scholarly journals The mediating role of internalizing and externalizing symptoms in the relationship between childhood trauma and suicidality among adolescents: a structural equation model

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gangsan Kim ◽  
Jiyoon Shin ◽  
Jae-Won Kim
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Trauma ◽  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Internalizing Symptoms ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Externalizing Symptoms ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Direct And Indirect Effects ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background The objective of this study is to investigate the direct and indirect effects of childhood trauma, internalizing symptoms, and externalizing symptoms on suicidality among adolescents, thereby establishing a structural equation model. Methods The present study uses a cross-sectional descriptive design. Among 147 adolescents aged 12–17, 93 outpatients diagnosed with major depressive disorder and 54 controls were included in the study. They completed the Early Trauma Inventory Self-Report (Short Form) and Columbia Suicidality Severity Rating Scale. Their parents completed the Child Behavior Checklist. Analyses were performed using Pearson’s correlation and structural equation modelling. Results Childhood trauma had both direct and indirect effects, via internalizing symptoms and externalizing symptoms, on suicidality. Internalizing symptoms had a direct effect on suicidality. Meanwhile, externalizing symptoms were not directly associated with suicidality, but indirectly associated via internalizing symptoms. Conclusions Findings provide in-depth understanding of the mediating role of internalizing symptoms and externalizing symptoms in the relationship between childhood trauma and suicidality, suggesting that the therapeutic interventions for both internalizing symptoms and externalizing symptoms may be important to prevent suicide in adolescents with childhood trauma.

The effect of perceived organisational politics on organisational silence through organisational cynicism: Moderator role of perceived support

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hadi A. AL-Abrrow
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Perceived Support ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Moderator Role ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Organisational Politics

AbstractThis study examines the effect of perceived organisational politics on organisational silence through the mediating role of organisational cynicism. In addition, it tests the effect of perceived support on this relationship. A quantitative (questionnaire survey) design was used to gather data from 346 employees in three public hospitals in Iraq. The structural equation model was used for data analysis. The results demonstrate that all the major hypotheses were accepted, and important role of perceived support in reversing the positive relationship between perceived organisational politics and organisational cynicism was also highlighted. Furthermore, the mediating role was clear in terms of organisational cynicism and the relationship between perceived organisational politics and organisational silence.

scholarly journals Gender Roles in the Relationship between Hijrah Intention, Satisfaction, and Islamic-Bank Customer Loyalty

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 2615-2634
Author(s):  
Eka Yudiana Fetria ◽  
Hadri Kusuma ◽  
Ibnu Qizam
Keyword(s):  
Gender Roles ◽  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Islamic Bank ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
The Relationship

This study aimed to analyze the differences between gender roles and the influence of hijrah intention and satisfaction on customer loyalty in Islamic banks. The data was collected from the Indonesian Islamic bank customers using convenience sampling. A total of 360 out of 927 questionnaires were received and sent back online. The hypothesis was tested using Structural Equation Model (SEM) with Smart-PLS. The variable indicators of interest were reflective and adapted from some previous literature. Furthermore, the data had satisfied convergent and discriminant validity requirements. The results showed that the Islamic bank customer loyalty routes differ between men and women. Satisfaction encourages hijrah intention without directly affecting customer loyalty in males. However, satisfaction strongly determines loyalty rather than hijrah intention for women. In the full model, hijrah intention serves a stronger mediating role on the satisfaction and loyalty relationship than the mediating role of satisfaction on the hijrah intention-loyalty relationship.

scholarly journals Organizational Capabilities, Export Growth and Job Creation: An Investigation of Korean SMEs

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (14) ◽  
pp. 3986 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Liu ◽  
Kwangtae Park ◽  
Unjung Whang
Keyword(s):  
Global Economy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Job Creation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Export Growth ◽  
Organizational Capabilities ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Manufacturing Capability ◽  
The Relationship

In the new global economy, export promotion and job creation have become two central issues for economic sustainability. This study aims to raise awareness of the importance of organizational capabilities in job creation through exports. By emphasizing the role of exports in shaping a linkage between organizational capabilities and job creation, this research focuses on how to improve exports that benefit employment creation in the context of Korean small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Using survey data of 414 SMEs collected by jointly working with the Korea Federation of SMEs and the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, this study employs a structural equation model to investigate a mediation model that links organizational capabilities to job creation through export growth. The main findings of this study are that both technological and manufacturing capability positively influence export growth; export growth has a positive effect on job creation, fully mediates a positive linkage between technological capability and job creation and also plays a partial mediating role in the relationship between manufacturing capability and job creation. Finally, the present study contributes to the literature on exports and job creation and also provides useful information for SME operators and policymakers.

