scholarly journals Participation in Sport and Moral Functioning: Does Ego Orientation Mediate Their Relationship?

2003 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 501-518 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Kavussanu ◽  
Nikos Ntoumanis
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Goal Orientations ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Contact Sports ◽  
Moral Functioning ◽  
Modeling Analysis ◽  
Ego Orientation

This study examined whether participation in contact sports influences moral functioning within the sport context, and whether these effects are mediated by ego orientation; the role of task orientation on moral functioning was also examined. Participants (N = 221) were college athletes participating in basketball, soccer, field hockey, and rugby. They completed questionnaires assessing sport participation, goal orientations, moral functioning, and social desirability. Structural equation modeling analysis indicated that participation in contact sports positively predicted ego orientation, which in turn predicted low levels of moral functioning. The direct effects of sport participation on moral functioning became nonsignificant in the presence of ego orientation, indicating that the latter construct mediates the relationship between the first two variables. Task orientation corresponded to high levels of moral functioning. These findings help us further understand the processes operating in contact sports and are discussed in terms of their implications for eliminating unsportspersonlike conduct from the sport context.

scholarly journals The mediating role of perceived competence: testing a motivational sequence in university students

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 669-680 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan L. Núñez ◽  
José Martín-Albo ◽  
Alberto Paredes ◽  
Oliver Rodríguez ◽  
Noemí Chipana
Keyword(s):  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Perceived Competence ◽  
University Education ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Ego Orientation

In order to test the mediating role of perceived competence between each goal orientation (i.e. task and ego orientations) and intrinsic motivation in a motivational sequence in the context of university education, two models based on the cognitive evaluation theory and the achievement goal theory were tested with 276 Bolivian undergraduate students (138 males, 138 females), who completed Spanish versions of instruments designed to assess motivation, perceived competence, and positive emotions and interest. Two models were found with structural equation modeling techniques, one for ego orientation and one for task orientation. Results showed that perceived competence acts as a good mediator in the relation between ego orientation and intrinsic motivation, and as a partial mediator in the relation between task orientation and intrinsic motivation.

Moral Functioning in Sport: An Achievement Goal Perspective

2001 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Kavussanu ◽  
Glyn C. Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Achievement Goals ◽  
Canonical Correlation ◽  
Goal Orientations ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
Male Athletes ◽  
Moral Functioning ◽  
Ego Orientation ◽  
And Behavior

This study examined the role of achievement goals on indices of moral functioning (i.e., moral judgment, intention and behavior), unsportsmanlike attitudes, and judgments about the legitimacy of intentionally injurious acts in college basketball players. Male (n = 56) and female (n = 143) athletes completed questionnaires assessing the aforementioned variables. Multivariate analysis of variance revealed significant differences according to gender on the variables of interest. Specifically, male athletes reported higher ego orientation, lower task orientation, lower levels of moral functioning, and greater approval of unsportsmanlike behaviors, and they were more likely than females to judge injurious acts as legitimate. For the female sample, canonical correlation analysis indicated the presence of a significant but weak relationship between goal orientations and the set of moral variables. Higher ego orientation was related to lower levels of the judgment and intention indices of moral functioning and greater acceptance of intentionally injurious acts. Although this relationship was significant, the strength of the association between the two sets of variables accounted for only 9% of the variance in the set of moral variables.

Individual differences and emotional labor: the effects of core self-evaluations on depersonalization

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Lucas Pujol-Cols ◽  
Guillermo E. Dabos ◽  
Mariana Lazzaro-Salazar
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Labor ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Emotional Dissonance ◽  
Modeling Analysis ◽  
Emotional Aspects ◽  
Emotional Demands ◽  
Core Self

Abstract This paper examines the role of core self-evaluations (CSEs) in the relationships among emotional demands, emotional dissonance, and depersonalization. Data were collected from a non-random sample of 423 teachers who worked in primary, secondary, and higher education institutions. Results from structural equation modeling analysis showed that CSEs displayed both direct and indirect effects on depersonalization through employees' perceptions and reactions to emotional labor. Specifically, those individuals with more positive CSEs tended to perceive the emotional aspects of their job as less demanding, thus being less likely to experience emotional dissonance and, in turn, depersonalization. This research demonstrated that CSEs play a vital role in explaining employees' reactions to emotional labor and, therefore, their effects should be properly accounted for in future studies. Implications for practice and future lines of research are discussed in this paper.

scholarly journals Effects of Goal Orientation and Perceived Value of Toughness on Antisocial Behavior in Soccer: The Mediating Role of Moral Disengagement

2010 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian David Boardley ◽  
Maria Kavussanu
Keyword(s):  
Antisocial Behavior ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Moral Disengagement ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Ego Orientation

In this study, we examined (a) the effects of goal orientations and perceived value of toughness on antisocial behavior toward opponents and teammates in soccer and (b) whether any effects were mediated by moral disengagement. Male soccer players (N = 307) completed questionnaires assessing the aforementioned variables. Structural equation modeling indicated that ego orientation had positive and task orientation had negative direct effects on antisocial behavior toward opponents. Further, ego orientation and perceived value of toughness had indirect positive effects on antisocial behavior toward opponents and teammates which were mediated by moral disengagement. Collectively, these findings aid our understanding of the effects of personal influences on antisocial behavior and of psychosocial mechanisms that could facilitate such antisocial conduct in male soccer players.

