scholarly journals University student satisfaction, resource management and metacognitive learning strategies

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gamze Kasalak ◽  
Miray Dağyar
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Metacognitive Learning ◽  
Self Regulatory Learning

The study aims to determine the relationship between university students’ satisfaction with the university and the use of resource management and metacognitive self-regulatory learning strategies through structural equation modelling. This study was designed in the relational screening model, which is among the descriptive research methods and defines the relationships between variables. The data were collected from 364 undergraduate students at a university in Turkey. Structural equation modelling was used to test the model that showed the relationships between student satisfaction, resource management and metacognitive self-regulatory learning strategies, and the descriptive statistics of the variables and correlations were also calculated. Research results show that metacognitive and resource management self-regulatory learning strategies affect student satisfaction. significantly at a low level. Students’ use of self-regulatory learning strategies positively affects their satisfaction from the institution they are studying. In addition, the mediating effect of resource management self-regulatory learning strategy between metacognitive learning and student satisfaction was examined, and the indirect impact of resource management on student satisfaction was also found to be significant.

scholarly journals Relationships between Academic Self-Efficacy, Learning-Related Emotions, and Metacognitive Learning Strategies with Academic Performance in Medical Students: A Structural Equation Model

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Asghar Hayat ◽  
Karim Shatery ◽  
Mitra Amini ◽  
Nasrin Shokrpour
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Academic Emotions ◽  
Metacognitive Learning ◽  
Academic Self Efficacy

Abstract Recognition of the factors affecting the medical students’ academic success is one of the most important challenges and concerns in medical schools. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the mediating effect of metacognitive learning strategies in the relationship between learning-related emotions and academic self-efficacy with academic performance in medical students. Methods: The present study was carried out on 279 students of medicine studying in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. The students filled out three questionnaires: academic emotions (AEQ), metacognitive learning strategies, and academic self-efficacy questionnaires. The data were analyzed using SPSS and Smart PLS3. Results: The results of structural equation modeling revealed that the students’ self-efficacy has an impact on their positive emotions and metacognitive learning strategies, and these in turn affect the students’ academic performance. Moreover, positive emotions influence the metacognitive learning strategies which in turn mediate the effect of positive emotions on the academic performance. Discussion: The results of this study revealed that metacognitive strategies can play a mediating role in the students’ self-efficacy, positive emotions, and academic performance. Therefore, in case we can strengthen the students’ self-efficacy and their positive academic emotions, their performance will improve.

scholarly journals Structural Equation Modelling applied to proposed Statistics Attitudes-Outcomes Model: A case of a University in South Africa

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (5(J)) ◽  
pp. 222-239
Author(s):  
Bokang Ncube ◽  
Ntebogang Dinah Moroke
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
First Year ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Expectancy Value ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Significant Loading ◽  
Value Model

The purpose of the study is to investigate the structural relationships among constructs of the statistics attitudes-outcomes model (SA-OM) using exploratory structural equation modelling (ESEM) methodology. The sample consists of 583 first-year undergraduate students enrolled for statistics courses at the university in South Africa. ESEM reveal that all but two of the nine constructs have well to excellent reliability. To enhance the model, we deleted the eight variables. All other indicators have a significant loading into a construct. Congruency of the SA-OM and expectancy value model (EVM) is noted. The SRMR for all modified models are less than 0.10 suggesting that all these models have acceptable fit. Moreover, all the modified models have RMSE values within the ranges of adequate fit. On the contrary, all the models have unacceptable fit according to PCF, CFI, AGFI and PGFI statistics, i.e. according to all parsimony fit indices except the RMSE. The results also reveal that all incremental fit indices but the BBNFI approve the modified models as acceptable since most of these indices are almost equal to a cut-off point of 0.9. However, BBNNI disapprove the ML3 and ML5 models as being acceptable. A host of inconsistencies in fit indices are noted.

scholarly journals Financial literacy as a mediator of personal financial health during COVID-19: A structural equation modelling approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Swati Anand ◽  
Kushendra Mishra ◽  
Vishal Verma ◽  
Taruna Taruna
Keyword(s):  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Financial Education ◽  
Household Wealth ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Literacy Programs ◽  
Financial Health ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Modelling Approach

