scholarly journals Predictive model of social media and mobile phones problematic use: Impulsivity and social anxiety

2021 ◽  
Vol 129 (s1) ◽  
pp. 153-165
Author(s):  
Juan Ramón Becerra-Guajardo ◽  
José Luis Jasso-Medrano ◽  
Fuensanta López-Rosales

The number of social media and mobile phone users is constantly increasing. Researchers worldwide argue that studying the problematic use of these technologies is of the utmost importance to develop better interventions in the future. The study proposes a predictive model of problematic use of social media and mobile phones in relation to social anxiety the components of impulsivity and emotional regulation. El uso problemático de las redes sociales y del teléfono móvil ha sido argumentado por investigadores detodo del mundo.

Author(s):  
Maria Giaquinto-Cilliers ◽  
Tertius N. Potgieter ◽  
Gert Steyn

Mobile phones have progressively become an inseparable partner to plastic surgeons in their clinical practice. From using the mobile phone camera to take pictures of injuries and sending those for instant advice, to searching for the best evidence articles in peer review journals, mobile phones have changed the plastic surgeons' approach on the best way to manage their patients. The availability of information in mobile technology has allowed a growing market for education tools for plastic surgeons and patients, and the use of social media for marketing purposes. With the increased availability of smartphone applications, these devices have become an invaluable tool for the modern plastic surgeon.


2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 135-156
Author(s):  
José Hernández-Ortega ◽  
Laura Rayón-Rumayor

El binomio teléfonos móvil y RRSS en la adolescencia transciende lo tecnológico. Las prácticas de uso tan habituales en su vida cotidiana son ubicuas, pero relativamente invisibles para docentes y familias. Un conocimiento necesario para marcar una hoja de ruta en el diseño de propuestas educativas mediadas por tecnologías móviles. Mediante un estudio descriptivo longitudinal cuantitativo, se identifican niveles de uso y comportamiento con los teléfonos móviles en una muestra (N=645) escolar en ESO-Bachillerato, prestando especial atención a qué aplicaciones son las más empleadas, y el tiempo de uso en función del género y nivel educativo. Los resultados evidencian que el teléfono móvil no se percibe como un sistema de almacenamiento de información, se emplea con una finalidad comunicativa (RRSS) de las que se nutren las aplicaciones de edición de imagen (fotografía-vídeo) y consumo de audiovisuales (vídeos-música). En el segundo año de ESO hay un incremento de aplicaciones y de tiempo empleado frente al móvil. Las diferencias de género suponen brechas significativas en cuanto al uso de RRSS, y el valor de la imagen un punto axiomático en ello. Una praxis que evidencia las amenazas que suscita su empleo, y el reto de diseñar una alfabetización digital ambiciosa que contemple usos responsables de las RRSS, conocimiento sumo informado de los contenidos digitales y la introducción de escenarios comunicativos multimodales para crear y compartir. The association of mobile phones and social networks during adolescence surpasses technological considerations. These practices, while extremely common and ubiquitous in adolescents’ daily lives, are relatively invisible to teachers and families. It is, therefore, necessary to establish a roadmap in the design of educational proposals enhanced by mobile technologies. Through a quantitative longitudinal descriptive study, levels of use and behavior with mobile phones are identified in a sample (N=645) of Secondary School and Baccalaureate students. Special attention, which we disaggregate by gender and education level, is paid to the most commonly used apps and to time of use. Results show that the mobile phone is not only identified as an information storage system, but it is also used for a communicative purpose (social media) which is supported by image editing applications (photography-video) and audiovisual consumption (videos- music). In the second year of Secondary Education there is an increase in the use of apps and in the time spent using mobile phones. There are significant differences in relation to gender in the use of social media, being the value of the image an axiomatic point in this difference. Results show the threats inherent in the use of mobile phones and highlight the challenges when it comes to designing an ambitious praxis of digital literacy that contemplates responsible uses of social media, highly informed knowledge of digital content and the introduction of multimodal communication scenarios that favour sharing creative processes.


