scholarly journals Is technology more important than friendships: A look into the effects of technology on communication skills and relationship building

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kayla Clampitt
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Relationship Building ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Teachers And Parents ◽  
Technology In Classroom

My research project is focused on how technology use can affect communication skills in children for their future.  Conducting research through literature and surveys, I learned about both positive and negative uses of technology in classroom situations.  I found that many people believe that the increased technology use our society is experiencing has a negative effect on children's’ communicative future. However, there were also some findings that technology can have a positive impact on communication.  These findings can help teachers and parents ensure their children are developing healthy communication skills.

Technology use during couples’ bedtime routines, bedtime satisfaction, and associations with individual and relational well-being

2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 1329-1349
Author(s):  
Michelle Drouin ◽  
Brandon T. McDaniel
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Sexual Relationship ◽  
Emotional Intimacy ◽  
Joint Activities ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Physical Intimacy ◽  
Amazon's Mechanical Turk

In this study, we examined the typical and ideal bedtime routines of 289 Americans in cohabiting relationships who were recruited from Amazon’s Mechanical Turk. Participants described their bedtime routines, indicated their frequency of sex with their partner, and completed surveys measuring their bedtime, sexual, relationship, and life satisfaction. There were some incongruencies between ideal and typical scenarios, with joint activities (both technological and non-technological) featured more often in the ideal scenarios, and more time alone featured in typical scenarios. Incongruence between the presence of physical intimacy in ideal and typical scenarios was predictive of bedtime satisfaction, as were the presence of emotional intimacy, going to bed together, and shared technology use (e.g., watching television together) during their typical time together. In turn, bedtime satisfaction predicted frequency of sex, and sexual, relationship, and life satisfaction. However, shared time together not engaged in technology and time apart (using technology or not) was not predictive of bedtime satisfaction. As bedtime is an opportunity for leisure together for many couples, going to bed together and engaging in activities that promote emotional intimacy (e.g., conversations) may be beneficial to couples. Additionally, discussions and compromise related to the presence of physical intimacy at bedtime may help couples experience greater bedtime satisfaction. Finally, in contrast to suggestions that technology use has a negative effect on relationships, shared technology use before bed may have a positive impact on individual and relational well-being.

scholarly journals How to Enhance the Effectiveness of the Learning Process during Distance Learning. Psychologist Recommendations

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (42) ◽  
pp. 42-57
Author(s):  
Tamar Kapanadze
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Teachers And Parents

Abstract Effective management of the learning/teaching process in distance learning is one of the major challenges facing education, especially now in the Covid-19 pandemic. The list of problems mainly combines social and interactive aspects. This article provides tips to help the student increase motivation, overcome feelings of social isolation, find alternative ways of communicating and, develop communication skills. The aim of the research is to identify the pros and cons of online learning, thus finding out how to improve the effectiveness of the learning process during distance learning. The research was obtained through a focus group, the research was conducted in Tbilisi public schools, students, teachers and parents participated in the focus groups. After analyzing the data, it was found that participants positively see such a form of teaching, which in turn would have a positive impact on students’ academic performance, but they also talk about small negative aspects.

scholarly journals Impact of Economic Freedom on Corruption Revisited in ASEAN Countries: A Bayesian Hierarchical Mixed-Effects Analysis

Economies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Nguyen Ngoc Thach ◽  
Bui Hoang Ngoc
Keyword(s):  
Economic Freedom ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Mixed Effects ◽  
Random Coefficients ◽  
Bayesian Hierarchical ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Corruption Index ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Economic Freedom Index ◽  
Asean Countries

Conceptual and applied studies assessing the linkage between economic freedom and corruption expect that economic freedom boosts economic growth, improves income, and reduces levels of corruption. However, most of them have concentrated on developed and developing groups, while Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries have drawn much less attention. Empirical findings are most often conflicting. Moreover, previous studies performed rather simple frequentist techniques regressing one or some freedom indices on corruption that do not allow for grasping all the aspects of economic freedom as well as capturing variations across countries. The study aims to investigate the effects of ten components of economic freedom index on the level of corruption in ten ASEAN countries from 1999 to 2018. By applying a Bayesian hierarchical mixed-effects regression via a Monte Carlo technique combined with the Gibbs sampler, the obtained results suggest several findings as follows: (i) In view of probability, the predictors property rights, government integrity, tax burden, business freedom, labor freedom, and investment freedom have a strongly positive impact on the response perceived corruption index; (ii) Government spending, trade freedom, and financial freedom exert a strongly negative effect, while the influence of monetary freedom is ambiguous; (iii) There is an existence of not only random intercepts but also random coefficients at the country level impacting the model outcome. The empirical outcome could be of major importance for more efficient corruption controlling in emerging countries, including ASEAN nations.

