Negative emotion differentiation and long-term physical health—The moderating role of neuroticism.

Investment decisions have great importance in different sectors of various countries and these decisions are the basis on which the outcomes of the investments are based. However, there might be certain factors that might lead to the incorrect long term and short term investment decisions. In this regard, the current study has been conducted with the core motive to explore the impact casted by the environment and potential factors i.e. salience and overconfidence on the long term investment decisions for accommodation business along with the moderation of a variable i.e. financial literacy. To fulfill this objective, the researcher has collected data from the investors of accommodation businesses in Thailand. The collected data has been subjected to different statistical techniques and tools for analysis purpose and the results have been obtained. The results obtained by the analysis of the collected data indicate that salience and overconfidence have significant impact on the long term investment decision. In addition, the moderating role of financial literacy has also been found as significant in the study. The results suggest that the investors of the accommodation business must consider the aspects of salience and overconfidence before taking any long term investment decision to avoid failure of the investment decision.

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Healthy retirement begins at school: educational differences in the health outcomes of early transitions into retirement

Ageing and Society ◽

10.1017/s0144686x19000928 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 41 (1) ◽

pp. 137-157 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kasim Allel ◽

Ana Sofía León ◽

Ursula M. Staudinger ◽

Esteban Calvo

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Health Outcomes ◽

Physical Health ◽

Fixed Effects ◽

Formal Education ◽

Active Ageing ◽

Childhood And Adolescence ◽

Retirement Timing ◽

Moderating Role

AbstractThe literature on socio-economic variations in the association between retirement timing and health is inconclusive and largely limited to the moderating role of occupation. By selecting the sample case of Mexico where a sizeable number of older adults have no or very little formal education, this study allows the moderating role of education to be tested properly. Drawing on panel data for 2,430 individuals age 50 and over from the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS) and combining propensity score matching models with fixed-effects regressions, this article investigates differences in the health effects of retirement timing between older adults with varying years of education. Subjective health is measured using a self-reported assessment of respondents’ overall health and physical health as a reverse count of doctor-diagnosed chronic diseases. The results indicate that early transitions into retirement are associated with worse health outcomes, but education fully compensates for the detrimental association with subjective and physical health, while adjusting for baseline health, demographics and socio-economic characteristics. In conclusion, formal education during childhood and adolescence is associated with a long-term protective effect on health. It attenuates negative health consequences of early retirement transitions. Policies and programmes promoting healthy and active ageing would benefit from considering the influence of formal education in shaping older adults’ health after the transition into retirement.

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LONG-TERM BIDIRECTIONAL LINKS BETWEEN SOCIAL ISOLATION AND HEALTH: THE MODERATING ROLE OF EDUCATION

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igx004.2225 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 (suppl_1) ◽

pp. 631-631

Author(s):

N.J. Webster ◽

K.J. Ajrouch ◽

T.C. Antonucci

Keyword(s):

Social Isolation ◽

Moderating Role

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The effect of task conflict on outsourcers’ long-term orientation toward suppliers: the moderating role of formal control and Chinese guanxi

Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing ◽

10.1108/jbim-03-2018-0098 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 35 (2) ◽

pp. 260-269 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Shuting Li ◽

Mark H. Haney ◽

Gukseong Lee ◽

Mingu Kang ◽

Changsuk Ko

Keyword(s):

Conflict Management ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Manufacturing Firms ◽

Task Conflict ◽

Content Type ◽

Formal Control ◽

Negative Effect ◽

Moderating Role

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the antecedents of manufacturing firms’ long-term orientation towards their suppliers in the context of outsourcing relationships in China. Design/methodology/approach Based on survey data collected from 224 manufacturing firms in China, this study examines the hypothesized relationships. Findings The results show that task conflict has a negative effect on long-term orientation, both Chinese guanxi and formal control are useful governance mechanisms to enhance long-term orientation, and the negative effect of task conflict on the long-term orientation weakens as Chinese guanxi between a manufacturer and its supplier increases. Originality/value This study contributes to a better understanding of conflict management in outsourcing relationships in China.

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Association of screen time with long-term stress and temperament in preschoolers: results from the DAGIS study

European Journal of Pediatrics ◽

10.1007/s00431-020-03686-5 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 179 (11) ◽

pp. 1805-1812

Author(s):

Marja H. Leppänen ◽

Katri Sääksjärvi ◽

Henna Vepsäläinen ◽

Carola Ray ◽

Pauliina Hiltunen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Preschool Children ◽

Young Children ◽

Screen Time ◽

Effortful Control ◽

Cortisol Concentration ◽

Hair Cortisol ◽

Moderating Role

Abstract Screen time is increasing rapidly in young children. The aim of this study was to examine associations of long-term stress and temperament with screen time in Finnish preschool children and the moderating role of socioeconomic status. Cross-sectional DAGIS data were utilized. Long-term stress was assessed using hair cortisol concentration, indicating values of the past 2 months. Temperament was reported by the parents using the Children’s Behavior Questionnaire (the Very Short Form), and three broad temperament dimensions were constructed: surgency, negative affectivity, and effortful control. Screen time was reported by the parents over 7 days. The highest education level in the household was used as an indicator of socioeconomic status. In total, 779 children (mean age, 4.7 ± 0.9 years, 52% boys) were included in the study. Of the temperament dimensions, a higher effortful control was associated with less screen time (B = − 6.70, p = 0.002). There was no evidence for an association between hair cortisol concentration and screen time nor a moderating role of socioeconomic status in the associations (p > 0.05). Conclusion: Our findings indicate that preschool children with a higher score in effortful control had less screen time. Because effortful control reflects general self-regulatory abilities, promoting these skills may be effective in reducing screen time in young children. What is Known: • Screen time has increased rapidly during the last decades, and higher screen time has been linked with numerous adverse health consequences in children. • There are no previous studies investigating associations of long-term stress and temperament with screen time in young children. What is New: • Of the temperament dimensions, effortful control was associated with higher screen time in preschool children, but there was no association found between long-term stress and screen time. • Since effortful control reflects general self-regulatory abilities, promoting these skills may be effective in reducing screen time in young children.

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