scholarly journals INTERNET SAFETY EDUCATION: HOW WE EDUCATE OUR GIRLS TO BEWARE OF OTHERS, AND OUR BOYS TO BEWARE OF THEMSELVES

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nili Steinfeld
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Identity Theft ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Sexual Content ◽  
Safety Education ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Internet Safety ◽  
Education Discourse

Alongside its many advantages, the Internet presents a variety of challenges and risks to adolescents. From a perspective focusing on information flow processes, this study distinguishes between risks resulting from _exposure to information_, i.e. exposure of adolescents to inappropriate content: Harmful, sexual or violent, and risks resulting from _exposure of information_, i.e. disclosure of personal information online, privacy harms inflicted by the user or others, misuse of personal information which can result in identity theft, physical and sexual assault. The study examines gender differences in perceptions regarding adolescents’ online uses, habits and risks, and whether these lead to differences in emphasis of educational messages delivered by parents and teachers to adolescents. Based on a mixed-method study combining survey conducted among 513 adolescents and 50 semi-structured interviews with educators and adolescents, the findings illustrate how a common perception that girls share more personal information online and are (consequently) more vulnerable to online predators leads to more emphasis given on implications of personal information disclosure in messages delivered to girls. On the other hand, boys are considered naughty and nosy, searching for “forbidden”, mainly sexual, content, and emphasis is given on limiting and monitoring their searches and video consumption. Apparently, although parents, teachers and adolescents proclaim to be aware of the similar risks to boys and girls online, there is a message interwoven in internet safety education discourse: Girls are to be aware of others looking to harm them, and boys are to be aware of themselves, their curiosity and evil inclination.

A PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL STRATEGY AS TOOL FOR EDUCATING ADOLESCENTS ON INTERNET SAFETY

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 306-321
Author(s):  
Serahni Symington ◽  
Munita Dunn-Coetzee
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Cyber Bullying ◽  
Educational Strategy ◽  
Educational Tool ◽  
Safety Education ◽  
Internet Safety ◽  
Safety Practices ◽  
Online Safety

This psycho-educational strategy, in the form of a website, was designed to educate adolescents in schools with regard to online safety practices. The study made use of a mixed-method methodology. One hundred and eightythree (183) adolescents completed quantitative questionnaires. Qualitative data was gathered by eight semi-structured adolescent focus groups. After the integration of results, a website that included information on safety education was designed. Six areas of online safety were illustrated and addressed on the website - cyber bullying, pornography, social networking, online gaming, sharing of personal information, as well as plagiarising and stealing content. Adolescents were given the opportunity to explore the website in order to evaluate it as an effective educational tool for promoting online safety. The research reveals that adolescents could benefit from the psycho-educational strategy as it creates awareness and serves an educational purpose in terms of identifying possible harms of the internet. Findings indicate that schools, educators and parents could use the psychoeducational strategy to educate adolescents about internet safety.

scholarly journals Achieving Data Saturation: Evidence from a Qualitative Study of Job Satisfaction

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 66 ◽  
Author(s):  
MOHD ALIFF ABDUL MAJID ◽  
Mohhidin Othman ◽  
Siti Fatimah Mohamad ◽  
Sarina Abdul Halim Lim
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Original Study ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Background Data ◽  
Data Saturation ◽  
Sample Characteristics ◽  
Method Approach

The concept of saturation is deemed necessary in qualitative research;however, existing literature discussing the point of saturation is relativelyscant. Previous qualitative studies tend to describe the point of saturationbut fail to demonstrate how the saturation occurred. This article providesevidence on how qualitative research might report the point of datasaturation. The original study consists of a mixed method approach todevelop and validate an instrument for measuring offshore cateringemployees’ job satisfaction. Notably, this paper reports a part of thequalitative portion of a mixed-method study. Using the data from a studyinvolving 13 in-depth, semi-structured interviews, this study documentsthe degree of data saturation over the course of thematic analysis anddemonstrates how data saturation was operationalised. Although the studyreported 13 interviews, the saturation occurred within 12 interviews. Thestudy findings are not extensively discussed; however, adequate informationabout the study background, data collection and sample characteristics areincluded. The technique presented in this paper provides practical guidancefor qualitative researchers in reporting point of saturation. However, itis recommended that the evidence of data saturation occurred after 12interviews should be applied with caution due to several factors

scholarly journals Using Facebook for Leveraging Sense of Community in Self-Paced Open and Distance Learning Courses

