Essays about: "age differences"

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  1. 26. Social media use and life satisfaction among Swedish adolescents : Examining the potentially moderating role of physical activity

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap

    Author : Felicia Michélsen Forsgren; [2023]
    Keywords : Adolescent health; public health; social media; PSMU; life satisfaction; Ungdomars hälsa; folkhälsa; sociala medier; PSMU; livstillfredsställelse;

    Abstract : Background: The decline of adolescents’ mental well-being, coinciding with an increase of social media as a primary platform for adolescents’ social life, have been suggested to be associated. The current study aimed to investigate the association between social media frequency, problematic social media use (PSMU), and adolescents’ life satisfaction, the potential moderating effect of physical activity on these associations, and in-group differences in the associations by gender and grade. READ MORE

  3. 27. Intergenerational differences in the digital age : A quantitative assessment of internet use and online media consumption across five generations in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Isak Flink; [2023]
    Keywords : generations; social media; online media; political information;

    Abstract : This study highlights the importance of considering generational factors in the pursuit of understanding online media consumption. This thesis argues that previous explanations of why people may or may not consume news and political information are insufficient on their own. READ MORE

  4. 28. Word-form recognition in 6-month-olds? Using event-related potentials to study the influence of infant-directed speech

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

    Author : Bente Sand Aronsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Word-form recognition; event-related potentials; infant-directed speech; language acquisition; Igenkänning av ordformer; event-relaterade potentialer; barnriktat tal; språkinlärning;

    Abstract : By 4.5 months infants listen longer to their names compared to matched foils, which is the earliest empirically demonstrated sign of word-form recognition. This ability develops gradually in the first year of life and becomes increasingly advanced. READ MORE

  5. 29. Akrasia and Addiction in the age of Social Media

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Filosofiska institutionen

    Author : Benjamin Engström; [2023]
    Keywords : Akrasia; Weakness of will; Freedom of the Will; Addiction; Social Media Addiction; Dopamine; Dual system theory;

    Abstract : The concept of weakness of will, or Akrasia, relates to questions regarding the rationality of our choices. Philosophers such as Richard Holton and Alfred Mele have spearheaded the debate since the turn of the century, but quite recently arguments put forth by Nick Heather and Edmund Henden have catapulted the question into a subgenre between the medical, psychological, and philosophical fields. READ MORE

  6. 30. The Effects of Programming, Communication, and Equality on Contraceptive Uptake

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Christie Basson; [2023]
    Keywords : Demography; contraceptives; family planning; fertility; sub-Saharan Africa; Uganda; Kenya; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This paper aims to better understand how contraceptive uptake is influenced by both individual and environmental factors, specifically in sub-Saharan Africa, by comparing Uganda and Kenya as examples of different policy environments. Implementing a literature review and statistical regression, this paper analyses how various factors (including indicators of gender equality, family planning exposure, and socioeconomic and -demographic status) influence differences in female and male use of family planning methods. READ MORE