Using SEM to Examine the Dimensions of Perfectionism and Investigate the Mediating Role of Self-Esteem Between Perfectionism and Depression in China

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin Zhang ◽  
Taisheng Cai
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Maladaptive Perfectionism ◽  
Adaptive Perfectionism

The aim of the study was to examine the nature of perfectionism, to gain a better understanding of the construct using the Chinese population. The study also explored the relationships between perfectionism, self-esteem and depression after identifying the three dimensions of perfectionism. A sample of 292 Chinese university students completed the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (FMPS), the Hewitt Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (HMPS), the Almost Perfect Scale — Revised (APS-R), the Self-Esteem Scale (SES), and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). As hypothesised, the confirmatory factor analyses revealed that multidimensional perfectionism is explained as a three-factor construct with dimensions of maladaptive perfectionism, adaptive perfectionism and order factor. As predicted, the structural equation model analyses indicated that self-esteem partially mediated the relationship between maladaptive perfectionism and depression. Implications for counselling interventions and future research are discussed.

Effects of social attachment on social media continuous usage intention: The mediating role of affective commitment

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Maosheng Yang ◽  
Shangui Hu ◽  
Bagna Essohanam Kpandika ◽  
Lei Liu
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Affective Commitment ◽  
Underlying Mechanism ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Attachment ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Continuous Usage Intention

BACKGROUND: Social attachment has been identified as a key antecedent motivating users’ social media involvement. However, there is a scarcity of research investigating whether and how three dimensions of social attachment exert impacts on users’ continuous usage intention of social media. OBJECTIVE: Based on structural equation model analysis, the current research clarifies the relationships between social attachment, affective commitment and social media continuous usage intention, which unveils the underlying mechanism through which three dimensions of social attachment influence users’ continuous usage intention of social media. METHODS: A survey was conducted with 536 informative responses obtained from TikTok public users for hypothesis testing analysis. RESULTS: Results indicate that three dimensions of social attachment (social connections, social dependence and social identity) are all positively related to users’ continuous usage intention of social media. Affective commitment partially mediates the relationship between social attachment and users’ continuous usage intention of social media. CONCLUSIONS: The current research makes an in-depth study about the underlying mechanism whereby social attachment exerts impacts on social media continuous usage intentionand provides several managerial and theoretical implications. Future research directions are discussed as well.

Bully Perpetration and Self-Esteem: Examining the Relation Over Time

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 159-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chad A. Rose ◽  
Christopher D. Slaten ◽  
June L. Preast
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Behavioral Challenges ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Middle School Youth ◽  
School Youth ◽  
Over Time

School-aged youth face a number of academic and behavioral challenges within the educational environment, including bullying involvement. Unfortunately, bullying has been linked to a number of detrimental psychosocial outcomes. Scholars have attempted to establish predictive profiles for youth involved in bullying. These profiles include bully perpetrators, where it has been argued that self-esteem is predictive of bullying behaviors. To address this association, the current study examined the relation between self-esteem and bully perpetration among 971 middle school youth through a longitudinal structural equation model. A three-step confirmatory factor analytic procedure determined that bully perpetration and self-esteem were metrically invariant and stable over time. The structural model suggested that bully perpetration at Time 1 predicted bully perpetration at Time 2, and self-esteem at Time 1 predicted self-esteem at Time 2. However, self-esteem at Time 1 did not predict bully perpetration at Time 2, and bully perpetration at Time 1 did not predict self-esteem at Time 2. These results suggest that students who engage in bully perpetration do not have higher or lower levels of self-esteem when compared with their peers who do not engage in bullying. Future research should continue to examine predictive factors associated with bully perpetration.

scholarly journals Satisfied, but Will They Spread a Word? The Role of Customer Satisfaction at Jamu Café

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Usep Suhud ◽  
Sheila Maryam Bajunaid
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Repurchase Intention ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

This research aimed to investigate consumers’ intention to repurchase jamu at Jamu Café. Service quality, customer satisfaction, and Word-of-Mouth (WOM) were selected as the predictor variables. In total, 200 participants who purchased jamu at the café were selected conveniently. Data were analyzed using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses as well as Structural Equation Model (SEM). As a result, service quality influences customer satisfaction significantly. As customers are satisfied, they do word-of-mouth and repurchase. On the other hand, WOM has an insignificant impact on repurchase intention.

