scholarly journals Children born of War and Social Trust – Analysing Consequences of Rejection

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 25-54
Author(s):  
Andrea Meckel ◽  
Ingvill C. Mochmann ◽  
Bogdan Voicu ◽  
Martin Miertsch
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Child Soldiers ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
General Hypothesis ◽  
The Social ◽  
Direct Association ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
Post War

AbstractThis article examines the question whether rejection experiences negatively relate to the social trust of Children Born of War (CBOW) and if this connection is mediated by sense of self-worth. CBOW is a group of people born out of relations during war- and post-war times, involving one parent being a foreign soldier, a para-military officer, rebel or other person directly participating in the hostilities, while the other parent is a member of the native population. Also children born to child soldiers and children fathered by members of a peacekeeping troop are included within this group. These children, due to their biological background, often grow up in a surrounding in which they are perceived as child of the enemy. The general hypothesis is that, due to their exposure to rejection experiences by their caregivers as well as by the society, CBOW are less likely to develop trust. It is further assumed that this relationship is mediated by the sense of self-worth. A structural equation model was applied to test the relation using a sample of Norwegian children born of war. Results indicate that CBOW who experience rejection share a lower sense of self-worth, which is further connected to lower trust, whereas no direct association between rejection experiences and trust was found.

Analyzing Longitudinal Social Relations Model Data Using the Social Relations Structural Equation Model

2021 ◽  
pp. 107699862110565
Author(s):  
Steffen Nestler ◽  
Oliver Lüdtke ◽  
Alexander Robitzsch
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Applied Research ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Model Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Social Relations Model ◽  
The Social

The social relations model (SRM) is very often used in psychology to examine the components, determinants, and consequences of interpersonal judgments and behaviors that arise in social groups. The standard SRM was developed to analyze cross-sectional data. Based on a recently suggested integration of the SRM with structural equation models (SEM) framework, we show here how longitudinal SRM data can be analyzed using the SR-SEM. Two examples are presented to illustrate the model, and we also present the results of a small simulation study comparing the SR-SEM approach to a two-step approach. Altogether, the SR-SEM has a number of advantages compared to earlier suggestions for analyzing longitudinal SRM data, making it extremely useful for applied research.

The Influence of Social Support on Customer Satisfaction Based on the Consumer Experience Theory

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 70-81
Author(s):  
Pinghao Ye ◽  
Liqiong Liu ◽  
Linxia Gao ◽  
Quanjun Mei
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Consumer Experience ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Customer Feedback ◽  
Support Theory ◽  
The Social

Customer satisfaction (CS) is an important factor determining the success of online clothing shopping. This document tries to analyze factors affecting CS towards online clothing shopping through a systematic study, in a bid to help online clothing retailers improve CS for higher sales. Based on the social support theory, the authors created a model of factors affecting CS towards online clothing shopping and conducted a questionnaire survey to obtain customer feedback, which was then analyzed through a structural equation model. The analysis results indicate that sensory experience (SE), quality experience (QE), trust (TR), and recommendation (RE) exerted favorable effects on CS towards online clothing shopping, and CS, as a mediating variable, affected customer loyalty (CL), and purchase intention (PI) positively.

scholarly journals A Mediation and Moderation Model of Social Support, Relationship Quality and Social Commerce Intention

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 9889
Author(s):  
Md. Alamgir Hossain ◽  
Nusrat Jahan ◽  
Minho Kim
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Social Commerce ◽  
Moderation Effect ◽  
The Social

This study examines the antecedents of social commerce intention by conceptualizing a model that includes two exogenous variables; relationship quality and social support, and an endogenous variable; social commerce, along with a mediation effect of relationship quality and moderation effect of cultures. This research model is tested by survey data collected in the United States and Korea, analyzed by a structural equation model. The results reveal that relationship quality generates the social commerce intention through commitment, satisfaction and trust, and becomes a maiden study with its mediating effect on social commerce intention. Social commerce intention is highly representative of social sharing and social shopping on social media. The social support is measured through emotional and informational support, proving to be a stronger predictor of relationship quality and social commerce intention. In addition, social support articulates differences in respect to the cultural differences. The model offers valuable insights to researchers and practitioners that aims to improve social commerce intention.

