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4= 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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