scholarly journals Perceived Gambling Availability and Adolescent Gambling Behavior: the Moderating Role of Self-Efficacy

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Parrado-González ◽  
Fermín Fernández-Calderón ◽  
José C. León-Jariego
Keyword(s):  
Problem Gambling ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Gambling Behavior ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Adolescent Gambling ◽  
Regulatory Policies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
Gambling Frequency

Abstract Geographic accessibility has been linked to gambling behavior, but little is known about whether the perception of gambling availability in both offline and online venues is prospectively associated with adolescent gambling behavior. Further, relatively few studies have analyzed the interaction between environmental and individual factors in explaining adolescent gambling and problem gambling. This prospective study examined the association between perceived gambling availability, gambling frequency, and problem gambling among 554 adolescents aged 13–17 years (mean = 15.1, female 47.4%) and explored the moderating role of self-efficacy to control gambling in these associations. Participants completed assessments of perceived gambling availability and gambling self-efficacy at baseline. Gambling frequency and problem gambling were measured at follow-up. Two separate hierarchical regression models were applied to analyze the relationship of perceived gambling availability with gambling behavior and the moderating role of gambling self-efficacy. Results showed that a greater perception of gambling availability was associated with a higher gambling frequency and more problem gambling in adolescents. The impact of perceived gambling availability on gambling frequency and problem gambling was lower among participants with moderate gambling self-efficacy in comparison with participants with low gambling self-efficacy. In those adolescents with high self-efficacy to control gambling, perceived gambling availability was not associated either with gambling frequency or problem gambling. These results suggest the usefulness of implementing regulatory policies aimed at reducing gambling availability in adolescents, and the design of preventative interventions aimed at enhancing self-efficacy to control gambling.

scholarly journals Sensation Seeking and Gambling Behavior in Adolescence: Can Externalizing Problems Moderate this Relationship?

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (23) ◽  
pp. 8986
Author(s):  
Franca Tani ◽  
Lucia Ponti ◽  
Simon Ghinassi
Keyword(s):  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Gambling Behavior ◽  
Adolescent Gambling ◽  
Gambling Behaviors ◽  
Widespread Phenomenon ◽  
Gambling Severity ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Gambling is a widespread phenomenon during adolescence. Among different risk factors involved in the onset of adolescent gambling behaviors, one factor that is studied is the sensation seeking personality trait. However, the literature is heterogeneous and a direct relationship between sensation seeking and gaming behaviors has not always been highlighted. This suggests that the relationship can be influenced by other factors. In particular, we explored the moderating role of externalizing problems in this relationship. A total of 363 adolescents (232 males and 131 females) aged 14 to 20 (M = 16.35, SD = 1.36) completed a battery of questionnaires aimed to assess their gambling behaviors, as well as the levels of externalizing problems and sensation seeking. The results showed that sensation seeking was associated with gambling severity, but this relationship was significant when externalizing problems were high and medium. On the contrary, when externalizing problems were low, the relationship between sensation seeking and gambling severity was not significant. Overall, sensation seeking in adolescence can favor the implementation of risk behaviors, such as gambling, but only in association with the presence of externalizing problems. Limitations, strengths, and social and clinical implications of the present study are discussed.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurial Intention: The Moderating Role of Improvisation on Student Faculty of Economics, State University of Malang

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 318-335
Author(s):  
Desi Anggrianto ◽  
Ery Tri Djatmika ◽  
Wening Patmi Rahayu
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
State University ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Moderating Role

Scholars and students are believed to be capable of becoming educated entrepreneurs and opening job vacancies to overcome unemployment. This research was carried out to investigate the entrepreneurial intention of students of the Faculty of Economics, Universitas Negeri Malang, in which the entrepreneurial intention is the closest to the act of entrepreneurship. This research is a quantitative study using analysis techniques hierarchical regression. The results showed that entrepreneurial intention was influenced by self-efficacy and improvisation, while personality and subjective norms did not affect the entrepreneurial intention. The interaction relationship between self-efficacy and improvisation affected negatively on entrepreneurial intentions. Male students were found to have higher entrepreneurial intentions than women.

scholarly journals Does Science Literacy Guarantee Resistance to Health Rumors? The Moderating Effect of Self-Efficacy of Science Literacy in the Relationship between Science Literacy and Rumor Belief

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2243
Author(s):  
Lingnan He ◽  
Yue Chen ◽  
Xiling Xiong ◽  
Xiqian Zou ◽  
Kaisheng Lai
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Science Literacy ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Public Science ◽  
The Public ◽  
Effective Remedy ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Health rumors not only incite unnecessary fears and skepticism, but may also cause individuals to refuse effective remedy and thus delay their treatment. Studies have found that health literacy may help the public identify the falsity of health rumors and avoid their negative impact. However, whether other types of literacy work in helping people disbelieve health rumors is still unknown. With a national survey in China (N = 1646), our study examined the effect of science literacy on rumor belief and further analyzed the moderating role of self-efficacy of science literacy in their relationship. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that science literacy significantly decreased the likelihood of people believing in health rumors, and moderator analysis showed that self-efficacy of science literacy plays a moderating role in this relationship; such that the relationship between science literacy and health rumor belief would be weakened if one′s self-efficacy of science literacy was low. This finding reveals that during campaigns to combat health rumors, improving and enhancing the self-efficacy of people′s science literacy is an effective way to prevent them from believing in health rumors. Our study highlights the benefits of science education in public health and the improvement of public science literacy.

scholarly journals The effect of psychological capital on team performance: The moderating role of leadership behavior in advertising agencies in Amman City

