scholarly journals An Increase of the Character Function of Self-Directedness Is Centrally Involved in Symptom Reduction during Remission from Major Depression

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaap G. Goekoop ◽  
Remco F. P. De Winter ◽  
Rutger Goekoop
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Emotional Dysregulation ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Central Question ◽  
Temperament And Character Inventory ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Character Inventory ◽  
Main Relation ◽  
Endpoint Data

Background. Studies with the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) in depressive disorders have shown changes (Δ) of the character of Self-Directedness (SD) and the temperament of Harm Avoidance (HA). The central question of this study is which of these two changes is most proximally related to the production of depressive symptoms.Methods. The start and endpoint data from a two-year followup of 58 depressed patients were reanalyzed. We used the ΔHA and ΔSD scores as well as the Δ scores on three dimensions of psychopathology, called Emotional Dysregulation (ED), Retardation (RET), and Anxiety (ANX). The presence of the main relation between personality and psychopathology was tested in all patients and in four subcategories. The data were analyzed by MANCOVA and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM).Results. ΔHA and ΔSD correlated negatively, and only ΔSD was related (negatively) to ΔED. This pattern was found in all subcategories. SEM showed ΔHA and ΔSD had an ambiguous causal interrelationship, while ΔSD, ΔRET, and ΔANX had unidirectional effects on ΔED.Conclusion. The results correspond with a central pathogenetic role for a state-related deficit at the character level in depression. This may have important consequences for investigations of endophenotypes and clinical treatment.

ONLINE FOOD DELIVERY INDUSTRY IN INDIA: A CASE OF CUSTOMER SATISFACTION DYNAMICS

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 507-516
Author(s):  
R. Katoch ◽  
A. Sidhu
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Food Delivery ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Online Portal ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Food Market ◽  
Level Of Significance

With the advent of digital technology in food market, online platforms have been used to deliver meals from a variety of restaurants through a mobile app. The pace with which this industry is flourishing. It becomes imperative to have real knowledge about the factors which are contributing to the popularity of these apps and enhancing customer satisfaction. The present research reports the results of an empirical study covering 300 respondents across India,based on exploratory,confirmatory factor analysis and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) to identity satisfaction determinants among food aggregators Viz. single online portal users. Present study envisages three dimensions which are given importance by the customers andsuggests that food aggregator industry should primarily focus on product quality and pricing as core attributes of their service offerings followed by consumer convenience by leveraging the technology to ensure their sustainability in the era of stiff competition in this fast-changing food aggregators market rather than competing on the basis of delivery staff competence as the results give least importance to staff competence (significant at 10\% level of significance).

scholarly journals The Psychometrics of the European Portuguese Version of the Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised

2017 ◽  
Vol 120 (6) ◽  
pp. 1178-1199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo A. S. Moreira ◽  
Claude Robert Cloninger ◽  
Maria José Rocha ◽  
João Tiago Oliveira ◽  
Noémia Ferreira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Temperament And Character Inventory ◽  
Portuguese Version ◽  
European Portuguese ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Character Inventory

Cloninger’s psychobiological model of personality integrates contributions from behavioral genetics, neurobiology, and psychology in the description of the human personality. The temperament and character inventory (TCI) is its assessment instrument. The Brazilian Portuguese version of the TCI has shown good psychometric properties. However, Portuguese spoken in Brazil presents marked and substantial differences to that spoken in Portugal, and no study has yet described the psychometrics of the European Portuguese version. The objective of this study was thus to describe the psychometric properties of the European Portuguese adult version of the TCI (the temperament and character inventory-revised (TCI-R)). This study involved 1400 Portuguese adult participants. The factorial structure of the European Portuguese version was tested using four methods: exploratory factor analysis, orthogonal procrustes rotation analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and exploratory structural equation modeling. The integration of data coming from these methods suggested that the Portuguese version of the TCI-R presented good structural validity (as revealed by the emergence of the temperament and character structures predicted by theory) and high levels of congruence between the American and the Portuguese versions. An improvement in the goodness of fit of the models for the Portuguese population was achieved by using exploratory structural equation modeling over confirmatory factor analysis. Although some facets registered questionable consistency, all dimensions had acceptable to good consistency (all ≥ .79). These results confirm the validity of the Portuguese TCI-R and its adequacy for use in European Portuguese samples.

