Climate Change From the User’s Perspective

Scientific information about the global climate and its development is both complex and uncertain. For laypersons, mass media and the Internet constitute the main sources of information about climate change. However, so far, little is known about the impact of mass media and, in particular, of online content about climate change on the audience’s knowledge regarding and attitudes toward climate change. Therefore, a survey with a representative sample of German Internet users (n = 1,523) was conducted. Based on previous research and theoretical considerations, a measurement model was developed that also included the individual variables environmental awareness and perceived involvement. Additionally, the individual’s perspective on media content was taken into account by considering moderator effects of the individual’s evaluation of media content and need for information. In this way, television and radio use was shown to slightly affect the levels of knowledge and problem awareness. The moderators media evaluation and need for information proved to be particularly important for the impact of Internet use. The more media reporting was perceived as exaggerated, the more Internet use negatively affected levels of knowledge, problem awareness, and behavioral intentions. Conversely, the interaction between need for information and Internet use increased the impact on problem awareness and behavioral intentions. Hence, it becomes clear that the Internet plays a crucial role in people’s attitude generation processes, but is utilized in different ways.

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Analisis Penggunaan Internet Sebagai Referensi Mahasiswa Stain Curup (Studi Manfaat dan Dampak Media Massa)

Jurnal Dakwah dan Komunikasi ◽

10.29240/jdk.v3i1.504 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 59

Author(s):

Bakti Komalasari ◽

Adinda Tessa Naumi

Keyword(s):

Mass Media ◽

Sex Education ◽

Cultural Transmission ◽

Internet Use ◽

Uses And Gratifications ◽

Transmission Function ◽

Internet Usage ◽

The Internet ◽

Uses And Gratifications Theory ◽

The Impact

This study is a study focused on finding meaning towards the behavior of internet usage as reference of STAIN Curup students. In line with the concept of an active audience, this research would focus on the internet as a mass media. With the advancement of information technology and mass media, providing various facilities in accessing information especially through the internet. STAIN Curup students are required to keep updating their knowledge and information especially with regard to their studies. This need is what makes the student must continue to add the supporting reference study. In addition to books, print journals and modules, the internet becomes one of the reference sources used by students. Therefore, it needs to be studied further about how the use of internet as a reference STAIN Curup students? how is the impact of internet use as a reference of STAIN Curup students? To answer the problems, this research uses the uses and gratifications theory and the moderate effect model, which is expected to give meaning and peel the phenomenon of internet usage on the students. In line with the uses and gratifications theory, satisfaction will arise if needs are met. In this case, the satisfaction of internet usage as reference of student is seen from the functioning of mass media, among others: information function, entertainment function, persuasion function, cultural transmission function and social inheritance, correlation function (linking). While the impact of internet use as a reference of students, among others, cognitive impact, affective impact, and behavioral impact. The impact of internet usage is also supported by individual factors; such as selective attention, selective perception, and selective retention, motivation and knowledge, beliefs, opinions, values, and needs, persuasion, personality and adjustment. And social factors, among others; age, sex, education and training, occupation and income, religion, residence.

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INFLUENCE OF THE MASS MEDIA AND THE INTERNET ON SPEECH OF DIFFERENT GENERATIONS

The main problems of modern linguistics ◽

10.21672/2075-535x-2021.02.17-011-016 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 11-16

Author(s):

Bagrintseva O.B. ◽

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Pustokhaylova A.A. ◽

Sergushova N. D. ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mass Media ◽

Negative Impact ◽

The Internet ◽

Mass Communications ◽

Literacy Rate ◽

Grammatical Errors ◽

Information And Communication ◽

The Media ◽

Younger Generation ◽

The Impact

Initially, the Internet and the media were invented to facilitate information and communication between people. Recently, information has become easily accessible and unverified, so its quality has begun to deteriorate every day. It can be noted that the literacy rate of the population is falling significantly. Many speech and grammatical errors are made not only by schoolchildren, but also by adults and educated people. There is concern about the impact of the Internet on the younger generation. Now, under the influence of mass communications, new priorities and values are emerging, and speech and its standards are changing. Our research has revealed that the Internet and the media have a negative impact on the speech of each generation. But most of all, children are affected by this, since they are the main users of the Internet and cannot select correct and verified information.

