The Impact of Belonging Needs on Openness to Attitude Change

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. Majka ◽  
Penny S. Visser
Keyword(s):  
Attitude Change ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Impact of the Paralympic Games on the Beliefs of Children with Physical Disabilities Engaging in Sports and Physical Activities: A Chinese Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 7296
Author(s):  
Jing Qi ◽  
Jin-He Cai ◽  
Xun Meng
Keyword(s):  
Attitude Change ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Chinese Children ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Sports And Physical Activity ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Paralympic Games

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the beliefs of Chinese children with physical disabilities engaging in sports and physical activity (PA), and the impact of the Paralympic Games on these beliefs. Five Chinese children with physical disabilities (female = 2, male = 3) were recruited for participating in the workshops of the Paralympic Games and PA, and received individual semi-structured interviews before and after the workshop implementations. Interview transcripts were analysed and presented as descriptive summaries. Three themes emerged based on the analysis of the participants’ interview data: (1) shocked, knowledgeable, and useful; (2) willingness to try, and (3) hope to obtain support. Results indicated that children with physical disabilities in this study acknowledged the positive outcomes of participating in the workshops of the Paralympic Games on the sports and PA engagement attitude change. However, children with disabilities also expressed that they need more related knowledge and information. The results of the study revealed that impairment and contextual factors (i.e., lack of support from family and physical education teachers, unsafe environments, and negative attitudes of peers without disabilities) were barriers to sports and PA engagement among children with physical disabilities in this study.

The Persuasive Effect of Product Placements

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ravineet Kaur ◽  
Rakesh Kumar Sharma ◽  
Apurva Bakshi
Keyword(s):  
Attitude Change ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Behavioral Responses ◽  
Purchase Intentions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Product Placements ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. Marketers are increasingly relying on covert advertising tactics to persuade consumers. This empirical study selected the context of an emerging market to examine the effectiveness of product placements. Using an experimental design, we captured the affective and behavioral responses of young Indian adults. The results indicated that young adults are positive about product placements. The mediating role of brand attitude change in the relationship between attitude toward product placements and purchase intentions is established. The study provides valuable insights into the impact of execution factors on viewers’ responses. Implications and directions for future research are discussed based on the results of this study.

scholarly journals The Impact of Smart Meter Installation on Attitude Change Towards Energy Consumption Behavior Among Northern Ireland Households

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 21-37
Author(s):  
Roya Gholami ◽  
Ali Emrouznejad ◽  
Yazan Alnsour ◽  
Hasan B. Kartal ◽  
Julija Veselova
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Attitude Change ◽  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Smart Meter ◽  
Smart Meters ◽  
Consumption Behavior ◽  
Energy Management Systems ◽  
Energy Consumption Patterns ◽  
The Impact

The continuous development of energy management systems, coupled with a growing population, and increasing energy consumption, highlights the necessity to develop a deep understanding of household energy consumption behavior and interventions that facilitate behavioral change. Using a data mining segmentation technique, 2,505 Northern Ireland households were segmented into four distinctive profiles, based on their energy consumption patterns, socio-demographic, and dwelling characteristics. The change in attitude towards energy consumption behavior was analyzed to evaluate the impact of smart meter feedback as well. The key finding was 81% of trial participants perceived smart meters to be helpful in reducing their energy consumption. In addition, we found that the potential to reduce energy bills and environmental concerns were the strongest motivations for behavior change.

Religious Elites and Public Opinion: The Impact of the Bishops' Peace Pastoral

1992 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 112-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth D. Wald
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Attitude Change ◽  
Military Spending ◽  
Arms Race ◽  
Persuasive Communication ◽  
War And Peace ◽  
Pastoral Letter ◽  
The Many ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Catholic Bishops

In their 1983 pastoral letter on war and peace, the Catholic bishops attempted to sway American public opinion against the arms race. Polling data suggest that The Challenge of Peace stimulated a sharp but short-lived reaction against military spending among American Catholics. The message was best received by Catholics strongly tied to their church, reversing a historical correlation between religiosity and nationalism. The pastoral must be judged relatively successful in its mission, particularly in light of the many barriers to attitude change. Greater sensitivity to those obstacles could enhance the success of future efforts at persuasive communication by church authorities.

