scholarly journals Empirical test of a model of attitudes and stigma towards Covid-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 01-05
Author(s):  
Cruz García-Lirios ◽  
Francisco Rubén Sandoval-Vázquez ◽  
José Marcos Bustos-Aguayo ◽  
Margarita Juárez-Nájera ◽  
Michiko Amemiya
Keyword(s):  
Social Service ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Empirical Test ◽  
Media Framing ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
Factorial Structure ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Government Communication ◽  
Information Media ◽  
The Relationship

The objective of the document is to empirically test a structural model of the relationship between stigma and attitudes. A cross-sectional, psychometric, and predictive work was carried out with a sample of 100 students, considering their exposure to Covid-19 in their professional practices and social service. A factorial structure was found that explained 89% of the variance and the relationship between both variables, suggesting the inclusion of other variables such as the need for information, media framing, and government communication strategy.

scholarly journals Confirmatory Factor Structure of Treatment Adherence in the Covid-19 Era

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Cruz García-Lirios ◽  
◽  
Salvador Alvarado Garibaldi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Adherence ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Central Mexico ◽  
Factorial Structure ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Health Agenda ◽  
Selection Of

The treatment adherence is a central hub in the health agenda. In the framework of the SARS CoV-2 pandemic, it is necessary to predict this phenomenon. The objective of the present work was to contrast a model of structural equations. A confirmatory, psychometric and cross-sectional work was carried out with a selection of 100 students, considering their participation in social service and professional practices in public hospitals in central Mexico. A factorial structure was found that explained 62% of the total variance, suggesting the contrast of the model in other scenarios.

scholarly journals ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION AND EXTERNAL TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION: AN EMPIRICAL TEST ON PERFORMANCE OF TECHNOLOGY-BASED NEW VENTURES

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 544-561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Cai ◽  
Qing Liu ◽  
Shengliang Deng ◽  
Dan Cao
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Empirical Test ◽  
New Ventures ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Complex Relationship ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Technology Acquisition ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

This research investigates the effects of entrepreneurial orientation and external technology acquisition on the performance of technology-based new ventures in the context of a transitional economy. An analysis of the cross-sectional data from 123 Chinese technology-based new ventures was conducted. The results of the analysis support the contention that both the acquisition of external technology and entrepreneurial orientation improve new ventures’ performance. Additionally, the interaction of entrepreneurial orientation and external technology acquisition positively moderates the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and performance of technology-based new ventures. Overall, this study contributes to our enhanced understanding of the complex relationship among entrepreneurial orientation, external technology acquisition and firm performance under transitional economic conditions. Firms from emerging economies, especially technologybased new ventures, may find the study findings useful in guiding their decision on external technology acquisition.

Social Capital and Tobacco Retail Outlet Density: An Empirical Test of the Relationship

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (7) ◽  
pp. 1020-1027 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariaelena Gonzalez ◽  
Ashley Sanders-Jackson ◽  
Lisa Henriksen
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Control ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Empirical Test ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Perceived Trust ◽  
Outlet Density ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose: To examine the relationship between tobacco outlet density and social capital. Participants: Parents of at least one teen (N = 2734) in a representative sample of US households with teens (ages 13-16). Design: Population-based, cross-sectional survey of a web panel of adolescent–parent pairs matched with spatial data for address to characterize household neighborhoods. Setting: US households identified by latitude and longitude with a 50-ft random shift. Measures: Perceived social capital (trust and informal social control as reported by parents), tobacco outlet density (retailers per land area in 1/2-mile buffer around each household), neighborhood demographics (derived from American Community Survey), and parent demographics. Analysis: Multivariable regression examined the relationship between tobacco outlet density and social capital controlling for household buffer and individual-level covariates, including correlates of social capital. Results: Tobacco outlet density was inversely correlated with perceived trust in neighbors ( B = −1.12, P = .0004), but not social control ( B = 0.11, P = .731). Conclusion: This study is the first we are aware of to find that social capital is related to tobacco outlet density. The results imply that individuals with low social capital may benefit from policies regulating tobacco outlet density and may benefit from policies that address neighborhood inequality by increasing social capital and reducing poverty.

scholarly journals THE MEDIATING ROLE OF ETHICAL CLIMATE BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL JUSTICE AND STRESS: A CB-SEM ANALYSIS

