Evolutionary Psychology and Information Systems Theorizing

Kock, Ned

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“…The third objective was to describe the distribution of scores in the RESI-M and its five factors. In line with the expectation of assessing a personality trait [20], the distributions of the total score and the social competence factor followed a normal distribution. The factors of strength/self-confidence and structure had a unique modal value, their measures of central tendency were very close, and both showed symmetry in their tails, with a slightly flattened form in the first and a slightly peaked form in the second.…”

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“…In correspondence with the proposed objectives, the hypotheses are as follows: 1) very high overall internal consistency [12, 15–17] and from very high to acceptable internal consistency for the factors [12, 15, 16]; 2) a five-factor model with convergent and discriminant validity in its factors (strength/self-confidence, social competence, family support, social support, and structure) [12, 15–17]; 3) normal distribution in the RESI-M total score due to assessing a personality trait [20], although its factors may show asymmetry [16, 17]; 4) the higher the level of resilience, the higher the educational level and age [12, 21, 22], and greater resilience in women than men [12, 22–24], although sociodemographic variables are usually independent of resilience [15, 16, 24]; 5) the highest means in family and social support and the lowest mean in structure [16], and 6) positive correlation with psychological well-being [14], negative correlation with depression, anxiety and parental stress [18], and independence or low correlation with social desirability.…”

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The measurement scale of resilience among family caregivers of children with cancer: a psychometric evaluation

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Background Resilience to disease is a process of positive adaptation despite the loss of health, it involves the development of vitality and skills to overcome the negative effects of adversity, risks, and vulnerability caused by disease. In Mexico, cancer is the leading cause of death in children. Both the diagnosis and the treatment of childhood cancer affect the health of family caregivers. However, resilience is a personality trait that can be protective in these situations. Therefore, resilience is an important psychological construct to measure, evaluate and develop in specific populations and contexts. In Mexico, a scale to assess this trait has been developed. This study aimed to test the reliability and factor structure of the Mexican Measurement Scale of Resilience (RESI-M), describe its distribution, evaluate its relationship with sociodemographic variables, and verify its concurrent validity with psychological well-being, depression, anxiety and parental stress and its independence from social desirability. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted involving an intentional nonprobability sample of 330 family caregivers of children with cancer hospitalized at the National Institute of Health in Mexico City. The participants responded to a sociodemographic variables questionnaire, the Mexican Measurement Scale of Resilience RESI-M, and five other assessment scales. Results Overall internal consistency was very high (ordinal alpha = .976). The confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated that the five-factor model had a close fit to the data: NFI = .970, CFI = .997, SRMR = .055, and RMSEA = .019. The distributions of the RESI-M total score followed a normal distribution. The RESI-M total score correlated positively with psychological well-being and negatively with depression, parental stress and anxiety. The overall RESI-M total score also correlated positively with age, but there was no difference in means between women and men. Resilience was independent of social desirability. Conclusions The RESI-M shows reliability and construct validity in family caregivers of children with cancer and does not show a bias in relation to social desirability.

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The measurement scale of resilience among family caregivers of children with cancer: a psychometric evaluation

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“…Less natural media force individuals to expend more cognitive effort as they work to resolve ambiguities and overcome a lower level of physiological arousal. Learning and training can help to overcome some of these evolutionary preferences, as prolonged exposure allows individuals to adapt their behaviors to offset some of the challenges of unnatural media (Kock, , 2010. This idea of adaptation is consistent with channel expansion theory, which offers a dynamic view of media perception.…”

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“…Based on evolutionary psychology, media naturalness suggests humans prefer communication that resembles face-to-face communication because our biological apparatus has evolved to prime us with the symbolic tools and heightened physiological alertness for this mode of communication. "Media naturalness" is defined according to the similarity with face-to-face interaction and is characterized by (i) a high degree of co-location and synchronicity, (ii) the ability to convey and observe facial expressions and body language, and most importantly, (iii) the ability to convey and listen to speech (Kock, 2010). Less natural media force individuals to expend more cognitive effort as they work to resolve ambiguities and overcome a lower level of physiological arousal.…”

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At The Heart of Digital Collaboration: Navigating Interpersonal Affective Pathways in Digitalized Work Environments

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This dissertation delves into the intricate and pluralistic nature of interpersonal affective processes in online collaborative environments. Recognizing affect as a psychophysiological phenomenon that transcends purely cognitive or physiological experiences, this work explores the dynamic interplay between internal mental or biological changes and external social or physical factors. Central to this exploration is the concept that these affective processes, crucial in structuring online collaboration, can only be fully comprehended only through a holistic approach. Accordingly, this research comprises four interrelated studies, each contributing uniquely to the overarching aim: to elucidate how digital media technologies shape affective experiences in digitalized collaborative work settings. The first study introduces Mood Synchronicity Theory, focusing on how media-enabled affective processes influence team problem-solving dynamics. The second study, a theory-generative research synthesis, proposes a model of affective alignment in online collaboration and expands on Media Affectivity theory, exploring the role of digital collaboration tools in mediating affective information exchange. In the third study, a laboratory experiment quantifies different trajectories proposed by mood synchronicity and media affectivity theories, particularly examining affective alignment's moderating role between team colocation and creative outcomes. The final study, focusing on neurodivergent workers, particularly those with autism, investigates how variations in brain functioning can alter typical experiences of digitalized collaborative environments. Findings suggest that technology bridges internal affective, cognitive, and physiological changes to external ones, opening up the social dimension of collaboration. Collectively, these studies offer a path-centric framework for understanding the complex interrelations between digital media, affective processes, problem-solving, creative outcomes, and neurodiverse experiences in digitalized workplaces. This dissertation not only sheds light on the transformative potential of digital tools in organizational practices but also paves the way for future research in the field.

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“…The researchers focused on information behavior during a health crisis from the perspective of evolutionary psychology, stressing the human and universal nature of adaptive information behaviors (Spink, 2010;Spink & Cole, 2004;Spink & Cole, 2006). Evolutionary psychology understands that, among the other brain functions that have evolved since the onset of early hominids 3.5 million years ago, the ability to communicate knowledge has increased the species' chances of survival by allowing predictions about events based on the experience of others (Kock, 2009;Kock, 2010). This need for communication has evolved at the same time as an increasingly widespread and complex socialization, driven by what is known as "reciprocal altruism" (Small, 2016).…”

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Human information behavior during the Covid-19 health crisis. A literature review

Montesi¹

2021

Library & Information Science Research

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Evolutionary Psychology and Information Systems Theorizing

Cited by 10 publications

References 76 publications

The measurement scale of resilience among family caregivers of children with cancer: a psychometric evaluation

The measurement scale of resilience among family caregivers of children with cancer: a psychometric evaluation

At The Heart of Digital Collaboration: Navigating Interpersonal Affective Pathways in Digitalized Work Environments

Human information behavior during the Covid-19 health crisis. A literature review

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