scholarly journals Is Organizational Cynicism Positively Related To Attitude Towards Unethical Workplace Behavior?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
ShiChao (Lawrence) Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Personality Trait ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Workplace Behavior ◽  
P Values ◽  
General Lack ◽  
Fluid State ◽  
Organizational Cynicism ◽  
Organizational Information

Cynicism is conventionally thought of as a fixed attitude or personality trait characterized by skepticism and a general lack of trust in others. The concept of organizational cynicism was introduced in the early 1990s, when scholars argued that cynicism can be a fluid state and thus can be learned and unlearned based on beliefs, behaviors and affects. The purpose of this study is twofold: 1) to determine whether a positive relationship exists between organizational cynicism and self-reported attitudes towards unethical workplace behavior; and 2) to determine whether exposure to positive or negative organizational information in the form of short articles and sentences would moderate the effects of the aforementioned variables. Results from the study have demonstrated no relationships between the two variables, even taking into account the moderators, with results in p values reaching neither the .05 nor .01 levels. Both hypotheses are thus not supported.

scholarly journals Is Organizational Cynicism Positively Related To Attitude Towards Unethical Workplace Behavior?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
ShiChao (Lawrence) Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Personality Trait ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Workplace Behavior ◽  
P Values ◽  
General Lack ◽  
Fluid State ◽  
Organizational Cynicism ◽  
Organizational Information

Cynicism is conventionally thought of as a fixed attitude or personality trait characterized by skepticism and a general lack of trust in others. The concept of organizational cynicism was introduced in the early 1990s, when scholars argued that cynicism can be a fluid state and thus can be learned and unlearned based on beliefs, behaviors and affects. The purpose of this study is twofold: 1) to determine whether a positive relationship exists between organizational cynicism and self-reported attitudes towards unethical workplace behavior; and 2) to determine whether exposure to positive or negative organizational information in the form of short articles and sentences would moderate the effects of the aforementioned variables. Results from the study have demonstrated no relationships between the two variables, even taking into account the moderators, with results in p values reaching neither the .05 nor .01 levels. Both hypotheses are thus not supported.

scholarly journals Investigation of the Relationship between the Organizational Cynicism Levels and Intent of Revenge of Sports Science Faculty Students Who Work

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Sevim Güllü
Keyword(s):  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Data Collection Tool ◽  
Sports Science ◽  
Organizational Cynicism ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Academic Year

The research aims to determine the level of relationship between the organizational cynicism and the tendency ofrevenge of sports science students. In this study, descriptive and relational screening technique was used as theresearch technique. The working group consists of 105 students (36 female, 69 male). The participants are studentwho study at Istanbul University Faculty of Sports Science in the academic year of 2017-2018. All of the studentshave been working at an organization/ a workplace for at least 6 months. As the data collection tool, two scales wereutilized with the personal information form prepared by the researchers. Organizational Cynicism Scale and RevengeScale were used. The percentage (%), frequency, skewness, kurtosis, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson Correlation analysiswere used. As a result there is a positive relationship between the level of organizational cynicism and intention ofrevenge. It was revealed that gender and type of employment variables did not make a significant difference inorganizational cynicism and sub-dimensions and will for revenge. However, significant differences have beenidentified in favor of the participants with a low salary in the behavioral sub-dimension of organizational cynicism.On the other hand, the scores of organizational cynicism and will for revenge of the participants are moderate andeven low.

scholarly journals Hubungan Antara Penguasaan Sintaksis Dan Penguasaan Nahwu Terhadap Kemampuan Menulis Teks Bahasa Arab Pada Mahasiswa Jurusan Pendidikan Bahasa Arab IAIN Pontianak

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-74
Author(s):  
Midyan Surya Ishak
Keyword(s):  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Student Writing ◽  
Education Department ◽  
P Values ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
Logical Language ◽  
Parameter Coefficient

