scholarly journals Media Use and Well-being: Understanding the Interplay in the Context of Tibetan Youth in India Amid COVID-19 Crisis

2021 ◽  
pp. 1326365X2110023
Author(s):  
Pradeep Nair ◽  
Deepak Kumar Vaishnav
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Media Exposure ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Positive Thinking ◽  
Disciplinary Boundaries ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
The Media ◽  
Individual Existence ◽  
Effects Of Media

The advent of the positive psychology has shifted the focus of a wellbeing from a clinical perspective to a social perspective which further complemented the post-modern construction of wellbeing in the form of happiness and positive thinking. The contribution of media in this construction is significant, since media has pervaded each and every aspect of our socio-cultural as well as individual existence at an unprecedented rate during the past few decades. This study delineates the potential benefits of media exposure on wellbeing within the disciplinary boundaries of media psychology, while looking at the Indian and Tibetan understanding of the wellbeing construct. It explores the intrinsic effects of media usage on social and cultural wellbeing of young Tibetan people living in various settlements in India. The study delves into the ways in which the young Tibetans interact to ensure the wellbeing of their family, relatives and community in a connected, yet physically distant world endeavouring to explore the evolving implications of the media exposure, especially of ‘new media’, on wellbeing.

A structural model for destination travel intention as a media exposure

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 1338-1360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chulmo Koo ◽  
Youhee Joun ◽  
Heejeong Han ◽  
Namho Chung
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
New Media ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Media Exposure ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cultural Exposure ◽  
The Media

Purpose This study aims to investigate the effects of a prospective traveler’s perception of media exposure on their intention to visit a destination (i.e. South Korea). Cultural exposure to a particular country through media affects people’s preference for that foreign country, and may ultimately be a function of the behavior for consuming that country’s cultural products – e.g. traveling to that country. Media exposure has been recognized as a major underlying reason for the desire to visit a destination. Design/methodology/approach This study examines the impacts of potential travelers’ media exposure in three different language-use groups (i.e. English, Japanese and Chinese) and their perception of the media exposure on their intention to visit the actual site (i.e. South Korea). To enhance the understanding of the intention to visit the destination, this study proposes a research model based on use and gratification theory and the belief–desire–intention model. Findings Mass and social media exposure had an effect on the intention to visit a destination as a result of the gratification and desire experienced through the content. Research limitations/implications This study suggests the synthesis of the use and gratification theory and the belief–desire–intention model and an examination of theoretical and practical implications. Originality/value This study involved a sample of users of destination marketing sites. In addition, this study investigated the users’ intentions to visit a real tourism destination taking into consideration mass media (traditional media) and social media (new media) based on the use of gratification theory and the belief–desire–intention model. Practically, the findings highlight the crucial role of social media in the intention to visit the tourism destination.

scholarly journals Emirati Youth's Attitudes Towards Citizenship Values (Applied Study on A Sample of Students of The Emirates College of Technology and Al Ain University of Science and Technology) April 2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 03 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Taher Awad Basha
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
New Media ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Cultural Symbols ◽  
Community Initiatives ◽  
The People ◽  
The Media ◽  
Effects Of Media

This research aims to identify the attitudes of Emirati youth towards citizenship and their level of awareness of it and to determine the extent of their commitment to those values by Identifying their contribution to promoting the values of citizenship and strengthening the values of belonging, loyalty, and positive participation What is the relationship between young people's awareness of the concept of citizenship and translating this reality into practical images. Then stand on the level of commitment to the values of citizenship among Emirati youth and how they can contribute to strengthening the values of rights, duties, and social responsibility. The study also aimed to identify the threats to the values of citizenship from the point of view of young people in light of the increasing media openness, socially, culturally, security, and economically. It emerged through the results that the vast majority of respondents are fully aware of the concept of citizenship and feel proud that they are citizens of the United Arab Emirates. Furthermore, it was found through the results of the study that there are no negative effects of the presence of expatriate workers and the multiplicity of nationalities within the country working to weaken the concept of citizenship among the sample members. The recommendations of the study included the following: 1 / The need to give the concept of citizenship the utmost importance in the media and educational curricula. 2 / The need to support and strengthen the concept of citizenship among young people by launching community initiatives led by young people themselves. 3 / Immunizing youth against the negative effects of media openness and new media by focusing on developing citizenship values. 4 / Paying attention to historical, religious, and cultural symbols and promoting them through the means of tourism to enhance the concept of citizenship for the people of the same country with the importance of motivating young people to loyalty to the homeland, pride in its heritage and adhere to its customs.

