Social media use, psychological well-being and physical health during lockdown

In efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19, many countries have implemented a variety of lockdown and quarantine measures. With substantially reduced face-to-face interactions, many people may have relied heavily on social media for connection, information, and entertainment. However, little is known about the psychological and physical health implications of social media use during strict lockdown. The current study investigates the associations of social media use with psychological well-being and physical health among Wuhan residents (N = 1214). Our findings showed that non-COVID related self-disclosure was positively associated with psychological well-being, while COVID related information consumption and sharing were negatively associated with psychological well-being. Further, more generic use of social media was associated with lower psychological well-being, which in turn related to more somatic symptoms. Quarantined people used social media more frequently than non-quarantined people. Importantly, the negative association between social media use and psychological well-being was significantly stronger for quarantined people than unquarantined people. [ FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Information, Communication & Society is the property of Routledge and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)

A Study of Reasons for Self-Disclosure on Social Media among Chinese COVID-19 Patients: Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior Model.

BACKGROUND: With a massive population of internet users, China has witnessed a shift in the behavior of social media users towards the COVID-19 pandemic, transitioning from reticence to frequent sharing of information in response to changing circumstances and policy adjustments of the disease. This study aims to explore how perceived benefits, perceived risks, subjective norms, and self-efficacy influence the intentions of Chinese COVID-19 patients to disclose their medical history on social media, and thus to examine their actual disclosure behaviors. METHODS: Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and Privacy Calculus Theory (PCT), a structural equation model was constructed to analyze the influence paths among perceived benefits, perceived risks, subjective norms, self-efficacy, and behavioral intentions to disclose medical history on social media among Chinese COVID-19 patients. A total of 593 valid surveys were collected via a randomized internet-based survey, which constituted a representative sample. Firstly, we used SPSS 26.0 to conduct reliability and validity analyses of the questionnaire, as well as the tests of demographic differences and correlations between variables. Next, Amos 26.0 was employed to construct and test the model fit degree, identify the relationships among latent variables, and conduct path tests. RESULTS: Our findings revealed the following: (1) There were significant gender differences in the self-disclosure behaviors of medical history on social media among Chinese COVID-19 patients. (2) Perceived benefits had a positive effect on self-disclosure behavioral intentions (ß = 0.412, p < 0.001); perceived risks had a positive effect on self-disclosure behavioral intentions (ß = 0.097, p < 0.05); subjective norms had a positive effect on self-disclosure behavioral intentions (ß = 0.218, p < 0.001); self-efficacy had a positive effect on self-disclosure behavioral intentions (ß = 0.136, p < 0.001). (3) Self-disclosure behavioral intentions had a positive effect on disclosure behaviors (ß = 0.356, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Our study, by integrating TPB and PCT to examine the influencing factors of the self-disclosure behaviors among Chinese COVID-19 patients on social media, found that perceived risks, perceived benefits, subjective norms, and self-efficacy had a positive influence on the self-disclosure intentions of Chinese COVID-19 patients. We also found that self-disclosure intentions, in turn, positively influenced disclosure behaviors. However, we did not observe a direct influence of self-efficacy on disclosure behaviors. Our study provides a sample of the application of TPB in the context of social media self-disclosure behavior among patients. It also introduces a novel perspective and potential approach for individuals to address the feelings of fear and shame related to illness, particularly within the context of collectivist cultural values.

The impact of student self-disclosure on the stress and wellbeing of tertiary educators during the COVID-19 pandemic

Workplace stress, burnout, and fatigue are commonplace amongst tertiary educators, and are compounded by the ongoing challenges of teaching and learning during a global pandemic. Amid efforts to identify and understand contributors to educator stress, student-teacher interactions have received relatively little attention. However, educators are often expected to engage in pastoral care when students disclose academic and personal problems. Receiving and responding to self-disclosure can be emotionally taxing, particularly in professional contexts of care, and therefore contribute to educator experiences of stress and burnout. In this study, we examined the relations between student self-disclosure and educator stress and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand. Almost all of the 318 tertiary educators received COVID-19 related disclosures from students. Findings show that educators whose students had shared personal problems during COVID-19 were more likely to report high stress and poor wellbeing.Such communication was also associated with higher rates of workplace presenteeism, suggesting that these teachers were likely to push themselves to a level that risks illness. Fortunately, these negative impacts were ameliorated when educators also reported a sense of support in the workplace. The implications for educators and tertiary institutions are discussed, including the provision of educator training and well-resourced student support services.

