Television as a Social or Solo Activity: Understanding Families' Everyday Television Viewing Patterns

Saxbe, Darby; Graesch, Anthony P.; Alvik, Marie

doi:10.1080/08824096.2011.566104

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“…Surveys conducted in the U.S. suggest that citizens over the age of 15 spend an average of 2.5 hours per day watching television on weekdays, making this the most common weekday leisure activity (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2016;Nielsen Media Research, 2009). A four-day study of 30 families confirms the trend, as television viewing was the second most frequently performed activity at home (Saxbe, Graesch, & Alvik, 2011). Low effort activity requires very low energy expenditure on the part of individuals, thus placing no pressure on their psychobiological system (Demerouti, Bakker, Geurts, & Taris, 2009).…”

Section: Low-effort Activitymentioning

confidence: 63%

Daily Fluctuations in Office-Based Workers’ Leisure Activities and Well-Being

Ménard¹,

Foucreault²,

Stevens³

et al. 2016

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This day-level study examines links between the amount of leisure time devoted to social, physical, and low-effort activities after the workday and affective well-being at bedtime. A sample of 95 office-based workers completed surveys over four consecutive days at bedtime (380 data points). Results revealed a within-person effect of leisure activity on daily affective well-being. Participants consistently reported enhanced mood before sleep on days when they spent more hours engaging in physical and social activities compared to their personal average number of hours spent on these activities across the four days of the study. However, on days when more hours were spent on low-effort activity, participants consistently reported decreased positive emotions. This suggests that time allocation to certain leisure activities may better support well-being on a daily basis. Discussion focuses on the implications of these findings for helping individuals enhance their evening leisure experiences by making astute leisure choices.

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Section: Low-effort Activitymentioning

confidence: 63%

Daily Fluctuations in Office-Based Workers’ Leisure Activities and Well-Being

Ménard¹,

Foucreault²,

Stevens³

et al. 2016

IJPS

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“…De acordo com as perceções dos/as entrevistados/as, é notório que a presença de tecnologias em casa tem um impacto significativo na forma como a família comunica e interage. De acordo com os/as participantes da investigação, pela perceção das mães (N=2) as tecnologias parecem facilitar a comunicação e interação familiares focando essencialmente a facilidade de contacto entre as mães e os/as filhos/as e na aprendizagem de conteúdos, em que os/as mais novos podem ensinar e auxiliar os pais em tarefas que envolvam tecnologias, por um lado (Lanigan, Bold & Chenoweth, 2009;Saxbe, Graesh & Alvik, 2011;Prados, Vicent & Esteban, 2014). Por outro lado, de acordo com a perceção dos/as adolescentes (N=7) e mães (N=3), as tecnologias podem prejudicar a comunicação e interação familiares por retirar tempo que estes/as poderiam dedicar a interagir com os pais diminuindo deste modo a comunicação familiar (Quintas, 1998;Subrahmanyam, Kraut, Greenfield & Gross, 2000;Morisson & Krugman, 2001;Redmont, 2010).…”

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“…No que respeita ao primeiro objetivo da investigação conclui-se que o tempo que os adolescentes despendem com tecnologias pode influenciar e afetar a comunicação e a interação destes/as com a família, nomeadamente: (i) Facilitandoa (Lanigan, Bold & Chenoweth, 2009;Saxbe, Graesh & Alvik, 2011;Prados, Vicent & Esteban, 2014) (ii) Prejudicando-a (Quintas, 1998;Subrahmanyam, Kraut, Greenfield & Gross, 2000;Morisson & Krugman, 2001;Redmont, 2010); Ou ainda (iii) não tendo qualquer tipo de influência (Mieczakowskim Goldhaber & Clarkson, 2011;Center on Media and Human Development, 2014). Caso não existissem tecnologias é possível concluir que: (i) a comunicação e interação entre o/a adolescente e a família manter-se-iam iguais, (ii) poderiam melhorar prevendo-se mais momentos de comunicação com a família, particularmente com os pais.…”

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Tecnologias e interação em famílias com adolescente: comunicação entre mães e filhos

Martinho

Pires²

2017

R Est Inv Psico y Educ

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ResumoNa adolescência, a interação entre adolescentes e pais assume uma nova dimensão. A busca pela autonomia, a construção da identidade e os pares adquirem grande importância. Acresce que o desenvolvimento e utilização de tecnologias, sendo estas necessárias às rotinas das pessoas, tornaram-se suscetíveis de influenciar a interação familiar, particularmente, a comunicação. Mediante estudo qualitativo e realização de entrevista semiestruturada analisou-se a influência das tecnologias na comunicação em famílias com adolescentes. Participaram no estudo 13 mães e respetivos filhos/as. Dos dados sujeitos a análise de conteúdo concluiu-se que as tecnologias influenciam a comunicação entre mães e adolescentes, facilitando-a ou dificultando-a. Palavras-chave: interação familiar, adolescência, comunicação, tecnologia. AbstractIn adolescence, the interaction between adolescents and parents assumes a new dimension. The pursuit of autonomy, the self-identity development and the peers acquire a great importance. Furthermore, the increasingly development and widespread use of technologies, which are necessary to people's dailylife routine, became susceptible to influence family interaction, particularly, communication. Through a qualitative study and a semistructured interview, the influence of technologies in family communication in families with adolescents was analyzed. Thirteen mothers and their offspring participated in the study. From the data subjected to content analysis, it was concluded that technologies do influence communication between mothers and adolescents, whether facilitating or hindering it.

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“…Our contribution is that we investigate the contextual factors more in depth and that we aim to determine their relation in different viewing situations. Saxbe et al [17] recorded the in-home activities of 30 families at 10-min intervals. Their results revealed patterns of who was watching, with whom, when, and in what location of the house.…”

Section: Television and Video Use In The Homementioning

confidence: 99%

Contextual aspects of typical viewing situations: a new perspective for recommending television and video content

Vanattenhoven

Geerts

2015

Pers Ubiquit Comput

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In this paper, we present a better understanding of the contextual aspects that determine TV and video viewing situations in the home. The results can be used to design recommender systems algorithms and interfaces for TV and video content that better fits with different viewing situations in the home. This is achieved by taking into account these typical viewing situations and the respective manifestations of contextual factors. In a first, ethnographic, study with 12 households to better understand everyday viewing practices, we obtained insights into the relation between the type of content and the amount of attention paid, the type of content and planned versus spontaneous behaviour, the role of the structure of the household, and the way people discover content. In a second, multi-method, study with seven households, we identified seven typical viewing situations and elaborated on how four important contextual factors-time, mood, content and viewers-constitute these viewing situations or experiences in the home. After combining the results from both studies, two additional contextual aspects were added: content delivery type and viewing mode. The insights from these studies allow us to suggest opportunities for the design of recommender system algorithms that take into account the four contextual aspects and to formulate implications for the design of recommender interfaces.

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Television as a Social or Solo Activity: Understanding Families' Everyday Television Viewing Patterns

Cited by 23 publications

References 17 publications

Daily Fluctuations in Office-Based Workers’ Leisure Activities and Well-Being

Daily Fluctuations in Office-Based Workers’ Leisure Activities and Well-Being

Tecnologias e interação em famílias com adolescente: comunicação entre mães e filhos

Contextual aspects of typical viewing situations: a new perspective for recommending television and video content

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