The Advantages and Disadvantages of Online and Blended Therapy: Survey Study Amongst Licensed Psychotherapists in Austria (Preprint)

BACKGROUND Web-based and blended (face-to-face plus Web-based) interventions for mental health disorders are gaining significance. However, many licensed psychotherapists still have guarded attitudes toward computer-assisted therapy, hindering dissemination efforts. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to provide a therapist-oriented evaluation of Web-based and blended therapies and identify commonalities and differences in attitudes toward both formats. Furthermore, it aimed to test the impact of an information clip on expressed attitudes. METHODS In total, 95 Austrian psychotherapists were contacted and surveyed via their listed occupational email address. An 8-minute information video was shown to half of the therapists before 19 advantages and 13 disadvantages had to be rated on a 6-point Likert scale. RESULTS The sample resembled all assessed properties of Austrian psychotherapists (age, theoretical orientation, and region). Therapists did not hold a uniform overall preference. Instead, perceived advantages of both interventions were rated as neutral (t94=1.89, P=.06; d=0.11), whereas Web-based interventions were associated with more disadvantages and risks (t94=9.86, P<.001; d=0.81). The information clip did not excerpt any detectable effect on therapists’ attitudes (r95=−.109, P=.30). The application of modern technologies in the own therapeutic practice and cognitive behavioral orientation were positively related to the given ratings. CONCLUSIONS This study is the first to directly compare therapists’ attitudes toward Web-based and blended therapies. Positive attitudes play a pivotal role in the dissemination of new technologies, but unexperienced therapists seem to lack knowledge on how to benefit from technology-aided treatments. To speed up implementation, these aspects need to be addressed in the development of new interventions. Furthermore, the preference of blended treatments over Web-based interventions seems to relate to avoidance of risks. Although this study is likely to represent therapists’ attitudes in countries with less advanced electronic health services, therapists’ attitudes in more advanced countries might present differently.

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E-Mail Usage in South Pacific Distance Education

Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, First Edition ◽

10.4018/978-1-59140-553-5.ch183 ◽

2005 ◽

pp. 1034-1039

Author(s):

Jonathan Frank ◽

Janet Toland ◽

Karen D. Schenk

Keyword(s):

Learning Styles ◽

Research Area ◽

Web Based ◽

Group Interactions ◽

Face To Face ◽

Web Based Learning ◽

Active Research ◽

The Impact ◽

E Mail ◽

Active Research Area

The impact of cultural diversity on group interactions through technology is an active research area. Current research has found that a student’s culture appears to influence online interactions with teachers and other students (Freedman & Liu, 1996). Students from Asian and Western cultures have different Web-based learning styles (Liang & McQueen, 1999), and Scandinavian students demonstrate a more restrained online presence compared to their more expressive American counterparts (Bannon, 1995). Differences were also found across cultures in online compared to face-to-face discussions (Warschauer, 1996). Student engagement, discourse, and interaction are valued highly in “western” universities. With growing internationalization of western campuses, increasing use of educational technology both on and off campus, and rising distance learning enrollments, intercultural frictions are bound to increase.

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E-Mail Usage in South Pacific Distance Education

Online and Distance Learning ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-935-9.ch187 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 2325-2332

Author(s):

Jonathan Frank ◽

Janet Toland ◽

Karen D. Schenk

Keyword(s):

Learning Styles ◽

Research Area ◽

Web Based ◽

Group Interactions ◽

Face To Face ◽

Web Based Learning ◽

Active Research ◽

The Impact ◽

E Mail ◽

Active Research Area

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Assessment of Social Acceptance for Autonomous Vehicles in Southeastern Poland

Energies ◽

10.3390/en14185778 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (18) ◽

pp. 5778

Author(s):

Agnieszka Dudziak ◽

Monika Stoma ◽

Andrzej Kuranc ◽

Jacek Caban

Keyword(s):

Autonomous Vehicles ◽

Social Acceptance ◽

New Technologies ◽

Consumer Preferences ◽

Autonomous Vehicle ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Automotive Market ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

