Smartphone addiction and associated consequences: role of loneliness and self-regulation

ABSTRACT

The ‘smartphone addiction’ is a popular theme in media. It has number of clear behavioural changes in addicts’ life and some of these aspects are yet to get due research attention. The present study identifies antecedents of smartphone addiction and its associated conflicts. The findings are based on data collected from adolescents, who are major targets for smartphone advertising and also vulnerable to addictions. The findings established ‘loneliness’ and ‘self-regulation’ as the main antecedents for smartphone addiction along with family, personal conflicts and poor academic performance as the significant negative consequences of its excessive use. The study findings would help to create awareness and offer insights for developing effective interventions for addressing smartphone addiction amongst adolescents. The planners, regulatory and administrative authorities will use the study findings to formulate measures that would promote positive coping mechanism to prevent smartphone addiction among adolescents.     

Effects of age,cognitive, and personal factors on PDA menu navigation performance

The present study examined the PDA menu navigation performance of younger and older adults. The research focus was directed to the understanding of the combination and interaction of user characteristics with PDA menu navigation performance. In order to detail individual factors that influence user's performance, users' age, spatial ability, verbal memory, the confidence to use technical devices and computer-expertise were studied and related to performance outcomes. Younger and older adults, experienced with the usage of different technical devices, but PDA novices, had to complete four common tasks in the digital diary of an emulated PDA and users' effectiveness and efficiency were surveyed. Even though the users of both age groups had a comparably high computer experience, participants had considerable difficulties to solve the PDA tasks successfully. Especially older adults were strongly disadvantaged when navigating through the PDA menu. Among the user characteristics which were revealed to be essential for performance, spatial abilities were the best predictor to explain PDA performance. In addition, an adequate mental representation of the PDA data structure was decisive for navigation performance, especially in the older adult group.     

《红楼梦》外貌类形容词语翻译及其对比分析

以古典文学外貌类形容词语及其英译作为研究对象,通过对《红楼梦》人物头发、眉眼、唇齿、鼻子、脸面五个方面的形容词语及在典范全英译本的译例对比分析,探索汉英翻译中外貌类形容词语的翻译技巧。     

意见领袖——网络时代下高校辅导员角色的新拓展

网络意见领袖具有广泛的关注度和影响力,其对网络热点事件的见解常能影响网民的看法,进而引领网络舆情走向。辅导员是大学生思想政治教育的骨干力量,网络时代下拓展辅导员的意见领袖角色,有利于扩大思想政治教育的时空场域、把握网络舆情、增强思想政治教育的有效性。辅导员的网络意见领袖角色塑造应从提高知识能力、转变叙事语言、关爱学生注重身教几方面着手。     

浅论高校教师的个人知识管理

随着知识经济的进一步发展,知识管理的作用日益凸显。教师的个人知识管理不仅对自身的教学和科研能力的培养和提高有着促进作用,有效地促进教师知识的共享和创新,而且对整个教师团队也有着显著的作用。因此,教师知识管理已成为高校培养教师的重要手段之一,加强高校教师知识管理对高校核心竞争力的提高有着重要的意义。     

浅谈市场经济环境下的个人信息保护

分析了市场经济环境下个人信息权被侵害现状,介绍了目前国家对公民个人信息权的法律保护情况,同时阐述了公民个人信息权保护的意义。     

计算机技术下的数字化校园分析

随着计算机和无线网络技术的迅猛发展,计算机技术渗透到社会的各个领域,我们已经进入到了信息化时代。在此背景下,数字化校园建设也在如火如荼地进行。如何利用计算机技术,为广大师生在校学习、工作和生活提供信息化服务,以提升学校办学质量、提高办公效率和服务质量,是主要研究讨论的问题。     

外语学习行进中的高级语言学习者语言滞化现象成因探索与分析

通过对25位高级二语习得者的访谈、调查，分析了若干过渡语滞化现象产生的原因．     

管理者个体属性、管理能力与部门绩效

以中南地区5家国内前20位的冶金企业为样本,采用层级回归分析的方法,实证分析了冶金企业管理者的个体属性、管理能力与部门绩效间的关系,同时还检测了不同的个体属性与管理能力的交互作用对部门绩效的影响。研究结果表明,管理者的个体属性、管理能力对部门绩效有较显著影响;不同的个体属性与管理能力的交互作用对部门绩效有显著影响。     

多舵机控制在可遥操作个人机器人上的应用

文章介绍的机器人的实现了GSM短信息远程控制技术和基于GPS的自主定位技术。机器人能够模仿人类的动作行为是机器人学的一个研究重点,本文提出了一种多舵机控制方法,实现了机器人学习并模仿人类的动作。通过语音识别和语音合成技术实现机器人和人自然和谐交互。