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UMA EVIDĂNCIA EXPERIMENTAL DO CONCEITO DE REPRESENTAĂĂO PROFISSIONAL ATRAVĂS DO ESTUDO DA REPRESENTAĂĂO DO GRUPO IDEAL
Este artigo apresenta uma evidĂȘncia experimental da noção de representação profissional. ApĂłs descrever essa categoria particular de representaçÔes sociais e os interesses que ela representa no domĂnio da educação, descrevem-se dois protocolos experimentais inscritos no Ăąmbito da teoria estrutural que permitem a identificação de diferenças entre as representaçÔes sociais e representaçÔes profissionais. Estes protocolos sĂŁo baseados na tĂ©cnica de âpĂŽr em questĂŁoâ, e centram-se na representação do grupo ideal. Eles foram submetidos a 1.001 alunos da licenciatura de CiĂȘncias da Educação da Universidade de Toulouse-Le Mirail (296 para o primeiro e 705 para o segundo). Os resultados mostram diferenças na composição do sistema central da representação no contexto em que o objeto Ă© pensado (social versus profissional). Eles tambĂ©m salientaram o carĂĄter muito estĂĄvel ao longo do tempo no nĂșcleo central das representaçÔes e a necessidade de uma contextualização dos objetos no estudo da inserção social e profissional
Des mondes lexicaux aux reprĂ©sentations sociales. Une premiĂšre approche des thĂ©matiques dans les dĂ©bats Ă lâAssemblĂ©e nationale (1998-2014)
Ce texte propose une premiĂšre exploration des thĂ©matiques dans les dĂ©bats Ă lâAssemblĂ©e nationale. Un corpus regroupant lâensemble des sessions de 1998 Ă 2014 sera soumis Ă une sĂ©rie de classifications selon la mĂ©thode Reinert avec le logiciel Iramuteq. La dĂ©marche suivie repose sur une articulation entre les mondes lexicaux gĂ©nĂ©riques qui dĂ©finissent des mĂ©tathĂ©matiques, et lâexpression des reprĂ©sentations sociales que lâon peut identifier Ă lâintĂ©rieur de ces ensembles.This paper sets out to endeavour a preliminary exploration of the thematics dealt with in the debates at the National Assembly. A corpus covering all the parliamentary sessions debates from 1998 to 2014 will be submitted to series of categorisations using Reinert method and its software Iramuteq. Such a method relies on an articulation between the generic lexical scopes that contribute to defining the meta-thematics on the one hand and the expression of social representations that could be identified inside those categories.Este artĂculo propone una primera exploraciĂłn de las temĂĄticas dentro de los debates en la Asamblea nacional. En corpus, agrupando el conjunto de las sesiones desde 1998 hasta 2014 serĂĄ sometido a una serie de clasificaciones segun el mĂ©todo Reinert con el programa Iramuteq. El camino seguido estĂĄ basado sobre una articulaciĂłn entre los mundos lexicales genĂ©ricos que definen metatemĂĄticas y expresiones de representaciones sociales que pueden ser indentificadas dentro de estos conjuntos
Postures sociodiscursives et conquĂȘte du pouvoir
Les pĂ©riodes prĂ©cĂ©dant une Ă©lection prĂ©sidentielle sont propices au dĂ©voilement des ambitions personnelles qui conduisent Ă des stratĂ©gies complexes pour apparaĂźtre comme une personnalitĂ© forte et distincte tout en reprĂ©sentant au mieux le parti dont on brigue lâinvestiture. Ătre Ă la fois soi et les autres implique dâadopter une posture crĂ©dible et attractive. Lâanalyse lexicomĂ©trique dâun ouvrage politique collectif intitulĂ© Les 12 travaux de lâopposition : Nos projets pour redresser la France, publiĂ© par lâUMP (2014) permet de dĂ©finir trois postures sociodiscursives, que nous appelons gĂ©nĂ©raliste (ĂȘtre visionnaire), spĂ©cialiste (ĂȘtre compĂ©tent dans un domaine) et polĂ©miste (ĂȘtre combatif Ă lâĂ©gard des adversaires). On analyse Ă©galement les risques quâil y a Ă trop investir une posture ou Ă se situer Ă leur intersection.Les pĂ©riodes prĂ©cĂ©dant une Ă©lection prĂ©sidentielle sont propices au dĂ©voilement des ambitions personnelles qui conduisent Ă des stratĂ©gies complexes pour apparaĂźtre