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  1. Article ; Online: Understanding the buffering effect of social media use on anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown

    Yousri Marzouki / Fatimah Salem Aldossari / Giuseppe A. Veltri

    Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2021  Volume 10

    Abstract: Abstract During the COVID-19 outbreak, lockdown measures have been deployed worldwide. In the wake of these measures, internet and social media use has reached unprecedented peaks. We hypothesize that social media can, in the context of the pandemic, be ... ...

    Abstract Abstract During the COVID-19 outbreak, lockdown measures have been deployed worldwide. In the wake of these measures, internet and social media use has reached unprecedented peaks. We hypothesize that social media can, in the context of the pandemic, be a placeholder for collective resilient processes modulated by cognitive and emotional components. An online survey (N = 1408) using a cross-sectional design was carried out over nine weeks from the beginning of March 2020 to the end of May 2020. The triangulation via SEM statistical modeling, text mining, and sentiment, discriminant, and entropy analyses revealed the granular functional role of social media use in promoting a positive perception towards stressors during the pandemic. This study provides an empirically tested theoretical framework to understand the evolution of buffering mechanisms of social media use as a result of collective resilience. Recommendations on social media use for future lockdown scenarios were provided.
    Keywords History of scholarship and learning. The humanities ; AZ20-999 ; Social Sciences ; H
    Subject code 300
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Springer Nature
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  2. Article ; Online: Representations of electronic cigarettes in Chinese media

    Shaojing Sun / Giuseppe A. Veltri / Fan Wang

    BMC Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2018  Volume 11

    Abstract: Abstract Background Electronic cigarettes (E-cigarettes) have become a debated issue for tobacco control over recent years. In this study we investigate how Chinese newspapers have covered E-cigarettes over the past ten years. Methods The study analyses ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Background Electronic cigarettes (E-cigarettes) have become a debated issue for tobacco control over recent years. In this study we investigate how Chinese newspapers have covered E-cigarettes over the past ten years. Methods The study analyses the salience, patterns and content of news articles pertaining to E-cigarettes in regional and national Chinese outlets. A total of 476 articles are examined via content analysis and supervised automatic text analysis. The manual content analysis generates a coding scheme, which is then validated and applied to machine learning. The whole research methodology demonstrates satisfying human-human and human-to-computer reliabilities. Results The study reveals that E-cigarettes have not received enough attention in terms of its salience in the media, though the amount of coverage has been growing. A large share of the articles is published around May of each year – which is when the No Tobacco Day of the WHO takes place. The results point to four major themes on E-cigarettes: nicotine/constituents/features, tobacco control/regulation, children’s use of E-cigarettes, and tobacco market/industry. Conclusions Overall, E-cigarettes have not been a topic at the top of media agenda; however, we have identified a considerable growth of coverage about the potential concerns regarding young people’s adoption of E-cigarettes advocated by parents and educators.
    Keywords E-cigarettes ; Tobacco promotion ; Chinese media ; Text-mining approach ; Tobacco control ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Subject code 070
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher BMC
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  3. Article ; Online: Negative shocks predict change in cognitive function and preferences

    Francesco Bogliacino / Cristiano Codagnone / Felipe Montealegre / Frans Folkvord / Camilo Gómez / Rafael Charris / Giovanni Liva / Francisco Lupiáñez-Villanueva / Giuseppe A. Veltri

    Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    assessing the negative affect and stress hypothesis

    2021  Volume 10

    Abstract: Abstract In the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic, households throughout the world have to cope with negative shocks. Previous research has shown that negative shocks impair cognitive function and change risk, time and social preferences. In this ... ...