scholarly journals Engaging with faith groups to prevent VAWG in conflict-affected communities: results from two community surveys in the DRC

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabet Le Roux ◽  
Julienne Corboz ◽  
Nigel Scott ◽  
Maggie Sandilands ◽  
Uwezo Baghuma Lele ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Attitude Change ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Intervention Strategy ◽  
Faith Communities ◽  
Gender Attitudes ◽  
Community Research ◽  
Community Surveys ◽  
North East ◽  
Faith Leaders ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background An evaluation was conducted of a three-year intervention focused on violence against women and girls (VAWG) and implemented in the conflict-affected north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a country with high rates of VAWG. The intervention addressed VAWG, and especially sexual violence, by specifically engaging with communities of faith and their leaders. Methods Two community surveys were conducted, one before and one after the intervention, in three health areas in Ituri Province in the DRC. At both baseline and endline, data was collected from male and female members of randomly selected households in 15 villages (five per health area) in which the intervention was being implemented. At baseline the sample comprised 751 respondents (387 women, 364 men) and at endline 1198 respondents (601 women, 597 men). Questionnaires were interviewer-administered, with sensitive questions related to experience or perpetration of violence self-completed by participants. Results The study showed significantly more equitable gender attitudes and less tolerance for IPV at endline. Positive attitude change was not limited to those actively engaged within faith communities, with a positive shift across the entire community in terms of gender attitudes, rape myths and rape stigma scores, regardless of level of faith engagement. There was a significant decline in all aspects of IPV in the communities who experienced the intervention. While the experience and perpetration of IPV reported at endline did not track with exposure to the intervention, it is plausible that in a context where social norm change was sought, the impact of the intervention on those exposed could have had an impact on the behaviour of the unexposed. Conclusion This intervention was premised on the assumption that faith leaders and faith communities are a key entry point into an entire community, able to influence an entire community. Research has affirmed this assumption and engaging with faith leaders and faith communities can thus be a strategic intervention strategy. While we are confident of the link between the social norms change and faith engagement and project exposure, the link between IPV reduction and faith engagement and project exposure needs more research.

Can adult education change extremist attitudes?

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Preston ◽  
Leon Feinstein ◽  
T. Marion Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Adult Education ◽  
General Population ◽  
Attitude Change ◽  
National Child Development Study ◽  
Causal Processes ◽  
Education Change ◽  
Conditional Association ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Although adult education leads to a moderation of racist or authoritarian attitudes amongst the general population, little is known concerning the impact of adult education on individuals with extremist racist–authoritarian views. In this paper we group individuals from the NCDS (National Child Development Study) into various racist–authoritarian categories at ages 33 and 42 using cluster analysis. Following this identification we test various hypothesis concerning the relationship between adult education and attitude change. In particular, questioning whether adult education can transform attitudes amongst those with racist–authoritarian attitudes and/or whether adult education can sustain non-extremist views. Although there is evidence of a conditional association between adult education and sustaining non-extremist views we are sceptical concerning the ability of adult education to change extremist positions. We conclude that further work on the mechanisms linking education and extremist attitudes is required if we are to identify causal processes.

scholarly journals Jelszóvisszafejtő programok oktatási célú felhasználása és hatásuk az információbiztonsági tudatosságra

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Antónia Szász ◽  
Gábor Kiss
Keyword(s):  
Information Security ◽  
Attitude Change ◽  
Security Awareness ◽  
Security Risk ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Educational Method ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
Video Recordings ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Impact