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The Role of Internet Utilization Among SMEs on Household Welfare in Indonesia

Jurnal Ekonomi Indonesia ◽

10.52813/jei.v9i1.42 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 25-37

Author(s):

Ariska N. Rini ◽

Lienggar Rahadiantino

Keyword(s):

Internet Use ◽

The Internet ◽

Household Welfare ◽

Capita Expenditure ◽

Household Heads ◽

Using Data ◽

One Year ◽

Small Medium Enterprises ◽

Medium Enterprises ◽

The Impact

The Internet has a significant influence on poverty alleviation and economic growth. Internet involvement in small-medium enterprises (SMEs) has the opportunity to create a better level of welfare. Using data from the fifth wave of the Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS), this study aims to analyze the impact of internet utilization on household welfare among two groups, household enterprises with internet use for business and without internet use for business. The results of the Propensity Score Matching (PSM) method mention that household enterprises with internet for business purposes have higher household per capita expenditure, food consumption, and non-food expenditure than household enterprises without internet use. Another interesting result finds that household enterprises are likely to use the internet only if household heads at a young age and business establish less than one year.

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De digitale schandpaal

Tijdschrift voor Communicatiewetenschappen ◽

10.5117/2010.038.002.118 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 38 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Peter L. M. Vasterman

Keyword(s):

Quantitative Analysis ◽

Mass Media ◽

The Internet ◽

Level Playing Field ◽

Qualitative And Quantitative Analysis ◽

Qualitative And Quantitative ◽

Playing Field ◽

Internet Users ◽

The Impact

The Digital Pillory: The impact of the Internet on the development of scandals The Digital Pillory: The impact of the Internet on the development of scandals This article explores the consequences of the changing public arena for the way scandals develop. Scandals, defined as a process of public outrage over a (presumed) transgression of the dominant morality, used to be the domain of the professional mass media. The Internet seems to offer a more level playing field for actors who want to trigger a scandal by disclosing compromising information. But what exactly is the role of the Internet in the different stages of a scandal; which type of actors are dominant and how do media and these websites interact? A qualitative and quantitative analysis of four recent Dutch scandals shows that the Internet, more specifically semiprofessional weblogs can indeed play an important role in exposing, accusing and denouncing the culprit. But the professional media are still very important; when they refuse to adopt a disclosure by bloggers the scandal fails. The role of the Internet users is mainly reactive, but the scale of outrage on the Internet fuels the scandal process.

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The Perception of Managers on the Impacts of the Internet in Brazilian Hotels

Managing Globally with Information Technology ◽

10.4018/978-1-93177-742-1.ch018 ◽

2003 ◽

pp. 244-259 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Luiz A.M.M. Filho ◽

Anatália S.M. Ramos

Keyword(s):

Analysis Of Variance ◽

Internet Use ◽

The Internet ◽

Test Results ◽

Communication Tool ◽

Tukey Test ◽

Significant Difference ◽

The Impact ◽

The City

The present study has an exploratory nature and aims to analyze the perception of managers on the efficiency, access importance, use as a communication tool, benefits and difficulties of Internet use in Brazilian hotels and also its effects according to the facilities rank and property size plus managers’ age and experience time. It has been used as a questionnaire to collect data from the managers of 35 hotels in the city of Natal, RN, Brazil. By using analysis of variance (ANOVA) and the Tukey test, results showed that there is almost no significant difference on the perception of managers on the impact of Internet use in hotels. However, those variables that were different show that for younger and less experienced managers and luxurious hotels with more than 50 rooms, there is a more favorable perception on the impacts of the Internet.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health: The Role of Locus on Control and Internet Use

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17196985 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (19) ◽

pp. 6985

Author(s):

Rannveig Sigurvinsdottir ◽

Ingibjorg E. Thorisdottir ◽

Haukur Freyr Gylfason

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Locus Of Control ◽

Information Seeking ◽

Internet Use ◽

Online Survey ◽

The United States ◽

The Internet ◽

Symptoms Of Depression ◽

The Impact

The true extent of the mental health implications of the COVID-19 pandemic are unclear, but early evidence suggests poorer mental health among those exposed to the pandemic. The Internet may have differential effects, by both connecting people with resources, or reinforce the constant checking of negative information. Moreover, locus of control becomes important in an uncontrollable pandemic. The current study aimed to examine whether exposure to COVID-19 would relate to greater symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress, and to examine the role of internet use and locus of control. Adults in the United States and five European countries (N = 1723) answered an online survey through the website Mturk. Results show elevated psychological symptoms among those who have become infected with COVID-19 or perceive themselves to be at high risk if infected. Experience using the Internet relates to fewer symptoms, but information seeking is associated with more symptoms. Internet social capital relates to fewer symptoms of depression. Having an external locus of control relates to greater symptoms. These findings suggest that public health officials need to focus on the mental health effects of the pandemic, and that internet use and locus of control could be targets to improve mental health in the population.