Autonomous Cars ◽

The Impact

New technologies reaching out for meeting the needs of an aging population in developed countries have given rise to the development and gradual implementation of the concept of an autonomous vehicle (AV) and have even made it a necessity and an important business paradigm. However, in parallel, there is a discussion about consumer preferences and the willingness to pay for new car technologies and intelligent vehicle options. The main aim of the study was to analyze the impact of selected factors on the perception of the future of autonomous cars by respondents from the area of Southeastern Poland in terms of a comparison with traditional cars, with particular emphasis on the advantages and disadvantages of this concept. The research presented in this study was conducted in 2019 among a group of 579 respondents. Data analysis made it possible to identify potential advantages and disadvantages of the concept of introducing autonomous cars. A positive result of the survey is that 68% of respondents stated that AV will be gradually introduced to our market, which confirms the high acceptance of this technology by Poles. The obtained research results may be valuable information for governmental and local authorities, but also for car manufacturers and their future users. It is an important issue in the area of shaping the strategy of actions concerning further directions of development on the automotive market.

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Documentation, Processing, and Representation of Architectural Heritage Through 3D Semantic Modelling

Impact of Industry 4.0 on Architecture and Cultural Heritage - Advances in Civil and Industrial Engineering ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-1234-0.ch009 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 202-238 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Federica Maietti ◽

Roberto Di Giulio ◽

Marco Medici ◽

Federico Ferrari ◽

Anna Elisabetta Ziri ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Industry 4.0 ◽

New Technologies ◽

Post Processing ◽

Architectural Heritage ◽

Web Based ◽

Horizon 2020 ◽

Semantic Modelling ◽

European Heritage ◽

3D Digitization ◽

The Impact

Documentation, data processing, and representation of Architectural Heritage through digital models are one of the main challenges in the field of conservation, preservation, management, and inclusive use and understanding of European heritage assets. In this framework, the impact of Industry 4.0 is more and more crucial, since new technologies, devices, and digital environment are strongly influencing the ways in which heritage contents are explored, used, managed, and shared, also in citizens' everyday life. In this direction, the INCEPTION project – founded by the European Commission within the Horizon 2020 programme – develops key-targeted innovations in efficient 3D digitization methods, post-processing modelling tools, semantic web-based solutions, and applications to ensure a wide and aware access to digital Cultural Heritage. This chapter presents main actions achieved by INCEPTION.

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Modern Technology and Mass Education

Global Information Technologies ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-939-7.ch130 ◽

2008 ◽

pp. 1806-1821 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ahmed Ali

Keyword(s):

Interactive Video ◽

Modern Technology ◽

Learning System ◽

The Internet ◽

African Countries ◽

Web Based ◽

Face To Face ◽

Positive Attitudes ◽

Education Environment ◽

Use Of The Internet

This case study examined the effectiveness and significance of the Internet and interactive video broadcasting as instructional and communication media in a global virtual learning system. The study explored how differences in students’ technology experiences, curriculum, cultures, and access to technology influence learning and student attitude in a technology-based distance education environment. The research also investigated whether the use of online references and materials is adequate and appropriate for successful distance learning. The setting was a virtual campus that linked universities in the U.S., Australia, and Canada with learning centers in different African countries. E-mail and face-to-face interviews, observations, and Web-based surveys were utilized to collect the data. The study reveals that students had mixed perceptions about the effectiveness of technology, with positive attitudes exhibited towards interactive video and some anxiety and dissatisfaction with the use of the Internet.

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A Comparison of Audio-Conferencing and Computer Conferencing in a Dispersed Negotiation Setting

Advances in End User Computing - Contemporary Issues in End User Computing ◽

10.4018/978-1-59140-926-7.ch005 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 101-132

Author(s):