scholarly journals Corporate governance, market orientation and performance of Iran’s upscale hotels

2021 ◽  
pp. 146735842110036
Author(s):  
Soheil Kazemian ◽  
Hadrian Geri Djajadikerta ◽  
Jamaliah Said ◽  
Saiyidi Mat Roni ◽  
Terri Trireksani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Market Orientation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Customer Orientation ◽  
Social Performance ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Competitor Orientation ◽  
And Performance

Market orientation has been known as an efficient managerial tool to assist in sustaining the performance of organisations. Market orientation has three dimensions, namely customer orientation, competitor orientation and inter-function coordination. This paper evaluates how corporate governance influences the three dimensions of market orientation within Iran's upscale hotels. The impacts of the three dimensions of market orientation on the hotels' social and financial performance are also examined to determine if market orientation mediates the relationships between corporate governance and performance. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) is used to analyse the survey data collected from the executives of four- and five-star hotels in Mashhad, Iran. Results show that corporate governance positively influences the three dimensions of market orientation, while overall market orientation influences financial and social performance. Specifically, customer orientation and inter-function coordination significantly reinforce such mediation, whereas the influence of competitor orientation is limited to financial performance.

scholarly journals To what extent does emotional dysregulation account for aggression associated with ADHD symptoms? An experience sampling study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aja Louise Murray ◽  
Jennifer Lavoie ◽  
Tom Booth ◽  
Manuel Eisner ◽  
Denis Ribeaud
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Regulation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Experience Sampling ◽  
Emotional Dysregulation ◽  
Emotional Lability ◽  
Adhd Symptoms ◽  
Life Data ◽  
Equation Modelling

Previous research has suggested that aggression is associated with ADHD symptoms and that this may partly reflect problems with emotional regulation. However, previous tests of this hypothesis have yielded inconsistent results and have focused on childhood. In this study we examined the role of emotional dysregulation in the association between ADHD symptoms and aggression in adulthood using experience-sampling derived measures of emotional dysregulation as it occurs in the context of daily life. Data came from the D2M study, a sub-study of the longitudinal z-proso study. Using structural equation modelling, we found that ADHD symptoms were associated with both emotional lability and aggression, but emotional lability did not mediate the ADHD-aggression association. Results suggest that other factors, such as those specifically related to behavioural dysregulation, may be more important for explaining the elevated levels of aggression in ADHD.

scholarly journals Case Study of Workplace Spirituality on Organizational Commitments among University Members in Malaysia

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-47
Author(s):  
Thamil Durai Chelliah ◽  
Chan Ling-Meng ◽  
Mathivannan Jaganathan ◽  
Ying-Yin Koay
Keyword(s):  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Workplace Spirituality ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
The University

Based on the recent past studies (Ahmad & Omar, 2015; Ke & Deng, 2018; Ghani, Abdullah & Allah, 2018), there are an increasing attention from the researchers to examine the workplace spirituality in the organization. This research study seeked to study the influences of workplace spirituality (Allen & Meyer , 2000) on organizational commitments among university members in Malaysia. Data of 240 responses were collected and analyzed via partial least square structural equation modelling to examine both the measurement and structural model. It is significantly accentuated that workplace spirituality influences the three dimensions of organizational commitment. From this empirical findings, it strongly suggested that the university shold find ways to embded this workplace spirityality into university members’ performance in order to enhance the loyalty and employee engagement with the university (Alas & Mousa, 2016).

