Social Atmosphere Research Articles

Issues and Debates Surrounding the Cold War era in Africa

This paper examines the issues and debates surrounding the Cold War era in Africa, examining the impact of superpower rivalries on the political and social atmosphere of the continent. The research problem centers on understanding how Cold War politics impacted state-building processes and governance in African states. The primary objectives are to analyze the influence of U.S. and Soviet support on authoritarian regimes, assess the implications for human rights and democracy, and investigate the enduring legacy of these interventions in post-colonial Africa. The research argues that external interventions prioritized geopolitical interests over local sovereignty, fostering corruption and political instability. Utilizing historical methodology, the study relies on secondary sources, including books, journals, and online resources, to provide analysis. The findings reveal that Cold War patronage not only entrenched dictatorial regimes but also hindered the development of independent political institutions, leading to persistent challenges in governance. The paper concludes that understanding the implications of Cold War for Africa is germane for addressing contemporary issues of democracy, human rights, and development, emphasizing the need for a reassessment of external influences in influencing African political trajectories.

The role of person-related factors and acoustic parameters on students' perception: a pilot study

Classrooms are dynamic spaces where the sound environment not only influences the comprehension of the teacher's message but also shapes the social and emotional atmosphere within the class. This pilot study investigates the sound perception of students within classrooms, considering both person-related and acoustic objective factors as predictors. Thirty-four students from two grade-four classes of a primary school in Pavia, Italy, participated in this study, completing a questionnaire assessing the perceived pleasantness, arousal and loudness within the classroom. Person-related factors such as noise sensitivity, working memory, theory of mind, and language skills were also evaluated separately. Sound levels in occupied conditions were monitored and processed using Gaussian Mixture Models to separate teacher speech levels from students' activity. Additionally, acoustic parameters including reverberation time and clarity were measured in unoccupied conditions. Person-related factors were analysed in relation to subjective evaluations, considering the potential mediating effect of the classroom sound environment. The results of this study will offer insights into the complex interplay between person-related characteristics and the sound environment, shedding light on factors beyond noise interferences that impact students' subjective perception in educational settings.

The Review of Gamification Learning Methods on PE Teaching in Primary School through Adaptive Perspective

The purpose of this study is to explore the value implication and practice path of gamification transformation of primary school physical education under the perspective of adaptive education. From the perspective of adaptive education, the gamified transformation of primary school physical education has many values, such as improving learning motivation, enhancing learning interest, promoting subject exchange, cultivating will quality, promoting independent learning, benefiting physical and mental health and promoting personality development. However, in reality, there are also problems such as lack of differences in teaching content, lack of innovation in teaching methods, lack of integration ability of disciplines, lack of effective evaluation system, lack of teaching resources, high academic pressure, parents' cognitive bias and social cognitive bias. Therefore, we can promote the gamified transformation of primary school physical education by changing teachers' ideas, enhancing teacher training, enriching curriculum design, improving evaluation mechanism, increasing resource input, reducing students' burden, guiding parents' cognition and cultivating social atmosphere, and so on, so as to promote the all-round development of students.

The Exploration of Preschoolers' Development of Interpersonal Etiquette Behaviors

The interpersonal etiquette refers to the common behavior norms and moral principles that have been formed in human social interactions, which mainly consist of etiquette, politeness, ceremonies, and appearance. The behavior of interpersonal etiquette as an important content of preschool morality education is not only the concentrated expression of children's interpersonal ability and moral level development, but also the comprehensive representation of the moral and spiritual style of a nation in the future. The development of children's interpersonal etiquette behavior has the characteristics of stage, difference, and gradual progress. In order to promote the development of children's interpersonal etiquette behavior, kindergartens should establish a scientific preschool etiquette curriculum system, provide preschoolers with a prepared environment for etiquette behavior development, parents should establish a correct etiquette education concept and master scientific etiquette education methods, and society should vigorously promote the social atmosphere of respecting etiquette and culture, helping children internalize the behavior norms and social norms, enhancing their cognition of interpersonal rules, cultivating their awareness of civilized interpersonal communication, enhancing their ability of behavior self-discipline, and promoting the development of children's interpersonal etiquette behavior.

