Three's company, or a crowd?: The effects of robot number and behavior on HRI in Japan and the USA

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of cultural differences and the types of relationship closeness involved in recipients’ emotional and behavioral reactions after receiving disliked gifts. Design/methodology/approach Collecting data from Thailand and the USA, two experiments were conducted in a 2 (self-construal: independent/interdependent) × 2 (relationship closeness: close/distant) between-subjects design. Study 1 explores the recipients’ feelings and reactions upon receipt of a disliked gift. Study 2 explores the disposition process for a disliked gift. Findings The results show that a recipient’s emotions, reaction and disposition process can be affected by cultural differences and relationship closeness: specifically that close and distant relationships moderate the relationship between self-construal and gift-receiving attitudes and behaviors. Research limitations/implications Future research can investigate representative groups from other countries to broaden the generalizability of the findings. Practical implications This understanding can guide gift-givers when selecting gifts for close or distant recipients across cultures. Additionally, it can help retailers develop and introduce new marketing strategies by applying self-construal as a marketing segmentation tool for gift purchase and disposition. Originality/value This research is among the first studies to offer insights into how individuals in different cultures manage disliked gifts they receive from people in either close or distant relationships.

The Study of Some Issues on the USA Migrational Politics (on the Basis of Linguistic Analysis of Presidents’ Addresses to the Nation)

Scientific Research and Development Modern Communication Studies ◽

10.12737/article_5b15123ed12851.56472926 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 34-38

Author(s):

Ростиславовна Наталья ◽

Rostislavovna Natal'ya

Keyword(s):

World View ◽

Linguistic Analysis ◽

Barack Obama ◽

Economic Potential ◽

Donald Trump ◽

Comparative Analyses ◽

American President ◽

The Usa ◽

Points Of View ◽

And Behavior

The article describes metaphorical models which represent the concept of immigration in the discourse of ex US president Barack Obama and today’s American president Donald Trump. The conducted comparative analyses of remarks by two presidents in address to the nation on immigration distinguished certain metaphorical models which actualize different priority tendencies of immigrational politics of the presidents, and which serve for forming needed images and defining people’s way of thinking and behavior. The analysis showed how linguacultural images of American world view have changed during the last three years. The paper points out dominant metaphorical models characterizing immigration from different points of view. For Barack Obama immigration is a source of entrepreneurial and economic potential. Donald Trump’s metaphors present immigrants as aliens threatening the safety of the nation.

Ethnic Enclaves and Pregnancy and Behavior Outcomes Among Asian/Pacific Islanders in the USA

Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities ◽

10.1007/s40615-019-00650-4 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 224-233 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Andrew D. Williams ◽

Lynne C. Messer ◽

Jenna Kanner ◽

Sandie Ha ◽

Katherine L. Grantz ◽

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Keyword(s):

Pacific Islanders ◽

Ethnic Enclaves ◽

Behavior Outcomes ◽

Asian Pacific Islanders ◽

The Usa ◽

Asian Pacific ◽

And Behavior Outcomes ◽

And Behavior

Skin Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors in Collegiate Athletes

Journal of Skin Cancer ◽

10.1155/2014/248198 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2014 ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Courtney Hobbs ◽

Vinayak K. Nahar ◽

M. Allison Ford ◽

Martha A. Bass ◽

Robert T. Brodell

Keyword(s):

Skin Cancer ◽

Collegiate Athletes ◽

Sun Exposure ◽

Sun Protection ◽

Cancer Knowledge ◽

Attitudes And Behaviors ◽

The Usa ◽

Survey Results ◽

And Behaviors ◽

And Behavior

Outdoor athletes represent an important group at risk for skin cancer because they are routinely exposed to high levels of ultraviolet radiation. The purpose of this study was to assess current skin cancer knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among collegiate athletes. A modified version of the Melanoma Risk Behavior Survey was completed by 343 athletes attending a Southern University in the USA, generating an 87% response rate. Survey results demonstrated that the majority of the athletes do not limit their sun exposure and reported low levels of sun protective behaviors. In addition, athletes lacked knowledge about skin cancer and sun protection. Eighty-three percent of the athletes stated that tanning beds improve one’s overall health. Race was significantly associated with skin cancer knowledge, whereas, gender was found to be significantly associated with knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors towards skin cancer. Additionally, there was a significant relationship between knowledge and behavior, but not between attitude and behavior. This study highlights the need to educate athletes about the hazards of tanning to minimize UV exposure and promote sun protection habits. Moreover, athletes should be educated on the dangers of indoor tanning facilities and encouraged to avoid these facilities.

