Analisis Faktor Pendorong dalam Melakukan Online Dating

This study aimed to find the main factor that motivates users to use online dating, especially for Indonesian users. The development of internet technology raises a new phenomenon, called online dating. Online dating is a way to find someone for romantical or sexual relationship on the internet, mostly using online dating application or website. This study uses some previous research that discussed about individual motivation of having cyber-relationship. The result of those factors grouped into Online Relationship Motives. 20 factors with 72 indicators is tested to Indonesian users using Factor Analysis method. In this research, non-probability sampling technique is used with total 100 population samples. Data Analysis done through 3 steps including Bartlett test of sphericity, MSA (Measure of Sampling Adequacy) and finally PCA (Principal Component Analysis) to be able to find the main factors from all the previous factors that really motivate users to use online dating. From the study, it is found that there are seven main factor that motivate users to use online dating including (1) Social Factor, (2) Online Dating Feature Factor, (3) Social Involvement Factor, (4) Looking for Sexual Partner Factor, (5) Disclosure Facto

The Gamer's Mindset: A Retrospective Study Exploring Young Adult Males' Online Gaming Experiences

This study investigated the in-depth experiences of young adult males describing their adolescent online gaming behaviours. Qualitative data was collected from three interviews and five focus groups, with a total of 19 participants ranging in age from 18 to 26. Braun and Clark’s (2006) thematic analysis was used to analyze the transcribed data. Six themes emerged: (1) Reasons for gaming; (2) Understanding gaming culture; (3) The role friendships play in online gaming; (4) The role trash-talking plays in online gaming; (5) Understanding cyberbullying in the context of gaming; and (6) Barriers to not reporting. Participants reported that the concept of gaming culture is too broad an area and that researchers should examine the sub-cultures of games (such as genres) to gain a better understanding of gaming culture. Participants also discussed how online gaming helped form and maintain friendships. Participants revealed that trash-talking, the use of name calling and disparaging, taunting and boastful comments, while perhaps appearing hostile to others, was considered banter and a way of joking around and connecting with friends. Trash-talking was mostly done with friends and rarely done with strangers. Participants regularly trash-talked in certain genres (i.e., first person shooters, sports games, or battle arenas) as well as in certain games (i.e., Call of Duty, Madden, or League of Legends). They considered trash-talking as being normal, and did not consider these behaviours to be cyberbullying. Participants believed that cyberbullying happens in gaming, but rarely. In the gaming community it may be that gamers have their own set of norms that distinguish their behaviour from the common understanding of cyberbullying. Future research should begin investigating specific sub-cultures of gaming as well as examining how cyberbullying does or does not occur in online gaming

Teenage uploaders on YouTube: networked public expectancies, online feedback preference, and received on-platform feedback

This article focuses on teenage YouTube uploaders' networked public expectancies when posting a video. These expectancies allow uploaders to cope temporarily with the uncertainty of who exactly will view their video. The results indicate that teenage uploaders strongly expect viewers that are situated close to them in both geographic and socio-demographic terms. Furthermore, we discuss the uncertainty-reducing properties of online feedback. We propose that different types of online feedback are preferred to verify the prior networked public expectancies. An effect of the identified online public expectancy (viewers with a similar interest/activity) is found for the importance of feedback both on the platform (e.g., views, comments) and off the platform (e.g., interaction on a social-network site). The identified offline public expectancy (friends/family) affects the importance attributed to off-platform feedback. Surprisingly, no effect of the unidentified online public expectancy (the general public) was found on on-platform feedback. This finding, in conjunction with the low expectancy of this group, raises the question of whether teenagers either cannot conceive this ambiguous mass public, or, if their expectancies are accurate, whether they are aware of the fact that only a small fraction of the videos on YouTube reach notable popularity. Therefore, in a second study, we test the accuracy of the online networked public expectancies by testing their effects on the longitudinal growth of actual feedback (views, comments, and rates). The results provide modest evidence that teenage uploaders have accurate online public expectancies

Strategies and cues adolescents use to assess the age of an online stranger

A common risk among adolescents is sexual solicitation, in which an adolescent is asked to provide sexual information, engage in sexual talk, or in sexual activities. Although scholars increasingly address this topic from an intrapersonal perspective, there is little attention to factors of language use and message content. In two focus group studies, we investigated whether adolescent girls consider themselves capable of assessing whether an online stranger is an adult or a peer, the extent to which adolescent girls actually succeed in making this assessment, the strategies they apply to do so, and the content- and language-related cues focused on. Our findings suggest that most of the adolescent girls are confident in their ability to assess whether the stranger is a peer or an adult with possible sexual intentions. However, we also found that only 43% were able to correctly make this assessment. Most of the adolescents seem to apply the passive strategy of uncertainty reduction: They scan the profile page of the stranger, check contact information, and the profile picture. They may choose to apply the interactive strategy to find out more about the online stranger. Important content-related cues that alarm adolescent girls are: ignoring personal questions, showing an exaggerated amount of interest, acting as a friend, and being sexually oriented. Language cues mentioned related to word usage, abbreviations, sentence length, and tone

Online Risks, Sexual Behaviors, And Mobile Technology Use In Early Adolescent Children: Parental Awareness, Protective Practices, And Mediation

