Shelia R Cotten
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 235513 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Shelia R Cotten |
| PRENOMES | Shelia R |
| SOBRENOME | Cotten |
| ASSINATURA | COTTEN S R |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Clemson University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8657-8262 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 70 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 450 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 70 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1999 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 8 |
Online Survey Researchers’ Experience With Fraudulent Responders
Due to the rise of fraudulent responders, either human or automated bots, researchers must carefully monitor online survey data quality. The literature on preventing and detecting fraudulent responders is growing, but the prevalence and experience of researchers experiencing fraudulent responders remains unknown. Through an online survey of researchers who have published studies using online surveys, this study explores researchers’ ( N = 675) kn…
It’s more than money
Online surveys are a popular method for collecting data in the social sciences. Despite its cost-effectiveness, concerns regarding the legitimacy of data from online surveys are increasing. One such concern is fraudulent responses or “spam” by malicious agents intentionally deceiving the survey process to gain monetary incentives or sway research results. The research costs of “spam”—their influence on research conclusions and their threat to sci…
The relationship between social media use and mattering for U.S. older adults
Research on mattering for older adults highlights the significance of social networks for overall wellness, where a lack of social support is associated with a decreased sense of mattering. As older adults experience life transitions like retirement or moving, maintaining social connections may become challenging. Social media use (SMU), can be used by older adults to maintain or expand social connections regardless of location. Prior research ex…
Strengthening the Research Enterprise Workforce in Higher Education
Factors ranging from societal shifts in work arrangements, higher education workforce aging, and burnout have resulted in national-level challenges for staffing research enterprise support roles. In the USA, these staffing challenges are especially present for the roles of research development and policy, research administration (pre- and post-award), and research integrity and compliance support. We present a novel method to meet these ongoing s…
Digital Distance in Times of Physical Distancing
Although information and communication technologies (ICTs) such as smartphones, tablets, and the internet have all become increasingly important during the COVID-19 pandemic, we often forget that not everyone has access to the internet or uses ICT devices. Individuals on the wrong side of the digital divide are often older adults living in long-term care facilities (LTCFs), such as "old-old" adults, who often have various functional impairments. …
Downscaling occupational employment data from the state to the Census tract level
Striving for the self
Research has focused on the effects of the organizational setting on work identity. However, platform‐based gig work in particular features challenges to developing a positive work identity, such as high autonomy in the absence of organizational structure, and often the lack of a clear occupational title. We conducted focus groups with platform‐based gig drivers ( N = 53) and analyzed our data with an abductive approach, applying concepts from se…
Online health information seeking and the association with anxiety among older adults
Introduction: The Internet supplies users with endless access to a wealth of information and is generally the first source searched by U.S. adults (18 years and older) when seeking health information. Age and anxiety are associated with online health information seeking (OHIS). Older adults (65 years and older) are increasing their OHIS. Importantly, OHIS can potentially lead to improved health outcomes for older adults. The relationship between …
Correlation between socio-demographic factors and adoption and use of wearable activity trackers in online American older adults
Utilization of wearable technologies may help older adults maintain physical activity, which is key for reducing chronic diseases. Adoption and use of wearable technology is slowly increasing in the older adult population. This study investigated sociodemographic correlates of wearable activity tracker (WAT) use among online U.S. older adults, 65 years of age and older. Data was collected via an online survey (N = 1,252). Participants were, on av…
Building on the past to help prepare the workforce for the future with automated vehicles
Examining Aspects of Digital Inclusion Among National Samples of US Older Adults
We live in a world where we are constantly connected to devices (e.g., smartphones, computers, tablets) and are encouraged to go online to find information about most things in society. This constant digital connection provides the means whereby many individuals communicate and exchange social support. For most demographic groups, this results in being online and connected to devices multiple times each day. Older adults have been slower to adopt…
Concerns, Career Decisions, and Role Changes
The increasing adoption of automation will likely replace the tasks performed in many jobs, resulting in new challenges for workers. Yet, little is known regarding how workers perceive automation, including how it may influence their job attitudes and turnover intentions. Automated vehicles (AVs) are one example of new technology poised to alter the job of truck driving, which is overwhelmingly populated by older workers. In this study, we examin…
Will automated vehicles solve the truck driver shortages? Perspectives from the trucking industry
Identifying Alternative Occupations for Truck Drivers Displaced Due to Autonomous Vehicles by Leveraging the O*NET Database