Regret, Delete, (Do Not) Repeat: An Analysis of Self-Cleaning Practices on Twitter After the Outbreak of the COVID-19 Pandemic

During the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people shared their symptoms across Online Social Networks (OSNs) like Twitter, hoping for others' advice or moral support. Prior studies have shown that those who disclose health-related information across OSNs often tend to regret it and delete their publications afterwards. Hence, deleted posts containing sensitive data can be seen as manifestations of online regrets. In this work, we present an analysis of deleted content on Twitter during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. For this, we collected more than 3.67 million tweets describing COVID-19 symptoms (e.g., fever, cough, and fatigue) posted between January and April 2020. We observed that around 24% of the tweets containing personal pronouns were deleted either by their authors or by the platform after one year. As a practical application of the resulting dataset, we explored its suitability for the automatic classification of regrettable content on Twitter. © 2023 Owner/Author.

Board gender diversity, firm performance and corporate financial distress risk: international evidence from tourism industry

PurposeThis paper examines contextual factors that affect the association between board gender diversity and firm performance.Design/methodology/approachThe authors use a global sample of listed firms in the tourism industry in 30 countries from 2015 to 2020.FindingsFirst, firm performance is positively associated with the proportion of female directors on a board. Second, the positive association between firm performance and the proportion of female directors on the board is higher in (1) countries with stronger shareholder rights, (2) countries with stronger securities law regulation stipulating disclosure of board diversity, (3) countries with stronger economic empowerment of women, and (4) during the COVID-19 crisis. Third, corporate financial distress risk is lower in firms with higher proportion of female directors on the board. Fourth, the negative association between corporate financial distress risk and the proportion of female directors on the board is more pronounced in (1) countries with stronger securities law regulations stipulating disclosure of board gender diversity, (2) countries with stronger economic empowerment of women, and (3) during the COVID-19 crisis.Originality/valueThe results indicate that contextual factors (comprising country-level corporate governance structures, economic empowerment of women and economic crisis) can affect the association between board gender diversity and firm performance.

I'll (Not) be Home for Christmas: The Impact of the Pandemic on Evaluation Apprehension and Self-Disclosure during the 2020 Holidays

Social distancing was encouraged and sometimes enforced via lockdowns during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, people still needed to socialize to combat feelings of loneliness, so many turned to social media. While online interactions were encouraged, sharing about behaviors considered unsafe during the pandemic was met with increased shaming and vitriol. This study focuses on understanding whether and why online self-disclosure behaviors changed during the holiday season - a time many people believe should be spent with family and loved ones - because of the pandemic. We collected two rounds of survey data in December 2020 from Facebook and Instagram users. Our results show significant differences between the kinds of information disclosed online between 2019 and 2020. We also found that evaluation apprehension moderated the relationship between predicted and reported behaviors for socially desirable information - such as wearing a mask and working from home. © 2022 IEEE Computer Society. All rights reserved.

Student engagement in the virtual classroom: Implications for overcoming conflict between instructors and students and creating collaborative virtual workspaces

COVID-19 changed education and classroom culture. As a result of the pandemic, educators modified curriculum and instruction in order to create virtual courses. Virtual learning can disrupt the communication process, provide students increased anonymity, and decrease the likelihood of self-disclosure. Therefore, it can be more challenging to develop and build relationships virtually. This chapter addresses changes in classroom culture as a result of transitioning from face-to-face to virtual education in this new era. It also presents the author's interpretations of (1) previous literature and (2) her personal experiences as a result of collecting data from undergraduate students in two communication courses during the Fall 2020 Semester. Results indicated that, in addition to teaching course content, it was the educator's responsibility to inspire a communication culture that fosters selfdisclosure, helps students build relationships, creates spaces for virtual conversations, and uses relatable technology. © 2022 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston. All rights reserved.

Pattern of Facebook use by university students during the COVID-19 pandemic: relations with loneliness and resilience.

