Projecte de validació d’una escala per a la detecció del tracte inadequat envers la gent gran

En aquest capítol descrivim el treball que hem dut a terme els últims sis anys per validar una escala que permeti als professionals dels Serveis socials poder detectar situacions de maltractament domèstic i d’autonegligència en persones que tinguin més de 65 anys. Recollim el procés que hem seguit des del primer moment, en què ens plantejàrem com hauria de ser un instrument com el que volíem crear, fi ns a l’actualitat, en què recollim i codifi cam dades. Així mateix, explicam les característiques que en la nostra opinió podria tenir un instrument d’aquest tipus.En este capítulo describimos el trabajo desarrollado durante los últimos seis años para validar una escala que permita a los profesionales de los servicios sociales poder detectar situaciones de malos tratos domésticos y autonegligencia en personas mayores de 65 años. Recogemos el proceso seguido desde los primeros momentos en que nos planteábamos cómo debería ser un instrumento como el que queríamos crear, hasta el momento actual en el que nos encontramos recogiendo y codifi cando datos. Asimismo, explicamos las características que en nuestra opinión podría tener un instrumento de este tipo

Are carbon offsets potentially the new "greenwash?"

This paper explores the relationship between consumers&rsquo; knowledge and behaviours related to environmental issues and carbon offsets. We found that consumers were generally less knowledgeable about carbon offsets than about general environmental issues and increased knowledge about environmental issues does not result in more responsible environmental behaviours. Therefore, consumers may misunderstand claims made by marketers in relation to carbon offsets and thus public policy intervention is required.<br /

The impact of consumer ethnocentrism and country of origin sub-components for high involvement products on young Chinese consumers\u27 product assessments

Purpose &ndash; The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of country of origin (COO) sub-components (i.e. design, assembly and parts), as well as the extent to which consumer ethnocentrism tendencies interact with these COO sub-components for young Chinese consumers with regards to product quality assessments and purchase intentions. Design/methodology/approach &ndash; A 2?&times;?2?&times;?2 factorial experimental design was used to examine the effects of the three sub-components of COO with two levels of sourcing location &ndash; Home (China) and Foreign (Germany), for two high involvement products (an automobile and a digital camera). Chinese students in China represented the sample of 272 respondents. MANOVA was used to examine the direct effects and interactions of the three COO components, as well as ethnocentrism, measured using the CETSCALE. Findings &ndash; It was found that the three COO sub-components did not influence young Chinese consumers&rsquo; evaluation of product quality or purchase intentions. In addition, consumers&rsquo; level of ethnocentrism also did not have a direct effect on perceived product quality or purchase intentions. There was only one statistically significant interaction effect between ethnocentrism and country of parts for one of the two products. As such, COO dimensions and young Chinese consumers&rsquo; ethnocentrism appears to have limited influence on their assessments of product quality or purchase intentions. This may occur because young Chinese consumers perceive that hybrid products are the norm for high involvement products in China as these products are all these consumers have experienced. Originality/value &ndash; The findings of this research dispute the commonly held belief and evidence that sub-components of COO have an impact on the perceptions of product quality and purchase intentions. Young Chinese consumers may be different to consumers from western countries because they have been extensively exposed to hybrid products. Given the size and growth potential of China, young Chinese are an important, under-researched segment within the Chinese market.<br /

Reality television programs in Malaysia : a dream come true?

Reality television programs have changed the media landscape drastically since the turn of the millennium. Owing to its interactive nature, reality television has become a highly marketable advertising vehicle. In view of its rising popularity and potential in marketing, the influence of these programs is of public interest. This study examines what motivates the viewers in Malaysia to watch reality television programs. Using factor analysis, five motivation factors were extracted: suspense; personal identity and social interaction; engaging?entertaining; romance or attractiveness of contestants; sensation seeking. Three MANOVA models were used to explore the relationship between group differences due to gender, age, education background and the composite of the five motivational factors. Significant multivariate effects were found for all the three models considered. Univariate effects were also found for three of the factors, revealing some interesting findings of those who are fascinated by reality television programs in Malaysia

La funció educativa dels centres residencials de protecció de menors de les Illes Balears

En aquest article presentem els resultats d’una enquesta realitzada entre les entitats de titularitat pública i privada que gestionen els centres de guarda de menors en la nostra comunitat autònoma. El nostre objectiu és presentar una descripció del marc en el qual han de realitzar les funcions que actualment els són encomanades i de les dificultats que aquestes mateixes entitats perceben per realitzar-les. Per acabar, hem intentat plantejar els reptes que, en la nostra opinió, caracteritzen en aquest moment l’atenció residencial.En este artículo presentamos los resultados de una encuesta realizada entre las entidades de titularidad pública y privada que gestionan los centros de guarda de menores en nuestra comunidad autónoma. Nuestro objetivo es presentar una descripción de cuál es el marco en el que deben realizar las funciones que actualmente les son encomendadas y cuáles son las dificultades que ellas mismas perciben para realizarlas. Para terminar, hemos intentado plantear los retos que, en nuestra opinión, caracterizan en estos momentos a la atención residencial