scholarly journals Caregiving strategies, parental practices, and the use of Facebook groups among Israeli mothers of adolescents

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alon Goldberg ◽  
Yael Grinshtain ◽  
Yair Amichai-Hamburger
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Parental Practices ◽  
Adolescent Relationships ◽  
Facebook Use ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
To Come

Facebook offers a “village” for mothers to come together and seek and share parenting information, but while there has been substantial research examining both positive and negative aspects of parents’ Facebook use, there is no research on use of Facebook by mothers of adolescents and its association with parent-adolescent relationships. Given the intense challenges of raising adolescents and the dearth of research into potential benefits and drawbacks of mothers of adolescents seeking support from Facebook, we sought to fill this gap by focusing on the caregiving and parenting practices of mothers of adolescents who were members of mothers’ groups on Facebook. The sample included 74 Israeli dyads of mothers (Mage = 43.73, SD = 4.41), who participated in Facebook groups for mothers and their adolescent children (Mage = 12.26, SD = 3.11) during 2019. Mothers reported on their Facebook use and caregiving strategies. The adolescents answered a parenting practices questionnaire. It was found that higher permissiveness and greater psychological intrusiveness were related to higher use of Facebook by the mothers. Among mothers who were high on hyperactivation, greater permissiveness and psychological intrusiveness were related to higher Facebook use to a greater extent than among mothers who were low on hyperactivation. Alongside Facebook’s benefits as a community for mothers come serious risks for some mothers. As research in this area grows, an examination of the characteristics of Facebook use by mothers of adolescent children involved in Facebook mothers’ groups is meaningful. 

Parents' Beliefs About Children

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott A. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Large Body ◽  
Typical Development ◽  
Major Goal ◽  
Parental Practices ◽  
Children's Development ◽  
Theoretical Issues ◽  
Children’S Development

This book addresses what parents believe about children—both children in general and their own children in particular. Its scope is broad, encompassing beliefs directed to numerous aspects of children’s development in both the cognitive and social realms, developments that span the age periods from birth through adolescence. Although the focus is on typical development, departures from the norm in both children’s functioning and parental practices are also discussed. Four questions are addressed for every topic considered: What is the nature of parents’ beliefs? What are the origins of parents’ beliefs? How do parents’ beliefs relate to parents’ behavior? And how do parents’ beliefs relate to children’s development? These questions tie in to long-standing theoretical issues in psychology, they are central to our understanding of both parenting practices and children’s development, and they speak to some of the most important pragmatic issues for which psychology can provide answers. The major goal of the book is to convey the main conclusions from the large body of work that has addressed these questions. Because much still remains to be learned, a second goal is to identify needed directions for further study.

Designing for Social Connectivity (Not Everyone Likes Webcams)

eLearn ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
William P Lord
Keyword(s):  
Social Presence ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Host Institution ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Online Technologies ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Complex Solutions ◽  
To Come

COVID-19 has forced vast numbers of educational institutions to shift their operations from being delivered face-to-face to being delivered online. As a result, academic institutions have had to scramble to find complex solutions that meet systems-wide online teaching and learning needs. The quality of interaction that occurs between the educator and the student is crucial to the success of delivering education via online technologies, and it is incumbent on the host institution to provide a usable, effective, and satisfying form of communication all participants may communicate with while maintaining a sense of social presence. It requires little effort to compile a list of potential benefits of using webcams in educational settings. It is more challenging to come up with a list of conditions as to when you may not require all learners to communicate using webcams. This article explores the benefits and challenges of incorporating webcams in teaching and learning in the online learning environment.

scholarly journals Engineered nanomaterials and human health: Part 1. Preparation, functionalization and characterization (IUPAC Technical Report)

2018 ◽  
Vol 90 (8) ◽  
pp. 1283-1324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir Gubala ◽  
Linda J. Johnston ◽  
Ziwei Liu ◽  
Harald Krug ◽  
Colin J. Moore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Close Contact ◽  
Consumer Products ◽  
Engineered Nanomaterials ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Size Dependent ◽  
Current State ◽  
Technical Report ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
To Come ◽  
Number Of Publications

