Search results for "Kyselytutkimus"
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Linkages Between Gameplay Preferences and Fondness for Game Music
2021
In this paper we explore connections between players’ preferences in gameplay and their desire to listen to game music. Music always takes place in cultural contexts and the activity of music listening is likewise entangled with versatile cultural practices. This is arguably evident in the case of game music since the primary context of encountering it is the active and participatory experience of gameplay. By analyzing survey data (N = 403) collected from the UK, we investigate how contextual preferences in gameplay activities predict fondness for game music. It was found that player preference for Aggression and Exploration are two precedents for liking game music. These findings indicate…
ELF in the classroom : Finnish upper secondary school students' attitudes towards ELF
2014
Englannin kielen asema maailmalla on muuttunut merkittävästi viime vuosikymmenten aikana ja se on saavuttanut vahvan aseman kansainvälisenä kielenä. Se toimii myös yhä enenevissä määrin maailmanlaajuisena lingua francana ei-äidinkielisten englannin kielen puhujien välisessä kommunikaatiossa. Englannin kielen roolin muuttumisen myötä, myös englannin kielen opetukseen on vaadittu muutoksia. On ehdotettu, että nykyisen englannin standardi varieteetteja, mm. amerikanenglanti ja brittienglanti, painottavan mallin sijaan, englannin opetuksen tulisi mukailla enemmän lingua franca -englanti (ELF) mallia. Tämän tutkimuksen tavoitteena oli selvittää lukiolaisten asenteita ELF:iä ja sen opettamista ko…
Laulajan esiintymiskarisma : kuinka se käsitetään
2014
Karisma on monimutoinen ilmiö, jolle on monenlaisia määritelmiä. Esiintyessä jotkin laulajat ovat selittämättömällä tavalla vetoavampia kuin toiset ja tätä karismaattisuutta on kirjallisuudessa määritelty paljon erilaisten persoonallisuuden piirteiden, äänenkäytön ja ulkoisen olemuksen kautta. Tarkoituksena tutkimuksessa oli selvittää miten ihmiset määrittävät esiintymiskarisman käsitteen. Tämän ilmiön lisätutkimus oli paikallaan vähäisen aiemman tutkimuksen ja oman suuren kiinnostuksen vuoksi. Esiintymiskarisman kartoittamiseksi aineistoa kerättiin kyselyllä Jyväskylän musiikin laitokselta kevättalvena 2014. Aineiston analyysissani käytin aineistolähtöistä sisällönanalyysia antaen kirjalli…
Item response theory and differential test functioning analysis of the HBSC-Symptom-Checklist across 46 countries
2022
Abstract Background The Symptom Checklist (SCL) developed by the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study is a non-clinical measure of psychosomatic complaints (e.g., headache and feeling low) that has been used in numerous studies. Several studies have investigated the psychometric characteristics of this scale; however, some psychometric properties remain unclear, among them especially a) dimensionality, b) adequacy of the Graded Response Model (GRM), and c) measurement invariance across countries. Methods Data from 229,906 adolescents aged 11, 13 and 15 from 46 countries that participated in the 2018 HBSC survey were analyzed. Adolescents were selected using representative s…
The Finnish Version of the Affinity for Technology Interaction (ATI) Scale : Psychometric Properties and an Examination of Gender Differences
2022
The pervasiveness of technical systems in our lives calls for a broad understanding of the interaction between humans and technology. Affinity for technology interaction (ATI) scale measures the tendency of a person to actively engage or to avoid interaction with technological systems, including both software and physical devices. This research presents a psychometric analysis of a Finnish version of the ATI scale. The data consisted of 796 responses of students in a Finnish university. The data were analyzed utilizing factor analysis and both nonparametric and parametric item response theory. The Finnish version of the ATI scale proved to be essentially unidimensional, showing high reliabi…
Adoption of a COVID-19 Contact Tracing App Among Older Internet Users in Finland
2022
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic created an unequal need for limiting physical contacts and tracing possible exposures to a novel coronavirus. Smartphone-based contact tracing applications (CTAs) were presented as a vehicle for stopping virus transmission chains and supporting the work of contact tracing teams. In this study, older adults’ adoption of a CTA was studied using socioeconomic background factors, satisfaction with health, and the measure of digital activity as predictors. The data were drawn from a larger questionnaire survey targeted at older internet users. A subsample of older Finnish internet users (N = 723) was analyzed using a logistic regression model. Results showed…
Pelaajabarometri 2010
2011
Validation of the German version of the Kujala score in patients with patellofemoral instability : a prospective multi-centre study
2017
Introduction: The Kujala score is the most frequently used questionnaire for patellofemoral disorders like pain, instability or osteoarthritis. Unfortunately, we are not aware of a validated German version of the Kujala score. The aim of our study was the translation and linguistic validation of the Kujala score in German-speaking patients with patella instability and the assessment of its measurement characteristics. Materials and methods: The German Kujala score was developed in several steps of translation. In addition to healthy controls, the Kujala German was assessed in consecutive patients undergoing reconstruction of the medial patellofemoral ligament for recurrent patellar dislocat…
Nordic adolescents responding to demanding survey scales in boring contexts: Examining straightlining
2022
Introduction Straightlining, or identical responses across all items within a multi-item scale, is often taken as an indication that responses to all items in a questionnaire are of poor quality. The purpose of this study was to examine straightlining on two scales: The Sense of Unity Scale (SUS) and the short version of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS). Methods Data stem from the 2017–2018 data collections in four Nordic countries of the Health Behaviour in School-children study (HBSC) (15-year-old students only; 50.9% girls; n = 5928). Data were weighted to adjust for oversampling of Swedish-speaking Finnish students and to equalize sample size across countries. The…
Reliability and Validity Study of the Finnish Adaptation of Scoliosis Research Society Questionnaire Version SRS-30
2017
Study design A prospective clinical study to test and adapt a Finnish version of the Scoliosis Research Society 30 (SRS-30) questionnaire. Objective The aim of this study was to perform cross-cultural adaptation and evaluate the validity of the adapted Finnish version of the SRS-30 questionnaire. Summary of background data The SRS-30 questionnaire has proved to be a valid instrument in evaluating health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in adolescent and adult population with spine deformities in the United States. Multinational availability requires cross-cultural and linguistic adaptation and validation of the instrument. Methods The SRS-30 was translated into Finnish using accepted methods…