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (05) ◽  
pp. 100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serpil Kocdar ◽  
Abdulkadir Karadeniz ◽  
Nil Goksel
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Classroom Community ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Open And Distance Learning

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether a sense of community could be enhanced via learning activities delivered through a Facebook group within a self-paced distance-learning course. A closed Facebook group was created for a voluntary English as a foreign language course. Four types of learning activities were delivered via the Facebook group including both syn-chronous and asynchronous structured activities, and synchronous and asyn-chronous unstructured activities. The study was designed as convergent mixed-method study. Quantitative data were gathered from a total of 179 students by using the Classroom Community Scale; quantitative data were concurrently gathered from 17 students via semi-structured interviews. The results revealed that the sense of community among learners was found to be high, however, the type of learning activities had no effect on building a sense of community. The study was intended to guide teachers, instructors, administrators and practitioners interested in designing and delivering self-paced open and distance learning courses.

scholarly journals Understanding Information Disclosure Behaviour in Australian Facebook Users

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 126-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Newk-Fon Hey Tow ◽  
Peter Dell ◽  
John Venable
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Online Community ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Identity Theft ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Community Members ◽  
The Public ◽  
Social Networking Websites ◽  
Ethnographic Approach

The advent of social networking websites presents further opportunities for criminals to obtain information for use in identity theft, cyber-stalking, and worse activities. This paper presents research investigating why users of social networking websites willingly disclose personal information and what sorts of information they provide (or not). The study employed an ethnographic approach of participation in the online community and interviews of community members, combined with a quantitative survey. The findings show that users are often simply not aware of the issues or feel that the risk to them personally is very low. The paper develops a preliminary theoretical model to explain the information disclosure phenomenon. It further recommends that government agencies or social networking websites themselves conduct campaigns to inform the public of these issues and that social networking websites consider removing some facilities. The study was conducted in an Australian context and focussed on the popular Facebook website.

scholarly journals Intervention of Hope: Sustaining Caregivers of Children with FASD through Therapeutic Psychoeducational Camps

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-108
Author(s):  
Blythe Shepard ◽  
Linda K. O'Neill
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Fetal Alcohol ◽  
Coping Behaviour ◽  
Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum ◽  
Qualitative Phase

Parents, whether adoptive, foster or biological, raising alcohol-affected children contend with the exhaustion of the care taking role. This article is a summary of the qualitative phase of a mixed-method study investigated the effect that attendance at a therapeutic caregiver-involved camp, Whitecrow Village Camp, had on caregivers of children with FASD.  In the qualitative phase, eighteen caregivers completed semi-structured interviews. Eight major content categories were identified in the data and five metathemes emerged under the overarching metatheme of a Life-Changing Experience: Providing Hope.  Analysis of the data suggests that attendance at Whitecrow Village Camp had a positive influence on the coping behaviour of caregivers of children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).

scholarly journals Development and psychometric evaluation of the Female Infertility Stigma Questionnaire: A mixed method study protocol

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahboubeh Taebi ◽  
nourossadat kariman ◽  
ali montazeri ◽  
hamid alavi majd
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Female Infertility ◽  
Psychological Disorder ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Quantitative Phase ◽  
Infertile Women ◽  
Cosmin Checklist