Relationship Between Perfectionism and Depression Among Chinese College Students With Self-Esteem as a Mediator

2019 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 490-503 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ling Chai ◽  
Wenhui Yang ◽  
Jie Zhang ◽  
Shuyu Chen ◽  
Dwight A. Hennessy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Epidemiologic Studies ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Maladaptive Perfectionism ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Adaptive Perfectionism ◽  
Significant Mediator

Objectives This study is designed to examine the mediating role of self-esteem (SE) in the relationship between perfectionism and depression among a nonclinical sample of 918 Chinese college students. Methods Participants completed a questionnaire battery that included measures of perfectionism (Almost Perfect Scale-Revised), depression (Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression), and self-esteem (The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale). Results The results showed that maladaptive perfectionism significantly and positively predicted depression, while adaptive perfectionism and self-esteem negatively predicted depression. More importantly, self-esteem partially mediated the prediction of depression from both adaptive perfectionism and maladaptive perfectionism. Conclusion Self-esteem was a significant mediator on the relationship between perfectionism and depression. Elevating student self-esteem may be a way of reducing depression, particularly among maladaptive perfectionists.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between College Teachers’ Frustration Tolerance and Academic Performance

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Song Shi ◽  
Zizai Zhang ◽  
Ying Wang ◽  
Huilan Yue ◽  
Zede Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Significant Positive Correlation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
College Teachers ◽  
Frustration Tolerance ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was twofold: to validate the College Teachers’ Academic Frustration Tolerance (CTAFT) Questionnaire and the College Teachers’ Academic Performance (CTAP) Questionnaire and to explore the relationship between frustration tolerance and academic performance among college teachers. A total of 25 experts were recruited to modify and validate both questionnaires, and the results showed that the questionnaires had good content validity. Exploratory factor analysis provided further evidence supporting the reliability of the CTAFT and the CTAP, suggesting that the instruments are reliable and valid. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that frustration tolerance affected academic performance, which could best be modeled in the three dimensions of Affect (AF), Preferred Difficulties (PD), and Action (AC). A total of 450 college teachers from each faculty of both universities were then recruited to explore the significant positive correlation between academic frustration tolerance and academic performance. The results from the structural equation model suggested that AC and PD combined significantly predicted academic performance. To our knowledge, this is the first study to explore the relationship between college teachers’ academic frustration tolerance and academic performance in China.

scholarly journals To Buy or Not to Buy: How Behavioral Habits Affectthe Repurchase Intention of Cobranded Wearable Fitness Technology

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6499
Author(s):  
Sardar Mohammadi ◽  
Hossein Abdolmaleki ◽  
Sholeh Khodadad-Kashi ◽  
Ainara Bernal-García ◽  
Pablo Gálvez-Ruiz
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Need For Uniqueness ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Symbolic Value ◽  
The Relationship

Luxury sports products and brands in general have seen a significant increase in their sales, highlighting the high consumption of smart sports watches. The purpose of this study is to investigate the mediating role of cobranding, self-presentation, self-expression, and symbolic values in the relationship between the consumer’s need for uniqueness and the intention to repurchase luxury smart sports watches. The sample consisted of a total of 217 users of smart sports watches. An online questionnaire was used for data collection (24 items from 6 scales) and Smart PLS-SEM software was used for confirmatory factor analysis and to test a structural equation model. The findings provide an insight into the importance of cobranding on self-expression, self-presentation, and symbolic value. Specifically, in the case of intention to repurchase, the results show that symbolic value is the variable with the highest predictive value. This study provides an important advance in the academic literature related to luxury products in the sports sector, and the results facilitate a better understanding of the consumer’s intention to repurchase.

scholarly journals Influence of the Internet on Retailer’s Perceived Quality in the Generation of Retailer’s Brand Equity

2021 ◽  
pp. 097226292199221
Author(s):  
Valentín Gallart-Camahort ◽  
Luis Callarisa Fiol ◽  
Javier Sánchez García
Keyword(s):  
Brand Equity ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Tourism Management ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The One ◽  
Use Of Internet

This study analyses the relationship between the different components of the retailer’s brand equity, as well as the influence that the use of Internet has on the formation of retailer’s brand equity. As some authors point out, there is a need for a measure of the retailer’s brand equity (Boo et al., 2008, Tourism Management, Vol. 30, pp. 219–231; Lee & Back, 2010, Tourism Management, Vol. 31, pp. 395–401). The model proposed to analyse retailer’s brand equity is based on the one used by Boo et al. (2008, Tourism Management, Vol. 30, pp. 219–231), who, in turn, start from the brand equity proposal of the authors Aaker (1991, Managing brand equity: Capitalizing on the value of a brand name, The Free Press) and Keller (1993, Journal of Marketing, Vol. 57, pp. 1–22). A theoretical a priori model was specified according to the results in previous literature and our hypotheses. Prior to testing the model, the dimensionality of the scales was established with confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs). Once the dimensionality was established, full structural equation model (SEM) was tested. This study provides evidence on the effect of the use of Internet on retailer’s perceived quality. In turn, the influence that this variable has on the retailer’s image and on its perceived value is shown. These relationships have an influence on consumer loyalty to the retailer, which, in turn, generates brand equity for the retailer.

