The Impact of Social Contexts in Schools: Adolescents Who Are New to Canada and Their Sense of Belonging

The pandemic crisis and the linked infodemic are extraordinary cases to test the EU capability to manage the disinformation disorder, especially towards young people. This paper aims to analyse the impact of the EU communicative actions regarding disinformation about Covid-19, on trust and sense of belonging in young Italian and Spanish university students. The research presents an exploratory and quantitative study that uses a second-generation multivariate analysis method. The results show that trust can be very well the resource on which EU communicative actions may positively impact. Nevertheless, our study reveals that the EU in-stitutions measures have not increased sense of belonging in EU integration.

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Image of a village in the discourses of pseudo-traditionalism

Культура и искусство ◽

10.7256/2454-0625.2020.2.29624 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 34-43

Author(s):

Aleksander Mikhailovich Prilutskii ◽

Vladimir Yur'evich Lebedev

Keyword(s):

Literary Text ◽

Social Contexts ◽

Semiotic System ◽

Modern Culture ◽

Partial Digestion ◽

Hermeneutic Approach ◽

The Impact

This article is dedicated to analysis of the phenomenon of pseudo-traditionalism on the example of interpretation of image of a village in the discourses of modern culture. The concepts and processes that cursory are perceived as traditional, but modernistic in their essence, are referred to pseudo-traditional. The authors understand pseudo-traditionalism as a result of stylistic mimicry based on the partial digestion of separate elements of the traditional semiotic system borrowed extra-contextually and uncoupled from other elements, with which they are in a state of structural-systemic relations within the framework of real tradition. The article is carried out in the context of semiotic-hermeneutic approach towards analysis of the phenomena of modern culture. The sources include the literary text of clearly traditional orientation, as well as materials collected in the course of sociological interview. The authors prove that the opposition city – village carries mythological character, equally to demonization of city and idealization of village in pseudo-traditionalistic discourses. The article also analyzes various aspects and modi of the modern mythological image of a village, including religious (eschatological). The author examines the impact of historical and social contexts upon the formation of ancient mythology.

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Key facets to build up eHealth and mHealth interventions to enhance physical activity, sedentary behavior and nutrition in healthy subjects – An umbrella review

10.21203/rs.3.rs-39460/v2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Janis Fiedler ◽

Tobias Eckert ◽

Kathrin Wunsch ◽

Alexander Woll

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Behavior Change ◽

Sedentary Behavior ◽

Healthy Eating ◽

Social Contexts ◽

Just In Time ◽

Umbrella Review ◽

Behavior Change Techniques ◽

Adaptive Interventions ◽

The Impact

Abstract Background: Electronic (eHealth) and mobile (mHealth) health interventions can provide a large coverage, and are promising tools to change health behavior (i.e. physical activity, sedentary behavior and healthy eating). However, the determinants of intervention effectiveness in primary prevention has not been explored yet. Therefore, the objectives of this umbrella review were to evaluate intervention effectiveness, to explore the impact of pre-defined determinants of effectiveness (i.e. theoretical foundations, behavior change techniques, social contexts or just-in-time adaptive interventions), and to provide recommendations for future research and practice in the field of primary prevention delivered via e/mHealth technology.Methods: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and the Cochrane Library were searched for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (reviews) published between January 1990 and May 2020. Reviews reporting on e/mHealth behavior change interventions in physical activity, sedentary behavior and/or healthy eating for healthy subjects (i.e. subjects without physical or physiological morbidities which would influence the realization of behaviors targeted by the respective interventions) were included if they also investigated respective theoretical foundations, behavior change techniques, social contexts or just-in-time adaptive interventions. Included studies were ranked concerning their methodological quality and qualitatively synthesized.Results: The systematic search reveled eleven systematic reviews and meta-analyses of moderate quality. The majority of original research studies within the reviews found e/mHealth interventions to be effective, but the results showed a high heterogeneity concerning assessment methods and outcomes, making them difficult to compare. Whereas theoretical foundation and behavior change techniques were suggested to be potential positive determinants of effective interventions, the impact of social context remains unclear. None of the reviews included just-in-time adaptive interventions.Conclusion: Findings of this umbrella review support the use of e/mHealth to enhance physical activity and healthy eating and reduce sedentary behavior. The general lack of precise reporting and comparison of confounding variables in reviews and original research studies as well as the limited number of reviews for each health behavior constrains the generalization and interpretation of results. Further research is needed on study-level to investigate effects of versatile determinants of e/mHealth efficiency, using a theoretical foundation and additionally explore the impact of social contexts and more sophisticated approaches like just-in-time adaptive interventions.Trial registration: The protocol for this umbrella review was a priori registered with PROSPERO: CRD42020147902.