Customer–brand engagement and Facebook fan-page “Like”-intention

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tilo Halaszovich ◽  
Jacques Nel
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Brand Trust ◽  
Brand Relationships ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Brand Engagement ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Conditional Effects

Purpose The potential outcomes of social media-facilitated customer–brand relationships have prompted many firms to develop strategies that would enable them to connect with as many customers as possible through social media. Nevertheless, the marketing value of these artificial connections is questionable. Therefore, this paper aims to identify determinants of customers’ intention to connect with a brand on social media (i.e. Facebook) in the absence of “pull-strategies”. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, the concept of customer–brand engagement (CBE) is applied to the intentions to “Like” a brand’s Facebook fan page using structural equation modelling. Findings The results show that the three dimensions of CBE collectively explain about 50 per cent of the intentions to “Like” a brand’s Facebook fan page. Additionally, the results show that the influences of two of the CBE dimensions on the two “Like”-intentions are conditional effects of brand trust. Originality/value Because of the novelty of the CBE construct, further investigation of its application in a social media setting is lacking. To address this gap in the literature, the purpose of this paper is to investigate how CBE influences customers’ intention to “Like” a brand’s Facebook page.

How Dissociation, Temperament and Character Influence at the Eating Disorders

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S286-S286
Author(s):  
V. Muñoz Martínez ◽  
T. Rodriguez Cano ◽  
L. Beato Fernández ◽  
G.A. Jimenez Londoño ◽  
B. Mata Saenz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Therapeutic Process ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Emotional Dysregulation ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Temperament And Character Inventory ◽  
Outpatient Program ◽  
Character Inventory ◽  
Dissociative Experience Scale ◽  
Competing Interest

ObjectivesDissociation has been related to emotional dysregulation and eating psychopathology. Dissociation may interfere with the learning process, affecting at the therapy negatively. The aim of the study is to analyse if at the eating disorders (ED), dissociation is linked to temperamental traits or also to character traits, which are susceptible to be modulated during the therapeutic process.MethodsWe studied 119 females that started an outpatient program for their ED. We used the Dissociative Experience Scale (DES), Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI), Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-40), and the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). We used multiple regression analysis.ResultsDissociation was associated with high scores on the EAT-40, even controlling the effect of anxiety traits, which also was related to dissociation. The temperament dimension “searching for novelty”, has been related in an opposite way to the DES. Also, the “dimension of transcendence “character and “self determination” influenced on the DES.ConclusionsThis study confirms the importance of improving Self Determination levels at ED therapy, which influence on a lot of prognostic aspects, such as protecting from dissociation, which is related to anxiety and alimentary psychopathology and can interfere with the therapeutic progress.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals The Effects of Temperament and Character on Symptoms of Depression in a Chinese Nonclinical Population

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zi Chen ◽  
Xi Lu ◽  
Toshinori Kitamura
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Negative Symptoms ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Older Age ◽  
Positive Symptoms ◽  
Temperament And Character Inventory ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
Character Inventory

Objective. To examine the relations between personality traits and syndromes of depression in a nonclinical Chinese population.Method. We recruited 469 nonclinical participants in China. They completed the Chinese version temperament and character inventory (TCI) and self-rating depression scale (SDS). A structural equation model was used to rate the relation between seven TCI scales and the three SDS subscale scores (based on Shafer's meta-analysis of the SDS items factor analyses). This was based on the assumption that the three depression subscales would be predicted by the temperament and character subscales, whereas the character subscales would be predicted by the temperament subscales.Results. The positive symptoms scores were predicted by low self-directedness (SD), cooperativeness (C), reward dependence (RD), and persistence (P) as well as older age. The negative symptoms scores were predicted only by an older age. The somatic symptoms scores were predicted by high SD.Conclusion. Syndromes of depression are differentially associated with temperament and character patterns. It was mainly the positive symptoms scores that were predicted by the TCI scores. The effects of harm avoidance (HA) on the positive symptoms scores could be mediated by low SD and C.

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