Influence of Lack of Trust on Romantic Relationship Problems: The Mediating Role of Partner Cell Phone Snooping

2020 ◽  
pp. 003329411989990 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulgaffar O. Arikewuyo ◽  
Kayode K. Eluwole ◽  
Bahire Özad
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Emotional Instability ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Relationship Problems ◽  
Break Up

We investigated how a lack of trust in one’s romantic partner exacerbates problems such as emotional instability, conflict, or intention to break up in relationships with the role of cell phone snooping as a mediator. A cross-sectional survey of married individuals ( n = 329) was conducted using an online questionnaire. Results indicate that lack of trust is a significant predictor of romantic relationship problems. In addition, structural equation modeling results support the theoretical model indicating that cell phone snooping partially mediates the significant relationship between emotional instability, intention to break up, and conflicts. Findings support the development of trust in romantic partners as an approach to stability and avoidance of problems in romantic relationships.

How Employability Attributes Mediate the Link Between Knowledge Workers’ Career Adaptation Concerns and Their Self-Perceived Employability

2019 ◽  
Vol 123 (4) ◽  
pp. 1005-1026 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melinde Coetzee ◽  
Louise Engelbrecht
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Knowledge Workers ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sense Of Competence ◽  
Employment Conditions ◽  
Perceived Employability

The study examines employability attributes as psychological mechanisms that explain the link between the career adaptation concerns and self-perceived employability of a sample of professionally qualified knowledge workers (N = 404). A cross-sectional survey was used to collect primary data. Results of a mediation analysis by means of structural equation modeling show that proactivity, career resilience, and career self-management attributes are significant intrinsic motivational mechanisms in explaining the link between high career adaptation concerns and high self-perceived employability. The study makes an important contribution to the employability literature by illustrating by means of self-determination theory the role of employability attributes as psychological processes that restore individuals’ sense of autonomous functioning as expressed by their self-perceived employability. The findings advance human resource management’s understanding of the role of employability attributes as mechanisms of fulfilling knowledge workers’ need for competence and autonomy in the career adaptation concerns—perceived employability link. Practice implications include supportive career development practices that strengthen knowledge workers’ sense of competence and autonomy when confronted with changes in job and employment conditions that affect their perceived employability.

scholarly journals Job Demands and Exhaustion in Firefighters: The Moderating Role of Work Meaning. A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (18) ◽  
pp. 9819
Author(s):  
Andra Cătălina Roșca ◽  
Alexandru Mateizer ◽  
Cristina-Ioana Dan ◽  
Evangelia Demerouti
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Work Meaning ◽  
The Impact

Emotional exhaustion and other symptoms of burnout are often found among emergency services professions, such as firefighting. Given the social importance of this activity and the high responsibility it requires, prevention and alleviation of burnout symptoms become primary concerns in ensuring the well-being of firefighters. Although work meaning is one of the factors associated with a lower risk of developing burnout, its protective role has not been studied in firefighters. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the buffering role of work meaning in the health-impairment process of the Job Demands-Resources model, targeting the relationship between job demands and related emotional exhaustion. A cross-sectional survey design was used to collect data from a sample consisting of Romanian firefighters (n = 1096). Structural equation modeling indicated a positive link between job demands and exhaustion. In addition, deriving personal meaning from work was associated with lower levels of exhaustion in firefighters. A small but significant interaction effect between work meaning and job demands showed that higher levels of work meaning attenuated the positive relationship between job demands and exhaustion. In conclusion, our findings suggest that work meaning has a buffering effect on the impact of various job demands on job-related exhaustion. Nevertheless, the small effect sizes warrant further research on this topic.

scholarly journals Role of Social Media Marketing Activities in Influencing Customer Intentions: A Perspective of a New Emerging Era

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khalid Jamil ◽  
Liu Dunnan ◽  
Rana Faizan Gul ◽  
Muhammad Usman Shehzad ◽  
Syed Hussain Mustafa Gillani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Community ◽  
Social Identification ◽  
Social Media Marketing ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Marketing Activities ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this study is to explore social media marketing activities (SMMAs) and their impact on consumer intentions (continuance, participate, and purchase). This study also analyzes the mediating roles of social identification and satisfaction. The participants in this study were experienced users of two social media platforms Facebook and Instagram in Pakistan. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from respondents. We used an online community to invite Facebook and Instagram users to complete the questionnaire in the designated online questionnaire system. Data were collected from 353 respondents, and structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to analyze the data. Results show that SMMAs have a significant impact on the intentions of users. Furthermore, social identification mediates the relationship between social media activities and satisfaction, and satisfaction mediates the relationship between social media activities and the intentions of users. This will help marketers how to attract customers to develop their intentions. This is the first novel study that used SMMAs to address the user intentions with the role of social identification and satisfaction in the context of Pakistan.