The Cultural Paradox of All-Male Performance: (Dis)Figuring the Third Beauty in the Studio Life’s Twelfth Night

The aim of this article is to explore the ambiguous and unstable boundaries of gender images depicted in Studio Life’s Twelfth Night (2011) where male actors perform female characters similar to the practice on the Shakespearean stage. As Akira Uno, one of the influential illustrators of Japanese shōjo manga, participated in designing the stage set, costumes, and make-up of the characters, the production presents the effect of “the third beauty.” This is characterised by both masculine and feminine attributes while simultaneously being neither masculine nor feminine. This unique feature reflects the position of women in modern Japanese society, where representations of female gender and sexuality are often marginalised and oppressed under the male-dominated social atmosphere. Consequently, the image of female gender has been rigidly fixed and stereotyped according to traditional norms. In this setting, the effeminate and beautiful boys in an exotic place become surrogates for females, who can freely explore their gender and sexual identity within the illusory world, where both homoerotic and heterosexual relationships are explored. Studio Life’s Twelfth Night reflects this illusion by adapting the styles of shōjo manga, but the production seldom offers critical insights or questions on gender issues, especially in the context of the realities faced by Japanese women in daily life. This article examines descriptions of female characters performed by male actors and interviews with the director, Kurata Jun. The main focus is on how the artists perceive and express the concept of gender in relation to Japanese social conditions, demonstrated through their physical portrayals and gestures in all-male casting.

Evaluating the Key Elements Contributing to Visitor Contentment at Cultural Festivals

This study analyzes the elements that influence visitor contentment at cultural events by developing and testing several hypotheses. This framework considers visitor contentment as the dependent variable (DV) with independent variables (IVs) including program content, event logistics, social atmosphere, facilities, customer service, and accessibility. A survey of 270 visitors was conducted to evaluate these variables and their impact on visitor contentment. Statistical analysis was evaluated using SPSS 25. ANOVA, multiple linear regression, and chi-square tests were among the statistical techniques used to assess the effects and associations of each factor. Chi-Square test results show that all hypotheses have substantial relationships (p-values < 0.05) and that each independent variable has a significant effect on visitor contentment. ANOVA supports the results that program content (F=7.45,p<0.001), facilities (F=8.20,p<0.001), and other factors significantly impact visitor contentment. According to multiple linear regression analysis, program content (coefficient=0.421,p<0.001) and facilities (coefficient=0.512,p<0.001) have the greatest impact on visitor contentment, followed by event logistics (coefficient=0.308,p=0.003), customer service (coefficient=0.189,p=0.028), accessibility (coefficient=0.294,p=0.002), and social atmosphere (coefficient=0.267,p=0.001). These results emphasize the significance of every element in improving visitor contentment, with facilities and program content being especially important.

Assessing the social atmosphere: A multilevel analysis of social connection and participation

IntroductionSocial atmospheres influence individuals' behaviors. Multilevel analysis evaluates atmospheres by capturing contextual effects beyond individual factors. While social participation benefits well-being and society, studies on the links between community factors, including social atmosphere, are still scarce. We explored the association between community social connections and social participation among adults in Japan. MethodsCross-sectional data were collected from 3858 valid responses were obtained from 54 communities in the Zenkoji Monzen area of Nagano City. Social connections were measured by how well participants knew their neighbors, and social participation by involvement in three activity types. We used multilevel analysis with random intercept and fixed slopes to explore the association between community social connections and participation. ResultsThis study found a high community-level prevalence of social connections was significantly associated with social participation in the community even after all covariates were adjusted for. Furthermore, regarding within-community association, social connections were found to be associated with social participation even after all covariates were adjusted for. ConclusionA contextual association was found between community-level social connections and social participation. These findings suggest that multilevel analysis can help urban and architecture researchers explore how interactions between people and the built environment shape urban atmospheres.

Pickleball Primer: An Overview of Common Injuries, Treatment, and Optimization Strategies in Pickleball Athlete.

Pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports in the United States with millions of players nationwide. It is a relatively appealing sport because of its ease of access, low impact, and highly social atmosphere, allowing players of all ages to participate. As the number of players continues its dramatic increase, player injuries are certain to increase in turn. There is little to no orthopaedic research on pickleball-related injuries and a paucity of data regarding treatment and prevention strategies. This summary was designed to familiarize orthopaedic surgeons with the basics of the sport and highlight potential pickleball-related injuries they may encounter in practice.

Imbalance between Employees and the Organisational Context: A Catalyst for Workplace Bullying Behaviours in Both Targets and Perpetrators.

