scholarly journals Expressed Emotion and Hallucination Proneness: The Mediating Role of Metacognitive Beliefs

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-24
Author(s):  
Usha Barahmand ◽  
Ruhollah Heydari Sheikhahmad
Keyword(s):  
Expressed Emotion ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Negative Beliefs ◽  
Metacognitive Beliefs ◽  
Expressed Emotions ◽  
The Relationship

This study was designed to examine the mediating role of meta-cognitions in the relationship between perceived expressed emotions and hallucination proneness in a non-clinical sample. The study sample (n = 432 university students) was selected through a stratified cluster sampling procedure and measures of perceived expressed emotions, metacognitive beliefs and hallucination proneness were administered. Two dimensions of expressed emotion, perceived irritability and perceived intrusion, and two metacognitive beliefs, beliefs about uncontrollability and danger and beliefs about cognitive confidence were found to be associated with hallucination proneness. However, only negative beliefs about uncontrollability of thoughts mediated the relationship between perceived intrusiveness and hallucination proneness. Findings imply the experience of real or perceived parental intrusiveness may activate negative beliefs about thoughts concerning uncontrollability and danger, which in turn, leads to hallucinatory experiences as a coping strategy and contributes to the persistence of real or perceived career intrusiveness.International Journal of Life Sciences 10 (1) : 2016; 17-24

The Relationship between Knowledge Management and Production Quality in Manufacturing Companies in Malaysia

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 27-40
Author(s):  
Julian Paul Sidin ◽  
Zakariya Belkhamza
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Production Quality ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Service Firms ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Quality Production

The relationship between knowledge management practices and quality production has not received much attention. The objective of this paper is twofold. The first objective is to investigate this relationship in the Malaysian manufacturing and service firms. The second objective is to investigate the mediating role of these firms' innovation on this relationship. Six hypothesised relationships were tested using a sample of 201 manufacturing and service firms in Malaysia. The results show that the two dimensions of knowledge management have a significant positive effect on quality production. Furthermore the results showed that innovation does not mediate the relationship between knowledge management and quality production. The implications of the study as well as suggestions for future studies are also discussed.

scholarly journals Relationship between Dissociative Experiences and Schizotypal Personality Traits: Mediating Role of Inferential Confusion

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akram Ghorbali ◽  
Mohammad Reza Shaeiri ◽  
Mohammad Gholami Fesharaki
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Schizotypal Personality ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Dissociative Experiences ◽  
Inferential Confusion ◽  
The Relationship

Objective: Previous research has shown a relationship between schizotypal personality traits and dissociative tendencies. The Inference-Based Approach (IBA) can explain this relationship to some extent. Purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of inferential confusion in relation to dissociative experiences and schizotypal personality traits. Method: A total of 341 students from Shahed University participated in this cross-sectional study. Sampling was conducted randomly by the cluster sampling method. Data were collected using the Inferential Confusion Questionnaire (ICQ-EV), Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire-Brief (SPQ-B), and Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES-II). Data were analyzed using SPSS-22 software based on statistical methods including Pearson correlation, Baron and Kenny hierarchical regression and the Sobel test. Results: There were significant positive relationships between dissociative experiences, schizotypal personality traits, and inferential confusion (P < 0.01). Findings showed that inferential confusion mediates the relationship between dissociative experiences and schizotypal personality traits (β = 0.29; P < 0.001). Conclusion: According to the obtained results, the present study, considering role of inferential confusion, succeeded in explaining the relationship between dissociative experiences and schizotypal personality traits to some extent

scholarly journals Focus on the Beauty of Body: The Mediation Role of Body Appreciation Between Perfectionism and Body-Related Shame and Body-Related Guilt

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhang Liang ◽  
Shen Lingting ◽  
Cai Ying ◽  
Liu Xiaoyan ◽  
Zhang Yan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
The Body ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Body Appreciation ◽  
Negative Body Image ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Shame And Guilt ◽  
The Relationship

Objectives: According to traditional views, perfectionists are prone to experience shame and guilt. As a relative part of negative body image, body appreciation reflects an appreciation attitude toward physical characteristics, functionality, and health, accepting and appreciating all parts and functions of the body, predicting body-related shame and guilt.Methods: Therefore, body appreciation was examined for its potential mediating role in the relationship between two dimensions of perfectionism (e.g., healthy perfectionism and unhealthy perfectionism) and body-related shame and body-related guilt among 514 females.Results: The results highlight that body appreciation partially mediated the relationship between perfectionism and body-related shame and body-related guilt. Implications for enhancing body appreciation among females between experiencing healthy or unhealthy perfectionism and body-related shame and body-related guilt feelings are discussed.Conclusions: These findings underscore the importance of considering body appreciation in addressing perfectionism dimensions and body-related shame and body-related guilt. Research and clinical implications are also addressed.

scholarly journals Empowerment and initiative: the mediating role of obligation

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 662-677 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wajda Wikhamn ◽  
Marcus Selart
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Psychological Empowerment ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Proactive Behavior ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Personal Initiative ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent to which psychological empowerment and felt obligation can explain variations in personal initiative. Design/methodology/approach Employees from a Swedish organization participated in a web-based survey. Findings Psychological empowerment is important for enhancing proactive behavior at work, but its dimensions relate differently to personal initiative. Felt obligation mediates the relationship between psychological empowerment and personal initiative, but only for two dimensions of empowerment (meaningfulness and competence). Originality/value The paper contributes to our understanding of how employees’ feeling of obligation explains one form of proactive behavior. It also highlights the overlooked distinctiveness of psychological empowerment dimensions in predicting personal initiative at work.

