Multiple Facets of Self-Control in Arab Adolescents: Parallel Pathways to Greater Happiness and Less Physical Aggression

2015 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 405-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Belle Gavriel-Fried ◽  
Tammie Ronen ◽  
Qutaiba Agbaria ◽  
Hod Orkibi ◽  
Liat Hamama
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Physical Aggression ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Subjective Happiness ◽  
Bootstrap Analysis

Adolescence is a period of dramatic change that necessitates using skills and strengths to reduce physical aggression and increase happiness. This study examined the multiple facets of self-control skills in achieving both goals simultaneously, in a sample of 248 Arab adolescents in Israel. We conceptualized and tested a new multi-mediator model that posited two parallel paths. Structural equation modeling with bootstrap analysis supported the hypothesized model where self-control linked with subjective happiness directly, and indirectly through positive emotions and social support. In addition, self-control linked directly to physical aggression, and indirectly through hostility and anger. The findings provide new theoretical conceptualizations for further research and suggest possible mechanisms for prevention and intervention programs.

How can organizations foster job crafting behaviors and thriving at work?

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Sari Mansour ◽  
Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Social Resources ◽  
Job Crafting ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Bootstrap Analysis ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Thriving At Work

Abstract This study investigates whether the perceived opportunity to craft (POC) is related to job crafting (JC) strategies and whether these strategies are related to thriving at work, in terms of both vitality and learning. It aims to verify the mediating role of JC between POC and thriving. Data were collected from 424 accounting professionals in Canada. The structural equation modeling based on bootstrap analysis was used to test mediation. The results indicate that POC is positively related to increasing structural and social resources and challenging job demands and negatively to decreasing hindering job demands. They reveal that increasing structural and social resources enhances learning and mediates the relation between POC and vitality and learning, as do challenging job demands, whereas decreasing hindering job demands does not. This study is one of the first to confirm that POC influences vitality and learning via JC behaviors as mediators.

scholarly journals Effects of Socioeconomic Status and Social Support on Violence against Pregnant Women: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis

PLoS ONE ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. e0170469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marizélia Rodrigues Costa Ribeiro ◽  
Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva ◽  
Maria Teresa Seabra Soares de Britto e Alves ◽  
Rosângela Fernandes Lucena Batista ◽  
Cecília Cláudia Costa Ribeiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Modeling Analysis ◽  
Structural Equation Modeling Analysis

scholarly journals PEMODELAN STRUKTURAL DARI EMOSI POSITIF SEBAGAI PEMEDIASI TERHADAP PEMBELIAN TIDAK TERENCANA

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 104
Author(s):  
NI WAYAN ARNI YANITA ◽  
KETUT JAYANEGARA ◽  
I PUTU EKA N. KENCANA
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Impulse Buying ◽  
Mediation Models

Latent variables are variables that can not be observed directly. Latent variables can be observed with constituent indicators. One of the methods used to analyze the latent variables are Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). This research raised the case of impulse buying to be applied to the SEM method. Impulse buying influenced by the characteristics of the hypermarket, situational factors, the characteristics of the product, promotion and positive emotions. The purpose of this research was to determine the effect dari positive emotions as mediation to impulse buying.The results obtained indicate that positive emotions directly affect the impulse buying of 0.302, promotion directly affects the positive emotions of 0.367, and the promotion of indirect effect to impulse buying of 0.111. So positive emotions can mediate to impulse buying of 0.020. Goodness of fit mediation models not good with value 0.39.

Adolescent Hope as a Mediator Between Parent-Child Connectedness and Adolescent Outcomes

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 853-879 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura M. Padilla-Walker ◽  
Sam A. Hardy ◽  
Katherine J. Christensen
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
School Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Child Outcomes ◽  
Behavioral Outcomes ◽  
Internalizing Behavior ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Adolescent Outcomes ◽  
Parent Child

This study examines adolescent hope as a mediator between connectedness to mother and father, and positive and negative child outcomes. Participants included 489 adolescents aged 9 to 14 years ( M = 11.29; SD = 1.01) and their parents from the Flourishing Families Project, and data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Results suggested that hope mediated the relation between child-reported parent-child connectedness and adolescents’ prosocial behavior, school engagement, and internalizing behavior. Mother-and father-reported connectedness were not related to adolescent hope but were directly related to behavioral outcomes. This study highlights the importance of adolescents’ cognitive-motivational processes for both positive and negative outcomes and has important implications for prevention and intervention programs.

scholarly journals Resilience, Hope, and Subjective Happiness Among the Turkish Population: Fear of COVID-19 as a Mediator

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seydi Ahmet Satici ◽  
Ahmet Rifat Kayis ◽  
Begum Satici ◽  
Mark D. Griffiths ◽  
Gurhan Can
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Direct Effect ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Subjective Happiness ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Psychological Strengths

AbstractPsychology deals with not only mental disorders but also psychological strengths within individuals. Psychological strengths will play an important role in struggling with the global novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The present study tested a model concerning the relationship between resilience, hope, and subjective happiness using structural equation modeling to identify the mediating role of fear of COVID-19. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among a convenience sample of 971 Turkish individuals (aged 18 to 74 years) from 75 of 81 cities in Turkey. The survey included the Subjective Happiness Scale, Fear of COVID-19 Scale, Brief Resilience Scale, and the Dispositional Hope Scale, and data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). The SEM demonstrated an association between resilience–hope and subjective happiness was mediated by fear of COVID-19 (CMIN/df = 2.664, CFI = 0.994, NFI = 0.984, TLI = 0.984, GFI = 0.994, RMSEA = 0.044, SRMR = 0.024, AIC = 81.334, ECVI = 0.084). Resilience had a direct effect and an indirect effect on subjective happiness via fear of COVID-19. Hope also had a direct effect and an indirect effect on subjective happiness via fear of COVID-19. Consequently, in the fight against COVID-19, individuals who are resistant to stress and have a belief that they can find a way to cope can help prevent the fear of COVID-19 and so enhance good mental health.

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