Teachers' Innovativeness and Teaching Approach: The Mediating Role of Creative Classroom Behaviors

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (10) ◽  
pp. 1697-1711 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sukran Ucus ◽  
Ibrahim H. Acar
Keyword(s):  
Positive Association ◽  
Negative Association ◽  
Teaching Approach ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Classroom Behaviors ◽  
Constructivist Teaching ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
The Relationship

We examined the associations between teachers' innovativeness, creative classroom behaviors, and teaching approach (constructivist and traditional) focusing in particular, on the mediating role of teachers' creative classroom behaviors in the relationship between their innovativeness and their teaching approach. We recruited 247 teachers (80.6% women, 19.4% men) working in early childhood centers and junior classes at elementary schools in Turkey to participate in the study. Participants reported on their innovativeness, creative classroom behaviors, and teaching approach. There was a positive association between creative classroom behaviors and use of the constructivist teaching approach, and a negative association between innovativeness and use of the traditional teaching approach. Mediation analysis results showed that there was an indirect effect from innovativeness to the constructivist teaching approach through creative classroom behaviors but this effect did not occur when a traditional teaching approach was used. Implications of our findings are discussed.

Mother Phubbing and Adolescent Cyberbullying: The Mediating Role of Perceived Mother Acceptance and the Moderating Role of Emotional Stability

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626052098390
Author(s):  
Jiahui Qu ◽  
Li Lei ◽  
Xingchao Wang ◽  
Xiaochun Xie ◽  
Pengcheng Wang
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Emotional Stability ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Indirect Path ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms ◽  
The Relationship

Previous studies have found some risk factors of cyberbullying. However, little is known about how mother phubbing may influence adolescent cyberbullying, and the mediating and moderating mechanisms underlying this relationship. “Phubbing,” which is a portmanteau of “phone” and “subbing,” refers to snubbing other people and focus on smartphones in social interactions. This study examined whether mother phubbing, which refers to being phubbed by one’s mother, would be positively related to adolescent cyberbullying, whether perceived mother acceptance would mediate the relationship between mother phubbing and adolescent cyberbullying, and whether emotional stability would moderate the pathways between mother phubbing and adolescent cyberbullying. The sample consisted of 4,213 Chinese senior high school students (mean age 16.41 years, SD = 0.77, 53% were female). Participants completed measurements regarding mother phubbing, cyberbullying, perceived mother acceptance, and emotional stability. The results indicated that mother phubbing was positively related to cyberbullying, which was mediated by perceived mother acceptance. Further, moderated mediation analyses showed that emotional stability moderated the direct path between mother phubbing and cyberbullying and the indirect path between mother phubbing and perceived mother acceptance. This study highlighted the harmful impact of mother phubbing on adolescents by showing a positive association between mother phubbing and adolescent cyberbullying, as well as the underlying mechanisms between mother phubbing and adolescent cyberbullying.

Mediation analysis of social deficits between self-criticism and aggression in adolescents

2021 ◽  
pp. 135910452110058
Author(s):  
Sayyeda Taskeen Zahra ◽  
Sadia Saleem ◽  
Halima Khurshid
Keyword(s):  
Mediation Analysis ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Social Deficits ◽  
Significant Positive Association ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Interpersonal Difficulties ◽  
Behavior Scale ◽  
The Relationship

This research aims to determine the mediating role of social deficits in self-criticism and aggression using a sample of 695 adolescents (girls = 49%, boys = 51%), aged 12 to 19 years ( M = 14.97, SD = 1.30) from an urbanized city of Pakistan. Interpersonal Difficulties Scale, Self-Criticism Scale, and Aggressive Behavior Scale were used in the present study. Results indicated a significant positive association of social deficits with self-criticism and aggression ( p < .001). Furthermore, findings also suggested a significant positive association between self-criticism and aggression. Mediation analysis revealed that self-criticism partially mediated the relationship between social deficits and aggression. Findings are discussed in terms of the expression and manifestation of self-criticism, social deficits, and aggression in adolescents in collectivistic cultures.

scholarly journals The Mediating Role of Impulsivity and Experiential Avoidance in the Relationship between Emotion Regulation and Pornography Viewing in Married Men

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 287-296
Author(s):  
Arezoo Khaleghian ◽  
◽  
Ilnaz Sajjadian ◽  
Maryam Fatehizade ◽  
Gholamreza Manshaei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Experiential Avoidance ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Married Men ◽  
Positive Direct ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
The Relationship

