Coding vs presenting: a multicultural study on emotions

Colomo Palacios, Ricardo; Casado Lumbreras, Cristina; Álvarez Rodríguez, José María; Yilmaz, Murat

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Coding vs presenting: a multicultural study on emotions

dc.affiliation.dpto	UC3M. Departamento de Informática	es
dc.affiliation.grupoinv	UC3M. Grupo de Investigación: Knowledge Reusing	es
dc.contributor.author	Colomo Palacios, Ricardo
dc.contributor.author	Casado Lumbreras, Cristina
dc.contributor.author	Álvarez Rodríguez, José María
dc.contributor.author	Yilmaz, Murat
dc.date.accessioned	2022-03-24T08:19:34Z
dc.date.available	2022-03-24T08:19:34Z
dc.date.issued	2020-08-13
dc.description.abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore and compare emotions perceived while coding and presenting for software students, comparing three different countries and performing also a gender analysis. Design/methodology/approach: Empirical data are gathered by means of the discrete emotions questionnaire, which was distributed to a group of students (n = 174) in three different countries: Norway, Spain and Turkey. All emotions are self-assessed by means of a Likert scale. Findings: The results show that both tasks are emotionally different for the subjects of all countries: presentation is described as a task that produces mainly fear and anxiety; whereas coding tasks produce anger and rage, but also happiness and satisfaction. With regards to gender differences, men feel less scared in presentation tasks, whereas women report more desire in coding activities. It is concluded that it is important to be aware and take into account the different emotions perceived by students in their activities. Moreover, it is also important to note the different intensities in these emotions present in different cultures and genders. Originality/value: This study is among the few to study emotions perceived in software work by means of a multicultural approach using quantitative research methods. The research results enrich computing literacy theory in human factors.	en
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitation	Colomo-Palacios, R., Casado-Lumbreras, C., Álvarez-Rodríguez, J.M. and Yilmaz, M. (2020), "Coding vs presenting: a multicultural study on emotions", Information Technology & People, Vol. 33 No. 6, pp. 1575-1599. https://doi.org/10.1108/ITP-12-2019-0633	en
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1108/itp-12-2019-0633
dc.identifier.issn	0959-3845
dc.identifier.publicationfirstpage	1575
dc.identifier.publicationissue	6
dc.identifier.publicationlastpage	1599
dc.identifier.publicationtitle	Information Technology & People	en
dc.identifier.publicationvolume	33
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10016/34452
dc.identifier.uxxi	AR/0000026241
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.publisher	Emerald	en
dc.rights	© 2020, Emerald Publishing Limited	en
dc.rights	Atribución 3.0 España
dc.rights.accessRights	open access	en
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
dc.subject.eciencia	Informática	es
dc.subject.other	coding tasks	en
dc.subject.other	presentation tasks	en
dc.subject.other	emotions	en
dc.subject.other	multicultural	en
dc.subject.other	the discrete emotions questionnaire	en
dc.title	Coding vs presenting: a multicultural study on emotions	en
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