A tanulmányban ismertetett kutatás fő célja az informatikai biztonsági kurzus hatásának vizsgálata a hallgatók szokásaira, attitűdjére és mindennapi információbiztonsági tudatosságára, valamint az alkalmazott oktatási módszerek elemzése és fejlesztése. Az oktatás során a hallgatók egy csoportja videofelvételeket nézett, amelyek jelszavak visszafejthetőségét mutatták be megfelelő programok használatával. A másik csoportban ki is próbálhatták ezeket a programokat, tesztelhették akár saját jelszavaik feltörhetőségét is. A kurzust megelőzően és azt követően felvett online kérdőíves felmérés a hallgatók személyes életében is megjelenő hatást az egyéni jelszó- és eszközhasználat vizsgálatával igyekezett feltárni. A válaszokban tükröződő gyakorlatok biztonságos, illetve biztonsági kockázatnak kitett voltuk alapján kerültek pontozásra. Az elemzés eredményei azt mutatták, hogy a programhasználattal kiegészített, a hallgatói aktivitást facilitáló módszernek szignifikánsan nagyobb hatása volt a hallgatók információbiztonsági attitűdjére, gyakorlatára és tudatosságára, mint a videóval támogatott oktatási módszernek. --- Password retrieval programs in education and their effects on information security awareness The main purpose of the research is to examine the impact of the information security course on students’ habits, attitudes, and everyday security awareness, furthermore to analyse and develop methods used in education. In this study two groups were compared. In the first group, students watched video recordings exemplifying password decryption by using appropriate programs. In the second group, students could try out these programs testing the retrievability of their own passwords. Before and after the course an online questionnaire survey was carried out. The impact appearing in students’ personal lives was revealed by examining their individual password and device usage. Answers were scored according to their safety, or security risk. It has been demonstrated that the educational method supported by decrypter programs that facilitate student activity had a significantly greater impact on the students’ information security attitudes, practices, and awareness than those method applying only video demonstrations. Keywords: e-inclusion, information security, educational methods, attitude change, awareness

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF CHANGE MANAGEMENT ON JOB SATISFACTION OF EMPLOYEES IN GHANA’S BANKING SECTOR

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 140-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noble Osei-Bonsu
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Organizational Change ◽  
Change Management ◽  
Attitude Change ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Employee Involvement ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Employee Attitudes ◽  
Employee Job Satisfaction ◽  
The Impact

Employee job satisfaction is pertinent and critical in the change management process of contemporary organizations. The objectives of this study are to assess the extent of employee involvement in the change management processes, assess the impact of change management on employee job satisfaction and thirdly, attitude of employees after organizational change. A descriptive survey research design was employed to administer a self-designed questionnaire consisting of open and closed- ended items to one hundred and forty respondents using simple random sampling. Closed-ended items were measured on a five-point Likert scale. Data was analysed using SPSS and presented in descriptive form. The main findings indicate that employees’ involvement in the process was limited to provision of adequate information. It was also revealed that generally, the change had a positive impact on employees’ job satisfaction. Finally, employee attitudes after the change were found to be positive. Interestingly, respondents disagreed with the issue of high level of trust after the change process. In view of the findings, it is recommended that management should encourage employees’ maximum participation in the process through adequate representation on change management committees. Key words: attitude, change management, employee involvement, job satisfaction, organizational change.

scholarly journals Investigating processes of internalisation of values through theatre for development

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-48
Author(s):  
Telisa Courtney ◽  
John Battye
Keyword(s):  
International Development ◽  
Cultural History ◽  
Attitude Change ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Theatre For Development ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Ethnicity And Gender ◽  
The Impact

Used in many communities, Theatre for Development (TfD) allows performers and audiences to interrogate their cultural history and their society to promote positive social change. While many scholars have investigated the impact of TfD on audiences, very little research has investigated the psychological impact on the performers. This study attempts to fill this research gap by interviewing participants in a theatre creation project about their views on contentious social issues before, during, and after the creation of scenes involving such themes. We hypothesized that, by performing counterattitudinal and/or unfamiliar behaviours, cognitive dissonance should arise in the performers, which should result in some level of internalisation and attitude change. Results support the hypothesis, particularly in regard to the themes of ethnicity and gender (in)equality, and point to the value of using TfD processes in divided communities. This has implications for many fields, including international development, gender studies, education, and clinical psychology.

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