Application of Practice Oriented–Peer Review for Prosthodontics (PRO-PReP)—A Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 009121742199014
Author(s):  
Varsha Murthy ◽  
KR Sethuraman ◽  
Sunayana Choudhury ◽  
R Shakila
Keyword(s):  
Peer Review ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Residency Education ◽  
Relationship Building ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Novel Concept ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Difficult Situations ◽  
Balint Method

Objective Communication skills diminish with time and must be applied and updated frequently. Due to various professional constraints, the dentists may not be able to attend training programs to sharpen their skills. During patient interactions, dentists may face difficult situations which they may be unable to handle and, consequently, make them overreact. Therefore, there is a need to provide a platform to freely discuss their feelings, ideas, and take opinion from peers. Methods Training in communication skills customized for dealing with complete denture patients was conducted for the prosthodontic postgraduates. Based on feedback obtained, it was decided to have periodic meetings and the concept of Practice-Oriented–Peer Review for Prosthodontics (PrO-PReP) was introduced. This novel concept is a combination of the Relationship building, exploring Reactions, exploring Content, and Coaching (R2C2) model of residency education and the Balint method. The meetings were scheduled every one or two months based on the available caseload of the patients treated by the postgraduates. Results The thematic analysis of the postgraduates’ self-reflection during the sessions and the video recorded observations (assessed using the Kalamazoo scale) revealed that these sessions were effective in positively engaging the postgraduates to discuss their experiences, reflect on their performances, practice their newly gained skills, and learn from peer sharing. Conclusion The postgraduates felt that they have changed in their working style and were more confident to manage patients. They found such sessions very useful for being updated with the already-learned skills.

Infrastructure and Trade: An Empirical Study Based on China and Selected Asian Economies

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 215824402110360
Author(s):  
Imran Ur Rahman ◽  
Mohsin Shafi ◽  
Liu Junrong ◽  
Enitilina Tatiani M.K. Fetuu ◽  
Shah Fahad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Trade Flows ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Sea Transport ◽  
Asian Economies ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Ict Infrastructure ◽  
High Standards ◽  
Merchandise Trade

We empirically determine the role of different forms of infrastructure on a country’s trade. We use an augmented gravity model that incorporates infrastructure in the estimation of merchandise trade flows. We take panel data, including China and 21 selected Asian economies, from 1999 to 2018. We find that the panel ordinary least squares (OLS) and poisson pseudo maximum likelihood (PPML) model estimations prove to be significant. Proxies for Transport Infrastructure including roads, railways, and sea transport, and Proxies for information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure consisting of mobile, electricity, and internet connections show a strong and positive impact on trade while air transport and landline phone connection have an unexpected negative effect on trade. The positive estimates for quality of infrastructure signify that high standards of Transport and ICT infrastructures lead to increased trade flows of the exporting and importing countries. Results also show that cultural similarity leads to increased trade flows between China and its trading partners in Asia.

scholarly journals Start the Way You Want to Finish: An Intensive Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Orientation Curriculum in Undergraduate Medical Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 238212052110003
Author(s):  
Denise L. F. Davis ◽  
DoQuyen Tran-Taylor ◽  
Elizabeth Imbert ◽  
Jeffrey O. Wong ◽  
Calvin L. Chou
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Personal Narratives ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Relationship Building ◽  
Cultural Humility ◽  
Mindfulness Skills ◽  
Orientation Week ◽  
Equity And Inclusion

Problem: Medical students often feel unprepared to care for patients whose cultural backgrounds differ from their own. Programs in medical schools have begun to address health: inequities; however, interventions vary in intensity, effectiveness, and student experience. Intervention: The authors describe an intensive 2-day diversity, equity, and inclusion curriculum for medical students in their orientation week prior to starting formal classes. Rather than using solely a knowledge-based “cultural competence” or a reflective “cultural humility” approach, an experiential curriculum was employed that links directly to fundamental communication skills vital to interactions with patients and teams, and critically important to addressing interpersonal disparities. Specifically, personal narratives were incorporated to promote individuation and decrease implicit bias, relationship-centered skills practice to improve communication across differences, and mindfulness skills to help respond to bias when it occurs. Brief didactics highlighting student and faculty narratives of difference were followed by small group sessions run by faculty trained to facilitate sessions on equity and inclusion. Context: Orientation week for matriculating first-year students at a US medical school. Impact: Matriculating students highly regarded an innovative 2-day diversity, equity, and inclusion orientation curriculum that emphasized significant relationship-building with peers, in addition to core concepts and skills in diversity, equity, and inclusion. Lessons learned: This orientation represented an important primer to concepts, skills, and literature that reinforce the necessity of training in diversity, equity, and inclusion. The design team found that intensive faculty development and incorporating diversity concepts into fundamental communication skills training were necessary to perpetuate this learning. Two areas of further work emerged: (1) the emphasis on addressing racism and racial equity as paradigmatic belies further essential understanding of intersectionality, and (2) uncomfortable conversations about privilege and marginalization arose, requiring expert facilitation.

