scholarly journals Associations Between Daily Positive Communication and Sexual Desire and Satisfaction: A Comparison Between Traditional Analyses and Machine Learning

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Leistner ◽  
Laura Marika Vowels ◽  
Matthew J Vowels ◽  
Kristen Mark
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Sexual Satisfaction ◽  
Hierarchical Linear Modeling ◽  
Sexual Desire ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Linear Modeling ◽  
Positive Communication ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Data Analytic

Communication is an important component of many healthy sexual and romantic relationships. Positive communication strategies including expressing fondness and affection, exchanging compliments, and disclosing information about oneself with a partner are associated with relationship and sexual satisfaction, but less is known about its association to sexual desire. Most of the current literature has used traditional statistical analyses that assume errors are normally distributed and that associations between variables are linear. Our study aimed to examine the ways daily levels of four positive communication strategies are associated with relationship satisfaction, sexual satisfaction, and sexual desire among 246 mixed sex couples (N = 492). We also compared traditional hierarchical linear modeling with machine learning to compare results from the different data analytic techniques. Findings indicated that daily positive communication received from a partner was associated with all outcome variables of interest that day for both partners in the couple. All positive communication strategies predicted daily levels of desire, sexual satisfaction, and relationship satisfaction for the individual and each had unique associations with partner outcomes. Unique nonlinear interactions were found using machine learning. Findings have implications for practitioners and provide insight into the differences in findings between traditional analyses and machine learning.

scholarly journals Factors Determining Income among Real Estate Salespersons: The Impacts of Individual Conditions, Franchises, and Regular Chains

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 94
Author(s):  
Chun-Chang Lee ◽  
Cheng-Huang Tung ◽  
Yu-Heng Lee ◽  
Shu-Man You
Keyword(s):  
Real Estate ◽  
Hierarchical Linear Modeling ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Linear Modeling ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Given ◽  
Regular Chains

<p>This study explores the factors that affect the incomes of real estate salespersons by applying hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) to investigate the incomes of real estate salespersons in Kaohsiung. A total of 510 questionnaires were distributed to large chain housing agencies, of which a total of 319 effective samples were retrieved from 54 branch stores, for an effective return rate of 62.55%. The empirical results showed that individual incomes vary significantly from store to store. About 4.8% of the variation in individual incomes was due to differences among different branch stores. The individual income of a real estate salesperson is also significantly affected by individual-level factors such as age, working hours, and working experience. The marginal impact of education level, age, working hours, and working experience on real estate salesperson income is moderated by the type of store at which the given salesperson works. In addition, a branch store’s location has a direct, significant, and positive impact on a real estate salesperson’s income.</p>

scholarly journals Hypothesized, Directly-Coded Curve Shapes in Growth Curve Analysis: An Example

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia M. Herman ◽  
Lee Sechrest
Keyword(s):  
Hierarchical Linear Modeling ◽  
Growth Curve ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Growth Curves ◽  
Curve Analysis ◽  
Small Samples ◽  
Growth Curve Analysis ◽  
Linear Modeling ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
The Individual

Growth curve analysis provides important informational benefits regarding intervention outcomes over time. Rarely, however, should outcome trajectories be assumed to be linear. Instead, both the shape and the slope of the growth curve can be estimated. Non-linear growth curves are usually modeled by including either higher-order time variables or orthogonal polynomial contrast codes. Each has limitations (multicollinearity with the first, a lack of coefficient interpretability with the second, and a loss of degrees of freedom with both) and neither encourages direct testing of alternative hypothesized curve shapes. Especially in studies with relatively small samples it is likely to be useful to preserve as much information as possible at the individual level. This article presents a step-by-step example of the use and testing of hypothesized curve shapes in the estimation of growth curves using hierarchical linear modeling for a small intervention study. DOI:10.2458/azu_jmmss_v3i2_herman

First Impressions, Team Satisfaction and Work-Related Flow: A Multilevel Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 782-786
Author(s):  
Sarah Berger ◽  
Jeffery Hanrahan ◽  
Andrea Bizarro ◽  
Robert Henning
Keyword(s):  
Hierarchical Linear Modeling ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
First Impressions ◽  
Linear Modeling ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Team Satisfaction ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Ad Hoc Teams ◽  
Flow Experiences

First impressions of fellow team members, as well as individual satisfaction with one’s team, are each related to work-related flow experiences but they are rarely studied in combination. To address this gap we collected measures of all three in a laboratory study of dyadic teams (N=55). First impressions were assessed prior to the start of a management simulation task, and both team satisfaction and work-related flow were assessed afterwards. Hierarchical linear modeling revealed that measures of team satisfaction at both the individual and team levels were predictive of work-related flow experiences; an interaction between the discrepancy in first impression ratings within each team and individual ratings of team satisfaction was also found. Findings suggest that discrepancies in first impressions interact with team satisfaction in ways that may negatively impact work-related flow experiences, which in turn has the potential to impair team formation and performance effectiveness of ad hoc teams.

Research on the Innovation Method of HRM Based on Information Technology

2014 ◽  
Vol 687-691 ◽  
pp. 4485-4488
Author(s):  
Man Jing Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Hierarchical Linear Modeling ◽  
Psychological Contract ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Affective Commitment ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Linear Modeling ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Relational Contract ◽  
The Individual

As an organization s strategy to manage the employment relationship, high-performance work system (HPWS) may lead to superior firm performance and favorable employee outcomes through cultivating the relational aspects of employee’s psychological contract. In this study, we investigated the processes (mediation and moderation) linking HPWS and outcomes at both the organizational and individual levels. Hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) analysis on a sample of 1129 employees from 92 firms in the Pearl River Delta of China indicated that HPWS was associated with increased firm performance and decreased turnover rate at the organizational level, and relational contract fully mediated the cross-level relationships between HPWS and employees affective commitment and in-role performance at the individual level. In addition, perceived supervisor support moderated the HPWS and relational contract relationship. We discuss theoretical and practical implications to end of this paper.

