The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between media use and body image in senior citizens. This study specifically targeted older people who participate in regular physical activity. Seniors participating in the 2006 Huntsman World Senior Games in St. George, Utah were surveyed concerning current body image and total media use. The sample included 691 participants. Lower body image scores were recorded among seniors who watched greater amounts of television. Magazine readership and body image displayed no relationship among men or women. Total media use did not influence body image scores among seniors. Male participants exhibited a stronger relationship than female participants between television use and low body image scores. Results indicated that males were vulnerable to messages targeting body image in a similar way to that of females. The findings of this study suggest that individuals may still be influenced by ultra thin images prevalent in media well into their older years.

The Affinity, an instrument designed to measure sexual interest using viewing time, has recently been upgraded from version 2.0 to version 2.5. The Affinity presents slides depicting non-pornographic images of people varying by age and gender. The expected Chi square weights established for Affinity 2.0 for non-pedophilic, exclusively heterosexual females may have been impacted by Affinity 2.5's 42.9% increase in the number of slides. There were two purposes to this study. The first was to establish new expected Chi square weights for non-pedophilic, exclusively heterosexual females using Affinity 2.5. The second purpose was to employ a Chi square procedure (in place of traditional correlational methods) to re-examine the temporal stability of the Affinity 2.0. Data from 63 participants, who were administered the Affinity 2.5, were analyzed. Results of the analyses revealed notable similarity between the expected Chi square weights created for Affinity 2.5 and those for Affinity 2.0. The re-examination of Affinity 2.0 temporal stability using Chi-square procedures suggested that 86% of subjects were consistent in their responses from time 1 to time 2.

Affinity 2.5 is a computer-based instrument designed to assess sexual interest using viewing-time measures. Viewing-time measures of sexual interest have been developed to identify individuals with deviant sexual interest. The purpose of this study is to examine the validity of Affinity 2.5 in screening and diagnosing individuals with sexually deviant interests. This study used viewing time profiles of known sexual offenders compared to norm-referenced profiles of an exclusively heterosexual, non-pedophilic college population. Participants were 155 males and 3 females who had sexually offended against children and 63 male and 84 female non-offender college students. Results show that 43.7% of offenders were correctly identified as having significantly deviant sexual interest, compared to the reference group. Further 12.0% of offenders showed statistical significant interest in at least one category of individuals from a protected population and offended against that same category. The results of this study do not provide support for the utility of the Affinity 2.5 as a screening or diagnostic tool.

In a world where esports is growing quicker than ever and is looking towards traditional sports for guidance, taking a look at the format of both esports broadcasts and online streaming in general can give beneficial insights. This paper aims to evaluate if the format of esports broadcasts should no longer let itself be influenced by traditional sports and instead follow the habits and motivations behind esport’s online viewership itself. With a focus on the breaks and intermissions between matches in esports broadcasts, this paper takes a closer look at user behaviour during these specific timeframes and how to leverage these insights for feature development on broadcasting platforms. To best understand the online esport audience, a qualitative research method was employed. Semi-structured interviews with six viewers of esports and four industry professionals were conducted in order to gather valuable data. What can be seen from the study is that the biggest contribution for enjoyment when watching esports is the aspect of seeing skilled teams and individuals face-off in a quality oriented production. The motivation of being inspired and learning from watching esports is greatly valued. The study also reveals that viewers are more interested in individual esport competitors rather than teams. As an outcome, future broadcasting platform features should focus on learning how specific individuals succeed and where others do not. Features for the breaks and intermissions of broadcasts should have a strong focus on sound rather than visuals as viewer behaviours indicate that they want to do other activities simultaneously. Content that can be consumed using only sound during breaks is therefore advised even though the visuals should not be forgotten completely. / I en värld där esport växer snabbare än någonsin och tittar på traditionell sport för vägledning, kan man genom att observera formatet för både esportsändningar och online-streaming generellt bidra med nya insikter. Denna rapport syftar till att utvärdera om formatet på esportsändningar inte längre bör inspireras endast av traditionell sport och istället inspireras av vanor och motivationer bakom användarnas esportstittande. Med fokus på pauser mellan matcher i esports-sändningar, tittar denna rapport närmare på användarbeteendet under dessa specifika tidsramar och hur man kan utnyttjar dessa insikter för funktionsutveckling på sändningsplattformar. För att förstå esportspubliken användes en kvalitativ forskningsmetod. Semi-strukturerade intervjuer med sex användare och fyra experter inom branschen genomfördes för att samla in data. Vad som kan ses från studien är att det användare uppskattar som mest när de tittar på esport är att se skickliga individer samarbeta som ett lag i en produktion av hög kvalité. Att bli inspirerad och att lära sig av esport är en av de viktigaste motivationerna för att se på esport enligt användarna. Studien kommer även fram till att användare är mer intresserade av de enskilda esportspelarna snarare än lagen. Som ett resultat av detta bör sändningsplatformar fokusera på att utveckla funktioner som underlättar för användarna att lära sig hur specifika individer lyckas och varför andra inte gör det. Funktioner för pauserna i sändningar bör ha ett starkt fokus på ljud snarare än bild då användarnas beteenden indikerar att de vill göra andra aktiviteter samtidigt. Innehåll som kan konsumeras med endast ljud under pauser rekommenderas därför, även om den visuella aspekten inte ska nedprioriteras helt.