The Impact of Employee Empathy on Brand Trust in Organizational Complaint Response Emails: A Closer Look at Linguistic Realization

2021 ◽  
pp. 232948842110323
Author(s):  
Rebecca Van Herck ◽  
Sofie Decock ◽  
Bernard De Clerck ◽  
Liselot Hudders
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Brand Trust ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Customer Complaints ◽  
Moderation Effects ◽  
Complaint Handling ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Handling Quality ◽  
The Impact

This study investigates the effect of linguistic realizations of employee empathy (LREE) on brand trust in email responses to customer complaints. We explore possible mediating effects of perceived empathy and perceived complaint handling quality and we look into moderation effects of compensation (Study 1) or customer’s acceptance of blame (Study 2). Our aim is to find out if LREE have a negative or positive impact on the customer in cases of partial refunds, either because LREE are being perceived as insincere or as genuine expressions of concern. The results of two experiments show that LREE positively influence brand trust through higher perceived empathy and perceived complaint handling quality. However, the expected negative effect is not found, as LREE are more effective in a low versus high compensation condition. The effectiveness itself is not influenced by the acceptance of blame when a partial refund is offered.

scholarly journals Analysis of User Needs on Downloading Behavior of English Vocabulary APPs Based on Data Mining for Online Comments

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 1341
Author(s):  
Tinggui Chen ◽  
Lijuan Peng ◽  
Jianjun Yang ◽  
Guodong Cong
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
User Needs ◽  
User Requirements ◽  
Functional Requirements ◽  
User Comments ◽  
Online Comments ◽  
Significant Negative Impact ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
New Type

With highly developed social media, English learning Applications have become a new type of mobile learning resources, and online comments posted by users after using them have not only become an important source of intellectual competition for enterprises, but can also help understand customers’ requirements, thereby improving product functionalities and service quality, and solve the pain points of product iteration and innovation. Based on this, this paper crawled the online user comments of three typical APPs (BaiCiZhan, MoMoBeiDanCi and BuBeiDanCi), through emotion analysis and hotspot mining technology, to obtain user requirements and then the K-means clustering method was used to analyze user requirements. Finally, quantile regression is used to find out which user needs have an impact on the downloads of English vocabulary APPs. The results show that: (1) Positive comments have a more significant impact on users’ downloads behavior than negative online comments. (2) English vocabulary APPs with higher downloads, both the 5-star user ratings and the increase of emotional requirement have a negative effect on the increase in APP downloads, while the enterprise’s service requirement improvement has a positive effect on the increase of APP downloads. (3) Regarding English vocabulary APPs with average or high downloads, improving the adaptability and Appearance requirements have significant negative impact on downloads. (4) The functional requirements to improve products will have a significant positive impact on the increase in downloads of English vocabulary APPs.

scholarly journals Media literacy education for a new prosumer citizenship

Comunicar ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (43) ◽  
pp. 15-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosa García-Ruiz ◽  
Antonia Ramírez-García ◽  
María-del-Mar Rodríguez-Rosell
Keyword(s):  
Media Literacy ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
State Level ◽  
Active Role ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Young Audiences ◽  
The Media

Access to technology and the Internet is having a positive impact on all levels, personal, family, professional and social. However, the influence of the media has not been accompanied by the promotion of media literacy. The development of the media skill among citizens, especially young people and children, in order to exercise a critical and active role in relation to the media, is a key development in this society of «media prosumers». This paper discusses the results of a research project at state level, surveying a sample of 2.143 students from Kindergarten, Primary and Secondary School, in this study using a questionnaire ad hoc online. The objetive of the research project is to identify levels of media literacy amongst children and adolescents. It can be seen that a significant portion of the sample is proficient in the media, at an acceptable level. However, and despite belonging to the generation of socalled «digital natives» the sample does not possess the skills necessary to practice as a «media prosumers». We conclude the work highlighting the necessity of complementing the digital competence established in the school curriculum with media literacy as a key element into developing a «prosumer culture». This would resolve the convergence of an urgent need to improve the training of young audiences as responsible citizens capable of consuming and producing media messages in a free, responsible, critical and creative way. El acceso a las tecnologías y a Internet está teniendo consecuencias positivas en todos los niveles, personales, familiares, profesionales y sociales. Sin embargo, la influencia de los medios de comunicación no se ha acompasado con el fomento de la alfabetización mediática. El desarrollo de la competencia mediática en la ciudadanía, y especialmente en los jóvenes y niños para que puedan ejercer de forma crítica y activa su papel ante los medios, se revela como clave en esta sociedad de «prosumidores mediáticos». En este trabajo se presentan los resultados de un proyecto de investigación de ámbito estatal con el objetivo de identificar los niveles de competencia mediática de niños y adolescentes, encuestando a una muestra de 2.143 estudiantes de Educación Infantil, Primaria, Secundaria y Bachillerato, mediante un cuestionario ad hoc online. Puede observarse que una importante parte de la muestra es competente ante los medios, en un nivel aceptable, sin embargo, y a pesar de que pertenecen a la generación de los denominados «nativos digitales», no poseen las habilidades necesarias para ejercer como «prosumidores mediáticos». Concluimos el trabajo destacando la necesidad de complementar la competencia digital establecida en el currículum escolar con la competencia mediática, como elemento clave para desarrollar una «cultura prosumidora», convergencia de imperiosa necesidad para mejorar la formación de las jóvenes audiencias como ciudadanos responsables capaces de consumir y producir mensajes mediáticos de manera libre, responsable, crítica y creativa.

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