scholarly journals Consumption among young activists

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elvira M. Arif
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Project Manager ◽  
Consumption Patterns ◽  
Value Priorities ◽  
Group Identities ◽  
Approaches To Study

There are two main approaches to study youth consumption. The first one considers consumption as viewed by a group of people of a certain age who differ from other age groups. Cultural differences are not taken into account. In the second approach consumption is seen as one of structure-forming elements of youth communities and practices. In that case, researchers study subcultures and youth leisure activities. However, those young people who are not engaged in subcultures and whose consumption patterns do not define their group identities are poorly studied. The article analyzes the importance of consumption among young persons and examines the ideological vectors of youth solidarity. The database consists of 28 biographical interviews with young activists from St Petersburg. The emphasis is placed on value priorities and the significance of labor for young activists. Thus, the meaning of consumption is considered through the prism of values and labor using the notion of “cultural repertoire of consumption”.  Based on the interview results, five repertoires were singled out: anti-reconsumption, ethical, pro-Soviet, anti-consumption and politicized repertoires. Special attention is given to young activists’ reinterpretation of exclusiveness within the dominant consumption discourse. The analysis provides the grounds for reviewing the content of the solidarity vector and the substitution of “consumption - asceticism” direction for the “critical – internalized consumption”. Acknowledgement. The author expresses gratitude to Elena L. Omelchenko, director of NRU HSE Center for Youth Studies, and Yana N. Krupets, project manager, for the provided materials. Special thanks go to all the colleagues who took part in the tool design and data collection, discussion and analysis.

LEISURE IN THE STRUCTURE OF VIABILITY OF TWO GENERATIONS OF MUSCOVITES

2021 ◽  
pp. 41-49
Author(s):  
Tatyana P. Emelyanova ◽  
◽  
Semyon V. Tarasov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Leisure Activity ◽  
Value Orientations ◽  
Urban Identity ◽  
Two Generations ◽  
The City ◽  
Two Age Groups

The article is devoted to comparing the preferred leisure activity of the two age groups of Muscovites and to identifying the connection of these preferences with other socio-psychological parameters of their viability. The sample consisted of 258 respondents with two age groups: 158 aged 18-35 and 100 aged 61-84. Methods were used: value orientations, author’s questionnaires of preferences for leisure activity, social responsibility, evaluation of positive and negative perception of urban environment, «scale of urban identity» M. Lalli. It is found that leisure choices are characterized by entertainment in both groups, but its cultural and educational appearance – visiting exhibitions, museums, theatres – is more characteristic of the older generation. Young people are more likely to engage in leisure activities such as cafés, bars, restaurants, shopping and extreme entertainment, which are related to the stress of the city. The role of positive perception of the city – city holidays, etc. - in the choice of leisure activities is noted. A lack of internal responsibility among young people may be related both to a lack of time, to a general hedonic focus of leisure, and to a lack of confidence in their ability to influence urban solutions.

scholarly journals Using co-design and qualitative research to develop Niggle: a new app supporting young people on their dynamic journey to wellbeing (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stoyan R Stoyanov ◽  
Oksana Zelenko ◽  
Aleksandra Staneva ◽  
David J Kavanagh ◽  
Calvin Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Participatory Design ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Life Stage ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Social Constructionist ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Personal Recovery

BACKGROUND Adolescence is a life stage characterized by intense development and increased vulnerability. Yet, often due to stigma and embarrassment, young people rarely seek help. Alarmingly, even those who do may not be able to receive it. Wellbeing-focussed interventions offer a protective factor against adversity. Highly-effective innovative, accessible and engaging mHealth interventions which look beyond mental ill-health and towards mental wellbeing are urgently needed. OBJECTIVE This qualitative study aimed to explore how young Australians conceptualize and construct recovery journeys from feeling unwell towards wellbeing and to inform the conceptual design of a youth-led information-, resource- and support-focused mHealth intervention. METHODS Twenty-five young people, aged 12 to 25 years were divided into three age groups to take part in three face-to-face participatory design workshops each. Young people’s understanding and representation of wellbeing, feeling unwell, and the recovery journey in-between was investigated using visual and linguistic data-collection methods of photo elicitation and journey mapping. Thematic analysis was informed by a social constructionist perspective, producing a conceptual model of the recovery journey. A mobile app was co-designed and iteratively developed and tested by young people and a team of psychology, research, design and IT experts, mapping all app functions. RESULTS Young people described a six-stage journey with specific barriers and coping strategies. The findings are then situated within the personal recovery framework in mental health and emphasize the cyclic and iterative model of change. Through co-design, the new app – Niggle – was conceptualized as a visual representation of an amorphous problem, which can be addressed through app functions corresponding to the most helpful strategies young people use to progress through the stages of their recovery journey. CONCLUSIONS ¬Niggle is available to offer support to young people for a range of problems and provides a hot link to counselling services in Australia. This study presents an insight into young people’s understanding of wellbeing and recovery. It elaborates on the process of in-depth qualitative data collection through visual, linguistic methods and co-design. This paper could aid the development of high quality personalizable mHealth interventions and support resources.

