Tying Knots With Communities

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 1113-1129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young-Il Kim ◽  
Sung Joon Jang ◽  
Byron R. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
American Adult ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

Using data from a nationally representative sample of American adult males ( N = 2,512), this study examines (a) whether duration of membership in the Boy Scouts of America is associated with adult civic engagement and (b) whether five characteristics of positive youth development (confidence, competence, connection, character, and caring) account for the relationship between duration of Scouting membership and adult civic engagement. The results from structural equation modeling indicate that duration of participation in Scouting is positively associated with four indicators of civic engagement: community involvement, community volunteering, community activism, and environmental activism. Among the five positive characteristics, confidence and competence were found to fully mediate the effects of Scouting on all four types of civic engagement, whereas the other three only to partly mediate the effects.

Servant Leadership from Multiple Domains and Follower Work Behavior

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 272-292
Author(s):  
Mitchell Neubert ◽  
Cindy Wu ◽  
Kevin Dougherty
Keyword(s):  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Regulatory Focus ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Working Adults ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Multiple Domains ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Managers and ministers exercise influence over their members inside and outside of their organizations. We examine the relationship of servant leadership from two contexts, an individual’s workplace and place of worship, with regulatory foci, and, in turn, entrepreneurial behavior and counterproductive work behavior (CWB) at work. Moreover, we contend that spiritual discipline (i.e., prayer and reading sacred texts) moderates the relationship of servant leadership to regulatory focus by altering the salience of each leader’s behavior. Using data collected in two waves from 912 working adults, we test the proposed relationships with multi-group structural equation modeling. Findings largely support the hypotheses and point toward important implications for servant leadership in both workplace and place of worship settings.

scholarly journals Cultural distance, innovation and export performance

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Goudarz Azar ◽  
Rian Drogendijk
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Organizational Innovation ◽  
Cultural Distance ◽  
Export Performance ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovation Strategies ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This paper aims to examine the relationship between cultural distance (both perceived and objective), innovation and firm export performance. Design/methodology/approach Hypotheses were tested here by structural equation modeling using data from 186 export ventures into 23 international markets by Swedish companies. Findings The results indicate that managers’ perceptions of substantial cultural differences as well as objective cultural differences (gauged using Hofstede’s (1980, 2001) scores for dimensions of national culture) and subsequent environmental uncertainty when expanding into culturally distant markets triggers strategies for interacting and integrating with the market environment. These include producing and adopting innovations to processes and products and to organizational strategy, structure and administrative procedures to cope with the new environment and overcome uncertainties. These innovations and the associated competitive advantages improve firm export performance. Originality/value Despite much research into the relationship between firm internationalization and innovation, little attention has been paid to the effect of the characteristics of the foreign markets (specifically cultural differences) on firm innovation strategies. Moreover, much research has been devoted to the effect of innovation on firm export performance, but such research has mainly focused on one type of innovation, i.e. technological innovation, while the influence of organizational innovation on firm export performance has been basically ignored. The present study validates the explanatory of cultural distance (both perceived and objective) in relation to innovation strategies (technological and organizational) and export performance.

Examining the Relationship Between Media Consumption, Fear of Crime, and Support for Controversial Criminal Justice Policies Using a Nationally Representative Sample

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 399-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Dolliver ◽  
Jennifer L. Kenney ◽  
Lesley Williams Reid ◽  
Ariane Prohaska
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Fear Of Crime ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Media Consumption ◽  
Three Strikes ◽  
Components Analysis ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Effects Of Media ◽  
The Relationship

According to cultivation theory, higher levels of crime-based media consumption result in an increased fear of crime. This study extends cultivation theory’s basic assertion by (a) creating a robust measure of media consumption based on three different factors and 38 original questions, (b) examining the direct and indirect effects of media consumption and fear of crime on support of criminal justice policies, and (c) using a nationwide sample. Using a sample of 1,311 participants, a combination of principal components analysis and structural equation modeling was used to examine these relationships. The results support the usefulness of a four-factor measure of media consumption in relationship to fear of crime. Results also reveal that fear of crime amplifies the effect of media consumption in creating support for three-strikes, death penalty, stand your ground, and open carry laws.

Mediating and moderating effects in golf tourism: Evidence from Hainan Island

2020 ◽  
pp. 135481662090233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huimin Song ◽  
Jamie M Chen ◽  
Yibin Chen
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Hainan Island ◽  
Place Identity ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
Destination Attractiveness ◽  
Revisit Intentions ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

This article examines the relationship between golf activities and tourist perceptions and intentions using data from 592 golf tourists on Hainan Island, China. The results obtained from structural equation modeling show that the attractiveness of the destination can improve the identity of the location, and both factors significantly increase the travel intentions of golf tourists (i.e. revisit intentions and word-of-mouth recommendations). The results also show that place identity has significant mediating effects between destination attractiveness and travel intentions. In addition, the results reveal that the disposable income of golf tourists has significant moderating effects on the attractiveness of the destination, the identity of the destination, and the intention to revisit. This study has some important economic implications for golf destination management. Golf course managers can improve the attractiveness of the destination and strengthen the identity of the location to enhance the behavioral intentions of golf tourists.

scholarly journals The Impact of Consumer Competence in Purchasing Foods on Satisfaction with Food-Related Consumer Policies and Satisfaction with Food-Related Life through Perceptions of Food Safety