Objective: The present study aimed to predict the tendency to Internet Pornography Viewing (IPV) in married men based on difficulty in Emotion Regulation (ER) with the mediating role of impulsivity and experiential avoidance. Methods: The study participants were recruited via advertising banners posted on some of the most popular social networking applications in Iran. A total sample of 123 married men in Isfahan City, Iran, participated in the study. The study participants completed the Pornography Craving Questionnaire (PCQ), the Short-form version of Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS-SF), the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II), and Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-15) through the internet. The collected data were analyzed in SPSS using descriptive statistics (Mean±SD) and correlation tests. For analyzing the study model, the PLS-SEM technique was performed in WarpPLS. Results: The current research results indicated that difficulties in ER provided a positive direct effect on the tendency to IPV (β=0.37, P<0.01). The results also revealed that impulsivity (β=0.64, P<0.01) and experiential avoidance (β=0.71, P<0.01) played mediating roles between difficulties in ER and the tendency to IPV. The model presented a good fit with the data (AVIF=2.88, GOF=0.63, SPR=1, RSCR=1, SSR=1, NLBCDR=1). Conclusion: Difficulties in ER, impulsivity, and experiential avoidance play important roles in the tendency to IPV. Impulsivity and experiential avoidance, as two modes of ER, can mediate the relationship between difficulties in ER and the tendency to IPV; therefore, they should be taken into consideration in this regard.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Psychological Ownership and Subjective Happiness of the Employees: Mediating Role of Work Engagement

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-20
Author(s):  
Kamran Khan ◽  
Mahvia Gul
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Psychological Ownership ◽  
Subjective Happiness ◽  
Significant Positive Association ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Telecommunication Companies ◽  
The Relationship

The study investigates the relationship between psychological ownership with subjective happiness of the employees. The study also examines the mediating role of work engagement in order to explain the relationship between subjective happiness and psychological ownership at workplace.  The purposive sampling techniques have been used with cross sectional design in order to collection data. Mediation analysis was conducted on SPSS by using sample of 271 employees from leading telecommunication companies working in Pakistan. The results showed that psychological ownership has significant positive association with subjective happiness of the employees. Further, work engagement significantly positively mediates this relationship. The present research contributes on the literature of psychological ownerships and subjective happiness and provides possible solutions for maintaining positive atmosphere of psychological ownership that ultimately increase the subjective happiness of the employees.

Effect of Hope on Resilience in Adolescents: Social Support and Social Connectedness as Mediators

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-147
Author(s):  
İlhan Cicek
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Resilience Scale ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of social support and social connectedness between hope and resilience in adolescents. A total of 413 high school students (57.1% girls; M= 17.31, SD= 1.61) participated in the study. Participants completed the Children’s Hope Scale (CHS), Brief Resilience Scale (BRS), Brief Perceived Social Support Questionnaire (BPSSQ), and Social Connectedness Scale (SCS). The results showed that there was a positive significant correlation between social support, resilience, social connectedness, and hope. In addition, according to the gender variable, it is seen that the resilience and hope scores of the boys are significantly higher than the girls. On the other hand, no significant difference was found in social connectedness and social support in terms of gender. The results mediation analysis showed that hope significantly and positively predicted social connectedness, social support, and resilience. Also, social connectedness positively and significantly predicted social support, and social support was a significant predictor of resilience. Most importantly, social support and social connectedness acted as mediating roles in the relationship between hope and resilience. These results suggest that social connectedness and social support are two important sources in developing resilience. This has important implications for research and practice.

scholarly journals The mediating role of human capital on the relationship between audit firm size and independent auditor’s opinion: evidence from Iranian audit firms

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 102
Author(s):  
Seyedhossein Naslmosavi ◽  
Agha Jahanzeb
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Firm Size ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Audit Firm ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Audit Firms ◽  
Audit Reports ◽  
The Relationship

This empirical research is aimed to explore the effect of Human Capital (HC) as a mediator in the association of the size of an audit firm and independent auditor’s opinion (IAO). The respondents of this research were senior practicing auditors of audit firms with verse experience. The research has applied ANCOVA and path analysis method in SEM by utilizing LISREL to examine research questions. The results of this study revealed that HC was significantly associated to independent auditor’s opinion and it can significantly create a relationship between audit firm size and IAO and their qualities. Indeed, the link of audit firm size on IAO without HC was found to be insignificant. Furthermore, it contributed to understand that the HC of large audit firm is greater than other audit firms and the audit reports of these kinds of firms possess good quality because of positive association amid firm size and quality of auditors.