scholarly journals LIFESTYLE OF CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN YOUTH: ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOR ANNOTATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 6(72) (4) ◽  
pp. 12-22
Author(s):  
I. N. Vorobyova
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
High Position ◽  
Life Styles ◽  
Youth Attitudes ◽  
The One

Fundamental changes in Russian society entailed a change in living conditions, ways of organizing it, and life styles. The relevance of the practical study of life styles as the basis for the stratification of society is justified by its ability to reflect the totality of the individual’s life practices that are closely related to his attitudes, life principles. The lifestyle shows the behavior of a person in labor activity, the main consumer practices, the organization of leisure activities, inclusion in public organizations, his orientation to socio-economic activity in general. In conditions of sufficient theoretical elaboration of this topic by foreign and domestic authors, there is a clear gap in the practical multicomponent, in accordance with the studied value, measurement of the prevailing lifestyle. Based on the theoretical model, starting from the works of P. Bourdieu G.-P. Muller, Bauman, J. Baudrillard, the author offers a practical indicator model for measuring lifestyle and gives an example of its testing on the population of the city of Cherepovets. The main practical indicators of lifestyle are: locus of responsibility (internal or external), level of claims, attitudes toward work, leisure preferences, breadth of developed consumer practices. In the practical part of the article, the author, citing the results of the study for all age groups, focuses on the specifics of the stylized attitudes of youth as one of the most promising categories for the development of society. Argued evidence of the passivity of modern youth, overstated claims and self-esteem with a low level of attitudes toward social, economic and social participation and participation in society are given. Young people are traditionally distinguished by a higher level of socio-economic optimism, the index of social sentiments in this group is higher than among the entire population. Young people have a locus of responsibility that is ambiguous for interpretation. On the one hand, they believe that their financial situation and career depend on themselves, on the other hand, external factors (luck, good connections, rich influential parents) often consider the factor to achieve a high position in society. Young people are not distinguished by high socio-economic activity and readiness for it. The results of the study confirm that not all young people seek to take an active part in volunteer activities. Young people participate in actions most often of an entertainment plan and are much less likely to take responsibility and take part in political and public affairs.

The past, present and future of food consumption databases

2012 ◽  
Vol 153 (43) ◽  
pp. 1692-1700
Author(s):  
Viktória Szűcs ◽  
Erzsébet Szabó ◽  
Diána Bánáti
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Collection Method ◽  
The Past ◽  
Consumption Data ◽  
Food Consumption Data ◽  
International Projects ◽  
Collection Methods ◽  
The Eu

Results of the food consumption surveys are utilized in many areas, such as for example risk assessment, cognition of consumer trends, health education and planning of prevention projects. Standardization of national consumption data for international comparison is an important task. The intention work began in the 1970s. Because of the widespread utilization of food consumption data, many international projects have been done with the aim of their harmonization. The present study shows data collection methods for groups of the food consumption data, their utilization, furthermore, the stations of the international harmonization works in details. The authors underline that for the application of the food consumption data on the international level, it is crucial to harmonize the surveys’ parameters (e.g. time of data collection, method, number of participants, number of the analysed days and the age groups). For this purpose the efforts of the EU menu project, started in 2012, are promising. Orv. Hetil., 2012, 153, 1692–1700.

Students’ Attitudes Towards Starting a Business, on the Example of Students at the University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów (Poland)

e-Finanse ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 90-103
Author(s):  
Karolina Palimąka ◽  
Jacek Rodzinka
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Young People ◽  
Family Member ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
The University ◽  
Starting A Business

AbstractEntrepreneurship understood as a manifestation of economic activity is an issue widely discussed in literature, especially in the field of economics. Today, a large part of society is involved in establishing and running a business, hence the shaping of entrepreneurial behaviors gains importance among all age groups, especially young people. The main objective of the conducted research was to examine the interest in starting their own business by students and to verify whether the direction of their studies or role in the group affects the students’ willingness to start a business and whether a family member runs a business influences this interest and moreover, whether capital and the idea are the two main criteria conditioning the decision.. The conclusions were based on a study, i.e. (mainly) the cross-analysis of data collected as part of a survey conducted among students of the University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów.

scholarly journals Visual Attention and Aging: an Age-Related Cognitive Model of Positive Adaptation

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-191
Author(s):  
José Manuel Rodríguez-Ferrer
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Visual Attention ◽  
Response Times ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Cognitive Model ◽  
Covert Attention ◽  
Positive Adaptation ◽  
Healthy Elderly ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Healthy Young People

We have studied the effects of normal aging on visual attention. Have participated a group of 38 healthy elderly people with an average age of 67.8 years and a group of 39 healthy young people with average age of 19.2 years. In a first experiment of visual detection, response times were recorded, with and without covert attention, to the presentation of stimuli (0.5º in diameter grey circles) appearing in three eccentricities (2.15, 3.83 and 5.53° of visual field) and with three levels of contrast (6, 16 and 78%). In a second experiment of visual form discrimination circles and squares with the same features as in the previous experiment were presented, but in this case subjects only should respond to the emergence of the circles. In both age groups, the covert attention reduced response times. Compared to young people, the older group achieved better results in some aspects of attention tests and response times were reduced more in the stimuli of greater eccentricity. The data suggest that there is a mechanism of adaptation in aging, in which visual attention especially favors the perception of those stimuli more difficult to detec