scholarly journals Utilization Pattern of Indian Traditional Medicine in the Treatment of Cancer

2021 ◽  
pp. 135-143
Author(s):  
Manju K. Mathew ◽  
K. Saravanan ◽  
Sujith Abraham
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Utilization Pattern ◽  
Usage Patterns ◽  
Section Design ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
The Media ◽  
Source Of Information

Aim: The aim of this study was to find the utilization pattern of Indian traditional medicine systems among the cancer patients. Study Design: The present study is an observation cross-section design and conducted among the patients visiting in a hospital practicing Indian Traditional Medicine system from January2019 – December 2019. Methodology: 379 cancer patients were participated in this study and required information were collected using a descriptive semi-structured questionnaire. Results: The result implies that ITMS is widespread in cancer patients with 86.28% treating with selected form of ITS. A mixed group of 341 remedy was recognized and practiced. Ayurveda, Siddha, Homeopathy, Unani as well as Yoga and nutrition was the very frequently prescribed ITMS remedies. Herbal medicine use tripled from use prior to detection of cancer. Multivariate analysis showed that the usage patterns of the ITMS patients were belong to the adult populations and female. The source of information was mainly from friends/ family and the media, while directions from allopathic doctors and nurses were very negligible in giving ITMS related suggestions. 82.06% of patients used ITMS in order to improve the immunity to fight against cancer and/ or increase physical well-being. 88.92% of patients have gained from ITMS. 10.03% of patients reported minor side effects. Conclusion: From the findings of the present, that the healthcare professionals can investigate the use of ITMS with cancer patients. The patients have shown strong attraction towards the ITM system due to less side effects and comparatively treatment cost is less though the efficacy and safety are yet to be explored many therapy regimens. The patients can be counselled regarding its potential benefits of ITMS remedies with the restricted existing effectiveness and for the improvement of patients.

scholarly journals Nacionalinio identiteto raiškos socialiniuose tinkluose

2013 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
pp. 19-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daiva Siudikienė
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
New Media ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Symbolic Capital ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Daily Routines ◽  
Institutional Values ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Better Than

