A new look at nursing home residents’ depressive symptoms: the role of basic versus expanded everyday competence

ABSTRACTBackground:Depressive symptoms are highly prevalent in nursing home (NH) residents. The relationship between depressive symptoms and everyday competence in terms of basic (BaCo) and expanded everyday competence (ExCo; see Baltes et al., 2001) in the NH setting is, however, not clear. Applying Lewinsohn's depression model, we examined how residents’ BaCo and ExCo relate to their depressive symptoms. Furthermore, we investigated the mediating role of perceived control.Methods:Cross-sectional data from 196 residents (Mage = 83.7 years, SD = 9.4 years) of two German NHs were analyzed. Study variables were assessed by the Geriatric Depression Scale-Residential (GDS-12R), maximal gait speed (BaCo), proxy ratings of residents’ in-home activity participation, and self-initiated social contact done by staff (ExCo). Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used and a simulation study was included to determine power and potential estimation bias.Results:At the descriptive level, one quarter of the residents showed symptoms of depression according to the GDS-12R cut-off criterion. Residents’ BaCo and ExCo were independently and equally strongly associated with their depressive symptoms in the SEM analysis. These findings were affected neither by cognitive impairment, sex, nor age. Perceived control mediated between BaCo but not ExCo and depressive symptoms.Conclusion:Future research needs to follow the connection between residents’ everyday competence and their depressive symptoms longitudinally to better understand the underlying mechanisms.

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Are Perfectionistic Thoughts an Antecedent or a Consequence of Depressive Symptoms? A Cross-Lagged Analysis of the Perfectionism Cognitions Inventory

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment ◽

10.1177/0734282919877764 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 38 (1) ◽

pp. 99-111 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Avi Besser ◽

Gordon L. Flett ◽

Simon B. Sherry ◽

Paul L. Hewitt

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Life Events ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Longitudinal Research ◽

Depression Scale ◽

Automatic Thoughts ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Major Life Events ◽

Major Life ◽

Cross Sectional

Perfectionistic automatic thoughts have been linked with depressive symptoms in numerous cross-sectional studies, but this link has not been assessed in longitudinal research. An investigation with two timepoints was conducted to test whether perfectionistic automatic thoughts, as assessed by the Perfectionism Cognitions Inventory (PCI), are contributors to subsequent depression or vice versa. The possible role of a third factor (major life events stress) was also evaluated. A sample of 118 university students completed the PCI, the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), and the Life Experiences Survey on two occasions with a 5-month interval. A cross-lagged analysis using structural equation modeling showed that above and beyond within-time associations and across-time stability effects, perfectionism automatic thoughts contributed to subsequent depressive symptoms and not vice versa. Negative life events stress was correlated significantly with both depressive symptoms and perfectionism automatic thoughts but did not have an influence on Time 2 depressive symptoms or on perfectionistic automatic thoughts. Our discussion focuses on perfectionistic automatic thoughts as a contributor to depressive vulnerability according to the perfectionism cognition theory.

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Cross-Lagged Relationships Between Self-Esteem, Self-Construal, and Happiness in a Three-Wave Longitudinal Study

Journal of Individual Differences ◽

10.1027/1614-0001/a000290 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 40 (3) ◽

pp. 177-185

Author(s):

Daniela Moza ◽

Laurențiu Maricuțoiu ◽

Alin Gavreliuc

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Time Lag ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Future Research ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Self Construal ◽

Self Worth ◽

Practical Implications ◽

Independent Person

Abstract. Previous research established that an independent construal of the self is associated with higher self-esteem, which, in turn, is associated with increased happiness. Regarding the directionality of these relationships, theoretical arguments have suggested that self-construal precedes self-esteem and that self-esteem precedes happiness. However, most research in this area is cross-sectional, thus limiting any conclusions about directionality. The present study tested these relationships in 101 Romanian undergraduates using a 3-wave cross-lagged design with a 6-month time lag between every two waves. Structural equation modeling analyses revealed that self-esteem is an antecedent of both happiness and dimensions of independent self-construal (i.e., consistency vs. variability and self-expression vs. harmony). In other words, one’s positive evaluation of self-worth precedes one’s self-perception as being a happy and independent person. The findings are discussed with respect to the theoretical and practical implications, along with limitations and suggestions for future research.

