Linking Hope and Emotional Creativity: Meditational Role of Positive Affect

The study was conducted to examine a potential link between Hope and Emotional creativity (EC). In this context, Positive affect (PA) was explored as a mediator in the relationship between aforementioned variables. A sample of 300 undergraduate students from different streams namely- Fine arts, Fashion & Jewellery designing, Advertising and Conventional courses (B.A, B.Sc., B.Com.) was selected for the purpose. The results revealed that there was a significant positive correlation between Hope and EC (r = 0.121, p< 0.05); Hope and PA (r = 0.446, p< 0.01) and PA and EC (r= 0.194, p< 0.01). Regression analyses and Sobel- z test were used to test the research hypotheses. Mediation analyses revealed that Positive affect fully mediated the pathway between Hope and Emotional creativity.

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An exploration of the relationship between undergraduate students’ library book borrowing and academic achievement

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science ◽

10.1177/0961000615572404 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 48 (4) ◽

pp. 382-388 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Yakup Çetin ◽

Vivian Howard

Keyword(s):

Academic Achievement ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

English Language ◽

Positive Correlation ◽

Circulation Patterns ◽

Undergraduate University Students ◽

Library Book ◽

The University ◽

The Relationship

This exploratory study examines book circulation patterns among undergraduate university students at an English-language University in Istanbul, Turkey, in order to investigate the relationship between students’ academic achievement and discipline of study, gender and book borrowing habits. Overall, this study supports the important role of the academic library’s print book collection in supporting and contributing to student success and demonstrates a significant positive correlation between undergraduate students’ level of academic achievement and the number of books they borrowed from the university library. This positive correlation was found for students in all faculties and fields of study, but was strongest for students studying qualitative disciplines and was particularly strong for students enrolled in English as a foreign language programmes.

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Enterprises’ R&D Investment, Venture Capital Syndication and IPO Underpricing

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13137290 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (13) ◽

pp. 7290

Author(s):

Xuemeng Guo ◽

Kai Li ◽

Siyi Yu ◽

Bolu Wei

Keyword(s):

Venture Capital ◽

Information Asymmetry ◽

Adverse Selection ◽

Significant Positive Correlation ◽

Ipo Underpricing ◽

Positive Correlation ◽

The Relationship ◽

D Investment

Based on the data of companies that got ChiNext listed from 2009 to 2018, this paper empirically studies the relationship among R&D investment, venture capital (VC) syndication and IPO underpricing. It is found that there is a significant positive correlation between R&D investment and IPO underpricing, indicating that the higher the R&D investment is, the higher the IPO underpricing degree is; the intervention of VC syndication plays a role of “adverse selection” instead of giving play to its advantages of sharing information, which intensifies the positive correlation between R&D investment and IPO underpricing. Further analysis shows that the reputation of the leading VC in syndication can play a negative regulating role; the higher the reputation of the leading VC is, the more it can play the “certification effect”, reduce the information asymmetry caused by R&D investment, therefore alleviating the IPO underpricing caused by R&D investment.

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FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG BERHUBUNGAN DENGAN KEIKUTSERTAAN SUAMI DALAM KELUARGA BERENCANA DI WILAYAH PUSKESMAS KECAMATAN PULOGADUNG JAKARTA TIMUR

Jurnal Ilmu dan Teknologi Kesehatan ◽

10.32668/jitek.v5i1.104 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 107-118

Author(s):

Willa Follona Follona

Keyword(s):

