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  1. Article ; Online: Resilience, fear of COVID-19 and their relationship with cognitive functioning and mood

    Katerina Flora / Triantafyllia Georgiadou / Kalliopi Megari / Iraklis Grigoropoulos / Vasilis Chasiotis

    Journal of Ideas in Health, Vol 4, Iss Special

    a study on the administrative staff of the University of Western Macedonia, Greece

    2021  Volume 3

    Abstract: Background: The present study examines the relationship between resilience, mood, fear for Covid-19, and cognitive functioning during pandemic Covid-19. Methods: A cross-sectional web-based study was conducted from December 2020 to January 2021 among the ...

    Abstract Background: The present study examines the relationship between resilience, mood, fear for Covid-19, and cognitive functioning during pandemic Covid-19. Methods: A cross-sectional web-based study was conducted from December 2020 to January 2021 among the administrative staff of the University of Western Macedonia, Greece. Data was collected using the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), Depression, Anxiety, and Stress (DASS 21), fear of Covid-19 scales (FCV-19S), and Cognitive functioning self-assessment scale (CFSS). Univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analysis was performed using an independent Sample T-Test, Chi-Square Test, One-way ANOVA, Mann-Whitney U Test, Kruskal-Wallis H Test, Spearman's Rank-Order Correlations, Pearson product-moment correlations, and Simple Linear Regression. SPSS version 22 was used for data analysis and the statistical significance was considered at less than 0.05. Results: Data of 88 university's administrative staff has undergone final analysis. Most of the respondents were females (78.4%), married (61.3%), middle-aged group (64.8%), held a post-graduate degree (56.8%) and 94.3% stated that they had not been sick with Covid-19. Our findings showed that the middle-aged group has statistically significantly higher fear on Covid-19 (P = 0.046), and more care of personal hygiene, stress (P = 0.040), than the young age group respectively. Women had a statistically significantly higher restriction to physical contact compared to men (P = 0.042), however, men had statistically significantly more trusted the results of clinical trials of Covid-19 vaccines than women (P = 0.039), respectively. There was statistically significant and negative correlation between Resilience (CD) and cognitive functioning (r = -0.412, n = 87, P < 0.001). Furthermore, the result of a simple linear regression showed that an increase of one in CD corresponded to a 0.287 decrease in cognitive functioning. Conclusion: It is vital to continue monitoring the psychological and cognitive effects of the ...
    Keywords COVID-19 ; Resilience ; Fear of COVID-19 ; Mood ; Cognitive Functioning ; Administrators ; Greece ; Medicine ; R ; Medicine (General) ; R5-920
    Subject code 150
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Journal of Ideas in Health
    Document type Article ; Online
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  2. Article ; Online: Associations between Coping Strategies and Cyberhate Involvement

    Sebastian Wachs / Juan Manuel Machimbarrena / Michelle F. Wright / Manuel Gámez-Guadix / Soeun Yang / Ruthaychonnee Sittichai / Ritu Singh / Ramakrishna Biswal / Katerina Flora / Vassiliki Daskalou / Evdoxia Maziridou / Jun Sung Hong / Norman Krause

    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 19, Iss 6749, p

    Evidence from Adolescents across Three World Regions

    2022  Volume 6749

    Abstract: Cyberhate represents a risk to adolescents’ development and peaceful coexistence in democratic societies. Yet, not much is known about the relationship between adolescents’ ability to cope with cyberhate and their cyberhate involvement. To fill current ... ...

    Abstract Cyberhate represents a risk to adolescents’ development and peaceful coexistence in democratic societies. Yet, not much is known about the relationship between adolescents’ ability to cope with cyberhate and their cyberhate involvement. To fill current gaps in the literature and inform the development of media education programs, the present study investigated various coping strategies in a hypothetical cyberhate scenario as correlates for being cyberhate victims, perpetrators, and both victim–perpetrators. The sample consisted of 6829 adolescents aged 12–18 years old ( M age = 14.93, SD = 1.64; girls: 50.4%, boys: 48.9%, and 0.7% did not indicate their gender) from Asia, Europe, and North America. Results showed that adolescents who endorsed distal advice or endorsed technical coping showed a lower likelihood to be victims, perpetrators, or victim–perpetrators. In contrast, if adolescents felt helpless or endorsed retaliation to cope with cyberhate, they showed higher odds of being involved in cyberhate as victims, perpetrators, or victim–perpetrators. Finally, adolescents who endorsed close support as a coping strategy showed a lower likelihood to be victim–perpetrators, and adolescents who endorsed assertive coping showed higher odds of being victims. In conclusion, the results confirm the importance of addressing adolescents’ ability to deal with cyberhate to develop more tailored prevention approaches. More specifically, such initiatives should focus on adolescents who feel helpless or feel inclined to retaliate. In addition, adolescents should be educated to practice distal advice and technical coping when experiencing cyberhate. Implications for the design and instruction of evidence-based cyberhate prevention (e.g., online educational games, virtual learning environments) will be discussed.
    Keywords cyberhate ; hate speech ; coping strategies ; cross-national ; counter-speech ; Medicine ; R
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
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  3. Article ; Online: Correction

    Sebastian Wachs / Michelle F. Wright / Ruthaychonnee Sittichai / Ritu Singh / Ramakrishna Biswal / Eun-mee Kim / Soeun Yang / Manuel Gámez-Guadix / Carmen Almendros / Katerina Flora / Vassiliki Daskalou / Evdoxia Maziridou

    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 2609, p

    Wachs, S., et al. Associations between Witnessing and Perpetrating Online Hate in Eight Countries: The Buffering Effects of Problem-Focused Coping. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16 , 3992

    2021  Volume 2609

    Abstract: The authors wish to add the following corrections to their paper published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health [.] ...