scholarly journals The Mediating Role of Self-Directed Learning Readiness in the Relationship Between Teaching-Learning Conceptions and Lifelong Learning Tendencies

2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 54-77
Author(s):  
Kasım Karataş ◽  
◽  
Cihad Şentürk ◽  
Aziz Teke ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Constructivist Teaching ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Directed Learning ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The Relationship

In this study, the mediating role of readiness for self-directed learning in the relationship between pre-service teachers’ teaching-learning approach and lifelong learning skills was examined. The study group consisted of 800 pre-service teachers studying in different universities in Turkey. Data were collected with three different scales. The analysis of the data was carried out using structural equation modelling. According to the findings obtained and the results of the mediation analysis, it is clear that the readiness of self-directed learning in the relationship between constructivist teaching-learning, which is one of the learning teaching approaches, and lifelong learning tendencies has a full mediating role. However, there was no significant relationship between traditional teaching-learning approach and lifelong learning tendencies and readiness for self-directed learning. As a result, the type of learning-teaching approach affects readiness for self-directed learning and therefore lifelong learning tendencies.

The Influence of Self-Compassion on Mindful Parenting: A Mediation Model of Gratitude

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 455-462
Author(s):  
Thanh Minh Nguyen ◽  
Thi Thuy Hang Bui ◽  
Xingxue Xiao ◽  
Vu Ha Le
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Mindful Parenting ◽  
Present Moment ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Interpersonal Mindfulness ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
The Relationship

Mindful parenting, a concept that has been coined and examined recently, refers to a parent’s ability to bring complete attention to their children in the present moment. The aims of this study are to examine the relationship between self-compassion and mindful parenting and the role of gratitude as a mediating variable in a cross-sectional study. Participants include 522 Vietnamese mothers ( M age = 35.17; SD = 5.56) randomly selected through an online investigation. A 26-item Self-Compassion Scale was used to measure self-compassion, gratitude was measured by the Gratitude Questionnaire Six-Item Form, and mindful parenting was measured by the Interpersonal Mindfulness in Parenting Scale. The results support two main findings: (a) self-compassion has a direct influence on mindful parenting (effect = 2.48, p < .001, 95% CI [1.75, 3.22]), and (b) the mediating role of gratitude in this model was significant (effect = 0.37, 95% CI [0.10, 0.70]). The study’s results also show that increasing self-compassion and gratitude can help to improve mindful parenting.

scholarly journals Hard Feelings: Predicting Attitudes Toward Former Romantic Partners

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Joachim Grüning ◽  
Anna-Lena Loose ◽  
Joachim Israel Krueger
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Romantic Partners ◽  
Negative Association ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Most research on relationship quality addresses ongoing involvements. Research on past relationships is rare. As a first step, Athenstaedt and colleagues (2020) explored attitudes toward former romantic partners in an Austrian sample of heterosexual respondents. They found that men held less negative attitudes than women. In two studies conducted in Germany and the USA, we replicate this gender difference and explore the role of three psychological predictors. Like Athenstaedt et al., we find that the degree of perceived social support before the breakup and continued friendly relations after the breakup have a positive association with ex-partner attitude. Critically, we introduce and corroborate the hypothesis that regret over having started the relationship has a negative association. However, regret also fails to mediate the association between gender and ex-partner attitude. We discuss the practical implications of these findings and note directions for future research.

scholarly journals Training as Mediating in the Relationship Between Organization Reward and Employee Motivation

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-35
Author(s):  
Muhammad Asif Khan ◽  
Asima Siddique ◽  
Zahid Sarwar
Keyword(s):  
Training Programs ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Employee Motivation ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Organizational Rewards ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
And Training

Training and organization rewards plays important role in the development and motivation of the employees. And organization gives more attention to reward and training programs to motivate their employees. The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship in between rewards and employees motivation. In addition the paper also aims to measure the mediating role of training.Employee’sidea and perception about organizational rewards and its impact on employee’s motivation have been evaluated empirically with the sample of 173 employees in district account offices. The data have been collected from the employees using survey method. SPSS have beenused to analyze the data the results show the mediating effect of training on the relationship between organization rewards and employee’s motivation. The results show that both training and organizational rewards have positive association with employee’s motivation.The study will help the administration of district account offices to develop policy that will cope with the challenges and difficulties in training and rewards management. And it will help in employee’s motivation.

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