Päivällisellä vieraan kanssa: parasosiaalinen kohtaaminen immersiivisessä virtuaaliympäristössä

Parasosiaalinen kohtaaminen vieraaksi koetun ihmisen kanssa mahdollistaa hänen ymmärtämisensä moniulotteisena, yksilöllisenä olentona yleistävän kulttuurisen luokittelun sijasta. Tässä tutkimuksessa selvitimme, (1) miten parasosiaalinen kohtaaminen immersiivisessä virtuaaliympäristössä on yhteydessä katsojien ahdistuksen tunteeseen (intergroup anxiety) sekä käsityksiin vieraasta ja (2) millaiset interpersonaaliset tekijät ovat merkityksellisiä kohtaamisessa. Kohtaamisia tarkastellaan parasosiaalisten ilmiöiden näkökulmasta. Tutkimus hyödynsi immersiivistä dokumenttia, Dinnertime360, jossa katsoja tutustuu itselleen vieraaseen ihmiseen immersiivisessä virtuaaliympäristössä, päivällispöydässä. Tulokset osoittivat, että suhtautuminen vieraaseen muuttui kohtaamisen jälkeen myönteisemmäksi ja katsojien ahdistus väheni. Laadullinen aineisto osoitti samanlaisuuden, erilaisuuden ja hyödyllisyyden merkittäviksi interpersonaalisiksi tekijöiksi kohtaamisessa. Lopuksi pohditaan immersiivisen teknologian ja parasosiaalisten ilmiöiden suhdetta

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Insights for Opponents on fostering interaction in the public defence of a doctoral dissertation

The public defence of a doctoral dissertation is a multifaceted, demanding interaction situation, in which the Doctoral Candidate and the Opponent have a conversation about the Candidate’s doctoral disser-tation. The public defence is an honoured tradition and, in many countries, one of the key celebratory moments in academia. In Finland, the event is public and rather formal. The public defence has received little focus in research and academic discussion from the perspective of social interaction, in which the Opponent has a central role. The interpersonal communication competence of the Opponent largely determines the nature of the public defence. Hence, there is need for guidelines and support for the Op-ponents’ communication. The aim of our article is to describe the typical conventions of Finnish public defence for those unfamiliar with them and provide insights into public defence as an interaction situa-tion. Additionally, we offer communication guidelines for the Opponents on how to construct effective and appropriate interaction in public defence, and help those granted the honour to prepare and conduct their duties competently. We cover both the interpersonal conversation between the Candidate and the Opponent, and the engagement with the listeners.The public defence of a doctoral dissertation is a multifaceted, demanding interaction situation, in which the Doctoral Candidate and the Opponent have a conversation about the Candidate’s doctoral disser-tation. The public defence is an honoured tradition and, in many countries, one of the key celebratory moments in academia. In Finland, the event is public and rather formal. The public defence has received little focus in research and academic discussion from the perspective of social interaction, in which the Opponent has a central role. The interpersonal communication competence of the Opponent largely determines the nature of the public defence. Hence, there is need for guidelines and support for the Op-ponents’ communication. The aim of our article is to describe the typical conventions of Finnish public defence for those unfamiliar with them and provide insights into public defence as an interaction situa-tion. Additionally, we offer communication guidelines for the Opponents on how to construct effective and appropriate interaction in public defence, and help those granted the honour to prepare and conduct their duties competently. We cover both the interpersonal conversation between the Candidate and the Opponent, and the engagement with the listeners

Supportive interaction between formal caregivers and Deaf people with dementia

Publisher Copyright: © 2021 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.This qualitative study explores the supportive strategies used by formal caregivers when interacting with Deaf people with dementia. The data consist of video-recorded interactions between dyads of nine caregivers and five Deaf participants in a nursing home for the Deaf in Finland. We analyzed 21 interactions (5 hours and 25 minutes in total), using two methods: inductive content analysis and the Interactive Coping Behavior Coding System. The study found that the formal caregivers used a wide range of supportive strategies. We identified five strategies: (1) interaction maintenance, (2) emotional support, (3) instrumental support, (4) informational support, and (5) memory support. The formal caregivers also used dismiss and avoidance behaviors when the interaction became challenging. Non-proficiency in sign language hindered support. In the future, attention should be paid to teaching formal caregivers national sign language and supportive communication competence for working with Deaf people with dementia.Peer reviewe

Formal caregivers' perceptions of everyday interaction with Deaf people with dementia

Objectives: Deteriorating interactive ability of people with dementia challenges formal caregivers. In Finland, Deaf people with advanced dementia may live in a nursing home designed for their care where the staff use Finnish Sign Language (FiSL). This study describes the perceptions of formal caregivers, focusing on the challenges, how they solve the challenges, and what support they need to improve interaction with Deaf residents.Methods: Semi-structured interviews with 13 formal caregivers who work with Deaf people with dementia were conducted and analyzed using qualitative content analysis. A purposive sampling was used.Results: Three key themes were challenges in interaction, strategies in supporting interaction, and support for coping. Caregivers perceived challenges in interaction caused by linguistic changes, deteriorating physical mobility and memory, and Deaf residents' behavioral challenges. Caregivers supported Deaf residents by learning to know them and using personal and linguistic strategies. Support for coping comprised supporting family members and other caregivers.Conclusions: Efficient skills in sign language (SL) and knowledge of dementia are essential in interacting with Deaf residents and to build interpersonal relationships for care.Clinical implications: Supporting Deaf residents requires learning the way they interact which can be achieved over time.Peer reviewe

Co-creating study of experience in dialogue

Abstract This essay reflects on the origins of an edited book that brought seventeen au-thors together to define experience. We co-create the experience in the form ofa dialogue between us, the book’s two editors, and argue for the sake of wordsin the experience. We explore what it was like to start and lead a process thatsupported “making science” as a creative process, adding to what we learntand keep learning, about the editing experience from this new dialogic experi-ence. The premise of our dialogue is that, conceptually speaking, experience isthe whole process of sensing, perceiving, grasping, and interpreting — it is ourway of becoming aware of the environment. What follows is our conversationthat elaborates on the definitional premise with our book as the example