The effect of personality traits on file retrieval

File retrieval is important for Personal Information Management (PIM). If retrieval fails, people cannot re-use files that they created or other people shared with them. In this paper, we examined the effect of personality traits on retrieval success and efficiency in two studies. Study 1 (n = 60) examined the effect of the Big Five personality traits. Study 2 (n = 300) evaluated the effect of other personality traits that we hypothesized would improve retrieval: need for control, orderliness, memory, computer literacy, minimalism, stress resistance, sociability and empathy. None of the tests we conducted were significant, meaning that even if future effects are identified, they will most probably be weak. In contrast, significant effects on retrieval success and efficiency were previously found for factors such as: sharing method, file collection size, number of collaborators sharing the file, file versions, recency since last retrieval, folder depth and workload. Nevertheless, the null-results we report here are important because the failure to publish non-significant results can have a negative influence on re-search. Otherwise these effects may be repeatedly studied until significant results emerge and are published, possibly because of a type I error

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Not All Selfies Took Alike: Distinct Selfie Motivations Are Related to Different Personality Characteristics

Selfies have become a frequent and commonplace occurrence, though the reasons which lead people to take selfies remain unclear. This research explores what motivates selfie taking, and suggests that this is not a uniform phenomenon and varying motivations may be found among selfie takers. In addition, the connection between these distinct selfie motivations and personality characteristics, including the big five, narcissism, and self-esteem, as well as types of selfie behaviors are examined. At the first stage of the research, 117 participants filled out a questionnaire dealing with their reasons for taking selfies. An explanatory factor analysis revealed three distinct selfie motivations: self-approval, belonging, and documentation. At the second stage, 191 different participants answered both the same questionnaire, and personality traits questionnaires. A confirmatory factor analysis verified that the three selfie motivations model has a good fit. Our results suggested that each selfie motivator is differently related to personality characteristics: self-approval was negatively related to: conscientiousness, emotional stability, openness to experiences, and self-esteem, and positively correlated to frequent checking for “likes.” Belonging was related to openness to experiences. Documentation was related to agreeableness and extroversion. Unlike previous studies, none of the selfie motivating factors was found to relate to narcissism. The reasons for these differences, as well as the need to refer to selfie taking as a multidimensional phenomenon, are discussed

Psychosocial Well-Being of Israeli Students and Attitudes toward Open and Distance Learning

This article reports on a study conducted in Israel at an academic institution. The study investigates the correlation between students’ attitudes toward open and distance learning (ODL) and their perceived self-esteem and loneliness at the last stage of their online learning experience. For this study, 120 students were asked to complete a questionnaire. The students were enrolled in three fully online academic courses, which were similar in their instructional design approach although different in content. Findings reveal that there is a positive correlation between self-esteem and attitudes toward e-learning in general and toward online interaction with the instructor in particular. The findings further suggest that there is no correlation between loneliness and student attitudes toward e-learning. Some explanations for these results are raised as are recommendations for further research

Psychosocial Well-Being of Israeli Students and Attitudes toward Open and Distance Learning

This article reports on a study conducted in Israel at an academic institution. The study investigates the correlation between students’ attitudes toward open and distance learning (ODL) and their perceived self-esteem and loneliness at the last stage of their online learning experience. For this study, 120 students were asked to complete a questionnaire. The students were enrolled in three fully online academic courses, which were similar in their instructional design approach although different in content. Findings reveal that there is a positive correlation between self-esteem and attitudes toward e-learning in general and toward online interaction with the instructor in particular. The findings further suggest that there is no correlation between loneliness and student attitudes toward e-learning. Some explanations for these results are raised as are recommendations for further research

Caregiving strategies, parental practices, and the use of Facebook groups among Israeli mothers of adolescents

Facebook offers a “village” for mothers to come together and seek and share parenting information, but while there has been substantial research examining both positive and negative aspects of parents’ Facebook use, there is no research on use of Facebook by mothers of adolescents and its association with parent-adolescent relationships. Given the intense challenges of raising adolescents and the dearth of research into potential benefits and drawbacks of mothers of adolescents seeking support from Facebook, we sought to fill this gap by focusing on the caregiving and parenting practices of mothers of adolescents who were members of mothers’ groups on Facebook. The sample included 74 Israeli dyads of mothers (Mage = 43.73, SD = 4.41), who participated in Facebook groups for mothers and their adolescent children (Mage = 12.26, SD = 3.11) during 2019. Mothers reported on their Facebook use and caregiving strategies. The adolescents answered a parenting practices questionnaire. It was found that higher permissiveness and greater psychological intrusiveness were related to higher use of Facebook by the mothers. Among mothers who were high on hyperactivation, greater permissiveness and psychological intrusiveness were related to higher Facebook use to a greater extent than among mothers who were low on hyperactivation. Alongside Facebook’s benefits as a community for mothers come serious risks for some mothers. As research in this area grows, an examination of the characteristics of Facebook use by mothers of adolescent children involved in Facebook mothers’ groups is meaningful.

Adolescent online friendships: The poor get poorer, or the rich get richer?

This chapter is devoted to theory and research on the effects of electronic communication on the friendships and other peer relationships of adolescents, especially those who are introverted, shy, socially withdrawn and/or socially anxious. It reviews some of the mass media warnings made about the harms caused to young people via online communication, including impairment to offline interpersonal relationships. The chapter also reviews prominent work by Turkle, which is often quoted in the popular media and helps to perpetuate the notion that online communication diminishes intimacy in offline friendships. It presents two competing hypotheses in the literature–the rich-get-richer versus the compensation hypotheses–in terms of findings and quality of research, contrasting these findings with common concerns expressed in the media. The authors identify some high-quality, longitudinal research in the field, but conclude that most studies rely on self-reports and fail to convey the nature of friendships as a shared dyadic phenomenon. In line with the chapter, the authors suggest moving away from the good vs. bad dichotomy in terms of researching online communication, and instead explore how it can be used well to satisfy the need for close and rewarding interpersonal connections

Towards a Personalized Multi-Domain Digital Neuro-phenotyping Model for the Detection and Treatment of Mood Trajectories

The commercial availability of many real-life smart sensors, wearables and mobile apps provides a valuable information resource about a wide range of human behavioral, physiological and social markers which can be used to infer the user’s mental state and mood. However, there are currently no commercial digital products that integrate these psychosocial metrics with real-time measurement of neural activity. In particular, electroencephalography (EEG) is a well-validated and highly-sensitive neuroimaging method that yields robust markers of mood and affective processing, and has been widely used in mental health research for decades. The integration of wearable neuro-sensors into existing multimodal sensor arrays could hold great promise for deep digital neurophenotyping in the detection and personalized treatment of mood disorders. In this paper we propose a Multi-Domain Digital Neurophenotyping Model which is based on the socio-ecological model of health. The proposed model presents a holistic approach of digital mental health, leveraging on recent neuroscientific advances, and therefore could deliver highly personalized diagnoses and treatments. The technological and ethical challenges of this model are discussed