Family Planning ◽

Role Models ◽

Significant Positive Correlation ◽

Health Workers ◽

P Value ◽

Positive Correlation ◽

Number Of Children ◽

Family Planning Programs ◽

The Relationship

The responsibility of men in terms of family planning is very important in the role of family planning programs. However, there is an imbalance in the number of contraceptive participation in female and male FP acceptors. The participation of men is still very low, compared to female. The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between husband characteristics seen from the factors of age, education, occupation, ethnicity, religion, income, number of children, also about husband knowledge, attitudes husband and wife / family support, and access to media / participation of husband as KB acceptor. This is across sectional study of 90 husbands chosen purposively in Pulogadung Sub District in September 2016. The results showed that there was a significant positive correlation between knowledge with the participation of respondents as Family Planning acceptors, the higher the knowledge level, the higher the participation of husband as the acceptors of family planning with p value 0.022 (OR = 4,818; 95% CI 1.476 to 15.728). There was a significant positive correlation between attitudes with the participation of respondents as familyplanning acceptors, the higher the attitudes they have, the higher the participation of husbands as the acceptors of family planning p value 0,007 (OR = 13,813; 95% CI 2,286 to 66,111). Health workers are expected to further promote the promotion of male KB acceptor services, through the provision of family planning education in the form of counseling and family approaches concerning the importance of family planning for men. For those have become acceptors are expected to be role models by spreading to their peer.

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Organizational Learning Act as a Mediator between the Relationship of Knowledge Management and Organizational Performance

Management and Labour Studies ◽

10.1177/0258042x14535158 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 39 (1) ◽

pp. 31-41 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Luxmi

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

Organizational Learning ◽

Organizational Performance ◽

Significant Positive Correlation ◽

Manufacturing Sector ◽

Positive Correlation ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

The study seeks to examine the correlation between organizational learning (OL), knowledge management (KM) and organizational performance (OP) and to investigate the mediating role of OL between the relationship of KM and OP. The scope of the study was service and manufacturing sector organizations in India. The sample comprised of 118 respondents drawn from eight service and manufacturing sector organizations. The results revealed that OL is said to be partially mediating the relationship between KM and OP. The findings approve the assertion of previous studies ( Liao and Wu, 2009 ). It was also found that there is a significant positive correlation between KM, OL and OP.

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Gender and belief factors on attitude towards Social and Environmental Accounting (SEA)

Social and Management Research Journal ◽

10.24191/smrj.v6i2.5176 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 51

Author(s):

Salina Abdullah ◽

Ern Chen Loo

Keyword(s):

Natural Resources ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Environmental Issues ◽

Environmental Accounting ◽

Future Generations ◽

Business And Society ◽

Four Dimensions ◽

Sustain Ability ◽

The Relationship

Research on social and environmental accounting (SEA) has mainly concentrated on disclosure of SEA by corporate bodies, where investigations on ones attitude towards SEA are rarely discussed. SEA is a medium that develops relationships between business and society, community and nature. In addition, SEA involves a concept of sustain ability; where natural resources need to be sustained for the needs of future generations (Alhabshi et al., 2003). SEA also tries to recognise the role of accounting in sustainable development and the use of environmental resources. There are arguments that the young generations today are not fully aware of preserving these natural resources as well as handling social and environmental issues wisely. This perhaps link closely to their belief and cultural background. Hence, this paper examines the influence of gender and belief factors on the undergraduate students’ attitude towards SEA. Four dimensions of belief (fixed ability, quick learning, simple knowledge and certain knowledge) proposed by Schommer (2005) were adapted to analyse how belief factors have influence on their attitude towards SEA. An independent sample t-test was used to examine the relationship between gender and students’ attitude towards SEA. Spearmen’s correlation was employed to show the relationship between belief and attitude towards SEA. The results revealed that gender differences did not show influences on their attitude towards SEA. It was found that there is a significant relationship between belief and students’ attitude towards SEA. Students who believe on the importance of SEA tend to report positive attitude towards SEA. Perhaps findings of this study may provide some information on the SEA education and further be incorporated in the syllabus.