Automation continues to be a disruptive force in the workforce. In particular, new automated technologies are projected to replace many mid-skill jobs, potentially displacing millions of workers. Career planning agencies and other organizations can help support workers if they are able to effectively identify optimal transition occupations for displaced workers. We drew upon the 24.2 Occupational Information Network (O*NET) Database to conduct tw…
Bringing older consumers onboard to online banking
Though online banking has become more pervasive in U.S. society, little research has examined how different generational cohorts perceive and use online banking. This study examines differences in online banking perceptions and intentions across three generational cohorts in the U.S.: Silent and G.I. generation (SGI) (born 1945 or earlier), older Boomers (1946–1954), and Millennials (1977–1992). Guided by the Technology Acceptance Model and Prote…
Expendable to essential? Changing perceptions of gig workers on Twitter in the onset of Covid-19
While ride-hailing ridership declined in 2020 due to COVID-19 induced restrictions like stay-at-home orders, food/grocery delivery services became quasi-essential. This study investigates if and how public perceptions of gig work related to platform-based ride-hailing and food/grocery delivery services changed during the early stages of the pandemic. We collected a sample of 23,845 Twitter posts (‘tweets’) related to these platform-based services…
The Moderating Effect of Scheduling Autonomy on Smartphone Use and Stress Among Older Workers
Older adults’ smartphone use has been shown to be a double-edged sword, linked to health and social benefits but also creating vulnerabilities. Similarly, the use of smartphones and other information and communication technologies (ICTs) in organizations also affords workers advantages, such as increased flexibility, while exposing them to risks such as exhaustion and distress. This research examines older workers’ smartphone use and identifies a…
Differences Between Employed and Retired Older Adults in Information and Communication Technology Use and Attitudes
Older adults, 65 years and older, are a heterogeneous group in terms of their information and communication technology (ICT) use. Few studies, however, have examined how ICT use patterns may vary between employed older adults versus those who are no longer in the workforce. We expand research on this topic by examining whether variations in ICT use, as well as attitudes toward ICTs and online self-efficacy, exist between these 2 groups. Key outco…
Trucking in the Era of Covid-19
COVID-19 resulted in health and logistical challenges for many sectors of the American economy, including the trucking industry. This study examined how the pandemic impacted the trucking industry, focused on the pandemic's impacts on company operations, health, and stress of trucking industry employees. Data were collected from three sources: surveys, focus groups, and social media posts. Individuals at multiple organizational levels of trucking…
The politics of new driving technologies
Problematic Social Media Use and Perceived Social Isolation in Older Adults
Background: Social isolation in older adults is associated with numerous adverse health outcomes. In today’s digital society, if individuals perceive themselves to be socially isolated, they can take steps to interact with others on social media platforms. Research with younger adults indicates that social media use is positively linked to social isolation. However, less is known about social media use and social isolation in older adults. Object…
In care and digitally savvy? Modern ICT use in long-term care institutions
Although information and communication technologies (ICTs), such as smartphones, tablets, and the internet, have all become increasingly important in modern society, available studies on the adoption of ICTs have mostly focused on healthy and community-dwelling “young-old” adults. Relatively little is known about ICT use among long-term care residents, such as “old-old” adults, who often have various functional impairments and live in institution…
United States older adults’ willingness to use emerging technologies
The United States (US) population is aging and an increasing number of older adults (aged 65 and older) will experience chronic health issues that can threaten quality of life. We investigated older adults’ willingness to use six distinct emerging technologies, which can allow older adults to better manage their health and maintain independence. Data were collected by using a large-scale cross-sectional online survey, which we designed and admini…
Digital inequalities 3.0
Marking the 25th anniversary of the “digital divide,” we continue our metaphor of the digital inequality stack by mapping out the rapidly evolving nature of digital inequality using a broad lens. We tackle complex, and often unseen, inequalities spawned by the platform economy, automation, big data, algorithms, cybercrime, cybersafety, gaming, emotional well-being, assistive technologies, civic engagement, and mobility. These inequalities are wov…
Digital inequalities 2.0
2020 marks the 25th anniversary of the “digital divide.” Although a quarter century has passed, legacy digital inequalities continue, and emergent digital inequalities are proliferating. Many of the initial schisms identified in 1995 are still relevant today. Twenty-five years later, foundational access inequalities continue to separate the digital haves and the digital have-nots within and across countries. In addition, even ubiquitous-access po…
Digital inequalities and why they matter
While the field of digital inequality continues to expand in many directions, the relationship between digital inequalities and other forms of inequality has yet to be fully appreciated. This article invites social scientists in and outside the field of digital media studies to attend to digital inequality, both as a substantive problem and as a methodological concern. The authors present current research on multiple aspects of digital inequality…
Characteristics of online and offline health information seekers and factors that discriminate between them
