scholarly journals Examining Serendipitous Encounters and Self-Determination in Twitter-Enabled Innovation

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Henri Pirkkalainen ◽  
Ekaterina Olshannikova ◽  
Thomas Olsson ◽  
Jukka Huhtamäki
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Needs Satisfaction ◽  
New Information ◽  
Twitter Users ◽  
Empirical Context

Serendipity refers to unexpected encounters with ideas or insights and their intentional application to achieve favorable outcomes. Despite extensive prior studies, the concept lacks theoretical logic and empirical validation regarding the role of an intentional act in the relationship between serendipitous encounters and their favorable outcomes. Drawing from self-determination theory, we develop a model that highlights the role of needs satisfaction in explaining this relationship. Positioning the empirical context to fortunate discoveries of information and social connections in professional use of Twitter, we validate the model by a cross-sectional survey study of 473 users. The model builds on the observation that individuals’ serendipitous encounters are associated with Twitter-enabled innovation, that is, a contextualized form of task innovation. The study findings support the research model revealing that serendipitous encounters are positively associated with needs satisfaction and that needs satisfaction is positively associated with Twitter-enabled innovation. In other words, fortunate discoveries of new information and contacts increase Twitter users’ intent to utilize the platform in new ways to accomplish work when the three key psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness are satisfied.

How do parents facilitate or inhibit adolescent disclosure? The role of adolescents’ psychological needs satisfaction

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (8) ◽  
pp. 1118-1138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Tokić Milaković ◽  
Terese Glatz ◽  
Ninoslava Pećnik
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Seventh Graders ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Parental Behaviors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Needs Satisfaction ◽  
Adolescent Disclosure

The aim of the study was to test whether the correlation between parental behaviors in the context of adolescent disclosure and adolescents’ self-reported disclosure could be explained by fulfillment of adolescents’ basic psychological needs within their relationships with mothers and fathers. The cross-sectional data were collected from a representative sample of 1,074 seventh graders in Croatia. Parental facilitating behaviors (initiating conversation, support and respectful guidance) and some of the inhibiting behaviors (unavailability, punishment) were shown to be indirectly associated with adolescents’ disclosure through the perceptions of their needs satisfaction. The assumption about the unique contribution of the need-for-relatedness satisfaction in mediating the link between parental behaviors and disclosure was consistently supported, whereas the specific contribution of the need-for-autonomy was apparent only in data about mothers, but not fathers. The results are equivalent for routine disclosure and self-disclosure, suggesting that the processes through which parents facilitate or inhibit both are rather comparable.

The Attitude of Polish Women Planning Pregnancy and Having Children Towards the Prevention Methods of Vertical Infections: a Cross-sectional Survey Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlo Bieńkowski ◽  
Monika Karolina Kowalczyk ◽  
Agata Alina Golik ◽  
Joanna Kacperczyk-Bartnik ◽  
Paweł Bartnik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Nulliparous Women ◽  
Educational Role ◽  
Prevention Methods

Abstract BackgroundInfectious agents can cause serious fetopathy. Some of them can be avoided by implementing appropriate prevention methods while planning pregnancy.MethodsA cross-sectional survey study was performed. The questionnaire investigated attitudes towards the prevention methods of vertical infections. Opinions about anti-vaccine movements and “chicken-pox party” were also checked.ResultsThe study group consisted of 2402 women, age range was 16-54 years (median: 31 years). Most women were from cities > 100,000 inhabitants (49.7%, 1194/2402) and with higher education (71.9%, 1726/2402). Positive attitude towards vaccinations was more common among younger, nulliparous women from big cities (p=0.02, p=0.04 and p=0.01, respectively). 2068/2402 (86.1%) of them have not been vaccinated before pregnancy and 1931/2402 (80.4%) of women have not been vaccinated during pregnancy. 1545/2402 (64.3%) of women considered vaccination safe, and effective (1904/2402, 79.3%) against infectious diseases. Regarding the so-called chickenpox party as many n=296/2402 (12.3%) have no opinion on this matter.ConclusionsMost women in Poland have a positive attitude towards vaccination, they consider vaccines safe and effective against infectious diseases. A significant proportion of women have not been vaccinated, the role of physician leading the patient to be vaccinated is crucial. About 12% of women are the undecided fraction, and the educational role of physicians is essential to convince them of the importance of vaccination.

scholarly journals Feeling Vital or Fatigued? Relations with Demands and Resources in a University Context

