The moderating role of gender inequality and age among emotional intelligence, homesickness and development of mood swings in university students

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 356-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaffar Abbas ◽  
Muhammad Aqeel ◽  
Zhang Wenhong ◽  
Jaffar Aman ◽  
Farough Zahra
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
University Students ◽  
Negative Mood ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Older Students ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Moderating Role

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the moderating role of the demographic variables in emotional intelligence, homesickness and the development of mood swings in university students. Additionally, the paper investigates the relationship among emotional intelligence, homesickness and mood swings in university students. Design/methodology/approach Purposive sampling technique was employed based on a cross-sectional design. The sample comprised 304 university students (male students, n=210, female students, n=94). Three scales were used to measure the homesickness, emotional intelligence and positive and negative mood swings in university students. Findings The results revealed that homesickness was positively and significantly correlated with mood swings (r=0.34, p<0.001) and negative mood swings (r=0.49, p<0.001). The result also displayed that emotional intelligence was correlated with homesickness (r=−0.15, p<0.05), positive mood swings (r=0.33, p<0.05) and negative mood swings (r=−0.24, p<0.05). The results of the analysis revealed that demographic variables such as age and gender were the moderator between homesickness and development of mood swings. The results also revealed that demographic variable such as gender was the moderator between emotional intelligence and mood swings. This study recommended that those younger students who had experienced homesickness were more likely to develop negative mood swings as compared to older students. Social implications The study also recommended that those young students who had emotional intelligence were less likely to develop negative mood swings as compared to older students. Originality/value The study further recommended that those female students who had experienced homesickness were more likely to develop positive mood swings as compared to male students. Recommendations of the currents study are that university students can benefit equally but female students can benefit more from an intervention addressing homesickness. This study would be helpful in pedagogical and clinical settings to raise the awareness to effectively deal with their children.

Entrepreneurial intention of Indian university students: the role of opportunity recognition and entrepreneurship education

2020 ◽  
Vol 62 (7/8) ◽  
pp. 843-861
Author(s):  
Aamir Hassan ◽  
Imran Saleem ◽  
Imran Anwar ◽  
Syed Abid Hussain
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Opportunity Recognition ◽  
Content Type ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Business And Management ◽  
Moderating Role

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of opportunity recognition and entrepreneurial self-efficacy on the entrepreneurial intention of Indian university students. This paper also examines the moderating role of entrepreneurship education and gender on the opportunity recognition–intention and self-efficacy–intention relationships.Design/methodology/approachThe data were collected through a comprehensive questionnaire from 334 students having business and management background. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to ensure the reliability and validity of all the constructs, and structural equation modeling was used to test the proposed hypotheses.FindingsThis study unveils three important findings. First, opportunity recognition and self-efficacy both show a significant positive impact on the entrepreneurial intention of students. Second, education positively moderates “self-efficacy–intention relationship”, and third, gender negatively moderates “opportunity recognition–intention” and “self-efficacy–intention” relationships.Research limitations/implicationsThis study has been carried out using a sample of students from only one university, and the study included only business and management background students. Similar studies can be conducted by adding more motivational and contextual factors with an increased sample size of students having different educational backgrounds.Practical implicationsThis study provides pragmatic support to formulate new educational initiatives that can support students in their present or future entrepreneurial projects.Originality/valueThis study adds to the scarce literature on opportunity recognition and entrepreneurial intention and also highlights the moderating role of entrepreneurship education and gender on opportunity recognition–intention and entrepreneurial self-efficacy–intention relationships.

Factors affecting students’ online behavioral intention in using discussion forum

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tai Ming Wut ◽  
Stephanie W. Lee
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Social Influence ◽  
Behavioral Intention ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Discussion Forum ◽  
Male Students ◽  
System Quality ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate factors affecting university students’ participation in discussion forum of electronic learning platforms of teacher–student interaction. Design/methodology/approach One-stage cluster sampling was used and a cross-sectional survey of 113 university students from four courses was done. Findings A combined model based on United theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) and DeLone and McLean models serves as a research framework. Female and male students’ behavioral intentions were affected by different factors. System quality affects male students’ behavioral intention and information quality affects female students’ behavioral intention. Social influence affects female students’ behavioral intention but male students. Men are more focused on the hardware and women are more focused on the content of the message. Research limitations/implications The research is limited by the nature of university students. User experience and underlying perceived risk are possible moderators. Dyad approach could be considered. One way to enhance students and teachers’ academic discussion is to establish a closed university social media site. The site should be made mobile-friendly with chatbot included. Originality/value The results support the validity of the proposed new research framework on e-learning platform by the constructs coming from two established models: UTAUT model and DeLone and McLean’s model. Factors affecting intention and use behavior in discussion forum are different for male and female students. System quality affects male students’ behavioral intention, while information quality affects female students’ behavioral intention. Social influence affects female students’ behavioral intention but not male students.