Research on workplace bullying from the perpetrators' perspective is limited, leading to few interventions tailored to them. This gap stems from insufficient understanding of how organisational conditions and individual dispositions trigger or amplify perpetrator behaviour. To develop effective interventions in preventing bullying, perceived organisational factors were examined. This study, guided by the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model and the three-way model of workplace bullying (WB), aims to explore the effects of perceived (im)balances in the task or employee focus, social atmosphere (positive or negative), and hierarchical structure (high or low) in organisations on the incidence of WB, both in terms of perpetrator and target experiences. The research involved 1044 employees from multiple Spanish organisations and sectors: 51.7% in services, 24.6% in education, 14.5% in wholesale and retail trade, and 9.2% in manufacturing. The average age of participants was 35.43 years (SD = 10.9), with a female majority of 61.3%. Using a cross-sectional study design, the experiences of being a target and perpetrator were quantitatively assessed through validated WB target and perpetrator scales. Additionally, the study qualitatively examined employees' perceptions of their organisational context through free descriptions, using adjectives to depict their views. Correspondence analysis was employed to test the hypotheses, and the results affirmed them. The study found that perceived imbalances in organisational focus, social atmosphere, and hierarchy correlate with higher WB target and perpetrator reports, whereas balanced atmospheres correlate with no WB. This research underscores the significance of balanced organisational contexts in mitigating WB. It highlights a gap in the current literature regarding the broader organisational factors that influence bullying and advocates for a more in-depth understanding of these dynamics. Furthermore, it contributes to the existing body of knowledge by offering a comprehensive and harmonised approach to preventing WB, transcending isolated interventions.

Naked modernisation: the rise and fall of the erotic humour magazines in 1930s Turkey

This article discusses four erotic humour magazines – Piliç (Chick) (1930–1931), Bıldırcın (Quail) (1931), Çapkın Kız (The Flirtatious Girl) (1931) and Güvercin (Pigeon) (1931) – that appeared one after the other between 1930 and 1931 within the political, social and cultural atmosphere of the period in Turkey. It argues that the sudden emergence of these magazines was due to two important factors. The first factor is related to the rapidly reviving nightlife and entertainment scene in Istanbul from the 1920s onwards. The second factor is that the print media gave more space to sexual images of women to recover its sales figures, which suddenly dropped after the adoption of the Latin script in 1929. These magazines, published by well-known publishers in Istanbul and fuelled by the images in erotic magazines and postcards coming from abroad, promoted Western notions of beauty and fashion trends while glorifying monogamous relationships and sexual heteronormativity achieved through marriage along the lines of the modernist elites. This visual and textual erotica, which soon became the centre of controversy and was curbed by criminal sanctions, constitutes an important source to contribute to the literature on women's social position and sexual lives in early republican Turkey.

Research on the Working Path of Adolescent Psychological Health Education Under the Background of China's New Education Reform

Adolescence is a critical period for rapid development in behavior, personality, and intelligence. Currently, the frequent occurrence of psychological crises among Chinese adolescents is detrimental to the comprehensive development of talents, the implementation of quality-oriented education, and the harmonious development of society. Based on multi-level questionnaire surveys and interview studies, this paper finds that China's education sector is increasingly emphasizing psychological health education for adolescents, continuously improving supporting mechanisms. The initial system of psychological health services in schools has taken shape, with psychological health training benefiting both schools and families, and autonomous attention from adolescents groups has increased. However, issues persist, including inadequate psychological health curricula, incomplete linkage mechanisms, imperfect family support, insufficient teacher staffing and re-education training, and inadequate identification and rescue of students' psychological crises. Therefore, this paper argues that systematically and deeply promoting the multi-faceted psychological health education model of "family-school-society," adopting multiple measures to collaboratively build and optimize coordination mechanisms, and establishing a more robust and effective approach to adolescent psychological health work, aligns with the direction of educational evaluation reform in the new era, fosters a favorable social atmosphere, and is the inevitable path to better promote the healthy growth and talent development of adolescents.

An Empirical Study on User Continuous Purchase Intention of Social E-commerce Platforms: A Case Study of Pinduoduo

This study reviews the relevant research on the continuous purchase intention of users on social e-commerce platforms, taking Pingduoduo as an example. The study uses the SOR (Stimulus-Organism-Response) model to consider the social platform atmosphere and user perceptions that influencing continuous purchase intentions. A theoretical model of user continuous purchase intention on the Pinduoduo platform was constructed. The mode and hypotheses were tested through questionnaire surveys and empirical analysis. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS 26 and AMOS 24 software, leading to the following conclusions: [1]. The interactive atmosphere on Pinduoduo significantly positively affects users' perceived entertainment, and the supportive atmosphere affects both users' perceived trust and entertainment. [2]. Users' perceived entertainment positively affects perceived trust, and perceived trust and entertainment significantly influence continuous purchase intention. [3]. Perceived trust among users partially mediates between Pinduoduo's interactive atmosphere and continuous purchase intention, as well as between the supportive atmosphere and continuous purchase intention. The study ends with a discussion of the limitations of the research and the managerial implications derived from the findings.