scholarly journals To Buy or Not to Buy: How Behavioral Habits Affectthe Repurchase Intention of Cobranded Wearable Fitness Technology

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6499
Author(s):  
Sardar Mohammadi ◽  
Hossein Abdolmaleki ◽  
Sholeh Khodadad-Kashi ◽  
Ainara Bernal-García ◽  
Pablo Gálvez-Ruiz
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Need For Uniqueness ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Symbolic Value ◽  
The Relationship

Luxury sports products and brands in general have seen a significant increase in their sales, highlighting the high consumption of smart sports watches. The purpose of this study is to investigate the mediating role of cobranding, self-presentation, self-expression, and symbolic values in the relationship between the consumer’s need for uniqueness and the intention to repurchase luxury smart sports watches. The sample consisted of a total of 217 users of smart sports watches. An online questionnaire was used for data collection (24 items from 6 scales) and Smart PLS-SEM software was used for confirmatory factor analysis and to test a structural equation model. The findings provide an insight into the importance of cobranding on self-expression, self-presentation, and symbolic value. Specifically, in the case of intention to repurchase, the results show that symbolic value is the variable with the highest predictive value. This study provides an important advance in the academic literature related to luxury products in the sports sector, and the results facilitate a better understanding of the consumer’s intention to repurchase.

scholarly journals The Influence of the Debunker’s Identity and Emotional Expression on the Sharing Behavior of Debunking Information

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fan Chao ◽  
Xin Wang ◽  
Guang Yu
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Emotional Expression ◽  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Direct And Indirect Effects ◽  
Suppression Effect ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Sharing Behavior ◽  
Positive Effect

Owing to the proliferation of rumors on social media, it is necessary to disseminate debunking information to minimize the harm caused by them. Using content analysis, sentiment analysis, and regression analysis, this study examined the mediating role of follower count in the relationship between the debunker’s identity and sharing behavior, and it explored the relationship between the text sentiment of debunking information and sharing behavior based on data on the spread of three rumors that circulated extensively on social media. Using an ordinary account as a reference, we found that the mediating or suppression effect (i.e., when direct and indirect effects are significant and opposite) of follower count in the relationship between debunker’s identity (celebrity, media, or government) and sharing behavior was significant. The three test identities (celebrity, media, and government) had more followers than the ordinary account, which resulted in a significant positive effect on the number of reposts. The debunker’s identity did not have a positive effect on the sharing of debunking information when controlling for mediating variables. Debunking information with emotional overtones (positive or negative) was shared more widely compared with information with neutral emotions, and the dominant emotional polarity was different in the three different rumors. These findings can contribute to the generation of debunking information content, which can aid in the development of effective communication strategies and improvement in the efficiency of crisis management.

scholarly journals The Effect of Governance on International Trade and the Mediating Role of Business Regulations

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 39-52
Author(s):  
Shahedul Alam Khan
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Regulatory Environment ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Regulatory Bodies ◽  
Business Regulations ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of the study is to investigate the mediating role of business regulations in between the relationship of governance and international trade. Data were collected from 181 countries and the partial least squares structural equation model (PLS-SEM) was used to test the hypotheses. It was found that the business regulations practiced by a country significantly influence its international trade, but the governance of the country has a significant indirect influence on its international trade. A full mediation was evident from the results, where the indirect effect of governance on international trade was observed to be fully mediated by business regulations. The study will contribute to guiding governments and regulatory bodies to improve governance and business regulatory environment to facilitate international trade.

Multilingualism and Ethnic Prejudice

2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-100
Author(s):  
Rocco Servidio ◽  
Isabella Giammusso ◽  
Stefano Boca ◽  
Alberto Mirisola
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Intergroup Contact ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Ethnic Prejudice ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. This study explored the relationship between the ability to talk to others in more than one language and ethnic prejudice, considering the quality and quantity of intergroup contact. A structural equation model analysis was carried out on a sample of 631 Italian citizens. The results showed that multilingualism led to an increase of acceptance of intergroup differences and positive attitudes toward Moroccans and that the quality (but not quantity) of intergroup contact-mediated those relationships. The mediating role of the quality of intergroup contact extends previous results on the relationship between multilingualism and positive attitudes toward ethnic out-groups. These findings are important from a scientific point of view, as they enrich the conditions of the intergroup contact hypothesis.

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