Abstract Background Infertility stigma is one of the greatest challenges in most societies for reproduction and sexual health of infertile women. Since no specific tool exists for assessing the infertility stigma in women, this study would be conducted to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of Female Infertility Stigma Questionnaire (F-ISQ).Methods This is a mixed method study with sequential exploratory design (qualitative and quantitative phase). In the first qualitative phase, semi-structured interviews would be performed with infertile female who had experienced infertility whithout any psychological disorder. Women who are eligible for participating in the study will be selected using purposeful sampling method with maximum variation in terms of age, education, occupation and infertility duration. Data would be analyzed using conventional content analysis and in this phase the primary item pool will be developed for the Female Infertility Stigma Questionnaire (F-ISQ). In the quantitative phase, the psychometric properties of the questionnaire would be evaluated, including the content, face and construct validity as well as reliability via the internal consistency and stability. The psychometric properties described in the COSMIN checklist will be utilized for designing the instrument.Discussion Developing a valid and reliable scale for Female Infertility Stigma Questionnaire (F-ISQ) would be helpful for future studies to assess the status of this situation. It also helps planning interventional studies for improvement of the reproductive health of infertile women.

scholarly journals Coping Strategies of Economically (Partially) Inactive Households: The Case of Croatia

Südosteuropa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dragan Bagić ◽  
Ivana Dobrotić ◽  
Jasminka Lažnjak ◽  
Petra Rodik ◽  
Tanja Vučkovićjuroš
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Unemployment Rate ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
High Unemployment Rate ◽  
Level Of Activity

AbstractHow do households with inactive or unemployed members face growing risks and uncertainty? The present study tackles this problem with a case study on Croatia, a country at the bottom of the European Union’s (EU) scale of economic activity rate. The low level of activity that has characterized Croatia for more than twenty years has been accompanied by a continuously high unemployment rate, which has further increased since 2009. In this context, households with (long-term) inactive or unemployed members have had to develop alternative coping strategies. In order to identify and examine these strategies, in 2014 we conducted a mixed-method study, including a quantitative survey of 453 households and 37 semi-structured interviews. We identified six household strategies, more or less ‘successful’ in terms of the household’s material position. In this essay we further examine these strategies’ characteristics and implications, with a focus on the profiles of households employing specific strategies.

scholarly journals The Pre-Dialysis Care Trajectory of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients and the Start of Dialysis in Emergency: A Mixed Method Study Protocol

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (24) ◽  
pp. 5010
Author(s):  
Maxime Raffray ◽  
Sahar Bayat ◽  
Arnaud Campéon ◽  
Laëtitia Laude ◽  
Cécile Vigneau
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Kidney Disease ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Medical Monitoring ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Management Guidelines ◽  
Qualitative Component ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Methods

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is an important public health issue that requires early and close medical monitoring to start Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) in the best conditions. However, in France, about 1/3 of patients start dialysis in emergency, despite the existence of CKD management guidelines. Using both quantitative and qualitative methods, we wanted to analyze the pre-dialysis care trajectory of patients with CKD and document the causes of Emergency dialysis Start (ES). To this aim, we designed a convergent mixed-method study. The quantitative component will analyze individual healthcare consumption and clinical data to identify the risk factors of ES by comparing the trajectories of patients who started dialysis in emergency in 2015 in France with those of patients who started in a planned manner and with the national recommendations. The qualitative component will explore the patients’ trajectories and identify barriers to a planned start using semi-structured interviews with patients who started dialysis in emergency and with their general practitioners and nephrologists. Using the strengths of a mixed methodology, this study will bring robust and valuable findings to improve the care of CKD patients.

scholarly journals Mental health in the pandemic: a repeated cross-sectional mixed-method study protocol to investigate the mental health impacts of the coronavirus pandemic in the UK

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. e046422
Author(s):  
Tine Van Bortel ◽  
Ann John ◽  
Susan Solomon ◽  
Chiara Lombardo ◽  
David Crepaz-Keay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Ethics Committee ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The World ◽  
Population Mental Health ◽  
The Uk