Exploration of the Causes and Intervention Measures of Junior High School Students' Boredom

At present, boredom has become a major problem in China's basic education. Under the circumstances of increasingly fierce social competition and intensified education, the rate of boredom has risen rapidly, especially for junior high school students. Therefore, on the basis of a brief elaboration of the concept of boredom, analyze the reasons for its formation from the four aspects of themselves, school, family and society, and explore the "four-dimensional" path to solve the problem of boredom of junior high school students: stimulate internal learning motivation and correct their own learning attitude; implement the multi-faceted development of students to meet students' Psychological needs; adopt a scientific upbringing method to reasonably expect the growth of children; rectify the bad social atmosphere and create a learning society for all, with a view to improving the learning quality of junior high school students.

The Effect of Personal Color Perception on Makeup Behavior of Female College Students in Their 20s

In the modern era, as the era of external image communication, interest in appearance has become an essential factor in success. As such, many people are investing a lot of time and money in appearance management to create an ideal image. In particular, personal color occupies a large proportion as a field of image management. The purpose of this study was to find out the personal color recognition and the perception of makeup behavior according to personal color in female college students in their 20s. As a result of the study, the overall personal color recognition and makeup behavior of the pre-survey group were high. Direct recognition, preference recognition, and external advice by sub-factors of personal color recognition of the pre-survey group were found to have a statistically significant positive (+) correlation with aesthetics, fashionability, interest, co-movement, courtesy by sub-factors of makeup behavior. As a result of the pre-post analysis of the subject’s personal color recognition, it was found that the post-mortem of personal color recognition was higher than before, showing a statistically significant difference. This study was intended to empirically investigate whether it affects personal color perception and makeup behavior, self-esteem, and interpersonal relationships among female college students in their 20s, and present it as basic data necessary to enhance the changed social atmosphere and lead beauty trends. The limitation of this study is that it is difficult to generalize the results only to 155 female college students at K University, so subsequent studies should expand the region, research subject, and major.

Designing the Food and Lifestyle Information Program (FLIP) culinary nutrition intervention for adults with mild-to-moderate intellectual disability.

People with intellectual disability have diverse needs and experience higher rates of diet-related chronic disease such as type 2 diabetes compared to people without disability. However, they are infrequently included in development and implementation of interventions to address diet-related chronic disease. The present study describes the process to plan, develop and refine the Food and Lifestyle Information Program (FLIP) culinary nutrition intervention for adults with mild-to-moderate intellectual disability. The project was initiated by a disability service provider and was guided by the Cook-Ed™ model and inclusive research principles. Initially the disability service provider and academic research team members co-designed pre-program consultation and pilot studies, and draft program resources. Pre-program consultation explored paid disability support worker (n = 10) perceptions of cooking and food skills, nutrition priorities and optimal program format, which guided further program drafting. Program resources and pilot study design were further developed and refined with co-researchers with lived experience of intellectual disability who attended a pre-pilot and then pilot study sessions as remunerated co-facilitators. Key characteristics of the FLIP intervention arising from pre-program consultation included providing cooking task instruction in small steps, enabling participant choice in program activities, promoting an inclusive and social atmosphere, and providing paper-based resources. FLIP intervention co-design was enabled through ongoing input from the disability service provider and people with lived experience of intellectual disability. Evaluation of FLIP feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effectiveness to improve diet-related health is underway.

Self-Realisation at the Risk of Tranquillity in a Carceral Social Environment: A Critique of ARABY by James Joyce

James Joyce’s collection of short stories under the title Dubliners is a landmark contribution to Irish literature that reveals the frustration of the Irish people of his time. While many of the short stories there deal with men and women, old and young, “Araby” specifically concentrates on a juvenile. The carceral social atmosphere prevailing in the environment limits his space to the nearest possibilities of pleasure and drives him in a direction determined by his libidinal energy. Unfortunately, a young woman much older than him becomes the centre of his interest and later the target of his love. Urged by his desire for the woman’s company, he makes a trip to an oriental bazaar amidst so much chaos to purchase a token of love for his dream sweetheart. His escapade from the beginning to the end of his trip is full of discouraging incidents, but he finds his way to the stalls. Ultimately, he gets alarmed and frightened before a police interrogation that goes on at a stall. The dormant carcerality engineered by a panopticon in the vicinity of his house shows its true nature at the bazaar. That puts an end to the project he has embarked on in his mission to win the young woman’s love. Covering the entire scenario, the paper treats the story as a report on juvenile delinquency in a carceral environment.