Fenomenet ”såld före visning” är i dagsläget inte lika förekommande som för enbart något år sedan. Detta beror huvudsakligen på att marknaden stabiliserats. Vår studie går ut på att undersöka hur såld före visning påverkar mäklare, säljare och köpare. Varför vi valde att studera just såld före visning är för att det är ett fenomen som förekommer i de flesta marknadssituationer, men där fenomenet ökar markant i frekvens i vissa situationer och i vissa marknadstillstånd. Vi ville försöka förstå vilka konsekvenser fenomenet får på huvudintressenterna vid en bostadsrättsaffär. Vi har kartlagt hur en traditionell försäljning kan se ut för att se hur denna skiljer sig från en försäljning där objektet sålts före visning. För att få svar på de frågeställningar vi tagit fram, utfördes intervjuer med fyra mäklare samt en mäklarassistent från fem olika fastighetsförmedlingsföretag.  Den slutsats vi kom fram till är att såld före visning kan förekomma i alla typer av marknadsklimat, men fenomenet är klart mest förekommande när bostadsmarknaden är stark eller ännu mer när marknaden är överhettad. Vi bedömer att såld före visning ibland kan innebära vissa fördelar för parterna, om än i olika omfattning beroende på situation. Vår bedömning är att fenomenet såld före visning är mer negativ än positiv, som helhet setttill hur det påverkar både köpare, säljare och inte minst mäklare. Utöver detta har vi funnitstöd från myndigheter och utredare, vilka pekar på att en dysfunktionell bostadsmarknad kanfå stor negativ påverkan på den totala ekonomin i landet, vilket naturligtvis även påverkarindividerna i grupperingarna köpare, säljare och mäklare.Vi menar också att lagstiftaren velat förse marknaden med regler så att ingen part i enbostadsaffär ska bli förfördelad, dvs. att varje affär ska göras upp under så rättvisaförhållanden som möjligt.Vår rekommendation är att om det inte är genomförbart att via lagstiftning ellermyndighetsbeslut begränsa alltför snabba affärer genom att införa en mer långtgåendeundersökningsplikt och/eller tvång till öppna visningar med krav på minimitid mellan visningoch avslut – vilket vore det mest verkningsfulla – så borde bostadsmarknadensintresseorganisationer kunna utverka betydligt mer kraftfulla rekommendationer, i sammaandemening som nämnt ovan, så att hastigheten i bostadsaffärerna på detta sätt bromsas uppäven i den mest överhettade bostadsmarknad. / The phenomenon "sold before viewing" is currently not as common in the Swedish housing market as in previous years. The main reason for this is that the housing market has stabilized. Our study focuses on examining why pre-viewing purchases occurs, the reason as well as how brokers, sellers and buyers are affected.  We have chosen to study sold before viewing because today this phenomenon is constantly recurring - more frequent in certain situations and even more so at certain market climates. We want to understand what consequences the phenomenon has on the different parties of a housing deal. We have looked into what a traditional sale looks like in order to see how it differs from a deal where the object is sold before viewing. In order to answer the questions we raised, interviews were conducted with four different brokers, as well as one broker assistant from various real estate agencies.  The conclusion we reached is that sold before viewing can occur in all types of market climate, but the phenomenon is clearly most common when the housing market is strong or even more so when the market is overheated. We estimate that pre-viewing purchases can provide benefits to all parties of varying degrees depending on the situation,  Our standpoint is that the consequences of the phenomenon sold before viewing is more negative than positive, taking an overall view over how it affects the buyer, the seller and even more so the broker. On top of that we have found support from authorities and researchers pointing at that a dysfunctional housing market can have severe negative effect on the total national economy – which of course also affects the individuals as well.  We have also taken in the view that the legislator has attempted to provide the market with rules so that no party is compromised, and that all business are being executed at as fair terms as possible. Our recommendation is that if it’s not doable to legislate around excessively fast business in the housing market, thus by law force buyers to a duty of examination, and/or force sellers to execute open viewings with a minimum of days between viewing and closing a deal – which would have an immediate effect – stakeholders such as branch organizations, should express much more powerful recommendations, as those mentioned above, so that the velocity of housing business is slowing down even in the most overheated market.

"How to use film as an identity and meaning building tool in work with christian confirmation" exploers a model for working with film in confirmation with the help of Thomas H. Groomes theological educational model Five movements, Tomas Axelssons model for film watching Thick Viewing and Christopher Voglers narrative model The heros journey. The model explores in different ways if film in work with the christian confirmation can be a constructive tool for building a positive identity for youth and how to explore the christian narrative, narrative in films, and individual personal narratives and the awarness of how this narratives are constructed to build meaning. / <p>Christopher Voglers Modell för The Heros Journey är borttaget pga av upphovsrättsliga skäl. </p>

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