Taking the Byte Out of Internet Anxiety: Instructional Techniques That Reduce Computer/Internet Anxiety in the Classroom

The purpose of this study was to determine the instructional techniques and behaviors that either reduced or exacerbated anxiety in an Internet class for novice adult students. Through qualitative methods such as observation, interviews, and document analysis, it was found that in this particular case there were four main areas of anxiety in the class: Internet terminology anxiety, Net search anxiety, Internet time delay anxiety, and general fear of Internet failure. Additionally, in each of these areas, low self-efficacy played a major role. Nine beneficial and two negative instructional techniques and behaviors relating to the four areas of anxiety were identified.

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Assessing Self-Efficacy of Adult Students Accessing Supportive Services

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e645552012-001 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Kenya D. Grooms

Keyword(s):

Adult Students ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Supportive Services

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Identification of Relevant Sociocognitive Determinants Explaining Multiple Parental Sun Protection Behaviors

Health Education & Behavior ◽

10.1177/10901981211010434 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 109019812110104

Author(s):

Karlijn Thoonen ◽

Liesbeth van Osch ◽

Rik Crutzen ◽

Hein de Vries ◽

Francine Schneider

Keyword(s):

Skin Cancer ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Sun Exposure ◽

Later Life ◽

Sun Protection ◽

Survey Study ◽

Skin Cancer Prevention ◽

Sun Safety ◽

And Behaviors ◽

Insight Into

Background Adequate sun safety during childhood is crucial for decreasing skin cancer risk in later life. Although parents are an essential target group in applying sun protection measures for their children, insight into the determinants associated with their sun protection behaviors is limited. Aims This study aims to identify the most relevant determinants in predicting multiple parental sun protection intentions and behaviors in different sun exposure situations. Method A longitudinal survey study with two measurements was conducted among Dutch parents ( N = 670) of children (4–12 years old). Twenty-seven sociocognitive determinants were examined in terms of relevance regarding four parental sun protection behaviors in different sun exposure situations. The Confidence Interval-Based Estimation of Relevance approach was used to visualize room for improvement (sample means) on all determinants and their association strengths (correlations) with sun protection intentions and behaviors. Results Behavior-specific rather than generic determinants were most relevant in explaining all sun protection behaviors. Of these determinants, attitude, self-efficacy and action planning, and especially parental feelings of difficulty in performing sun protection behaviors, were most relevant. Altogether, the explained variance of all sociocognitive determinants was highest for shade-seeking behavior ( R2 = .41 and .43) and lowest for supportive behavior ( R2 = .19 and .29) in both planned and incidental sun exposure situations, respectively. Discussion This study provides detailed insight into relevant sociocognitive determinants of parental sun protection behaviors in various sun exposure situations and directions for composing parental skin cancer prevention interventions. Conclusions Future composition of sun safety interventions should emphasize on enhancing parental feelings of self-efficacy, especially for shade-seeking and clothing behaviors.

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PENERAPAN REFORMASI KEHUMASAN DAN IMPLIKASINYA TERHADAP TINGKAT KEPATUHAN WAJIB PAJAK ORANG PRIBADI DALAM PELAPORAN SPT TAHUNAN SECARA E-FILING

Jurnal Pajak dan Keuangan Negara (PKN) ◽

10.31092/jpkn.v2i2.1185 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 103-111

Author(s):

