The structural model of behavioral change through fun activities

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-57
Author(s):  
Ronny Kountor
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Likelihood Estimation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Role Perception ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Impact

The aim of this study is to examine the structural model used in explaining the impact of fun activities in changing a person’s behavior toward that activity. This is a cross-sectional survey of 116 respondents that made used of two-step structural equation modeling with maximum likelihood estimation. There is a significant positive impact of attitude toward fun and fun activities, there is significant impact of fun activities and behaviors. However, there is no direct effect of attitude on fun and behavior. Fun activities affect role perception. However, role perception does not affect behavior. The finding of this study may have a significant contribution to those who intent to attract people in participating for an activity which previously they are not interested in, or in creating more attention for an activity.

scholarly journals Stress and Its Impact on Academic and Social Life of Undergraduate University Students in Ghana: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-44
Author(s):  
Koawo Edjah ◽  
Francis Ankomah ◽  
Ebenezer Domey ◽  
John Ekow Laryea
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional

AbstractStress is concomitant with students’ life and can have a significant impact on their lives, and even how they go about their academic work. Globally, in every five visits by patients to the doctor, three are stress-related problems. This study examined stress and its impact on the academic and social life among students of a university in Ghana. The descriptive cross-sectional survey design was employed. Using the stratified and simple random (random numbers) sampling methods, 500 regular undergraduate students were engaged in the study. A questionnaire made up of Perceived Stress Scale and Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale was used to gather data for the study. Frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviation, and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), with AMOS were used for the analyses. It was found that majority of the students were moderately stressed. Paramount among the stressors were academic stressors, followed by institutional stressors, and external stressors. Stress had a significant positive impact on the academic and social life of students. It was concluded that undergraduate students, in one way or the other, go through some kind of stress during the course of their study. It was recommended that the university, through its Students’ Affairs, and Counselling Sections, continue to empower students on how to manage and deal with stress in order to enhance their academic life.

An Exploration of Antecedents of Initial Trust in M-Payments

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 80-102
Author(s):  
Hemantkumar P. Bulsara ◽  
Esha A. Pandya
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Mobile Network ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mobile Service ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Initial Trust ◽  
Cross Sectional

This study aims to investigate factors influencing the formation of consumers' initial trust in m-payments in a developing country such as India. Despite being considered a significant pre-adoption factor, initial trust in m-payments has remained underexplored. To fulfill this research gap, a cross-sectional survey of 1,087 respondents has been conducted, and the analysis has been done using factor analysis and structural equation modeling. Results indicate that consumers' awareness about m-payments and perceived integrity of mobile service providers positively influence initial trust, whereas perceived risks have a significant negative influence, and perceived opportunism of service provider has a marginally significant influence on the formation of initial trust. The findings will be helpful to the m-payment vendors, mobile network operators, and technology providers to enhance trust-building mechanisms in mobile payment systems that can have a positive impact on the adoption and usage of m-payments.

scholarly journals Job Demands and Exhaustion in Firefighters: The Moderating Role of Work Meaning. A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (18) ◽  
pp. 9819
Author(s):  
Andra Cătălina Roșca ◽  
Alexandru Mateizer ◽  
Cristina-Ioana Dan ◽  
Evangelia Demerouti
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Work Meaning ◽  
The Impact

Emotional exhaustion and other symptoms of burnout are often found among emergency services professions, such as firefighting. Given the social importance of this activity and the high responsibility it requires, prevention and alleviation of burnout symptoms become primary concerns in ensuring the well-being of firefighters. Although work meaning is one of the factors associated with a lower risk of developing burnout, its protective role has not been studied in firefighters. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the buffering role of work meaning in the health-impairment process of the Job Demands-Resources model, targeting the relationship between job demands and related emotional exhaustion. A cross-sectional survey design was used to collect data from a sample consisting of Romanian firefighters (n = 1096). Structural equation modeling indicated a positive link between job demands and exhaustion. In addition, deriving personal meaning from work was associated with lower levels of exhaustion in firefighters. A small but significant interaction effect between work meaning and job demands showed that higher levels of work meaning attenuated the positive relationship between job demands and exhaustion. In conclusion, our findings suggest that work meaning has a buffering effect on the impact of various job demands on job-related exhaustion. Nevertheless, the small effect sizes warrant further research on this topic.

