scholarly journals Impact of MDCAT scores on pessimism, loneliness, and depressive symptoms: Moderating role of coping strategies

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 354-364
Author(s):  
Iram Fatima ◽  
Masood Nadeem ◽  
Muhammad Waqar Naeem ◽  
Hafiz Muhammad Zeeshan Raza
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Psychological Disturbance ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Moderating Role

This study was designed to evaluate the impact of MDCAT scores on pessimism, loneliness, and depressive symptoms. Furthermore, to check the moderating effect of coping strategies. Purposive sample technique was used to get the relevant sample. MDCAT failures (N = 149) from different educational organization of Bahawalpur (Pakistan) were included in the research as sample. Demographic form, Siddiqui Shah Depression Scale, UCLA Loneliness Scale, Life Orientation Test and Coping Styles Scale were administered to assess the impact of MDCAT scores on pessimism, depressive and loneliness symptoms among MDCAT failures and to assess the moderating role of coping strategies. For statistical analysis PLS and SPSS software were used. PLS algorithm, PLS bootstrapping, PLS moderation analysis and independent sample t-test were used to get the results. Results reveal that there is a significant impact of MDCAT scores on pessimism, depressive and loneliness symptoms. Also, there is significant positive relationship among pessimism, depressive and loneliness symptoms. Problem focused coping significantly moderate the relationship between MDCAT scores and depressive symptoms. Furthermore, problem focused coping has significant negative relationship with pessimism, depressive and loneliness symptoms. Moreover, emotion focused coping has significant positive relationship with depressive symptoms. Female were found having more emotion focused coping. The findings of the study have practical implications in providing insight relevant for development of psychological disturbance in MDCAT failures.

Impact of maltreatment on depressive symptoms in young male adults: The mediating and moderating role of cortisol stress response and coping strategies

2019 ◽  
Vol 103 ◽  
pp. 41-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Y. Cantave ◽  
Stephanie Langevin ◽  
Marie-France Marin ◽  
Mara Brendgen ◽  
Sonia Lupien ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Stress Response ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Young Male ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Moderating Role

Citizens' Trust and E-government Services Adoption

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isaac Kofi Mensah ◽  
Jianing Mi
Keyword(s):  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Government Services ◽  
Gender And Education ◽  
Readiness To Adopt ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Moderating Role

This article examined citizens' trust and demographic factors such as age, gender, and education as predictors of readiness to use e-government services. This article also sought to explore the moderating role of these demographic factors on the positive relationship between citizens' trust and readiness to use e-government services. The data gathered was captured and analyzed with SPSS. The results indicated that citizens' trust is a significant predictor of readiness to adopt e-government services. However, the demographic factors such as age, gender, and education were all not statistically significant in determining the readiness to use e-government services. The article also found that these demographic factors do not moderate significantly the impact of citizen trust on the readiness to use e-government services. The implications of these findings are further discussed.

scholarly journals Impact of enforcement and corporate governance attributes on performance

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 50-60
Author(s):  
José Villanueva García ◽  
Maria Antonia García-Benau ◽  
Ana Zorio Grima
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Company Performance ◽  
Consolidated Financial Statements ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
Enforcement Action ◽  
Financial Scandals ◽  
The Impact

Since 2005, consolidated financial statements of European listed groups have been prepared according to IFRS. Nevertheless, the recent economic crisis on top of financial scandals has highlighted the role of oversight agencies and the importance of corporate governance. The purpose of this study is to look into the impact of corporate governance and the work of the Spanish Securities Exchange Commission (CNMV) on the performance of Spanish listed groups; as well as observing the links between enforcement actions and corporate governance. In a sample of 116 Spanish listed groups during the period 2005-2011 we have applied structural equations model (SEM) for hypothesis testing. The results obtained suggest there is a significant positive relationship between the corporate governance variables and company performance and a significant negative relationship between enforcement and performance. We also identify a significant positive relationship between enforcement action and corporate governance, which validates the theoretical model proposed.

