scholarly journals The Influence of Internet Usage Frequency on Women’s Fertility Intentions—The Mediating Effects of Gender Role Attitudes

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 4784
Author(s):  
Pengcheng Liu ◽  
Jingjing Cao ◽  
Wenjie Nie ◽  
Xiaojie Wang ◽  
Yani Tian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Role ◽  
Gender Role Attitudes ◽  
Fertility Intentions ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Internet Usage ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Negative Binomial Regression Model ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Usage Frequency ◽  
The Family

The purpose of this study is to verify the influence of internet usage frequency on women’s fertility intentions and to examine the mediating effects of gender role attitudes, under the influence of internet usage frequency that affects women’s fertility intentions, combined with the specific Chinese cultural context. A cross-sectional secondary data analysis was conducted using a sample of 3113 women of childbearing age in the Chinese General Social Survey in 2017 (CGSS2017). The results of the negative binomial regression model showed that, under the premise of controlling individual characteristic variables, the higher the frequency of internet usage, the lower the fertility intention (p < 0.01). The results of the mediating effect model show that the more frequently women use the internet, the lower their fertility intentions, and the less they agree with Chinese traditional gender roles, which are “men work outside to support the family while women stay at home to take care of the family”. These findings have implications in formulating public policies aimed at increasing the fertility rate; that is, it is not enough to increase women’s fertility intentions under China’s universal two-child policy. Moreover, public policy formulators need to consider gender role attitudes and the influence of the internet as a method for dissemination of information.

scholarly journals Three dimensions of the relationship between gender role attitudes and fertility intentions

Genus ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Trude Lappegård ◽  
Gerda Neyer ◽  
Daniele Vignoli
Keyword(s):  
Gender Roles ◽  
Public Sphere ◽  
Gender Role ◽  
Gender Role Attitudes ◽  
Fertility Intentions ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Gender Revolution

AbstractThe relationship between gender role attitudes and fertility intentions is highly debated among social scientists. We emphasize the need for a multidimensional theoretical and empirical approach to extend the two-step behavioral gender revolution approach to a three-step attitudinal gender revolution approach distinguishing between gender roles in the public sphere, mothers’ role in the family, and fathers’ role in the family. Using the Generations and Gender Survey of eight European countries, we demonstrate the usefulness of such an approach. Gender equal attitudes related to the public sphere are more widespread than those concerning mothers’ or fathers’ roles in the family. Our results show that the association between gender role attitudes and fertility intentions varies—in terms of significance and magnitude—according to the dimension considered (gender roles in the public sphere, mothers’ and fathers’ role in the family), gender, parity, and country. We conclude that without a clear concept of and empirical distinction between the various elements of the gender role attitudes/fertility nexus, scientific investigations will continue to send conflicting messages.

scholarly journals The Relationship Pattern of Internet Usage Frequency, Generation Z Characteristics, and Teaching Method in the Millennium Era

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (18) ◽  
pp. 178
Author(s):  
Thomas Budiman ◽  
Franky Franky
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Correspondence Analysis ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Internet Usage ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Generation Z ◽  
Usage Frequency ◽  
The Relationship

Generation Z students mount challenges to develop teaching methods in the millennium era due to their diverse characteristics from the previous generation as they are proficient in utilizing the internet, less attentive to each other and the environment, prefer immediate things regardless of all complex processes they shall go through. This study aims to seek the relationship pattern between Generation Z clusters, teaching methods, and internet usage frequency. This study involved 222 junior high school students in Jakarta. The two-step cluster, cross-tabulation, and correspondence analysis were used for data analysis. The method used is correspondence analysis. The findings indicated that internet usage frequency has a significant relationship with Generation Z clusters and teaching methods. The results concluded that students who use the internet less than five hours prefer the full tutorial method and group assignments, and those who use the internet more than five hours prefer tutorial and field assignments

scholarly journals Together or Apart? A Historical Snapshot of Personal Internet Usage at Home

2022 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Keyword(s):  
Family Life ◽  
Internet Usage ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Separate Study ◽  
Social Transformations ◽  
Ethnographic Approach ◽  
The Family ◽  
Watching Tv ◽  
Depth Interviews

This paper provides a historical snapshot of personal ICT usage in 2005/2006, specifically shedding light on how Australian and German couples (N= 48) had integrated the internet into their homes with a focus on spatial and social transformations. Using a home ethnographic approach, this qualitative study implemented in-depth interviews across two countries. From a spatial perspective, Australian couples had their laptops or PCs highly integrated into the family life usually in multifunctional rooms or open areas, whereas German couples’ laptops and PCs were most often found in separate study rooms. From a social perspective, internet use can be related to elements that bring couples together, but also to elements of disintegration. A shift in how couples spent their time together was observed from watching TV together in the same room, to going online in the same room at two PCs or one person being online while the other conducted other activities.