Foods ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 1103
Author(s):  
Hyun-Joo Lee
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Deficit Model ◽  
Knowledge Deficit ◽  
Final Sample ◽  
Economic Institute ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Based on the knowledge-deficit model, this study proposes a relationship between consumer competence in purchasing foods and perceptions of the safety of imported and domestic foods. This study also examines how perceptions of the safety of imported and domestic foods affect satisfaction with food-related consumer policy and satisfaction with food-related life. Using data from the “2019 Consumer Behavior Survey for Food,” which has been conducted every year since 2013 by the Korea Rural Economic Institute, we analyzed the responses of a final sample of 5869 respondents. The hypothesized conceptual model was assessed through structural equation modeling. All but one of the proposed relationships between consumer competence in purchasing foods and perceptions of food safety were supported. The relationship between perceptions of food safety and satisfaction with food-related consumer policies depends on whether foods are imported or domestic. Food origin also affected the relationship between perceptions of food safety and satisfaction with food-related life. Satisfaction with food-related consumer policies is significantly connected with satisfaction with food-related life. We discuss how the findings of this study can be applied to the development of food-related consumer policies.

scholarly journals NEWS MEDIA USE AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: SOCIAL CAPITAL AND CIVIC ACCOUNTABILITY AS MEDIATING MECHANISM

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibrar Ahmed, Steven A. Beebe, Andleeb Ikhlaq
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
News Media ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Attitude Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

This study explores the relationship between news media use and civic engagement. The investigation also examines the mediating role of social capital and civic accountability between news media use and civic attitude/behavior. Uses and gratification theory provides the theoretical framework for the study. Using a cross-sectional survey design, this study collects data from 367 respondents. Findings using structural equation modeling reveal that news media has positive effects on civic behavior. News media has a significant relationship with social capital and civic accountability. Furthermore, civic accountability plays a positive mediating role between news media use and civic attitude/behavior. The relationship between news media use and civic behavior is also mediated by social capital. No relationship was found between news media and civic attitude. In terms of civic attitude, the results of the direct and indirect effects of social capital also remain statistically nonsignificant.

Motivations for Adolescent Physical Activity

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 220-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dana M. Litt ◽  
Ronald J. Iannotti ◽  
Jing Wang
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Multiple Group ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Health Need ◽  
The Relationship

Background:Motivating adolescents to maintain levels of physical activity (PA) is important because regular PA in adolescence contributes to physical, psychological, and social well-being and PA during adolescence has been associated with activity levels in adulthood.Purpose:The overall aim of this study is to validate a measure of external reward, health values, and personal interest motivations for adolescent PA developed by Wold and Kannas and to examine the relationship between these motivations and level of PA.Methods:A nationally representative sample of 9011 adolescents completed the Health Behavior in School-aged Children survey instrument. Ten items were used to measure PA motivations. Multiple group confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling were applied to test the 3-factor structure of the motivation scale and to examine the relationship between the 3 motivations and PA.Results:The Wold and Kannas’s motivation measure assessed external, social, and health motivations which predicted PA in adolescents.Conclusions:The Wold and Kannas’s motivation measure is suitable for assessing motivations for PA in US adolescents and may contribute to both theoretical and intervention studies that address this public health need.

scholarly journals The Association of Caffeine Metabolite with Obesity and Low-Density Lipoprotein Level

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 1681-1681
Author(s):  
Crystal Rose ◽  
Seongkum Heo ◽  
Corey Nagel ◽  
Reza Hakkak ◽  
Reid Landes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Low Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
Final Sample ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Objectives To examine if waist circumference mediated the relationship between 1, 7-dimethylxanthine (a caffeine metabolite) and serum LDL level, adjusting for age, gender, race/ethnicity, smoking, and alcohol consumption. Methods A secondary data analysis study was conducted using data from the National Health and Examination Survey (NHANES) 2009–2010 data collection wave. The final sample included 1976 weighted respondents. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the objectives of this study. Results Structural equation modeling found that levels of 1, 7-dimethylxanthine were not associated with levels of LDL, and that WC was not a mediator of the relationship, adjusting for the covariates. None of the covariates were associated with LDL level, controlling for WC. Conclusions Further longitudinal studies are needed to more thoroughly examine the role of central obesity on the relationship between caffeine and LDL level. Funding Sources None.

Health-Related Online Information Seeking and Behavioral Outcomes: Fatalism and Self-Efficacy as Mediators

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 871-879 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eun Go ◽  
Kyung Han You
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Using Data ◽  
National Trends ◽  
Online Information Seeking ◽  
The Relationship

We explored the mediation effect of cognitive factors on the relationship between cancer-related online information seeking and cancer-preventative behaviors. Using data obtained from the National Cancer Institute's 2013 Health Information National Trends Survey (N = 2,896), we performed structural equation modeling and demonstrated that online information seeking about cancer did not decrease users' cancer fatalism; however it elevated users' level of self-efficacy. Moreover, the findings show that cancer-related information seeking indirectly influenced cancer-preventative behaviors via self-efficacy, and individuals' level of self-efficacy significantly mediated the association between fatalistic beliefs and cancer-preventative behaviors. The results call for attention to cognitive mediators in explaining the relationship between online information seeking and related behaviors.

Perceived Appropriateness of Training and Organizational Commitment Among Korean Police

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-253
Author(s):  
Hyunin Baek
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Perceived Support ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
And Training

Although organizational commitment (OC) generates several beneficial outcomes to law enforcement agencies, the policing literature has underexamined OC. Using data gathered from 11,709 Korean police in 2012, this study conducted analyses of structural equation modeling (SEM) in order to examine the relationship between OC and perceived organizational support. In addition, SEM was conducted to determine whether Allen and Meyer’s three components of OC is appropriate. The results indicated that two predictors of perceived appropriateness of training (i.e., perceived support of training and training needs) strongly accounted for OC. However, unlike previous studies, this study found that hypotheses in the model with the subcomponents of OC (affective, continuous, and normative commitments) could not be verified. In sum, for sturdier examinations, future studies should apply the Allen and Meyer model to diverse agencies.

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