scholarly journals Emergent networks, locus of control, and the pursuit of social capital

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Stefanone ◽  
Jeffery Hancock ◽  
Geri Gay ◽  
Anthony Ingraffea
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Emergent Networks

ePortfolios

2011 ◽  
pp. 15-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Acosta ◽  
Youmei Liu
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Educational System ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Global Community ◽  
Best Interest ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
New Graduates ◽  
The Arts

This chapter focuses on how ePortfolios: (1) shift the locus of control from instructor to student, (2) change curriculum design, and (3) develop social capital. Our contention is that as ePortfolio use gains momentum, the curricula will be scrutinized by persons both in and out of academia, and will evolve to adapt. As business, industry, the arts, government, and so forth influence and shape what is to be assessed, social capital (Bourdieu, 1986) is created, thus opening doors for new graduates entering their profession. Therefore, ePortfolios are not only tools for assessing learning and teaching, but more importantly they promote reform of the traditional educational system, bridge the divide between the academy and society, and develop social capital for the best interest of the global community.

scholarly journals Path Analysis on the Biopsychosocial Factors Influencing the Quality of Life of Elderly in Surakarta Central Java

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dwi Tour Kumalasari ◽  
◽  
Bhisma Murti ◽  
Vitri Widyaningsih ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Path Analysis ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control ◽  
Central Java

ABSTRACT Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a commonly used measure of health outcome. It reflects several dimensions of health, including physical, psychological, social, cognitive function, as well as general well-being, including in elderly population. The association between social capital and HRQoL in elderly has been rarely studied in Indonesia. The purpose of this study was to investigate the biopsychosocial factors influencing the quality of life of elderly using path analysis. Subjects and Method: A cross sectional study was conducted in Surakarta, Central Java, in December 2019. A sample of 200 elderly was selected by simple random sampling. The dependent variable was quality of life. The independent variables were education, income, marital status, body mass index (BMI), physical activity, locus of control, family support, peer support, social capital. The data were collected by questionnaire and analyzed by path analysis run on Stata 13. Results: Quality of life in elderly was directly increased by high physical activity (b= 2.01; 95% CI= 0.55 to 3.45; p= 0.007), education ≥Elementary school (b= 2.38; 95% CI= 0.79 to 3.97; p= 0.003), BMI 18.5 to 25 (b= 3.45; 95% CI= 1.60 to 5.30; p<0.001), income ≥Rp 1,800,000 (b= 2.96; 95% CI= 1.33 to 4.59; p<0.001), strong social capital (b= 2.01; 95% CI= 0.56 to 3.44; p= 0.006), married (b= 2.15; 95% CI= 0.63 to 3.67; p= 0.005), and internal locus of control (b= 2.29; 95% CI= 0.69 to 3.90; p= 0.005). Quality of life in elderly was directly increased by physical activity, education, peer support, social capital, and marital status. Conclusion: Quality of life in elderly is directly increased by high physical activity, education ≥Elementary school, BMI 18.5 to 25, income ≥Rp 1,800,000, strong social capital, married, and internal locus of control. Quality of life in elderly is directly increased by physical activity, education, peer support, social capital, and marital status. Keywords: quality of life, biopsychosocial, path analysis, elderly Correspondence: Dwi Tour Kumalasari. Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret. Jl. Ir. Sutami 36A, Surakarta 57126, Central Java, Indonesia. Email: [email protected]. Mobile: +6281216417536. DOI: https://doi.org/10.26911/the7thicph.01.41

“BATS ARE BLIND?” COGNITIVE BIASES IN RISK PERCEPTION OF ENTREPRENEURS

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (03) ◽  
pp. 1750021 ◽  
Author(s):  
EMRE ŞAHIN DÖLARSLAN ◽  
AKIN KOÇAK ◽  
ALPER ÖZER
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Prior Knowledge ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Cognitive Biases ◽  
New Venture ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Business World ◽  
Opportunity Exploitation

In general, it could be said that bats are blind but they have high quality senses of smelling and hearing to survive. Similarly, entrepreneurs can look at the business world with different eyes to survive. This affects their cognitive biases in risk perception. The aim of this study was to analyze how entrepreneurs’ cognitive biases affect their opportunity exploitation and risk perception. In this study, we evaluated self-efficacy, locus of control, overconfidence and optimism as dimensions of cognition. Independently of our purpose, results also show entrepreneurs have social capital, such as experience and prior knowledge, which forms their cognitive biases and leads them to perceive less risk when evaluating a new venture idea.

Umgang mit illegalen Drogen im »bürgerlichen« Milieu: Zum Steuerungseinfluss formeller und informeller Sozialkontrolle – Erste Ergebnisse einer Pilotstudie

2000 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl Mann ◽  
Klaus Ackermann
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Internal Locus ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control ◽  
Erste Ergebnisse

Im vorliegenden Beitrag werden erste Ergebnisse eines Pilotforschungsprojektes vorgestellt, dessen empirischer Fokus auf das in der bundesrepublikanischen Drogenforschungslandschaft weitgehend ausgesparte Feld eines sozial integrierten Umgangs mit illegalen Drogen in gesellschaftlich etablierten Sozialkontexten gerichtet ist. Besonderes Interesse gilt dem Vermittlungsgeschehen zwischen formeller und informeller sozialer Kontrolle: Wie geht der Einzelne mit konfligierenden Botschaften einer auf ein generelles Drogenverbot abgestellten Rechtssphäre und dem darauf abgestellten institutionellen Kontext strafrechtlicher und sozialmedizinischer Kontrolle einerseits und etwaigen gebrauchsmotivierenden Botschaften der Peer-Group, des Freundes- und Bekanntenkreises andererseits um? </P><P> Innerhalb der Pilotphase wurden 34 sozial integrierte Konsumenten diverser illegaler Drogen interviewt. Die Stichprobenbildung folgte der Methode des Snowball Samplings. Die bisherigen Beobachtungen lassen sich zu zwei für den weiteren Forschungsverlauf relevanten Arbeitshypothesen verdichten: <UL><LI>Der Drogenkonsum untersteht offenbar in der Selbstwahrnehmung im Sinne einer Selbstattribution einem ›internal locus of control‹. <LI>Auch wenn es trotz des bestehenden Drogenverbots zum Konsum illegaler Drogen kommt, scheint mit dem Verbotsstatus bestimmter Substanzen häufig ein informeller Kontrolleinfluss assoziiert, welcher Konsum regulierend unterhalb der Schwelle des generalpräventiven Anspruchs des BtMGs wirksam wird.</UL>

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