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (16) ◽  
pp. 2893 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan de Jonge ◽  
Maria C.W. Peeters ◽  
Toon W. Taris
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Cognitive Resources ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
University Staff ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cognitive Demands ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Strain Compensation

This study examines whether specific (matching) combinations of demands and resources exist in the prediction of both positive and negative outcomes (i.e., vitality and fatigue) in a university context. In addition, we test the Demand-Induced Strain Compensation (DISC) Model’s key principles in this context to study its relevance, validity, and generalizability. A cross-sectional survey study was conducted among 397 employees and 497 students at a Dutch university. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses among both employees and students showed matching combinations of demands and resources in the prediction of vitality and fatigue. Specifically, an increase in cognitive demands was particularly associated with more student cognitive vitality when cognitive resources were high. Furthermore, results showed that an increase in cognitive demands was related to less cognitive fatigue in both employees and students when cognitive resources were high. Findings partly confirm our hypotheses in showing the important role of matching resources in the relation between demands and vitality and fatigue in university staff and students. Our study reveals that a sustainable work environment is about maintaining a healthy balance between sufficient, matching resources and demands at work or study.

scholarly journals PERCEPTION OF CLIENTS REGARDING ROLE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY IN ANTENATAL CARE - A CROSS SECTIONAL SURVEY ON PREGNANT FEMALES WITH MULTIPLE PREGNANCIES ATTENDING ANTENATAL OPD

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 16-20
Author(s):  
Deeba Islam ◽  
Muhammad Sarfaraz ◽  
Dr. Rubina Kanwal ◽  
Saad Saleem
Keyword(s):  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Multiple Pregnancies ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Pregnant Females

OBJECTIVE Perception of pregnant women concerning the role of Physical Therapy in antenatal care with multiple pregnancies. STUDY DESIGN A Cross Sectional Survey. STUDY SETTINGS & PARTICIPANTS The study was conducted on a 100 pregnant women at three tertiary care hospitals in Karachi. RESULTS It was found that these women were well informed about the Physical therapy (76%) but everyone did not practice physiotherapy in their multi-pregnancies. CONCLUSION The results show that the perception and knowledge of women regarding physical therapy exercise during the multiple pregnancies is reasonable. KEY WORDS Pregnant Females, Multiple Pregnancies, Antenatal Care, Physical Therapy, Perception, Kegal Exercises.

scholarly journals SOCIAL MEDIA USE AMONG RESEARCHERS FROM EASTERN EUROPE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEY STUDY

2021 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olena Zimba ◽  
◽  
Yaroslav Pavlovskyy ◽  
Oleh Danylyak ◽  
Nataliia Humenetska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Eastern European Countries ◽  
Plum Analytics

Social media platforms are essential for online scholarly activities in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Their use is critical in countries of non-mainstream science. This study aimed to evaluate the role of social media in scholarly activities in Eastern Europe. We collected responses from 127 scholars from Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, and other Eastern European countries. They mainly reported spending 1-2 hours on social media activities. ResearchGate, Facebook, and LinkedIn were the most popular channels for post-publication article promotion. Only 17.3% of respondents were familiar with metrics generated by Altmetric.com and Plum Analytics. Increasing awareness of the role of social media platforms and metrics for scholarly purposes requires more attention in Eastern Europe

scholarly journals Mental Recovery and Running-Related Injuries in Recreational Runners: The Moderating Role of Passion for Running

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 1044
Author(s):  
Jan de Jonge ◽  
Yannick Balk ◽  
Toon Taris
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Harmonious Passion ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Recreational Runners ◽  
Moderating Role

This pilot study investigates the moderating role of passion for running in the relation between mental recovery from running and running-related injuries (RRIs). We predict that the relation between recovery and injuries is dependent on the level of passion. A cross-sectional survey study was conducted among 246 Dutch recreational runners. Multivariate logistic regression analyses revealed that the negative association between mental recovery after running and RRIs is moderated (i.e., strengthened) by harmonious passion. Put differently, runners who are able to mentally recover well after running were less likely to report RRIs in the case of harmonious passion. Additionally, findings demonstrated that obsessively passionate runners were more likely to report RRIs. Passionate runners may benefit from education programs to help them integrate running more harmoniously with other aspects of life, and to prevent injuries. In addition, they should be educated about the crucial role of appropriate mental recovery from running. Considering mental aspects in running such as mental recovery from running and passion for running seems to be worthwhile to gain a better understanding of the incidence and/or prevalence of RRIs. Future (quasi-experimental) studies should investigate the issues raised here more profoundly.

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