Author(s):  
Maria Giaquinto-Cilliers ◽  
Tertius N. Potgieter ◽  
Gert Steyn

Mobile phones have progressively become an inseparable partner to plastic surgeons in their clinical practice. From using the mobile phone camera to take pictures of injuries and sending those for instant advice to searching for the best evidence articles in peer reviewed journals, mobile phones have changed the plastic surgeons' approach on the best way to manage their patients. The availability of information in mobile technology has allowed a growing market for education tools for plastic surgeons and patients, and the use of social media for marketing purposes. With the increased availability of smartphone applications, these devices have become an invaluable tool for the modern plastic surgeon.


Author(s):  
M. G. C. Giaquinto-Cilliers ◽  
R. Hartnick ◽  
L. W. Van der Merwe ◽  
J. Kotze

Mobile phones have progressively become an inseparable partner to plastic surgeons in their clinical practice. From using the mobile phone camera to take pictures of injuries and sending those for instant advice, to searching for the best evidence articles in peer review journals, mobile phones have changed the plastic surgeons' approach on the best way to manage their patients. The availability of information in mobile technology has allowed a growing market for education tools for plastic surgeons and patients and the use of social media for marketing purposes. With the increased availability of smartphone applications, these devices have the potential to be an invaluable tool for the modern in training and practicing plastic surgeon.


2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 9404
Author(s):  
Inmaculada Méndez ◽  
Ana Belén Jorquera ◽  
Cecilia Ruiz Esteban ◽  
José Manuel García-Fernández

The use of mobile phones has great benefits for communication. However, evidence has shown that problematic use, such as cyberbullying, can also be associated with mobile phones. In this sense, emotional regulation plays an important role. The objective of this study was to identify different groups that varied in terms of conflicts related to problematic mobile phone use (namely, maladaptive communication and emotional patterns). Furthermore, the study aimed to examine whether there were significant differences in the dimensions of emotional intelligence and cyberbullying between adolescents with a mobile phone use problem. The study participants were 810 students aged between 12 and 16 years. The Emotional Coefficient Inventory questionnaire about cyberbullying and a questionnaire on experiences related to mobile phones were used. The cluster analysis identified three different types of mobile phone use: A group displaying no problematic use, a group displaying moderately problematic use, and a group displaying problematic use. The study results motivate carrying out stress management programs, emotional re-education, and other actions that reinforce emotional intelligence.


Author(s):  
Blanca Rodríguez-Bravo ◽  
David Nicholas

The scientific communication habits and practices of the new wave of Spanish researchers are analyzed based on the results of an international survey (2019). The results obtained from 100 participants support those previously obtained from interviews conducted between 2016 and 2018 in Spain under the Harbingers Project, and show similarities to and differences from those collected from the mentioned survey in other countries covered by the Project in its second phase. Spanish researchers have two contradictory faces: They are innovative in their perceptions but slightly less so in their practices regarding open access and the use of social media. However, these new attitudes and habits are motivated by a desire to promote their own work and gain recognition; In this sense, they are conservative. The competition in which they are immersed regarding the achievement of tenure and, therefore, the need to focus on their abilities that will be evaluated represent a limitation on enjoying the learning process and dedicating themselves to the practices of open science to which their generation is naturally prone. Resumen Se analizan los hábitos y prácticas de comunicación científica de la nueva ola de investigadores españoles a partir de los resultados de una encuesta de ámbito internacional (2019). Los resultados de un centenar de contribuciones confirman los obtenidos previamente en entrevistas realizadas entre 2016 y 2018 en España en el marco del Proyecto Harbingers, y ponen de manifiesto similitudes y diferencias con los resultados obtenidos de la encuesta mencionada en otros países cubiertos por el Proyecto en su segunda fase. Los investigadores españoles presentan dos caras contradictorias: Son innovadores en sus percepciones aunque no tanto en sus prácticas relativas al acceso abierto y al uso de las redes sociales. Sin embargo, sus actitudes y hábitos nuevos no son desinteresados, están motivados por promocionar el trabajo propio y conseguir el reconocimiento. En este sentido, se muestran conservadores. La competición en que se encuentran inmersos para conseguir un trabajo estable y, por tanto, la necesidad de focalizarse en los méritos que les van a ser evaluados les limita para poder disfrutar del proceso de aprendizaje y dedicarse a las prácticas de ciencia abierta a las que su generación se muestra proclive de forma natural.


