The Role of Self-Efficacy and Social Support in Improving Life Satisfaction

2016 ◽  
Vol 224 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nagarajan Gayathri ◽  
Parthasarathy Karthikeyan
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Antecedents And Consequences ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Family Enrichment

Abstract. This paper analyzes the relationship between self-efficacy, work support, family support, and life satisfaction and it also explores the mediating role of work-to-family enrichment and family-to-work enrichment. The participants (n = 568) were from different occupational groups including high technology organizations, hospitals, schools, factories, and government. The correlation analyses and structural equation modeling were performed to explore the relationship existing between the variables. It is found that there exists a positive relationship between self-efficacy, social support, and life satisfaction. Work family enrichment partially mediates the relationship between the studied antecedents and consequences. The work indicates that organizations need to consider ways to not only reduce conflict, but also increase enrichment, which will drive the main outcome variable of overall life satisfaction of the employees.

SELF-EFFICACY AS A MEDIATOR IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF-ORIENTED PERFECTIONISM AND ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 753-764 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eun Hee Seo
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Academic Procrastination ◽  
Preliminary Model ◽  
Competitive Model ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to provide a better understanding of the link between selforiented perfectionism and academic procrastination by examining the role of self-efficacy as a mediator in the relationship. We explored the preliminary model and the competitive model. To examine these two models, we collected the survey results of 692 college students and employed structural equation modeling. The results of this study showed that students with high self-oriented perfectionism procrastinated less than others. It was also found that self-efficacy fully, rather than partially, mediated the relationship between self-oriented perfectionism and academic procrastination. Implications of this study are discussed.

Work engagement, organizational embeddedness, and life satisfaction among frontline employees of star-rated hotels in Ghana

2021 ◽  
pp. 146735842110403
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Twumasi Ampofo ◽  
Joseph Owusu ◽  
Rosemary Boateng Coffie ◽  
Felicity Asiedu-Appiah
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Frontline Employees ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Organizational Embeddedness ◽  
The Relationship

To expand the literature on embeddedness and life satisfaction, the present study examines the mediating role of work engagement in the relationship between organizational embeddedness and life satisfaction among hotel employees in Ghana. Multi-wave data were conveniently collected from 274 employees working as full timers in selected rated hotels in Accra. Structural equation modeling results demonstrated that organizational embeddedness positively influenced life satisfaction and links positively affected life satisfaction. Moreover, work engagement mediated the organizational embeddedness-life satisfaction nexus. Lastly, the results showed that work engagement mediated the effects of link and fit on life satisfaction. Managers of hotels should provide employees who offer frontline services with several important organizational resources such as fit and links to enhance their work engagement and therefore augment their satisfaction with life.

An Examination of the Role of Attachment and Efficacy in Life Satisfaction

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 796-823 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen L. Wright ◽  
Kristin M. Perrone
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Career Decisions ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Social Self

The study examined interrelationships between attachment, social self-efficacy, career decision-making self-efficacy, and life satisfaction. Social cognitive career theory and attachment theory were integrated to provide a framework for this study. A conceptual model was proposed and tested to determine if social self-efficacy and career decision self-efficacy were full or partial mediators between attachment and life satisfaction. Structural equation modeling methods were utilized to test the model. Findings indicated that social self-efficacy and career decision self-efficacy partially mediated between attachment and life satisfaction among college students, the majority of whom were Caucasian females. This lends support to the idea that adult attachment is a fundamental source of efficacy information and operates as a critical component in college students’ perceptions of their efficacy in the domains of close relationships and career decisions, both of which impact life satisfaction. Implications for practice and research are discussed.

scholarly journals Parental and Peer Support Matters: A Broad Umbrella of the Role of Perceived Social Support in the Association between Children’s Perceived Motor Competence and Physical Activity

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6646
Author(s):  
Cristina Menescardi ◽  
Isaac Estevan
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Model Fit ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Motor Competence ◽  
Indirect Path ◽  
The Relationship