scholarly journals The Role of Self-compassion in Predicting Loneliness and Self-efficacy in the Elderly

Salmand ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 212-223
Author(s):  
Mehdi Ghezelseflo ◽  
◽  
Mozhgan Mirza ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Common Humanity ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
Self Compassion

Objectives: Giving the growing population of the elderly, it is important to pay attention to their psychological health. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of self-compassion in predicting loneliness and self-efficacy in the elderly. Methods & Materials: This is a descriptive correlational study. Study population consisted of all elderly residents of Gonbad Kavous County in Iran. Of these, 120 (70 women and 50 men) were selected using a convenience sampling technique. Data collection instruments were University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale of Russell et al. (1966), General Self-efficacy Scale of Scherer et al. (1982) and Self-Compassion Scale of Neff (2003). Data analysis was performed by using Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis. Results: Loneliness had a significant negative relationship with self-compassion dimensions of self-kindness, common humanity, mindfulness and its overall score, and a significant positive relationship with self-judgment, isolation and over-identification. Moreover, self-efficacy had a significant positive relationship with self-kindness, common humanity, mindfulness and overall self-compassion score, and a negative significant relationship with self-judgment, isolation and over-identification (P≤0.001). Self-kindness, self-judgment, common humanity, isolation, mindfulness and overall self-compassion score can predict 43% of loneliness variance and self-kindness, self-judgment, mindfulness, isolation and overall self-compassion score can predict 38% of self-efficacy variance. Conclusion: Self-compassion have an effective role in reducing loneliness and increasing self-efficacy in the elderly.

Examining the Impact of Risk Tolerance and Risk Aversion on the Individual Financial Performance in the Kingdom of Bahrain

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-26
Author(s):  
Habil Slade Ogalo
Keyword(s):  
Risk Aversion ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Risk Tolerance ◽  
Financial Assets ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

With growing tougher economic conditions, everyone is struggling to safeguard their financial assets and invest them carefully. However, there are certain unavoidable risk factors that every person should be aware of since they have a potential to influence individual`s financial stability. With this notion, the present study attempted to investigate how individual financial performance can be managed and enhanced. Therein, the study attempted to examine the role of risk tolerance and risk aversion factors in an individual towards its financial performance. Through sampling 450 white collar working professionals from retail and financial sectors in the kingdom of Bahrain, the present study found a significant positive relationship between risk tolerance and individual financial performance. Accordingly, the study also reported a significant positive relationship between risk aversion and financial performance. The study has contributed towards a very important topic particularly in an emerging economy like Bahrain. The study forwards implications for practice and scope for future studies based on the findings.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Ostracism and Turnover Intention: Role of Commitment as a Mediator

2018 ◽  
Vol III (IV) ◽  
pp. 389-399
Author(s):  
Nazim Ali ◽  
Zahid Ali ◽  
Adnan Khan
Keyword(s):  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Significant Negative Relationship ◽  
Basic Objective ◽  
Teaching Faculty ◽  
The Relationship

The basic objective of this study is to examine the mediating role of OC between WO and TI among the teaching faculty of universities of KP, Pakistan. Data were collected via questionnaires from 207 teachers. SPSS and Amos were used to analyze the data. The results revealed a significant positive relationship between WO and turnover intention, while a significant negative relationship between WO and OC and between OC and TI was confirmed. The results also revealed a significant partial mediation of OC between WO and turnover intention.

scholarly journals Impact of democracy on literacy rate

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 204-211
Author(s):  
Md Arif Hosen ◽  
Sujan Chandra Paul ◽  
Md Harun Or Rosid
Keyword(s):  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Civil Liberties ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Literacy Rate ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
Ordinary Least Square ◽  
Significant Negative Relationship ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

