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| Effects of Social Support on Health |
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Definition
| If you get social support online than you feel better in real life |
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| Unique Aspects of online support |
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Social Distance- access support without fear or embarrassment
Aminimity
Interaction management- have control of what is said and when
Access- contact day or night |
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| greater utility and reduced risk |
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| Findings from Rain's study on Online Support Groups |
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| Individuals participating in online groups will experience more support, reduced depression, increased quality of life and on average will all be better |
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| Summary of eHealth as info |
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Definition
-searching the web for health information
-emailing with doctors is rare, but growing
-there are eHealth apps, text info, groups, and robots |
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| Cannabis Addiction and intervention: What Worked? |
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Definition
Restart worked because it was facts through texts, non-invasive, helpful, more personable
Didn't work because social smokers are less engaged and did not like the motivational texts |
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| 3 Types of Health Video Games |
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Definition
-Wii Fit
-Games for health- includes physical activity for people with Parkinson's Disorder
Serious Games- focused on conveying information |
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| Independent Variable vs Dependent Variable |
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Definition
Independent variable is the hypothesized course of variation in a dependent variable
Dependent Variable is the hypothesized effect of a variation on independent variable or outcome
IV-->DV |
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| Benefits of Survey Research |
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Definition
Good for making descriptive studies of large populations
Can sample in a way that makes in generalizable to the population
Relatively easy to collect data |
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| Limitations of Survey Research |
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Definition
Good for demonstrating correlation but not causation
Question wording and order can influence results
Response bias can lead to answering questions to look good vs being honest |
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| A research study in which participants are randomly assigned to conditions which are identical except with respect to some variable being manipulated |
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| What are different types of interviews? |
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| structured, semi-structured, and unstructured |
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| Relationship between income and illness |
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Definition
| people with low income more often have chronic illnesses as well and don't have the income to get better so they stay sick, people with more income can get treatment when they are sick so that they get better |
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| Effects of chronic disease |
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Definition
| people with chronic disease are less likely than healthy adults to use the internet, however this usually is due to not lack of interest but lack of internet access |
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| What are credible sites for health info? |
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| websites that are sponsored by government, medical centers, associations, or professional societies |
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| What are the main points from Viswanath article? |
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Definition
| eHealth might work to the advantage of people with less money but those people have less access to the internet as well. Sick get sicker |
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| What is a quantified self? |
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Definition
| using technology and applying it to your every day life |
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| Benefits of digital self tracking |
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Definition
ubiquitous-always have technology with you
organization tools- alarms, calanders, etc.
record-ability and aggregation (within and across people)
sharing information (with ourselves and others( |
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Term
| What are digital persuasion strategies? |
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Definition
Immediate gratification
easy and fun
create realistic expectations of change with objective information- awareness
making some sort of contribution to society |
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| Are social media good or bad for mental health? |
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Definition
| more effective on people with lower self-esteem but overall either positively effects mental health or doesn't really effect it at all |
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| Are virtual reality interventions effective for treatment of PTSD |
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Definition
| possibly, more people improved with them than normal treatment |
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Term
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1.preference for online interaction leads to excessive and compulsive online interaction, which than weakens their problems
2.individuals with psychosocial problems held negative perceptions about their social compliance
3. These individuals prefer online interaction because it is less threatening and they feel more comfortable |
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| How does Social Media effect our identities? |
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Definition
It provices opportunities for public exploration and play- may enable greater self expression and self awareness
The permanence and share ability or digital content can also lead to public criticisms and or bullying |
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Term
| What features of the internet were particularly helpful or hurtful to Chris Crocker? |
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Definition
Helpful because it allowed him to become popular online when he wasn't in real life
Hurtful because he got bullied online and death threats once his number got out |
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| What is a youtube partner? |
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Definition
| Someone who gets paid by youtube to provide content and allow advertisements on their videos |
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Term
| What is the self-perception Theory? |
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Definition
| a theory that aims to understand our own attitudes, behaviors, and appearances |
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| What is the Proteus Effect? |
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Definition
| The effect of transformed self- representation on behavior, we act the way we look |
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| What is the public commitment theory? |
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| Committing to dress/act the way people expect you to dress/act in public |
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| ?What is the lecture "punchline"? |
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Definition
| Anyone can be popular on the internet with the help of social media |
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Term
| What is the difference between Neilson and Rentrak? |
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Definition
| Nielsen is associated w/ television ratings but only receives a quarter of its income from related services. Rentrek also evaluates consumer interest for the purpose of setting and marketing. Rentrek now does local tv in 2009 and on and has been slowly acquiring Nielsen Territory |
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Term
| What is a personal information Economy? |
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Definition
| An economy where value is primarily extracted by the gathering of (and/or providing access to) personal data |
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Term
| How does the NSA get info from internet companies? |
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Definition
| Bugging electronic systems and allegedly engaging in sabotage through subversive software |
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Term
| Are we living in a big brother society? |
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Definition
| its possible because if an asshole gets a hold of the data the NSA stores, they can exploit it |
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| What are possible negative effects of anonymity on the web? |
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Definition
| People don't always get the credit when they deserve it, or trolls |
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Term
| What are the drawbacks of being a pro-ana blogger? |
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Definition
| fear of disclosure about people finding out about your disorder and positive encouragement to continue doing the disorder |
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Term
| Summary points from Daniels reading |
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Definition
Development of access to digital technologies have historically left minorities out
Like the offline world, the internet is a place where racist ideology is both re-afirmed and combated
Internet studies often contribute to the spectacle of the other
Effects if participating in online groups for people with concealable marginalized identites
People with concealable marginalized identities were more likely to participate in online groups following positive feedback |
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