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fahad Albejaidi
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Organizational Justice ◽  
Ethical Climate ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
The Body ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Healthcare Organizations ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of the current study was to investigate the mediating effect of an ethical climate on the relationship between organizational justice and workplace stress. The quantitative survey research design was used and cross-sectional data was collected. Structured questionnaires were distributed. The population of the study was nurses from the healthcare professionals working in the healthcare organizations in Qassim region. There are total of 5542 nurses working in different public and private healthcare organizations. Convenience sampling technique was used for selecting sample size. Total 510 completed questionnaires were collected back and used in the study for data analysis. For data analysis, AMOS-SEM was used. Measurement and structural models were developed and tested in the current study. Reliabilities and validities were investigated through the measurement model, while for hypotheses testing structural model was developed. Findings of the study indicated that the scale used in the study was found reliable and valid. Factor loadings, average variance extracted, and construct reliability met the threshold level/standard criteria. The structural model also revealed that ethical climate mediated the relationship between organizational justice and stress. This is the original work and contribution to the body of knowledge by extending the literature on justice, stress, and ethical climate. The presence of justice and ethical climate made it possible for employees to better manage their stress.

A Linear Structural Equation Approach to Cross-Sectional Models with Lagged Variables

1981 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 1529-1537 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Folmer ◽  
G A van der Knaap
Keyword(s):  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Equation Approach ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Statistical Point ◽  
The Relationship

Lagged variables play an important role in cross-sectional models in geography and regional sciences. This paper starts with an overview of the situations in which they may be required. Lagged variables also pose serious problems from a statistical point of view: multicollinearity and the determination of the length of the lag. Some common approaches to these two problems are discussed and evaluated. As an alternative a linear structural equation approach is presented, where the lagged variables are compressed to latent variables in a measurement model. The relationship between the lagged variables, thus compressed, and the dependent variable is expressed in the structural model. Both the measurement model and the structural model are estimated simultaneously. The paper ends with an application. A model of urban immigration for the thirty-three largest Dutch cities is estimated.

scholarly journals The mediating role of ethical climate between organizational justice and stress: A CB-SEM analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (38) ◽  
pp. 82-96
Author(s):  
Fahad Albejaidi
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Organizational Justice ◽  
Ethical Climate ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
The Body ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Healthcare Organizations ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of the current study was to investigate the mediating effect of an ethical climate on the relationship between organizational justice (OJ) and workplace stress. The quantitative survey research design was used and cross sectional data was collected. A structured questionnaire was distributed among the nurses working in different healthcare organizations in the Qassim region. There were total 5542 nurses working in different public and private healthcare organizations. Non-probability convenience sampling technique was used for selecting sample size. Total 510 completed questionnaires were collected back and used in the study for data analysis. For data analysis AMOS-SEM was used. Measurement and structural models were developed and tested in the current study. Reliability and validity were investigated through measurement model, while for hypotheses testing structural model was developed. Findings of the study indicated that scale used in the study was found reliable and valid. Factor loadings, average variance extracted and construct reliability met the threshold level/standard criteria. Structural model also revealed that ethical climate mediated the relationship between organizational justice (OJ) and stress. This is an original work and contribution to the body of knowledge by extending literature on justice, stress and ethical climate. Presence of justice and ethical climate made it possible for employees to better manage their stress.

scholarly journals Freeing the performer’s mind: A structural exploration of how mindfulness influences music performance anxiety, negative affect and self-consciousness among musicians

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raquel Rodríguez-Carvajal ◽  
Oscar Lecuona ◽  
Luz-Sofía Vilte ◽  
Jennifer Moreno-Jiménez ◽  
Sara de Rivas
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Music Performance ◽  
Performance Anxiety ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Dispositional Mindfulness ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Music Performance Anxiety ◽  
The Relationship

Music performing usually binds intense psychological experiences, from which music performance anxiety (MPA) is amongst the most damaging and pervasive ones. Alongside, some constructs seem to be associated with MPA, like negative affect and self-consciousness. In the interaction between these three elements, mindfulness seems to be an effective tool to cope with MPA by altering the relationships between it and self-consciousness or negative affect. In this study, a structural model is proposed following a cross-sectional design with a total of 151 spanish-speaking music performers. Results from a structural equation model seems to support the proposed model, making dispositional mindfulness an effective mechanism to alter the way MPA interacts with self-consciousness and negative affect. More specifically, dispositional mindfulness seems to inversely mediate the relationship between negative affect and MPA, while also inversely moderating the relationship between self-consciousness and MPA. In other words, dispositional mindfulness seems to prevent how self-conscious music performers can be or how negative is their mood into developing career-damaging MPA phenomena. Limitation of these findings are discussed, alongside future lines of work to improve the likelihood of this conclusions.

