-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Germen Janmaat
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Studies ◽  
Social Attitudes ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Social Outcomes ◽  
Social Relevance ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
National Differences ◽  
The Social ◽  
International Comparative ◽  
Cross National

AbstractThis study reviews international comparative studies investigating people’s views on inequality. These studies are classified using a framework consisting of three types of conceptions of inequality and two dimensions of inequality. Four perspectives are discussed explaining cross-national differences in views on inequality: the modernist, the culturalist, the micro and the macro perspective. The findings of studies comparing views on inequalities in post-communist and Western states provide more support for the modernist than for the culturalist perspective. Few comparative studies appear to investigate views on inequalities as independent variables impacting on other social attitudes and behaviours. It is argued that the social relevance of the field will be enhanced if more studies can show that views on inequality have an effect on social outcomes complementary to that of objective inequalities.

Analysis of the Indicators of Pathological Internet Use in Spanish University Students

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 697-707 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina J. Muñoz-Rivas ◽  
Liria Fernández ◽  
Manuel Gámez-Guadix
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Negative Reinforcement ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Technological Resource ◽  
The Social ◽  
Pathological Internet Use ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
High Degree

Addiction to and problematic use of the Internet are relatively recent phenomena whose scope, characteristics and correlates have begun to receive increasing attention by clinicians and researchers alike. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between time spent connected to the Internet and the variables that indicate a pathological and addictive use of this technological resource. The sample was comprised of 1,301 university students of both sexes (927 women and 374 men), with ages ranging from 18 to 30 years old. The results showed that, although most people use the Internet appropriately, users who invest higher quantities of time in the Internet more frequently exhibit connection behavior that is controlled through negative reinforcement, a high degree of arousal when online, loss of control over connection behavior, changes in health-related habits, and interference in the social, family, academic, or work spheres. These findings suggest that excessive Internet use is associated with the onset of several problems that are similar to those associated with other behavioral and technological addictions.

Participant Citizenship in Six Developing Countries

1969 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 1120-1141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Inkeles
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Social Experiences ◽  
Political Orientation ◽  
Basic Design ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
National Differences ◽  
The Social ◽  
Underlying Dimension

In this paper I will endeavor to do the following: (1) test how far certain concepts dealing with individual orientations to politics, previously used in studies of relatively advanced European societies, are appropriate to populations in developing countries; (2) ascertain how far these separate dimensions of individual political orientation cohere as a syndrome, indicating the existence of a general underlying dimension of “participant citizenship;” (3) identify elements among common orientations to politics which cannot be incorporated in this general syndrome; and (4) assess the importance of certain social experiences or forces in inculcating the qualities of participant citizenship in individuals exposed to these influences.These objectives will be better understood if they are seen in the context of the larger research program of which this report is a part, namely the Harvard Project on the Social and Cultural Aspects of Economic Development. The project is an investigation of the forms and sources of modernization in individuals. Its focus is on the person rather than the society or the institution, and its emphasis is socio-psychological rather than purely sociological or structural. Six countries are represented: Argentina and Chile, East Pakistan and India, Nigeria and Israel. This report will not, however, emphasize national differences, but rather treat each sample as another replication of the basic design. We assume that if something holds true for six such different countries, it must be a powerful connection indeed.

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