Less is Not Always More: Investigating the Impact of Goal Difficulty and Immediacy of Social Media

Social media overuse is becoming prevalent across the globe, hurting users’ mental health and productivity. To reduce social media usage and improve productivity, many users turn to social media blockers that rely on users to specify a social media reduction goal. However, as there is no empirical evidence and guidance on how users should choose the goal optimally, the user-chosen goals may not produce the intended benefits. In this study, we introduce two new dimensions of social media reduction goals — goal difficulty and goal immediacy. We found that the relationship between goal difficulty and productivity is of an inverted-U shape. In addition, the effect of goal difficulty further depends on the prior social media consumption level. We also found that changing goal immediacy from radical to incremental significantly improves the performance of relatively difficult goals, especially for users with higher prior social media consumption levels. Practical implications are discussed

Using Intentional Relationship Building and Community Presence to Minister to an Addicted Population in Cookeville, Tennessee

Addiction and substance abuse are banes in American society as they destroy lives, families, hopes and dreams. Individuals with potential for productive lives and societal contributions are reduced to hollow shells and find themselves laser-focused on their next fix. Cookeville, Tennessee, is no different than any other rural American town as addiction and substance abuse are prevalent, especially within the northwestern areas of the city. West View Baptist Church was planted in this area in 1950 and has actively attempted to minister to the community\u27s residents for the last 71 years. Recently, internal issues in the congregation and increasing disconnections with the community facilitated by the cultural implications of addiction and substance abuse have led to significant impasses in the church\u27s effectiveness in missional outreach. There is a lack of academic work focused on in-person, active evangelism programs in communities significantly impacted by the culture of addiction. Therefore, this project utilizes information gained through numerous surveys of persons who have successfully engaged in various recovery programs to develop and implement a training curriculum to prepare church members to minister among those suffering from addiction and substance abuse. Further work is anticipated beyond this project as church members will begin active missional outreach in the community immediately bordering the church campus

DOCTalk, May/June 2015

Maine Department of Corrections Employee Newsletterhttps://digitalmaine.com/doctalk/1063/thumbnail.jp

DOCTalk Newsletter May/June 2015

In this issue: Snowshoe Chair made at Charleston goes to Washington DC Plant a Seed Project in Region 2 - Adult Honor Guard Academyhttps://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/doctalk-newsletter/1005/thumbnail.jp

An online information security Aaareness model: the disclosure of personal data

Social media has revolutionized the way people send and receive information by creating a new level of interconnected communication. However, the use of the Internet and social media brings about various ways in which a user’s personal data can be put at risk. This study aims to investigate what drives the disclosure of personal information online and whether an increase in awareness of the value of personal information motivates users to safeguard their information. Fourteen university students participated in a mixed-methods experiment, where they completed a questionnaire before and after being shown the data stored about them by online platforms to determine if changes occur in their intention to disclose. Following completing the initial questionnaire, the participant viewed the personal data stored about them by Facebook, Google, and Instagram. Other online tools such as Social Profile Checker, Facebook View As, and HaveIBeenPawned were used to see the information publicly available about each participant. Together these findings were discussed in a semi-structured interview to determine the influence of attitudes, subjective norms, and awareness on the cost-benefit analysis users conduct when disclosing information online. Overall, the findings indicate that users are able to disregard their concerns due to a resigned and apathetic attitude towards privacy. Furthermore, subjective norms enhanced by FOMO further allow users to overlook potential risks to their information in order to avoid social isolation and sanction. Alternatively, an increased awareness of the personal value of information and having experienced a previous privacy violation encourage the protection of information and limited disclosure. Thus, this study provides insight into privacy and information disclosure on social media in South Africa. It reveals more insight into the cost-benefit analysis users conduct by combining the Theory of Planned Behaviour with the Privacy Calculus Model, as well as the antecedent factors of Trust in the Social Media Provider, FOMO, and Personal Valuation of Information