scholarly journals Vaccinating to protect others: The role of self-persuasion and empathy among young adults

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dariusz Drążkowski ◽  
Radosław Trepanowski ◽  
Valerie Fointiat
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Health Communication ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Control Beliefs ◽  
Personal Health ◽  
Vaccination Rates ◽  
Behavior Study ◽  
And Control

Direct persuasion (providing arguments) is usually a less effective influence technique than self-persuasion (self-creation of arguments). As most young adults are unafraid to contract COVID-19, self-persuasion focused on protecting the health of others may be an effective method of increasing vaccination rates in this population. Thus, empathy seems to be a crucial factor affecting vaccination intentions. We conducted two experiments using the theory of planned behavior. Study 1 (N = 366) compared the effectiveness of self-persuasion targeted at others' health versus personal health and direct persuasion in encouraging COVID-19 vaccination intention. Results indicate that among young adults, self-persuasion targeted at others' health (compared to other forms of persuasion) has an indirect effect on vaccination intention through utility and social norms beliefs. Moreover, as empathy increases, utility, social norms, and control beliefs increase, which is associated with a greater COVID-19 vaccination intention. Study 2 (N = 375) investigated the applicability of self-persuasion in health communication through a poster framed as an open-ended question. We found that the poster with self-persuasion targeted at others’ health, enhanced vaccination intention, compared with a direct persuasion poster. Together, our findings demonstrate the potential of self-persuasion targeted at others' health in increasing COVID-19 vaccination uptake among young adults.

Explaining landholders' decisions about riparian zone management: The role of behavioural, normative, and control beliefs

2005 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly S. Fielding ◽  
Deborah J. Terry ◽  
Barbara M. Masser ◽  
Prashant Bordia ◽  
Michael A. Hogg
Keyword(s):  
Riparian Zone ◽  
Control Beliefs ◽  
Zone Management ◽  
And Control ◽  
Riparian Zone Management

scholarly journals Mediating Role of Moral Disengagement between Emotional Manipulation and Psychological Well-Being: Does Age Matter?

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Syeda Rubab Aftab ◽  
Jamil Ahmad Malik
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Moral Disengagement ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Late Adolescents ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Emotional Skills ◽  
Mediating Role

Background/Aims: When people hone their emotional skills, they become better at manipulating others. They use their emotional skills for coping with the demands of life. This study investigated the mediating role of moral disengagement between emotional manipulation and psychological well-being. Further, the moderating role of age is tested for the mediation model of the study. Methods: This study has a cross-sectional design. Participants included students from private and public institutions (n = 542; Mean age = 18.59 years, SD = 2.10 years; gender = 46% males). Responses were collected on emotional manipulation, moral disengagement, and psychological well-being questionnaires. Analyses were conducted using SPSS 21 and PROCESS 3.1. Results: The correlation analysis showed that both in late adolescents and young adults, moral disengagement negatively correlated with psychological well-being. However, the correlation is much stronger for young adults as compared to late adolescents. Similarly, emotional manipulation has a stronger positive correlation with moral disengagement in young adults compared to late adolescents. Results also showed that moral disengagement and emotional manipulation is higher in males than females, and psychological well-being is higher in females than males. Moral disengagement appeared to be a negative mediator for the relationship between emotional manipulation and psychological well-being. Further, age moderated the indirect effect of emotional manipulation on psychological well-being through moral disengagement. The moderation of age suggests that young adults are more inclined toward moral disengagement behaviors for manipulating emotions in comparison to late adolescents. Conclusions: It is concluded that use of emotional manipulation is associated with a direct increase in psychological well-being; however, indirect emotional manipulation decreases psychological well-being, with an increased use of moral disengagement. Moreover, this indirect effect is stronger in young adults compared to late adolescents, as young adults are more inclined toward moral disengagement.

