The Impact of Psychological Gender, Gender-Related Perceptions, Significant Others, and the Introducer of Technology upon Computer Anxiety in Students

The gender-related effects of masculinity, femininity, and perceiving technology to be masculinized upon computer anxiety in undergraduates is investigated in addition to the effect of significant others who use computers and the introducer of the technology. The results demonstrate a sex difference, females reporting higher levels of computer anxiety than males. For females, computer anxiety negatively correlated with masculinity, while femininity positively correlated with computer anxiety for males. Sixty-four percent of females agreed that computing was a male activity and that men were better at computing than women. Females who agreed with this latter statement were significantly less computer anxious than females who did not agree with this statement. Additionally, over 40 percent of the variance in female computer anxiety was accounted for by age and having a male friend who used a computer, suggesting that females use males for computer-related support as a strategy to reduce anxiety.

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Sex-Related Differences in the Effects of the Mediterranean Diet on Glucose and Insulin Homeostasis

Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism ◽

10.1155/2014/424130 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2014 ◽

pp. 1-9 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Alexandra Bédard ◽

Louise Corneau ◽

Benoît Lamarche ◽

Sylvie Dodin ◽

Simone Lemieux

Keyword(s):

Sex Differences ◽

Insulin Sensitivity ◽

Mediterranean Diet ◽

Sex Difference ◽

Premenopausal Women ◽

Nonesterified Fatty Acids ◽

Time Interaction ◽

Insulin Homeostasis ◽

The Mediterranean ◽

The Impact

Objective. To document sex differences in the impact of the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) on glucose/insulin homeostasis and to verify whether these sex-related effects were associated with changes in nonesterified fatty acids (NEFA).Methods. All foods were provided to 38 men and 32 premenopausal women (24–53 y) during 4 weeks. Variables were measured during a 180 min OGTT before and after the MedDiet.Results. A sex-by-time interaction for plasma insulin iAUC was found (men: −17.8%,P=0.02; women: +9.4%,P=0.63;Pfor sex-by-time interaction = 0.005). A sex-by-time interaction was also observed for insulin sensitivity (Cederholm index,P=0.03), for which only men experienced improvements (men: +8.1%,P=0.047; women: −5.9%,P=0.94). No sex difference was observed for glucose and C-peptide responses. Trends toward a decrease in NEFA AUC (P=0.06) and an increase in NEFA suppression rate (P=0.06) were noted, with no sex difference. Changes in NEFA were not associated with change in insulin sensitivity.Conclusions. Results suggest that the more favorable changes in glucose/insulin homeostasis observed in men compared to women in response to the MedDiet are not explained by sex differences in NEFA response. This clinical trial is registered with clinicaltrials.govNCT01293344.

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Dukungan Sosial Suami Pada Ibu Dengan Depresi Postpartum Pasca Melahirkan Anak Pertama

Psikologia Jurnal Psikologi ◽

10.21070/psikologia.v3i1.108 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 19

Author(s):

Dian Mustika Sari ◽

Eko Hardi Ansyah

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Postpartum Depression ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Significant Others ◽

Research Subjects ◽

First Child ◽

Birth Factors ◽

The Subject ◽

Observation Method ◽

The Impact

This study aims to provide an overview of social support her husband with postpartum depression in mothers postpartum first child and the impact of social support provided to the mother's husband. Social support is in the form of emotional support, the support award, instrumental support and informative support. The method used in this research is using qualitative exploratory study the two subjects who had a husband and wife with postpartum depression after giving birth first child with wife aged 21-28 years. Determination of the subjects in this study using purposive sampling technique and is located in several places according to the agreement of the subject and significant others. Data collection methods used were observation method using anecdotel record with the observation that social support indicators husband and interview methods are equipped with general guidance interview. The results showed that each subject provide social support her husband with different forms of support for marriage influenced by the subject. The effect of the second wife of the study subjects also differ on the subject of the first wife can get through 25 days postpartum depression after giving birth, while the second subject can get through 40 days postpartum depression after giving birth. Factors support from significant others and coping also affect maternal postpartum depression can get through the second wife of the research subjects.

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Fatigue

Oxford Textbook of Palliative Nursing ◽

10.1093/med/9780190862374.003.0010 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 132-139

Author(s):

Edith O’Neil-Page ◽

Grace E. Dean ◽

Paula R. Anderson

Keyword(s):

End Of Life ◽

Side Effect ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Self Care ◽

Significant Others ◽

Daily Activities ◽

Course Of Disease ◽

Cancer Related Fatigue ◽

Care Requirements ◽

The Impact

Individuals suffering from chronic or malignant disease may experience overwhelming and debilitating symptoms of extensive tiredness or sleepiness or an inability to meet daily self-care requirements and maintain personal interaction with significant others. However, they may be unable to verbalize the impact of fatigue on their daily activities. Fatigue is both personal and communal, affecting all aspects of life. Fatigue is often unrecognized by family and healthcare providers or is accepted as a “side effect” of disease and treatment. Cancer-related fatigue affects all aspects of life, at all ages, and may remain unacknowledged by healthcare providers. Yet with recognition and intervention, fatigue can be successfully managed throughout the course of disease, recovery, or through end of life.

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Gender and Computer Anxiety

Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, First Edition ◽

10.4018/978-1-59140-553-5.ch222 ◽

2005 ◽

pp. 1257-1265

Author(s):

Sue E. Kase ◽

Frank E. Ritter

Keyword(s):

Information Systems ◽

Computer Anxiety ◽

Individual Performance ◽

Psychological Effects ◽

Negative Attitudes ◽

The Past ◽

Computer Based ◽

Per Capita ◽

The Impact

Because of their ability to enhance productivity, computers have become ubiquitous in the workplace. By the early 1990s the use of computers in the workplace reached a per capita penetration that the telephone took 75 years to achieve (Webster & Martocchio, 1992). During the past several decades, there has been both speculation and hard research related to the psychological effects of computer technology. More recently the role of attitudes towards computers in influencing the acceptance and use of computer-based management information systems (MIS) has been highlighted by a growing number of MIS researchers. Generally, these studies focus on the negative attitudes towards computers and concerns about the impact of MIS on individual performance in the workplace.