IntroductionThe WHO declared a global pandemic on 11 March 2020. Since then, the world has been firmly in the grip of the COVID-19. To date, more than 211 730 035 million confirmed cases and more than 4 430 697 million people have died. While controlling the virus and implementing vaccines are the main priorities, the population mental health impacts of the pandemic are expected to be longer term and are less obvious than the physical health ones. Lockdown restrictions, physical distancing, social isolation, as well as the loss of a loved one, working in a frontline capacity and loss of economic security may have negative effects on and increase the mental health challenges in populations around the world. There is a major demand for long-term research examining the mental health experiences and needs of people in order to design adequate policies and interventions for sustained action to respond to individual and population mental health needs both during and after the pandemic.Methods and analysisThis repeated cross-sectional mixed-method study conducts regular self-administered representative surveys, and targeted focus groups and semi-structured interviews with adults in the UK, as well as validation of gathered evidence through citizens’ juries for contextualisation (for the UK as a whole and for its four devolved nations) to ensure that emerging mental health problems are identified early on and are properly understood, and that appropriate policies and interventions are developed and implemented across the UK and within devolved contexts. STATA and NVIVO will be used to carry out quantitative and qualitative analysis, respectively.Ethics and disseminationEthics approval for this study has been granted by the Cambridge Psychology Research Ethics Committee of the University of Cambridge, UK (PRE 2020.050) and by the Health and Life Sciences Research Ethics Committee of De Montfort University, UK (REF 422991). While unlikely, participants completing the self-administered surveys or participating in the virtual focus groups, semi-structured interviews and citizens’ juries might experience distress triggered by questions or conversations. However, appropriate mitigating measures have been adopted and signposting to services and helplines will be available at all times. Furthermore, a dedicated member of staff will also be at hand to debrief following participation in the research and personalised thank-you notes will be sent to everyone taking part in the qualitative research.Study findings will be disseminated in scientific journals, at research conferences, local research symposia and seminars. Evidence-based open access briefings, articles and reports will be available on our study website for everyone to access. Rapid policy briefings targeting issues emerging from the data will also be disseminated to inform policy and practice. These briefings will position the findings within UK public policy and devolved nations policy and socioeconomic contexts in order to develop specific, timely policy recommendations. Additional dissemination will be done through traditional and social media. Our data will be contextualised in view of existing policies, and changes over time as-and-when policies change.

scholarly journals The Sexual Development, Sexual Health, Sexual Experiences, and Sexual Knowledge of Forensic Mental Health Patients: A Research Design and Methodology Protocol

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elnike Brand ◽  
Angela Ratsch ◽  
Edward Heffernan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Sexual Development ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Sexual Experiences ◽  
Sexual Knowledge ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Three Phases

Introduction: There is substantial evidence that severe mental illness (SMI) can have significant impacts on general development, knowledge acquisition, and quality of life including sexual function. However, whilst the sexual development, sexual health, sexual experiences and sexual knowledge of the broader Australian community and the Australian prisoner population have been well-described, these concepts have been less explored in people with a SMI. In particular, there is an absence of research around these topics involving people who are subject to a treatment order (aka a Forensic Order) under the relevant jurisdictional Mental Health Act.Methods and Analysis: People currently under the treatment requirements of a Queensland Forensic Order will be invited to participate in this descriptive, mixed-method study. The study will be conducted in three phases. The first two phases will involve 50 participants (100 face-to-face quantitative interviews) with the aim of mapping sexual development, sexual health, sexual experiences, and sexual knowledge. The third phase will involve qualitative semi-structured interviews with a purposely enrolled, informant-rich cohort identified through the quantitative surveys until saturation is reached. Quantitative data will be analyzed using descriptive and comparative statistics. Qualitative data will be analyzed by content analysis of the major themes.Ethics and dissemination: The project has ethics approval from a Queensland Health Human Research Ethics Committee. Results will be reported to participants and other stakeholders at seminars and conferences and through peer-reviewed publications.Strengths and Limitations of this Study: This is a mixed-method study which engages with participants by using face-to-face interviews. The study is conducted in three phases which sub-divide the research into the following areas: (1) demographics, general health, and sexual health, (2) sexual knowledge and experiences, and (3) sexual knowledge gaps. This study uses electronic data capture to efficiently record and analyse participant responses. This study captures self-reported data and uses non-probability sampling from a population who have been pre-selected through an arms-length approach—both these processes elevate the risk of bias.

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