Conscientiousness and Organizational Citizenship Behavior: The Mediating Role of Organizational Justice

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (8) ◽  
pp. 1293-1300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aiqin Lv ◽  
Xiuqin Shen ◽  
Yongfu Cao ◽  
Yonggang Su ◽  
Xiaoyang Chen
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Organizational Justice ◽  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Modeling Analysis

In this study we explored the role of organizational justice as a mediator between conscientiousness and organizational citizenship behavior. Longitudinal data were collected from 241 doctors and nurses employed in 11 Chinese hospitals. Structural equation modeling analysis results showed that the participants' perceptions of organizational justice significantly mediated the relationships between conscientiousness and the 5 dimensions of organizational citizenship behavior.

Self-sacrificial leadership and employee creativity: The mediating role of psychological safety

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (12) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Xuzhuo Liang ◽  
Jianchang Fan
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Psychological Safety ◽  
Master Of Business Administration ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Employee Creativity ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Modeling Analysis ◽  
Business Administration Students ◽  
Part Time

Previous research has revealed the importance of leadership in promoting employee creativity. However, the mechanism by which selfsacrificial leadership facilitates employee creativity is not well understood. We proposed a model explaining why self-sacrificial leadership may enhance employee creativity, which we tested with data from 206 part-time Master of Business Administration students and their supervisors at two Chinese universities. Results of structural equation modeling analysis show that self-sacrificial leadership had a positive relationship with employee creativity, both directly and also indirectly through the mediator of psychological safety. These findings shed light on how self-sacrificial leadership helps to enhance employee creativity. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

scholarly journals How to Enhance Sustainability through Transformational Leadership: The Important Role of Employees’ Forgiveness

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 2682 ◽  
Author(s):  
Byung-Jik Kim ◽  
Tae-Hyun Kim ◽  
Se-Youn Jung
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Interpersonal Relationship ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Innovative Behavior ◽  
Modeling Analysis ◽  
Organizational Scholarship ◽  
Practical Implications

The present research attempts to investigate an intermediating process that influences an association between transformational leadership and innovative behavior. Previous studies have mainly focused on the intrapsychic traits of individual employees (e.g., intrinsic motivation and psychological empowerment) as an important mediator to explain the enhancing effect of transformational leadership on employee’s creativity. Yet, given that many interactions among employees in an organization tend to occur in the form of ‘interpersons’, the importance of interpersonal relationship-based traits has received relatively less attention from leadership scholars. Based on the context-attitude-behavior framework, we posit that transformational leadership enhances innovative behavior by boosting the level of employees’ forgiveness which is an interpersonal relationship-based trait among employees. We conducted structural equation modeling analysis with a survey from 374 employees in South Korea. The result demonstrated that forgiveness partially mediates the influence of transformational leadership on innovative behavior. We believe that our finding may contribute to expanding transformational leadership and positive organizational scholarship literature by identifying a new path that transformational leadership increases innovative behavior. The theoretical and practical implications, limitations of this study, and suggestions for future research are discussed.

Drivers of museum visitors' willingness to practice green activities

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heesup Han ◽  
Wansoo Kim ◽  
Sanghyeop Lee
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Intentions ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Moderator Variable ◽  
Museum Visitors ◽  
Modeling Analysis ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Independent Variable

Our objectives were to propose and test a single framework for the relationships among environmental awareness and positive and negative anticipated feelings in building museum visitors' green behavioral intentions, and also to identify the role of environmental awareness as an independent variable or a moderator in these relationships. The proposed model and hypotheses were in general supported by data collected from a field survey completed by 270 visitors to museums in Seoul, South Korea. Results of structural equation modeling analysis indicated that anticipated feelings had a significant direct impact on visitors' behavioral intentions and mediated the influence of environmental awareness on intentions. Moreover, through a test for metric invariance, we established that it was more suitable to use environmental awareness as an independent variable rather than as a moderator variable. As museum visitors' ecofriendly behavior had rarely been explored previously in research, our findings provide meaningful insights for museum researchers and practitioners.

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