A Test of the Career Construction Theory Model of Adaptation in Adult Workers With Chiari Malformation

The present study examined the career construction theory (CCT) model of adaptation using a sample of working adults diagnosed with Chiari malformation. Specifically, we tested a mediation model in which adaptivity (i.e., proactivity, openness, and conscientiousness) fosters adaptability, which conditions adapting (i.e., competence need satisfaction at work), which leads to adaptation (i.e., work well-being and subjective well-being). Results of structural equation modeling supported all of the hypothesized direct and indirect relations between CCT constructs, thus providing strong support for the applicability of the model of adaptation among workers with Chiari malformation. Prior to testing the model of adaptation, we examined and found support for the hypothesized hierarchical structure of the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale–Short Form, a recently developed operationalization of career adaptability.

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Higher Education in Times of COVID-19: University Students’ Basic Need Satisfaction, Self-Regulated Learning, and Well-Being

AERA Open ◽

10.1177/23328584211003164 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 ◽

pp. 233285842110031

Author(s):

Julia Holzer ◽

Marko Lüftenegger ◽

Selma Korlat ◽

Elisabeth Pelikan ◽

Katariina Salmela-Aro ◽

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Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Positive Emotion ◽

Well Being ◽

Need Satisfaction ◽

Learning Motivation ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Minor Effect ◽

Self Regulated Learning ◽

Regulated Learning

In the wake of COVID-19, university students have experienced fundamental changes of their learning and their lives as a whole. The present research identifies psychological characteristics associated with students’ well-being in this situation. We investigated relations of basic psychological need satisfaction (experienced competence, autonomy, and relatedness) with positive emotion and intrinsic learning motivation, considering self-regulated learning as a moderator. Self-reports were collected from 6,071 students in Austria (Study 1) and 1,653 students in Finland (Study 2). Structural equation modeling revealed competence as the strongest predictor for positive emotion. Intrinsic learning motivation was predicted by competence and autonomy in both countries and by relatedness in Finland. Moderation effects of self-regulated learning were inconsistent, but main effects on intrinsic learning motivation were identified. Surprisingly, relatedness exerted only a minor effect on positive emotion. The results inform strategies to promote students’ well-being through distance learning, mitigating the negative effects of the situation.

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The Effect of Transformational Leadership and Well-Being on Performance of Soccer Players: An Inclusive Model

The Sport Psychologist ◽

10.1123/tsp.2020-0064 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

Sinan Yildirim ◽

Ziya Koruç

Keyword(s):

Transformational Leadership ◽

Negative Affect ◽

Psychological Health ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Well Being ◽

Sport Performance ◽

Need Satisfaction ◽

Soccer Players ◽

Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽

Equation Modeling

The current study focuses on the effect of transformational leadership on athletes’ performance in the mediation of psychological need satisfaction, burnout, competition anxiety, life satisfaction, and positive–negative affect. The sample consisted of 391 soccer players aged between 16 and 20 years. Six scales were used in this study: Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire, Needs Satisfaction Scale, Athlete Burnout Measure, Satisfaction with Life Scale, Positive and Negative Affect Scale, and Sport Competition Anxiety Test. The method of Vallerand was preferred to measure performance, and structural equation modeling was employed to analyze data. The model data fit was also verified. It was found that the transformational leadership behaviors of coaches signally influence athletes’ performance either directly or indirectly. From another perspective, increasing the psychological health or well-being of athletes has important effects on sport performance.

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Transformational leadership, career adaptability, job embeddedness and perceived career success: a serial mediation model

Leadership & Organization Development Journal ◽

10.1108/lodj-10-2019-0455 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 41 (8) ◽

pp. 993-1013

Author(s):

Basheer M. Al-Ghazali

Keyword(s):

Transformational Leadership ◽

Career Success ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Job Embeddedness ◽

Study Data ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Career Adaptability ◽

Content Type ◽

Career Construction Theory ◽

Serial Mediation

PurposeBased on career construction theory and job embeddedness theory, the aim of the present study is to give insights into the interplay between transformational leadership and perceived career success by examining the indirect effects through serial mediation of career adaptability and job embeddedness, respectively.Design/methodology/approachA quantitative approach was used for this study. Data were gathered from 469 nurses working in government hospitals in Saudi Arabia. Hypotheses were tested using structural equation modeling.FindingsThe results show that transformational leaders enhance perceived career success. Moreover, the relationship between transformational leadership and perceived career success is serially mediated by career adaptability and job embeddedness.Originality/valueThe role of leadership in promoting employee's perceived career success has been seldom studied in the literature. This is the first study of its kind to examine the effect of transformational leadership on nurses' perceived career success along with the mediating roles of career adaptability and job embeddedness.

