scholarly journals Multitasking of existence: Technological mediation in the daily life of the new digital generation

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Anthi Sidiropoulou
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Emotional Experience ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Net Generation ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
Emotional Needs ◽  
Research Perspective ◽  
Whole Process

This study uses a qualitative research perspective in order to explore how young adults of the net generation get involved with ICTs and what types of meaning they attribute toICT use. Eighteen to twenty-two years old adults in Greece constitute the first generation that were born and raised in a digital environment. Our purpose is to explore how this generation express themselves and fulfil psychological needs while in cyberspace, in what ways and to what degree fulfilment is achieved, how authentic the expression of needsis, and to what type of emotional experience this whole process contributes. Are young adults able to distinguish the psychological signification of their ICTs use? We investigated these questions by asking participants to keepa diary for a period of five daysabout their patterns of ICTs use, the emotional needs covered by this use, the satisfaction they receive from it,and theirmultitasking practices, and then to reflect and report on their personal findings. Thematic analysis of the findings and self-reports indicates that young adults do not seem to receive the psychological  seek while using ICTs; this lack of fulfilment contributes in turn to extended multitasking practices, even when it comes to selected leisure activities. Τhis mediated daily routine creates new forms of anxiety toyoung adults, who report feeling trapped in a permanently escaping reality that requires constant presence and participation.

Test Anxiety in Potential First-Generation Students: A Longitudinal Examination of the Role of Psychological Needs

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-49
Author(s):  
Natalie Spadafora ◽  
Emily L. Murphy ◽  
Danielle S. Molnar ◽  
Dawn Zinga
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Test Anxiety ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Self Report ◽  
First Generation Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Post Secondary

It is estimated that 15-22% of students have high levels of test anxiety (von der Embse, Jester, Roy, & Post, 2018), which can be associated with greater academic stress and poorer educational performance (e.g., Steinmayr, Crede, McElvany, & Withwein, 2016). First-generation students (where neither parent has completed post-secondary education) are a critical group to study given that they are at higher risk for poorer educational attainment and being unsuccessful at the post-secondary level. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the link between basic psychological needs and test anxiety in a sample of first-generation Ontario high school students across two points in time (N = 147;  Mage = 14.82, SD = 1.28). Self-report data was collected as a part of an on-going longitudinal study focusing on students attending a high school with specialized programming to enhance the transition to post-secondary institutions. Results from cross-lagged path analyses indicated that being older, female, and having higher levels of needs frustration significantly predicted higher levels of test anxiety over time within this sample. Our results highlight important educational implications, emphasizing the importance of fostering classroom environments where students perceive their psychological needs to be met, particularly within this unique population of students.

scholarly journals Young adults’ coping strategies against loneliness during the COVID-19-related quarantine in Greece

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrianos Golemis ◽  
Panteleimon Voitsidis ◽  
Eleni Parlapani ◽  
Vasiliki A Nikopoulou ◽  
Virginia Tsipropoulou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
Cross Sectional

Summary COVID-19 and the related quarantine disrupted young adults’ academic and professional life, daily routine and socio-emotional well-being. This cross-sectional study focused on the emotional and behavioural responses of a young adult population during the COVID-19-related quarantine in April 2020, in Greece. The study was conducted through an online survey. A total of 1559 young adults, aged 18−30 years, completed Steele’s Social Responsibility Motivation Scale and the De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale, and answered questions about compliance with instructions, quarantine-related behaviours and coping strategies. According to the results, participants displayed a relatively high sense of social responsibility (M = 16.09, SD = 2.13) and a trend towards moderate feeling of loneliness (M = 2.65, SD = 1.62); young women reported significantly higher levels of loneliness than men. The majority complied with instructions often (46.4%) or always (44.8%). Significantly more women created a new social media account and used the social media longer than 5 h/day, compared with men. Resorting to religion, practicing sports and sharing thoughts and feelings about COVID-19 with others predicted higher levels of social responsibility; humour, practicing sports and sharing thoughts and feelings about COVID-19 with others predicted lower levels of loneliness. Conclusively, COVID-19 is expected to have a significant psychological impact on young adults. Currently, Greece is going through the second quarantine period. This study raises awareness about loneliness in young adults during the COVID-19-related quarantine and highlights the importance of developing online programmes, attractive to younger people, to nurture adaptive coping strategies against loneliness.

scholarly journals More to Lose? Noise-Risk Perceptions of Young Adults with Hearing Impairment