Abbas Foroughi ◽

William Perkins ◽

Leonard M. Jessup

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

New Technologies ◽

Computer Conferencing ◽

Negotiation Support ◽

Internet Communication ◽

Lotus Notes ◽

Face To Face ◽

High Conflict ◽

Audio Conferencing ◽

The Impact

The growing globalization of business is making face-to-face communications, decision-making, and negotiations more the exception than the rule. Internet communication in text-only, audio, and video form are all becoming feasible methods of communication between distantly located parties. However, in order for these new technologies to be used most effectively, more investigation is needed into the impact of various media on decision-making, such as that in negotiation. In particular, negotiators need to have a means of choosing the most appropriate communication medium, based on the amount of richness inherent in the medium, for the particular task at hand. This paper presents the results of an empirical study to examine the effectiveness of a computerized negotiation support system (NSS) in supporting bargaining carried out in a dispersed, but synchronous setting. In the study, pairs of college students, using the NSS, participated in a simulated industrial bargaining scenario that tested the impact of communication media employed and level of conflict on contract outcomes and negotiator attitudes. The subjects, located in separate rooms, played the roles of buyer and seller engaged in negotiations either by telephone (audio-conferencing) or Lotus Notes (computer conferencing). In both low and high conflict, the efficiency aspects of audio-conferencing — a richer medium in which more communication can take place more quickly — overshadowed any negative social cues transmitted.

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Translator Education at a Crossroads:the Impact of Automation

Lebende Sprachen ◽

10.1515/les-2019-0005 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 64 (1) ◽

pp. 103-121 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Begoña Rodríguez de Céspedes

Keyword(s):

Machine Translation ◽

New Technologies ◽

Service Providers ◽

Computer Assisted ◽

Daily Lives ◽

Translation Tools ◽

Technological Competence ◽

The Future ◽

The Impact ◽

Translator Education

Abstract Automation is affecting all spheres of our daily lives and humans are adapting both to the challenges that it poses and the benefits that it brings. The translation profession has also experienced the impact of new technologies with Language Service Providers adapting to changes (Presas/Cid-Leal/Torres-Hostench 2016; Sakamoto/Rodríguez de Céspedes/Evans/Berthaud 2017). Translation trainers are not oblivious to this phenomenon. There have indeed been efforts to incorporate the teaching of digital translation tools and new technologies in the translation classroom (Doherty/Kenny/Way 2012; Doherty/Moorkens 2013; Austermühl 2013; O’Hagan 2013; Gaspari/Almaghout/Doherty 2015; Moorkens 2017) and many translation programmes in Europe are adapting their curricula to incorporate this necessary technological competence (Rothwell/Svoboda 2017). This paper reflects on the impact that automation and, more specifically machine translation and computer assisted tools, have and will have on the future training of translators and on the balance given by translation companies to language and technological skills.

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THE CONCEPT OF TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTED FACE-TO-FACE COLLABORATIVE LEARNING VIA DIGITAL INTERACTIVE AUDIO CAPTURING TOOL

Jurnal Teknologi ◽

10.11113/jt.v75.5035 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 75 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Abdul Rahim Hj Salam ◽

Faizal Yamimi Mustaffa ◽

Tina Abdullah ◽

Md. Sah Hj Salam

Keyword(s):

Collaborative Learning ◽

Knowledge Building ◽

Computer Assisted ◽

English As Second Language ◽

Face To Face ◽

Teacher Trainees ◽

Integrated Classroom ◽

Qualitative Data Analysis Software ◽

The Impact ◽

Collaborative Knowledge

This paper shares the researcher’s experience in employing the technology supported face-to-face collaborative learning. In achieving this, a digital interactive audio capturing tool (DIACT) was used to digitally capture the interactive event of collaborative learning among English as second language (ESL) teacher trainees in a “Computer Integrated Classroom” (CiC) environment. Having merely online learning of computer support which ignores the elements of face-to-face (F2F), the impact of “collaboration” seems seriously lacking. With the emergence of DIACT in a CiC environment, the researcher attempts to see how those co-located ESL teacher trainees manage to effectively communicate face-to-face and collaborate among themselves to build knowledge. The interaction was captured and transferred to computer assisted qualitative data analysis software (CAQDAS) to be analyzed for evidence of impactful knowledge building. Findings indicated that the use of DIACT in a F2F CiC environment has significantly helped students in collaborative knowledge building.