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The association between Internet use and health outcomes in the population of older adults

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.443 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽

Author(s):

K Szulc ◽

M Duplaga

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Health Status ◽

Health Services ◽

Health Outcomes ◽

Internet Use ◽

Health Behaviours ◽

The Internet ◽

Internet Users ◽

Health Related ◽

The Impact

Abstract Background The Internet has become one of the primary sources of health-related information. Less is known about the impact of Internet access and use on health-related outcomes in the older population, which frequently suffer from a digital divide. The main objective of this study was the assessment of the associations between Internet use and variables reflecting health status, the use of health services and health behaviours in the population at least 50 years old. Methods The analysis was carried out on the data set from the telephone-based survey in a sample of 1000 respondents representative for targeted age strata of Polish society. The effects of Internet use were assessed with logistic regression models after adjusting for key socioeconomic variables. Results Mean age (standard deviation) of respondents was 64.2 (9.6). In the study group, 51.1% respondents were Internet users, 19.4% - persons with disabilities, 21.2% were hospitalised at least once, and 51.0% visited health care facilities at least six times in preceding 12 months. The respondents being Internet users less frequently reported chronic diseases (OR, 95%CI: 0.21, 0.16-0.30), disability status (0.52, 0.37-0.72) and higher self-assessed health status (1.64, 1.24-2.16). They also less often used health services in the preceding 12 months (0.77, 0.60-0.99. Internet use was not associated with hospital admission in the preceding year (1.04, 0.76-1.41) and most of the health behaviours (smoking: 1.06, 0.77-1.45, physical activity: 0.85, 0.63-1.15, the consumption of fruits and vegetables: 0.73, 0.50-1.07). Interestingly, Internet users drunk more alcohol (1.52, 1.14-2.02). Conclusions In the population of older adults, the use of the Internet is associated with variables reflecting health status and the utilisation of health services. Higher health status and lower prevalence of chronic conditions among Internet users were found after adjusting for age and other socioeconomic factors. Key messages It was shown that Internet use may be related with more favourable health outcomes. The reported association should trigger further research on the impact of Internet in elderly persons.

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Influence of previous work experience and education on Internet use of people in their 60s and 70s

BMJ Health & Care Informatics ◽

10.14236/jhi.v25i3.868 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 25 (3) ◽

pp. 132-133 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Muzawir Arief ◽

Sari Rissanen ◽

Kaija Saranto

Keyword(s):

Social Relations ◽

Work Experience ◽

Social Life ◽

Internet Use ◽

White Collar ◽

Influential Factors ◽

The Internet ◽

White Collar Worker ◽

Financial Situation ◽

The Impact

BackgroundInternet use among the elderly is influenced by various demographic backgrounds, social life and health factors.ObjectiveThis study aims to identify the impact of several demographic features on 60- to 79-year-old individuals’ intention to use the Internet.MethodFinland population data (N = 2508) from the 2012 IKIPOSA project was used with two cohorts: 60s group (n = 1515) and 70s group (n = 990). Descriptive statistic and two binomial logistic regressions have been used with the unadjusted effect and Forward LR method to measure each predictor’s contribution to the model. In addition, a preliminary analysis to measure the multicollinearity was performed.ResultOf the 18 independent variables, only nine predictors, namely, age, education, financial situation, having children, entrepreneurship, a leadership position, a higher level white-collar worker and a lower level white-collar worker, were significant factors in predicting the Internet use. Meanwhile, gender, having grandchildren, living alone, marital status, house location and type, stay-at-home mother or father, blue-collar worker, agricultural entrepreneur and social relations satisfaction were not significant predictors. The most significant predictors were education and age, which contributed 19% and 10%, respectively, to the model. Other significant predictors, lower level white-collar worker, higher level white-collar worker and financial situation, had less impact with only around 6%.ConclusionEducation and age were influential factors among elderly to use the Internet in their later life. Certain work experiences affect elderly people’s engagement with the Internet after retirement.

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