Investigation into University Students Restoration Experience: The Effects of Perceived Sensory Dimension and Perceived Restorativeness

Restorative Environments ◽

Attention Restoration ◽

Salutary Effect ◽

Health Promoting ◽

Salutogenic landscape with its health-promoting qualities is a solution for ever-increasing problem of stress for university students as a vulnerable group. Based on nature related theories, natural environments could have a salutary effect on psychological restoration through stress alleviation. There is a body of research on investigating the impact of open green space characteristics for increasing of psychological restoration through framework of attention restoration theory and supportive environment theory. However, there is little knowledge on how the interaction among these characteristics could promote perceived restoration experience (PRE). To address this problem, using perceived sensory dimension (PSD) for open green space qualities and Perceived Restorativeness (PR) as properties of restorative environments, this study assessed the extent to which the PSD and PR impact on PRE. Using 444 screened data, the mediation effect of PR on the association of PSD to PRE is shown as well as the validity and reliability of proposed relationships. `Serene', `space', `prospect', `rich in species' and `nature' were the most influential PSDs on PRE through their higher effect on perceived characteristics of `fascination' and `compatibility'. These results provide information within landscape architecture and planning to promote the development of open spaces as resources for psychological restoration and stress relief.

Structural Model to Describe Restoration Experience From The Impact of Environmental Qualities and Mediation Effect of Perceived Restorativeness

10.20944/preprints201708.0085.v2 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Fahimeh Malekinezhad ◽

Hasanuddin Bin Lamit

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Green Space ◽

Structural Model ◽

Equation Model ◽

Partial Least Square ◽

Least Square ◽

Mediation Effect ◽

Attention Restoration ◽

Restoration experience is a positive response against the ever-increasing problem of stress. It is recovery of attentional capacity, clearing random thoughts and feelings of relaxation and calmness. Although there is a body of research on investigating the impact of open green space characteristics on psycho- logical restoration through attention restoration theory and supportive environment theory, there is little knowledge on how the interaction among these characteristics could promote restorative outcomes. To address this problem, using Perceived Sensory Dimension (PSD) for open green space qualities and Perceived Restorativeness (PR) as the property of restorative environment, this study assessed the extent to which the PSD and PR impact on restoration experience. Using 444 screened surveys, a Partial Least Square Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM) was developed and the validity and reliability of it, was demonstrated. Extensive analysis of the results showed how environmental qualities can promote restoration experience using a sample of university students. These results provide information for landscape architecture and planning researchers to promote the development of open spaces as a resource of psychological restoration and stress relief.

Is virtual classroom a window into future during COVID-19? A comparative study of undergraduate and postgraduate university students in India

International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments ◽

10.4018/ijvple.285602 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 0-0

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Comparative Study ◽

Virtual Learning ◽

Virtual Classroom ◽

Virtual Learning Environment ◽

Postgraduate Students ◽

Learning Platforms ◽

The Impact ◽

One Way Anova

Education in today’s epidemic time is possible only through virtual learning platforms. COVID-19 has changed the mode of learning and shown the power of learning in virtual mode. In this paper a self-designed questionnaire on virtual learning was developed to analyse the impact of virtual learning on undergraduate and postgraduate university students. The self-developed questionnaire containing 25 items is tested for validity and reliability. 25 items are further segregated into 5 factors using exploratory factor analysis. These five factors are: Virtual Learning Environment; Virtual Learning and Health Related Issues; Virtual Learning and Interpersonal Issues; Virtual Learning and Technological Issues; Virtual Learning Deliverables. To have the comparative study of undergraduate and postgraduate students for the use of virtual learning platforms, one-way ANOVA is implemented. One-way ANOVA is implemented for each factor and it was found that virtual learning effectiveness increases when students move from Under graduation (UG) to Post Graduation (PG) in India.

