Professional Social Interactions Research Articles

Working in a bubble: techno-isolation as an emerging techno-stressor in teleworkers

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate existing and emerging technology-driven stressors using the transactional model of stress and coping (TMSC).Design/methodology/approachIn-depth semi-structured interviews with 36 professionals were performed to obtain qualitative data to explore emerging techno-stressors. The findings were validated a year into the pandemic with human resource (HR) professionals.FindingsThe authors identify a previously unreported techno-stressor, Techno-Isolation (TIS), which arises from a heavy dependence on information communication technologies for professional social interactions. Additionally, several considerations of interaction characteristics are identified that, based on the platform used, affect the experience of TIS, further expanding the TMSC with the addition of medium-interaction compatibility. The authors present a testable model and discuss implications.Originality/valueThis study identifies three new information communication technology (ICT)-based antecedents leading to a new techno-stressor, as well as the importance of medium-interaction compatibility in the experiences of stressors as strains. The authors discuss how these elements fit with and extend the existing stress literature.

Socially distanced artistic careers: Professional social interactions in early, established, and late career stages during COVID-19

The impact of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic on the arts sector resulted in acute, drastic drops in employment, revenue, and events. Career maintenance and persistence in the arts during this period involved substantially altered practices, particularly in terms of professional social interactions, which are known to be essential in artistic occupations. This research uses interview data from 66 U.S.-based arts graduates during the first year of the pandemic to establish how those in early, established, and late career stages experienced their professional social interactions. The findings show that the massive shift from in-person to almost solely online work and connectivity led to a drastic decrease in professional social interactions. Findings show that early career artists have the least social capital, established artists have the most, and late career artists begin to lose social capital unless they actively maintain it. Additionally, the “event-ized” nature of scheduling and attending work interactions digitally reduced feelings of community and collegiality.

Using technology-based tools in ensuring quality of publishable journal articles: the case of Chinese undergraduate research writing experience

Undergraduate student engagement in research publication facilitates their intellectual development and professional social interaction and leads to increased sense of self-efficacy and trust in science and recognition as a researcher. Scientific publication is a pillar which gauges intellectual human capital of countries in the global innovation index. This paper presents the effectiveness of using technology-based tools in ensuring the quality of articles for journal publication. It fundamentally employed pre- and post-test research design to determine the effectiveness of online technology-based tools before and after the intervention. It employed descriptive presentation of the different on-line technology tools used in the 21 specimens of student researches written in publishable article format. It examined the quality of references, level of readability, writing quality, originality, and grammar of the papers before and after the review process and interventions. The study highlighted that using online tools improved the quality of the papers with respect to grammar and lexical quality, similarity index, readability index, number of references, number of correct bibliographic entries for submission in high impact journals. A higher level of a cleansing process using the online technology tools ensures the quality of publishable articles. Implications of this study will facilitate journal article writing skill of academic community to effectively disseminate results of research studies with higher chances of being accepted in respected global databases as contribution to knowledge generation and development of the country.

Who is on LinkedIn? Self-selection into professional online networks

ABSTRACTWe analyze a large data set of fully employed individuals gathered through incentive-compatible surveys to study who joins professional social network sites (SNS) such as LinkedIn. We test the conflicting predictions that a) individuals who are unsatisfied with their career status adversely select into professional SNS in order to reap marginal online network benefits vs. b) high status individuals positively select into these networks because they are more likely to receive invitations to join. Our tests support b) and reject a). Similar estimations for private SNS (e.g., Facebook) reveal that the observed effects are specific to professional SNS and hence not driven by unobserved differences in social capital or the affinity to use social media. We also detect that environments conducive of professional social interactions increase the likelihood to use professional SNS. Controlling for sample selection bias does not qualitatively change the results.

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Nursing Student Satisfaction Scale for use with Brazilian nursing students.

ABSTRACTObjective: to cross-culturally adapt and validate the Nursing Student Satisfaction Scale (NSSS) for use with nursing students in the Brazilian context. Method: this was a quantitative exploratory and descriptive study using a cross-sectional design conducted with 123 undergraduate nursing students studying at a public university in the south of Brazil. The cross-cultural adaptation was performed according to international guidelines. Validation for use in a Brazilian context was performed using factor analysis and Cronbach's alpha. Results: based on the expert committee assessment and pre-test, face and content validity were considered satisfactory. Factor analysis resulted in three constructs: curriculum and teaching; professional social interaction, and learning environment. The internal consistency of the instrument was satisfactory: the value of Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.93 for the instrument as a whole, and between 0.88 and 0.89 for the constructs. Conclusion: the Brazilian version of the Nursing Student Satisfaction Scale was shown to be reliable and validated for the evaluation of student satisfaction with undergraduate nursing programs, considering the aspects teaching activities, curriculum, professional social interaction, and learning environment.

Компетентность профессионального социального взаимодействия в высшей школе

In educational process interaction represents a complex activity involving teacher and students. Such type of interaction is characterized by cooperation aimed at common educational goals. Nowadays, however, competence of professional social interaction is widely recognized not only as one of the key elements of higher education, but also as a part of professional set of skills. There are several approaches to the competence of professional interaction that dominate the discourse. Nevertheless it is the competence framework that explains the current processes of standardization in educational sphere. Various representatives of this approach outline different criteria and requirements for professional social interaction. In this article the author operates within the framework of I.A. Zimnaya when defining such notions as “interaction”, “communication” in terms of professional activities.

Goal Setting in Family Firms: Goal Diversity, Social Interactions, and Collective Commitment to Family–Centered Goals

Goal setting in family firms is very complex due to the interplay between family and business systems. However, this topic is largely overlooked in family business research. In this qualitative study of goals and goal formulation processes among 76 organizational members across 19 family firms, we identify goal diversity as a direct consequence of the overlap between the family, ownership, and business systems. We found that goal diversity is expressed more strongly in the proximity of generational transitions, triggering social interaction processes through which organizational members contrast their goals. Our findings suggest that different types of social interactions lead to different behaviors, with familial social interactions being more effective than professional social interactions in managing goal diversity toward the formation of collective commitment to family–centered goals.

Development and psychometric testing of the nursing student satisfaction scale for the associate nursing programs

Background: The purpose of this nationwide study was to assess psychometric properties of the Nursing Student Satisfaction Scale (NSSS) for measuring student satisfaction with nursing programs. Methods: This methodological study addressed the development, evaluation, and validation of a newly developed instrument using a cross-sectional design. Proportionally stratified random sampling was utilized to select 138 Associate in Science in Nursing (ASN) programs for participation. Results: Evidence of psychometric evaluation indicated that the internal consistency reliability was consistently acceptable throughout a previous 3-year psychometric evaluation study to this methodological study. The Curriculum and teaching, Professional social interaction, and Environment (CPE) 3-factor model of the NSSS was suggested by the exploratory factor analysis and was supported by the confirmatory factor analysis based on the results of “goodness-of-fit” test. Conclusions: The NSSS demonstrates sound psychometric properties and provides a theory-based approach to the measurement of nursing student satisfaction.