An Investigation into the Individual Differences’ Moderating Effect on the Relationship between Supervisors’ Relational Behaviors and LMX

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 71-97
Author(s):  
Kyungmin Kim
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Relational Behaviors

scholarly journals Ethnic Identity and Acculturation Orientation of Chinese Yi Villagers in the Context of Social Media

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Yuan Shuangyun
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Individual Differences ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Widespread Application ◽  
Acculturation Orientation ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Predictive Effect

In the information age, the widespread application of social media will impact the ethnic identity and acculturation of ethnic minority individuals. In this study, 522 Yi people from different Yi branches were selected to investigate the relationship between their ethnic identity and acculturation orientation and the role of social media and social support. The results showed that :(1) the acculturation patterns of Yi villagers were mainly integrated, and experienced from separation to integration, then assimilation and marginalization after mixed; (2) The individual differences of acculturation orientation were significant, but the individual differences of ethnic identity were not; (3) Ethnic identity had a positive impact on original acculturation attitude but had no significant effect on mainstream acculturation attitude; (4) Social media had a negative predictive effect on the original acculturation attitude, a positive predictive effect on the mainstream acculturation attitude, and a negative moderating effect on the relationship between ethnic identity and original acculturation attitude; (5) Social support has a positive predictive effect on both acculturation attitudes. Therefore, the government and relevant departments should strengthen social media's popularization in pure Yi areas, enhance social support in mixed areas, and improve education and economic development to improve the acculturation of the Yi villagers effectively.

scholarly journals Introduction to the special issue on visual aesthetics

Psihologija ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 213-217
Author(s):  
Slobodan Markovic ◽  
Suncica Zdravkovic
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Visual Art ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Visual Aesthetics ◽  
Visual Patterns ◽  
Natural Objects ◽  
Human Creativity ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Relationship

Visual aesthetics encompasses the studies of the relationship between vision and various aesthetic phenomena - from the beauty ratings of simple visual patterns to the appreciation of visual art, from the preference for natural objects and scenes to the preference for products of human creativity, from the aesthetic effects of culture to the aesthetic effects of biology, from the universal aesthetic sensitivity to the individual differences in taste, and so on. In this special issue ten papers reported the most recent studies on very different subjects related to visual aesthetics.

scholarly journals Moderator Effect of Innovation on the Relationship between Internationalization and Performance in Brazilian and European Companies

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Rodrigues Albuquerque Filho ◽  
Editinete André da Rocha Garcia ◽  
Alessandra Carvalho de Vasconcelos ◽  
Afonso Carneiro Lima
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Moderator Effect ◽  
Institutional Conditions ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Generalized Moments ◽  
The Relationship

Objective: To analyzes the moderating effect of innovation on the relationship between internationalization and financial performance. Method: The sample gathers 1,840 companies listed on Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão (B3) and NYSE Euronext  during the period of 2014-2018. Tests for difference of means were performed and linear regression models with panel data via systemic generalized moments method (GMM-Sys) were estimated. Results: Estimates indicate that the degree of internationalization alone does not assure high financial performance in Brazilian companies, while in European companies it influences return on assets (ROA) negatively. Moreover, in both contexts, the individual moderating effect of the two variables of innovation, exploration (R&D) and exploitation (Capex), could not be identified. However, a positive and significant effect of ambidextrous innovation activities in the relationship between internationalization and financial performance was verified. Evidence of the effect of internationalization on financial performance in both Brazilian and European companies is confirmed when enhanced by the simultaneous engagement of innovation activities. Contributions: This study contributes to a recent investigative line, which verifies the effect of intervening variables in the internationalization-performance relationship. It contributes to the analysis of this relationship in companies from emerging markets, a much and still needed research focus as a way of gaining a better understanding of business opportunities in adverse institutional conditions and how to seize them.

scholarly journals Physical disgust, germ aversion and antifat attitudes: the mediational effect of perceived controllability of weight

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandro Magallares ◽  
Jose Francisco Morales
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Path Analysis ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Potential Explanation ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Antifat Attitudes

<p>Antifat attitudes refer to stereotyping based on people’s weight. A potential explanation for the strong negative attitudes toward obese individuals relates to people’s emotional reactions. In this study, conducted with 373 female students, it is suggested that physical disgust, germ aversion and perceived controllability of weight play a central role in explaining the individual differences that exist in antifat attitudes. Our results showed a positive relationship between physical disgust and germ aversion. Additionally, it has been found a positive correlation between physical disgust and perceived controllability of weight. Furthermore, a positive relationship between antifat attitudes, physical disgust and germ aversion was found.  Finally, perceived controllability of weight was positively related with antifat attitudes. The path analysis conducted showed the mediational effect of perceived controllability of weight in the relationship between physical disgust and antifat attitudes. Finally, it is discussed the results in the frame of antifat attitudes literature.</p>

scholarly journals A technique for measuring the biological availability of copper of sheep, sing hypocupraemic ewes

1974 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 395-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. F. Suttle
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Standard Diet ◽  
Biological Availability ◽  
Dose Response Relationship ◽  
Deficient Diet ◽  
Ruminant Diets ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Relationship