Internet Use and Depression Among Retired Older Adults in the United States
Our dynamic probit model indicates that for retired older adults in the United States, Internet use was found to reduce the probability of a depressed state by about 33%. Number of people in the household partially mediates this relationship, with the reduction in depression largest for people living alone. This provides some evidence that the mechanism linking Internet use to depression is the remediation of social isolation and loneliness. Enco…
A Double Burden of Exclusion? Digital and Social Exclusion of Older Adults in Times of Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has excluded older adults from a society based on physical social contact. Vulnerable populations like older adults also tend to be excluded from digital services because they opt not to use the internet, lack necessary devices and network connectivity, or inexperience using the technology. Older adults who are frail and are not online, many of whom are in long-term care facilities, struggle with the double burden of social …
Rural-Urban Differences in General and Health-Related Internet Use
Literature has shown that people living in rural areas are less likely to have access to the Internet for demographic and technological reasons; however, less information is available regarding rural-urban differences in online health-information seeking. Data from the National Cancer Institute's nationally representative 2005 Health Information National Trends Survey ( N = 5,586) are used to examine these relationships. Logistic regression resul…
Implications of Internet Technology for Medical Sociology in the New Millennium
Internet technology is changing the way individuals gather information, interact with others, and organize their time. This technology has implications for research in medical sociology in the new millennium. This study discusses the background and usage estimates of Internet technology and how this technology affects individuals' gathering of health information. Potential consequences of this technology for patient-provider interactions are also…
Teaching, research, and service
Old wine in a new technology, or a different type of digital divide
Gender differences exist in both general and specific uses of information and communication technologies (ICTs). Most of this research has focused on computers and the internet to the exclusion of mobile phones. Little research has examined gender differences in specific types of mobile phone usage, especially among youth. This issue is examined using data from a random sample of middle-school students. Although gender differences exist at the bi…
Disrupted copresence
This study investigates older adults’ perceptions of mobile phone use during face-to-face interactions and social gatherings. Data were derived from 9 semistructured focus group interviews. Study participants were older adult residents of Michigan, US ( N = 77). Focus groups were held in both urban and rural locations and our sample was heterogeneous in terms of race and socioeconomic status. Older adults in this study reported that the mobile ph…
Catalyst to Connection
Information and communication technology (ICT) use can mitigate the negative impact of various age-related threats, such as isolation and loneliness, by facilitating connection with social ties and access to social support. Although research regarding various uses and benefits of ICTs among older adults has increased, there is limited research regarding the impact of technical difficulties on older adults' well-being. Our study explores technical…
Examining the Roles of Technology in Aging and Quality of Life
A Disappearing Digital Divide Among College Students
Given debate about the existence of a digital divide in the United States, the question remains: If individuals are in situations where all have access to the Internet (e.g., a university), will aspects of a digital divide still exist? The authors examine whether a racial digital divide exists among college students in the odds of their using the Internet and the different levels and types of usage. Data are from a random sample of full-time, res…
Reflections on the academic job search in sociology
The Separate Spheres of Online Health
The objective of this article is to explore how parental status, gender, and their interaction influence a variety of aspects of searching for online health information. Drawing on nationally representative survey data, the results show that in a number of ways parenting and gender have separate but significant influences on the following: online searching behavior, whether the information is used, and feelings about the information obtained. The…
Differences Between Employed and Retired Older Adults in Information and Communication Technology Use and Attitudes
Older adults, 65 years and older, are a heterogeneous group in terms of their information and communication technology (ICT) use. Few studies, however, have examined how ICT use patterns may vary between employed older adults versus those who are no longer in the workforce. We expand research on this topic by examining whether variations in ICT use, as well as attitudes toward ICTs and online self-efficacy, exist between these 2 groups. Key outco…
Folk theorizing the quality and credibility of health apps
Increase in availability and accessibility of health apps raises important questions regarding strategies smartphone owners use to determine what health apps to download. As mobile health apps aim at helping users manage their healthy lifestyles and health conditions, it is important for researchers, developers, and educators to know how individuals find and assess the quality and credibility of these apps, and what guides their decisions to down…
The Mediating Effects of Attachment to Social Structure and Psychosocial Resources on the Relationship Between Marital Quality and Psychological Distress
All marital relationships are not alike. The quality of the marital relationship may be an important determinant of health outcomes. The authors suggest that low marital quality is stressful for married people and that resources (i.e., self-esteem, mastery, and social support) may mediate the effects of relationship quality on distress. Using data from the 'Americans' Changing Lives (ACL): Wave 1' data set, they examine a series of path models to…