Abstract Nanotechnology is a rapidly evolving field, as evidenced by the large number of publications on the synthesis, characterization, and biological/environmental effects of new nano-sized materials. The unique, size-dependent properties of nanomaterials have been exploited in a diverse range of applications and in many examples of nano-enabled consumer products. In this account we focus on Engineered Nanomaterials (ENM), a class of deliberately designed and constructed nano-sized materials. Due to the large volume of publications, we separated the preparation and characterisation of ENM from applications and toxicity into two interconnected documents. Part 1 summarizes nanomaterial terminology and provides an overview of the best practices for their preparation, surface functionalization, and analytical characterization. Part 2 (this issue, Pure Appl. Chem. 2018; 90(8): 1325–1356) focuses on ENM that are used in products that are expected to come in close contact with consumers. It reviews nanomaterials used in therapeutics, diagnostics, and consumer goods and summarizes current nanotoxicology challenges and the current state of nanomaterial regulation, providing insight on the growing public debate on whether the environmental and social costs of nanotechnology outweigh its potential benefits.

scholarly journals Exploring the Possibility of Linking and Incorporating Future Design in Backcasting and Scenario Planning

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 9907
Author(s):  
Raja R. Timilsina ◽  
Yoshinori Nakagawa ◽  
Koji Kotani
Keyword(s):  
Scenario Planning ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Future Planning ◽  
Future Design ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
To Come ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
Strategy Making

There are two approaches to future planning: backcasting and scenario planning. While some studies have attempted to relate and combine these two approaches, a future design (FD) approach has recently been advocated and researched. Given this state of affairs, the paper provides an overview of the FD approach and discusses the potential benefits of linking and incorporating it into backcasting and scenario planning by summarizing the main features of such benefits for future planning for sustainability. A feature of an FD is that it explicitly orients people’s ways of thinking in the current generation to be generative for not only their own future but also generations to come, as well as in designing a plan within a coherent timeframe by demonstrating the characteristics of being prospective and retrospective from the viewpoint of a different generation. Another feature of FD lies in strategy making through some visioning process and in redefining the boundary between what is controllable and what is uncontrollable by considering the perspectives of future generations. We consider this article as a concept paper for the special issue of “Designing Sustainable Future Societies,” building on a literature review and author’s conceptual framework. Thus, our ideas and concepts suggest some potential benefits from incorporating FD into backcasting and scenario planning, further inducing people to be future-oriented and/or sustainable in terms of strategy making. We finally demonstrate some examples of FD practices and illustrative ideas of FD incorporation, remarking on possible avenues for future research.

scholarly journals Mandated Shutdowns, the Ratchet Effect, and The Barstool Fund

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Carroll
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Social Costs ◽  
Health Costs ◽  
Ratchet Effect ◽  
Government Subsidies ◽  
The Public ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
To Come

Perhaps the most contentious part of the response to the Covid-19 pandemic has been the decision by governments to mandate—or effectively mandate—the shutdown of certain businesses. The justification for doing so is broadly consequentialist. The public health costs of not shutting down are so great that potential benefits from allowing businesses to open are dwarfed. Operating within this consequentialist framework, this paper identifies an underappreciated set of social costs that are a product of the present public policy that pairs mandated shutdowns with government subsidies. Such policy is prone to being an instance of what Robert Higgs calls the ratchet effect. Given that ratchets tend to be both costly and sticky, it is best to avoid allowing them to come into existence. This paper identifies a way of circumventing this particular ratchet; namely, by replacing governmental subsidies with support from private charitable funds like The Barstool Fund.

Risky Parental Practices and Their Implications in Adult Psychopathology

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-109
Author(s):  
Andrei-Cristian Năstase
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Parental Practices ◽  
Socially Prescribed Perfectionism ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Adult Psychopathology ◽  
Practical Implications

There are many ways in which an individual may fail as a parent. Most parents have good intentions, but that’s the exact reason why there’s an urgent need to clarify good parenting practices. This paper will look at risky parenting practices (e.g., guilt-inducing criticism) and their relationship with psychopathology (depression and anxiety, in this case) using socially prescribed perfectionism as a mediator. All eight mediations turned out to be statistically significant with six out of eight analyses being full mediations. Also, the relationships between the facets of perfectionism, depression, and anxiety are consistent with the findings of other studies up until this point. Considering the relationship between socially prescribed perfectionism and psychopathology, practical implications are discussed.