Are self-leaders more willing to mentor others? A study among Indian and Spanish university teachers

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.P. Ganesh ◽  
M. Ángeles López-Cabarcos ◽  
Paula Vázquez-Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Control Method ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Content Type ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Holistic Understanding

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the influence of self-leadership on the intention to mentor among university teachers considering the mediating role of self-efficacy and the moderating role of individualism-collectivism dimensions. Design/methodology/approach A standardized questionnaire was used to collect data from Indian (n=88) and Spanish (n=105) university teachers. The hypothesized relationships were analyzed using structural equation modeling and hierarchical multiple regression analysis. Findings Self-leadership strategies influence the intention to mentor through university teachers’ self-efficacy. The positive relationship between self-efficacy and intention to mentor becomes stronger when the respondents are inclined toward vertical collectivistic or horizontal individualistic values. Research limitations/implications The study extends mentoring literature since it incorporates both individual and cultural variables, allowing observing their interplay and giving a holistic understanding of the issue. The main limitation of the study is its cross-sectional survey design, which is the use of data collected from a single-sitting, self-reporting measure. Different procedures were used to control method biases. Practical implications Intention to mentor can help university teachers (especially the younger staffs) and students to establish the process that can reinforce their commitment toward realistic goals. In the long term, entering into a mentoring relationship might boost self-efficacy and self-leadership qualities of the mentors themselves. Originality/value The comprehensiveness and relevance of the variables in the context chosen is the primary strength of this research. In the scenario of increasing professionalization and globalization, the cross-cultural nature of this study brings in a global perspective of the research problem.

Brand-related feelings and sponsor attitude formation

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 513-526
Author(s):  
Felix Boronczyk ◽  
Christoph Breuer
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Brand Attitude ◽  
Attitude Formation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Brand Attitudes ◽  
Press Releases ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Sport Event ◽  
Content Type

PurposeThis study examines how brand attitude formation with respect to sport event sponsors is affected by feelings related to the sponsor brand, the sponsored event, and concurrent sponsors.Design/methodology/approachUsing systematically manipulated press releases, 216 sport-interested participants were presented with different sponsorships of a major sport event. Sponsor information was systematically manipulated both within the stimulus text and the accompanying photo, which contained clearly visible sponsor signage. Participants' brand-related feelings and attitudes toward the stimulus brands were assessed through an online questionnaire following the treatment and analyzed using structural equation modeling.FindingsThe results show that sponsor brand-related feelings represent an important step in the creation of brand attitudes. Sponsor brand attitudes are further revealed to be in part determined by event- and co-sponsor-related feelings through several indirect pathways.Practical implicationsThe findings presented in this study suggest that managers who seek to create favorable brand responses need to consider the feelings associated with their brands, the event and concurrent sponsors. Brands may experience both beneficial and detrimental effects, depending on whether the feelings involved are positive or negative.Originality/valueTo date, no research has investigated the relationships between brand-related feelings and brand attitudes in event sponsorship while accounting for the influence of the sponsored event and concurrent sponsors. Therefore, this study contributes to a better understanding of the role of feelings in sponsor brand attitude formation.

The mediating role of career resilience on the relationship between career competency and career success

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bilal Ahmad ◽  
Shahid Latif ◽  
Ahmad Raza Bilal ◽  
Mahnoor Hai
Keyword(s):  
Career Success ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Career Resilience ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the relationships between career competency, career resilience and career success. The study further examines the mediating role of career resilience on the relationship between career competency and career success. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 284 Islamic bank employees across Pakistan through a cross-sectional, self-reporting, online questionnaire. Partial least squares structural equation modeling was used to test the proposed hypotheses using Smart PLS version 3.0. Findings The study’s results indicate that career competency is a significant predictor of career resilience, and that career resilience is subsequently a significant predictor of career success. Further, the results of the structural equation model analyses supported the proposition that career resilience mediates the relationship between career competency and career success. Practical implications Human resource practitioners and managers can increase the likelihood of their employees’ career resilience by focusing on developing career-related competencies – an antecedent of career success. Originality/value The study clarifies prevailing misconceptions that assume a direct linear relationship between career competency and career success by establishing, through empirical evidence, that success is not an ultimate outcome of competence. In addition, it proposes an oversimplified model of the competence–resilience–success relationship.

scholarly journals Victimización en la escuela: relación de la crianza y variables funcionales- disfuncionales del desarrollo

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 849 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Samper-García ◽  
Vicenta Mestre-Escrivá ◽  
Elisabeth Malonda-Vidal ◽  
Belén Mesurado
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Negative Control ◽  
Peer Attachment ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Emotional Instability ◽  
Parental Styles ◽  
School Victimization