Straipsnyje nagrinėjama problematika yra reikšminga tiriamų medijų auditorijos transformacijos procesų dalis, nes medijų prisotinta aplinka generuoja naujus auditorijos dalyvių elgesio modelius. Keliama problema – šiuolaikiniuose kontekstuose mažėjantis nacionalinio identiteto reikšmingumas, kuris tampa lygiai tokiu pačiu ginčytinu simboliniu kapitalu, kaip ir visos kitos socialinio identiteto rūšys. Ieškoma atsakymų, kokie veiksniai formuoja šiuolaikinio medijų naudotojo tapatybę, kokios vertybės jam yra reikšmingos. Šiuolaikinėje visuomenėje identitetas yra suvokiamas kaip atviras savęs formavimo procesas ir simbolinis projektavimas. Globaliųjų socialinių tinklų plėtra ir tapimas reikšminga šiuolaikinių medijų naudotojų kasdienybės dalimi iliustruoja kintančius nacionalinio identiteto naratyvus šiuolaikinėje visuomenėje.Reikšminiai žodžiai: nacionalinis identitetas, globalizacija, medijų naudotojai, socialiniai tinklai.The forms of national identity in social networksDaiva Siudikienė Summury When investigating the culture of virtuality, one of the main problems is the identity of the contempo­rary media users and the factors influencing the for­mation of their identities. In a traditional society, the identity was formatted by the traditional social insti­tutions such as family, church, nation, etc. The nation was defined as a culturally homogenized population living in a defined territory, distinguished by col­lective cultural identity, common values, traditions, worldview, the same language and history. Today, the individuals live in the environment enriched by the media, and their daily routines are closely related with the practices of media usage. Formation of the identity is now a more personal routine, meanwhile the influence of traditional social institutions and in­stitutional values decreases. In the globalised world the identity as a whole is no more an inherited thing; rather, it is based on the creativity of a person and his choices. Traditionally defined as fundamental, na­tional identity becomes a disputable symbolic capital like the other types of social identity. This new emerging reality forms a multitude of issues. Significant problems are related to the relationship between the supra-national and the sub-national spheres. Is the national indentity still important for the young media users in the era of globalisation, mediatization, and individualization? How the young media users define themselves in the globalised media environment? How the young media users cohere the elements of both local and cosmopolitan culture? What new boundaries deve­lop among social, cultural, and ethnic groupings? The aim of this paper is to discuss the emerging new forms of national identity of the Lithuanian youth as a new media generation. Results of the investigation show that the national identity is under deep conside­ration among the young media users. It is clear that the national identity should gain more modern forms and be supported by new values in the contemporary dynamic world where the cosmopolitan values cor­respond to the lifestyles of the young media users much better than do traditional institutional values.

Challenging or Reinforcing the Gender Divide?

2016 ◽  
pp. 68-92
Author(s):  
Jessica Gustafsson ◽  
Poul Erik Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Cultural Patterns ◽  
Cultural Changes ◽  
Gendered Spaces ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
The Media ◽  
And Gender

This chapter aims to deepen the understanding of how the appropriations of new communication technologies in dramatic changing communication ecologies interrelate with social and cultural changes in contemporary rural and urban Kenya, focusing on gender and space. The study, which is set in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya, is based on a 799 household's survey concerning gendered access and usage of media and ICT and 80 life-world interviews with men and women on their appropriations of new media. The chapter concludes that the interrelation between new media and gender is complex. To a large extent the media usage reflects the patriarchal structure in Kenya and reinforces gendered spaces but new media also offer new spaces that challenge prevailing norms. Suggesting that new technologies can simultaneously function as vehicles of transformation and reproduce power relations and cultural patterns.

scholarly journals Psychological Aspects of Media Communication during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from Healthcare and Pharmacy Specialists in Lithuania

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1297
Author(s):  
Nida Žemaitienė ◽  
Milda Kukulskienė ◽  
Vilma Miglinė ◽  
Loreta Kubilienė ◽  
Gabrielė Urbonaitė ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Subjective Effects ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Aspects ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Related Information ◽  
The Media ◽  
Search For Information ◽  
Effects Of Media

In the setting of disasters, people seek information as they hope that knowledge will provide security. This makes the media a critical source of crisis exposure. The aim of the study described in this article was to analyze COVID-19 pandemic-related psychological aspects of media use by healthcare and pharmacy workers in Lithuania and to reveal the subjective effects of media consumption on their psychological well-being. 967 healthcare workers and pharmacists in Lithuania completed an electronic survey, which consisted of questions about the changes in well-being experienced since the beginning of the lockdown and media use in the search for information on COVID-19. It was found that communication might have ambiguous effects on psychological well-being. Excessive, unreliable, misleading, contradictory information and “catastrophizing” were subjectively related to impaired psychological well-being. Objective and reliable, relevant, clear, timely, hopeful and supportive information had a subjective positive effect. Seeking COVID-19-related information many times a day was associated with increased fear of becoming infected with COVID-19, feeling unable to control the risk of contracting COVID-19, fear of infecting relatives with COVID-19 and feeling that other people would avoid interaction with healthcare workers and pharmacists because of their job. General browsing was not consistently associated with COVID-19-related fears.