comme une personnalitĂ© forte et distincte tout en reprĂ©sentant au mieux le parti dont on brigue lâinvestiture. Ătre Ă la fois soi et les autres implique dâadopter une posture crĂ©dible et attractive. Lâanalyse lexicomĂ©trique dâun ouvrage politique collectif intitulĂ© Les 12 travaux de lâopposition : Nos projets pour redresser la France, publiĂ© par lâUMP (2014) permet de dĂ©finir trois postures sociodiscursives, que nous appelons gĂ©nĂ©raliste (ĂȘtre visionnaire), spĂ©cialiste (ĂȘtre compĂ©tent dans un domaine) et polĂ©miste (ĂȘtre combatif Ă lâĂ©gard des adversaires). On analyse Ă©galement les risques quâil y a Ă trop investir une posture ou Ă se situer Ă leur intersection
Reply to AldĂš et al. Comment on âManchaiah et al. Social Representations of âTinnitusâ and âHealthâ among Individuals with Tinnitus Seeking Online Psychological Interventions. Audiol. Res. 2023, 13, 207â220
No abstract available.https://www.mdpi.com/journal/audiolresSpeech-Language Pathology and Audiolog
Social representations of âtinnitusâ and âhealthâ among individuals with tinnitus seeking online psychological interventions
(1) Objective: Social representations theory (SRT) is a body of theory within social psychology concerned with how individuals, groups, and communities collectively make sense of socially relevant or problematic issues, ideas, and practices. SRT has been increasingly sued in the area of health and disability. The current study examined the social representations of âtinnitusâ and âhealthâ among individuals with tinnitus who are seeking online psychological interventions. (2) Materials/Method: The data were gathered using a free association task about their âtinnitusâ and âhealthâ from 399 individuals with tinnitus. The data were analyzed using both qualitative and quantitative analyses methods. (3) Results: The responses resulted in 39 and 30 categories respectively, for âtinnitusâ and âhealthâ. The most commonly occurring categories for tinnitus included: descriptions of tinnitus (18%), annoying (13.5%), persistent (8%), and distracting (5%). The most commonly occurring categories for health included: content (12%), conditions (8%), active (7%), take control (6%), and overweight (5%). The responses to tinnitus had predominantly negative connotations (i.e., 76.9%) whereas a larger proportion of responses toward their health was related to positive connotations (i.e., 46.4%). These frequently occurring items were also dominant in similarities analysis. Prototypical analysis of tinnitus responses identified categories horrible and bothersome to be key items in the central zone. The categories in central zone of health responses included: content, active, healthy, grateful, and overweight. (4) Conclusions: Individuals with tinnitus have very negative view of their tinnitus impacting their psychological status. Tinnitus management should focus on reducing the negative associations toward their tinnitus and strengthen the positive aspects related to their general health
Real-life and real-time hearing aid experiences : insights from self-initiated ecological momentary assessments and natural language analysis
DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT : The datasets presented in this article are not readily
available because of the mobile applicationâs data privacy
notice. Requests to access the datasets should be directed to
[email protected] : Smartphone technology can provide an effective means to bring
real-life and (near-)real-time feedback from hearing aid wearers into the clinic.
Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) encourages listeners to report on their
experiences during or shortly after they take place in order to minimize recall
bias, e.g., guided by surveys in a mobile application. Allowing listeners to
describe experiences in their own words, further, ensures that answers are
independent of predefined jargon or of how survey questions are formulated.
