Online digital storytelling video on promoting men’s intentions to seek counselling for depression: The role of empathy

2021 ◽  
pp. 002076402110235
Author(s):  
Brian TaeHyuk Keum ◽  
Maynard Hearns ◽  
Pritha Agarwal ◽  
Mary Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Digital Storytelling ◽  
Interaction Analysis ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Narrative Transportation ◽  
Adult Men ◽  
Transportation Theory ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Video Condition ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Applying the narrative transportation theory, we sought to test the role of a male-sensitive digital storytelling video as a source to persuade men to develop greater intentions to seek counselling based on their empathic reactions to the storyteller. Methods: Using a post-test only design, a total of 247 diverse adult men ( M = 35.86, SD = 12.75) were randomly assigned to either the brochure or video condition and subsequently reported on their state empathy, perceived persuasiveness, and intentions to seek counselling. Controlling for previous counselling experience, a three-way interaction analysis was conducted to assess the significance of the relationship between persuasiveness and intentions to seek counselling across the two conditions, and whether empathy moderated this association in each condition. Results: For men who viewed the brochure, greater persuasiveness was linked to lower intentions to seek counselling at all levels of empathy; although, at high empathy, the relationship was not significant. A similar trend was observed for men who viewed the video at low and mean empathy levels. However, for men who reported high empathy after viewing the video, greater persuasiveness was significantly linked to greater intentions to seek counselling. Conclusion: Empathy may play a viable role in promoting intentions to seek counselling among men who view persuasive digital storytelling content on depression. However, more research needs to be conducted on the conditions that make it favourable for men to have empathic reactions to the contents. Implications for research and the potential for intervention are discussed.

The effect of novelty in in-game advertising: examining the moderating role of interactivity and congruency

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Devika Vashisht
Keyword(s):  
Brand Attitude ◽  
Interactive Marketing ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Brand Recall ◽  
Engagement Theory ◽  
Transportation Theory ◽  
Management Students ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe motivation behind the study is to look at the impact of novelty in games on brand recall and attitude, and to dissect the directing job of game interactivity from the points of view of “contrast effect,” “engagement theory” and “transportation theory”.Design/methodology/approachA 2 (novelty: congruent or incongruent) × 2 (game interactivity: high or low) between-subject measures design was used. In total, 172 management students participated in the study. A 2 × 2 between-subjects measure multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was utilized to test the hypotheses.FindingsIncongruent novelty results in higher brand recall but less favorable brand attitude than congruent novelty. Interactivity moderates the relationship between novelty congruence and brand recall such that in a high-interactivity condition, incongruent novelty results in higher brand recall than that in the low-interactivity condition. But, in case of the high-interactivity condition, congruent novelty results in more favorable brand attitude than that in the low-interactivity condition.Practical implicationsDeveloping high brand recall rates and attitudes are the prime objectives of the marketers for choosing a medium to advertise their brands. This investigation adds knowledge to the area of interactive marketing, particularly in-game advertising as a media technique to promote brands taking novelty and game interactivity factors into thought.Originality/valueFrom the perspectives of interactive marketing, psychological elaboration, mind-engagement and transportation of experience, this investigation adds to the literature of advanced media advertising, explicitly to in-game advertising by looking at the effect of novelty and game interactivity.

scholarly journals Influence of Psychological Stress on Periodontal Diseases

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Larissa Marques Storto Soares ◽  
Ana Emilia Farias Pontes ◽  
Fernanda de Oliveira Bello Corrêa ◽  
Cleverton Corrêa Rabelo
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Periodontal Disease ◽  
Psychological Stress ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Periodontal Diseases ◽  
Psychosocial Factor ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction: The association between periodontal disease and stress has been questioned for a almost a century, however, it still represents an unexplored field of research with several orphaned questions of conclusive answers. Objective: To evaluate the relationship between periodontal disease and stress. Methodology: Searches were performed with descriptors related to periodontal diseases and psychological factors in the following databases: Pubmed, Embase, Lilacs. Were identified and included studies that deal with the relationship between stress and periodontal disease and /or that emphasize the role of this psychosocial factor in the progression of periodontal disease. Conclusion: Most studies have shown a positive relationship between periodontal disease and stress, however, further research needs to be developed to confirm stress as a risk factor for periodontal disease

30 years of Chinese educational management: achievements, characteristics and problems

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 340-348
Author(s):  
Miantao Sun
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Educational Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Disciplinary System ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the achievements of Chinese educational management in the past 30 years, conclude the characteristics of Chinese educational management and indicate the problems of Chinese educational management and the countermeasures. Design/methodology/approach – This paper reviews the research of educational management in China in the past 30 years from four aspects: research purpose, research methods, research contents and disciplinary system. Findings – The paper sums up the main achievements, the main characteristics and the main problems of Chinese educational management in the past 30 years. It suggests that the disciplinary relationship should be further clarified; the role of disciplinary research accomplishments has to be further developed and the specialization level in disciplinary research needs to be further improved. Practical implications – This paper indicates the direction for the construction of Chinese educational management in the future: to further clarify the relationship among related disciplines; to put the role of the research results into full play; to further improve the specialization level of disciplinary research. Originality/value – This paper contributes to the construction of Chinese educational management both theoretically and practically.