    Abstract The authors wish to add the following corrections to their paper published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health [.]
    Keywords n/a ; Medicine ; R
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
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  4. Article ; Online: Citizen Consultation on Problematic Usage of the Internet

    Biljana Gjoneska / Julia Jones / Anna Maria Vella / Philip Bonanno / Katerina Flora / Andrés Fontalba-Navas / Natalie Hall / Liljana Ignjatova / Zviad Kirtava / Daniel Moreno Sanjuán / Maria Piedade Vaz-Rebelo / Célia M. D. Sales

    Frontiers in Public Health, Vol

    Ethical Considerations and Empirical Insights From Six Countries

    2021  Volume 9

    Abstract: Citizens and scientists can work together to improve the collective well-being, if citizens are inspired to help the advancement of science, and researchers motivated to listen to the voices of citizens. The benefits of such collaboration are ... ...

    Abstract Citizens and scientists can work together to improve the collective well-being, if citizens are inspired to help the advancement of science, and researchers motivated to listen to the voices of citizens. The benefits of such collaboration are increasingly recognized by both citizens and scientists, as reflected in the growing number of related publications and initiatives. This is especially relevant for emerging areas of research, where early involvement of citizens could help to envision, prioritize, and plan prospective studies. The Problematic Usage of the Internet (PUI) is one such area, which is fast becoming a public mental health concern. However, there remains a lack of clarity regarding the practical guidelines and ethical requirements for citizen involvement at the earliest stages of PUI. In our paper, we propose a conceptual framework and a template for initial involvement of citizens in PUI. They are derived from our community case studies, conducted in six European countries (Georgia, Greece, Malta, North Macedonia, Portugal, and Spain) and consisting of consultation with diverse groups of interested citizens (students, parents, teachers, and health professionals). Informed by our consultation exercises, we also highlight four ethical aspects for citizen involvement in the research on PUI or novel disciplines in general. They follow simple guiding principles to ensure that scientists will: enable a long-term commitment and inclusive opportunities for citizens, challenge established power hierarchies, and support collaboration, co-production and co-authorship with citizens. We believe that the proposed practical guidelines and ethical considerations, provide a valuable foundation on which to advance our understanding and generate international strategies for citizen involvement in PUI.
    Keywords ethical considerations ; conceptual framework ; emerging discipline ; early research ; public health ; problematic usage of the internet ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Subject code 170
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
    Document type Article ; Online
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  5. Article ; Online: Associations between Witnessing and Perpetrating Online Hate in Eight Countries

    Sebastian Wachs / Michelle F. Wright / Ruthaychonnee Sittichai / Ritu Singh / Ramakrishna Biswal / Eun-mee Kim / Soeun Yang / Manuel Gámez-Guadix / Carmen Almendros / Katerina Flora / Vassiliki Daskalou / Evdoxia Maziridou

    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 16, Iss 20, p

    The Buffering Effects of Problem-Focused Coping

    2019  Volume 3992

    Abstract: Online hate is a topic that has received considerable interest lately, as online hate represents a risk to self-determination and peaceful coexistence in societies around the globe. However, not much is known about the explanations for adolescents ... ...

    Abstract Online hate is a topic that has received considerable interest lately, as online hate represents a risk to self-determination and peaceful coexistence in societies around the globe. However, not much is known about the explanations for adolescents posting or forwarding hateful online material or how adolescents cope with this newly emerging online risk. Thus, we sought to better understand the relationship between a bystander to and perpetrator of online hate, and the moderating effects of problem-focused coping strategies (e.g., assertive, technical coping) within this relationship. Self-report questionnaires on witnessing and committing online hate and assertive and technical coping were completed by 6829 adolescents between 12 and 18 years of age from eight countries. The results showed that increases in witnessing online hate were positively related to being a perpetrator of online hate. Assertive and technical coping strategies were negatively related with perpetrating online hate. Bystanders of online hate reported fewer instances of perpetrating online hate when they reported higher levels of assertive and technical coping strategies, and more frequent instances of perpetrating online hate when they reported lower levels of assertive and technical coping strategies. In conclusion, our findings suggest that, if effective, prevention and intervention programs that target online hate should consider educating young people about problem-focused coping strategies, self-assertiveness, and media skills. Implications for future research are discussed.
    Keywords online hate ; hate speech ; bystander ; perpetrator ; coping strategies ; cyber aggression ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 303
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
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