Considering young adults' extensive use of social media since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the present study examined the pattern of Facebook use by university students during the period of hygienic crisis. Specifically, it was investigated students' Facebook intensity use and self-disclosure to unknown online friends, as well as the role of sense of resilience and loneliness in the manifestation of the above Facebook behaviors. Overall, 792 undergraduate and postgraduate university students (48% women) completed online self-report questionnaires regarding the above variables. Undergraduate students, regardless of gender and Department of studies, made more intense Facebook use and self-disclosure to unknown online friends. Sense of loneliness positively predicted students' online self-disclosure not only directly but also indirectly through their Facebook intensity use. Students' resilience negatively moderated the relationship between sense of loneliness and Facebook behaviors. The findings propose a new explanatory model of emotional and behavioral mechanisms, which leads to a less safe pattern of Facebook use. This pattern possibly reflects youth's collective tendency to use this social media platform recklessly as a way out of crisis periods, such as the pandemic period. The emergence of this pattern could be useful for launching or enriching university counselling/prevention actions aimed at strengthening students' psycho-emotional skills, and subsequently their prudent use of social media.

Tell Me About It: Adolescent Self-Disclosure with an Online Robot for Mental Health

Self-disclosure to a social robot is a mental health intervention that can decrease stress for adolescents. Online digital robots provide the potential to scale this intervention especially in COVID-19 social distancing situations. However, self-disclosure interactions with digital social robots remain relatively unexplored. We conducted two online self-disclosure studies with adolescents (13-19 years old): our Active Listening Study compared experiences sharing positive, negative, and neutral feelings with a social robot, while our Journaling Study explored differences in sharing stressors by speaking with and without a social robot and by writing. We found that positive prompt tone improved mood while neutral prompt decreased stress, and less negative attitudes toward robots correlate with more qualitatively positive experiences with robot interactions.We also found robot disclosure interactions hold promising potential as a preferred method of self-disclosure over solo speaking, moderated by negative attitudes toward robots. This paper outlines limitations and future work from these studies. © 2023 IEEE Computer Society. All rights reserved.

The Overdose Conundrum

The article discusses the impact of patients' overdose on psychiatrists. It discusses the case of a 45-year-old woman with an opioid addiction and anxiety who was enrolled in an addictions treatment program. Topics covered include how the psychiatrists cope with patient suicide or overdose, how to promote honesty about recurrence of substance use and how psychiatrists can find the right balance in setting boundaries.

Experiential Training Groups: A Comparison between Online and in Presence Setting

Introduction: Experiential training groups are a well-known training tool used in professions based on relationship, empathy and understanding of the other. These groups have different names in the literature such as "experiential training groups," "growth groups," or "personal development groups". The literature showed that experiential training groups promote the students' personal and professional development (Chang et al., 2017), increased trainees' interpersonal and communication skills, personal and interpersonal awareness and the ability to empathize with their future clients (Pamukcu, 2022;McMahon and Rodillas, 2020;Ieva et al., 2009;Smith & Davis-Gage, 2008). However, there are still few studies that have analyzed the direct experiences of individuals in this group setting and identified the salient variables that may impact participants' experience (Goodrich, 2008). Moreover, there have been many online group experiences during the COVID-19 outbreak, but few studies have evaluated its effectiveness. Method(s): This work aims to explore the experiences of 357 students (87% female, mean age=24.1 years) following a bachelor or master program in clinical psychology who participated in 22 experiential training groups as part of their degree requirements. Data were collected between 2019 and 2022 through self-reports that investigated awareness of feelings about self and others (SAQ;Grant & Franklin, 2002), capacity of mentalization (MentS;Dimitrijevi et al., 2017), student's self-disclosure and well-being (PGWBI, Lundgren-Nilsson et al., 2013). Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, 12 groups (46.9% of students) took place online;the remaining were in presence, and all groups lasted 7 sessions. Result(s): Preliminary analyses showed moderate-to-high correlations between the studied variables (.14 - .45), and pre-post comparisons showed non-significant changes in self-awareness (t=.67, p=n.s.), well-being (t=.12, p=n.s.) and mentalization (t=1.80, p=n.s.). However, a very interesting result concerns the comparison of online and face-to-face groups, since in the latter, students showed a significant increase in the ability to mentalize the other (t=2.62, p< .01) while in online groups, this change is not observed (t=.56, p=n.s.). Further results will be presented and discussed. Conclusion(s): The findings from this study highlight challenges of participation to growth groups online and the main differences between the outcomes achieved online and in face-to-face settings. The implications for training practice are discussed.