scholarly journals Visual eWOM Usefulness and Credibility: The Antecedents and Consequences

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 103
Author(s):  
Whony Rofianto ◽  
Desta Atasyah Kornelys ◽  
Muhammad Rifkhansyah
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Communication Framework ◽  
Endogenous Variables ◽  
Antecedents And Consequences

Nowadays the practice of spreading and utilizing eWOM increasingly prevalent. A lot of examination on eWOM effectiveness has been done, but it is still fragmented and overlook the potential of Visual eWom (VeWOM). Departing from the electronic word-of-mouth communication framework this research attempts to provide empirical evidence on the eWOM credibility-forming aspect and its implications toward eWOM adoption rate in the context of VeWOM video "unboxing". This research was conducted by a descriptive-explanatory approach using primary data, collected through a cross-sectional online survey. The hypothesis testing is performed by analyzing structural model estimation result through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) approach on 105 sample data of YouTube video-sharing site viewers. The proposed structural model involves three exogenous variables and three endogenous variables. The estimation results of the structural model indicate that VeWOM argument quality has a positive impact on VeWOM usefulness. Meanwhile, communicator expertise and trustworthiness proved to encourage the formation of VeWOM credibility. On the other hand, this study also proved the positive impact of VeWOM credibility on VeWOM adoption, however, the positive effect of VeWOM usefulness on VeWOM adoption was not proven in this study

scholarly journals Developing Civic Education Learning through Cosmopolitan Value Perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-37
Author(s):  
Lili Halimah
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Civic Education ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Student Behavior ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Impact

This study aims to provide insight to PPKn teachers because it is part of the research on citizenship development studied through the perspective of cosmopolitan values. In this era of globalisation, the Indonesian people are faced with global forces that go hand in hand with cosmopolitanism. The main problem is how much Civic Education (Civics Education) is influenced by cosmopolitan values? The research locations are spread in Cimahi Tengah, Utara, and Selatan totaling 45 schools. The study population totaled 20,702 with a sample of 400 students. The study used the Cross-Sectional Survey method. Retrieval of data through a questionnaire. Data analysts were carried out with Structural Equation Modeling competency tests. The results showed that the impact of cosmopolitan values ​​on Civics learning was significant (with R2 = 0.6971 or 69.71%), indicating the process of harmonizing cosmopolitan values ​​in secondary school students in civics learning. Cosmopolitan values ​​have a higher effect (31.44%) than Civics learning, which shows that the cosmopolitan values ​​studied in Civics affect middle school students in Cimahi even though only 13.42%. Cosmopolitan values ​​are an important factor in developing Civics learning amid the swift currents of globalisation. This has implications for the government to review the Civics curriculum by paying attention to the phenomena that exist in society, namely the strengthening of globalisation and cosmopolitan values ​​that are increasingly widespread in all aspects so that it is feared to have an impact on student behavior into global culture so that there is a shift in the mindset and lifestyle of students in Cimahi City. Thus, through this research, at least PPKn teachers or relevant researchers can minimize the phenomena and the negative impacts arising from globalisation. Keywords: learning, civic education, and cosmopolitan values ABSTRAK Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memberikan wawasan kepada para guru PPKn karena merupakan bagian dari penelitian pengembangan kewarganegaraan dikaji melalui perspektif nilai kosmopolitan. Di era globalisasi ini, masyarakat Indonesia dihadapkan pada kekuatan globalisasi yang beriringan dengan kosmopolitan. Masalah utama yaitu seberapa besar pembelajaran Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan (PKn) dipengaruhi oleh nilai kosmopolitan? Lokasi penelitian tersebar di Cimahi Tengah, Utara, dan Selatan berjumlah 45 sekolah. Populasi penelitian berjumlah 20.702 dengan sampel 400 siswa. Penelitian menggunakan metode Cross-Sectional Survey. Pengambilan data melalui kuesioner. Analis data dilakukan dengan uji kompetensi Structural Equation Modeling. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa dampak nilai kosmopolitan terhadap pembelajaran PKn sudah signifikan (dengan R2 = 0,6971 atau 69,71%), menunjukkan adanya proses harmonisasi nilai kosmopolitan pada siswa sekolah menengah dalam pembelajaran civics. Nilai kosmopolitan memiliki pengaruh yang lebih tinggi (31,44%) dari pembelajaran PKn, yakni menunjukkan bahwa nilai kosmopolitan yang dipelajari dalam PKn berpengaruh pada siswa sekolah menengah di Cimahi walaupun hanya 13,42%. Nilai kosmopolitan menjadi faktor penting dalam mengembangkan pembelajaran PKn ditengah derasnya arus globalisasi. Hal ini berimplikasi bagi pemerintah untuk mengkaji kembali kurikulum PKn dengan memperhatikan fenomena yang ada di masyarakat yakni menguatnya globalisasi dan nilai kosmopolitan yang semakin meluas ke seluruh aspek sehingga dikhawatirkan berdampak bagi perilaku siswa ke dalam budaya global sehingga terjadi pergeseran pada pola pikir, dan gaya hidup siswa di Kota Cimahi. Dengan demikian melalui penelitian ini setidaknya para guru PPKn atau peneliti yang relevan dapat meminimalisir fenomena dan dampak negatif yang ditimbulkan dari globalisasi. Kata kunci: pembelajaran, pendidikan kewarganegaraan, nilai kosmopolitan