    Abstract Abstract In the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic, households throughout the world have to cope with negative shocks. Previous research has shown that negative shocks impair cognitive function and change risk, time and social preferences. In this study, we analyze the results of a longitudinal multi-country survey conducted in Italy (N = 1652), Spain (N = 1660) and the United Kingdom (N = 1578). We measure cognitive function using the Cognitive Reflection Test and preferences traits (risk, time and social preferences) using an experimentally validated set of questions to assess the differences between people exposed to a shock compared to the rest of the sample. We measure four possible types of shocks: labor market shock, health shock, occurrence of stressful events, and mental health shock. Additionally, we randomly assign participants to groups with either a recall of negative events (more specifically, a mild reinforcement of stress or of fear/anxiety), or to a control group (to recall neutral or joyful memories), in order to assess whether or not stress and negative emotions drive a change in preferences. Results show that people affected by shocks performed worse in terms of cognitive functioning, are more risk loving, and are more prone to punish others (negative reciprocity). Data do not support the hypotheses that the result is driven by stress or by negative emotions.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 150
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Nature Portfolio
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  4. Article ; Online: Assessing concerns for the economic consequence of the COVID-19 response and mental health problems associated with economic vulnerability and negative economic shock in Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

    Cristiano Codagnone / Francesco Bogliacino / Camilo Gómez / Rafael Charris / Felipe Montealegre / Giovanni Liva / Francisco Lupiáñez-Villanueva / Frans Folkvord / Giuseppe A Veltri

    PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 10, p e

    2020  Volume 0240876

    Abstract: Many different countries have been under lockdown or extreme social distancing measures to control the spread of COVID-19. The potentially far-reaching side effects of these measures have not yet been fully understood. In this study we analyse the ... ...

    Abstract Many different countries have been under lockdown or extreme social distancing measures to control the spread of COVID-19. The potentially far-reaching side effects of these measures have not yet been fully understood. In this study we analyse the results of a multi-country survey conducted in Italy (N = 3,504), Spain (N = 3,524) and the United Kingdom (N = 3,523), with two separate analyses. In the first analysis, we examine the elicitation of citizens' concerns over the downplaying of the economic consequences of the lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. We control for Social Desirability Bias through a list experiment included in the survey. In the second analysis, we examine the data from the same survey to predict the level of stress, anxiety and depression associated with being economically vulnerable and having been affected by a negative economic shock. To accomplish this, we have used a prediction algorithm based on machine learning techniques. To quantify the size of this affected population, we compare its magnitude with the number of people affected by COVID-19 using measures of susceptibility, vulnerability and behavioural change collected in the same questionnaire. We find that the concern for the economy and for "the way out" of the lockdown is diffuse and there is evidence of minor underreporting. Additionally, we estimate that around 42.8% of the populations in the three countries are at high risk of stress, anxiety, and depression, based on their level of economic vulnerability and their exposure to a negative economic shock.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 338
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    Document type Article ; Online
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  5. Article ; Online: Designing and implementing a research integrity promotion plan

    Serge P J M Horbach / Lex M Bouter / George Gaskell / Maura Hiney / Panagiotis Kavouras / Niels Mejlgaard / Nick Allum / Noémie Aubert Bonn / Anna-Kathrine Bendtsen / Costas A Charitidis / Nik Claesen / Kris Dierickx / Anna Domaradzka / Andrea Reyes Elizondo / Nicole Föger / Wolfgang Kaltenbrunner / Teodora Konach / Krishma Labib / Ana Marušić /
    Daniel Pizzolato / Tine Ravn / Rea Roje / Mads P Sørensen / Borana Taraj / Giuseppe A Veltri / Joeri K Tijdink

    PLoS Biology, Vol 20, Iss 8, p e

    Recommendations for research funders.

    2022  Volume 3001773

    Abstract: Various stakeholders in science have put research integrity high on their agenda. Among them, research funders are prominently placed to foster research integrity by requiring that the organizations and individual researchers they support make an ... ...

    Abstract Various stakeholders in science have put research integrity high on their agenda. Among them, research funders are prominently placed to foster research integrity by requiring that the organizations and individual researchers they support make an explicit commitment to research integrity. Moreover, funders need to adopt appropriate research integrity practices themselves. To facilitate this, we recommend that funders develop and implement a Research Integrity Promotion Plan (RIPP). This Consensus View offers a range of examples of how funders are already promoting research integrity, distills 6 core topics that funders should cover in a RIPP, and provides guidelines on how to develop and implement a RIPP. We believe that the 6 core topics we put forward will guide funders towards strengthening research integrity policy in their organization and guide the researchers and research organizations they fund.
    Keywords Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Subject code 306
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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