This study investigates the impact of democracy indices on the literacy rate. Panel Data of 134 Countries from 2007-2018 were collected from the website the World Bank and Gapminder. This study uses Ordinary Least Square (OLS), Pooled Ordinary Least Square (POLS), Driscoll-Kraay (DK), Second Stage Least Square (2SLS), Generalized Methods of Moments (GMM) methods. This research has found that political participation index and political culture index has a significant positive relationship with literacy rate in all the method. The functioning of the government index has a significant positive relationship and electoral process and the pluralism index has a significant negative relationship with literacy rate in all the methods except the GMM method. The civil liberties index has a significant negative relationship with literacy rate in POLS and in the other models, there is no significant relationship between the civil liberties index and literacy rate.

scholarly journals The perceived impact of multiple sclerosis and self-management: The mediating role of coping strategies

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. e0248135
Author(s):  
Maciej Wilski ◽  
Waldemar Brola ◽  
Magdalena Łuniewska ◽  
Maciej Tomczak
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Illness Perceptions ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Perceived Impact

Low level of self-management in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) is considered to be a predominant factor that leads to poor rehabilitation efficacy. Studies focusing on the relationship between self-management and psychological variables that can be modified could contribute to expanding the knowledge needed to propose interventional programs aiming at patient activation. This study aimed to analyze whether coping strategies play a mediating role in the association between the perceived impact of MS and level of self-management in people with MS. The cross-sectional study included 382 people with MS. The participants completed the Multiple Sclerosis Self-Management Scale—Revised, Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale-29, and Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations. The study hypothesis was evaluated using mediation analysis. The STROBE checklist specifically prepared for cross-sectional research was applied in this study for reporting. Results indicate that the emotion- and problem-focused strategies of coping can be treated as mediating the association between the MS impact and level of self-management in people with MS. A negative relationship was found between the perceived MS impact and problem-oriented coping, while a positive relationship was found between problem-oriented coping and self-management. Furthermore, a positive relationship was found between the MS impact and emotion-oriented coping, while a negative relationship was found between emotion-oriented coping and self-management. The indirect role of avoidance-oriented coping was not significant. Our study confirms the role played by coping strategies in individuals’ self-management. In MS, self-management determined by perceived MS impact can be controlled by decreasing emotional-coping while increasing problem-coping strategies. Our study imparts new knowledge regarding the potential interventions for improving the level of self-management in people with MS. It indicates that recognition of individuals’ illness perceptions as well as maladaptive coping strategies can help health professionals identify those who might be having lower level of self-management.

scholarly journals Evaluating the Impact of Corporate Governance on Firm Performance Using Board Index

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Basil Okoth ◽  
Metin Coşkun
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Outside Directors ◽  
General Business ◽  
The Impact

In 2013, the CMA at the İstanbul Stock Exchange increased the weight assigned to the Board of Directors component of its Corporate Governance Index to 35% from the previous 25%. Interpreting this as a recognition of the increasing vital role of the board, this study seeks to enhance the work of Abdıoğlu and Kılıç (2015) by putting more focus on the role of women in the boards and the effect of the busy chairman as well as the presence of outside directors on the effectivity of the Board. (The general business structure is associated with family owned groups and holdings which results into a network of intertwined board membership and cases of multiple directorship where, one board chairman can hold the same position or any directorship in as many as ten firmshence the busy chairman). I employ a different method of evaluating performance (EVA) together with the accounting measures of ROE and ROA (as opposed to the overused Tobin’s Q), which I regress against the Board Index to be created. The focus is on firms on the BIST 100 index (excluding financial) between 2009 and 2013. The results reveal that the BINDEX has a significant and positive relationship with firm performance as measured by EVA. A second model reveals no relationship between the BINDEX and firm ROA, similar to the results of Kiliç and Abdioğlu (2015). ROA however has a positive relationship with the proportion of female directors in the board, as earlier reported by LückerathRovers (2013). Another model using ROE as the proxy for performance registers a significant negative relationship with the index. The contradiction obtained in the results from these three models underscore the importance choosing the right methods when estimating the performance of a firm.

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