Lufti Puji Setiadi ◽

Agus Bandiyono

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Methods ◽

Document Analysis ◽

Tax Administration ◽

Literature Study ◽

Research Supervision ◽

Directorate General ◽

Tax Education ◽

Administrative Sanctions

Taxation education is one of the duties of the Directorate General of Taxes as the tax administrator in Indonesia. The General Elucidation of Law Number 6 of 1983 concerning General Provisions and Tax Procedures as amended several times, most recently by UU Number 16 of 2009 states that tax administration duties include guidance, research, supervision and application of administrative sanctions. This study uses a descriptive type of research that compares the efiling of the annual tax return of personal taxpayers and the realization of tax education in 2018-2019. This research uses qualitative methods. The data used are interviews, document analysis, and literature study. Based on the results of the study, it was found that the contribution of the realization of tax education was directly proportional to the annual tax return of individual taxpayers for that year. To increase the annual tax return, the Bengkulu and Lampung Regional Tax Office made a new breakthrough and adjusted direct and indirect tax education. This is expected to help taxpayers understand the importance of taxation for the nation's development and increase taxpayer compliance. Penyuluhan perpajakan merupakan salah satu tugas Direktorat Jenderal Pajak selaku administratur perpajakan di Indonesia. Penjelasan Umum Undang-Undang Nomor 6 Tahun 1983 tentang Ketentuan Umum dan Tata Cara Perpajakan sebagaimana telah beberapa kali diubah terakhir dengan Undang-Undang Nomor 16 Tahun 2009 menyatakan bahwa tugas administrasi perpajakan meliputi pembinaan, penelitian, pengawasan dan penerapan sanksi administrasi. Penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian deskriptif yang membandingkan penerimaan SPT Tahunan Wajib Pajak Orang Pribadi secara efiling dan realisasi penyuluhan perpajakan tahun 2018-2019. Penelitian menggunakan metode kualitatif. Data yang digunakan yaitu wawancara, analisis dokumen, dan studi kepustakaan. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian didapat bahwa kontribusi realisasi penyuluhan perpajakan berbanding lurus dengan penerimaan SPT Tahunan Wajib Pajak Orang Pribadi pada tahun tersebut. Untuk meningkatkan penerimaan SPT Tahunan, Kanwil DJP Bengkulu dan Lampung melakukan terobosan baru dan menyesuaikan penyuluhan perpajakan secara langsung dan tidak langsung. Hal ini diharapkan dapat membantu Wajib Pajak memahami pentingnya perpajakan bagi perkembangan bangsa dan meningkatkan kepatuhan Wajib Pajak.

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Specific job search self‐efficacy beliefs and behaviors of unemployed ethnic minority women

International Journal of Selection and Assessment ◽

10.1111/ijsa.12231 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 9-20 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Greet Van Hoye ◽

Edwin A. J. Van Hooft ◽

Jolien Stremersch ◽

Filip Lievens

Keyword(s):

Ethnic Minority ◽

Job Search ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Efficacy Beliefs ◽

Minority Women ◽

Ethnic Minority Women ◽

And Behaviors

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MOOCs Readiness

The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning ◽

10.19173/irrodl.v20i3.3913 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 20 (3) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Thirumeni T Subramaniam ◽

Nur Amalina Diyana Suhaimi ◽

Latifah Abdol Latif ◽

Zorah Abu Kassim ◽

Mansor Fadzil

Keyword(s):

Adult Students ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Online Courses ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Massive Open Online ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Social Competencies ◽

Communication Competencies ◽

Important Input

This study seeks to investigate the readiness levels of adult students studying in Malaysian higher education institutions. The online questionnaire used in this study consists of 18 demographic variables and 43 items based on six constructs: technical competencies, communication competencies, social competencies, self-efficacy, self-directedness, and readiness. With a sample of 413 respondents, the constructs were evaluated using measures based on students’ self-identification with each item. Descriptive statistics depict competency, demographic profile of students, and level of readiness. The statistical analyses used for this study were Pearson correlation, multivariate analysis of variance, and structural equation modelling. All six constructs were reliable with Cronbach’s alpha (α) above 0.7. Findings indicate that self-efficacy was significant for massive open online course readiness, and additional factors that could influence this readiness are explored. The findings from this study provide important input towards designing effective massive open online courses.