Ervaringskennis van jongeren uit een gezinshuis

KWALON ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dineke Bent-Lenselink
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Experiential Knowledge ◽  
Family Home

Experiential knowledge of young people from a family home: Interviewing with photo cards as a method for data collection This article describes the method of interviewing with photo cards, with the aim of making the experiential knowledge of young people from a family home operational. This article describes the reasons and experiences of a group of researchers with this way of interviewing. The article ends with the evaluation and the conclusion of this way of interviewing.

scholarly journals Tonsillectomy Bleed Rates across the CHEER Practice Research Network

2016 ◽  
Vol 155 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter T. Lee ◽  
David L. Witsell ◽  
Kourosh Parham ◽  
Jennifer J. Shin ◽  
Nikita Chapurin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Postoperative Bleeding ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Postoperative Hemorrhage ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Practice Research ◽  
Retrospective Data ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Retrospective Data Collection ◽  
A Site

Objectives (1) Compare postoperative bleeding in the CHEER network (Creating Healthcare Excellence through Education and Research) among age groups, diagnoses, and practice types. (2) Report the incidence of bleeding by individual CHEER practice site based on practice guidelines. Study Design Retrospective data collection database review of the CHEER network based on ICD-9 and CPT codes related to tonsillectomy patients. Setting Multisite practice–based network. Subjects and Methods A total of 8347 subjects underwent tonsillectomy as determined by procedure code within the retrospective data collection database, and 107 had postoperative hemorrhage. These subjects had demographic information and related diagnoses based on the CPT and ICD-9 codes collected. Postoperative ICD-9 and CPT codes were used to identify patients who also had postoperative bleed. Variables included age (<12 vs ≥12 years), diagnoses (infectious vs noninfectious), and practice type (community vs academic). Statistical analysis included multivariate logistic regression variables predictive of postoperative bleeding, with P < .05 considered significant. Results Thirteen sites contributed data to the study (7 academic, 6 community). There was postoperative bleeding for an overall bleed rate of 1.3%. Patients ≥12 years old had a significantly increased bleed rate when compared with the younger group (odds ratio, 5.98; 95% confidence interval: 3.79-9.44; P < .0001). There was no significant difference in bleed rates when practices or diagnoses were compared. Conclusion A site descriptor database built to expedite clinical research can be used for practice assessment and quality improvement. These data were also useful to identify patient risk factors for posttonsillectomy bleed.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitudes and intention regarding mHealth in generation Y: evidence from a population based cross sectional study in Chakaria, Bangladesh

BMJ Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. e016217 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Shafiqur Rahman ◽  
Syed Hanifi ◽  
Fatema Khatun ◽  
Mohammad Iqbal ◽  
Sabrina Rasheed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Generation Y ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

Background and objectivesmHealth offers a new opportunity to ensure access to qualified healthcare providers. Therefore, to better understand its potential in Bangladesh, it is important to understand how young people use mobile phones for healthcare. Here we examine the knowledge, attitudes and intentions to use mHealth services among young population.DesignPopulation based cross sectional household survey.Setting and participantsA total of 4909 respondents, aged 18 years and above, under the Chakaria Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) area, were interviewed during the period November 2012 to April 2013.MethodsParticipants younger than 30 years of age were defined as young (or generation Y). To examine the level of knowledge about and intention towards mHealth services in generation Y compared with their older counterparts, the percentage of the respective outcome measure from a 2×2 contingency table and adjusted odds ratio (aOR), which controls for potential confounders such as mobile ownership, sex, education, occupation and socioeconomic status, were estimated. The aOR was estimated using both the Cochran–Mantel–Haenszel approach and multivariable logistic regression models controlling for confounders.ResultsGeneration Y had significantly greater access to mobile phones (50%vs40%) and better knowledge about its use for healthcare (37.8%vs27.5%;aOR 1.6 (95% CI1.3 to 2.0)). Furthermore, the level of knowledge about two existing mHealth services in generation Y was significantly higher compared with their older counterparts, with aOR values of 3.2 (95% CI 2.6 to 5.5) and 1.5 (95% CI 1.1 to 1.8), respectively. Similarly, generation Y showed significantly greater intention towards future use of mHealth services compared with their older counterparts (aOR 1.3 (95% CI 1.1 to 1.4)). The observed associations were not modified by sociodemographic factors.ConclusionThere is a greater potential for mHealth services in the future among young people compared with older age groups. However, given the low overall use of mHealth, appropriate policy measures need to be formulated to enhance availability, access, utilisation and effectiveness of mHealth services.

scholarly journals An exploration of the data collection methods utilised with children, teenagers and young people (CTYPs)

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah M Flanagan ◽  
Sheila Greenfield ◽  
Jane Coad ◽  
Susan Neilson
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Data Collection Methods ◽  
Collection Methods
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