Advanced marginality and stigma

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Cummins
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Substance Misuse ◽  
Social Ties ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Poverty And Inequality ◽  
The Social ◽  
Psychological Impacts ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
The Impact

This chapter explores the social and psychological impacts on poverty and inequality through the concepts of ‘advanced marginality’ and ‘stigma’. The analysis of social stigma is influenced by Loïc Wacquant's argument that the ‘underclass’ discourse corrodes not only social ties, but also the sense of self-worth of people living in the poorest areas and communities. The majority of social work takes place in these communities, where high rates of poverty, poor housing, high rates of crime and problems such as substance misuse are common. The chapter first considers the term ‘underclass’ before discussing the notion and implications of the term ‘advanced marginality’. It then examines E. Goffman's notion of stigma, Wacquant's arguments regarding ‘territorial stigmatisation’, and the impact of stigma and its links with modern representations of poverty. Finally, it describes the dynamics of anti-welfarism and uses the case of Mick Philpott to illustrate the ‘benefits brood’ stereotype.

The Social Influence of Brand Community: Evidence from European Car Clubs

2005 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 19-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
René Algesheimer ◽  
Utpal M. Dholakia ◽  
Andreas Herrmann
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Model ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Brand Community ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Community Influence ◽  
Brand Knowledge ◽  
The Social ◽  
Community Pressure

The authors develop and estimate a conceptual model of how different aspects of customers’ relationships with the brand community influence their intentions and behaviors. The authors describe how identification with the brand community leads to positive consequences, such as greater community engagement, and negative consequences, such as normative community pressure and (ultimately) reactance. They examine the moderating effects of customers’ brand knowledge and the brand community's size and test their hypotheses by estimating a structural equation model with survey data from a sample of European car club members.

scholarly journals An Association Between Montessori Education in Childhood and Adult Wellbeing

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angeline S. Lillard ◽  
M. Joseph Meyer ◽  
Dermina Vasc ◽  
Eren Fukuda
Keyword(s):  
Private School ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Large Set ◽  
Life Outcomes ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
The Difference

Wellbeing, or how people think and feel about their lives, predicts important life outcomes from happiness to health to longevity. Montessori pedagogy has features that enhance wellbeing contemporaneously and predictively, including self-determination, meaningful activities, and social stability. Here, 1905 adults, ages 18–81 (M = 36), filled out a large set of wellbeing scales followed by demographic information including type of school attended each year from 2 to 17. About half the sample had only attended conventional schools and the rest had attended Montessori for between 2 and 16 years (M = 8 years). To reduce the variable set, we first developed a measurement model of wellbeing using the survey data with exploratory then confirmatory factor analyses, arriving at four factors: general wellbeing, engagement, social trust, and self-confidence. A structural equation model that accounted for age, gender, race, childhood SES, and years in private school revealed that attending Montessori for at least two childhood years was associated with significantly higher adult wellbeing on all four factors. A second analysis found that the difference in wellbeing between Montessori and conventional schools existed even among the subsample that had exclusively attended private schools. A third analysis found that the more years one attended Montessori, the higher one’s wellbeing as an adult. Unmeasured selection effects could explain the results, in which case research should determine what third variable associated with Montessori schooling causes adult wellbeing. Several other limitations to the study are also discussed. Although some of these limitations need to be addressed, coupled with other research, including studies in which children were randomly assigned to Montessori schools, this study suggests that attending Montessori as a child might plausibly cause higher adult wellbeing.

scholarly journals The role of spiritual intelligence in citizenship behaviours amongst Muslim staff in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dini T. Alamanda ◽  
Israr Ahmad ◽  
Halim D. Putra ◽  
Nik A. Hashim
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Spiritual Intelligence ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
The Social ◽  
Linear Structural Relations ◽  
Analyse Data