Author(s):  
Hanne Westh Nicolajsen ◽  
Flemming Sorensen ◽  
Ada Scupola

This article presents the results of a study investigating user involvement in the idea generation phase of service innovation, and discusses advantages and limitations of such involvement. Specifically, the study compares the use of social media such as blogs and future workshops to generate idea for service innovations in the context of a research library. Our study shows that the blog is good in opening up for user contributions, while the future workshop involving users and employees is particularly good at qualifying and further developing ideas. The findings suggest therefore that methods for user involvement should be carefully selected and combined to achieve optimum benefits and avoid potential disadvantages.


2019 ◽  
pp. 643-660
Author(s):  
Barry Ardley ◽  
Jialin Hardwick ◽  
Lauriane Delarue ◽  
Nick Taylor

Focusing on the mobile phones sector, this study explores how the social networking site ‘Facebook' is used by consumers in their purchasing. Although there is extensive work on the influences on the buying decision process relevant to mobile phone purchasing, it is mainly set outside of a social media context. This paper assists in filling a gap in contemporary research, revealing the presence of different behavioural segments on Facebook. The authors analyse the consumer decision sequence in response to the notion of ‘brand presence', manifested through online advertising, fan and group pages. The approach is interpretative. The study is based on young professional user's experiences, collected through semi-structured individual and focus group interviews. The findings show that Facebook fan pages are shown to have a degree of influence, particularly in the early stages of buying behaviour. In this context, five novel behavioural segments of consumer interactions with Smartphone brands on Facebook have been identified by the research. These are the Avoider, the Suspicious, the Passive, the Receptive, and the Active. Future research of cross comparative studies could be taken on the issues the authors examine and consider them in relation to not only Facebook, but additionally, to other social network sites. Companies could utilise the findings in the future development of social media strategy. The research highlights the socially networked and collective nature of much activity on Facebook, which impacts on the consumer decision-making process for mobile phones.


Author(s):  
Syed Far Abid Hossain ◽  
Xu Shan ◽  
Abdul Qadeer

The purpose of this paper is to ascertain the contemporary role of mobile phones in value co-creation through social media marketing. How mobile phones, in particular, smartphones with the help of numerous social media generate value co-creation, is the key objective of this study. A random sampling method was used to conduct a survey in different universities in China to identify the role of mobile phones in value co-creation. Findings from primary data collection indicated that mobile phones play a vital role in value co-creation because of the extensive use of social media. If value co-creation through social media marketing develops with the help of producers, suppliers and other intermediaries with the necessary technology and trust, the society, as well as customers, may enjoy a unique way of shopping. Future studies with mixed methodology and respondents who use different social media as a tool to generate value co-creation may shed light on the undiscovered phenomenon of social media marketing in the context of the mobile phone.


Author(s):  
Panagiota Papadopoulou

The proliferation of mobile phones and tablets shape a new arena for online commercial activity with unprecedented opportunities and challenges. In this omnipresent mobile environment, understanding consumer behavior constitutes a challenge for m-commerce vendors, as they seek to understand factors that affect it, positively and negatively, and to integrate social media in their mobile strategy and across mobile devices. This paper presents an exploratory qualitative research examining separately mobile phones and tablets and the use of social media, in the context of m-commerce. The results of our qualitative analysis show important factors for m-commerce and social media adoption and use, highlighting the similarities and differences between mobile phones and tablets. Our qualitative results also reveal factors having a negative effect to m-commerce, for both mobile devices. Business opportunities enabled by social media for m-commerce and how these can be leveraged in this promising multiple-device mobile context are also discussed.


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