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The impact of information overload on the psyche of adolescents and coping strategies
Havránková, Anna ; Háša, Marek (advisor) ; Vochocová, Lenka (referee)
The bachelor thesis entitled Information overload and its impact on adolescents' psyche and coping strategies deals with information overload and adolescents' psychological condition. The aim of this thesis is to find out how too much information on social media affects the psychological well-being of adolescents. The theoretical part provides insight into the issue of information overload on digital platforms. It also looks at the different types and classifications of information overload, the causes of information overload, and the manifestations and effects of information overload on people. In addition, it also looks at strategies used to manage information overload. The theoretical section also provides a more detailed characterization of adolescents. It focuses on their cognitive development, social changes, mental development and their relationship with social networks. This section is followed by a final chapter on the characteristics of social networks and the links between them and information overload. The methodology section presents the main research objectives and research questions, which address adolescents' perspectives on social networks, the way they experience information overload, the consequences of this overload, and the strategies adolescents use to cope with it. The...
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Prolegomena to the notion of self-realization: Updating the idea of the abolition of labor following Hegelian and Marxian philosophy
Herden, Paul ; Sepp, Hans Rainer (advisor) ; Ronge, Bastian (referee)
This thesis forms, in the first instance, a critical examination of labor in relation to the notion of self-realization following Hegelian and Marxian philosophy and their theories of action. In the second instance, it is a preliminary study of the concept of fomo (fear of missing out), which will be explored in more detail in the PhD based on the MA. In the first section, a critique of Andreas Reckwitz's and Hartmut Rosa's notions of self-realization is used to present the common view and contemporary engagements with said notion as relevant but insufficient. Both authors act as a proxy for a deficiency that turns out to be an all too great distance from metaphysical and historical-materialist positions and considerations regarding such notion as that of self-realization. Thus, in the main part, not only an attempt is made, by means of a renaissance of Hegelian and Marxian reflections on the concept of self-realization, to plausibilize and remedy this deficiency; moreover, by virtue of a detailed exegesis of their theories of action and examination of their categories, it is pointed out, above all, that Hegelian and Marxian philosophy intends the complete abolition of self-preservation (d. i. alienated and natural labor) and elevation into self-realization, even if both thinkers use the...
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The FOMO phenomenon in the context of the social network Instagram
Thein, Filip ; Rosenfeldová, Jana (advisor) ; Ježková, Tereza (referee)
This bachelor's thesis focuses on the FOMO phenomenon, ie the fear of missing out, on the social network Instagram. The theoretical part deals with the definition of the term FOMO from a psychological point of view and its application in marketing. Furthermore, it represents the relationship of generations to social networks with a focus on adolescents and young adults. The practical part uses qualitative research to examine how the FOMO phenomenon affects the activity of young adults on the social network Instagram. It also examines how users respond to FOMO marketing by influencers.
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Fenomén scarcity a FoMo a jejich percepce generací Y
Bazala, Štěpán
Bazala, Š. Fenomén scarcity a FoMo a jejich percepce generací Y. Brno: Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2018. This bachelor's thesis includes the phenomenon of scarcity and FoMo marketing and their perception in generation Y. Through eye tracking and subsequent managed interviews, bachelor's thesis perceives selected marketing tools and their impact on consumer's final decision when they are shopping online. Based on the results identified by both of mentioned methods are given recommendations for the use of these tools in the development of marketing strategies in the internet environment for Y generation.
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