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has become a global humanitarian challenge. This scourge has impacted people from all walks of life as well as every economic sector and activity, from travel to automotives, hotels to banking, and supply chain to retail. The pandemic has affected not only physical and mental health but also financial health. Studies have examined the pandemic’s economic impact, but very few have examined its impact on personal finances. Efforts to contain the pandemic’s spread, such as lockdowns, have resulted in suspended business operations throughout the world that have intensified joblessness. To prepare and protect people from such unforeseen situations, financial education and planning are necessary. We attempt to expand the evidence on this issue by applying a structural equation modelling approach to identify the mediating role of financial literacy programs in preparing and protecting household wealth against sudden worldwide setbacks. The research design is descriptive and exploratory using snowball sampling technique. The data was collected through an internet survey. In total, 400 survey responses were obtained. After testing the measurement model for key validity dimensions, the hypothesised causal relationships are examined in several path models. The results indicated that coronavirus awareness exerts a direct or indirect influence on the financial health of individuals through financial literacy.  We conclude that financial literacy has a full mediating effect on the personal finance of individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings not only contributed to the need and understanding of financial literacy but also have managerial implications. Financial literacy programs provide investment advice and suggestions which are actionable and also work to help individuals to come out stronger in terms of knowledge and skill set when the COVID-19 crisis passes.

Managing bullying in the workplace: a model of servant leadership, employee resilience and proactive personality

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saima Ahmad ◽  
Talat Islam ◽  
Amrik Singh Sohal ◽  
Julie Wolfram Cox ◽  
Ahmad Kaleem
Keyword(s):  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Workplace Bullying ◽  
Proactive Personality ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Psychological Resources ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Equation Modelling

PurposeThis paper develops and tests a model for managing workplace bullying by integrating employee perceived servant leadership, resilience and proactive personality. Specifically, this paper explores servant leadership as an inhibitive factor for workplace bullying, both directly and indirectly in the presence of employee resilience as a mediator. It further explores whether proactive personality moderates the indirect relationship.Design/methodology/approachThis is an empirical study based on analysis of survey data collected from 408 employees working in services and manufacturing sector organisations in Pakistan. Structural equation modelling was used to test the research model.FindingsStructural equation modelling results support the proposition that servant leadership helps in discouraging workplace bullying, both directly and indirectly, in the presence of employee resilience as a mediator. However, employee proactive personality moderates this process, such that the association between resilience and workplace bullying is stronger for individuals with high proactive personality.Research limitations/implicationsThis study's findings illuminate the strong potential of servant leadership for managing workplace bullying. This potential is attributed to positive role modelling in the workplace, which may assist in building followers' resilience. This study provides evidence to support the importance of leadership in the process by which employees develop better psychological resources to combat bullying at work.Originality/valueThis is the first study that examines the direct relationship between servant leadership and bullying at work. In addition, this study introduced the mediating effect of resilience and the moderating effect of proactive personality on this relationship.

Javanese Indonesia: Human Resource Management Issues in a Uniquely Collectivist Culture

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-21
Author(s):  
Ismi Rajiani ◽  
Sebastian Kot
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Government Employees ◽  
Collectivist Culture ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Business As Usual ◽  
Management Issues

This study examines the interaction of culture and personality on how Javanese Indonesians mould their commitment by displaying loyalty or neglect behaviours. The hypotheses are tested with Structural Equation Modelling in a sample of 250 government employees. Likeability is revealed as the unique trait of respondents - that they attempt to avoid conflict and maintain harmony. Improper cultural manage-ment practices result in employees continuing “business as usual”, but their productivity is extremely low.

scholarly journals Financial literacy as a mediator of personal financial health during COVID-19: A structural equation modelling approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Swati Anand ◽  
Kushendra Mishra ◽  
Vishal Verma ◽  
Taruna Taruna
Keyword(s):  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Financial Education ◽  
Household Wealth ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Literacy Programs ◽  
Financial Health ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Modelling Approach