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The Carryover Effects of Preceding Interviewer–Respondent Interaction on Responses in Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interviewing (ACASI)

Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology ◽

10.1093/jssam/smaa019 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Hanyu Sun ◽

Frederick G Conrad ◽

Frauke Kreuter

Keyword(s):

Social Presence ◽

Computer Assisted ◽

Sensitive Information ◽

Carryover Effects ◽

Face To Face ◽

Audio Recordings ◽

The Face ◽

Audio Computer ◽

Main Effects ◽

The Impact

Abstract Audio computer-assisted self-interviewing (ACASI) has been widely used to collect sensitive information from respondents in face-to-face interviews. Interviewers ask questions that are not sensitive or only moderately sensitive and then allow respondents to self-administer more sensitive questions, listening to audio recordings of the questions and typically entering their responses directly into the same device that the interviewer has used. According to the conventional thinking, ACASI is taken as independent of the face-to-face interaction that almost always precedes it. Presumably as a result of this presumed independence, the respondents’ prior interaction with the interviewer is rarely considered when assessing the quality of ACASI responses. There is no body of existing research that has experimentally investigated how the preceding interviewer–respondent interaction may create sufficient social presence to affect responses in the subsequent ACASI module. The study reported here, a laboratory experiment with eight professional interviewers and 125 respondents, explores the carryover effects of preceding interactions between interviewer and respondent on responses in the subsequent ACASI. We evaluated the impact of the similarity of the live and recorded interviewer’s voice for each respondent as well as respondents’ rapport with interviewers in the preceding interview. We did not find significant main effects of vocal similarity on disclosure in ACASI. However, we found significant interaction effects between vocal similarity and respondents’ rapport ratings in the preceding interview on disclosure in ACASI. When the ACASI voice was similar to the interviewer’s voice in the preceding interaction, respondent-rated rapport led to more disclosure but, when the ACASI voice is clearly different from the interviewer’s voice, respondent-rated rapport in the prior interaction did not affect disclosure.

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Public Attitudes Toward Guided Internet-Based Therapies: Web-Based Survey Study

JMIR Mental Health ◽

10.2196/10735 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. e10735 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

Jennifer Apolinário-Hagen ◽

Mathias Harrer ◽

Fanny Kählke ◽

Lara Fritsche ◽

Christel Salewski ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Attachment Style ◽

Help Seeking ◽

Public Attitudes ◽

Perceived Usefulness ◽

Survey Study ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Web Based ◽

Face To Face ◽

Internet Interventions ◽

Treatment Implementation

Background Internet interventions have been proposed to improve the accessibility and use of evidence-based psychological treatments. However, little is known about attitudes toward such treatments, which can be an important barrier to their use. Objective This study aimed to (1) determine attitudes toward guided internet interventions, (2) assess its acceptability compared with other internet-based formats, and (3) explore predictors of acceptance. Methods A convenience-sample Web-based survey (N=646) assessed attitudes toward guided internet therapies (ie, perceived usefulness and helpfulness, and advantage relative to face-to-face therapy), preferences for delivery modes (ie, e-preference: guided internet interventions, unguided internet interventions, or videoconferencing psychotherapy), and potential predictors of attitudes and preferences: sociodemographics, help-seeking–related variables, attachment style, and perceived stress. Results Although most participants perceived internet interventions as useful or helpful (426/646, 65.9%), a few indicated their advantage relative to face-to-face therapy (56/646, 8.7%). Most participants preferred guided internet interventions (252/646, 39.0%) over videoconferencing psychotherapy (147/646, 22.8%), unguided internet interventions (124/646, 19.2%), and not using internet interventions (121/646, 18.8%; missing data: 1/646, 0.2%). Attachment avoidance and stress were related to e-preference (all P<.05). Moreover, preference for therapist-guided internet interventions was higher for individuals who were aware of internet-based treatment (χ26=12.8; P=.046). Conclusions Participants assessed therapist-guided internet interventions as helpful, but not equivalent to face-to-face therapies. The vast majority (523/646, 81.0%) of the participants were potentially willing to use internet-based approaches. In lieu of providing patients with only one specific low-intensity treatment, implementation concepts should offer several options, including guided internet interventions, but not limited to them. Conversely, our results also indicate that efforts should focus on increasing public knowledge about internet interventions, including information about their effectiveness, to promote acceptance and uptake.

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