scholarly journals Examining Multilevel Factors Associated with the Process of Resilience among Women Living with HIV in a Large Canadian Cohort Study: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 232595821987128
Author(s):  
Roula Kteily-Hawa ◽  
Laura Warren ◽  
Mina Kazemi ◽  
Carmen H. Logie ◽  
Shazia Islam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Interacting Systems ◽  
Multiple Levels ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Univariate Analyses

Objectives: We examined how multiple, nested, and interacting systems impact the protective process of resilience for women living with HIV (WLWH). Methods: Using data from a Cohort Study, we conducted univariate analyses, multivariable logistic regression, and a 2-step structural equation modeling for the outcome, high resilience (N = 1422). Results: Participants reported high overall resilience scores with a mean of 62.2 (standard deviation = 8.1) and median of 64 (interquartile range = 59-69). The odds of having high resilience were greater for those residing in Quebec compared to Ontario (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 2.1 [1.6, 2.9]) and British Columbia (aOR = 1.8 [1.3, 2.5]). Transgender women had increased odds of high resilience than cisgender women (aOR = 1.9 [1.0, 3.6]). There were higher odds of resilience for those without mental health diagnoses (aOR = 2.4 [1.9, 3.0]), non-binge drinkers (aOR=1.5 [1.1, 2.1]), and not currently versus previously injecting drugs (aOR = 3.6 [2.1, 5.9]). Structural equation modeling confirmed that factors influencing resilience lie at multiple levels: micro, meso, exo, and macro systems of influence. Conclusion: There is a need to consider resilience as the interaction between the person and their environments, informing the development of multilevel interventions to support resilience among WLWH.

scholarly journals Effects of Strategic Orientation on Performance of Telecommunication Sector in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Niyi Israel Akeke ◽  
◽  
Adenike Rita Akeke ◽  
Ayodeji Muyideen Awolaj ◽  
Mathew Olufemi Oyebanji
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Strategic Orientation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Telecommunication Sector ◽  
Line Managers ◽  
Strategic Orientations ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Technology Orientation

The study explores the potential influences of strategic orientation constructs of entrepreneurial, market and technology orientations on telecommunication firms’ performance using data obtained through structured questionnaires from 57 line managers and 300 customers of these firms. The data collected were subjected to the structural equation modeling technique. The results revealed that strategic orientation has a positive significant relationship with firm performance. Specifically, it showed that only technology orientation has a significant influence on telecommunication firms’ performance. The study contributes to the understanding of the rationale behind which set of strategic orientations should be implemented for improved level of performance in the telecommunication sector.

scholarly journals Unveiling the Crucial Factors of Women Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 153
Author(s):  
Sanjeev S. Ingalagi ◽  
Nishad Nawaz ◽  
Habeeb Ur Rahiman ◽  
A. Hariharasudan ◽  
Vanishree Hundekar
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Multivariate Techniques ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Using Data

In the present era, women-owned firms are one of India’s fastest increasing entrepreneurial communities in the form of women entrepreneurs. The objective of the study is to identify the factors that influence women’s entrepreneurial orientation and firms’ performance. The research study discusses the influencing factors and their effect on firms’ performance and satisfaction in this regard. The proposed framework and hypotheses have been tested using data gathered from boutiques, beauty parlors, carpet manufacturers, and retail shops in Karnataka, India. Data analysis was done using univariate, bivariate, and multivariate techniques. In Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), paths were created for evaluating the cause-and-effect relationship between different factors viz., social, psychological, financial, and resource factors and entrepreneurial performance and satisfaction. Seven relationships were significant, while two relationships were insignificant in this structural equation. The key finding of the paper is that all factors have a significant impact on the firm’s performance. The implications of research results for researchers and practitioners are discussed, and suggestions have also been made.

scholarly journals British Columbia CARMA-CHIWOS Collaboration (BCC3): protocol for a community-collaborative cohort study examining healthy ageing with and for women living with HIV

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. e046558
Author(s):  
Shayda A Swann ◽  
Angela Kaida ◽  
Valerie Nicholson ◽  
Jason Brophy ◽  
Amber R Campbell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Biological Markers ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Healthy Ageing ◽  
Community Advisory Board ◽  
Accelerated Ageing ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Living With Hiv

IntroductionWomen living with HIV (WLWH) experience accelerated ageing and an increased risk of age-associated diseases earlier in life, compared with women without HIV. This is likely due to a combination of viral factors, gender differences, hormonal imbalance and psychosocial and structural conditions. This interdisciplinary cohort study aims to understand how biological, clinical and sociostructural determinants of health interact to modulate healthy ageing in WLWH.Methods and analysisThe British Columbia Children and Women: AntiRetroviral therapy and Markers of Aging-Canadian HIV Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Cohort Study (CARMA-CHIWOS) Collaboration (BCC3) study will enrol WLWH (n=350) and sociodemographically matched HIV-negative women (n=350) living in British Columbia. A subset of BCC3 participants will be past participants of CARMA, n≥1000 women and children living with and without HIV, 2008–2018 and/or CHIWOS, n=1422 WLWH, 2013–2018. Over two study visits, we will collect biological specimens for virus serologies, hormones and biological markers as well as administer a survey capturing demographic and sociostructural–behavioural factors. Sociodemographics, comorbidities, number and type of chronic/latent viral infections and hormonal irregularities will be compared between the two groups. Their association with biological markers and psychostructural and sociostructural factors will be investigated through multivariable regression and structural equation modelling. Retrospective longitudinal analyses will be conducted on data from past CARMA/CHIWOS participants. As BCC3 aims to follow participants as they age, this protocol will focus on the first study visits.Ethics and disseminationThis study has been approved by the University of British Columbia Children’s and Women’s Research Ethics Board (H19-00896). Results will be shared in peer-reviewed journals, conferences and at community events as well as at www.hivhearme.ca and @HIV_HEAR_me. WLWH are involved in study design, survey creation, participant recruitment, data collection and knowledge translation. A Community Advisory Board will advise the research team throughout the study.