1. Ewes were made hypocupraemic by feeding a copper-deficient diet and the subsequent responses in plasma Cu obtained when Cu was added to the diet were used to assess the biological availability of the added Cu.2. The uniformity of responses was investigated by repleting thirty-six ewes for 33 d on two occasions with a standard diet containing 5.0 mg Cu/kg dry matter (DM). The mean responses were 0.36 and 0.33 mg/l and the coefficient of variation was approximately 53% on each occasion. The marked individual differences were largely repeatable, the correlation coefficient (r) within individuals being 0.68 (P < 0.001).3. A dose: response relationship was investigated by giving five groups of seven ewes diets containing 2.7, 4.2, 5.7, 7.2 or 8.7 mg Cu/kg DM for 33 d. Each increment in dietary Cu above 4.2 mg/kg significantly increased the response in plasma Cu. The relationship between plasma Cu response (y, mg/l) and Cu intake (x, mg/d) after 21 d was y = 0.0871x−0.250 (r = 0.99; 3 df).4. The source of individual variation was investigated by comparing the responses of three ‘slow’ and three ‘fast’ responding ewes from Expt 1 to Cu given as a continuous intravenous infusion at rates of 0.05–0.3 mg/d. The relationship between plasma Cu response (y) and infusion rate (x, mg/d) after 17 d, was y = 2.135x –0.156 (r = 0.86; P < 0 .001). The regression coefficients for ‘slow’ and ‘fast’ responding ewes were similar, as was their metabolism of intravenous 64Cu, suggesting that the individual differences were due to differences in absorption rather than in the metabolism of absorbed Cu. Faecal endogenous Cu excretion was estimated to be 0.127 ± 0.019 (mean ± SE) mg/d.5. The relative responses to oral and intravenous Cu were used to estimate the true availability of dietary Cu; in one experiment it was 4.1% and for individual ewes in another experiment, availabilities ranged from 4.5 to 11.4%. The figures are compared with assessments by conventional techniques.6. It is concluded that the repletion technique provides a sensitive means of assessing the availability of Cu in ruminant diets.

scholarly journals The Effects of Organisational Socialisation on Individual and Organisational Outcomes: A Review of the Literature and Directions for Future Research

1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robbie Field ◽  
Alan Coetzer
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Knowledge Gaps ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Critical Process

Organisational socialisation (OS) is a critical process that all employees experience and the efficiency and effectiveness of the OS process impacts on the individual 's ability to adjust and perform, as well as the organisation's capacity to obtain employee commitment and retain staff. The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the OS literature that examines the links between the OS process and important individual and organisational outcomes, in order to identify opportunities for further empirical research in this area. From a review of the literature undertaken, it was found that despite the strong arguments supporting the significance of OS and its links to important individual and organisational outcomes, important knowledge 'gaps’ exist in the OS literature. These include knowledge on the relationship between pre-encounter and encounter socialisation, the role of individual differences in newcomer adjustment, and the differences in OS approaches between small and large firms. The review of the literature also found significant methodological weaknesses in the literature. For instance, little research has examined OS from an employer and employee perspective. The paper concludes with suggestions for further research in order to stimulate study into particular aspects of OS.

scholarly journals Too-Much-Of-A-Good-Thing Effect of External Resource Investment—A Study on the Moderating Effect of Psychological Capital on the Contribution of Social Support to Work Engagement

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiheng Xi ◽  
Yangyang Xu ◽  
Ying Wang
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
External Resource ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Resource Support ◽  
The Relationship

Built on the job demands-resources model (JD-R) and self-determination theory, the present research proposed that the relationship between work resources (social support) and employees’ work engagement takes on an inverted U-shaped curve, and presents a model of the moderation of personal resources (psychological capital) on the relationship. The hypotheses were tested by hierarchical regression analysis and path analysis with 535 surveys collected in 19 enterprises. The findings demonstrated an inverted U-shaped curve relationship between enterprises’ social support and employees’ work engagement and further suggested that the predicting effect of social support on work engagement is influenced by employees’ psychological capital, that is to say, the transformation from social support to work engagement bears higher efficiency in employees with high psychological capital than in those with low psychological capital. However, psychological capital fails to display a moderating effect on the curve relationship between social support and work engagement. The present study, casting doubt on the assumption that enterprise supply must meet the needs of employees, argued that the effectiveness of enterprises’ resource support is influenced by the individual needs of employees.

scholarly journals Problem Finding and Evaluative Thinking among Gifted and Nongifted Students

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Abdulla Alabbasi ◽  
Amnah Hafsyan ◽  
Mark Runco ◽  
Aseel AlSaleh
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Divergent Thinking ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Problem Finding ◽  
Individual Ability ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Evaluative Thinking

<p>Many studies have explored the individual differences, including differences in IQ, higher order thinking skills, and divergent thinking (DT), between gifted and nongifted students. However, little is known about individual differences between gifted and nongifted students in terms of problem finding (PF) ability. Moreover, previous works on gifted students have never explored the association between PF and evaluative thinking. This study examined individual differences in the PF abilities of gifted (<i>N </i>= 175) and nongifted students (<i>N</i> = 188) and tested the relationship between PF and evaluative thinking, which include the individual ability for self-reflection and the ability to evaluate problems.</p><p>Keywords: gifted, nongifted, problem finding, divergent thinking, evaluative thinking<br></p>

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