Test Anxiety and Academic Performance among Undergraduates: The Moderating Role of Achievement Motivation

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Gbenro Balogun ◽  
Shyngle Kolawole Balogun ◽  
Chidi Victor Onyencho
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Test Anxiety ◽  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
University Management ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

AbstractThis study investigated the moderating role of achievement motivation in the relationship between test anxiety and academic performance. Three hundred and ninety three participants (192 males and 201 females) selected from a public university in Ondo State, Nigeria using a purposive sampling technique, participated in the study. They responded to measures of test anxiety and achievement motivation. Three hypotheses were tested using moderated hierarchical multiple regression analysis. Results showed that test anxiety had a negative impact on academic performance (β = –.23; p < .05). Achievement motivation had a positive impact on academic performance (β = .38; p < .05). Also, achievement motivation significantly moderated the relationship between test anxiety and academic performance (β = .10; p < .01). These findings suggest that university management should design appropriate psycho-educational interventions that would enhance students’ achievement motivation.

scholarly journals Impact of Authoritative and Laissez-Faire Leadership on Thriving at Work: The Moderating Role of Conscientiousness

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 667-685
Author(s):  
Zulfiqar Ahmed Iqbal ◽  
Ghulam Abid ◽  
Muhammad Arshad ◽  
Fouzia Ashfaq ◽  
Muhammad Ahsan Athar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Style ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Work Relationship ◽  
Laissez Faire ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
Thriving At Work

This study empirically investigates the less discussed catalytic effect of personality in the relationship of leadership style and employee thriving at work. The growth and sustainability of the organization is linked with the association of leadership style and employee thriving at the worplace. The objectives of this study are to explore the impact of authoritative and laissez-faire leadership styles and the moderating role of the personality trait of conscientiousness on thriving in the workplace. A sample of 312 participants was taken from a leading school system with its branches in Lahore and Islamabad, Pakistan. The participants either worked as managers, teachers in headquarters, or school campuses, respectively. The regression results of the study show that authoritative leadership and conscientiousness have a significantly positive impact on thriving at work. Furthermore, conscientiousness moderates the relationship between laissez-faire style of leadership and thriving at work relationship. The findings of this study have theoretical implications for authoritative and laissez-faire leadership, employee conscientiousness, and managerial applications for the practitioners.

scholarly journals Relationship between Creative Thinking and Students Academic Performance in English Language and Mathematics: The Moderating Role of Gender

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Mahama, Inuusah ◽  
Kwaw, Regine ◽  
Mensah, Kwame Jonathan ◽  
Acheampong, Ebenezer ◽  
Marfo, Richard
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language And Mathematics ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Aims: This study sought to explore the moderating role of gender in the relationship between creative thinking and academic performance in English Language and Mathematics among Junior High School students in the Aboom Circuit, Cape Coast. Study Design: The design for the study is correlational espousing the quantitative approach. The study was guided by two research hypotheses, which were tested using Pearson Product-Moment Correlation and Andrew F. Hayes Moderation Process. The instruments for the data collection were Kumar, Kemmler and Holman (1997) Creativity Styles Questionnaire-Revised (CSQ-R) and standardised-type test developed by experts in the various subject areas. Results: The study revealed significant relationship between creative thinking and academic performance of students (English Language: r=.432, n=140, p=0.05, p=.003, 2-tailed; Mathematics: r=.401, n=140 p=0.05, p=0.000, 2-talied). The study further revealed that gender moderated significantly in the relationship between creativity and academic performance (English Language: b=-.276, t=-2.398, CI= -.485, -.088; Mathematics: b=-.300, t=-2.198, CI= -.564, -.070). As such, male respondents had higher creative thinking effect in English Language and Mathematics than female respondents (b=.371, t=4.608, CI [.212, .530; b=.219, t=2.286, CI [.030, .407]). Conclusion: Creative thinking indeed relates to performance, as such, it was recommended  that creative thinking should be nurtured among all students in J.H.S. In addition, stakeholders in education should consider including creative thinking in the curriculum and pay special attention to nurturing creative think in female students so that they could match up with their male counterparts.