The moderating role of gender and age in the adoption of mobile wallet

foresight ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 483-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deepak Chawla ◽  
Himanshu Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Parametric Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Facilitating Conditions ◽  
Moderating Role

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors that influence the attitude and behavioral intention towards mobile wallet adoption and to examine the moderating effect of gender and age between antecedents of mobile wallet adoption and user attitude and intention. Design/methodology/approach Based on the literature review, certain themes around mobile wallet adoption were generated around which inputs were sought through two focus group discussions, first of which comprised working executives and second comprised students. A sample of 744 users of mobile wallet provided their awareness on mobile wallets, various mobile wallet services used and perception on ease of use, usefulness, trust, security, facilitating conditions and lifestyle compatibility (LC). To examine the moderating effect of gender and age, two methods, namely, Henseler’s partial least squares-multi group analysis (PLS-MGA), a non-parametric approach, and PLS-MGA, parametric approach, are used. The data was analyzed using partial least square-structural equation modeling. Findings The ease of use, usefulness, trust, security, facilitating conditions and LC significantly influence user attitude and intention. The results show that both gender and age moderate the relationship between select antecedents and attitude and intention and the influence is seen more for males and young users. Research limitations/implications The sample comprises students and professionals from metros and large cities; hence, the generalizability of the results to the population at large may be limited. This study only examines the moderating role of age and gender. Future studies may include other demographic variables such as education, income, occupation, experience and household size. Practical implications The findings help mobile wallet service providers understand the relevance and influence of various antecedent variables on the attitude and intention to adopt technology. This will help to plan and prioritize attributes for marketing purposes to increase the adoption and usage rates. Moreover, managers should plan strategies to enhance confidence among females and old age customers. Originality/value The proposed model both investigates the impact of antecedents on user attitude and intention and examines the moderating effect of select demographic variables. There are few empirical studies on the moderating effect of gender and age in the context of mobile wallets in India.

scholarly journals Social capital and SME performance: the moderating role of emotional intelligence

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosemond Boohene ◽  
Regina Appiah Gyimah ◽  
Martin Boakye Osei
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Purpose Lack of extant studies on the moderating role of emotional intelligence on the relationship between social capital and firm performance necessitated this study. The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent to which emotional intelligence moderates the relationship between social capital and small and medium-scaled enterprises’ (SMEs’) performance. Design/methodology/approach A total of 1,532 SMEs were selected through simple random sampling technique from a population of 5,009 SMEs. Structural equation modelling using AMOS was used to analyse the relationship between the variables. Findings The results revealed that social capital has a positive and significant relationship with emotional intelligence. Moreover, the study also showed that emotional intelligence has a positive and significant relationship with SME performance. Finally, the study found that emotional intelligence enhances the relationship between social capital and SME performance. Practical implications SME owner/managers are advised to enact policies that encourage the establishment of meaningful social networks and also help employees understand their emotions while creating social capital as both would help improve the performance of their firms. Originality/value This paper breaks new ground by identifying emotional intelligence as an enabler of SMEs performance where there is adequate social capital.

Gender, age and nationality: assessing their impact on conflict resolution styles

2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 245-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oluwakemi Gbadamosi ◽  
Abbas Ghanbari Baghestan ◽  
Khalil Al-Mabrouk
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Older Students ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Conflict Resolution Styles ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the conflict resolution styles used by university students in handling conflicts, and to determine the effects (if any) of age, nationality and gender on how students respond to conflicts. Design/methodology/approach – The Thomas-Kilmann conflict mode instrument was adopted to assess the conflict resolution styles (accommodating, avoiding, collaborative, competitive and compromising) of post graduate students in a University in Malaysia. Both ANOVA and t-test analyses were utilized to investigate the relationship between, nationality, gender, age and conflict resolution styles used by students. Findings – Results of this study indicates that female students used competitive style more than male students, while male students are more likely to avoid conflicts. The older students were discovered to use more avoiding, while younger students are more likely to be competitive in nature. The findings did not reveal any significant differences in nationality. Originality/value – This paper expands its focus from gender (which is the most commonly tested category) to other categories such as age and nationality, thereby giving room for these new categories to be tested extensively in future researches. The results reveal that students not only use different conflict resolution styles to address conflicts, but also there exists differences in the styles used by students of different age groups and gender.

scholarly journals Relationship Between Jealousy and Subjective Happiness Among University Students: Moderating Role of Self-Esteem

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 393-409
Author(s):  
Ghazala Fazaldad ◽  
Sameena Iqbal ◽  
Bushra Hassan
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Subjective Happiness ◽  
Significant Negative Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

The main aim of present study is to test the associations between perceived jealousy, subjective happiness, and self-esteem. Moreover, it also aimed to test the role of self-esteem as a moderator between jealousy and subjective happiness. Our sample comprised of 200 university students using purposive convenient sampling technique including 100 male and 100 female students. For data collection we used Perceived Jealousy Scale (Iqbal, Fazaldad, & Hassan, 2019), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965) and Subjective Happiness Scale (Lyubomirsky & Lepper, 1999).Findings indicate a significant negative relationship between perceived jealousy and subjective happiness (r=-.32, p <.001), and a positive relationship between subjective happiness and self-esteem. Furthermore, self-esteem acts as a moderator between perceived jealousy and subjective happiness. This study is beneficial in finding ways to enhance the self-esteem of students so that they can deal with negative emotions of jealousy and can experience positive emotions of happiness.