Striving for the self
Research has focused on the effects of the organizational setting on work identity. However, platform‐based gig work in particular features challenges to developing a positive work identity, such as high autonomy in the absence of organizational structure, and often the lack of a clear occupational title. We conducted focus groups with platform‐based gig drivers ( N = 53) and analyzed our data with an abductive approach, applying concepts from se…
Effective Experiences
The development of computer skills, as well as computer self-efficacy, has increased in importance along with the role of technology in everyday life. Childhood is a critical time for the development of these skills since early inequalities may substantially impact future life outcomes. In a context of a computing intervention designed to improve digital inclusion, we hypothesize that students’ enactive learning experience (conceptualized as thei…
Premarital Sexual Attitudes and Behavior at a Religiously-Affiliated University
Examining Aspects of Digital Inclusion Among National Samples of US Older Adults
We live in a world where we are constantly connected to devices (e.g., smartphones, computers, tablets) and are encouraged to go online to find information about most things in society. This constant digital connection provides the means whereby many individuals communicate and exchange social support. For most demographic groups, this results in being online and connected to devices multiple times each day. Older adults have been slower to adopt…
Will automated vehicles solve the truck driver shortages? Perspectives from the trucking industry
Identifying Alternative Occupations for Truck Drivers Displaced Due to Autonomous Vehicles by Leveraging the O*NET Database
Automation continues to be a disruptive force in the workforce. In particular, new automated technologies are projected to replace many mid-skill jobs, potentially displacing millions of workers. Career planning agencies and other organizations can help support workers if they are able to effectively identify optimal transition occupations for displaced workers. We drew upon the 24.2 Occupational Information Network (O*NET) Database to conduct tw…
Trucking in the Era of Covid-19
COVID-19 resulted in health and logistical challenges for many sectors of the American economy, including the trucking industry. This study examined how the pandemic impacted the trucking industry, focused on the pandemic's impacts on company operations, health, and stress of trucking industry employees. Data were collected from three sources: surveys, focus groups, and social media posts. Individuals at multiple organizational levels of trucking…
A Call for Computer Recess
The digital divide limits the flow of potential students through the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) pipeline and into STEM careers. The digital divide is a dynamic and constantly evolving concept of digital exclusion that encompasses numerous dimensions and levels. The "usage access gap" and the "second-level divide" both account for differences in how digitally divided people actually use technology. In this study, we e…
Mixed Methodology
PART ONE: PARADIGMS AND POLITICS OF RESEARCH Introduction to Mixed Methods and Mixed Model Studies in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Pragmatism and the Choice of Research Strategy Research Design Issues for Mixed Method and Mixed Model Studies PART TWO: METHODS AND STRATEGIES OF RESEARCH Sampling, Measurement, and Quality of Inferences Data Collection Strategies and Research Procedures Alternatives to Traditional Data Analytic Strategies PART…
Social Support Among Women Veterans
The beneficial effects of social support on well-being have been shown in various studies. Less is known about factors which constrain or enhance the availability of social support. The present study profiles social support among women veterans and attempts to identify factors which enhance or constrain perceptions of support and social integration for women of different military eras. Data are derived from a national sample of women veterans who…
Reflections on the academic job search in sociology
Implications of Internet Technology for Medical Sociology in the New Millennium
Internet technology is changing the way individuals gather information, interact with others, and organize their time. This technology has implications for research in medical sociology in the new millennium. This study discusses the background and usage estimates of Internet technology and how this technology affects individuals' gathering of health information. Potential consequences of this technology for patient-provider interactions are also…
Connection discrepancies
In assessing the integration of the Internet into society, scholars have documented that certain sectors of the population are disadvantaged by their lack of access to computer resources. The disadvantaged have traditionally included the less educated, non-whites, females, the elderly and lower income people. Scholars are now beginning to address differences in Internet experiences among Internet users, but most studies fail to account for the ty…
The Mediating Effects of Attachment to Social Structure and Psychosocial Resources on the Relationship Between Marital Quality and Psychological Distress
All marital relationships are not alike. The quality of the marital relationship may be an important determinant of health outcomes. The authors suggest that low marital quality is stressful for married people and that resources (i.e., self-esteem, mastery, and social support) may mediate the effects of relationship quality on distress. Using data from the 'Americans' Changing Lives (ACL): Wave 1' data set, they examine a series of path models to…
Characteristics of online and offline health information seekers and factors that discriminate between them
A Disappearing Digital Divide Among College Students