scholarly journals Cultural and Social Diversity as an Economic Resource

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-155
Author(s):  
Damian S. Pyrkosz
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
Main Body ◽  
Social Diversity ◽  
Economic Resource ◽  
Numerous Data ◽  
The Relationship

The paper seeks to identify the role of cultural and social diversity in economic development. It starts by defining the terms that are critical to the analysis, including diversity, fractionalization, polarization, social diversity, cultural diversity and economic resources, as well as providing the most significant indexes thereof. The main body of the paper interprets the notions of cultural and social diversity in terms of being a valuable economic resource. Furthermore, it collects a vast body of literature to demonstrate the relationship between the cultural/social diversity and economic development with regard to adverse or positive impact on the latter. In regard to the negative impact of diversity, the paper identifies it in the area of social communication, social capital and networks, as it effectively causes a decrease in productivity and increase in social conflict and isolation. The positive link is demonstrated with examples in the areas of innovation, creativity, usage of complementary abilities and experiences, and their role in increasing productivity. The paper refers to numerous data sources, studies and indexes illustrating how the economic systems of various countries perform in the context of the paper’s subject-matter.

Het managen van rechtvaardigheidsverwachtingen van sollicitanten

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brigitte Geenen ◽  
Karin Proost
Keyword(s):  
Test Anxiety ◽  
Selection Procedure ◽  
Peer Communication ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
War For Talent

Managing applicant justice expectations. A tool to win the ‘war for talent’ Managing applicant justice expectations. A tool to win the ‘war for talent’ Because of the ‘war for talent’, organizations struggle to get certain positions filled and in order to attract talent organizations have to work hard on their image as an attractive employer. Research shows that taking applicants’ justice expectations into account can help organizations to obtain a better pool of applicants. This article summarizes PhD research on antecedents and the consequences of the justice expectations that applicants have. This research addresses the moderating role of direct experiences in the relationship between applicants’ existing beliefs and their justice expectations; the mediating role of justice expectations in the relationship between peer communication about the fairness of the selection procedure and applicants’ test anxiety and motivation; and the moderating role of affect in the relationship between applicants’ justice expectations and their intentions to either recommend an organization or to litigate.

scholarly journals The moderating role of personal resources in the relationship between job demands and work engagement

Psihologija ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 7-7
Author(s):  
I-Shuo Chen
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Personal Resources ◽  
Food Chains ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

This study aimed to examine the role of personal resources in the job demands- resources (JD-R) model of work engagement. We hypothesized that personal resources weaken the negative impact of job demands on work engagement. The hypothesis was examined using a sample of employees (N = 58) from multiple branches of four international fast-food chains based in Ireland and Taiwan who completed questionnaires focused on personal resources, job demands and work engagement over 7 consecutive workdays (N = 58

scholarly journals Knowledge management and academic performance moderating role of organizational structure: Abdelmalek essaadi university case

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 145-158
Author(s):  
Yassine BOUSSENNA
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Organizational Structure ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Public Organizations ◽  
Teacher Researchers ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

In a knowledge-based economy, and a context of fierce international competition that spares no field. universities as organizations highly dependent on knowledge should pay special attention to it and its management, in such a way that the effective management of this asset is a key factor in building a competitive advantage and became the cornerstone of efforts to improve the performance of the university. In addition, it has long been demonstrated that better knowledge management has a positive impact on organizational performance. However, it is not yet clear how this process is to be achieved in academia and particularly in developing countries such as Morocco. On the other hand, and throughout the literature, several factors affect positively KM initiatives in public organizations and more specifically in universities are discussed. Some of these are the same as those found for private organizations and others are specific to public organizations. Most authors cite the organizational structure. This work has the main objective to verify the moderating role of organizational structure on the intensity of the relationship between the application of knowledge management and organizational performance of Abdelmalek Essaadi University. by collecting the views of the Abdelmalek Essaadi University teacher-researchers, through a hypothetico-deductive reasoning approach and a quantitative working method. Our questionnaire was administered to a representative sample of 88 teacher-researchers from the different institutions of the university under study. The results obtained prove the moderating and positive role of organizational structure, on the intensity of the relationship between the application of the K.M and (Training, research, publication, and governance) as indicators of organizational performance with a degree of impact of 1.1%.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENT ON BRAND EQUITY