Media Exposure, Utilization, Satisfaction, and Need for Service Business Information of Consumers in the Digital Economy Era

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 90-100
Author(s):  
Ekachat Tansiri ◽  
Sirivimol Devahastin
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Hypothesis Testing ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Media Exposure ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Service Business ◽  
Business Information ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Right

Abstract The objectives of this research were: 1) to study the media exposure, utilization, satisfaction, and need for service business information of consumers in the digital economy era, 2) to examine the relationships between the media exposure, utilization, and satisfaction with service business information of consumers in the digital economy era, and 3) to present the problems, obstacles, and suggestions regarding digital media communication of consumers in the digital economy era. A quantitative survey research method was applied. The sample consisted of 400 consumers in Bangkok, ages 37-50 years, who were exposed to digital media on tourism service businesses, such as websites, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, blogs, and Line. The research tool was a questionnaire, and the statistics used in data analysis were percentage, mean, and standard deviation. Hypothesis testing was done by using the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient. The results showed that most respondents were female, ages 37-40 years, worked in private companies, and had an average monthly income of 10,001-20,000 baht. The majority of respondents were exposed to YouTube videos and Facebook pages on restaurant service. Service business information was used to satisfy their personal interests. Regarding satisfaction with business information, YouTube was found to be the most interesting form of digital media, whereas the other forms of digital media needed the right content. The observed problem was outdated and unreliable information. The hypothesis testing showed that media exposure behavior was significantly correlated (at 0.05 level) with the media utilization and satisfaction with service business information of customers in the digital economy era. Based on the results, it is suggested that digital media be used in new media convergence and modern marketing for better control of the accuracy and reliability of data in order to ensure that the creation and development of digital media in the service sector is consistent with the digital economic policy of the national government.

scholarly journals The effects of media exposure and language attitudes on grammaticality judgments

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun-Yi Peng
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Principle Component Analysis ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Language Attitudes ◽  
Media Exposure ◽  
Grammaticality Judgments ◽  
The Media ◽  
Acceptability Judgments ◽  
Effects Of Media

AbstractWhile traditional 1st wave variationist sociolinguists resist citing media exposure as a source of language variation, this experimental study demonstrates that Mainland Mandarin speakers with reported exposure to Taiwanese TV were more likely to rate syntactic constructions found in Taiwanese Mandarin as grammatically acceptable. Data were collected through an online survey consisting of acceptability judgments, written-guise attitude tasks, reported viewing habits, and demographic questions. Principle Component Analysis was deployed to reduce data dimension, which allows for the identification of the key personality traits linked to Taiwanese Mandarin that contribute to the media effects. The results suggest an intertwined relationship in which the effects of media exposure on acceptability judgments are moderated by language attitudes.

Media Exposure and Acquisition Premium Evidence from Chinese Investing Companies

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 142-161
Author(s):  
Ruchen Shao ◽  
Yanting Wang ◽  
Hao Wang ◽  
Zongze Geng ◽  
Li Ma
Keyword(s):  
Media Exposure ◽  
Potential Effect ◽  
Price Premium ◽  
Chinese Companies ◽  
The Media ◽  
Competing Hypotheses ◽  
Acquisition Premium ◽  
Effects Of Media ◽  
International Acquisition ◽  
Practical Implications

Acquisition deals often draw the attention of the media and the media exposure influences the decisions of stakeholders. Especially attractive in recent years are deals that Chinese companies are investing actively both within China and across the globe. How does media exposure influence the price premium of the target companies that Chinese companies acquire? Building upon the literature of economics and psychology, we develop competing hypotheses on the potential effect. In addition, we argue that the effects of media exposure are different between the Chinese companies’ domestic and international acquisition deals. The data from the recent decade’s transactions indicate that media exposure is associated with the higher premium, supporting the attention-based view. In addition, we hypothesize the effect of media exposure is larger for international deals than for domestic deals. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

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