Contact With Gay Men and Lesbian Women Moderates the Negative Relationship Between Religiosity and Endorsement of Same-Sex Unions’ and Families’ Rights

2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (5) ◽  
pp. 309-318
Author(s):  
Giovanni Piumatti ◽  
Marco Salvati
Keyword(s):  
Gay Men ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Policy Preference ◽  
Multiple Linear Regressions ◽  
Lesbian Women ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Moderation Effect ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Linear Regressions

Abstract. This study investigated the moderation effect of contact with gay men and lesbian women on the relationship between religiosity levels with the endorsement of same-sex unions’ and families’ rights. Analyses were carried out on a national representative cross-sectional sample of 5,544 Italian adult residents (% females = 54). Multiple linear regressions coupled with an examination of the interaction between contact and religiosity showed that contact mitigated the negative relationship between religiosity and endorsement of same-sex unions’ and families’ rights, especially at lower rather than higher levels of religiosity. These results are important in terms of understandings of the relationship between religiosity and policy preference regarding same-sex unions’ and families’ rights. Contact can promote equality for gay men and lesbian women but different susceptibility levels persist between highly and less religious individuals in this respect.

scholarly journals The Mindful Hedonist? Relationships between Well-Being Orientations, Mindfulness and Well-Being Experiences

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadine Richter ◽  
Marcel Hunecke
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Search For Meaning ◽  
Dispositional Mindfulness ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Moderation Effect ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
German Speaking ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractOrientations to well-being, including personal values, motives and goals regarding one’s well-being are often related to the experience of well-being. At the same time, studies show positive effects of mindfulness on well-being. It is conceivable, that the strength of the connection between well-being orientations and experiences depend on the degree of dispositional mindfulness. To explore relationships between orientations and experiences of well-being as well as the potential moderation effect of mindfulness, two cross-sectional online studies with German-speaking participants were conducted. In Study 1 (N = 414) mindfulness moderated the relationship between life of pleasure (measured by the Orientations to Happiness Scale) and life satisfaction (β = −0.10, p = 0.017) as well as the relationship between life of meaning (β = −0.10, p = 0.028). As hypothesized, mindfulness moderated the connection between life of engagement and life satisfaction (β = −0.14, p = 0.001) as well as the negative relationship between search for meaning and life satisfaction (β = 0.15, p < 0.001). In Study 2 (N = 731) none of those effects were statistically replicated. Yet, mindfulness moderated the relationship between hedonia (measured by the Hedonic and Eudaimonic Motives for Action Questionnaire) and life satisfaction (β = −0.07, p = 0.048) as well as the relationship between search for meaning and psychological well-being (β = 0.07, p = 0.015). Overall, the results show that mindfulness has no substantial moderating effect on the well-being orientations and experiences relationship. Yet, in both studies, mindfulness and well-being orientations were consistently related to well-being experiences. This points out, that both are related to the experience of well-being, but beyond that not as interacting factors.

The Teacher Behavior Checklist: The Mediation Role of Teacher Behaviors in the Relationship Between the Students’ Importance of Teacher Behaviors and Students’ Effort

2020 ◽  
pp. 009862832097989
Author(s):  
Michael T. Geier
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Teacher Behavior ◽  
Teacher Behaviors ◽  
Stepwise Multiple Linear Regression ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Teaching Implications

Background: Previous research suggests a relationship between teacher behaviors and students’ effort. However, it is not clear what role the students’ expectations (i.e., importance of teacher behaviors) play in this relationship. Objective: Utilizing the teacher behavior checklist, this study sought to investigate whether teacher behaviors mediate the relationship between the importance students set on teacher behaviors and students’ effort. Further, the study explored which specific behaviors influence students’ effort. Method: Cross-sectional survey data were analyzed ( N = 159) using mediation analysis and stepwise multiple linear regression. Results: There was evidence that teacher behaviors mediate the relationship between the importance students set on teacher behaviors and students’ effort. Four of the 28 teacher behaviors had a significant relationship to students’ effort: creative and interesting, enthusiastic about teaching, happy/positive/humorous, and promotes critical thinking. Conclusion: Knowing students’ expectations (i.e., the importance of teacher behaviors) is essential to increasing students’ effort. Teaching Implications: Happy/positive/humorous had a negative relationship with students’ effort, while creative and interesting, enthusiastic about teaching, and promotes critical thinking showed a positive relationship with students’ effort.

scholarly journals Analisis Pengaruh Disiplin Kerja Dan Motivasi Kerja Karayawan CV. Adeeva Kontruksi Jambi

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 147
Author(s):  
Indria Mayesti ◽  
Abd Halim ◽  
Rika Neldawaty ◽  
Des Arianti Syarah
Keyword(s):  
Major Part ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Multiple Linear Regressions ◽  
Research Results ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Linear Regressions

The purpose of this research is to explain the analysis of the influence of work discipline and work motivation of Jambi employees (CV. Adeeva Construction Study) simultaneously and partially this type of research used in this research is associative research which aims to determine the relationship between two or more variables. The variables referred to in this study are variable X1 (Work Motivation), variable X2 (Work Discipline) and Y (Performance). The results of the study based on the results of multiple linear regressions proved that the variables of Performance, Discipline, and Motivation had a significant effect on Employee Performance (CV. Adeeva Construction Study). Based on the research results that are expected to be input, PT Adeeva should make performance performance a major part of the company so that the company's activities can run even better. And the need for motivation to all employees to work better in the future by giving rewards to employees who excel in order to motivate all employees to work better.