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (04) ◽  
pp. 319-331
Author(s):  
Deborah Black ◽  
Lyndal Carter
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Injury Risk ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Health Hazard ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Chi Square

AbstractThis study investigated the attitudes and behaviors of young adults with hearing impairment (HI), in relation to leisure noise. It was hypothesized that young people with HI would have more negative perceptions of noise exposure than their peers with nonimpaired (normal) hearing (NH) and would engage more frequently in self-protective behaviors. Questionnaires were administered as part of a larger study of young Australians with: (1) preadult onset HI and (2) NH. Data from adults (age range 18 to 24 years; n = 79 with HI, n = 131 with NH) were selected for the current analysis. Attitudes data for HI and NH groups were compared using chi-square tests, and the reported use of hearing aids and personal hearing protectors (PHPs) in leisure environments was quantified. Most participants with HI and NH regarded leisure noise as a health hazard but rated their own noise-injury risk as lower than that of their peer group. The use of PHPs was low overall, and many participants with HI reported using hearing aids (switched on) during noisy leisure activities. An equal and substantial proportion of participants with HI and NH reported dislike and avoidance of loud activities. Systematic noise management in leisure environments would address noise-injury risk and also enhance social participation.

Tokyo youth at leisure

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane J. Schiano ◽  
Ame Elliott ◽  
Victoria Bellotti
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Primary Interest ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Internet Resources ◽  
Initial Results

This article describes some suggestive findings on how young adults in Tokyo use mobile- and PC-based Internet resources outside of work or school. The primary interest is to explore leisure activities – and most notably, leisure outings – and how they are supported online. The findings presented here are initial results from an extensive research project designed to explore how Tokyo youth spend leisure time, and how they tend to coordinate, plan, and otherwise support leisure activities. The ultimate goal of the project is to help identify issues and opportunities for designing new online media to support leisure activities, especially leisure outings.

scholarly journals Burden and modifications in life from the perspective of caregivers for patients after stroke

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 944-953 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huana Carolina Cândido Morais ◽  
Arethusa Morais de Gouveia Soares ◽  
Ana Railka de Souza Oliveira ◽  
Carolina Maria de Lima Carvalho ◽  
Maria Josefina da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental State ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Care Program ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
Life Changes ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Perceived Burden ◽  
Burden Scale ◽  
The Impact ◽  
State Examination

OBJECTIVE: to analyze the impact that caring has on a member of the family caring for a patient after a cerebrovascular accident, correlating life modifications and mental suffering with the perceived burden. METHOD: a cross-sectional, quantitative study, undertaken in January-April 2010 in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. RESULT: 61 individuals were investigated, monitored by three hospitals' Home Care Program. Data collection was through interviews for identifying life changes, and through the application of three scales for investigating perceived burden, mental state and mental suffering. Respectively these were the Caregiver Burden Scale (CBS), the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the Self Reported Questionnaire (SRQ). The majority of the carers were female, married, and the children of the stroke patients. The average age was 48.2 years (±12.4). The most-cited life modifications referred to the daily routine, to leisure activities, and to exhaustion or tiredness. Regarding burden, the dimensions of General tension, Isolation and Disappointment stood out. It was ascertained that overload was more severe when the carer presented more symptoms of psychological distress, in the absence of a secondary carer, and when the principal carers reported perceiving changes in their bodies and health. CONCLUSION: an association between burden and the carer's mental state was not observed. Understanding the care, through analysis of the burden and of the knowledge of the biopsychosocial situation will provide support for the nurse's work in reducing the overload for family caregivers.

scholarly journals Examining Mobile Technologies to Support Older Adults With Dementia Through the Lens of Personhood and Human Needs: Scoping Review

10.2196/15122 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. e15122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bon Mi Koo ◽  
Lisa M Vizer
Keyword(s):  
Adult Population ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Cochrane Central Register ◽  
Research Opportunities ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
People With Dementia