Religion is so rich, comprehensive and complex that its different aspects exhibit differently in different perspectives and attitudes. Good employees express their opinions and beliefs honestly and participate in the organisational activities. In other words, they take actions that are not necessary but are useful for colleagues and organisations. These behaviours, called extra-role or organisational citizenship behaviours (OCB), refer to activities that are inherently spontaneous and conscious and are not directly and explicitly predicted by the organisation’s formal reward system, but generally enhance the organisation’s efficiency. The importance of such behaviours in religious and spiritual environments increases. Hence, this study aimed to determine the role of spiritual intelligence in exhibiting citizenship behaviours in the organisation. Therefore, 5000 employees of 40 manufacturing and services companies working in the education, finance, insurance and food sectors were selected by simple random sampling method as the statistical population of the study. Then, standard questionnaires were distributed amongst the participants, necessary data were collected and Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyse data. The results indicated a positive and significant relationship between spiritual intelligence and citizenship behaviours in organisations. Finally, the Structural Equation Model (SEM) results in linear structural relations (LISREL) showed that spiritual intelligence affects the citizenship behaviours (p = 0.68).Contribution: This article therefore contributes to the spirituality and spiritual intelligence of employees in the organisation as an aspect of religion.

scholarly journals Intentions to Enhance Tourism in Private Households: Explanation and Mediated Effects of Entrepreneurial Experience

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Heiny ◽  
Icek Ajzen ◽  
Ingrid-Ute Leonhäuser ◽  
Peter Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Subjective Norm ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Bank Loans ◽  
The Caucasus ◽  
Mediated Effects ◽  
Private Households ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family

In two remote regions in the Caucasus (Georgia), the tourism sector gains importance as a source of income. Based on the theory of planned behaviour ( Ajzen, 1991 ), a structural equation model was applied to explore the factors that determine the intentions of private households to enhance their activities in the tourism sector. The strongest influence was exerted by subjective norm followed by perceived behavioural control. Underlying beliefs showed that the family had the strongest influence on subjective norm, suggesting that interventions should also target the social environment. Furthermore, bank loans can foster the perceived ability of enhancing touristic activities while personal illness was perceived as a significant threat. The background factor, experience, indirectly influenced the intention to enhance touristic activities.

scholarly journals Gratitude and Emotional Intelligence as Protective Factors against Cyber-Aggression: Analysis of a Mediation Model

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 4475 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Teresa Chamizo-Nieto ◽  
Lourdes Rey ◽  
John Pellitteri
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Psychological Functioning ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Cyber Bullying ◽  
Cyber Aggression ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
The Social

Cyber-bullying is becoming an increasing school and health problem affecting adolescents worldwide. A number of studies have examined risk factors and protective factors in cyber-bullying situations and their consequences on the psychological well-being of adolescents. Gratitude and Emotional Intelligence (EI) are two personal resources that have been shown to have beneficial effects on the health and the social, personal and psychological functioning of young people. Nevertheless, little is known about these two variables in the context of cyber-bullying. The main purpose of this study was to examine the roles of gratitude and EI in cyber-aggression. Specifically, we hypothesised a mediational effect of gratitude in emotional intelligence-cyber-aggression link. A total of 1157 students aged 12–18 years (54.4% females) completed several questionnaires assessing gratitude (Gratitude Questionnaire; GQ-5), EI (Wong and Law’s Emotional Intelligence Scale; WLEIS-S) and cyber-bullying (European Cyberbullying Intervention Project Questionnaire; ECIPQ). The results showed expected significant associations between the studied variables. Moreover, the structural equation model analysis confirmed that EI dimensions were indirectly associated with cyber-aggression via gratitude, even when controlling for the effects of socio-demographic variables. These findings provide evidence on why those adolescents high in emotional intelligence are less aggressive in cyber-bullying context and suggest possibilities for gratitude interventions to reduce aggressive actions by electronic means among adolescents. The theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

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