scholarly journals Asian “Guan” Parenting and Life Satisfaction Among Adolescents in Malaysia: The Mediating Role of Filial Piety

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarvarubini Nainee ◽  
Soon-Aun Tan ◽  
Chee-Seng Tan ◽  
Su-Wan Gan ◽  
Jo-Pei Tan
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Filial Piety ◽  
Psychological Control ◽  
Underlying Mechanism ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship

Literature on adolescent development has shown that parenting practices have positive relationships with adolescents’ life satisfaction. Adolescents’ life satisfaction improves when they have parents low in psychological control who uphold reciprocal self-disclosure in their communication. Guan parenting was found to correlate positively with adolescents’ development. Therefore, it is methodologically important to replicate the investigation on the relationship between adolescents’ life satisfaction and Guan parenting. Literature suggests that filial piety is shaped by parenting practices and adolescents who perceived intense parental concern, care, and involvement tend to uphold filial piety and express gratitude toward parents which may promote the adolescents’ life satisfaction. In this study, mediation analysis was done to elucidate the relationship among parents’ guan parenting style, filial piety, and life satisfaction on 606 adolescents (Mage=15.07; SDage=1.03; 52.1% females) in Malaysia. The adolescents were sampled through cluster sampling, and data were collected using self-administered questionnaires. The results showed positive relationship between paternal and maternal guan parenting with filial piety and adolescents’ life satisfaction. Greater parents’ filial piety was linked to higher life satisfaction among adolescents. Findings from the mediation models indicated the association among guan parenting with filial piety, gratitude toward parents, and higher life satisfaction. The findings also offered empirical evidence to the underlying mechanism of how guan parenting could affect adolescent life satisfaction via the mediating role of filial piety. The findings also supported the importance of culture-infused parenting in inculcating adolescents’ filial piety besides establishing its link to life satisfaction in Asian families.

scholarly journals Investigating the Mediating Role of Procrastination in the Relationship between Positive and Negative Perfectionism and Mobile Phone Addiction in Gifted Students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nader Ayadi ◽  
Saeed Pireinaladin ◽  
Mehdi Shokri ◽  
Shahriyar Dargahi ◽  
Fatemeh Zarein
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Mobile Phone Addiction ◽  
Indirect Relationship ◽  
The Relationship

Objective: Adolescence is a critical period in terms of development and education, in which there are numbers of highrisk behaviors that can negative effects on personal and educational life. One of these high-risk behaviors is mobile phone addiction that is a sociopsychological phenomenon, and the lack of control in the use of this technology by students can cause damage to various aspects of their personal and educational lives. The aim of the present study was to investigate the mediating role of procrastination in the relationship between positive and negative perfectionism and addiction to mobile phone in gifted students. Method: This was a descriptive and correlational study in which 200 gifted students from gifted students’ high school of Meshghinshahr were selected using cluster sampling in 2020. Tri-Shot Perfectionism questionnaires, Tuckman Procrastination Scale, and Savari Mobile Phone Addiction questionnaire were applied to collect data. Descriptive statistics, correlation matrix, and path analysis (Structural Model) were used to analyze data. Results: The findings revealed positive and negative perfectionism was not directly related to cell phone addiction. However, positive perfectionism through procrastination meditation had a negative and indirect relationship with mobile phone addiction (β = -0.18), and negative perfectionism through procrastination meditation had a positive and indirect relationship with mobile phone addiction (β = 0.17). In other words, procrastination is a complete mediation in the relationship between negative and positive perfectionism and cell phone addiction in students (β = 0.29). Conclusion: The results emphasized the effect of procrastination on the relationship between positive and negative perfectionism and mobile phone addiction in gifted students. Therefore, these findings can help school and rehabilitation counselors to prepare programs for reducing students' addictive and avoidant behaviors.

scholarly journals Examining the Mediating Role of Altruism in the Relationship between Empathic Tendencies, the Nature Relatedness, and Environmental Consciousness

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nudar Yurtsever ◽  
Duriye Esra Angın
Keyword(s):  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Environmental Consciousness ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Nature Relatedness ◽  
Screening Model ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Nature Relatedness Scale ◽  
The Relationship

A study was conducted using a correlational screening model to determine the mediating effect of altruism in the relationship between empathic tendencies, the nature relatedness and environmental consciousness. The participants of the study, selected via random cluster sampling design, are composed of 305 pre-school teachers working in pre-schools and kindergartens in a city located in Turkey’s Aegean region. The ‘Empathic Tendency Scale’, ‘Altruism Scale’, ‘Nature Relatedness Scale’, and ‘Environmental Consciousness Scale’ were used as data collection tools. The analyses of the sub-purposes were carried out using the PROCESS macro (Model 4) developed by Andrew Hayes using the SPSS infrastructure. When the study results were examined, the indirect effects of the empathic tendency on nature relatedness and environmental consciousness were found to be significant. Thus, altruism was the mediator for the relationship between the empathic tendency and nature relatedness (β=.13, 95% BCA CI [.08; .19]) and for the relationship between emphatic tendency and environmental consciousness (β=.36, %95 BCA CI [.18; .57]).

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