The Advancement of Children's Verbal Referential Communication Skills: The Role of Metacognitive Guidance

1982 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 329-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. J. Robinson ◽  
W. P. Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Small Groups ◽  
Referential Communication ◽  
Communication Failure ◽  
Practice Group ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Listening And Speaking ◽  
Metacognitive Guidance

36 children aged between 4-4 and 5-4 were assessed for both their understanding about the role of message ambiguity as a cause of communication failure, and their level of performance in verbal referential communication tasks. All children then took part in six half-hour sessions during which they practised listening and speaking in small groups, with the experimenter modelling appropriate behaviour on her turns. In addition, half the children received information about when and why listeners understood or failed to understand (metacognitive guidance) during the course of the sessions. Both groups improved in both performance and understanding in the immediate post-test and in a delayed post-test seven weeks later there was no sign of regression in understanding. The guidance group advanced more than the practice group in both performance and understanding (with the exception of those at the highest levels of understanding originally). Performance and understanding measures were significantly related to each other in the pre-test, and the relationship remained unchanged following intervention, with the exception of question-asking, which increased even among children who made no advances in understanding. The results were interpreted as suggesting that we can advance children's verbal communication skills not only by giving them information about communication, but also by treating them as though they understand that messages can be ambiguous and can cause communication failure.

scholarly journals Implementation of Quintuple Helix in the Development and Improvement of SMEs Competitiveness in Banyuwangi Regency

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 232-241
Author(s):  
Herdiana Dyah Susanti ◽  
Dian Arief Pradana
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Quintuple Helix ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
University Industry

Innovation is an interactive result that involves various types of actors based on the helix concept where each actor contributes according to its role. University, Industry, Government, Civil Society and media and culture-based society, society and natural environment in the concept of quintuple helix. This study aims to (1) Demonstrate the relationship between quintuple helix in developing SMEs competitiveness, (2) Effectiveness of the application of quintuple helix in developing SMEs competitiveness. This research is almost the same as experimental research with the pre-test - post-test results of the application of quintuple helix at SMEs in Banyuwangi Regency. The results of this study show the role of the University, Industry, Government, Civil Society as well as media and culture-based society, society and the natural environment in the concept of quintuple helix can improve the competitiveness of SMEs, enhance the capabilities of HR, improve the quality, and competitiveness of products produced by SMEs.

scholarly journals Implementing Peer Tutoring for the Development of Empathy in Nursing Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Durán Gisbert ◽  
Anabel Vázquez Rivas
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Peer Tutoring ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Interaction Analysis ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The University

Objective. This research sets out the effects of a training method based on peer tutoring, aimed at developing empathy among nursing students at the University of Barcelona (Spain). Methods. After initial training, students are matched in pairs with similar level of empathy, exchanging the role of tutor and tutee in every session, during 12 sessions. Before the session, the tutor prepares the activities to work with his or her tutee, following this structure: exploration of prior knowledge, explanation, practical activities, feedback, and reflection. Jefferson Scale of Empathy was administered as pre-test and post-test to 76 nursing students, 40 in the intervention group, and 36 in the comparison group. Following a mixed-methods sequential explanatory design, a quantitative study (a quasi-experimental design with a comparison group) was combined with a qualitative study (interaction analysis of the 12 videotaped sessions). Results. The results revealed statistically significant improvements in empathy in the intervention group. Subsequent analysis of the peer tutoring interaction highlighted the specific actions that had resulted in these improvements and generated a context in which the tutee was able to understand complex concepts, while enabling both students to participate, reflect and discuss. Conclusion. Peer tutoring is an effective method for the development of empathy in nursing students.

scholarly journals Ageing and the body: one African perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 815-835 ◽  
Author(s):  
ENGUERRAN MACIA ◽  
FATOU B. DIAL ◽  
JOANN M. MONTEPARE ◽  
FATOUMATA HANE ◽  
PRISCILLA DUBOZ
Keyword(s):  
Older Women ◽  
Double Standard ◽  
The Body ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Adult Men ◽  
Strongly Connected ◽  
African Perspective ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Shed Light