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Investigating the mediating role of organizational trust in the relationship between perceived organizational support and Knowledge sharing

Knowledge Management & E-Learning: An International Journal ◽

10.34105/j.kmel.2020.12.016 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 298-314

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Sharing ◽

Organizational Support ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Perceived Organizational Support ◽

Organizational Trust ◽

Public Hospitals ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Mediating Role

Knowledge sharing is vital for any organization, and it has an essential impact on developing ‎‎skills, increasing value, and maintaining a competitive advantage in the organization. In the knowledge management (KM) literature, ‎‎perceived organizational support and organizational trust have been pointed out as ‎‎primary factors for knowledge sharing. The present study investigated the role of ‎‎perceived organizational support in promoting nurses’ knowledge sharing, considering ‎‎organizational trust as a mediator‎. The cross-sectional study design was applied to examine the ‏hypothesized relationships.‏ ‎Data were ‎‎collected using three questionnaires from three hundred thirty ‎‎nurses working in five public hospitals in Shiraz city. The Partial Least Squares Structural ‎‎Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) approach was used to analyze data. The results revealed a significant and positive association between perceived organizational support, organizational trust, and knowledge sharing. The findings also demonstrated that organizational trust plays a mediating role between perceived organizational support and knowledge sharing.

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DOES EMPLOYER BRANDING AFFECT JOB EMBEDDEDNESS? THE MEDIATING ROLE OF DEDICATION AND PERCEIVED ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

Business And Management Studies An International Journal ◽

10.15295/v6i3.363 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Berivan TATAR ◽

Büşra MÜCELDİLİ ◽

Oya ERDİL

Keyword(s):

Organizational Support ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Perceived Organizational Support ◽

Practical Implication ◽

Job Embeddedness ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Future Research ◽

Employer Branding ◽

Mediating Role

Along with emerging the war for talent, scholars have given ample attention to employer branding concept referring the a whole of values and benefits that organizations provide for both attracting and retaining the best possible talent. In this context, the purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of employer branding on the favorable employee behavior as job embeddedness via the mediating role of the dedication and perceived organizational support. Data collected from 200 respondents have been analyzed through Structural Equation Modeling. As a result of analyses, the hypothesized model was supported. Findings of the study revealed that employer branding has effect the dedication, job embeddedness and organizational support perception of employees. Additionally, dedication and perceived organizational support partially mediate the relationship between employer branding and job embeddedness. Finally, the theoretical and practical implication, limitations of the study and suggestions for future research are discussed.

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Geriatric Depression and Inappropriate Medication: Benefits of Interprofessional Team Cooperation in Nursing Homes

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph182312438 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (23) ◽

pp. 12438

Author(s):

Hana Vankova ◽

Iva Holmerova ◽

Ladislav Volicer

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Nursing Homes ◽

Antidepressant Treatment ◽

Inappropriate Medication ◽

Depression Scale ◽

Nursing Home Residents ◽

Geriatric Depression ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Interprofessional Team ◽

Permanent Resident

An investigation of inappropriate medication use in treatment of depressivity in institutionalized older adults, based on a nurse-led evaluation of functional status and depressive symptoms in nursing home residents. Methods: A cross-sectional multicenter study was performed using records from 1087 residents cared for in fifteen nursing homes (NHs) in the Czech Republic. Inclusion criteria were being a permanent resident of one of the facilities, being 60 years of age or older, having a Geriatric Depression Scale score of 6 or more, and having a Mini Mental State examination score 10 or more. The final sample for analysis included 317 depressed NH residents. Results: 52 percent of NH residents with depressivity had no antidepressant treatment. Benzodiazepines were the only medication in 16 percent of depressed residents, and were added to antidepressant treatment in 18 percent of residents. Benzodiazepine users had significantly higher GDS scores compared to non-users (p = 0.007). Conclusion: More than half of depressed NH residents remained without antidepressant treatment. Residents inappropriately treated with benzodiazepines were more depressed than residents treated with antidepressants only, or even not treated at all. Cooperation of the interprofessional team in the screening of depressive symptoms has the potential to improve the quality of care.