Reflecting on professional self-disclosure and supportive relationships with foster carers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Why you should read this article: • To enhance your knowledge of professional self-disclosure • To understand how mental health nurses can appropriately use professional self-disclosure in their work with foster carers • To learn about how approaches to self-disclosure changed during the shift to remote working during the COVID-19 pandemic Professional self-disclosure can be defined as a clinician revealing personal information about themselves to the person they are caring for. This article provides reflections from clinicians working in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) and their navigation of professional self-disclosure during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. The reflections focus on the use of self-disclosure in supportive relationships with foster carers. Drawing on the authors' practice experiences as clinicians in specialist CAMHS settings, the article considers changes in the way that self-disclosure was approached following the shift to remote care delivery during the pandemic. The authors suggest that remote working involves a potentially increased scope for inappropriate use of self-disclosure and outline the implications for mental health nurses working with foster carers.

Invariance analysis of causal relationship model of self-disclosure in social media of generation Y and Z: A case of collectivism country

The objectives of this study were: (1) to study the relationship among all observed variables with a self-disclosure model;(2) to test the structural equation model of generations Y and Z;and (3) to analyze the direct, indirect, and total effects of the Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) of self-disclosure, and to test the invariance of the SEM between generations Y and Z during COVID-19 in collectivism within a country. A sample cohort of 804 participants was examined by a 6-scale questionnaire. The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, confirmative factor analysis, correlation coefficient, structural equation modeling, and invariance analysis. The results showed that the model was an acceptable fit with the empirical data by Chi-square = 1712.23, df = 290, p =.00, χ2/df = 5.90, GFI = 0.85, AGFI = 0.82, RMSEA = 0.07 and SRMR = 0.07. The model of social influence, emotional intelligence, digital intelligence, and self-esteem affecting self-disclosure indicated variance of parameters in the matrix of causal effects between: (1) endogenous latent variables and latent exogenous variables to endogenous latent variables;and (2) variance-covariance of the latent exogenous variable and variance-covariance of error, across generations. The result leads to the recommendation that parents, guardians, organizations, and leaders need to comprehend the generation preferences such as styles, emotional intelligence, and self-esteem, as well as endorse digital intelligence, and group cohesion among these generation cohorts, which will strengthen positive self-disclosure and not falling victim to cybercriminals. © 2023 Kasetsart University.

The effects of pandemic-related fear on social connectedness through social media use and self-disclosure

In light of the prolonged period of social distancing and highly mediated communication patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic, this study sought to understand how pandemic-related fear affects social connectedness. Drawing from the Internet-enhanced self-disclosure and fear-eliciting affiliation hypotheses, survey findings from a stratified sample collected among Hong Kong university students (N = 310) revealed that pandemic-related fear positively influences social connectedness not only through self-disclosure but also through the combination of information seeking and self-disclosure. Social interaction, however, does not mediate the relationship between fear and social connectedness on its own. Overall, we argue that fear motivated people to seek information, self-disclose, and articulate connectedness with society. During this process, social media provided an essential ground and self-disclosure proved a viable tool. This study demonstrated that negative emotions aroused in crisis situations might result in constructive behaviors, which is contingent on how people react to mitigate the negative consequences. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)

The role of expectations for liking and other positive Affiliative outcomes in the get-acquainted process that occurs over Computer-mediated video communication.

People often develop expectations prior to meeting someone for the first time. These pre-interaction expectations, which include how much they will like the other and how much they will enjoy the interaction, have likely increased because of information easily obtained about others through social media. What is not well understood is whether these expectations prior to a first meeting are associated with interpersonal evaluations formed during the get-acquainted interaction. In this study, pre-interaction expectations were collected from both members of 71 dyads. Then, after the dyads interacted through a structured self-disclosure task conducted over Skype, their reactions were assessed again. Several findings of the study have implications for people meeting for the first time, including over visual forms of computer-mediated communication (CMC). Findings included that pre-interaction expectations were associated with reactions after the interaction, a visual greeting with another before learning information about the other did not moderate the effect of that information on liking and other affiliative outcomes, and participants underestimated how much they were liked after the interaction. The implications of the findings are important because people are increasingly becoming acquainted through visual forms of CMC, which has been amplified during the COVID-19 pandemic. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12144-021-01466-4.

