Essays about: "behavioral literacy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words behavioral literacy.

  1. 1. The state of social media usage to fight malnutrition among children under the age of five years in Tanzania

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Debora Mbilinyi; [2023]
    Keywords : social media; nutrition literacy; malnutrition; behavior change communication; social media usage;

    Abstract : This study has evaluated how Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre (TFNC), a government institution overseeing nutrition, uses social media to enhance the nutrition literacy of caregivers and parents of children under the age of five years. The study contributes to knowledge on how Tanzania’s resource-constrained health sector’s nutrition communication can benefit from social media by answering the following research questions: Which social media platforms and features does TFNC use to share nutrition knowledge pertaining to children under the age of five years? What kinds of nutrition knowledge pertaining to children under the age of five years does TFNC share on social media? How is nutrition knowledge pertaining to children under the age of five years posted on TFNC social media pages packaged? And, how frequently is nutrition knowledge pertaining to children under the age of five years repeated on TFNC social media pages? These questions have been answered from a social-behavioral change communication perspective that has combined the Media Ecology Theory and the Theory of Planned Behavior. READ MORE

  2. 2. ENERGY LITERACY AND BEHAVIOR AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. THE CASE OF UPPSALA UNIVERSITY, CAMPUS GOTLAND.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Alma Alafandy; [2023]
    Keywords : Energy literacy; affective literacy; cognitive literacy; behavioral literacy;

    Abstract : Energy is one of the most critical elements that support societies in the modern world. As with anything else, energy is a limited resource, and saving it is essential for a fossil-free future where one is aware of their energy consumption and knows what is needed to save it. READ MORE

  3. 3. Financial Literacy's Effect on Overconfidence

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Christoffer Byfält; Jakob Tunved; [2023]
    Keywords : Financial Literacy; Overconfidence; Trading Frequency; Behavioral Finance; Better than average effect; Miscalibration;

    Abstract : The concept of behavioural finance has taken more ground concerning the traditional finance paradigm during the last decade. A vital part of the behavioural finance theorem is the subject of behavioural biases and the mistakes these biases have on private stock investors. READ MORE

  4. 4. Is Covid-19 a blessing in disguise for young people and their personal finance?

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan (from 2013)

    Author : Hugo Wirén; Philip Ågerup; [2023]
    Keywords : Decision making; change of behavior; overconfidence; Covid-19; stock market crash; herding behavior; young investors; blessing in disguise; financial literacy;

    Abstract : The global pandemic of Covid-19 led to a crisis of not only fatal impact but financially. The stock market experienced one of its biggest market crashes ever and the young investors of our generation experienced something that they could never imagine. READ MORE

  5. 5. An Empirical Study About Young People's Risk Preferences and Determinants Affecting them

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    Author : Jonathan Grudin; Christopher Severin; [2022-07-11]
    Keywords : Risk attitude; Behavioral finance; CRT; Financial literacy; Numerical ability; Risk-aversion;

    Abstract : In this report, the aim was to investigate what determinants or associations may affect an individual’s choice when facing different risk-related prospectus. Through surveys based on previous literature, a study on a sample of 119 respondents, containing students from the School of Business, Economics, and Law in Gothenburg was done. READ MORE