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Understanding the Impact of a Community-led HIV Prevention Program in South Africa: Context, Conceptual Framework and Methodology

Australian Journal of Primary Health ◽

10.1071/py99046 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 9 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Catherine Campbell ◽

Brian Williams

Keyword(s):

Hiv Prevention ◽

Prevention Program ◽

Hiv Transmission ◽

Evaluation Research ◽

Evaluation Study ◽

Social Contexts ◽

Outcome Evaluation ◽

Evaluation Methodology ◽

Sexually Transmitted ◽

The Impact

In this paper we provide an account of our multi-dimensional evaluation of a community led HIV-prevention program in the southern African mining community of Carletonville. The Mothusimpilo Project has three pillars: peer education and condom distribution, syndromic management of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and stakeholder mobilisation. Substantial efforts are being made to evaluate the impact of the intervention and in this paper we outline the theoretical rationale, research design and some preliminary results of the evaluation. The first section provides the setting for the evaluation work, viz an intervention which seeks to contextualise traditional biomedical and behavioural approaches to HIV-transmission within their broader community and social contexts. In the second section we outline the theoretical assumptions underlying the evaluation (which has both 'outcome evaluation' and 'process evaluation' components). In particular, we discuss the way in which the concepts of identity, empowerment and social capital are used to understand the processes involved in health-enhancing behaviour change. In the third section we describe our multi-disciplinary evaluation methodology and present some preliminary findings from our on-going evaluation study. One important goal of our evaluation research is to demonstrate the extent to which community level factors serve to assist or hinder the project in achieving its goals. In this way we hope to contribute to understandings of the role of community participation in influencing the outcomes of community-based health promotional projects.

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The impact of anger on creative process engagement: The role of social contexts

Journal of Organizational Behavior ◽

10.1002/job.2249 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 39 (4) ◽

pp. 495-506 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Carla Gomes da Costa ◽

Qin Zhou ◽

Aristides I. Ferreira

Keyword(s):

Creative Process ◽

Social Contexts ◽

The Impact

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Does Employee Ownership Reduce the Intention to Leave?

Handbook of Research on Human Resources Strategies for the New Millennial Workforce - Advances in Human Resources Management and Organizational Development ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-0948-6.ch006 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 111-127 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sara Elouadi ◽

Tarek Ben Noamene

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Organizational Commitment ◽

Sense Of Belonging ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Intention To Leave ◽

Work Attitudes ◽

Employee Ownership ◽

Equation Method ◽

Strategic Objectives ◽

The Impact

Employee ownership is an important element to develop employees' sense of belonging to their company and to unite them around strategic objectives. This kind of involvement reflects the internal cohesion and pride that unite employees with their company. Aware of the development of employee ownership and in anticipation of the deep implications of this practice in France, this study proposes to examine the impact of employee ownership on work attitudes. We conducted a questionnaire-based survey among employees of the SBF 250. The collected responses were then analyzed by a structural equation method. The results indicated that direct employee ownership helps to significantly reduce intention to leave. Similarly, organizational commitment and job satisfaction correlate positively and significantly with the granting of shares to employees.

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Who stands to benefit? Wellbeing, belonging and challenges to equity in engagement in extra-curricular activities at university

Active Learning in Higher Education ◽

10.1177/1469787420908209 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 146978742090820 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Naomi Winstone ◽

Kieran Balloo ◽

Karen Gravett ◽

Daniel Jacobs ◽

Harry Keen

Keyword(s):

Sense Of Belonging ◽

Individual Characteristics ◽

Student Identity ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Wide Range ◽

Extra Curricular Activities ◽

The University ◽

The Impact ◽

Perceived Outcomes

Students’ engagement in extra-curricular activities can play a significant role in their development of a student identity, as well as leading to a greater sense of belonging and wellbeing. However, individual characteristics such as sociability may influence the likelihood of students engaging in extra-curricular activities. We collected mixed mode data from two online surveys to explore students’ perceptions of the impact of engagement in extra-curricular activities on their experience at university, as well as the mediating role of engagement in extra-curricular activities in the relationships between extraversion and wellbeing and sense of belonging to the University. Our data demonstrate that extraversion is positively associated with both belonging and wellbeing, and that engagement in extra-curricular activities also mediates these relationships. Our qualitative data uncover further nuances in engagement with extra-curricular activities; while many perceived outcomes are positive, some students express regret at opportunities missed, and find it challenging to balance extra-curricular activities and their studies. Taken together, these findings indicate that not all students stand to benefit equally from engagement in extra-curricular activities. Providing a range of opportunities that are accessible to a wide range of students may promote equity in participation in extra-curricular activities.

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