scholarly journals Construction of Exercise Behavior Model in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Author(s):  
Eun-Soo HAN ◽  
Young-Ran KWEON

Background: Despite the awareness that regular exercise has a positive impact on maintaining health, patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) engage in markedly less exercise than do the general population. Weaimed to construct and test a structural equation model of exercise behavior in patients with RA based on selfdetermination theory and self-efficacy theory. Methods: Participants were 214 outpatients with RA at Chonnam National University Hospital located in the Gwangju City, South Korea from Mar to Apr 2018. A structured self-report questionnaire was used to assess autonomy support, autonomy, competence, relatedness, autonomous motivation, self-efficacy, and exercise behavior. Collected data were analyzed using SPSS 22.0 and AMOS 22.0 program. Results: The structural model showed a good fitness with the data (χ2= 727.27, df = 392, P<0.001, TLI = 0.92, CFI = 0.93, RMSEA = 0.07, SRMR = 0.07). Autonomous motivation and self-efficacy had a significant effect on exercise behavior in patients with RA. This model explained 21.2% of the variance of exercise behavior in patients with RA. Conclusion: Self-efficiency and autonomous motivation should be promoted in order to strengthen the exercise behavior of patients with RA.

SLEEP ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 44 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. A212-A212
Author(s):  
Sarah Ghose ◽  
Joseph Dzierzewski ◽  
Ashley MacPherson ◽  
Sahar Sabet ◽  
Claire Williams ◽  
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Abstract Introduction Poor sleep occurs across the lifespan and has a number of consequences across biopsychosocial life domains. As such, it is important to identify modifiable psychobehavioral mechanisms contributing to sleep disturbance as potential targets for research and intervention. Self-efficacy may play a significant role in sleep behavior outcomes. The present study aimed to determine the differential associations between general and sleep self-efficacy and sleep among a lifespan sample of adults. Methods Data from the Investigating Sleep Longitudinally Across Normal Development (ISLAND) study were utilized for the present investigation. Participants were 3,284 adults (48.5% female, 6.4% other-identifying, Mage= 43 yrs., SD=16.72 yrs.) who completed self-report sleep, general-, and sleep self-efficacy measures as part of their study involvement. A Structural Equation Model (SEM) was estimated to investigate whether general or sleep self-efficacy were significant predictors of a latent sleep disturbance variable, which was comprised of the presence of insomnia symptoms (Insomnia Severity Index) and the absence of sleep health (RU-SATED). Invariance tests were utilized to determine whether the model held across age and sex. Results The structural model evidenced good fit to the data and indicated that general self-efficacy did not have a significant, direct impact on the latent sleep construct (b=-.01, p=.33); however, sleep self-efficacy did display a significant, negative association with sleep disturbance (b=-.82, p&lt;.001), whereby increased sleep self-efficacy was associated lower levels of disturbed sleep. The model was largely invariant across age and sex. Conclusion Sleep self-efficacy surfaced as an important predictor of sleep disturbance above and beyond general self-efficacy. Findings highlight the importance of domain specificity in the predicting sleep outcomes. Additionally, findings suggest the need for increased research into and application of interventions targeted toward increasing sleep self-efficacy in individuals with sleep disturbance as a potential avenue to improve sleep health. Support (if any):


2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
VLADIMIR P. NOVAES ◽  
MARIA C. FERREIRA ◽  
HELENIDES MENDONÇA ◽  
CLÁUDIO V. TORRES

ABSTRACT Purpose: To investigate the relationship between participation in decision making and social support at work with role performance at work, as well as the mediator role of work prosperity and the moderator role of self-efficacy. Originality/value: The study contributes to the enhancement of the monological net of the concept of prosperity at work, by testing a model that includes other rather neglected constructs as antecedents and consequents of prosperity at work, and by analyzing the role of a personal asset in these relationships, based on the demands-resources model (JD-R). Design/methodology/approach: This is an empirical study, with a quantitative approach of correlational nature, that tested seven hypotheses. The data were collected with self-report questionnaires, and analyzed with structural equation modelling. Findings: All hypotheses were corroborated and indicated that: participation in the decision making and social support have a positive impact on prosperity at work; prosperity at work has a mediation role in the relation between these variables and role performance at work; self-efficacy moderates the positive relations of participation at work and social support with prosperity at work, increasing these relations. The study has important implications for the literature in the field, contributing to the application of the model of prosperity at work to Brazilian samples. Organizations may benefit from these findings if the policies that enhance prosperity are implemented in the organizational environment, obtaining competitive advantage.