Through these means, one can obtain ecologically valid sets of data, for
instance during a hearing aid trial, which can support clinicians to assess the
needs of their clients, provide directions for fine-tuning, and counselling. At a
larger scale, such datasets would facilitate training of machine learning
algorithms that could help hearing technology to anticipate user needs.
METHODS : In this retrospective, exploratory analysis of a clinical data set, we
performed a cluster analysis on 8,793 open-text statements, which were
collected through self-initiated EMAs, provided by 2,301 hearing aid wearers as
part of their hearing care. Our aim was to explore how listeners describe their
daily life experiences with hearing technology in (near-)real-time, in their own
words, by identifying emerging themes in the reports. We also explored whether
identified themes correlated with the nature of the experiences, i.e., selfreported
satisfaction ratings indicating a positive or negative experience.
RESULTS : Results showed that close to 60% of listenersâ reports related to speech
intelligibility in challenging situations and sound quality dimensions, and tended
to be valued as positive experiences. In comparison, close to 40% of reports
related to hearing aid management, and tended to be valued as negative
experiences.
DISCUSSION : This first report of open-text statements, collected through selfinitiated
EMAs as part of clinical practice, shows that, while EMA can come with
a participant burden, at least a subsample of motivated hearing aid wearers could use these novel tools to provide feedback to inform more responsive, personalized,
and family-centered hearing care.The NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre.https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/digital-healtham2024Speech-Language Pathology and AudiologySDG-03:Good heatlh and well-bein
Social representation of âhearing lossâ among people with hearing loss: An exploratory cross-cultural study
Background:âHearing loss can have an effect on the physical, psychosocial, and cognitive wellbeing of an individual. Despite the research on attitudes and stigma associated with hearing loss, people with hearing loss (PHL) continue to delay seeking help. Thus, it is vital to look at alternative theories which have been successfully used in disability research to better understand how PHL perceive hearing loss.
Purpose:âThe aim of the current exploratory study was to examine the social representation (SR) of âhearing lossâ in PHL in India, Republic of Korea (ROK), United Kingdom (UK), and the United States (US).
Research Design:âThe study used a cross-sectional survey design.
Study Sample:âIn this study, 424 participants were recruited using a consecutive sampling method in four countries (India, Republic of Korea, United Kingdom, and United States).
Data Collection and Analysis:âData collection was conducted using a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using content analysis, similarities analysis, prototypical analysis, and chi-square analysis.
Results:âThe free associations of the PHL were grouped into 37 categories. The most commonly reported categories were communication difficulties, negative mental state, aging, assessment and management, causes of hearing loss, hearing ability or disability, hearing instruments, and symptoms of hearing loss. Similarities analysis and prototypical analysis highlighted two main negative categories (negative mental state and communication difficulties) which form the central elements of SR of hearing loss. PHL associated hearing loss mainly as a negative phenomenon, but with some positive and neutral aspects. Respondents from ROK reported a greater number of neutral associations compared with other countries. There were cross-cultural similarities and differences in terms of PHL's SR of hearing loss, but there were more similarities than differences.
Conclusion:âThe study provides an insight into how PHL collectively view their âhearing lossâ and helps to develop our understanding of the influence of culture on the SR of âhearing loss.â The results will aid the development of culturally appropriate public education campaigns, marketing material, and appropriate rehabilitation for PHL
Hearing aid acquisition and ownership : what can we learn from online consumer reviews?
OBJECTIVE : To explore the publicised opinions of consumers actively participating in online hearing aid reviews.
DESIGN : A retrospective design examining data generated from an online consumer review website (www.HearingTracker.com). Qualitative data (open text responses) were analysed using the open source automated topic modelling software IRaMuTeQ (http://www.iramuteq.org/) to identify themes. Outputs were compared with quantitative data from the consumer reviews (short response questions exploring hearing aid performance and benefit, and some meta-data such as hearing aid brand and years of hearing aid ownership).
STUDY SAMPLE : 1378 online consumer hearing aid reviews.