Impact of Workplace Spirituality on Knowledge Sharing Intention: A Conceptual Framework

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chitra Khari ◽  
Shuchi Sinha
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Meaningful Work ◽  
Workplace Spirituality ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Control Beliefs ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Collective Levels ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
And Control

Knowledge forms a crucial source for gaining competitive advantage and its sharing a dominant challenge facing several organizations. In this paper we propose a positive role of workplace spirituality (WPS) (at individual and collective levels) on knowledge sharing intention (KSI) by employing the theory of decomposed planned behaviour. We argue that WPS with its focus on inner spirit, meaningful work, sense of interconnectedness and alignment with organizational values and mission positively strengthens an individual’s knowledge sharing attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavioural controls (thereby, strengthening their KSI) by affecting the underlying behavioural, normative and control beliefs. We also take into account the role of transformational leadership (TL) in creating a pro-social working environment, which facilitates knowledge sharing. In proposing a holistic and multi-level framework linking WPS (at individual and collective levels) and TL with KSI, this paper contributes to both, knowledge sharing and WPS literatures.

The role of behavioral, normative, and control beliefs in the consumption of Australian products and services by Chinese consumers

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 206-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne R. Smith ◽  
Shuang Liu ◽  
Peter Liesch ◽  
Cindy Callois ◽  
Ren Yi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Control Beliefs ◽  
Chinese Consumers ◽  
And Control

The Role of Sociocognitive Mediators in the Beliefs-Intentions Relationship: Snacking Behavior

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 711-720 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akram Karimi Shahanjarini ◽  
Arash Rashidian ◽  
Reza Majdzadeh ◽  
Nasrin Omidvar ◽  
Davood Shojaeezadeh
Keyword(s):  
Predictive Power ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Control Beliefs ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
And Control ◽  
Unhealthy Snacks

The mediating role of the theory of planned behavior (TPB; Ajzen, 1991) constructs in the belief constructs-intention relationship is examined in this study. We investigated the mediation ability of TPB constructs on Iranian adolescents' intentions to consume unhealthy snacks. A sample of 739 adolescents completed questionnaires assessing behavioral, normative, and control beliefs, attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control (PBC), and intentions. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that measures had discriminant validity. Analysis showed that attitudes and PBC only partially mediate the effect of behavioral and power beliefs, on intention. This finding suggests that the predictive power of TPB will increase with the inclusion of belief components.

scholarly journals Longitudinal association between housing accessibility and activities of daily living: the role of self-efficacy and control in people ageing with Parkinson’s disease

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giedre Gefenaite ◽  
Jonas Björk ◽  
Susanne Iwarsson ◽  
Björn Slaug ◽  
Steven M. Schmidt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Activities Of Daily Living ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Control Beliefs ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
Longitudinal Association ◽  
And Control

Abstract Background External housing-related control beliefs (HCB) and general self-efficacy (GSE) influence different health outcomes in the general ageing population, but there is no information of their role in people ageing with Parkinson’s disease (PD). This study aimed to longitudinally assess the role of external HCB and GSE on the association between housing accessibility and activities of daily living (ADL) among people ageing with PD.Methods Baseline and 3-year follow-up data on 130 community-living participants from the Swedish project ‘Home and Health in People Ageing with PD’ were collected. Assessments addressed housing accessibility, external HCB, GSE, generic ADL and ADL specific to PD. The moderating effects of external HCB and GSE were assessed by including an interaction term in multivariable logistic regression. Results There were statistically significant interactions between housing accessibility and GSE on ADL (p=0.03), and housing accessibility and external HCB on PD specific ADL (p=0.03). After stratifying the analyses by GSE, housing accessibility problems led to more dependence and difficulty in ADL in participants with low GSE (OR 1.14; 95% CI 1.02-1.28). After stratifying by external HCB, housing accessibility increased dependence and difficulty in PD specific ADL in participants with low external HCB (OR 1.35; 95% CI 1.03-1.76). Discussion The results suggest that housing accessibility predicts ADL in people with PD with GSE and external HCB playing a moderating role for generic ADL and ADL specific to PD, respectively. Further longitudinal studies should validate these findings and explore their potential application in PD-related care and rehabilitation.

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