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A typology of peer-reviewers: Role, characteristics, and egoistic and altruisti...
Horta, H.; Santos, J. M.There is a growing amount of research on peer reviewing, not only to obtain a better understanding of it as a key pillar of contemporary science but also because the peer review system is increasingly perceived to be in a state of crisis. Based on a sample of researchers in a variety of scientific fields and geographical locations, this study contributes to a better understanding of who engages in peer reviewin...
We are on the road to somewhere: How deliberate practice can enhance the path o...
Barata, M.; Santos, J. M.; Sousa, D.; Silva, C.; Alface, C.; Coelho, P.The first study aimed to evaluate the impact of deliberate practice (DP) training during the 2 and 3 years of a bilingual clinical existential therapy program. The evaluation focused on its influence on facilitative interpersonal skills (FIS), as perceived by 14 participants and assessed by three independent raters. The second study explored the subjective experiences of 12 participants, with particular emphasi...
“There is something Rotten in Denmark”: Investigating the deepfake persona perc...
Kaate, I.; Salminen, J.; Santos, J. M.; Jung, S.-G.; Almerekhi, H. A.; Jansen, B. J.Although they often have a negative connotation due to their social risks, deepfakes have the potential to improve HCI, human-centered AI, and user experience (UX). To investigate the impact of deepfakes on persona UX, we conducted an experimental study with 46 users who used a deepfake persona and a human persona to carry out a design task. We collected think-aloud, observant notes, and survey data. The result...
Persona preparedness: A survey instrument for measuring the organizational read...
Salminen, J.; Nielsen, L.; Bahloul, M.; Jørgensen, R. G.; Santos, J. M.; Jung, S.-G.; Jansen, B. J.User-centric design within organizations is crucial for developing information technology that offers optimal usability and user experience. Personas are a central user-centered design technique that puts people before technology and helps decision makers understand the needs and wants of the end-user segments of their products, systems, and services. However, it is not clear how ready organizations are to adop...
The psychotherapist’s persuasiveness: Relation to the working alliance and faci...
Sequeira, A.; Sousa, D.; Afonseca, M.; Vaz, A.; Santos, J. M.; Silva, A.The psychotherapist’s persuasiveness has been suggested as a crucial skill for therapeutic success. However, it remains one of the psychotherapist interpersonal skills least studied. This correlational and observational study examined the relationship between the psychotherapist’s persuasiveness and working alliance and the relationship between the psychotherapist’s persuasiveness, and facilitative interpersona...
Who gets the grant? A persona-based investigation into research funding panelis...
Santos, J. M.The allocation of scientific funding through grant programs is crucial for research advancement. While independent peer panels typically handle evaluations, their decisions can lean on personal preferences that go beyond the stated criteria, leading to inconsistencies and potential biases. Given these concerns, our study employs a novel method, using simulated, data-driven, and narrative personas of fictional c...
Exploring the impact of organizational characteristics on research agendas acro...
Santos, J. M.An increasing culture of performativity has led to changes in the organizational landscape of academic institutions. While the impact of these changes on outputs is well documented, their impact on academics’ strategic research agendas is still an emerging topic. This study expands upon previous research on this issue and focuses on comparing these dynamics across all fields of science using a global sample of ...
Homophily and its effects on collaborations and repeated collaborations: A stud...
Santos, J. M.; Horta, H.; Feng, S.This study examines the influence of homophily on research collaborations across all scientific fields, noting the role of ascribed, acquired, geographical, current career, and educational and career history attributes. Our analysis builds on previous studies by adopting a comparative approach across scientific fields and examining the effect of homophily on repeated collaborations. Our findings reveal physical...
Modeling the new modalities of personas: How do users’ attributes influence the...
Kaate, I.; Salminen, J.; Jung, S.; Santos, J. M.; Häyhänen, E.; Xuan, T.; Azem, J.; Jansen, B.We investigate the impact of user demographics (age, gender) and experience (with personas and chatbots) on users' perceptions of interactive personas. A within-subjects study was conducted with 54 participants, mostly engineers and computer scientists. Each participant used interactive personas with two interfaces: a web-based profile persona and a chat persona. The findings from regression analysis indicate t...
Determinants of peer review engagement and quality in scientific journals: Insi...
Horta, H.; Santos, J. M.Research productivity is a common topic in the literature, but peer reviewing for journals has received less attention, although it is a key activity of academic research. We help to fill this knowledge gap by assessing the determinants of peer review engagement and quality in scientific journals. We do so by analysing the combined information from a survey of academics working in different parts of the world a...