Work environment and performance among nurses: a significant way to overcome violation of human rights in the health sector

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitho Khan Bhatti ◽  
Bahadur Ali Soomro ◽  
Naimatullah Shah
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Data Wise ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The study aims to purpose the role of the work environment (WE) towards employees’ performance (EP) in Pakistan’s health sector. Design/methodology/approach Data-wise, the study is cross-sectional and random sampling was used to glean the response from the trained health nurses in Pakistan. The survey questionnaire was used as a primary tool to collect the data. In total, 306 usable samples as used to infer the final consequences. Findings The structural equation modeling through AMOS 26.0 for windows resulted in a positive and significant effect of an organizational learning culture, supervisor support on EP. On the other hand, the impact of peer support on EP is not significant among the nurses in Pakistan. Practical implications The policymakers and planners in the health sector and government may address unemployment – are willing to join the health sector. Better performance through the WE would provide equity in health and would not violate fundamental human rights. This work may help human resource management bring advancement in organizational and social determinants of health equity and practical interventions to overwhelm health-care barriers. Originality/value The study overcomes the gaps in terms of the cross-sectional survey to measure nurses’ performance in Pakistan.

Influence of respondent type on relationships between safety climate and safety performance in manufacturing firm

2018 ◽  
Vol 233 (2) ◽  
pp. 268-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vedant Singh ◽  
Anita Verma
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Safety Climate ◽  
Safety Performance ◽  
Manufacturing Industries ◽  
North India ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Manufacturing Firm ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this study is to analyze the interrelation between the dimensions of safety climate and of safety performance in the Indian manufacturing industries. A cross-sectional survey was carried out using a sample of 242 manufacturing employees from five small- and medium-scale industries across north India. An organized questionnaire was developed to acquire participant’s demographic attributes and safety climate and safety performance factors. In accordance with the literature review, a model is hypothesized to demonstrate the interrelations between safety climate and safety performance. It was examined and validated by applying confirmatory factor analysis on calibration and validation sub-samples, respectively. In addition, to analyze the moderating effects of respondent type, structural equation modeling was used. This study resulted that the impact of safety performance on safety participation and safety compliance was significantly positive whereas the impact on the number of self-reported accidents/injuries and near misses was significantly negative. The study assists the frame of understanding by uncovering the divergence in subsisting constructs of safety climate and safety performance. An accurate model is presumed to briefly determine the safety climate and safety performance in the Indian manufacturing industries; while concluding the results of the study to other developing countries, prudence must be applied.