Revealing the Visual Structure of the 1981 and 2019 Versions of Ratu Ilmu Hitam Film Posters

The horror film Queen of Black Magic, which is a remake of the film with the same title, was released in 1981 and 2019. This film was released with the same title, but with different characters. The 1981 version features Suzzanna as the horror queen as the main character, while the 2019 version does not feature Suzzanna and the main character is not famous. This film with the title black magic has become an iconic film, because it emphasizes the word science for horror stories. The word black, which is synonymous with magic, is juxtaposed with the word science, thus forming a paradoxical word relationship. The queen is a figure and incarnation of a ghost, which directly places the ghost in a noble and respected position. The posters for the two films have different designs because of the strength of the ideas, social and cultural atmosphere that exist in the two posters with the large distance between the years of release. This research aims to determine the differences in design concepts between two film poster designs. This analysis is based on Levi Strauss’s version of structuralism theory which reveals that the 1981 version of the Queen of Black Magic poster emphasizes the importance of Suzzanna as a figure or queen of horror who attracts public attention, while the 2019 version of the Queen of Black Magic poster emphasizes the exploration of the formation of visual elements that lead to the meaning of black magic.

Consistency of wound care in Leg Clubs.

Mr B had lost his wife of 65 years and was distraught, but he tried to move on with life. However, while playing football he injured his leg, which then developed into a venous ulcer that was to last for many years. Unfortunately, his care was inconsistent, and the wound was not progressing. He found the local Leg Club and decided to self-refer. He not only went on to achieve wound closure rapidly, but he found a social atmosphere in the club, made friends and learned how to prevent the wound from recurring. He felt that consistency of care was the reason for the rapid progress.

국가적 참사로 발생한 타자의 죽음과 사회적 애도에 관한 고찰

Korean society has experienced a somber social atmosphere in the last five years due to the Corona19 pandemic and the Itaewon disaster. This situation can be classified as a national disaster that affects the mental and mental state of the whole country. The national disaster, like any other ordeal, leaves us with a scar of pain. The national disaster leaves a sense of social shock, hurt, and loss and requires a corresponding act of mourning. This paper philosophically considers death during the national disaster and examines the direction of social mourning to heal this wound. The study focused on the thoughts of American ethical philosopher Judith Butler. According to Butler, the national disaster reveals the vulnerability of human society, and when we face this vulnerability and participate in mourning, social integration can be overcome. So, the direction of social mourning that Butler explains is ‘the attitude of responsibility, not retribution, the vulnerability and precarity of life revealed as the true form of a national disaster,' and ‘mourning that unites society.’ A practical philosophical plan was suggested for applying this to Korean society. The first is what Butler calls willless sensitivity, the second is self-thinking and phenomenological parentheses, and the third is social integrated growth. This study is significant because it laid the foundation for developing more specific future methodologies and programs for social mourning.

Kontribusi Social Value, Atmosphere dan Food Quality dalam meningkatkan Revisit Intention Pelanggan

The aim of this research is to examine the influence of social values, atmosphere and food quality on the intention to return to visit through customer satisfaction at Eighteen Coffee. A total of 100 visitors who experienced visiting the Eighteen coffee shop participated in this research as respondents. The cross-sectional method was used to obtain data. The research instrument passed the validity and reliability tests. The data analysis technique used is Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using the SmartPLS version 3.0 tool. Of the ten research hypotheses proposed, seven of them are supported by empirical data. Social values, food quality, and discovery have a positive effect on customer satisfaction. Furthermore, the atmosphere has a positive effect on intention to visit again. Then, customer satisfaction has a positive effect on intention to visit again. While mediating customer satisfaction, the influence of social value, atmosphere and food quality on intention to revisit. The results of this research provide benefits for further research and the management of the Eighteen coffee shop in designing marketing strategies that are relevant to the concept being measured. Keywords: Social Value, Atmosphere, Food Quality, Customer Satisfaction, Revisit Intention