ABSTRACTHow do non-Western societies envisage the relationship between the body and ageing? The present work aimed to shed light on this question by exploring how adult men and women of different ages living in Dakar, Senegal, view their bodies. A quantitative methodology was selected, and this study was carried out on a sample of 1,000 dwellers of the Senegalese capital, aged 20 and older. This sample was constructed using the quota method in order to strive for representativeness. Results indicate that appearance was highly important for Senegalese women and men, and for younger and older adults alike. As in Western cultures, beauty and youth were strongly connected. The large majority of Senegalese women and men were satisfied with their looks across the lifespan. However, older women were slightly less satisfied, consistent with the double standard hypothesis. Little discrepancy was found between felt age and chronological age throughout the entire lifecourse, arguing against an ageless self hypothesis in this African population. The mask of ageing hypothesis was also rejected, as men's and women's identification with their body did not diminish significantly across age. These observations from an African perspective call for greater attention to the ageing process in non-Western societies in order to challenge hypotheses developed in Western societies and understand more broadly the role of culture.

scholarly journals Logo-od: The applicability of Logotherapy as an organisation development intervention

2008 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel H. Burger ◽  
Freddie Crous ◽  
Gert Roodt
Keyword(s):  
Resistance To Change ◽  
Organisational Change ◽  
Readiness For Change ◽  
Organisation Development ◽  
Trigger Event ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Formed Part ◽  
The Relationship

the study investigated the relationship between “resistance to or readiness for change” (ror-change) and “meaning seeking”, and whether a logotherapy-based intervention – Logo-OD – would impact on resistance to change. A quasi-experimental design and various statistical procedures were applied to test formulated hypotheses. of a survey population of 1 637 individuals, 193 and 76 respondents formed part of the pre- and post-test samples respectively. Whereas a signifcant relationship was established between said constructs, no signifcant effect of Logo-OD was observed. These results supported the primary conclusions emanating from the literature: the role of logo-oD is one of a positive trigger event for organisational change.

scholarly journals ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF EMPLOYEE VOICE BEHAVIOR

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-129
Author(s):  
Farhan Aslam ◽  
Qamaruddin Maitlo
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Employee Voice ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Entrepreneurial Leadership ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Voice Behavior ◽  
Significant Relation ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship

This study uses a systematic quantitative research approach to identify the relationship between entrepreneurial leadership (EL) and innovation through the moderating effect of employee voice behavior (EVB). This study focuses on employees of Pakistani medium and large enterprises and implies that there is a positive and significant relation between EL and innovation and similarly between EL and EVB. Current study concludes that EVB also partially mediate the relationship between EL and innovation, which means that there are other factors mediating their relationship about which further research needs to be done. It can be concluded from this paper that the firms having entrepreneurial leadership ability in their employees and having EVB in organizational culture are usually good at innovation.

The Effects of Genre and Reading Difficulty on Narrative Transportation: The Mediating Role of Affect

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 422-429
Author(s):  
Foivos Isakoglou ◽  
Kristi S. Multhaup ◽  
Margaret P. Munger ◽  
Brian A. Eiler
Keyword(s):  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Reading Difficulty ◽  
Literary Fiction ◽  
Difficulty Level ◽  
Narrative Transportation ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Stories offer a refuge from people’s mundane troubles and commitments by immersing them in intricate fictional worlds. Narrative transportation, i.e., the feeling of being “lost” in the world of a story, has been found to be an important measure of involvement with narratives (Green & Brock, 2000). Numerous studies have examined the impact of literary fiction on readers’ theory of mind, but the relationship between genre and narrative transportation remains relatively unexplored. Black and Barnes (2015a) proposed that exposure to literary fiction produces higher narrative transportation than exposure to nonfiction texts. The present investigation sought to replicate this finding while (a) measuring baseline trait empathy, (b) addressing a confound of genre and reading difficulty noted in prior work, and (c) assessing the mediating role of affect on the relationship between genre and narrative transportation. Empathy was positively correlated with narrative transportation, r = .39, p < .001. Narrative transportation was higher for participants who read challenging fiction and nonfiction than for participants who read easy fiction, F(2, 891) = 5.79, p = .003, ηp2= .013. Positive affect, but not negative affect, mediated the effect of challenging versus easy text conditions on narrative transportation, b = –.16, se = .04 (95% CI [–.25, –.08]). These findings suggest that narrative transportation may not be dependent on story genre, but rather on a given text’s difficulty level and the positive emotions experienced while reading.

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