Does political efficacy equally predict news engagement across countries? A multilevel analysis of the relationship among internal political efficacy, media environment and news engagement

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (12) ◽  
pp. 2146-2165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuning Lu ◽  
Luwei Rose Luqiu
Keyword(s):  
Hierarchical Linear Modeling ◽  
Political Efficacy ◽  
Press Freedom ◽  
Linear Modeling ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Media Environment ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
The Individual ◽  
User Content

This study serves as the first to examine the mechanism of news engagement with regard to the three proposed dimensions (i.e. overall news engagement, user-user news engagement, and user-content news engagement) across 36 countries. We employed hierarchical linear modeling to test how internal political efficacy and media environment—both political and technological, shape news engagement based on the multinational cross-sectional survey data ( N = 72,930). The findings showed that internal political efficacy was positively associated with news engagement. Press freedom was negatively associated with user-content news engagement; Internet penetration was negatively associated with the three indicators of news engagement. Press freedom negatively moderated the effect of internal political efficacy on user-content news engagement. The study advances our understanding about the individual and contextual mechanisms of news engagement. It also renders significant implications for news organizations to consider the role of media environment while practicing engagement.

Affective and Cognitive Trust as Mediators in the Influence of Leader Motivating Language on Personal Initiative

2020 ◽  
pp. 232948842091550
Author(s):  
Bin Ling ◽  
Yue Guo
Keyword(s):  
Hierarchical Linear Modeling ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Linear Modeling ◽  
Cognitive Trust ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Personal Initiative ◽  
Motivating Language ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Relationship

We investigated the mediating effects of affective and cognitive trust on the relationship between leaders’ use of motivating language and employees’ personal initiative. Hierarchical linear modeling was performed on nested data obtained from a sample of 238 participants from mainland China. The results showed that leaders’ motivating language positively influenced employees’ personal initiative at the team level and their affective and cognitive trust at the individual level. Additionally, both affective and cognitive trust significantly mediated the relationship between motivating language used by leaders and personal initiative demonstrated by employees. These findings point to the positive implications for an organization of a mechanism that fosters employees’ trust in their leaders through the translation of motivational language used by leaders into employees’ behavior demonstrating their personal initiative.

Dialing Up Desire and Dampening Disinterest: Regulating Sexual Desire in the Bedroom and Sexual and Relationship Well-Being

2021 ◽  
pp. 026540752110547
Author(s):  
Rebecca M. Horne ◽  
Stephanie Raposo ◽  
Amy Muise ◽  
Cheryl Harasymchuk ◽  
Emily A. Impett
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Sexual Satisfaction ◽  
Sexual Desire ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Romantic Partners ◽  
Low Sexual Desire ◽  
Diary Studies ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Mixed Gender

Romantic partners often regulate their emotions and affection to achieve certain goals, but research has yet to explore how partners regulate their expression of sexual desire during sex and its implications for couples’ well-being. In two multi-part dyadic diary studies of primarily mixed-gender couples in longer-term relationships residing in North America, we examined three questions. First, is amplifying desire and suppressing disinterest during sex associated with both partners’ daily sexual and relationship satisfaction? Second, do these associations differ by level of sexual desire and gender? Third, tested in our second sample, can these associations be explained by feelings of sexual inauthenticity? Across both samples (Ntotal = 225 couples, 450 participants), amplifying desire was associated with lower sexual satisfaction, while suppressing disinterest was not associated with daily satisfaction. Importantly, sexual desire played a role in the links between desire regulation during sex and satisfaction: on days when people were low in sexual desire, amplification was associated with both partners’ lower sexual satisfaction, while suppression was associated with a partner’s higher relationship satisfaction. In addition, amplification (on low desire days) and suppression (regardless of desire level) were associated with lower sexual authenticity which, in turn, was linked to lower relationship satisfaction. The findings suggest that desire regulation during sex plays an important role in couples’ daily sexual satisfaction and relationship satisfaction—in part because it feels sexually inauthentic—with the implications of this regulation being particularly strong when people feel low sexual desire.

Civility climate mitigates deviant reactions to organizational constraints

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 186-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga L. Clark ◽  
Benjamin M. Walsh
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Hierarchical Linear Modeling ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Linear Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Deviant Behaviors ◽  
Organizational Constraints ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Interpersonal Deviance

Purpose – Research has consistently shown that organizational constraints lead to deviant behavioral reactions. Although many studies have investigated personality variables as moderators of such predictors of deviance, considerably less research has considered cross-level moderators of these effects. The purpose of this paper is to draw on several related theories to test team civility climate as a cross-level moderator of the organizational constraints – interpersonal deviance relationship. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected using paper-and-pencil surveys from 239 employees nested within 68 work teams. Teams were employed in various industries including healthcare, insurance, manufacturing/engineering, and financial services. Findings – Results from hierarchical linear modeling analyses demonstrated that the effect of organizational constraints on interpersonal deviance varied significantly across teams. In addition, the positive relationship between organizational constraints and interpersonal deviance was attenuated in teams with a high civility climate. Practical implications – Organizational constraints may be difficult to eliminate in many workplaces. However, results suggest that by developing a positive civility climate, teams can help prevent deviant behaviors that may be associated with experienced constraints. Originality/value – This is one of the first studies to examine civility climate as a shared property of the team and as a cross-level moderator. Findings from this research contribute to theories of deviant organizational behavior by highlighting the critical role of variables emanating from levels of analysis beyond the individual.

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