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6HOW TO CHARACTERIZE THE AUDIOVISUAL CONSUMPTION OF CHILDREN IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
Annia Cano Pérez
Full Professor and Assistant Researcher, Central Institute of Pedagogical Sciences, Havana, Cuba; e-mail:
anniacanoperez81@gmail.com
Isa Rios Leonard
Full Professor and Assistant Researcher, Central Institute of Pedagogical Sciences, Havana, Cuba; e-mail:
isa5celep@gmail.com
Idania de la Vega Hernández
Assistant Researcher, University of Pedagogical Sciences Enrique José Varona, Havana, Cuba; e-mail:
isa5celep@gmail.com
Abstract: The paper presents a methodological package for the characterization of the audiovisual consumption of children in early childhood. It is the result of a group of researchers from a sectoral project (Ministry of Education in Cuba) entitled "Promotion of an audiovisual culture for children and families in early childhood". This idea arose due to the rapid development and diversification of screens, in order to overcome limitations of previous studies. Data obtained through theoretical studies carried out in various countries has demonstrated an increase in consumption habits following the emergence of accessibility to multiple screens, an ever decreasing age at which children begin audiovisual consumption, as well as increased screen presence in educational environments. Many of these past studies have used descriptive research methods, or methods in which the researcher presupposes the participants' possible responses. Though these approaches are valid, as they provide information regarding the cultural phenomenon in question, they are highly dependent upon individuals that may have certain biases. National studies have previously been restricted to quantitative explorations that account for the possession of goods and consumption habits. These limitations have skewed the view of the role of consumption in society and have failed to consider a deeper analysis of its essential function. Another limitation is that many of these international and national studies generally investigate subjects aged seven and above, emitting key stages of early childhood.
Keywords: methodological package, characterize, audiovisual consumption, early childhood children
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PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL MEDIATES THE INFLUENCE OF MEANING IN LIFE ON PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR
OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY
Ya-Nan Fu
Master student, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, China; e-mail: fuyanan1210@163.com
ShuyueZhang
Professor, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, China; e-mail: shuyuezh@126.com
Abstract: Meaning in life is a summative cognition of valuable goals, life purpose, and relationships with things and people. A central feature of meaning in life is the broad consideration of something beyon or more than oneself. We extend this logic to suggest that people with higher in meaning in life will engage in more prosocial behaviors than others. Further extension of this idea led to the longitudinal testing of the hypothesis that one of the important yet overlooked mechanisms that mediate the association between life meaning and prosocial behavior among university students is psychological capital (PsyCap). A total of 913 Chinese university students (25.6% males; 70.3% females; Mage = 19.63, SDage