Effect of popularity and peer pressure on attitudes toward luxury among teens

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciana A. Gil ◽  
Abhishek Dwivedi ◽  
Lester W. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Peer pressure and popularity are important issues for teenagers, potentially affecting teenagers’ attitudes toward luxury products. In turn, peer pressure and popularity can potentially be affected by self-concept clarity (how clearly teens view themselves). The authors empirically aim to investigate these relationships using data from a sample of Brazilian teens and find that self-concept clarity has a significant effect on peer pressure, popularity and social consumption motivation, which, by itself, directly affects attitudes toward luxury items. Design/methodology/approach The total sample consisted of 558 teenagers between the ages of 12 and 19 (grades 7 through 12). Hypotheses were tested using structural equation modeling. Findings The results of the study suggest that teenagers’ social consumption motivations positively affect attitudes toward luxury. Originality/value The paper first explicitly examines the impact of peer pressure and popularity on attitude toward luxury among teenagers.

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.

Workload and Fatigue Among Assembly Operators. A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 1520-1523
Author(s):  
Juan Luis Hernandez-Arellano ◽  
Maury A. Nussbaum ◽  
Jorge Luis Garcia-Alcaraz
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Structural Equation Model ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
High Workload ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Good Mode ◽  
Occupational Fatigue

This study used Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to test the relationship between workload and fatigue dimensions, using data obtained from among Constant Velocity (CV) joints assembly workers in Mexico. Three years before this study, assembly workers had complained about how their job’s high workload had increased their levels of fatigue. The NASA-TLX and the Swedish Occupational Fatigue Inventory ware used to collect data on the effects of workload on fatigue from 116 assembly workers. A structural equation model was used to test five hypotheses associated on the effects of workload on lack of energy, physical effort, physical discomfort, lack of motivation, and sleepiness. All relationships were significant and had associated positive load factors. As a result, the modified structural equation model showed statistical significance, as well as good mode fitness. From these results, fatigue was supported as being substantially affected by the workload.

scholarly journals PENGARUH ONLINE BEHAVIOURAL ADVERTISING DAN CONSUMER TRUST PADA SIKAP DAN NIAT KONSUMEN MERESPON ONLINE ADVERTISING

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Husin Komar ◽  
Hetty Karunia Tunjungsari
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Advertising ◽  
Consumer Confidence ◽  
Consumer Trust ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Perceived Credibility ◽  
Perceived Interactivity ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Future Management

Semakin banyak bisnis di Indonesia saat ini yang mengadopsi internet dalam melakukan pemasaran dan penjualan produk. Persaingan antar produk di pasaran mendorong produsen berpromosi melalui iklan online. Online Behavioral Advertising (OBA) adalah praktik menyesuaikan iklan berdasarkan aktivitas online individu seperti mencari kata kunci dan mengunjungi situs web. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengembangkan model konseptual untuk OBA dan menguji pengaruh kepercayaan konsumen pada penerimaan OBA. Dengan menggunakan data dari 100 responden yang merupakan karyawan PT. Erajaya Swasembada, Tbk Jakarta, hubungan yang dihipotesiskan diuji dengan Structural Equation Modeling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh OBA terhadap intention to click OBA melalui mediasi attitude toward OBA. Hasil penelitian juga menunjukkan bahwa perceived informativeness, perceived credibility, perceived personalization, perceived interactivity memiliki pengaruh terhadap intention to click OBA melalui mediasi attitude toward OBA. Namun perceived entertainment tidak berpengaruh terhadap intention to click OBA melalui mediasi attitude toward OBA. Menurut hasil penelitian consumer trust memiliki pengaruh terhadap intention to click OBA. Implikasi untuk praktik manajemen dan penelitian selanjutnya juga dibahas dalam penelitian ini. More and more businesses in Indonesia today are adopting the internet in marketing and selling products. Competition between products on the market encourages producers to promote through online advertising. Online Behavioral Advertising (OBA) is the practice of tailoring advertisements based on individual online activities such as searching for keywords and visiting websites. The purpose of this study is to develop a conceptual model for OBA and examine the effect of consumer confidence on OBA acceptance. By using data from 100 respondents who are employees of PT. Erajaya Swasembada, Tbk Jakarta, the hypothesized relationship was tested with Structural Equation Modeling. The results showed that there was an influence of OBA on intention to click OBA through mediating attitude towards OBA. The results also showed that perceived informativeness, perceived credibility, perceived personalization, perceived interactivity had an influence on OBA intention to click through mediating attitude toward OBA. But perceived entertainment does not affect the intention to click OBA through mediating attitude towards OBA. According to the results of consumer trust research has an influence on OBA's intention to click. Implications for future management and research practices are also discussed in this study.

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