Tolerance and the labor supply of cohabiting gays and lesbians

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
Mary Eschelbach Hansen ◽  
Michael E. Martell ◽  
Leanne Roncolato
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Labor Supply ◽  
Division Of Labor ◽  
Gay Men ◽  
The United States ◽  
Paid Work ◽  
Lesbian Women ◽  
Heterosexual Women ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Average State

Abstract Tolerance of sexual minorities is presumed to matter, but its effects are under-studied. Because tolerance can affect both experiences at work and division of labor in the household, we study the relationship between tolerance and the time cohabiting gay men and lesbian women spend in paid work across the United States. In the average state, the increase in tolerance between 2003 and 2015 is associated with an increase in paid work of about 1 week per year among cohabiting gay men. Though not robustly statistically significant, the increase in tolerance is associated with a decrease in paid work among cohabiting lesbian women relative to heterosexual women.

scholarly journals Can Parenting Practices Moderate the Relationship between Reward Sensitivity and Adolescents’ Consumption of Snacks and Sugar-Sweetened Beverages?

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy Van Lippevelde ◽  
Leentje Vervoort ◽  
Jolien Vangeel ◽  
Lien Goossens
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Reward Sensitivity ◽  
Sugar Sweetened Beverages ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Moderation Effect ◽  
Sweetened Beverages ◽  
Daily Intakes ◽  
Reported Data ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Reward sensitivity has been associated with adolescents’ intake of unhealthy snacks and sugar-sweetened beverages. However, so far, there are no studies published describing the impact of parenting practices on this relationship. The present study will, therefore, investigate whether food parenting practices can moderate the association between reward sensitivity and diet intakes. Method: A cross-sectional research study was conducted among 14- to 16-year old Flemish adolescents (n = 867, age 14.7 ± 0.8 y, 48.1% boys) and a subset of their parents (n = 131), collecting data on daily intakes, reward sensitivity, and food parenting practices. Linear regression was used to assess the moderation effect of parenting practices (both adolescent- and parent-reported) on the relationship between reward sensitivity, and diet using SPSS 25.0. Results: In the main analysis (adolescent-reported), no significant moderation effects were found for parenting practices on the relationship between reward sensitivity and diet. However, the sensitivity analysis (parent-reported) showed a moderation effect for health-reducing parenting practices on the association between reward sensitivity and unhealthy snack intake (β = 0.297, 95% CI = 0.062, 0.531, p = 0.01). Conclusion: Given the difference in the effect of parenting practices between the adolescent- and parent-reported data, our inconclusive findings warrant more research in larger adolescent-parent dyad samples.

Call Center Operational Performance Indicators and Customer Satisfaction

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Ferreira Oliveira ◽  
Luiz A. Joia
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Call Center ◽  
Call Centers ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Operational Performance ◽  
Multiple Linear Regressions ◽  
First Contact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Linear Regressions

This article purports to investigate the relationship – in an empirical way – between the various operational indicators currently used for the management of call centers in Brazil and customer satisfaction. In this context, a set of call centers rendering services to a telecommunications company will be analyzed in order to verify which of their indicators are positively associated with customer satisfaction. A methodological approach based on surveys as well as stepwise multiple linear regressions is developed and applied in order to achieve the objective of this paper. The “First-Contact Resolution Rate” and the “Average Handle Time After the Call” indicators present a statistically significant relationship with customer satisfaction. Some alternative call center operational performance indicators are proposed, in an exploratory way, so as to convey an enhanced relationship between call center performance and customer satisfaction.

scholarly journals The effects of sensory-processing sensitivity and sense of coherence on depressive symptoms in university students

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 205510291987163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kosuke Yano ◽  
Takayoshi Kase ◽  
Kazuo Oishi
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
University Students ◽  
Sensory Processing ◽  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Moderation Effect ◽  
Sensory Processing Sensitivity ◽  
External Stimuli ◽  
The Relationship

Sensory-processing sensitivity differentiates individuals according to responsivity to internal and external stimuli. It has been positively correlated with depressive symptoms. Meanwhile, sense of coherence, an individual’s perception that stressors are comprehensible, manageable, and meaningful for their life, could improve depression. This cross-sectional study investigated the moderation effect of sense of coherence on the relationship between sensory-processing sensitivity and depressive symptoms in university students. Japanese students ( N = 430) participated in a questionnaire survey that assessed levels of sensory-processing sensitivity, sense of coherence, and depressive symptoms. The results showed that a strong sense of coherence moderated the relationship between sensory-processing sensitivity and depressive symptoms in university students.