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Longitudinal Relationships Between Subjective Cognitive Decline and Objective Memory: Depressive Symptoms Mediate Between-Person Associations

Journal of Alzheimer s Disease ◽

10.3233/jad-210230 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-14

Author(s):

Nikki L. Hill ◽

Sakshi Bhargava ◽

Emily Bratlee-Whitaker ◽

Jennifer R. Turner ◽

Monique J. Brown ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Cognitive Decline ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Disease Risk ◽

Well Being ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Subjective Cognitive Decline ◽

Future Research ◽

Over Time

Background: Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) may be an early indicator of cognitive impairment, but depressive symptoms can confound this relationship. Associations may be influenced by differences between individuals (i.e., between-persons) or how each individual changes in their experiences over time (i.e., within-persons). Objective: We examined depressive symptoms as a mediator of the between- and within-person associations of SCD and objective memory in older adults. Methods: Coordinated analyses were conducted across four datasets drawn from large longitudinal studies. Samples (range: n = 1,889 to n = 15,841) included participants 65 years of age or older with no dementia at baseline. We used multilevel structural equation modeling to examine the mediation of SCD and objective memory through depressive symptoms, as well as direct relationships among SCD, objective memory, and depressive symptoms. Results: Older adults who were more likely to report SCD had lower objective memory on average (between-person associations), and depressive symptoms partially mediated this relationship in three of four datasets. However, changes in depressive symptoms did not mediate the relationship between reports of SCD and declines in objective memory in three of four datasets (within-person associations). Conclusion: Individual differences in depressive symptoms, and not changes in an individual’s depressive symptoms over time, partially explain the link between SCD and objective memory. Older adults with SCD and depressive symptoms may be at greater risk for poor cognitive outcomes. Future research should explore how perceived changes in memory affect other aspects of psychological well-being, and how these relationships influence cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease risk.

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The mediating role of workplace flourishing on the causal link between linguistic ostracism and withdrawal behavior

Kybernetes ◽

10.1108/k-02-2021-0163 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Raed Ibrahim Mohamad Ibrahim ◽

Okechukwu Lawrence Emeagwali ◽

Murat Akkaya

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Causal Link ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Future Research ◽

Content Type ◽

Ethnolinguistic Identity ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Withdrawal Behavior ◽

Hospitality Organizations

PurposeWorkplace flourishing and withdrawal behavior are important concepts for human resource practitioners in today’s multicultural and multilingual work atmosphere. Despite the prevalence of linguistic ostracism, only a handful of studies have considered its impact on workplace flourishing and withdrawal behavior. This paper embarks on unveiling the nature of these associations.Design/methodology/approachA sample of n = 395 employee responses was obtained from Jordanian tourism and hospitality organizations. The data were analyzed with the variance-based structural equation modeling (VB-SEM) technique using ADANCO software.FindingsVB-SEM results indicate that linguistic ostracism reduces workplace flourishing and indirectly increases withdrawal behavior through the mediating role of workplace flourishing. Decreased feelings of workplace flourishing resulted in increased withdrawal behavior.Originality/valueThis paper is among the first to empirically examine the association between linguistic ostracism, workplace flourishing and withdrawal behavior and the mediating role of workplace flourishing using ethnolinguistic identity and stressor–emotion theories as a theoretical framework. Implications for practice and theory are discussed alongside future research directions.