(1) Background: This study aimed to examine the role of social support in the relationship between perceived motor competence (MC) and physical activity (PA), according to the conceptual model of Motor Development. (2) Methods: Participants were 518 students (46.5% girls), 8–12 years old. By using a structural equation modeling approach, path analysis was used to test the actual-perceived MC relationship and the mediating influence of social support on the perceived MC–PA relationship. Analyses were done with age and sex as covariates. (3) Results: The results showed a good model fit (CFI = 0.98; RMSEA = 0.07; SRMR = 0.02), where actual MC was positively associated with perceived MC (ß = 0.26, p < 0.001), which in turn was positively related to social support (ß = 0.34, p < 0.001). The model showed the direct social support-PA path (ß = 0.42, p < 0.001) and the indirect path from perceived MC through social support to PA (ß = 0.14, p < 0.001). (4) Conclusions: This study confirms that social support mediates the perceived MC–PA relationship. As such, it is not only important to build and develop children’s actual and perceived MC, but also to promote social support for PA engagement.

scholarly journals Postawy wobec globalizacji a satysfakcja z życia. Mediacyjna rola procesów tożsamościowych

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-86
Author(s):  
Arkadiusz Jasiński ◽  
Anna Oleszkowicz ◽  
Aleksandra Słowińska ◽  
Romuald Derbis
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Identity Processes ◽  
Dual Cycle ◽  
The Relationship

Attitudes toward Globalization and Life Satisfaction The Mediating Role of Identity Formation The aim of the research was to describe the relationship between attitudes toward globalization and life satisfaction and identity processes in the group of young adults. The sample included of 403 people at the age of 19–35 (M = 22.84, SD = 2.81), 219 women (54.3%) and 184 men. The relations were measured with the use of three questionnaires: Questionnaire of Attitudes Toward Globalization (Senejko, Łoś, 2016), Questionnaire of Identity Formation by A. Oleszkowicz, A. Słowińska (referring to the Dual-Cycle Model of Identity Formation by Luyckx et al., 2006) and SWLS Questionnaire (Diener et. al., 1985). Data analysis was based on structural equation modeling. The research results indicate a lack of direct relationship between attitudes toward globalization and life satisfaction. It was established that all of the identity processes differentiate the level of life satisfaction. The most powerful predictor of life satisfaction is a refl ective exploration in depth. In the relation of attitudes toward globalization – life satisfaction, identity processes are mediators. The anxiety attitude toward globalization is in strong relationship with ruminative exploration processes. Critical attitude is in relationship with refl ective exploration in breadth and depth and identifi cation with commitment. The accepting attitude is in relationship with a refl ective exploration in breadth and depth.

scholarly journals Behavioural biases in Personal Financial Management and Perceived Financial Satisfaction: The Role of Speculative Risk

2022 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-54
Author(s):  
Muhammad Nauman Sadiq ◽  
Syed Ali Raza Hamid ◽  
Raja Ased Azad Khan
Keyword(s):  
Financial Management ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Financial Satisfaction ◽  
Financial Socialization ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

This study is design to examine the impact of behavioural biases on perceived financial satisfaction and determined the role of Speculative Risk between these variables. Using structured questionnaire study collect the data from respondents and then analyzed the same by using Reliability Analysis, Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with the help of SPSS and AMOS. The result of study disclosed that  Financial self-efficacy and Reliance on expert has significant effect on financial satisfaction, while financial socialization has no significant effect on financial satisfaction. Beside this, study revealed that Speculative risk partially mediate the relationship of financial self-efficacy and reliance on experts with financial satisfaction. Beside this , moderating role of speculative risk was observed between IV’s and DV’s .Study revealed that speculative risk significantly moderates the relationship of financial socialization and Financial satisfaction. This study is important for financial managers, policy makers and individual investors.