scholarly journals Gender Effect on Cloud Computing Services Adoption by University Students: Case Study of Saudi Arabia

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulwahab Ali Almazroi ◽  
Eltahir Kabbar ◽  
Muawya Naser ◽  
Haifeng Shen
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
University Students ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Cloud Services ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Significant Determinant ◽  
Computing Services ◽  
Cloud Computing Services ◽  
Improved Performance

Cloud computing is a state of the art technology that provides services to individuals and organizations on demand via the Internet. Implementation of cloud services in an organization will lead to improved performance and reduced cost related to computing services. A number of previous studies suggest that there is a need to further investigate the role of gender on the adoption of cloud computing, especially in developing countries. The aim of this paper is to investigate the role of gender in the adoption of cloud computing services by university students in KSA. To meet the research objective an SEM study was conducted using responses from 451 Saudi higher education students to determine the role of gender on could computing acceptance in KSA context. The findings of this research show that there is a settle difference between female and male students where trust was found to be a significant determinant of behavioural intention for female students but not for their male counterparts. On the other hand, image was found to be a significant determinant of PU for male students but not for female students.

scholarly journals Correlates and Consequences of Degree Purchasing among Canadian University Students

2005 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-97
Author(s):  
Celeste M. Brotheridge ◽  
Raymond T. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Older Students ◽  
Course Performance ◽  
Resistance Strategies ◽  
Labour Market Participation

This article develops the construct of degree purchasing as an instrumental orientation towards education in which students value education primarily as a vehicle for labour market participation rather than as an avenue for learning. This study of 188 Canadian university students found that a substantial proportion of students tended to be more interested in acquiring a diploma than the learning that it represents. Female students were more instrumentally oriented than male students, and younger students devalued learning to a greater extent than older students. Finally, a degree purchasing orientation was associated with poor study habits, the use of resistance strategies in the classroom, low positive affect, and poor course performance. Implications for higher education and suggestions for future research are discussed.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Salesmen’s Emotional Intelligence and Sales Skills in In-Person Sales (Case Study: Salesmen of Commercial Complexes in the Third Municipality District of Bandar Abbas City)

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Homayoun Pegah
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
Bandar Abbas ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

The research statistical population was unlimited and included all salesmen in the stores of four large and famous commercial complexes in the Bandar Abbas City at Hormozgan Province/Iran during four months leading up to July 2019. Based on the research theoretical framework, the salesmen&rsquo;s emotional intelligence is an independent variable, their demographic characteristics are a mediating variable, and in-person sales skills are a dependent variable. The data collection tool was Schering&rsquo;s standardized emotional intelligence questionnaire and Basir et al.&rsquo;s standardized sales skills questionnaire which was distributed among the salesmen in the real environment of the commercial complexes. Data analysis was performed under two broad categories of descriptive and inferential statistics. Pearson&rsquo;s statistical test was used to determine the correlation between the variables and testing the research hypotheses. In addition, the partial correlation test was used to examine the moderating role of demographic variables on the relationship between salesmen&rsquo;s emotional intelligence and their sales skills. All statistical analysis was performed by using SPSS v.22.0. The research results show that there is a direct and significant relationship between all components of emotional intelligence (self-awareness, self-management, self-motivation, social awareness and social skills) and in-person sales skills. Furthermore, it was found that the demographic variables were not modulated relationship between emotional intelligence and in-person sales skills of salesmen.

The contribution of emotional intelligence and spirituality in understanding creativity and entrepreneurial intention of higher education students

2019 ◽  
Vol 61 (7/8) ◽  
pp. 870-894 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Paula Rodrigues ◽  
Filipa Eira Jorge ◽  
Carlos André Pires ◽  
Patrícia António
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
University Students ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Portuguese Higher Education ◽  
Positive Effect

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the role of spirituality and emotional intelligence in understanding creativity, attitudes towards entrepreneurship, perceived behavioural control (PBC) and entrepreneurial intention of students of a Portuguese higher education institution. A conceptual model is proposed representing direct and indirect relationships among these constructs. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative approach was adopted in the form of a survey questionnaire applied to a sample of 345 university students. To test the hypothesised relationships between the constructs, the authors used the path analysis technique. Findings Results show that personal attitudes towards entrepreneurship and PBC have a positive effect on entrepreneurial intention, and mediate the effect of emotional intelligence on entrepreneurial intention. Emotional intelligence has a direct positive effect on creativity. The results reveal no or a tenuous influence of spirituality in the various concepts studied. Practical implications It is expected that the model can serve as a support for facilitating and promoting entrepreneurship in higher education environments. It could be of valuable use to furthering our understanding of the role of individual/psychological characteristics, motivational and attitudinal factors in fostering entrepreneurial intention of university students. Originality/value Some studies suggest that psychological factors play an essential role in developing alternative models to the entrepreneurial process. However, the studies that directly explore how individual differences in emotional intelligence, spirituality and creativity relate to entrepreneurial intention are relatively few.

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