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Hearing Vocation Differently

10.1093/oso/9780190888671.001.0001 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Keyword(s):

Undergraduate Students ◽

Affective Learning ◽

College Campuses ◽

Deep Roots ◽

Academic Field ◽

Multiple Voices ◽

Faith Traditions ◽

Future Direction ◽

The Relationship

Colleges and universities have begun using the language of vocation and calling to help undergraduates think about the future direction of their lives. This language has been employed in both secular and religious contexts, but it has deep roots in a specific theological tradition. Given the increasingly multi-faith context of undergraduate life, many have asked whether this originally Christian terminology can truly become a new vocabulary for higher education. This volume’s 13 contributing scholars identify with a wide variety of faith traditions, including Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Sikhism. Some claim more than one tradition; others would claim none. Rather than seeking to “translate” Christian language into other perspectives, they reflect on various facets of vocation from the standpoint of their own traditions. Both individually and collectively, they seek to expand the range of vocational reflection and discernment well beyond its traditional Christian origins, addressing themes such as religious pluralism and difference, the importance of multiple voices, the role of affective learning, the relationship between process and result, and the development of an integrated life. The authors recognize that all undergraduate students—regardless of their academic field, religious background, or demographic identity—need to make space for reflection, to overcome obstacles to vocational discernment, and to consider the significance of their own narratives, beliefs, and practices. Accomplishing these goals will require college campuses to reimagine their curricular and co-curricular programming in order to support their students’ interfaith reflections on issues of meaning and purpose, as well as personal identity.

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

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260520983905 ◽

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.

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Pain intensity and physical performance among individuals with fibromyalgia in mid-to-late life: The influence of depressive symptoms

Journal of Health Psychology ◽

10.1177/13591053211009286 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 135910532110092

Author(s):

Dylan G Serpas ◽

Laura Zettel-Watson ◽

Barbara J Cherry

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Pain Intensity ◽

Physical Performance ◽

Walk Test ◽

Mediation Analyses ◽

Mediating Role ◽

6 Minute Walk Test ◽

The Relationship ◽

Minute Walk

This study investigated the mediating role of depressive symptoms among 147 middle-aged and older adults with FM in the relationship between pain intensity and 4 objective measures of physical performance: Fullerton Advanced Balance scale (FAB), 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT), 30-Second Chair Stand (30SCS), and 8-Foot Up and Go Test (8FUPGT). Asymptotic mediation analyses revealed that depressive symptoms fully mediated the relationship between pain intensity and FAB (95% CI [−0.40, −0.10]) and 8FUPGT (CI [0.02, 0.11]) and partially mediated the relationship to 6MWT (CI [−9.15, −2.20]) and 30SCS (CI [−0.29, −0.06]). Findings support the evaluation of co-morbid depression in FM.

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The role of self-construal in EFL vocabulary learning

IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching ◽

10.1515/iral-2019.0082 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

Author(s):

Mitsuko Tanaka

Keyword(s):

Technical College ◽

Engineering Students ◽

Vocabulary Learning ◽

Self Determination Theory ◽

Mediation Analyses ◽

Self Construal ◽

Learning Modes ◽

The Relationship ◽

Identified Regulation

AbstractVocabulary learning is often assigned as out-of-class learning, which learners need to autonomously initiate and be motivated to sustain. Under such learning modes, though independent learners may need less motivational scaffolding, learners who prefer a more interactive study environment may need to be provided with assistance to boost their motivation. Focusing on such personal determinants, this study examines the role of self-construal in vocabulary learning by employing self-determination theory. The participants were 155 engineering students from a Japanese technical college. Path and mediation analyses were performed based on vocabulary test scores and questionnaire responses. Results revealed that independent self-construal had a significant impact on more self-determined types of both motivation (i.e., intrinsic motivation and identified regulation) and amotivation, but interdependent self-construal was statistically irrelevant to them, in the context of vocabulary learning. Furthermore, perceived autonomy and competence mediated the relationship between independent self-construal and motivation. These findings indicate that vocabulary learning motivation is shaped and regulated by self-construal and may be enhanced through support of the mediators.

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