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Antecedents of Perceived Coach Autonomy Supportive and Controlling Behaviors: Coach Psychological Need Satisfaction and Well-Being

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology ◽

10.1123/jsep.33.2.255 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 33 (2) ◽

pp. 255-272 ◽

Cited By ~ 41

Author(s):

Juliette Stebbings ◽

Ian M. Taylor ◽

Christopher M. Spray

Keyword(s):

Autonomy Support ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Well Being ◽

Need Satisfaction ◽

Self Report ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Psychological Need ◽

Controlling Behaviors ◽

Psychological Need Satisfaction

Within the self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 2000) framework, research has considered the consequences of coaches’ autonomy supportive and controlling behaviors on various athlete outcomes (e.g., motivation and performance). The antecedents of such behaviors, however, have received little attention. Coaches (N = 443) from a variety of sports and competitive levels completed a self-report questionnaire to assess their psychological need satisfaction, well-being and perceived interpersonal behaviors toward their athletes. Structural equation modeling demonstrated that coaches’ competence and autonomy need satisfaction positively predicted their levels of psychological well-being, as indexed by positive affect and subjective vitality. In turn, coaches’ psychological well-being positively predicted their perceived autonomy support toward their athletes, and negatively predicted their perceived controlling behaviors. Overall, the results highlight the importance of coaching contexts that facilitate coaches’ psychological need satisfaction and well-being, thereby increasing the likelihood of adaptive coach interpersonal behavior toward athletes.

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Constructing an Index for the Subjective Well-being Under Neuroleptics Scale (SWN), short form: Applying structural equation modeling for testing reliability and validity of the index

Quality of Life Research ◽

10.1007/s11136-006-0069-x ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 15 (7) ◽

pp. 1191-1202 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Peter Schmidt ◽

Johannes Clouth ◽

Lars Haggenmüller ◽

Dieter Naber ◽

Ursula Reitberger

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation Modeling ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Short Form ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Well Being ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Subjective Well Being

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Beyond the Demand-Control Model

Journal of Personnel Psychology ◽

10.1027/1866-5888/a000006 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 3-16 ◽

Cited By ~ 224

Author(s):

Arnold B. Bakker ◽

Marc van Veldhoven ◽

Despoina Xanthopoulou

Keyword(s):

Organizational Commitment ◽

Performance Feedback ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Strong Support ◽

Job Demands ◽

Well Being ◽

Control Model ◽

Job Resources ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Demand Control

This study among 12,359 employees working in 148 organizations tested the interaction hypothesis of the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model. Accordingly, employees endorse most positive work attitudes (task enjoyment and organizational commitment) when job demands and job resources are both high. Results of moderated structural equation modeling analyses provided strong support for the hypothesis: 15 of the 16 hypothesized interactions were significant for task enjoyment and 13 of the 16 interactions were significant for organizational commitment. Job resources (skill utilization, learning opportunities, autonomy, colleague support, leader support, performance feedback, participation in decision making, and career opportunities) predicted task enjoyment and organizational commitment particularly under conditions of high job demands (workload and emotional demands). These findings clearly expand the Demand-Control model and support the JD-R model. Moreover, the results illustrate what managers can do to secure employee well-being.

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Goal Striving, Goal Attainment, and Well-Being: Adapting and Testing the Self-Concordance Model in Sport

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology ◽

10.1123/jsep.29.6.763 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 29 (6) ◽

pp. 763-782 ◽

Cited By ~ 77

Author(s):

Alison Smith ◽

Nikos Ntoumanis ◽

Joan Duda

Keyword(s):

Autonomy Support ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Goal Attainment ◽

Well Being ◽

Need Satisfaction ◽

The Self ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Goal Difficulty ◽

Goal Striving ◽

Goal Specificity

Grounded in self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 1985) and the self-concordance model (Sheldon & Elliot, 1999), this study examined the motivational processes underlying goal striving in sport as well as the role of perceived coach autonomy support in the goal process. Structural equation modeling with a sample of 210 British athletes showed that autonomous goal motives positively predicted effort, which, in turn, predicted goal attainment. Goal attainment was positively linked to need satisfaction, which, in turn, predicted psychological well-being. Effort and need satisfaction were found to mediate the associations between autonomous motives and goal attainment and between attainment and well-being, respectively. Controlled motives negatively predicted well-being, and coach autonomy support positively predicted both autonomous motives and need satisfaction. Associations of autonomous motives with effort were not reducible to goal difficulty, goal specificity, or goal efficacy. These findings support the self-concordance model as a framework for further research on goal setting in sport.

