Essays about: "mediated relationships"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 43 essays containing the words mediated relationships.

1. 1. Exploring foreign language teachers’ professional agency in Romanian Public Secondary schools.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

   Author : Camelia Dragomir; [2023-10-31]
   Keywords : teacher agency; ecological theory; foreign language teaching; accountability; professional development;

   Abstract : Aim: This research aims to explore how seven foreign language teachers in a few urban public secondary schools in Romania understand and enact their professional agency and how contextual factors support or constrain its achievement. The purpose is to understand the ways in which the participants’ teaching philosophies and experiences inform their awareness and achievement of agency, what they perceive as the available contextual resources within contextual constraints, and how that reflects in their beliefs and professional aspirations. READ MORE

3. 2. Driven by Zero Emissions or Paramount Prestige? - Investigating the Coexistence of Environmental Concern and Materialism in Predicting Purchase Intentions of Premium Electric Cars

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Gustav Olofsson; Pontus Winblad; [2023-07-03]
   Keywords : Premium Electric Cars; Consumer Intentions; Theory of Planned Behavior; Environmental concern; Materialism; Sustainability Luxury Paradox; SEM Analysis;

   Abstract : As the world embraces sustainability, markets align with the shift and undergo transformations. One of which is the luxury segment, from which the integration of sustainability challenges the theorized paradoxical relationship of the two concepts. READ MORE

4. 3. Sex Differences in Dopamine D1-type Receptors and Episodic Memory : an Imaging Study Across the Adult Lifespan

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Umeå centrum för funktionell hjärnavbildning (UFBI); Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Anton Degerfält; [2023]
   Keywords : dopamine; D1DR; sex; episodic memory; ageing; PET; MRI;

   Abstract : Identification of the pathways that could be targeted to alleviate ageing-related cognitive decline is of prime importance. One of the most promising target mechanisms is connected to healthy dopaminergic ageing. READ MORE

5. 4. The Relationships Between Childhood Maltreatment and Binge Eating: Examining the Mediating Role of Functional Gastrointestinal Symptoms

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Petra Svaljek; [2022]
   Keywords : child maltreatment; child abuse; child neglect; binge eating; disordered eating; gastrointestinal symptoms; gastrointestinal disorder; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Objective: Current study aimed to examine the mediating role of functional gastrointestinal symptoms in the relationship between childhood maltreatment and binge eating. Method: Using an online survey, self-reports of childhood maltreatment, binge eating, and gastrointestinal symptoms were collected in 331 participants. READ MORE

6. 5. "Literally giving the main character vibes" – Examining Emotional Capital and Parasocial Relationships on YouTube

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

   Author : Marta Kruhlinskaya; [2022]
   Keywords : emotional capital; parasocial relationships; mediated relationships; social media; YouTube; discourse theory; DTA; digital media; online communication; virtual sociality; emotionality;

   Abstract : In an ever-evolving social media landscape, online communication has become more prone to the revelation of our affective states. In this study, I investigate how iterations of emotional capital, an extension of Pierre Bourdieu’s four forms of capital, shape social interaction in mediated relationships on YouTube, a platform that fosters a participatory culture. READ MORE