The Research on the Relationship between Absorptive Capacity and Knowledge Integration: The Moderating Effect of Organizational Climate

2014 ◽  
Vol 687-691 ◽  
pp. 4785-4789
Author(s):  
Guo Zheng Zhang ◽  
Song Zheng Zhao ◽  
Juan Ru Wang
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Organizational Climate ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Knowledge Integration ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Multiple Linear Regressions ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Linear Regressions

This paper analyzes the moderating effect of organizational climate on the relationship between absorptive capacity and knowledge integration. 183 survey data from 5 regions including Beijing is collected for empirical study using multiple linear regressions. The results show that absorptive capacity has a significantly positive impact on knowledge integration;organizational climate positively moderates the relationship between absorptive capacity and knowledge integration.

scholarly journals Two dimensions of problematic smartphone use mediate the relationship between fear of missing out and emotional well-being

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nino Gugushvili ◽  
Karin Täht ◽  
Dmitri Rozgonjuk ◽  
Maris Raudlam ◽  
Robert Ruiter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mediation Analysis ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Fear Of Missing Out ◽  
Smartphone Use ◽  
The Relationship

It has been shown that both fear of missing out (FoMO) and problematic (i.e., excessive) smartphone use (PSU) are negatively associated with indicators of emotional well-being. Moreover, FoMO has been found to be a key predictor of PSU. This suggests that PSU may mediate the relation between FoMO and decreased emotional well-being but this pathway has never been tested. Moreover, in most studies on PSU, the multidimensional nature of this construct has been ignored. The aim of the present study was to address these gaps by directly testing the mediating role of (subdimensions of) PSU in the association between FoMO and emotional well-being. We conducted a cross-sectional study with Estonian participants (n = 426). Using a simple mediation analysis, we found that PSU partially mediated the relationship between FoMO and decreased emotional well-being. Using a parallel mediation analysis, we found that two specific dimensions of PSU were significant mediators of the relationship between FoMO and decreased emotional well-being: Cyberspace-oriented Relations and Physical Symptoms. This suggests that the negative relationship between FoMO and decreased emotional well-being is due to FoMO stimulating (a) online relationships at the cost of offline interactions and (b) Physical symptoms associated with excessive smartphone use. Overall, this study provides a fine-grained analysis of the relationship between FoMO, PSU and emotional well-being.

scholarly journals PERSPEKTIF HAMBATAN TERHADAP KEMUNGKINAN REMAJA BERHENTI MEROKOK

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 137
Author(s):  
Marsiana Wibowo
Keyword(s):  
Family Environment ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Policy Enforcement ◽  
Spearman Correlation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adolescent Smokers ◽  
Quit Smoking ◽  
Stop Smoking ◽  
Spearman Correlation Test ◽  
The Relationship

Merokok adalah perilaku yang masih sulit untuk dikendalikan dalam rangka investasi kesehatan. Usia remaja adalah usia inisiasi para perokok. Lebih cepat berhenti merokok, akan lebih menekan resiko kesehatan akibat merokok. Anggapan tentang kesulitan berhenti merokok menjadi salah satu tantangan dalam menyiapkan generasi bebas rokok. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengetahui hubungan persepsi hambatan berhenti merokok terhadap kemungkinan berhenti merokok. Peneliti menggunakan pendekatan cross sectional, dengan uji spearman correlation. Hasil menunjukkan hubungan yang negatif namun lemah pada pola hubungan hambatan berhenti merokok dengan kemungkinan remaja perokok untuk berhenti merokok, namun secara statistik bermakna. Memperhatikan pola hubungan ini, berbagai pihak yang terkait sebaiknya lebih menggiatkan upaya dalam mengendalikan pengkonsumsian rokok di kalangan remaja, daril ingkungan keluarga, lingkungan sosial, institusional, dan pemegangan kebijakan.   Smoking is a behavior that still hard to control in health investment context. Adolescent is initiation period for smoker. Earlier smoker to stop smoking, will put more benefit to pressure on the health risks of smoking. The assumptions about the difficulty of quitting is one of the challenges in preparing free tobacco generation. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between perception barriers against the possibility of smoking cessation. Researchers used cross sectional approach, with the Spearman correlation test. The results showed a negative relationship but weak on the relationship patterns of barriers to stop smoking with the possibility of adolescent smokers to quit smoking, but statistically significant.Taking into account this relationship pattern, the various stakeholders should further intensify efforts in controlling cigarette consumption among adolescents, from the family environment, the social environment, institutional, and policy enforcement.

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