scholarly journals Relationships between the motorcyclists’ behavioural perception and their actual behaviour

Transport ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darja Topolšek ◽  
Dejan Dragan
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Safety ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Statistical Modelling ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Control Variables ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Actual Behaviour ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Motorcycle Rider ◽  
The Impact

The paper deals with studying the relationships between the motorcyclists’ thinking about proper behaviour and their actual behaviour in the traffic. The impact of some control variables, such as riders’ age, experience, driving history, and engine cubature, on actual behaviour, is also addressed here. For the purpose of research, two additional questionnaires were applied besides the well-known Motorcycle Rider Behaviour Questionnaire (MRBQ). To examine the causal relations between all-important latent factors present in this study, the structural equation model was designed. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were also engaged in the analysis and the statistical modelling process. The results show that the higher awareness about alcohol danger and benefits of protective equipment and helmet can noticeably contribute to the bigger traffic safety. Besides, from the results is evident that the control variables are in most cases also significantly interrelated with the actual behaviour factors. The findings of this research could be important for the planning of better traffic safety strategies for the motorcyclists to decrease the fatalities and related costs and traumas.

scholarly journals Behavioural Comparison of Driverswhen Driving a Motorcycle or a Car: A Structural Equation Modelling Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 457-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darja Topolšek ◽  
Dejan Dragan
Keyword(s):  
Risk Taking ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Driver Behaviour ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Motorcycle Rider

The goal of the study was to investigate if the drivers behave in the same way when they are driving a motorcycle or a car. For this purpose, the Motorcycle Rider Behaviour Questionnaire and Driver Behaviour Questionnaire were conducted among the same drivers population. Items of questionnaires were used to develop a structural equation model with two factors, one for the motorcyclist’s behaviour, and the other for the car driver’s behaviour. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were also applied in this study. Results revealed a certain difference in driving behaviour. The principal reason lies probably in mental consciousness that the risk-taking driving of a motorbike can result in much more catastrophic consequences than when driving a car. The drivers also pointed out this kind of thinking and the developed model has statistically confirmed the behavioural differences. The implications of these findings are also argued in relation to the validation of the appropriateness of the existing traffic regulations.

scholarly journals Dementia is Associated with a Syndrome of Global Neuropsychiatric Disturbance

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald R. Royall ◽  
Raymond F. Palmer ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Negative Symptoms ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Behavioral Disturbances ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
General Psychopathology ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Behavioral Constructs

AbstractObjectiveGlobal factors have been identified in measures of cognitive performance (i.e., Spearman’s g) and psychopathology (i.e., “General Psychopathology”, “p”). Dementia is also strongly determined by the latent phenotype “δ”, derived from g. We wondered if the Behavior and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) might arise from an association between δ and p.Methodsδ and p were constructed by confirmatory factor analyses in data from the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI). δ and orthogonal factors representing “domain-specific” variance in memory (MEM) and executive function (EF) were regressed onto p and orthogonal factors representing “domain-specific” variance in positive (+) and negative (-) symptoms rated by the Neuropsychiatric Inventory Nursing Home Questionnaire (NPI-Q) by multiple regression in a structural equation model (SAM) framework.ResultsModel fit was excellent (CFI = 0.98, RMSEA = 0.03). δ was strongly associated with p, (+) and (-) and strongly associated with p (r = −0.57, p<0.001). All three associations were inverse (adverse). Independently of δ, MEM was uniquely associated with (+), while ECF was associated with (-). Both associations were moderately strong. ECF was also weakly associated with p.ConclusionsDementia severity (δ) derived from general intelligence (g) is specifically associated with general psychopathology (p). This is p’s first demonstration in an elderly sample and the first to distinguish the global behavioral and psychological symptoms specific to dementia (BPSSD) from behavioral disturbances arising by way of non-dementing, albeit likely disease-specific, processes affecting domain-specific cognitive and behavioral constructs. Our findings call into question the utility of proposed regional interventions in BPSSD, and point to the need to explore global interventions against dementia-specific behavioral features.

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