scholarly journals A response surface analysis investigation of the effects of (mis)alignment between interpersonal values and efficacies on interpersonal problems

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madeline Kehl ◽  
Elizabeth A. Edershile ◽  
Christopher James Hopwood ◽  
Aidan G.C. Wright

Objective: Although the link between mismatched interpersonal values and efficacies and increased interpersonal problems would seem intuitive, previous research has not directly tested this association. This study provides a more comprehensive examination of this relationship than has previously been attempted while also providing a framework through which similar questions regarding intrapersonal mismatches may be investigated. Method: Using scales based in the interpersonal circumplex, we evaluate the values, efficacies and problems of two large samples (undergraduate N=1453, community N=1099), and use response surface analysis to model these variables and their various alignments.Results: We found that there were significant positive relationships between increased mismatches and increased problems in our primary models. We also found that extremity in both matches and mismatches predicted increased problems from the linear trend and that when focusing along an IPC dimension (e.g. warmth), a mismatch of values being greater than efficacies predicted reported problems with the opposite pole of the dimension (e.g., coldness). Conclusion: This study elaborates upon the relationship between values and efficacies, producing results that both align with previous work, and enriching the conceptualization of this relationship via the complexity allowed by the use of RSA.

Author(s):  
Antonio Carlos Rodrigues ◽  
Ricardo Silveira Martins

ABSTRACT Context: studies argue that similar levels of dependence are essential for supplier satisfaction in buyer-supplier relationships. However, asymmetric relationships can also lead to supplier satisfaction. Objective: this paper investigates the effects of benefit-based dependence (positive motivations for maintaining relationships) between buyer and supplier and supplier satisfaction. Methods: response surface analysis (RSA) was used to test the relationship between third-party logistics (3PL) dependence and satisfaction dimensions in 174 dyads. Results: the results demonstrated that about supplier satisfaction, instead of dependence asymmetry what really matters is the degree of dependence between the parties. The more dependent one part is on the other, usually, the greater the supplier’s satisfaction. In many circumstances, a degree of dependence is acceptable and necessary to access resources and opportunities. Conclusions: the interaction between buyer and supplier dependence and supplier satisfaction is complex. Situations of dependence asymmetry in which the supplier is highly dependent on the buyer may still be satisfactory.


2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 627-641 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felix D. Schönbrodt ◽  
Sarah Humberg ◽  
Steffen Nestler

Dyadic similarity effect hypotheses state that the (dis)similarity between dyad members (e.g. the similarity on a personality dimension) is related to a dyadic outcome variable (e.g. the relationship satisfaction of both partners). Typically, these hypotheses have been investigated by using difference scores or other profile similarity indices as predictors of the outcome variables. These approaches, however, have been vigorously criticized for their conceptual and statistical shortcomings. Here, we introduce a statistical method that is based on polynomial regression and addresses most of these shortcomings: dyadic response surface analysis. This model is tailored for similarity effect hypotheses and fully accounts for the dyadic nature of relationship data. Furthermore, we provide a tutorial with an illustrative example and reproducible R and Mplus scripts that should assist substantive researchers in precisely formulating, testing, and interpreting their dyadic similarity effect hypotheses. © 2018 European Association of Personality Psychology


2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 715-728 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hojin Bang ◽  
Jong Gyu Park

We investigated the relationship between task conflict and team performance, taking into account the interaction effects of job demand. Participants were 5,579 employees in 153 teams at a South Korean manufacturing company. We found a statistically significant curvilinear relationship between task conflict and actual team performance; however, the relationship between task conflict and perceived team performance was negative and linear. Through response surface analysis, we also found that task conflict positively predicted actual team performance when job demand was high, whereas it had a negative effect when job demand was low. We performed response surface analysis of the results of polynomial regression, because we had speculated that those relationships could be essentially curvilinear. However, results showed no interaction effect of task conflict and job demand in predicting perceived team performance. Thus, task conflict may function as a double-edged sword in terms of team performance.


Author(s):  
Antonio Carlos Rodrigues ◽  
Ricardo Silveira Martins

ABSTRACT Context: studies argue that similar levels of dependence are essential for supplier satisfaction in buyer-supplier relationships. However, asymmetric relationships can also lead to supplier satisfaction. Objective: this paper investigates the effects of benefit-based dependence (positive motivations for maintaining relationships) between buyer and supplier and supplier satisfaction. Methods: response surface analysis (RSA) was used to test the relationship between third-party logistics (3PL) dependence and satisfaction dimensions in 174 dyads. Results: the results demonstrated that about supplier satisfaction, instead of dependence asymmetry what really matters is the degree of dependence between the parties. The more dependent one part is on the other, usually, the greater the supplier’s satisfaction. In many circumstances, a degree of dependence is acceptable and necessary to access resources and opportunities. Conclusions: the interaction between buyer and supplier dependence and supplier satisfaction is complex. Situations of dependence asymmetry in which the supplier is highly dependent on the buyer may still be satisfactory.


Author(s):  
Turki Al-Khalifah ◽  
Abdul Aabid ◽  
Sher Afghan Khan ◽  
Muhammad Hanafi Bin Azami ◽  
Muneer Baig

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