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The Role of Usability in E-Commerce Services

International Journal of E-Business Research ◽

10.4018/jebr.2012100104 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 57-76 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Udo Konradt ◽

Gunther Held ◽

Timo Christophersen ◽

Friedemann W. Nerdinger

Keyword(s):

User Satisfaction ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Future Research ◽

Intention To Use ◽

Product Involvement ◽

Behavioral Variables ◽

Perceived Usability ◽

The Impact

The authors examined the impact of perceived usability of websites of commercial service vendors on consumer’s affective, intentional, and behavioral variables. Reflective and formative usability measures were used within a nomological network of predictors (trust, reputation, and perceived fun), mediators (user satisfaction, and intention to use), decision to choose as the criteria, product involvement as a moderator, and controls. Results from structural equation modeling revealed that usability holds both direct and indirect paths, via trust and perceived fun, to user satisfaction. User satisfaction was positively related to the intention to use and partially mediated the relation between usability and intention to use. Furthermore, product involvement does not moderate the relation between usability and intention to use and the relation between user satisfaction and intention to use. Finally, intention to use provided an excellent prediction of the decision to choose. Limitations and suggestions for future research are discussed.

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Corporate Entrepreneurship and Business Performance: The Mediating Role of Employee Engagement

SAGE Open ◽

10.1177/2158244020962779 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 215824402096277 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Umair Ahmed ◽

Waheed Ali Umrani ◽

Umer Zaman ◽

Sheraz Mustafa Rajput ◽

Tariq Aziz

Keyword(s):

Employee Engagement ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Business Performance ◽

Corporate Entrepreneurship ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Future Research ◽

Critical Gap ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Future Research Directions

The present study examined corporate entrepreneurship (CE) influence upon business performance following the mediation of employee engagement. In all, 201 middle managers from big 5 banks in Pakistan were sampled for the present study. Through applying structural equation modeling to test statistical relationship, the results revealed significant positive relationship between CE and business performance. Accordingly, the results also indicated mediation of employee engagement in this relationship thus, supporting both the hypothesized relationships. The study is first of its kind, addressing critical gap concerning employee engagement in the domain of CE and business performance. The study presents critical explanations and potential implications through which CE prospects could help employees to feel obliged to respond back with higher engagement and business performance. Toward the end, the chapter also discusses future research directions and scope for further study.

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Role of Personalization in Continuous Use Intention of Mobile News Apps in India: Extending the UTAUT2 Model

Information ◽

10.3390/info11010033 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 33 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Yanxia Cheng ◽

Saurabh Sharma ◽

Prashant Sharma ◽

KMMCB Kulathunga

Keyword(s):

Technology Acceptance ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Quantitative Methods ◽

Moderating Effect ◽

Sample Survey ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Future Research ◽

Performance Expectancy ◽

Continuous Use

The aim of this study was to empirically examine the extended unified theory of acceptance and use of technology 2 (UTAUT2) model by adding “personalization” as one of the antecedents, as well as a moderator to determine the key factors for the continuous use intention of mobile news applications (apps). For this study, an online and manual sample survey of 309 respondents, who had used the news app earlier, was collected and analyzed, using quantitative methods such as explanatory and confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation modeling, and Hayes process for finding moderating effects among variables. The findings of the direct effect demonstrated that performance expectancy (PE) has the most influential effect on continuous use intention, followed by habit (HT), hedonic motivation (HM), and facilitating conditions (FC). Furthermore, the outcome of tests for the moderating effect of personalization between UTAUT2 constructs and continuous use intention (CUI) showed that personalization has a significant moderating effect on performance expectancy and habit. Therefore, this research establishes the key role of PE, HT, HM, and FC as main factors that trigger the users’ continuous use intention of news apps and provides an integrated framework to assess the moderating effect of personalization on technology acceptance. The findings of the research expand the existing literature on news applications and provide foundation for future research studies in the area of mobile news apps.

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