University students involved in a sustainable world: assessing sustainable consumption in Spain

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education ◽

10.1108/ijshe-04-2021-0148 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Clara Margaça ◽

Brizeida Hernández Sánchez ◽

José Carlos Sánchez-García

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Sustainable Consumption ◽

Academic Community ◽

Content Type ◽

Agenda 2030 ◽

Original Proposal ◽

Use Of Resources ◽

Responsible Consumption ◽

Purpose To achieve sustainable development to protect the environment and society, an increasing number of scholars have conducted in-depth research on sustainable and responsible consumption behaviors. The outputs demonstrate that consumers are increasingly concerned and aware of the issues associated with the excessive use of resources. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the validity and reliability of the Sustainable Consumption Scale (SC-S) in the Spanish context. Design/methodology/approach The adaptation of SC-S to Spanish was carried out in accordance with international methodological standards. The Spanish version of this scale was applied empirically to the research sample was composed of 962 university students (49.1% male and 50.9% female) from 54 Universities in 15 regions of Spain that participated in the study. Findings The analyses carried out to verify the psychometric properties retained 16 items from the original proposal, grouped equally in three factors: Cognitive – six items; Affective – seven items; and Conative – four items. The scale presented adequate adjustment indexes, as well as optimal values of the different measures of reliability, recommended by the literature. Originality/value This instrument can be used by the Spanish academic community, which will contribute to the assessment and prediction regarding a sustainable consumption attitude. From these screenings, it will be also possible to understand the impact and development of the objectives outlined by Agenda 2030.

Binge Drinking, Cannabis Co-Consumption and Academic Achievement in First Year University Students in Spain: Academic Adjustment as a Mediator

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17020542 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 542 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

María Fernanda Páramo ◽

Fernando Cadaveira ◽

Carolina Tinajero ◽

María Soledad Rodríguez

Keyword(s):

Academic Achievement ◽

University Students ◽

Binge Drinking ◽

Academic Adjustment ◽

Mediation Effect ◽

First Year ◽

Grade Point ◽

Cannabis Consumption ◽

First Year University ◽

Little is known about how binge drinking or the combination of binge drinking and cannabis consumption affect academic achievement in students during the transition to university, or about the mechanisms that mediate this relationship. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between this pattern of alcohol/cannabis consumption and academic achievement, considering academic adjustment as a possible mediator. A total of 258 Spanish, first-year university students (145 females and 113 males), enrolled in undergraduate degree courses, were categorized into three groups on the basis of their patterns of alcohol/cannabis consumption: control, binge drinkers and co-consumers. The findings showed a significant effect of the combined binge drinking/cannabis consumption, but not of binge drinking alone, upon academic achievement and academic adjustment. Grade point average (GPA) and academic adjustment were lower in the co-consumers than in the other groups. Regarding the mediation effect, 34.33% of the impact of combined alcohol/cannabis use on GPA was mediated by academic adjustment. The combined consumption of alcohol and cannabis led to difficulties in adaptation to academic life, which in turn contributed to poorer performance at university. The implications of the findings are discussed.

Scale for Measuring Phubbing in Peruvian University Students: Adaptation, Validation and Results of Its Application

Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research ◽

10.7821/naer.2021.7.606 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 175

Author(s):

José Manuel Ríos Ariza ◽

Antonio Matas-Terron ◽

Rocío del Pilar Rumiche Chávarry ◽

Gerardo Raúl Chunga Chinguel

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Social Relationship ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Reliability Study ◽

Good Reliability ◽

Face To Face ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Lack Of Sleep ◽

Phubbing is defined as ignoring people with whom you have a face-to-face relationship to attend to smartphones. The phenomenon of phubbing particularly affects the teenage and young segments of the population. The main problem lies in the impact it has on individuals’ social relationship. A lack of validated instruments to diagnose this phenomenon has been observed amongst the Spanish-speaking youth. The objective pursued with this research was to analyse the structural validity and reliability of the Spanish scale in a sample of 454 Peruvian university students. A reliability study was carried out following Cronbach and McDonald, complemented with an exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. The results show good reliability and validity values. Finally, some aspects associated with users’ profiles in relation to the scale were discussed too. A need exists to have adapted instruments which permit to measure emerging social threats such as phubbing, so that risk profiles can be identified and for us to be able to act in time. Most of the students surveyed regularly engaged in phubbing, and a significant percentage of them had personal and social problems because of this, including lack of sleep hours or arguments with friends and relatives, to quote but two.