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 1953-1960
Author(s):  
Seyed Ibne-Ali Jaffari ◽  
Farooq Ahmad ◽  
Muhammad Mehtab ◽  
Asif Iqbal
Keyword(s):  
Brand Equity ◽  
Durable Goods ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Empirical Relationship ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Brand Credibility ◽  
Celebrity Endorser ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

This research intends to explore the empirical relationship between endorsers credibility and consumer based brand equity in the presence of mediating role of brand credibility and moderating role of type of celebrities i.e. National or International was also examined. This paper uses two theories to explain the relationship; associative learning was used to explain the relationship between endorser and brand equity, and brand signaling to explain the relationship about the mediating role of brand credibility. The data was collected from Islamabad, the Federal capital of Pakistan and analyzed using SPSS. Results suggest that endorsers credibility has positive impact on brand equity and brand credibility mediates this relationship. The moderating role of type of celebrity was also discussed in this paper. The past literature suggests that celebrity endorser is one who is perceived as attractive, expert and trustworthiness. This research study examined the relationship of construct in the context of non-durable goods and measured the effectiveness of celebrity i.e. National or International proved to build brand equity. 

The moderating role of environmental munificence on innovativeness in B2B markets

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 795-802
Author(s):  
Misra Cagla Gul
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Market Orientation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Middle Level ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Environmental Munificence ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the relationship between two business orientations, namely, entrepreneurial orientation and market orientation, and innovativeness taking into account the moderating influence of environmental munificence. Design/methodology/approach This is a multiple respondent quantitative study. A total of 312 marketing managers middle level and above from 79 firms participated in the survey. Multiple regression and hierarchical multiple regression was the method of choice for data analysis. Findings Findings indicate that environmental munificence moderates the entrepreneurial orientation – innovativeness relationship. Findings reveal that even though a significant impact of entrepreneurial orientation is not present on innovativeness, this insignificance may be due to environmental munificence. Market orientation has a direct positive impact on innovativeness, and environmental munificence negatively moderates this relationship suggesting that when the environment is less munificent, the market orientation – innovation link becomes stronger. Practical implications Managers should be aware that the more munificent an environment becomes, having an entrepreneurial orientation will be more important for innovativeness. In addition, results of this study suggest that being market oriented more strongly impacts a firm’s ability to innovate in non-munificent environments where growth opportunities are undesirable. Originality/value This study is unique in that it is a multi-respondent study with respondents from different layers of each participating organization, incorporating the moderating impact of the business environment’s munificence on business orientations–innovativeness relationship.

Employee experience and customer loyalty: Perceived authenticity and relational commitment as serial mediators

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Jang Heon Han ◽  
Jin Suk Lee
Keyword(s):  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Relational Commitment ◽  
Employee Experience ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

We investigated the impact of employee experience on customer loyalty in the hospitality industry, focusing in particular on the serial mediating effects of perceived authenticity and relational commitment, and the moderating role of customer age. To test the proposed conceptual model, we conducted an online survey with 649 participants who had used restaurant services in the past month. Results showed that employee experience exerted a positive impact on customer loyalty. In addition, the relationship between employee experience and customer loyalty was sequentially mediated by perceived authenticity and relational commitment, and the older the customer age, the stronger were the serial mediating effects. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed, and suggestions provided for improving hospitality services.

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