scholarly journals Sentinel-3 Delay-Doppler altimetry over Antarctica

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 709-722 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malcolm McMillan ◽  
Alan Muir ◽  
Andrew Shepherd ◽  
Roger Escolà ◽  
Mònica Roca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ice Sheet ◽  
Elevation Change ◽  
Airborne Measurements ◽  
Subglacial Lake ◽  
Accuracy And Precision ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Satellite Radar ◽  
Lake Drainage ◽  
To Come

Abstract. The launch of Sentinel-3A in February 2016 represented the beginning of a new long-term series of operational satellite radar altimeters, which will provide Delay-Doppler altimetry measurements over ice sheets for decades to come. Given the potential benefits that these satellites can offer to a range of glaciological applications, it is important to establish their capacity to monitor ice sheet elevation and elevation change. Here, we present the first analysis of Sentinel-3 Delay-Doppler altimetry over the Antarctic ice sheet, and assess the accuracy and precision of retrievals of ice sheet elevation across a range of topographic regimes. Over the low-slope regions of the ice sheet interior, we find that the instrument achieves both an accuracy and a precision of the order of 10 cm, with ∼98 % of the data validated being within 50 cm of co-located airborne measurements. Across the steeper and more complex topography of the ice sheet margin, the accuracy decreases, although analysis at two coastal sites with densely surveyed airborne campaigns shows that ∼60 %–85 % of validated data are still within 1 m of co-located airborne elevation measurements. We then explore the utility of the Sentinel-3A Delay-Doppler altimeter for mapping ice sheet elevation change. We show that with only 2 years of available data, it is possible to resolve known signals of ice dynamic imbalance and to detect evidence of subglacial lake drainage activity. Our analysis demonstrates a new, long-term source of measurements of ice sheet elevation and elevation change, and the early potential of this operational system for monitoring ice sheet imbalance for decades to come.

Parental Practices Encouraging and Discouraging Physical Activity in Hong Kong Chinese Preschoolers

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 361-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-nam Suen ◽  
Ester Cerin ◽  
Sin-lung Wu
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Nominal Group Technique ◽  
Nominal Group ◽  
Sedentary Behaviors ◽  
Parental Practices ◽  
Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Individual Interviews

Background:Regular participation in physical activity (PA) can help reduce the risk of overweight/obesity. Parental practices related to PA are modifiable determinants of preschoolers’ PA that are still not well understood, especially in non-Western cultures. This qualitative explorative study aimed to identify parental practices encouraging or discouraging PA in Hong Kong preschoolers.Methods:Nominal Group Technique (NGT) sessions (n = 45; 6 to 9/group), complemented by a focus group (n = 6) and individual interviews (n = 12), were conducted with primary caregivers (mainly parents) of Hong Kong preschoolers to investigate what parents do to encourage (4 groups) and discourage (2 groups) PA in children. The groups were stratified by low and high neighborhood socioeconomic status. Results: Participants generated 21 and 16 items describing practices encouraging and discouraging preschoolers’ PA, respectively. Parental provision of instrumental, motivational, and conditional support were thought to encourage child’s PA, while parental safety concerns, focus on academic achievement, lack of time and resources, and promotion of sedentary behaviors were thought to discourage child’s PA.Conclusions:Several parental practices that were deemed to encourage or discourage Hong Kong preschoolers’ PA were identified. These can assist with development of a culturally sensitive scale of PA parenting practices and inform future quantitative research.

scholarly journals Gay and Bisexual Adolescent Boys’ Perspectives on Parent–Adolescent Relationships and Parenting Practices Related to Teen Sex and Dating

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 1825-1837 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian A. Feinstein ◽  
Matthew Thomann ◽  
Ryan Coventry ◽  
Kathryn Macapagal ◽  
Brian Mustanski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Adolescent Boys ◽  
Adolescent Relationships ◽  
And Bisexual

Students' Perceptions of Parental Practices and Evaluations of Self, Mother, and Father

1980 ◽  
Vol 50 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1269-1270
Author(s):  
Gerald D. Nunn ◽  
Thomas S. Parish
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Parental Authority ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Parental Discipline ◽  
Parental Practices ◽  
Midwestern University ◽  
Permissive Parenting ◽  
Undergraduate College Students

The present study examined perceptions of parental discipline and associated evaluations of self, i.e., self-concept, mother, and father by 55 undergraduate college students attending a large midwestern university. Significantly more positive evaluations of self and father, but not mother, were associated with restrictive than with permissive parenting practices. The implications in regard to acceptance of parental authority are discussed.

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