Given debate about the existence of a digital divide in the United States, the question remains: If individuals are in situations where all have access to the Internet (e.g., a university), will aspects of a digital divide still exist? The authors examine whether a racial digital divide exists among college students in the odds of their using the Internet and the different levels and types of usage. Data are from a random sample of full-time, res…
Teaching, research, and service
Premarital Sexual Attitudes and Behavior at a Religiously-Affiliated University
The Association Among Gender, Computer Use and Online Health Searching, and Mental Health
Research investigating the impacts of computer and Internet use is increasing; however, few sociologists explore how this use may impact on mental health outcomes. The authors use data from the 2004 General Social Survey to examine the relationship among gender, computer and Internet use for health purposes and mental health. Their findings are mixed in that computer and Internet use are both positively and negatively related to mental health. Th…
Old wine in a new technology, or a different type of digital divide
Gender differences exist in both general and specific uses of information and communication technologies (ICTs). Most of this research has focused on computers and the internet to the exclusion of mobile phones. Little research has examined gender differences in specific types of mobile phone usage, especially among youth. This issue is examined using data from a random sample of middle-school students. Although gender differences exist at the bi…
Rural-Urban Differences in General and Health-Related Internet Use
Literature has shown that people living in rural areas are less likely to have access to the Internet for demographic and technological reasons; however, less information is available regarding rural-urban differences in online health-information seeking. Data from the National Cancer Institute's nationally representative 2005 Health Information National Trends Survey ( N = 5,586) are used to examine these relationships. Logistic regression resul…
Using Affordable Technology to Decrease Digital Inequality
School systems in the United States are increasingly integrating computers into the classroom. Yet, we know little about the factors that determine successful adoption, use, and attitudes toward the computers. The City Council of Birmingham, Alabama is the first in the United States to provide One Laptop Per Child XO laptops to all students in first-fifth grades in the Birmingham City School System. The purpose of this study is to present the sur…
The Importance of Type, Amount, and Timing of Internet Use for Understanding Psychological Distress
Objective. Few social scientists have examined how Internet usage, including using the Internet for health purposes, may affect mental health. This study assesses whether the type or amount of online health activities and the timing of Internet use are associated with psychological distress. Methods. We use data from the National Cancer Institute's 2005 Health Information National Trends Survey. Results. When we compare Internet users to non‐Inte…
Internet use and depression among older adults
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The Separate Spheres of Online Health
The objective of this article is to explore how parental status, gender, and their interaction influence a variety of aspects of searching for online health information. Drawing on nationally representative survey data, the results show that in a number of ways parenting and gender have separate but significant influences on the following: online searching behavior, whether the information is used, and feelings about the information obtained. The…
Impact of Internet Use on Loneliness and Contact with Others Among Older Adults
BACKGROUND: Older adults are at increased risk of experiencing loneliness and depression, particularly as they move into different types of care communities. Information and communication technology (ICT) usage may help older adults to maintain contact with social ties. However, prior research is not consistent about whether ICT use increases or decreases isolation and loneliness among older adults. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to exa…
Real(-Izing) Utopias and Dismantling Dystopias
Internet Use and Depression Among Retired Older Adults in the United States
Our dynamic probit model indicates that for retired older adults in the United States, Internet use was found to reduce the probability of a depressed state by about 33%. Number of people in the household partially mediates this relationship, with the reduction in depression largest for people living alone. This provides some evidence that the mechanism linking Internet use to depression is the remediation of social isolation and loneliness. Enco…
Communication and Information Technologies Annual
Digital inequalities and why they matter
While the field of digital inequality continues to expand in many directions, the relationship between digital inequalities and other forms of inequality has yet to be fully appreciated. This article invites social scientists in and outside the field of digital media studies to attend to digital inequality, both as a substantive problem and as a methodological concern. The authors present current research on multiple aspects of digital inequality…
Understanding online safety behaviors
Invaluable values
While Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields have increased in importance over the past decade, minorities have remained traditionally underrepresented in these fields. In this study we seek to better understand some of the factors that might contribute to or potentially mitigate early STEM pipeline leaks, specifically, high school graduation and college entrance leaks. Student interest formed in the early school years has an im…
Psychology (48 obras) · Computer Science (34 obras) · Medicine (25 obras) · Political science (24 obras) · Sociology (24 obras) · World Wide Web (22 obras) · Social Psychology (20 obras) · Technology Use by Older Adults (19 obras) · The Internet (19 obras) · Impact of Technology on Adolescents (17 obras)