Examining the mediating role of innovativeness in the link between core competencies and SME performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hee Song Ng ◽  
Daisy Mui Hung Kee ◽  
T. Ramayah
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Core Competencies ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Technical Competence ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effect of core competencies, namely, transformational leadership (TFL), entrepreneurial competence and technical competence on financial performance through the mediation effect of innovativeness, among owner-managed small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries. Design/methodology/approach A research model was developed to test nine research hypotheses. Self-report questionnaires designed for this study were sent to SME owner-managers in Malaysia. A total of 178 completed questionnaires were successfully collected. SPSS and SmartPLS were used to perform the data analysis to test the measurement model and structural model. Findings This paper provides empirical evidence that behavioural innovativeness mediates the relationship between TFL and financial performance, product innovativeness mediates the relationships among entrepreneurial competence, technical competence and financial performance and process innovativeness mediates the relationship between technical competence and financial performance. Research limitations/implications The findings of this study are potentially limited by perceptual measures, cross-sectional data and the risk of response bias from a single informant. Practical implications Owner-managed SMEs can focus on developing the core competencies to achieve financial performance through innovative products, processes and behaviours. Policymakers and practitioners can gain fresh insights into the complexity of sustaining the business activities and financial performance of SMEs through the core competencies and innovativeness. Originality/value The extant literature has revealed that entrepreneurship, leadership, expertise and innovativeness are considered key factors in promoting financial performance, yet little is known about the combined effects of the core competencies on financial performance through innovativeness for owner-managed SMEs in the context of a developing country. The study makes an important contribution to filling this research gap.

scholarly journals Relationship between emotional intelligence and job well-being in Chinese clinical nurses: multiple mediating effects of empathy and communication satisfaction

BMC Nursing ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xue Li ◽  
Hongjuan Chang ◽  
Quanying Zhang ◽  
Jianli Yang ◽  
Rui Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Communication Satisfaction ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Multiple Mediation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Clinical Nurses ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background Nursing work is associated with great pressure, and nurses are often overwhelmed. Therefore, correct emotional regulation is essential to improve nurses’ job well-being and promote better engagement in nursing work. The purpose of this study was to establish a structural model to estimate the impact of Chinese clinical nurses’ emotional intelligence on job well-being, using multiple intermediaries to explain the internal mechanisms underlying the relationship. Methods This was a cross-sectional study of 1475 registered nurses from a Chinese hospital who provided responses to emotional intelligence, empathy, communication satisfaction, and job well-being scales. Path analysis using a multiple mediation model was performed using AMOS 23.0. Results Among all clinical nurses who participated in the survey, 1475 (98.33 %) completed the questionnaire. The nurses’ job well-being score was 83.61 ± 12.63. There was a significant positive correlation between job well-being and communication satisfaction, emotional intelligence, and empathy ability (r = 0.346–0.570, P < 0.001). Empathy and communication satisfaction partially mediated the relationship between emotional intelligence and job well-being, with effect sizes of 0.047 and 0.227, respectively. The chain mediating effect of empathy and communication satisfaction had a value of 0.045. Conclusions It is recommended that hospital managers take actions to improve nurses’ emotional intelligence level, and conduct professional psychological training to improve nurses’ empathy and communication satisfaction, and ultimately improve their job well-being.

Coping Style as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Depressive Symptoms and Deliberate Self-Harm

Crisis ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 272-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison S. Christian ◽  
Kristen M. McCabe
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Deliberate Self Harm ◽  
Self Blame ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Deliberate self-harm (DSH) occurs with high frequency among clinical and nonclinical youth populations. Although depression has been consistently linked with the behavior, not all depressed individuals engage in DSH. Aims: The current study examined maladaptive coping strategies (i.e., self-blame, distancing, and self-isolation) as mediators between depression and DSH among undergraduate students. Methods: 202 students from undergraduate psychology courses at a private university in Southern California (77.7% women) completed anonymous self-report measures. Results: A hierarchical regression model found no differences in DSH history across demographic variables. Among coping variables, self-isolation alone was significantly related to DSH. A full meditational model was supported: Depressive symptoms were significantly related to DSH, but adding self-isolation to the model rendered the relationship nonsignificant. Limitations: The cross-sectional study design prevents determination of whether a casual relation exists between self-isolation and DSH, and obscures the direction of that relationship. Conclusions: Results suggest targeting self-isolation as a means of DSH prevention and intervention among nonclinical, youth populations.

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