One aspect of competitive advantage that is now the main focus of the company is human resources. To improve the performance of organizations related to service excellence, it takes work behavior that exceeds the demands of work, namely Customer Oriented-Organizational Citizenship Behavior. This article is Proposal for Doctoral Colloquia that aims to prove the variables that influence Customer Oriented-Organizational Citizenship Behavior and obtain a model of the structural relationship between Mindfulness, Servant Leadership, Service Climate, and Customer Oriented-Organizational Citizenship Behavior. This study is explanatory survey research with a mixed-method approach. The participants of this study are the supervisor of railway transportation provider in Jakarta, Indonesia. The sampling technique is multistage sampling (a combination of cluster sampling and stratified sampling). The data will be collected by self-report surveys. The data will be analyzed by using Structural Equation Modelling with Lisrel 8.7 software. The results from this study will be proved and built a structural model of the effect of mindfulness and servant leadership on Customer Oriented-Organizational Citizenship Behavior through a service climate. The novelty of this study is the addition of contextual factors such as service climate as a mediator variable in testing the effect of mindfulness on workplace outcomes such as Customer Oriented-Organizational Citizenship Behavior and the influence of servant leadership on Customer Oriented-Organizational Citizenship Behavior, and the development of dispositional mindfulness instrument for Indonesian employees.


2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-73
Author(s):  
Seung-Yeon Kong ◽  
Mi-Kyoung Cho

Purpose: The prevalence of diabetes and the personal and national burden from diabetes, a serious health issue around the globe, continues to increase. The purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing self-care among patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional descriptive survey of 118 outpatients with type 2 diabetes in national university hospital C in Korea. Data were collected from self-report questionnaires covering information on demographics, self-care, and self-efficacy. Additional data were collected from medical records including information on HbA1c, fasting blood glucose levels, and cholesterol levels. Collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and multiple regression using SPSS/WIN version 22.0 software. Results: Factors affecting self-care were the following four: self-efficacy, HbA1c, occupation status, and smoking status. Higher engagement in self-care was associated with higher self-efficacy (β = .53, p < .001), lower HbA1c (β = -0.33, p < .001), unemployment (β = -0.20, p < .001), and non-smoking status (β = -0.15, p = .011). The regression model of self-care among the type 2 diabetes patients was statistically significant (F = 67.15, p < .001), and the explanatory power of the adjusted R2 was 69%. Conclusion: Type 2 diabetes patients with high self-efficacy and self-care scores showed good glycemic control. Therefore, this finding suggests that nursing interventions should be developed to enhance self-efficacy, which is the greatest influencing factor for self-care.


2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 194-211
Author(s):  
Nicolas Julian Seyler ◽  
Jan Mutl

Purpose Building performance does not only depend on its efficiency but also on the behaviors of its occupants. Occupant behaviors can more than offset technological efficiency gains so, that corporate real estate (CRE) managers have to go beyond sustainable buildings. CRE managers need to understand occupants to effectively reduce the environmental impact of their building portfolio. This paper aims to investigate the effects of environmental attitudes and mindfulness on occupant behaviors at home and at the office. Thereby, the authors address numerous calls for research regarding the drivers of more environmental real estate user behaviors. Design/methodology/approach The authors use partial least squares structural equation modeling based on self-report data obtained for a representative German sample. Findings The results show that environmental attitudes and mindfulness have both positive effects on occupant behaviors. However, the effects tend to be weaker in the office context. Research limitations/implications This study relies on self-reports as an indicator of actual behaviors. Besides, the findings are limited by the cross-sectional nature of the data. Practical implications Environmental education and mindfulness training may be an effective way to promote more environmental occupant behaviors and help CRE managers to further reduce the environmental impact of their building portfolio. Originality/value The paper contributes to prior research about the antecedents of environmental behaviors and provides evidence for the positive impact of environmental attitudes and mindfulness on occupant behaviors. The author provide a new approach for CRE managers, which may improve occupant behaviors.


2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 111
Author(s):  
Sadik Yuksel Sivaci

In this study, the relationship between attitudes of pedagogical formation program pre-service teachers towards teaching profession and their self-efficacies has been examined. In this case, the effect of graduation branches of the pre-service teachers on teacher self-efficacies and the effect of teacher self-efficacies on attitudes towards teaching profession have been investigated. From this aspect, this research has the characteristics of causal-comparative research. Being suitable for the purpose of this research, it has been carried out with 300 pre-service teachers registered to pedagogical formation training certificate program at a state university in Turkey. Being conducted on pre-service teachers and established scaling models incidental to “Attitude Scale towards Teaching Profession” and “Teacher Self-Efficacy Scale” has been confirmed and the conformity index values obtained from the scaling model have shown good conformity. It is also seen that the structural equation model which is established in order to test the effect of branches on teacher self-efficacies and the effect of teacher self-efficacies on attitudes towards teaching profession has been confirmed and conformity index values have shown good conformity.


