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227HOW 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
= 1.04) completed a Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ), a Prosocial Tendencies Measure (PTM), and a Positive Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PPQ) at three different times. The results showed that the association between T1 meaning in life and T3 prosocial behavior was significant before adding the mediator variables into the model (6 = 0.10, p < 0.001). T2 PsyCap significantly mediated the influence of T1 meaning in life on T3 prosocial behavior (indirect effect = 0.10; 95% CI [0.06, 0.14]). We concluded that meaning in life in university students can influence subsequent prosocial behaviors, both directly and through PsyCap.
Keywords: meaning in life, prosocial behavior, psychological capital, cross-lagged panel analysis, mediation, university students
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SCREEN CONSUMPTION, PERCEPTION AND FAMILY MEDIATION DURING CONFINEMENT DUE TO THE
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Yaritza García-Ortiz
Teacher, University of Medical Sciences, Villa Clara, Cuba; e-mail: yaritzagarciaortiz1983@gmail.com
Yurianely Machado-Machado
Teacher, University of Medical Sciences, Villa Clara, Cuba; e-mail: yurianelymd@infomed.sld.cu
Evelyn Fernández Castillo
Teacher, University of Medical Sciences, Villa Clara, Cuba; e-mail: efernandez@uclv.edu.cu
Abstract: The increased use of screens during confinement due to the Covid-19 pandemic has been a cause for concern among professionals. Objective: To describe screen consumption in primary school children in the city of Santa Clara during confinement due to Covid-19 and the perception and family mediation of such consumption. Methodology: An exploratory online study was conducted using a survey on the Google Forms platform. The research was carried out from April to June 2021 and the sample consisted of 127 parents of school-age children living in the city of Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba. Results: 92.1% of school children used between 2 and 4 screens during this period of confinement; with a daily frequency of 92.9% and 61.4% between 3 and 6 hours. 48% of parents considered that the use of screens increased considerably during confinement and 41.7% recognized that it increased somewhat. 54.3% of parents perceived between one and three effects on the child as a result of consumption. Among the most noted affectations were restlessness and difficulties in falling asleep and following orders. Restrictive mediation and shared mediation were the most used by parents to deal with increased screen consumption. Conclusions: Even when parents perceive affectations as a result of the consumption of screens and make restrictions on their children's consumption, the frequency and the number of hours used remain high.
Keywords: screens, family mediation, confinement DOI:
DIGITAL SHIFTS AND "HICKEY SYNDROME" Tatiana Leshkevich
Professor, Southern federal university, Rostov-on-Don, Russia; e-mail: Leshkevicht@mail.ru
Abstract: The significance of this topic relates to the adoption of network practices and AI as a basis for the functioning of all segments of life, including the child's world. At the same time, the need for
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