2021 ◽  
pp. 1573-1582
Author(s):  
Nesreen Tayseer Ayed ◽  
Abdallah Q. Bataineh ◽  
Mohammed Idris
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Team Performance ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Leadership Behavior ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Advertising Agencies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Moderating Role

This research aimed at identifying the impact of psychological capital dimensions (self-efficacy, hope, optimism and resilience) on team performance at advertising agencies operating in Amman city. Moreover, the study examines the moderating role of leadership behavior on the relationship between the psychological capital and team performance. The researchers rely on descriptive and analytical approach, where the research population consists of all employees working in thirteen advertising agencies operating in Amman city. Convenience sampling technique was applied to distribute (250) questionnaires on the research sample. To analyze the research data; the researchers used a set of statistical methods including Cronbach's alpha along with a normality test, standard deviation, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, multiple regression, interactive hierarchical regression and process procedures methods using SPSS-V20 and AMOS-V23. The results indicate that there was a statistically impact of psychological capital dimensions (self-efficacy, hope, optimism and resilience) on team performance in advertising agencies operating in Amman city. There was also a significant and role for leadership behavior as moderating variable between psychological capital dimensions and team performance.

scholarly journals The Moderating Role of Business Intelligence in the Impact of Big Data on Financial Reports Quality in Jordanian Telecom Companies

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Omar Mohammed Zragat
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Business Intelligence ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
Analytical Processing ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Moderating Role

This study aimed at discovering the impact of big data in terms of its dimensions (Variety, Velocity, Volume, and Veracity) on financial reports quality in the present business intelligence in terms of its dimensions (Online Analytical Processing (OLAP), Data Mining, and Data Warehouse) as a moderating variable in Jordanian telecom companies. The sample included (139) employees in Jordanian Telecom Companies. Multiple and Stepwise Linear Regression were used to test the effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable. And Hierarchical Regression analysis, to test the effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable in the presence of the moderating variable.  The study reached a set of results, the most prominent of which was the presence of a statistically significant effect of using big data in improve the quality of financial reports, Business intelligence contributes to improving the impact of big data in terms of its dimensions (Volume, Velocity, Variety, and Veracity) on the quality of financial reports. The study recommends the necessity of working on making use of big data and resorting to business intelligence solutions because of its great role in improving the quality of financial reports and thus supporting decision-making functions for a large group of users.

Assessing the impact of readiness factors on e-government outcomes

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 222-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abbas Keramati ◽  
Iman Behmanesh ◽  
Hamid Noori
Keyword(s):  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Senior Managers ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Many have studied different factors affecting e-government performance, but there is little research on the role of readiness factors, which may impact e-government outcomes indirectly. This study presents a conceptual model with the aim of determining the role of readiness factors in the relationship between e-government factors and e-government outcomes. E-government factors are comprised of citizens, businesses, and government itself. Also, readiness factors are categorized into three main groups, namely governing, technical, and organizational. A questionnaire was designed and completed by 90 e-government senior managers at multiple government agencies of Iran expressing their opinions on several factors impacting e-government outcomes within their organizations. The results of hierarchical regression analysis strongly support the appropriateness of the proposed model and prove that readiness factors play a moderating role in the relationship between e-government factors and e-government outcomes. Also, the results of latent moderated structuring (LMS) technique show that ‘organizational’ readiness factors have the most important effect on e-government outcomes. Finally, some policy implications are provided for better understanding of the role and importance of readiness factors in theory and practice.

scholarly journals Experiences of Cyber Harassment and Social Adjustment in Female University Students: Moderating Role of Self-Efficacy

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 523-544
Author(s):  
Sumaira Ayub ◽  
Farah Malik
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Social Adjustment ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Identity Information ◽  
Cyber Harassment ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Moderating Role

The present study investigated the moderating role of self-efficacy in relationship between experiences of cyber harassment experiences and social adjustment in female university students. A purposive sample of 365 female students of universities in Lahore with age ranging from 17-30 years (M = 20.93, SD = 2.39) was taken. Urdu versions of Cyber Harassment Experience Scale (Ayub & Malik, 2017), Generalized Self-efficacy Scale (Schwarzer & Jerusalem, 1995), Bell’s Social Adjustment Scale (Bell, 1934), and Coping with Cyber Harassment Questionnaire-modified (Ayub & Malik, 2017) were used. The results showed that overall experience of cyber harassment was not related with social adjustment; however, one of its subscales unauthorized use of identity information showed negative relationship with social adjustment. Further, the results showed negative relationship between overall experiences of cyber harassment and self-efficacy, while a positive relationship was found between self-efficacy and social adjustment. The results of moderation through hierarchical regression indicated nonsignificant interaction between self-efficacy and unauthorized use of identity information subscale of experiences of cyber harassment. Further, internal coping and reporting response (external coping) positively and no. of social media friends negatively predicted social adjustment in female university students.

scholarly journals The Impact of Dominant Predictors on University Students’ Creativity through Creative Self-efficacy in Shaanxi China: The Moderating Role of Motivation

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia Guo ◽  
Shadi Kafi Mallak
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Creative Performance ◽  
Learning Goal Orientation ◽  
Creative Self ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Studies on creativity have identified critical individual and contextual variables that contribute to individuals’ creative performance. Ceative self-efficacy has also served as a critical mediating mechanism linking a variety of individual and contexual factors to people’s creative performance. However, the factors influence the relationship between creative self-efficacy and creativity have not yet been systematically investigated. In this study, the author explores potential processes that motivation moderate the relationship between creative self-efficacy and university students creativity under the effects of three dominant predictors like openness to experience, learning goal orientation and team learning behavior.

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