Social Media as Source of Information, Stress Symptoms, and Burden Caused by Coronavirus (COVID-19)

European Psychologist ◽

10.1027/1016-9040/a000452 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 26 (4) ◽

pp. 373-386

Author(s):

Julia Brailovskaia ◽

Jürgen Margraf ◽

Silvia Schneider

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Information Source ◽

National Study ◽

Stress Symptoms ◽

The Usa ◽

The Uk ◽

And Behavior ◽

Cross National Study ◽

The Relationship ◽

Source Of Information

Abstract. This cross-national study investigated the extent of social media use (SMU) as a source of information about COVID-19, and its relationship with the experienced burden caused by the pandemic. Representative data from eight countries (France, Germany, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden, the UK, the USA) were collected online (end of May to the beginning of June 2020). Of the overall 8,302 participants, 48.1% frequently used social media (SM) as a COVID-19 information source (range: 31.8% in Germany, to 65.4% in Poland). In the overall samples and in all country-specific samples, regression analyses revealed the experienced burden caused by COVID-19 to be positively associated with SMU and stress symptoms. Furthermore, stress symptoms partly mediated the relationship between SMU and the burden. The results emphasize the significant association between the use of SM as a source of information, individual emotional state, and behavior during the pandemic, as well as the significance of conscious and accurate use of SM specifically during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Risk of obesity in the neutered cat

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery ◽

10.1177/1098612x16660605 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 19 (8) ◽

pp. 779-783 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jennifer A Larsen

Keyword(s):

Weight Gain ◽

Food Intake ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Nutritional Management ◽

Negative Consequences ◽

Prevent Weight Gain ◽

The Usa ◽

And Behavior

Surgical neutering is one of the most common procedures performed on pets in the USA among other countries. There are known effects of neutering on the physiology and behavior of the cat that predispose to obesity, which is the most significant sequela from a nutritional perspective. Increased food intake is the most likely factor influencing weight gain in the neutered cat. Proactively addressing these changes with nutritional management strategies can help prevent weight gain and associated negative consequences.

Cannabis use and the sperm epigenome: a budding concern?

Environmental Epigenetics ◽

10.1093/eep/dvaa002 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Rose Schrott ◽

Susan K Murphy

Keyword(s):

Synthetic Cannabinoids ◽

The United States ◽

Cannabis Use ◽

Epigenetic Mechanism ◽

Washington Dc ◽

Childhood Health ◽

Parental Exposure ◽

The Usa ◽

Health And Development ◽

And Behavior

Abstract The United States is swiftly moving toward increased legalization of medical and recreational cannabis. Currently considered the most commonly used illicit psychoactive drug, recreational cannabis is legal in 11 states and Washington, DC, and male use is an important and understudied concern. Questions remain, however, about the potential long-term consequences of this exposure and how cannabis might impact the epigenetic integrity of sperm in such a way that could influence the health and development of offspring. This review summarizes cannabis use and potency in the USA, provides a brief overview of DNA methylation as an epigenetic mechanism that is vulnerable in sperm to environmental exposures including cannabis, and summarizes studies that have examined the effects of parental exposure to cannabis or delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC, the main psychoactive component of cannabis) on the epigenetic profile of the gametes and behavior of offspring. These studies have demonstrated significant changes to the sperm DNA methylome following cannabis use in humans, and THC exposure in rats. Furthermore, the use of rodent models has shown methylation and behavioral changes in rats born to fathers exposed to THC or synthetic cannabinoids, or to parents who were both exposed to THC. These data substantiate an urgent need for additional studies assessing the effects of cannabis exposure on childhood health and development. This is especially true given the current growing state of cannabis use in the USA.