2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Terje Slåtten ◽  
Barbara Rebecca Mutonyi ◽  
Gudbrand Lien

Abstract Background There is growing interest in and focus on healthcare services research to identify factors associated with innovation in healthcare organizations. However, previous innovation research has concentrated primarily on the organizational level. In contrast, this study focuses on innovation by individual employees. The specific aim is to examine factors with potential impact on individual employee innovation in hospital organizations. Thus, the study significantly deepens and broadens previous research on innovation in the domain of health services. Methods A conceptual model was developed and tested on a sample of hospital employees (n = 1008). Partial least-squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to analyse the data with SmartPLS 3 software in two steps involving a measurement model and a structural model. Mediation analysis was used to test the proposed indirect effects. Results Hospital employees’ individual innovative behaviour is directly and positively associated with individual creativity (β = 0.440), psychological capital (β = 0.34) and leadership autonomy support (β = 0.07). The relationships between leadership autonomy support, psychological capital and individual innovative behaviour are all mediated by employees’ creativity. Psychological capital mediates the relationship between leadership autonomy support and individual innovative behaviour. Overall, the proposed model explains 50% of the variance in hospital employees’ innovative behaviour. Conclusions This study reveals a complex pattern of links between innovative behaviour and leadership autonomy support, employees’ creativity and employees’ psychological capital. However, the findings indicate that leadership autonomy support has an influential and multifaceted impact on hospital employees’ innovative behaviour.


2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 318-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Arshad ◽  
Omer Farooq ◽  
Naheed Sultana ◽  
Mariam Farooq

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the differentiated effects of entrepreneurial self-efficacy and social norms on individuals’ entrepreneurial intentions (EIs), through the mediation of attitude toward entrepreneurship, by integrating the framework of gender schema theory with the theory of planned behavior. The authors posit that different factors stimulate the EIs of males and females, through attitude toward entrepreneurship, in developing countries. Design/methodology/approach Data are collected from graduating students of South Asia’s largest university. Structural equation modeling is used for model testing. Findings The results show that perceived entrepreneurial self-efficacy has a greater effect on the attitude of males toward entrepreneurship than on the attitude of females, but perceived social norms have a greater effect on female attitude toward entrepreneurship. Attitude toward entrepreneurship has a positive impact on EIs. Originality/value This is the first study of its nature which demonstrates that the EIs of males and females are induced by different factors. Where the social norms are the major factors in determining the EIs of the females, self-efficacy plays a vital role in predicting the EIs of their male counterparts. This study also attempts to clarify the relationship between self-efficacy, social norms, and EIs by positing entrepreneurial attitude as mediator. Moreover, it brings a fresh perspective through its setting in South Asia. By testing a model in the cultural setting of a developing country, this study differentiates the research from that conducted in the developed world.


2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haya Kaplan ◽  
Nir Madjar

AbstractPromoting pro-environmental behaviours (PEBs) among students is a major concern for educators. The present article presents an educational program based on a self-determination theory framework (SDT; Deci & Ryan, 2000) and a study demonstrating that working according to the theoretical principles presented in the program leads to the desired outcomes. The primary aim of the study was to test whether a hypothesised model in which autonomy support by students’ parents and moderators in a large-scale intervention program would be associated with autonomous motivation, which would in turn lead to PEBs, over and above the contributions of the students’ self-perceived competence and relatedness. The participants were 102 Bedouin high-school students (Grades 8 to 10) sampled from a cultural background characterised by a collectivist-hierarchical society in Israel. The results, based on structural equation modelling, indicated that moderators and parental autonomy support, as well as self-perceived relatedness and competence, were associated with students’ autonomous motivation, which in turn was associated with pro-environmental behaviours (including cleaning behaviours, activism, and preserving behaviours). The study supported the hypothesised model and demonstrated that SDT can be utilised as a theoretical framework for educational programs aimed at improving students’ self-determined PEBs.


2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 288-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole R. Cunningham ◽  
Matthew S. Eastin

A second screen is defined as a second electronic device used by audience members while watching a television program. While second screen use during sport programming is on the rise, current understanding of second screen use and engagement is lacking. Thus, in an attempt to extend Niche Theory, the current study employs a structural equation model to further understanding of second screen use. Further, to better understand the outcome of second screen use, the current study examines the relationship between team identification, engagement, and self-efficacy with second screen use. Results suggest that engagement and self-efficacy both have a direct influence on attitude, whereas team identification and self-efficacy have a positive impact on engagement. Each of the hypothesized relationships is tested individually as well as in a theoretically constructed model of engagement and use.


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