scholarly journals The Effects of Financial Literacy, Digital Financial Product Usage and Internet Usage on Financial Inclusion in China

2018 ◽  
Vol 228 ◽  
pp. 05012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Shen ◽  
Wenxiu Hu ◽  
C. James Hueng
Keyword(s):  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Internet Usage ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Multiple Mediation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Product Usage ◽  
The Relationship

This research study use partial least squares (PLS) to estimate a formative model which analyze effect of financial literacy, digital financial product usage, Internet usage on financial inclusion in mainland China. The study utilize a cross-sectional research design with a sample of 218 individuals from different areas of China participated. The results revealed that financial literacy and digital financial product usage have significant positive relationship with financial inclusion. Digital financial product usage is a mediator of the relationship between financial literacy and financial inclusion. Thus, digital financial product usage unites the Internet usage plays a multiple mediation role between financial literacy and financial inclusion. In short, the digital financial product usage had a partial mediating effect on the relationship between the Internet usage and financial inclusion. The findings indicate that improving the financial literacy of residents and popularizing the Internet usage can promote the use of digital financial products and achieve the goal of advancing financial inclusion.

Demographic Profile of the Internet-Using Population of India

2014 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 423-437
Author(s):  
Bharti Varshney ◽  
Prashant Kumar ◽  
Vivek Sapre ◽  
Sanjeev Varshney
Keyword(s):  
Service Providers ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Internet Usage ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Primary Research ◽  
Internet Service ◽  
Usage Frequency ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Major Factors

The study seeks to investigate the Internet usage habits among the online population in India. It intends to confirm if respondents differed on the basis of demographic variables such as age, gender, occupation and city/town tier. Based on primary research, the present study examines the differential effects of demographic variables on various online activities, their usage frequency and duration. The study proposes a possible segmentation of Internet users and a classification of Internet activities. K-mean cluster analysis and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) have been used to capture the same. The results suggest that activity-wise usage and duration of Internet usage vary with age, occupation and city/town tier of the respondents, but not much with gender. The factor analysis suggested grouping the dependent usage and activity variables into five major factors. The article would be helpful for the Internet service providers in segmenting the Internet users and enhancing the scholars’ understanding of effect of given demographic variables on Internet usage.

scholarly journals Internet Addiction and Its Relationship with Family Functioning in High School Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-52
Author(s):  
Zahra Harsej ◽  
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Nasrin Mokhtari Lakeh ◽  
Farzaneh Sheikholeslami ◽  
Ehsan KazemnezhadLeili ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Internet Usage ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Statistical Relationship ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction: Family-related factors play an important role in adolescent’s addiction to the Internet. Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between Internet addiction and family functioning in high school students. Materials and Methods: This is an analytical study with a cross-sectional design conducted on 796 high school students in Rasht city, Iran who were selected using multi-stage cluster random sampling method. Data collection tools were a demographic form, the Young’s Internet Addiction Test, and the Family Assessment Device. Chi-Square test and rank-ordered logistic regression analysis were used for data analysis. Results:The response rate of of students was 86.81%; 85.7% had at least two family members who were using the Internet; 71.2% of students had no addiction, 27.5% were exposed to Internet addiction and 1.3% had Internet addiction. The majority (65.0%) of studnets had unhealthy family functioning. The relationship between Internet addiction and family functioning was statistically significant (P=0,001). There was a significant statistical relationship between Internet addiction and family income (P= 0.003), fatherchr('39')s job (P=0.001), and duartion of internet usage per day (P=0.001). Logistic regression model showed that the family functioning score (OR=1.02, 95% CI;1.01-1.04, P=0.001), duration of Internet usage per day (OR=1.02, 95% CI;1.11-1.20, P=0.0001), and gender (male) (OR=1.02, 95% CI;1.26-2.58, P=0.001) significantly affected Internet addiction. Conclusion:Due to the direct statistical relationship between Internet addiction and family functioning, it is necessary to pay serious attention to the phenomenon of Internet addiction and make appropriate plans for adolescents and their families to use the Internet properly.

scholarly journals Comparing the Internet Usage of Pre-service Language Teachers With Teachers of Other Subjects: Distance Learning vs. On-Campus Learning

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Mehmet Firat ◽  
Harun Serpil
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Internet Usage ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
Multiple Parameters ◽  
Usage Frequency ◽  
Learning Programs

Teachers play a crucial role in helping individuals gain adequate Internet competency, which requires teachers themselves to be Internet-literate. The purpose of this study is to investigate the Internet use of the distance and on-campus pre-service teachers of language and other disciplines by multiple parameters. A total of 789 teacher candidates participated in this survey. The findings show that the candidate teachers in on-campus and distance-learning programs have an average level of Internet usage adequacy and that the younger candidate teachers and those in higher classes use the Internet more frequently. Pre-service foreign language teachers have been found to have a moderate level of Internet usage frequency, adequacy and technology ownership in comparison with the other preservice teacher groups.

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