Online Group Therapeutic Relationships during the Covid-19 Pandemic: An International Survey

Background: In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most group therapists moved their practice to online platforms. Surveys of psychotherapists indicate that many intend to maintain at least part of their practices online after the pandemic. This survey-based study aimed to identify therapist experiences with doing group therapy online, and to examine factors that are associated with therapist-rated outcomes. Method(s): 307 group therapists were surveyed about their ratings of the ease or difficulty in conducting group therapy online versus in-person, and indicators of patient outcomes in online groups. A confirmatory factor analysis resulted in a good fitting three latent factor solution: group therapeutic process factor (therapist ratings of ease to foster therapeutic alliance, group cohesion, and patient self-disclosure), group therapist factor (therapist presence, empathy, and focus in online therapy), and group therapeutic challenges factors in online work (related to the difficulty of working through conflict, managing avoidance, observing nonverbal communication, and discomfort during the online session). An online group therapy outcome factor was the dependent variable modeled as a latent factor of therapists' perception of patient outcomes and their own satisfaction with online groups. Results showed that higher levels of the group therapeutic processes and group therapist factors, and lower group challenges were associated with higher online group therapy outcomes. Conclusion(s): The present study suggests that online groups operate based on many of the same factors that have been supported in in-person group treatment. These factors were associated with the therapist's perceptions of online group effectiveness. However, difficulties in managing relationships in the online session may represent a barrier to enacting group therapeutic factors.

Therapist disclosure to combat COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: a narrative review.

With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019-2020 and the rapid development of vaccines to prevent this disease came a rise in interest around vaccine hesitancy. Naturally, methods of combatting vaccine hesitancy and increasing vaccination rates are of paramount importance. One such method is building upon the trust and openness of one's relationship with their healthcare provider. Specifically, this paper examines how psychotherapist self-disclosure could facilitate effective health behaviors in patients, focusing on vaccines. Traditionally, mental health therapists have been encouraged to avoid self-disclosure of personal information due to the possibility of unbalancing or damaging the therapeutic relationship. However, research from medicine and other disciplines suggests that personal recommendation, self-disclosure of vaccination status, and expert encouragement may be effective methods of addressing vaccine hesitancy. In addition, recommendations for therapists in discussing vaccination and in working with vaccine-hesitant patients are provided.

Adolescent Anxiety and TikTok: An Exploratory Study.

Introduction Social media is ubiquitous in adolescents' lives. TikTok is a medium primarily used by adolescents and young adults under 30 years. TikTok is thus an appropriate social media platform with which to examine discussions of anxiety among this age cohort. In this exploratory mixed-methods study we aimed to evaluate the scope of anxiety content available on TikTok in English in December 2021, and to further develop methods for analysing TikTok content. Methods We analysed a data set of 147 TikToks with the hashtag #anxiety. The data set consisted both of metadata and TikTok videos. This data set represented 18% of all TikToks featuring the hashtag #anxiety in December 2021. We examined the following research questions (RQs). RQ1: What are the creator identities reflected in the final data set in this study?; RQ2: What are the metadata characteristics of the TikToks in the final data set?; RQ3: What are the anxiety content themes in the final data set?; and RQ4: What are the characteristics of the data set based on an anxiety management reference checklist? This study involves public data that can reasonably be observed by strangers. This study does not include any identifiable human participants. Results Influencers were the most frequent creator identity in our data set. Influencers comprised 85.5% of the 147 TikToks in our final data set. We coded 79 female (54%) and 45 male (31%) influencers. We found male influencers created the most played (mean 8,114,706), and most liked (mean 1,510,585) TikToks. We found content themes varied by influencer gender. The notable findings were (a) the greater use of humour by males (22.7% males; n=10, and females 12.6%; n=10); and (b) inspiration (38.7%; males n=17; and 13.9%; females n=11). Among female influencers, we identified self-disclosure as the most common theme (n= 40 and 50.7% compared with n=11 and 25% male influencers). Overall, we found limited references to evidence-based anxiety self-care content in our final data set. Discussion We suggest that the TikToks in our data set were primarily directed at raising awareness of and de-stigmatising anxiety symptoms. TikTok anxiety content may be viewed by adolescents for emotional self-regulation beyond evidence-based health information seeking. Self-disclosure on TikTok may also provide symptomatic relief to adolescents with anxiety. We suggest that gender is a salient consideration when considering TikTok content. Conclusions Our findings are consistent with existing literature on adolescent social media use and epidemiological data on anxiety. This research also provides methodological insights for researchers and clinicians seeking to understand TikTok, and to develop engaging content targeted at the specific concerns and preferences of adolescent TikTok consumers.