Background With the world’s rapidly growing older adult population, there is an increase in the number of people living with dementia. This growth leads to a strain on their caregivers and our health care system and to an increased attention on mitigating strain by using mobile technology to sustain the independence of people with dementia. However, less attention is given to whether these technologies meet the stated and unstated needs of people with dementia. Objective The aim of this study was to provide an overview of the current research on mobile technologies for people with dementia, considering the current research through the lens of personhood and human needs, and to identify any gaps that represent research opportunities. Methods We performed a systematic search in Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), Web of Science, PsycINFO, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Excerpta Medica dataBASE (EMBASE), and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) in October 2018. We screened 5560 articles and identified 24 that met our inclusion and exclusion criteria. We then performed thematic analysis to organize the articles by the types of support mobile technologies provide and mapped those types of support to human needs to identify the gaps in support. Results Articles described research on mobile technologies that support people with dementia to (1) perform daily activities, (2) maintain social interaction, (3) aid memory, (4) engage in leisure activities, (5) track location, and (6) monitor health. At least one type of support mapped to each human need, with most supporting lower-level needs such as physiological and safety needs. Little attention seems to be paid to personhood. Conclusions Mobile technologies that support daily activities, relationships, memory, leisure activities, health, and safety can partially compensate for decreased function owing to dementia, but the human needs of people with dementia are often not adequately considered. Most technologies support basic physiological and safety needs, whereas many pay little attention to higher-level needs such as self-esteem and agency. Important research opportunities include using person-centered methods to develop technology to meet higher-level needs and to preserve personhood by incorporating human and psychological needs of people with dementia along with ethical considerations.

scholarly journals O processo de concretização do imaginário e a visitação no Parque Estadual do Jaraguá (SP)

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bárbara Gambaré dos Santos ◽  
Airton José Cavenaghi
Keyword(s):  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Theoretical Discussion ◽  
Visitor Experience ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Urban Centers ◽  
Green Area ◽  
Process Implementation ◽  
Positive Feelings

Este artigo discute a compreensão do imaginário do visitante como um motivador para a visita ao Parque Estadual do Jaraguá – SP, além de analisar como ocorre essa experiência. A metodologia baseou-se em pesquisa exploratória de caráter bibliográfico com aplicação de entrevistas semiestruturadas acerca do imaginário, com os visitantes do Parque. O estudo evidencia o crescimento da busca pelo contato com a natureza, que por meio de experiências e atividades de lazer e ecoturismo proporcionam sensações positivas para seus visitantes. Na conclusão das discussões apresentadas, observa-se que o imaginário pode servir de base para o planejamento e ações aplicada ao uso dos recursos naturais. A partir dos estudos e das pesquisas elaborou-se um gráfico analítico do Processo de Concretização do Imaginário, uma discussão teórica que permitiu visualizar como ocorre a experiência do visitante em relação ao contato com a natureza e o seu imaginário. O resultado da analise das entrevistas indicou, também, que não importa o local visitado, mas o quanto de contato com a natureza a pessoa terá e quais sentimentos serão gerados a partir desta experiência, seja ela realizada no Parque Estadual do Jaraguá ou em outra área verde na qual as pessoas busquem a fuga da rotina diária dos grandes centros urbanos. The process of concretion the imaginary and visitation in the Jaragua State Park (SP, Brazil) ABSTRACT This article discusses the understanding of the imaginary from visitor as a motivator for visiting the State Park Jaragua (SP, Brazill), analyzing how this experience occurs. The methodology was based on exploratory research with bibliographical and application of semi-structured interviews about the imaginary with visitors of the park. The study highlights the growing quest for contact with nature, that through experiences and leisure activities and ecotourism can provide positive feelings for visitors. At the conclusion of the discussions presented, it is observed that the imaginary can serve as a basis for planning and initiatives of sustainability applied to the use of natural resources. From the studies and the research was elaborated a graphic analytical of the Process Implementation of the Imaginary, a theoretical discussion that allowed visualization what occurs as the visitor experience in relation to contact with nature and your imaginary. The results of the analysis of the interviews indicated, too, that no matter the place visited, but rather, how much contact with nature, the person will have and what feelings are generated from this experience, whether held in the Jaragua State Park or another green area in which people seek to escape from the daily routine of the large urban centers. KEYWORS: Tourism; Imaginary; Leisure; Jaraguá State Park (SP, Brazil).

scholarly journals Coping in adolescents and young adults with chronic digestive disorders: Impact on school and leisure activities

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 447-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiske Calsbeek ◽  
Mieke Rijken ◽  
Marc J. T. M. Bekkers ◽  
Gerard P. Van Berge Henegouwen ◽  
Joost Dekker
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Digestive Disorders

Net Generation

2011 ◽  
pp. 616-619
Author(s):  
Mary Hricko
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Net Generation ◽  
Internet Culture

The Net Generation refers to the description given to young Americans born from 1976 to 2001. Although the individuals of the Net Generation (or Net Gens) are the last generation of the 20th century, they are considered the first generation to grow up in an Internet culture and a multimedia driven environment.

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