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The Impact of Significant Adults’ Expectations on the Life Style of Visually Impaired Children

Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness ◽

10.1177/0145482x7607000704 ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 70 (7) ◽

pp. 286-290

Author(s):

Nazneen S. Mayadas ◽

Wayne D. Duehn

Keyword(s):

Social Norms ◽

Life Style ◽

Visually Impaired ◽

Significant Others ◽

Role Expectations ◽

Blind Persons ◽

The Impact ◽

Impaired Children ◽

Visually Impaired Children ◽

Significant Adults

Examines the behavior performance of blind persons in view of the role expectations of significant others. The findings suggest that there is a correlation between the expectations of significant others and the “blind role” assumed by blind persons. However, it was also found that in many circumstances blind persons act in accordance with accepted social norms due to broader societal conditioning or because of their own self-expectations.

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Experimental Blunt Injury to the Larynx

Annals of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology ◽

10.1177/000348949210100312 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 101 (3) ◽

pp. 270-274 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Shiann Yann Lee

Keyword(s):

Sex Difference ◽

Thyroid Cartilage ◽

Age Distribution ◽

Age Groups ◽

Central Zone ◽

Fracture Line ◽

Blunt Injury ◽

Clinical Experiences ◽

Laryngeal Trauma ◽

The Impact

This article deals with the fracture line distribution and severity of laryngeal trauma. Laryngeal trauma was experimentally inflicted on 100 human laryngeal specimens with the impact of a 2.0-kg weight falling by gravity from a height of 100 cm. According to the previous pilot experiment and clinical experiences, the author classified the severity of fracture into four grades. The results showed no significant sex difference in the severity of fracture with reference to age distribution, especially severe injury in older age groups. The pattern of fracture lines of the laryngeal cartilage was observed and traced in four selected locations, including the thyroid notch, central zone of the thyroid cartilage, cricothyroid region, and cricoid. The distributions of fracture lines are illustrated. The experiment is described in detail.

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Adolescent Males' Ratings of Being Understood by Fathers, Best Friends and Significant others

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1977.40.3c.1079 ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 40 (3_suppl) ◽

pp. 1079-1082 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Leverett Millen ◽

Samuel Roll

Keyword(s):

Rating Scale ◽

Significant Others ◽

Adolescent Males ◽

Point Scale ◽

Complete Understanding ◽

Best Friends ◽

Male College ◽

Male Friend ◽

The Mean ◽

Favorite Teacher

An adolescent male's relationship with his father and his best friend is investigated. 413 male college students filled out a rating scale in which each reported how much he felt understood by his father, mother, by best male friend, best female friend, by favorite teacher, and by any additional person he wished to designate. The ratings were on a 7-point scale, ranging from “virtually a total stranger” to “complete understanding.” The mean ratings for a son's feeling of being understood by significant others was analyzed by a procedure for the multiple comparison of means described by Games (1971). The sons felt relatively more understood by their best friends than they did by their fathers. Implications of the findings for a theory of friendship and for psychotherapy with adolescent males are discussed.

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"I Don't Want to Die Like That ...": The Impact of Significant Others' Death Quality on Advance Care Planning

The Gerontologist ◽

10.1093/geront/gns051 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 52 (6) ◽

pp. 770-781 ◽

Cited By ~ 35

Author(s):

D. Carr

Keyword(s):

Advance Care Planning ◽

Significant Others ◽

Care Planning ◽

Advance Care ◽

The Impact

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Gonadal hormone effects on entrained and free-running circadian activity rhythms in the developing diurnal rodent Octodon degus

AJP Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology ◽

10.1152/ajpregu.00043.2006 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 292 (1) ◽

pp. R586-R597 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

Daniel L. Hummer ◽

Tammy J. Jechura ◽

Megan M. Mahoney ◽

Theresa M. Lee

Keyword(s):

Sex Differences ◽

Sex Difference ◽

Sexual Differentiation ◽

Gonadal Hormones ◽

Circadian System ◽

System Structure ◽

Octodon Degus ◽

Activity Rhythms ◽

Free Running ◽

The Impact

The slowly maturing, long-lived rodent Octodon degus (degu) provides a unique opportunity to examine the development of the circadian system during adolescence. These studies characterize entrained and free-running activity rhythms in gonadally intact and prepubertally gonadectomized male and female degus across the first year of life to clarify the impact of sex and gonadal hormones on the circadian system during adolescence. Gonadally intact degus exhibited a delay in the phase angle of activity onset (Ψon) during puberty, which reversed as animals became reproductively competent. Gonadectomy before puberty prevented this phase delay. However, the effect of gonadal hormones during puberty on Ψon does not result from changes in the period of the underlying circadian pacemaker. A sex difference in Ψon and free-running period (τ) emerged several months after puberty; these developmental changes are not likely to be related, since the sex difference in Ψon emerged before the sex difference in τ. Changes in the levels of circulating hormones cannot explain the emergence of these sex differences, since there is a rather lengthy delay between the age at which degus reach sexual maturity and the age at which Ψon and τ become sexually dimorphic. However, postnatal exposure to gonadal hormones is required for sexual differentiation of Ψon and τ, since these sex differences were absent in prepubertally gonadectomized degus. These data suggest that gonadal hormones modulate the circadian system during adolescent development and provide a new model for postpubertal sexual differentiation of a central nervous system structure.

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