Search for dissertations about: "media effects"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 426 swedish dissertations containing the words media effects.

  2. 1. Ageism in the Media : Online Representations of Older People

    Author : Wenqian Xu; Annika Taghizadeh Larsson; Lars-Christer Hydén; Andreas Motel; Alexander Peine; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Ageism; Power relations; Representations of older people; Third age; Social media logic; Ålderism; Maktrelationer; Representationer av äldre; Tredje åldern; Social medialogik;

    Abstract : Ageism is a social problem that has harmful effects on the wellbeing of older people and needs to be tackled. It is pervasive and evident in the media (e.g., films, television, print and social media). READ MORE

  4. 2. Effects of online advertising on children's visual attention and task performance during free and goal-directed internet use : A media psychology approach to children's website interaction and advert distraction

    Author : Nils Holmberg; Humanistlaboratoriet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SOCIAL SCIENCES; online advertising; children; website interaction; visual attention; distraction; cognitive load; eye-tracking; task-orientation; media effects; visual saliency; executive functions; media literacy; inhibitory control;

    Abstract : This dissertation consists of four eye-tracking studies that investigate how salient online advertising and children's level of executive function contributes to their advert distraction. In Study 1, children aged 9 were instructed to surf freely on the internet while all advert material appearing on-screen was registered. READ MORE

  5. 3. Matters of Public Connection : The role of mediated and interpersonal communication in young people's environmental engagement

    Author : Yuliya Lakew; Ulrika Olausson; Håkan Stattin; Erik Amnå; Bengt Johansson; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; public connection; mediated public connection; environmental engagement; climate change; skepticism; gender divide; environmental communication; young people;

    Abstract : What lies at the heart of environmental identity is the recognition of our interconnection with other people, living and not yet born, as well as nonhumans. To develop this sense of belonging, one needs to sustain public connection—a basic orientation to the public world where matters of shared concern are addressed. READ MORE

  6. 4. Institutional arrangements and competitive posture : effects of company structures in the commercial printing industry

    Author : Thomas Mejtoft; Nils Enlund; Robert G. Picard; KTH; []
    Keywords : ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; business strategy; cooperation; customer value; institutional arrangements; printing industry; vertical integration; Industrial organisation; administration and economics; Industriell organisation; administration och ekonomi; Media and communication studies; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap;

    Abstract :  The research objective of this dissertation is to investigate the impact of institutional arrangements, with respect to vertical integration and cooperation, on competitive advantages within the commercial printing industry, with specific focus on digital printing. This dissertation comprises six research papers, based on four qualitative case studies and a quantitative survey study, all carried out in Sweden in the years 2004-2008. READ MORE

  7. 5. Exploring the Effects of ICT on Environmental Sustainability: From Life Cycle Assessment to Complex Systems Modeling

    Author : Mohammad Ahmadi Achachlouei; Åsa Moberg; Göran Finnveden; Lorenz M. Hilty; Chris Preist; KTH; []
    Keywords : ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Information and communication technology ICT ; sustainability assessment; electronic media; tablet; print media; magazine; Internet; energy; environmental impact; life cycle assessment LCA ; System Dynamics; agent-based modeling; differential equations; simulation modeling; complex and dynamic systems modeling; Informations- och kommunikationsteknik IKT ; hållbarhetsbedömning; elektroniska media; surfplatta; tryckta media; tidskrift; Internet; energi; miljöpåverkan; simulering; differentialekvationer; modellering av komplexa och dynamiska system; System Dynamics; livscykelanalys LCA ; agentbaserad modellering; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis; Informations- och kommunikationsteknik; Information and Communication Technology; Industriell ekologi; Industrial Ecology; Tillämpad matematik och beräkningsmatematik; Applied and Computational Mathematics;

    Abstract : The production and consumption of information and communication technology (ICT) products and services continue to grow worldwide. This trend is accompanied by a corresponding increase in electricity use by ICT, as well as direct environmental impacts of the technology. Yet a more complicated picture of ICT’s effects is emerging. READ MORE