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Philosophies of Qualitative Research

10.1093/oso/9780190247249.001.0001 ◽

2017 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Svend Brinkmann

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Qualitative Methods ◽

Historical Perspective ◽

Participant Observation ◽

Document Analysis ◽

Research Process ◽

Separate Section ◽

Research Theme ◽

Methods And Techniques ◽

Do So

This book is about the different philosophical paradigms and ideas that influence qualitative research. Its aim is to discuss and evaluate the ways that philosophical positions inform qualitative research as currently practiced. Unlike other contributions to the field, this book takes a historical perspective and shows how the philosophical ideas have evolved and influenced qualitative research in previous times and today. Today, qualitative researchers often report on their philosophical commitments (if they do so at all) in a separate section of their papers, but this book is written from the perspective that philosophical ideas influence everything in the research process from the first formulation of a research theme to the final reporting of the results. Therefore, it is preferable to highlight how this happens. Philosophy should thus not be thought of as a purely abstract discipline, disconnected from the practicalities of research, but rather as a concrete and pervasive aspect of all qualitative research practices. This book does not provide in-depth treatments of qualitative methods and techniques such as interviewing, document analysis, or participant observation, but rather aims to introduce and discuss the philosophical issues that are relevant regardless of the specific methods employed by qualitative researchers.

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Objective Church Environment Audits and Attendee Perceptions of Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Supports within the Church Setting

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17103598 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (10) ◽

pp. 3598

Author(s):

Marilyn E. Wende ◽

Andrew T. Kaczynski ◽

John A. Bernhart ◽

Caroline G. Dunn ◽

Sara Wilcox

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

South Carolina ◽

Healthy Eating ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Past Research ◽

Future Research ◽

Individual Level ◽

Faith Based ◽

And Behaviors ◽

The Church

Interventions in faith-based settings are increasingly popular, due to their effectiveness for improving attendee health outcomes and behaviors. Little past research has examined the important role of the church environment in individual-level outcomes using objective environmental audits. This study examined associations between the objectively measured physical church environment and attendees’ perceptions of physical activity (PA) and healthy eating (HE) supports within the church environment, self-efficacy for PA and HE, and self-reported PA and HE behaviors. Data were collected via church audits and church attendee surveys in 54 churches in a rural, medically underserved county in South Carolina. Multi-level regression was used to analyze associations between the church environment and outcomes. Physical elements of churches were positively related to attendees’ perceptions of church environment supports for PA (B = 0.03, 95% CI = 0.01, 0.05) and HE (B = 0.05, 95% CI = 0.01, 0.09) and there was a significant interaction between perceptions of HE supports and HE church environment. Self-efficacy and behaviors for PA and HE did not show an association with the church environment. Future research should establish a temporal relationship between the church environment and these important constructs for improving health. Future faith-based interventions should apply infrastructure changes to the church environment to influence important mediating constructs to health behavior.

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Improving Foot Self-Care Knowledge, Self-Efficacy, and Behaviors in Patients With type 2 Diabetes at Low Risk for Foot Ulceration

Clinical Nursing Research ◽

10.1177/1054773813491282 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 23 (6) ◽

pp. 627-643 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Lifeng Fan ◽

Souraya Sidani ◽

Angela Cooper-Brathwaite ◽

Kelly Metcalfe

Keyword(s):

Type 2 Diabetes ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Educational Intervention ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Self Care ◽

Low Risk ◽

Adult Patients ◽

Foot Ulceration ◽

And Behaviors

The pilot study aimed to explore the effects of an educational intervention on patients’ foot self-care knowledge, self-efficacy, and behaviors in adult patients with type 2 diabetes at low risk for foot ulceration. The intervention consisted of three sessions and was given over a 3-week period. A total of 70 eligible consenting participants were recruited for this pilot study. Fifty-six participants completed the study. The outcomes were assessed at pretest, following the first two sessions, and 3-month follow-up. The findings indicated that the foot self-care educational intervention was effective in improving foot self-care knowledge, self-efficacy and behaviors in adult patients with type 2 diabetes at low risk for foot ulceration. The findings support the effects of the intervention. Future research should evaluate its efficacy using a randomized clinical trial design, and a large sample of patients with type 2 diabetes at low risk for foot ulcerations.

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