Mobile technologies (e.g., smartphones and associated social media accessed through downloadable mobile applications) have changed the social landscape of adolescent communication. Intertwined with this communication are risks, many of which are sexual. Evidence suggests online risks associated with mobile technology use can be mitigated by (a) parental awareness of online activities; (b) protective practices regarding content and contacts; and (c) mediation aimed at regulating access and use. Prior research on mobile technology use and associated risks in adolescent children focused on exposure to pornography, sexting, online victimization, and associated negative health outcomes. Parental awareness, protective practices, and mediation have also been studied. However, there is limited research that examines parenting practices in the context of early adolescence (ages 11 to 14 years) and from a parental perspective. This exploratory descriptive study, conducted in two phases, utilized a concurrent, mixed method design to address three specific aims. Phase I (a) examined parents’ level of awareness of early adolescent engagement in online behaviors and sexual risks via diverse technologies, and (b) explored parental protective practices aimed at mitigating online risks via smartphones, social media, and mobile applications among early adolescents ages 11 to 14 years; Fifteen English-speaking parents in North and South Carolina participated in interviews and 102 English-speaking parents in North and South Carolina completed online or paper-based surveys. In Phase II, select Phase I participants engaged in follow-up in-depth interviews designed to identify strategies that vi nursing professionals could use to counsel parents in addressing salient concerns identified in Phase I. Data analysis included (a) thematic analysis of transcribed interview data, and (b) descriptive analysis of surveys via REDCap statistical tools and IBM SPSS Statistics Version 22. Findings highlighted parental perceptions of online risks (i.e. pornography and contact with strangers) and mediation practices (e.g. talking about online risks and restricting content and access) associated with early adolescent smartphone and social media use and revealed that parents wanted more support from nurses. Future research should focus on developing parental educational programs and screening tools for nurses to address mobile technology use and associated risks, both of which may ultimately be an important factor in better health outcomes in early adolescent children

Boys’ and girls’ cyberbullying behaviours in Portugal: exploring sex differences in adolescence using gender lenses

In this paper, we explore the differences in the responses of adolescent boys and girls, as victims or perpetrators of cyberbullying, in a Portuguese study involving 1683 boys and 1837 girls from the 6th, 8th and 11th years in 23 schools. More girls were cybervictims and more males were cyberaggressors. In both sexes, having already been a perpetrator was positively associated with having already been a victim. The breakdown of friendships and social rejection were the reasons most frequently cited by girls for experiencing and engaging in cyberbullying and they were more able than boys to disclose the motives and emotions involved in cyberacts. The implications are discussed, taking gender socialization and the characteristics of this stage of development into consideration.O artigo explora diferenças entre as respostas de rapazes e raparigas adolescentes, quer como vítimas, quer como perpetradores/as de cyberbulling, num estudo português com 1683 alunos e 1837 alunas do 6.º, 8.º e 11.º ano de 23 escolas. Elas tenderam mais a ser vítimas e eles a serem agressores. Em ambos os sexos, ter sido já perpetrador mostrou-se positivamente associado ao já ter sido vítima. A quebra de amizades e a rejeição social foram as razões mais apontadas por elas para explicar as experiências quer de vitimização, quer de perpetração de cyberbullying, sendo que foram mais capazes do que eles de indicar as emoções e os motivos envolvidos. São discutidas implicações, levando em conta a socialização de género e as caraterísticas desta etapa do desenvolvimento.Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologiainfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

School Connectedness: Using School Websites to Foster a Sense of Belonging in School

The current study explored the relationships between adolescents\u27 internet use, feelings of school connectedness, social anxiety, and interest in the school\u27s website. Participants were 8th (n = 121) and 11th (n = 71) grade students from a rural upstate New York, middle and high school. Data was collected using the Social Use of the Internet Survey, which was designed to measure participants\u27 internet use, interest in the school\u27s website, feelings of school connectedness and loneliness. No significant mean differences were present between the 8th and 11th grade groups on school connectedness and on interest in the school\u27s website. Multiple regression analysis showed that for both 8th and 11th grade samples, loneliness was a significant negative predictor of school connectedness. School connectedness and school contact via e-mail were significant predictors of school website interest among the 8 n grade sample, while in the 1 1th grade sample, being bullied was a significant predicator of school website interest. The qualitative findings of this study provide the school with valuable information regarding students\u27 interest in using their school website, participants\u27 preferred online activities and opinions of their school website

The Associations among Computer Mediated Communication, Relationships, and Well-being

Social support provided by interpersonal relationships is one of the most robust correlates of well-being. Self-disclosure serves as a basic building block of these relationships. With the rapid growth of the internet in recent years, the question remains how self-disclosure, and subsequently relationships and well-being, differ when people communicate over the internet rather than in person. The purpose of this article is to describe current internet usage patterns as well as explore the association of internet usage and well-being. Additionally, it directly compares the perceived benefits of face-to-face communication and computer mediated communication. A questionnaire was administered to 99 undergraduates to measure internet usage patterns, communication partners, self-disclosure, extraversion, and subjective well-being. Although internet communication was found to be common, individuals perceived computer mediated communication to be less useful than face-to-face communication. In addition, increased internet usage was associated with decreased well-being. Implications are discussed in terms of a new internet paradox in which people increasingly use the internet for communication although they perceive it to be less beneficial than face-to-face interactions and it is associated with reduced well-being