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has become a global humanitarian challenge. This scourge has impacted people from all walks of life as well as every economic sector and activity, from travel to automotives, hotels to banking, and supply chain to retail. The pandemic has affected not only physical and mental health but also financial health. Studies have examined the pandemic’s economic impact, but very few have examined its impact on personal finances. Efforts to contain the pandemic’s spread, such as lockdowns, have resulted in suspended business operations throughout the world that have intensified joblessness. To prepare and protect people from such unforeseen situations, financial education and planning are necessary. We attempt to expand the evidence on this issue by applying a structural equation modelling approach to identify the mediating role of financial literacy programs in preparing and protecting household wealth against sudden worldwide setbacks. The research design is descriptive and exploratory using snowball sampling technique. The data was collected through an internet survey. In total, 400 survey responses were obtained. After testing the measurement model for key validity dimensions, the hypothesised causal relationships are examined in several path models. The results indicated that coronavirus awareness exerts a direct or indirect influence on the financial health of individuals through financial literacy.  We conclude that financial literacy has a full mediating effect on the personal finance of individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings not only contributed to the need and understanding of financial literacy but also have managerial implications. Financial literacy programs provide investment advice and suggestions which are actionable and also work to help individuals to come out stronger in terms of knowledge and skill set when the COVID-19 crisis passes.

Continued Usage and Dependency of Smartphones

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salini Rosaline ◽  
Samuel Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Early Adopters ◽  
Performance Expectancy ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Communication Device ◽  
Practical Implications

Smartphones have become an integral part of everyone's life. Being a powerful communication device, the number of subscribers is persistently increasing every year. Younger generation are often the early adopters of smartphones. Because of its educational and entertaining options students have adopted them easily. This study aims to identify the factors that lead to student dependency on smartphones and thus leading to continued usage. The data was collected from undergraduate students and was analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM). The results of the study show that performance expectancy, social needs, social influence, convenience has a positive relationship on dependency on smartphones and dependency on smartphones has a positive relationship on continued usage of smartphones. The findings have led to theoretical and practical implications and future researches are suggested.

scholarly journals Exploring the Effect of Perceptions on Children’s Physical Activity in Varying Geographic Contexts: Using a Structural Equation Modelling Approach to Examine a Cross-Sectional Dataset

Children ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leah Taylor ◽  
Andrew Clark ◽  
Piotr Wilk ◽  
Brenton Button ◽  
Jason Gilliland
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Children's Perceptions ◽  
Children’S Perceptions ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Behavioural Aspects ◽  
The Relationship

Most Canadian children are not meeting the recommended 60 min of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per day. Research suggests that children’s perceptions of their environment have an influence on their physical activity behaviours, but there is a lack of generalizability among previous work. The purpose of this study was to assess the mediating effect of children’s perceptions of barriers to physical activity on the relationship between their environments and their level of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (measured with accelerometers). Structural equation modelling stratified by gender was used to assess the research objective in a sample of 546 participants aged 8–14 years old from Northwestern and Southwestern Ontario, Canada. In both models stratified by gender, perceptions of barriers did not significantly mediate the relationship between urbanicity and physical activity. Independent of all other factors, there was no significant relationship between urbanicity and physical activity in girls, but there was in boys. These results offer insight into potential processes by which perceptions impact physical activity and provide initial information to further our understanding of the behavioural aspects of physical activity through multiple levels of analysis. Researchers must continue to improve efforts for quantifying the experience of children’s daily activity contexts.

scholarly journals A closer look at entrepreneurial intentions

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 361-369
Author(s):  
Mihaela Mikić ◽  
Tin Horvatinović ◽  
Ivan Turčić
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Quadratic Effect ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Perceived Desirability

This paper tests the initial Shapero-Sokol model of an entrepreneurial event, as well as expands it through the use of quadratic and moderating effects. Structural equation modelling is applied to a sample of undergraduate students in Croatia that completed a questionnaire in 2019. Findings show that perceived desirability and perceived feasibility have a positive impact on entrepreneurial intentions, whereas the propensity to act has a negative effect. A closer look reveals that there are other significant effects in the model as well. Quadratic effect is positive for perceived desirability and perceived feasibility, while negative for propensity to act. Lastly, perceived feasibility positively moderates the relations for both perceived desirability and propensity to act on entrepreneurial intentions.

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