RESULTS : Six clusters within two domains were identified. The domain Device Acquisition included three clusters: Finding the right provider, device and price-point; Selecting a hearing aid to suit the hearing loss; Attaining physical fit and device management skills. The domain Device Use included three clusters: Smartphone streaming to hearing aids; Hearing aid adjustment using smartphone; and Hearing in noise.
CONCLUSIONS : Although online hearing aid consumers indicate positive performance on multiple-choice questions relating to hearing aid performance and benefit, their online reviews describe a number of barriers limiting their success. Hearing healthcare clinicians must employ a personalised approach to audiological rehabilitation to ensure individual clientsâ needs are met.https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/iija20hj2022Speech-Language Pathology and Audiolog
Representation of Hearing loss and Hearing Aid(s) in the United States Newspaper Media: Cross-sectional Analysis of Secondary Data
Purpose:
News media plays an important role in formulating people's knowledge and opinions about various aspects of life, including health. The current study explored how hearing loss and hearing aids are represented in the U.S. newspaper media.
Method:
A cross-sectional study design was selected to analyze publicly available newspaper media data. The data sets were generated from the database, the U.S. Major Dailies by ProQuest, by searching key words for newspapers published during 1990â2017. Cluster analysis (i.e., text pattern analysis) and chi-square tests were performed using Iramuteq software.
Results:
The hearing loss data set had 1,527 texts (i.e., articles). The cluster analysis resulted in 7 clusters, which were named as (1) causes and consequences (26.1%), (2) early identification and diagnosis (9%), (3) health promotion and prevention (22.1%), (4) recreational noise exposure (10.4%), (5) prevalence (14.3%), (6) research and development (12.4%), and (7) cognitive hearing science (5.6%). The hearing aids data set had 2,667 texts. The cluster analysis resulted in 8 clusters, which were named as (1) signal processing (20.2%), (2) insurance (8.9%), (3) prevalence (12.4%), (4) research and development (5.4%), (5) activities and relation (16.2%), (6) features to address background noise (13.8%), (7) innovation (12%), and (8) wireless and connectivity (11.1%). Time series analysis of clusters in both âhearing lossâ and âhearing aidsâ data sets indicated changes in the pattern of information presented in the newspaper media during 1990â2016 (e.g., Cluster 7 focuses on cognitive hearing science in a hearing loss data set emerging only since the year 2012 and growing rapidly).
Conclusions:
The text pattern analysis showed that the U.S. newspaper media focuses on a range of issues when considering hearing loss and hearing aids and that patterns or trends change over time. The study results can be helpful for hearing health care professionals to understand what presuppositions society in general may have as the media has the ability to influence societal perception and opinions
UMA EVIDĂNCIA EXPERIMENTAL DO CONCEITO DE REPRESENTAĂĂO PROFISSIONAL ATRAVĂS DO ESTUDO DA REPRESENTAĂĂO DO GRUPO IDEAL
Este artigo apresenta uma evidĂȘncia experimental da noção de representação profissional. ApĂłs descrever essa categoria particular de representaçÔes sociais e os interesses que ela representa no domĂnio da educação, descrevem-se dois protocolos experimentais inscritos no Ăąmbito da teoria estrutural que permitem a identificação de diferenças entre as representaçÔes sociais e representaçÔes profissionais. Estes protocolos sĂŁo baseados na tĂ©cnica de âpĂŽr em questĂŁoâ, e centram-se na representação do grupo ideal. Eles foram submetidos a 1.001 alunos da licenciatura de CiĂȘncias da Educação da Universidade de Toulouse-Le Mirail (296 para o primeiro e 705 para o segundo). Os resultados mostram diferenças na composição do sistema central da representação no contexto em que o objeto Ă© pensado (social versus profissional). Eles tambĂ©m salientaram o carĂĄter muito estĂĄvel ao longo do tempo no nĂșcleo central das representaçÔes e a necessidade de uma contextualização dos objetos no estudo da inserção social e profissional
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