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This study examines the prosocial effects of virtual reality (VR) technology on donation behavior, using a 360° video documentary supporting the nongovernmental organization Charity: Water. Previous research has shown how VR can be used as a way to evoke empathy towards other people. There is, however, limited research on how this technology can be used to elicit more donations for charitable organizations. This paper aims to investigate whether the use of an emotion-inducing 360° video in VR leads to higher donation rates. We conducted a between-participants experiment and collected data from 150 young adults (age 18–25). Results reveal how VR – and especially empathy – significantly impacts donation intentions. Although donation intentions were found to be higher after watching the VR video, many participants were skeptical about making an actual donation. Implications and future research regarding the capabilities of VR technology in eliciting donations and resolving donation uncertainty are discussed.

Dit hoofdstuk onderzoekt hoe kinderen in hun stemgedrag worden geleid door stereotypen en door hun sociale achtergrond. Stereotypen - overtuigingen die we bezitten over sociale groepen (Brown, 1986: 188) – spelen een belangrijke rol bij de vorming van politieke overtuigingen door volwassenen, maar hoe zit het met kinderen? De studie volgt een nieuw pad, omdat het politieke socialisatie verbindt met politiek impressiemanagement.

Sexting, the exchange of sexually explicit textual or visual messages through ICT, comes with significant risks for its creator and can affect the school climate. This paper discusses why youth engage in sexting, its possible consequences and its correlation with other risk behavior. Furthermore, the findings from international studies are complemented by results from an exploratory study on the prevalence and the motives of sexting amongst 357 Flemish adolescents aged 15 to 21 years. The results show that different forms of sexting behavior are a part of the daily life of the respondents. Based on these results, implications for prevention- and intervention campaigns about sexting are discussed.

The present study aims at exploring which factors predict the willingness of adolescents to disclose personal information in response to online marketing requests. Our analyses show that especially privacy concerns and perceived benefits explain a considerable portion of variance in both willingness to disclose profile data (e.g. age, hobbies, favourite products) and contact data (e.g. phone number, e-mail address, home address). An interesting interrelationship was found between profile data and contact data disclosure. Contrary to our expectations, parental mediation strategies were only a weak predictor of teenagers willingness to disclose contact information. Policy implications that emerge from the central findings of this study are discussed.

Resumen tomado de la publicación Cómo predecir la perpetración adolescente del ciberacoso escolar : aplicación de la Teoría de la Conducta Planificada. El objetivo de este estudio es contribuir al campo de investigación del ciberacoso escolar mediante un marco teórico exhaustivo que ayude a predecir la perpetración del ciberacoso escolar en adolescentes. Participaron 1.042 alumnos con edades comprendidas entre los 12 y los 18 años de treinta escuelas belgas de Educación Secundaria diferentes en dos encuestas autoadministradas en un intervalo de tres meses. Se utilizaron modelos de ecuaciones estructurales para probar si el modelo general de la Teoría de la Conducta Planificada (TCP) ayuda a predecir la perpetración del ciberacoso escolar de los adolescentes obtenida por autoinforme. En general, el presente estudio confirma firmemente la utilidad teórica de la TCP en la investigación del ciberacoso escolar. El modelo representa el 44,8 por ciento de la varianza de la intención conductual del ciberacoso escolar en adolescentes y el 33,2 por ciento de perpetración del ciberacoso escolar obtenida por autoinforme. Encontramos una fuerte relación positiva entre la actitud de los adolescentes hacia el ciberacoso escolar y su intención de perpetrarlo. La norma subjetiva y el control conductual percibido, los otros dos constructos de la TCP, fueron también predictores significativos de la intención de los adolescentes, aunque contribuyeron significativamente menos en varianza explicada. Asturias Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Asturias; Calle Ildefonso Sánchez del Río, 4-1 B; 33001 Oviedo; Tel. +34985285778; Fax +34985281374; Universidad de Oviedo. Facultad de Psicología; Plaza Feijoo, s. n.; 33003 Oviedo; Tel. +34985104146; Fax +34985104126; ESP

This study aims to contribute to the research field on cyberbullying by offering a comprehensive theoretical framework that helps to predict adolescents' perpetration of cyberbullying. One thousand forty-two pupils from 12 to 18 years old in 30 different Belgian secondary schools participated in two surveys within a three-month interval. Structural equation modeling was used to test whether the overall model of theory of planned behavior (TPB) helps to predict adolescents' self-reported perpetration in cyberbullying. Overall, the present study provides strong support for the theoretical utility of the TPB in cyberbullying research. The model accounted for 44.8% of the variance in adolescents' behavioral intention to cyberbully and 33.2% of the variance in self-reported cyberbullying perpetration. We found a strong positive relationship between adolescents' attitude towards cyberbullying and their behavioral intention to perpetrate it. Perceived behavioral control and subjective norm, the other two TPB-constructs, were also significant albeit relatively less important predictors of adolescents' intention to cyberbully. The finding that adolescents' attitude is the most important predictor of perpetration, entails that prevention and intervention strategies should aim at reducing the perceived acceptability of cyberbullying among adolescents by converting neutral or positive attitudes towards this anti-social behavior into negative evaluations.

The double-edged nature of modern technology, continuously balancing between risks and opportunities, manifests itself clearly in an emerging societal problem known as cyberbullying. To analyse the extent and nature of the issue in Belgium, 1318 adolescents were questioned explicitly about their involvement in cyberbullying, as well as implicitly about their experience with specific types of cyberbullying-related behaviour. This alternate questioning revealed higher victimisation and perpetration rates. The study also provides better insight into predictors associated with victimisation or perpetration in cyberbullying. Especially past involvement in cyberbullying and engaging in online risk behaviour increase the likelihood of victimisation; non-rejection of cyberbullying and online identity experimentation augment the likelihood of perpetration. Girls are more likely to become victims of cyberbullying, whereas boys are more inclined to engage in electronic bullying. Moreover, the incidence of cyberbullying increases slightly with age. Finally, teens spending much time on the Internet, reporting higher ICT expertise and owning a computer with privileged online access share an increased likelihood of online bullying behaviour.

This article is a first step in the theory building of childrens political impression formation, a practically virgin territory. It argues that childrens perception of political demeanour contains more outspoken and stereotypical characteristics then the determinants that are found for adults. This Belgian case argues that children can provide us with a considerable amount of objective and innocent information when it comes to the determinants of political demeanour. Two empirical studies centred around the childrens ideal mayor reveal how childrens political impressions emerge. The first one is a survey in which two hundred drawings by children ranging from two and a half to fifteen years were collected and analyzed. In the second one, an art experiment, children composed with various materials the face of their ideal mayor. It can be concluded from both studies that whereas the male mayor confirms the traditional and formal stereotype of the mayor, his female colleague emerges as a colourful, modern woman.

Accounting scandals. A global financial crisis. The Brexit. Since the turn of the century, the capital markets have experienced several exceptional episodes. Today, the markets are yet again in turmoil as the world experiences one of the largest pandemics in human history. Uncertainty worries investors. Their lack of experience with these events increases their need for information. Therefore, managers’ effective communication with investors during these episodes is crucial to limit the negative impact. This dissertation uses archival methods and experiments to study managers’ disclosure behavior under uncertainty and how investors respond to this communication. The findings of three studies contribute to accounting theory on firm disclosure and offer practical guidelines to managers for their communication with investors.

This book chapter investigates the social meaning of young people's creative use of digital technologies and the Internet in particular. We explore how online creativity and sociability are intertwined and which motivations underlie teenagers' decisions to become creative online producers.