Donata Bessey
Biographic Data
| ID | 7944584 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Donata Bessey |
| GIVEN NAMES | Donata |
| FAMILY NAME | Bessey |
| SIGNATURE | BESSEY D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Yonsei University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9749-083X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Connectivity, control, and changing perceptions
The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented changes and disruptions to education systems worldwide, such as replacing in-person classes with online learning. However, the repercussions of this move to online learning on university students’ perceptions of their college experience have received sparse attention from researchers. This research analyzes data from in-depth interviews with 52 students at a South Korean University that went fully onlin…
Scaling Smart
Digital technologies are increasingly used to promote and support breastfeeding, particularly where access to skilled lactation counseling is limited. This Perspective argues that such tools should complement, not replace, in-person care and should be integrated into maternal and child health systems in low- and middle-income countries. Drawing on lessons from large-scale digital health initiatives, it highlights the importance of equity, governm…
Maternal Big Five personality traits and breastfeeding outcomes
Introduction: Exclusive breastfeeding-feeding an infant only breast milk for the first 6 months of life-is recognized as the preventive intervention with the greatest potential to reduce child mortality. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that only 44% of all infants globally are exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months of life. Research into the barriers to meeting this goal of exclusive breastfeeding suggests an importan…
Hierarchies and decision-making in groups
While individual decision-making is a principal research area in theoretical and experimental economics, many decisions are actually made by groups, and not by individuals. In addition, groups are often characterized by hierarchical organizational structures, but little is known about their possible effects on outcomes in economic experiments. This exploratory study investigates differences in decision-making outcomes for individuals and groups u…
Testing a One-Item Risk Measure to Predict Alameda Seven Health Behaviors in the Republic of Korea
The college years provide an important window of opportunity for the implementation of preventive efforts, especially with respect to smoking, problematic drinking, and obesity. Targeting of individuals at high risk of adopting those health behaviors might increase the effectiveness of those efforts, yet little is known about possible criteria for targeting and their ability to predict the adoption of risky health behaviors. Human capital theory …
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Testing a One-Item Risk Measure to Predict Alameda Seven Health Behaviors in the Republic of Korea
The college years provide an important window of opportunity for the implementation of preventive efforts, especially with respect to smoking, problematic drinking, and obesity. Targeting of individuals at high risk of adopting those health behaviors might increase the effectiveness of those efforts, yet little is known about possible criteria for targeting and their ability to predict the adoption of risky health behaviors. Human capital theory …
Hierarchies and decision-making in groups
While individual decision-making is a principal research area in theoretical and experimental economics, many decisions are actually made by groups, and not by individuals. In addition, groups are often characterized by hierarchical organizational structures, but little is known about their possible effects on outcomes in economic experiments. This exploratory study investigates differences in decision-making outcomes for individuals and groups u…
Maternal Big Five personality traits and breastfeeding outcomes
Introduction: Exclusive breastfeeding-feeding an infant only breast milk for the first 6 months of life-is recognized as the preventive intervention with the greatest potential to reduce child mortality. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that only 44% of all infants globally are exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months of life. Research into the barriers to meeting this goal of exclusive breastfeeding suggests an importan…
Connectivity, control, and changing perceptions
The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented changes and disruptions to education systems worldwide, such as replacing in-person classes with online learning. However, the repercussions of this move to online learning on university students’ perceptions of their college experience have received sparse attention from researchers. This research analyzes data from in-depth interviews with 52 students at a South Korean University that went fully onlin…
Scaling Smart
Digital technologies are increasingly used to promote and support breastfeeding, particularly where access to skilled lactation counseling is limited. This Perspective argues that such tools should complement, not replace, in-person care and should be integrated into maternal and child health systems in low- and middle-income countries. Drawing on lessons from large-scale digital health initiatives, it highlights the importance of equity, governm…
Computer Science (3 works) · Personality (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Big Five personality traits (2 works) · Breastfeeding (2 works) · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Pandemic (2 works) · Bayesian inference (1 work)