The Effects of Gender Differences in the Kurdish Individual's Vision of Human Values in Kurdish Proverbs and its Dimensions Among University Students - A Cognitive Study –

Journal of Raparin University ◽

10.26750/vol(8).no(1).paper20 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 500-531

Author(s):

Hemin Abdulhameed Shams ◽

Khalid Ismail Mustafa

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

University Students ◽

Data Gathering ◽

Human Values ◽

Cognitive Level ◽

Related Field ◽

Four Dimensions ◽

Cognitive Study ◽

The research has a variety of aims. First, to clarify the cognitive level of the Kurdish individual about human values in Kurdish proverbs and its related dimensions, as well as to know the impact of gender differences on Kurdish proverbs and its dimensions. To achieve these two aims, 150 undergraduate university students participated randomly in the current research. The researchers used a self-designed data-gathering tool consisting of 204 varieties of Kurdish proverbs, each proverb with five Likert options. The psychometric of collection tool which is the validity and reliability of the instrument was measured and was at the required level and good enough to be used. In order to analyze the data of the research, the researchers used the (SPSS) statistical package for the social sciences program. After analyzing the data, the results of the research showed that the cognitive level of the Kurdish individual about human values was at a high and positive level according to the five Likert options, and the effect of gender differences on human values and their dimensions were not statistically significant except for four dimensions. The analysis also showed controversial results for negative proverbs about each gender variable. In conclusion, the study in light of the research results made some recommendations and scientific suggestions to the related field.

Intentions to use travel eWOM: mediating role of Indian urban millennials’ attitude

International Journal of Tourism Cities ◽

10.1108/ijtc-04-2020-0073 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Anubha ◽

Samik Shome

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Mediation Effect ◽

Content Type ◽

Behavioural Intentions ◽

Four Dimensions ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Perceived Credibility ◽

Purpose This study aims to examine the impact of electronic word of mouth (eWOM) on behavioural intentions of Indian urban millennials to use it when they book travel. The eWOM has been measured on the basis of four dimensions, namely, perceived credibility, quality, quantity and completeness. eWOM attitude is studied as a mediator. Design/methodology/approach The study first applies a confirmatory factor analysis to gauge validity and reliability. Then structural equation modelling was applied to test the research hypotheses after collecting responses from 288 Indian millennials from six North Indian cities. Mediation has also been examined using the bootstrapping method. The quality of the data was assured by Harman’s single-factor test. Findings The study reveals that millennials’ eWOM attitude fully mediates its perceived quality and its usage intentions at the time of booking travel. However, this mediation effect is partial with respect to other components of eWOM, namely, perceived credibility, perceived quantity and perceived completeness. Practical implications India has the largest millennial population (440 million) in the world out of which 33% live in urban cities. Hence, it becomes imperative for travel marketers to understand the attitude of millennials’ towards eWOM, shared on social media. They should understand that millennials prefer eWOM in social media over traditional advertising for fulfilling their informational needs. Therefore, by apprehending the impact of recipients’ perception towards various components of eWOM on their behavioural intentions to use it, market practitioners can design superior marketing campaigns that will help them to gain maximum in the changing business landscape. Originality/value The study is unique in the sense that to date no study to the limited knowledge of the researchers has investigated the attitude of Indian millennials towards eWOM on social media as a mediator to comprehend their behavioural intentions to use travel reviews when they book travel.

The Research on the Relation between PSD of Park Green Space and Attention Restoration in Dense Urban Areas

10.20944/preprints202012.0317.v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Zhixian Zhu ◽

Weijue Wang ◽

Qibing Chen

Keyword(s):

Urban Areas ◽

Green Space ◽

Scientific Basis ◽

Urban Park ◽

Five Dimensions ◽

Moderation Effect ◽

Attention Restoration ◽

Restoration Potential ◽

Important Correlation

Research shows that stress, a common problem in dense cities, can be relieved in the natural environment. As great significance has been attached to the urban environment and public health in the society, this paper aims to study the relation and interaction between the perceived sensory dimension of urban park green space, attention restoration and state empathy. Therefore, we conducted an on-site questionnaire survey in four typical parks in Chengdu in terms of age, sex, daily stress, frequency of access in parks and other basic information of the respondents. The main part consists of perceived dimension, state empathy and attention restoration. The software SPSS24.0 is applied to the test of the validity and reliability of the PSD Scale, and then the important correlation between the perceived sensory dimensions in the parks and visitors' attention restoration is analyzed through multiple linear regression. Finally, the moderation effect of state empathy is tested by PROCESS. The findings show that (1) only seven dimensions in the PSD Scale are effective; (2) Serene and Refuge in the perceived sensory dimensions have significant effect on the restorative components of attention. (3) Except the dimensions of Rich in Species and Refuge, empathy enhanced the moderation effect in the interaction between the other five dimensions the Perceived Restorative Scale(PRS), especially in the interaction between the dimension Social and PRS. However, this study needs to be further explored to provide scientific basis and design strategy guidance for the research on the restoration potential of urban park green space in high-density urban areas.