Inonder l'espace médiatique, contester le manque de transparence de l'État: L'importance de la criminologie de l'actualité en temps de pandémie

Il y a eu des différences importantes concernant la divulgation proactive des cas de coronavirus, parmi les prisonniers et le personnel pénitentiaire, entre les juridictions canadiennes au cours des deux premières années de la pandémie COVID-19. S'appuyant sur la littérature sur la police des connaissances criminologiques et l'opacité des prisons, cet article aborde comment de multiples approches de la criminologie de l'actualité (« newsmaking criminology »), sous la forme d'articles de blogues, de rédaction d'éditoriaux, de publication de rapports et de commentaires d'experts, peuvent aider à remettre en question le manque de transparence de l'État afin de générer une divulgation proactive d'informations supplémentaires sur l'impact et la gestion du coronavirus derrière les murs de la prison. Nous explorons comment l'approche « inonder l'espace » des débats publics sur la gestion de la pandémie avec les informations limitées et incomplètes mises à disposition par les autorités fonctionne comme une stratégie de mobilisation des connaissances et de recherche pour faciliter la diffusion d'informations précédemment non publiées qui sont essentielles pour éclairer les politiques, les pratiques et les résultats de l'enfermement. Ce faisant, nous soulignons la valeur de la criminologie de l'actualité non seulement comme moyen de communiquer et de mobiliser les connaissances criminologiques, mais aussi de les générer au service de la recherche émancipatrice et militante.Alternate :Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian jurisdictions have varied in terms of their reporting of COVID-19 cases amongst prisoners and prison staff. By engaging with the literature focused on the policing of criminological knowledge and prison opacity, this paper examines how multiple approaches to newsmaking criminology in the form of blog posts, op-ed writing, the publishing of reports, and expert commentary can challenge state secrecy in ways that help generate proactive disclosure of additional information regarding the impact and management of the coronavirus behind prison walls. We explore how "flooding the zone" of public debates on pandemic management with the limited and incomplete data made available by authorities works as a knowledge mobilization and research strategy to help reveal previously unpublished information critical to better understanding prison policy, practice and outcomes. In so doing, we highlight the value of newsmaking criminology not only as a means of communicating and mobilizing criminological knowledge, but also of generating it in the service of emancipatory research and advocacy.Alternate :Durante los dos primeros años de la pandemia de COVID-19, hubo diferencias significativas en la divulgación proactiva de los casos de coronavirus, entre los reclusos y el personal penitenciario, entre las jurisdicciones canadienses. Basándose en los estudios sobre la vigilancia del conocimiento criminológico y la opacidad de las prisiones, este artículo analiza cómo los múltiples enfoques de la criminología mediática (« newsmaking criminology »), en forma de entradas de blog, redacción de editoriales, publicación de informes y comentarios de expertos, pueden ayudar a cuestionar la falta de transparencia del Estado para generar una divulgación proactiva de información adicional sobre el impacto y la gestión del coronavirus tras los muros de las prisiones. Exploramos cómo el enfoque de « inundar el espacio » de los debates públicos sobre la gestión de la pandemia con la información limitada e incompleta puesta a disposición por las autoridades funciona como una estrategia de movilización del conocimiento y de investigación para facilitar la difusión de información inédita que es fundamental para informar la política, la práctica y los resultados del confinamiento. De este modo, destacamos el valor de la criminología mediática no sólo como medio de comunicación y movilización del conocimiento criminológico, sino también para genera lo al servicio de la investigación emancipadora y activista.

User experience of human-robot long-term interactions

Since interactions with social robots are novel and exciting for many people, one particular concern in this specific area of human-robot interaction (HRI) is the extent to which human users will experience the interactions positively over time, when the robot's novelty is particularly salient. In the current paper, we investigated users' experience in long-term HRIs;how users perceive the ongoing interactions and the robot's ability to sustain it over time. Therefore, here we examine the effect of the repeated measures (10 testing sessions) and the discussion theme (Covid-19 related vs general) on the way participants experienced the interaction quality with a social robot and perceived the robot's communication competency over time. We found that despite individual differences between the participants, over time participants found the interactions with Pepper to be of higher quality and that Pepper's communication skills got better. Nevertheless, our results also stressed that the discussion theme has no meaningful nor significant effect on the way people perceive Pepper and the interaction. © 2022 ACM.