Double Sided Perspective of Business Resilience: The Rationality and Irrationality of SME Experience

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-16
Author(s):  
Nopriadi Saputra ◽  
Maria Grace Herlina
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Model Analysis ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Killing Field ◽  
Business Resilience ◽  
The Impact

COVID-19 has created a killing field for SME as one of national economics pillars. Business resilience becomes crucial issue. It has stimulated the owner and/or managers of SME to do many things for saving the SME from its bankruptcy rationally and/or irrationally. This study aimed to elaborate business resilience and to test the impact of rational and irrational factors on business resilience. The rational factors consist of: (1) implementation of health protocol in doing business, (2) developing business flexibility, and (4) improving alliance capability. The rational factors consist of (4) enhancing pro-social leadership a (5) conducting workplace spirituality. This study is cross-sectional survey with causal approach for testing five hypothesizes. Convenience method was used as sampling method. This study involved 506 small medium enterprises in Jawa and Sumatera, the two biggest islands in Indonesia. Collected data were structured with PLS based Structural Equation Modelling. Proposed research model was described into second order construct and tested by validity and reliability analysis, measurement model analysis and structural model analysis. Keywords: Resilience, Flexibility, Spirituality, Pro-Social Leadeship

The Impact of Service Satisfaction, Relational Satisfaction and Commitment on Customer Loyalty in Logistics Outsourcing Relationship

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1and2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanjit Singh H.
Keyword(s):  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Service Satisfaction ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Relational Satisfaction ◽  
Logistics Outsourcing ◽  
Major Predictor ◽  
The Impact

This research explores the impact of service satisfaction, relational satisfaction, price satisfaction, and commitment on customer loyalty in logistics outsourcing relationships in Indian scenario. 254 users of logistics services from India were selected for investigating the potential linkages among the aforementioned satisfaction aspects and loyalty. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to test the reliability and validity of the measurement and structural model developed to study the relationship among the linkages. Findings from the study supports that logistics service satisfaction, price satisfaction, relational satisfaction and commitment do influence loyalty positively. The analysis suggests that service satisfaction is the most important antecedent having primary influence in the formation of customer loyalty. Service satisfaction also has secondary influence on loyalty by acting as a strong driver in both relational satisfaction and commitment aspects of the service dimensions. Price satisfaction though positively been driven by service satisfaction, was found to have less significant effect as a predictor of loyalty in this context. The present study suggests that relational satisfaction is the second major predictor of loyalty which also drives commitment. This research is not an end-point but an attempt to establish the linkages and the effect among the antecedents driving the building and retention of good buyer-seller relationship in logistics outsourcing.

scholarly journals eWOM in C2C Platforms: Combining IAM and Customer Satisfaction to Examine the Impact on Purchase Intention

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 1612-1630
Author(s):  
Salvador Bueno ◽  
M. Dolores Gallego
Keyword(s):  
Least Squares ◽  
Partial Least Squares ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Source Credibility ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Argument Quality ◽  
The Impact

This study is focused on communications that come from consumer-to-consumer (C2C) ecommerce relationships. This topic is directly associated with the electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) phenomenon. eWOM is related to the set of positive or negative opinions made by potential, actual, or former customers about a seller. The present study proposes a structural equation modeling with partial least squares (PLS-SEM) research model to analyze consumers’ opinions impact on attitude toward purchasing. This model is based on the Information Adoption Model (IAM) in combination with an ecommerce satisfaction perspective, comprising five constructs: (1) service quality, (2) ecommerce satisfaction, (3) argument quality, (4) source credibility and (5) purchase intention. The model was tested by applying the Smart Partial Least Squares (SmartPLS) software for which 116 effective data from customers of the Taobao C2C platform were used. The findings reveal that all of the defined relationships were supported, confirming the positive impact of all the proposed constructs on the purchase intention. In this respect, the findings suggest that C2C platforms should strengthen the analyzed connections to grow the business and to promote transactions. Finally, implications and limitations related to the explanatory capacity and the sample are identified.

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