Right-Wing Populism and Religion in Europe and the USA

Religions ◽

10.3390/rel11100490 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (10) ◽

pp. 490

Author(s):

Jeffrey Haynes

Keyword(s):

Central Europe ◽

Western Europe ◽

Research Question ◽

Public Perceptions ◽

The Political ◽

Right Wing ◽

Political Purpose ◽

The Usa ◽

Right Wing Populism ◽

And Behavior

The aim of this paper is to examine comparatively the growth and political effectiveness of right-wing populism in Western Europe, Central Europe, and the USA since 9/11. The focus is on such politicians’ vilification of Islam as a faith and Muslims as a people. The paper examines the following research question: how and why do right-wing populists in the USA and Europe use an ideological form of “Christianity”, known variously as “Christianism” or “Christian civilizationism”, to vilify Muslims and Islam? The political purpose seems obvious: to influence public perceptions and to win votes by questioning the desirability of Muslims in both the USA and Europe, claiming that Muslims’ religious and cultural attributes make them unacceptable as neighbors. As Muslims are not capable, so the argument goes, of assimilating to European or American norms, values, and behavior, then they must be excluded or strongly controlled for the benefit of nativist communities. Right-wing populists in both the USA and Europe pursue this strategy because they see it as chiming well with public opinion at a time of great uncertainty, instability, and insecurity.

Assessing the Discriminative Ability and Internal Consistency of the School Outcomes Measure

ISRN Rehabilitation ◽

10.1155/2013/607416 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2013 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Sandra H. Arnold ◽

Thubi H. A. Kolobe ◽

David M. Thompson ◽

Lindsay Boeckman

Keyword(s):

Internal Consistency ◽

Field Testing ◽

Severe Disabilities ◽

School Outcomes ◽

Discriminative Ability ◽

School Based ◽

Frequency Of Use ◽

The Usa ◽

And Behavior ◽

Gmfcs Level

The School Outcomes Measure (SOM) measures the outcomes of students who receive school-based occupational and physical therapies in the USA. This study examined the SOM’s discriminative ability and internal consistency. Descriptive data from a previous study of 73 students, classified by gross motor function classification (GMFCS) level of disability, was computed to determine the frequency of use of the SOM items and differences in subscale scores by students with various ages and levels of disability. There were no differences in mean subscale scores based on age; however students with less severe disabilities (GMFCS I–III) had higher mean scores in all subscales except expresses learning all students and behavior. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was used to examine the internal consistency of items of the SOM. The correlations between many of the items within the subscales were high (.87–.99). Lower alpha coefficients were noted when the SOM was applied to students in GMFCS Levels II and III on two subscales when compared to GMFCS Levels I, IV, and V. On the basis of this evaluation, we revised the SOM to prepare it for a national field testing to measure its construct validity.

Globalization and reluctant buyers

International Marketing Review ◽

10.1108/02651330210451962 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 19 (6) ◽

pp. 663-680 ◽

Cited By ~ 121

Author(s):

Taewon Suh ◽

Ik‐Whan G. Kwon

Keyword(s):

Cultural Context ◽

Path Model ◽

Foreign Product ◽

Consumer Ethnocentrism ◽

Mediating Role ◽

The Us ◽

Attitudes And Perceptions ◽

The Usa ◽

And Behavior ◽

Product Judgment

This study attempted to empirically test a debatable hypothesis that globalization entails homogenization in consumers’ mind and behavior. Using samples from two countries (USA, n = 120 and Korea, n= 128), this study explored a path model centered on consumers’ reluctance to purchase foreign goods. The findings indicated that, in the US sample only, consumer ethnocentrism plays a mediating role between global openness and the reluctance to buy, although it is on the decrease with the increasing level of global openness. Consumer ethnocentrism is still an important factor in determining the magnitude of reluctance to buy a foreign product in both samples, while product judgment also plays an important role, but only in a certain cultural context (i.e. the USA). It is concluded, therefore, that consumers in a different culture, who are different in their attitudes and perceptions, tastes and preferences, and values, are still different even after being exposed to the massive wave of globalization.