From Zero to a National Data Set in 2 Weeks: Reflections on a COVID-19 Collaborative Survey Project

Hargittai, Eszter; Nguyen, Minh Hao; Fuchs, Jaelle; Gruber, Jonathan; Marler, Will; Hunsaker, Amanda; Karaoglu, Gökçe

doi:10.1177/2056305120948196

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“…All 50 US states plus Washington, DC, are represented in the sample. The study met the ethical regulations of our university; we reflect on ethical considerations when collecting data during a global pandemic in Hargittai et al (2020).…”

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Staying connected while physically apart: Digital communication when face-to-face interactions are limited

Nguyen

Gruber

Marler

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New Media & Society

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Theoretical and empirical work on digital media use and social connectedness has often considered face-to-face communication to be an available option. But how do various digital media uses relate to social connectedness when face-to-face communication is not, or much less, possible? Drawing on survey data from 2925 US adults during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, we find that different digital communication methods display different relationships with social connectedness under stay-at-home circumstances with limited in-person interactions outside the home. Overall, digital communication relates to lower social connectedness. In line with notions from social presence theory, especially digital media lower in social presence (e.g. email, social media, and online games, and to some extent text messaging) relate negatively to social connectedness, while this is not the case for higher social presence media (e.g. voice and video calls). Our study has implications for theorizing about digital media use and social connectedness in times when face-to-face communication is less available.

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Staying connected while physically apart: Digital communication when face-to-face interactions are limited

Nguyen

Gruber

Marler

et al. 2021

New Media & Society

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“…Secondly, the instruments used in recent studies on this topic are very diverse, ranging from the use of concrete non-standardised activities, programmes and instructional strategies such as gamification [ 28 ], either with writing and/or with specific tools such as e-quizzes for formative assessment, among others [ 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 ], specific questionnaires and self-reports, such as those dedicated to excessive and problematic internet use [ 32 ], the use of these tools as a means of peer harassment [ 33 ], to the use of various validated instruments [ 4 , 34 ]. For example, recent research has used DTS-type instruments such as the one conducted by [ 35 ], where 1374 American adults were surveyed in the first days of April 2020 on the use of various digital tools, the result of a much larger research project where the use of 983 Italian adults and 1350 Swiss adults was analysed [ 36 ] in addition to the above. In addition, other research has been specifically designed to examine teachers’ use of such web applications [ 37 , 38 , 39 ].…”

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The Digital Divide of Know-How and Use of Digital Technologies in Higher Education: The Case of a College in Latin America in the COVID-19 Era

Martín

Sánchez

2022

IJERPH

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To determine whether or not digital inequalities exist, the frequency, duration, satisfaction, importance, and perceived competence of eighteen groups of digital tools during the COVID-19 pandemic confinement were examined. An online survey was administered to 2882 Latin American university students (49% female; M = 21.3 years). The following items are checked: (1) increased digital inequalities during the pandemic; (2) adequate reliability and validity of the Digital Technology Survey (DTS) instrument; (3) patterns of digital inequalities to the detriment of men, lower strata and unemployed people; and (4) evidence that the importance of digital activities as a causal factor on satisfaction with such digital activities as an outcome is mediated by the purpose of use and communication recipients, but not by strata or employment status, nor moderated by gender. The results are discussed in the light of previous studies, the limitations of the study and future perspectives.

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“…We administered a survey to study people’s experiences of the pandemic, especially interested in their digital media uses during the initial weeks of lockdown ( Hargittai et al,2020 ).…”

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Piercing the Pandemic Social Bubble: Disability and Social Media Use About COVID-19

Dobransky

Hargittai

2021

American Behavioral Scientist

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The COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing stay-at-home orders caused tremendous restrictions in social contacts, which led to increasing use of the internet for daily tasks and social interactions. As prior research has established, people with disabilities (PWD) had already been using the internet for such purposes prior to the pandemic, especially for health-related content. Through a national survey administered during the first few weeks of the pandemic in the United States, we explore how people with and without disabilities used social media to exchange information and engage in activities about COVID-19. Findings reveal that PWD were more engaged with information about COVID-19 than those without disabilities, even when controlling for sociodemographics and internet experiences and skills. These differences are especially pronounced concerning more active engagement such as sharing information, interacting, and supporting others on social media. Although the content is about a health crisis in which PWD are disproportionately vulnerable, these effects largely remain when we enter controls for health status, belonging to high-risk groups for COVID-19, and personal experiences with COVID-19. Findings highlight the benefits of universal design, both for PWD specifically, and for society more broadly, as the general population ramps up use of tools long fought for and used by PWD.

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From Zero to a National Data Set in 2 Weeks: Reflections on a COVID-19 Collaborative Survey Project

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Staying connected while physically apart: Digital communication when face-to-face interactions are limited

Staying connected while physically apart: Digital communication when face-to-face interactions are limited

The Digital Divide of Know-How and Use of Digital Technologies in Higher Education: The Case of a College in Latin America in the COVID-19 Era

Piercing the Pandemic Social Bubble: Disability and Social Media Use About COVID-19

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