<p>This study has the aim to analyze the different role of parental styles (affect and communication versus control), of functional developmental variables (empathy and adaptative coping styles) and dysfunctional variables (emotional instability and inefficient coping styles) in school victimization, or conversely with peer attachment. Participants were 418 Spanish adolescents, 224 girls and 194 boys, aged between 13 - 14 years old and attending year 7 and year 8 of secondary school. Structural equation modeling was carried out using the EQS program.</p>Results shows that parenting styles of affect and communication versus negative control are both directly related to functional and dysfunctional developmental variables. Negative control is also directly related to the school victimization. Also, functional variables are directly related to the school victimization and peer attachment, while dysfunctional variables only are related to school victimization. Finally, results and their possible implications are discussed.

scholarly journals The Role of Psychological Factors in Older Adults’ Readiness to Use eHealth Technology: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lenka Knapova ◽  
Adam Klocek ◽  
Steriani Elavsky
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Need For Closure ◽  
Modeling Framework ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Ict Use

BACKGROUND Information and communication technology (ICT) use among older adults has been on the rise in recent years. However, the predictors and mechanisms behind older adults’ acceptance and use of ICT are not clear. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to systematically describe ICT usage among Czech older adults and to evaluate the factors influencing their ICT use and readiness to use digital technology to promote health (eHealth readiness). The primary focus was on psychological factors and the role of persons close to older adults. METHODS The research utilized cross-sectional survey data from a quota-based sample of Czech older adults (&gt;50 years) and persons close to them further referred to as <i>close persons</i> (N=250 dyads). A structural equation modeling framework was used to evaluate relationships between psychological factors, ICT use, and eHealth readiness. RESULTS Czech older adults’ use of ICT is low with the exception of cell phone usage (cell phone usage by 173/250, 69.2%; other devices used by 50/250, 20.0% of older adults or less). Apart from age (β=−.21; <i>P</i>&lt;.001), eHealth readiness was predicted by ICT use (β=.65; <i>P</i>&lt;.001). eHealth readiness was also indirectly affected by the need for cognitive closure (NFCC): individuals with a high need for closure perceived more barriers to ICT (β=.23; <i>P</i>=.01) and more reported barriers were linked to lower ICT usage (β=−.21; <i>P</i>=.001). The expected positive relationships between eHealth readiness of persons close to older adults and ICT use and eHealth readiness of older adults were not significant, but the total effect of eHealth readiness of persons close to older adults on eHealth readiness of older adults was positive and significant (β=.18; <i>P</i>=.01), indicating some level of influence of persons close to them on older adults’ attitudes and behaviors. CONCLUSIONS This study provided the first systematic examination of Czech older adults’ ICT usage and eHealth readiness. Novel predictors (NFCC and close persons’ variables) were evaluated and yielded actionable results. More research is needed to clarify the role of persons close to older adults.

scholarly journals Innovation Practices for Enhancing Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises’ (SMEs) Performance and Survival during Coronavirus (COVID-19) Epidemic Crisis: The Moderating Role of External Support

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nawal Abdalla Adam ◽  
Ghadah Abdulrahman Alarifi
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
External Support ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Global Epidemic ◽  
Innovation Practices

Abstract Global epidemic crises, such as the coronavirus (COVID-19), usually put the lives of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in danger. However, studies have demonstrated the vital role of innovation in improving enterprises’ performance and increasing the likelihood of their viability. This study aims to develop a theoretical model to provide insights about the association between innovation practices and the SMEs’ performance and survival while underlining the auxiliary role of external support in such a relationship. Online questionnaire has been used to collect the data from 259 randomly selected SME managers in Saudi Arabia, and the data was analyzed using SmartPLS3 software. The structural equation modeling (SEM-PLS) bootstrap results indicated that external support aids strengthen the positive impact of SMEs’ innovation practices on business survival. These findings have significant implications for policy makers and SME managers.

scholarly journals Antecedents and outcomes of flow experience of MOOC users

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Shrikant Mulik ◽  
Manjari Srivastava ◽  
Nilay Yajnik ◽  
Vas Taras
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Flow Experience ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Relationship Of

Purpose This paper aims to develop and empirically test a model of relationships between antecedents and outcomes of flow experience of users of massive open online courses (MOOC). Design/methodology/approach The researchers surveyed individuals primarily from India, who had enrolled in at least one MOOC offered by MOOC providers such as Coursera, edX and FutureLearn. The data were collected from 310 individuals using an online questionnaire. The partial least squares technique of structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to test the reliability and validity of the data, and the study’s hypothesized relationships. Findings The study found support for identification of telepresence, challenge and skill as antecedents of flow experience. MOOC satisfaction and MOOC usage intention were found to be the outcomes of flow experience, as hypnotized. The study also found the mediating role of MOOC satisfaction in the relationship of flow experience and MOOC usage intention. Practical implications The findings indicate that if the MOOC providers can orchestrate flow experience for MOOC users then that will increase the satisfaction of MOOC users, which will lead to increase in MOOC adoption. Originality/value The study makes the contribution towards better understanding of flow experience in the context of MOOC usage by identifying both antecedents and outcomes of flow experience. Further, it highlights the influencing role of flow experience on MOOC adoption.

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