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The Role of Ego Integrity and Despair in Older Adults’ Well-being during the Covid-19 Crisis: The Mediating Role of Need-based Experiences

10.21203/rs.3.rs-83538/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Jolene van der Kaap-Deeder ◽

Branko Vermote ◽

Joachim Waterschoot ◽

Bart Soenens ◽

Sofie Morbee ◽

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Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Well Being ◽

Sociodemographic Factors ◽

Need Satisfaction ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Ego Integrity ◽

Need Frustration ◽

Negative Side Effects

Abstract The Covid-19 pandemic has affected people across the world, with older adults being particularly at risk for the negative (side) effects associated with this crisis. Relying on a cross-fertilization between Erikson’s personality theory and Self-Determination Theory, this study aimed to examine possible sources of resilience (i.e., ego integrity and need satisfaction) and vulnerability (i.e., despair and need frustration) in older adults’ (mal)adjustment, thereby additionally considering the role of multiple risk and protective factors (e.g., gender and marital status). During the second month of the lockdown period in Belgium, 693 older adults (Mage = 70.06, SD = 4.48, range: 65 – 89 years, 62.1% female) filled out online questionnaires concerning the study variables, while also completing assessments of several important sociodemographic factors. Structural equation modeling showed that both ego integrity and despair related to indicators of well-being and ill-being through experienced need satisfaction and need frustration. Additionally, we found several factors to protect (e.g., higher perceived income) or diminish (e.g., being widowed) older adults’ well-being during these challenging times, with little evidence for a moderating role of these factors in associations between the psychological variables. Theoretical and practical implications of these results are discussed.

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Examining an integrative model of resilience, subjective well-being and commitment as predictors of organizational citizenship behaviours

International Journal of Organizational Analysis ◽

10.1108/ijoa-08-2018-1514 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 27 (5) ◽

pp. 1274-1297 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Happy Paul ◽

Umesh Bamel ◽

Ashok Ashta ◽

Peter Stokes

Keyword(s):

Organizational Citizenship ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Organizational Context ◽

Strong Support ◽

Well Being ◽

Integrative Model ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Content Type ◽

Affect Balance

Purpose A review of the emerging scholarly literature on positive organizational scholarship indicates a need to pursue cognitive, emotional and motivational mechanisms which translate into positive states and outcomes in organizations. Responding to this, this paper aims to test a mediation model linking resilience and organizational citizenship behaviors (OCB) through subjective well-being (SWB) components (i.e. life satisfaction and affect balance) and organizational commitment (OC) components. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 345 employees working in the Indian manufacturing industry. The study used structural equation modeling using AMOS to conduct bootstrapped mediation analyses. Findings Results showed that SWB and OC components mediated the resilience-OCB relationship. Results offered strong support for the role of affect balance (high positive and low negative affect) and affective commitment in mediating the influence of resilience on OCB. Originality/value The study not only tested the applicability of resilience in an organizational context to predict coveted positive outcomes but also identified the underlying mechanism as how psychological resource capacities like resilience contribute to OCBs.

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Trait Emotional Intelligence Predicts Academic Satisfaction Through Career Adaptability

Journal of Career Assessment ◽

10.1177/1069072717723290 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 26 (4) ◽

pp. 666-677 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Pinar Celik ◽

Martin Storme

Keyword(s):

Emotional Intelligence ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Coping Resources ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Career Adaptability ◽

Trait Emotional Intelligence ◽

Academic Satisfaction ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Career Construction Theory

In the current work we investigated whether trait emotional intelligence (trait EI) contributes to academic satisfaction and explored a potential mechanism to explain this effect. Building on career construction theory (CCT), we hypothesized that trait EI is positively associated with academic satisfaction through enhancing career-specific coping resources—the so-called career adapt-abilities. Using structural equation modeling, we tested the relationship between trait EI and academic satisfaction and the mediating role of career adaptability among undergraduate students ( N = 410). Results showed that trait EI is a positive predictor of academic satisfaction and that career adaptability mediates this relationship. These results suggest that the contribution of trait EI to academic satisfaction is partly due to increased perceptions of career adaptability. Theoretical and practical implications of the results are discussed.

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