Depressive Symptoms and Loneliness in Early Adolescence: The Role of Empathy and Emotional Self-Efficacy

2020 ◽  
pp. 027243162091915
Author(s):  
Emanuela Calandri ◽  
Federica Graziano ◽  
Elena Cattelino ◽  
Silvia Testa
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Early Adolescents ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Analyze Data

Knowledge about the role of empathy, emotional self-efficacy, and loneliness on early adolescents’ depressive symptoms is scarce. The main aims of the study were to investigate the following: (a) the role of empathy and emotional self-efficacy (additive and interactive) on loneliness and depressive symptoms, taking into account gender differences and (b) the possible mediating role of loneliness in the relationship between emotional predictors and depressive symptoms. Three hundred forty-eight Italian early adolescents (48% girls; mean age, 13; SD = 0.3) completed an anonymous self-report questionnaire at two time points (1 year apart). Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to analyze data. Results indicated the following: (a) high empathy and low emotional self-efficacy were related to higher subsequent loneliness and depressive symptoms; (b) emotional self-efficacy moderated the relationship between empathy and loneliness and, only for girls, between empathy and depressive symptoms; (c) no mediation role of loneliness between emotional predictors (empathy and emotional self-efficacy) and depressive symptoms was found. Results are discussed in relation to preventive interventions targeting early adolescents.

scholarly journals The Mediating Role of Job Strain in the Transformational Leadership–Safety Behavior Link: The Buffering Effect of Self-Efficacy on Safety

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 1425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Byung-Jik Kim ◽  
Se-Youn Jung
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Job Strain ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Safety Behavior ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Although some previous studies have examined the impact of transformational leadership on safety behavior, those works have paid relatively less attention to the intermediating role of employees’ job strain in the link as well as contingent variables that moderate the relationship. Considering that not only job strain substantially affects employees’ perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors in an organization, but also there are some contextual factors that moderate the relationships, we investigated intermediating mechanisms (i.e., mediator and moderator) in the relationship between transformational leadership and safety behavior. Relying on the context-attitude-behavior framework, we conducted a structural equation modeling analysis with a moderated mediation model. Specifically, we hypothesized that the level of an employee’s job strain would mediate the transformational leadership–safety behavior link. We also hypothesized that an employee’s self-efficacy regarding safety would moderate the association between job strain and safety behavior. Using survey data from 997 South Korean employees, we found that all of our hypotheses were supported. The findings suggest that the level of an employee’s job strain mediates and elaborately explains the transformational leadership–safety behavior link. Moreover, an employee’s self-efficacy regarding safety is a buffering factor which decreases the harmful effects of job strain on safety behavior.

scholarly journals Empleados engaged: influencia de la autoeficacia y del líder

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana Llorens ◽  
Jacoba Tripiana
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
City Hall ◽  
Modeling Analysis ◽  
The Relationship

This study examines the role of supporting leadership and self-efficacy in the development of work engagement. We evaluate the mediating role of self-efficacy between leadership and work engagement in a sample of 271 employees from a Public Administration (City Hall). Results from the Structural Equation Modeling Analysis reveal that self-efficacy mediates the relationship between leadership and work engagement. The perception of having supporting leaders relates significantly with employees’ self-efficacy, which in turns, positively relates to work engagement.

scholarly journals The Relationship of Psychological Wellbeing and Psychological Hardiness With the Mediating Role of Social Support in Women With Breast Cancer

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-33
Author(s):  
Roya Azadi ◽  
◽  
Hassan Ahadi ◽  
Hamid Reza Hatami ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Psychological Wellbeing ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mazandaran Province ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Psychological Hardiness ◽  
The Relationship

Aims: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and the first cause of cancer death. This study aims to determine the relationship between psychological wellbeing and psychological hardiness with the mediating role of social support in women with breast cancer. Methods & Materials This research was a correlation study based on Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The study population consisted of women with breast cancer living in Mazandaran Province, Iran, in 2017. For this study, a sample of 236 patients with breast cancer was selected by the random sampling method. Then, Ryff psychological welfare questionnaire, Ahvaz hardiness inventory, and Berlin social support scales were administered to them. The obtained data were analyzed using the SEM. Findings: The correlation between variables of psychological wellbeing and psychological hardiness with social support was significant (P<0.001). Fit indices indicated an appropriate fit for the proposed model (P<0.05). There was also a significant relationship between psychological hardiness and psychological wellbeing through social support (P<0.05). Conclusion: Considering the importance of preserving and improving the quality of life of patients with breast cancer, the evaluation of psychological hardiness, and social support with psychological wellbeing, and proper intervention to improve the mental health of these patients, is recommended.

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