Degree Of Habit Research Articles

HABIT DISORDERS

Introduction: Childhood habit behaviors appear in numerous different forms.Many people engage in some degree of habit like behavior in their lifetime. For example,habits can range from seemingly benign behaviors, such as nail biting or foot tapping, to morenoticeable physically damaging behaviors, such as teeth grinding (bruxism) and hair pulling.Habit disorders, now subsumed under the diagnostic term stereotypic movement disorder,consist of repetitive, seemingly driven, and nonfunctional motor behaviors that interfere withnormal activities or that result in bodily injury. Objectives: To determine the frequency ofdifferent habit disorders in children coming to outpatient department of Pediatrics unit of AlliedHospital Faisalabad. Study design: Cross sectional study. Setting: Pediatric department ofAllied Hospital Faisalabad. Duration of study: 1 year 06 months. (From 01-03-2015 to 01-09-2016). Results: We determined that majority of the patients i.e. 40.68%(n=72) were between49-72 months, mean and sd was 54.23+21.45 months of age, 54.80%(n=97) male and45.20%(n=80) females, frequency of different habit disorders in children coming to outpatientdepartment of pediatrics unit of Allied Hospital, Faisalabad revealed 19.31%(n=34), nail biting,22.03%(n=39) had thumb sucking, 41.81%(n=74) had bruxism, 11.86%(n=21) had hair pullingand 10.17%(n=18) subjects had other habits. Conclusion: We concluded that the frequency ofdifferent habit disorders i.e. nail biting, thumb sucking, bruxism, hair pulling and other is higheramong children coming to outpatient department of Pediatrics unit of Allied Hospital Faisalabadand comparable with other studies.

Why do people switch mobile platforms? The moderating role of habit

PurposeSmartphones have become a critical medium by which people remain in contact with family, friends, and colleagues. A variety of factors have contributed to the rapid prevalence of smartphones. The most influential factor is definitely the mobile platform or mobile operating system (OS). The purpose of this paper is to employ a theoretical framework based on an information systems success model and a theory values to examine the factors that affect smartphone users’ switching mobile OSs. Habit is regarded as a moderating variable to construct an integrated research model which helps researchers unveil the puzzle of users’ switching mobile OSs.Design/methodology/approachThe proposed model was empirically evaluated using survey data collected from 424 users on their perceptions of smartphones. A structural equation modeling was used to assess the relationships of the research model.FindingsThe results of the study have shown that users consider the perceived switching value and satisfaction arising from their behaviors when deciding whether to switch to another mobile OS. Quality characteristics, including information quality, system quality, and service quality, are the key factors determining people’s perceived switching value and satisfaction. The participants of the study were grouped by degree of habit. The effect on satisfaction was not significant in the high-habit subgroup. Nevertheless, it has been found that the influence of the perceived switching value was stronger in the low-habit subgroup than in the high-habit subgroup.Originality/valueThis study contributes to a theoretical understanding of factors that explain users’ intention to switch mobile OSs.

Why Do People Stop Treating Contaminated Drinking Water With Solar Water Disinfection (SODIS)?

Solar Water Disinfection (SODIS) is a simple method designed to treat microbiologically contaminated drinking water at household level. This article characterizes relapse behavior in comparison with continued SODIS use after a 7-month nonpromotion period. In addition, different subtypes among relapsers and continuers were assumed to diverge mainly in their intention to use SODIS and their degree of cognition intensity. Data were taken from a longitudinal SODIS promotion study. Cluster analyses were applied to find subtypes among 166 relapsers and 123 continuers. Overall relapsers have lower values for all psychological variables compared to overall continuers. A low-value and a high-value relapser subtype as well as a low-value and a high-value continuer subtype were found. Low-value relapsers differ from high-value relapsers in one central belief (taste), in affective connotation, social norms, and dissonance. Interestingly, high-value relapsers have values almost as high as low-value continuers, differing only in their degree of habit. Only high-value continuers seem to be stable and did not show a decrease in critical habit variables over time. The different subtypes are placed along the behavior change process, and possible interventions for each type are highlighted.