The background of this study is lack of understanding student with Arabic thesis produced by students of Arabic Education department in IAIN Pontianak FTIK. Those problems arise because of the low understanding of the logical language rules between Arabic and Indonesian. This study was analyzed by calculating path analysis. Based on the results of the analysis, it can be concluded that: 1) there is no significant relationship between syntactic mastery and mastery of students majoring in PBA, path parameter coefficient between syntax and mastery of nahwu science of -0.148 with T-Statistics of 0.868 and P-Values amounting to 0.387, because P> 0.05, 2) there is a significant positive relationship between syntactic mastery and the ability to write Arabic student text because the path parameter coefficient value between the two variables is 0.524 with a T-statistic value of 3.626 and P-Values ​​of 0 00, because P <0.05, 3) there was an insignificant relationship between the mastery of nahwu and the ability to write Arabic student text because it obtained the path parameter parameter coefficient between the two variables of 0.214 with a T-Statistical value of 1.2229 and P-Values ​​of 0.221 , because P> 0.05, 4) there is a significant relationship between mastery of sint simultaneous axis with mastery of student writing skills because the total effect of Syntax mastery together with the influence of mastery variables on writing ability is 0.493 with T statistic of 3.197 with P-Values ​​level of 0.002, because P-Values ​​is <0.05, then H0 is rejected.

Relationship between Extraversion and Assertiveness and Related Personality Characteristics

1977 ◽  
Vol 41 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1187-1193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Averett ◽  
Donald L. McManis
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Personality Trait ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
The Other ◽  
Eysenck Personality Inventory ◽  
Extreme Groups ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
Psychological Inventory ◽  
Related Personality

103 college students were assessed for extraversion level on the Eysenck Personality Inventory and for assertiveness on the Adult Self-expression Scale. A significant correlation of .46 indicated a substantial positive relationship between these characteristics. Subjects were classified as being low, medium, or high on both characteristics, and it was determined that those scoring at either extreme on one variable were about equally distributed between the same extreme and the medium level on the other variable. Nine subjects scoring congruently at each level on both extraversion and assertiveness were also given the California Psychological Inventory to explore general personality trait differences between the two extreme groups. Low extraversion—low assertiveness subjects scored significantly lower than high—high subjects on scales measuring poise, ascendancy, self-assurance, and interpersonal adequacy but significantly higher on scales measuring socialization, maturity, responsibility, and intrapersonal structuring of values.

scholarly journals Alexithymia and help-seeking attitudes in college-aged students

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 204-218
Author(s):  
Catarina L. Carosa ◽  
Amy L. Button
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
New York ◽  
Personality Trait ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Help Seeking Behavior ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Help Seeking Attitudes ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
College Aged Students

Aim This epidemiological study focused on prevalence of the personality trait, alexithymia – the inability to recognize and describe one’s own emotions – among college-aged students. Method Levels of normative alexithymia (measured by the NMAS), clinical alexithymia (measured by the TAS), as well as attitudes towards help seeking behavior (measured by the ATSPPH) were assessed. Results A total of 547 participants were collected from over 48 colleges and universities, primarily in Western New York. Results indicated that 89.5% of college students displayed moderate to high levels of normative alexithymia and 48.7% displayed moderate to high levels of clinical alexithymia. Additionally, there were no significant differences between the scores of men and women on either alexithymia measure. Significant findings indicated that there was a positive relationship between clinical alexithymia scores and attitudes toward help-seeking. Conclusion These results call into question previous literature, which states that there is no correlation between alexithymia and help-seeking behavior (Berger et al., 2005, https://doi.org/10.1037/1524-9220.6.1.73). The results of this study suggest a shift in culture, as well as a need for more research regarding alexithymia.

Exploitative leadership and organizational cynicism: the mediating role of emotional exhaustion

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mervat Elsaied
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Organizational Cynicism ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe paper aims to clarify the relationship between exploitative leadership (EL) and organizational cynicism (OC). Besides, it aims also to examine the mediating role of emotional exhaustion (EE) underpinning this relation.Design/methodology/approachThe data were collected by a questionnaire from 491 employees, who work in four telecom firms.FindingsThe paper provides empirical insights about how EL influenced OC; it suggested that EE fully mediated the positive relationship between EL and OC.Originality/valueTo the author’s knowledge, it is the first study to address the relationship between exploitative leadership and organizational cynicism. In addition, it is the first one to explore the mediating mechanism of emotional exhaustion underpinning this relation.

Issues and pitfalls in the use of p-values

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel Jacques Counotte ◽  
Shannon Axiak Flammer ◽  
Sonja Hartnack
Keyword(s):  
P Values

Epistemic and relational conflicts in sharing identical vs. complementary information during cooperative learning

2002 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 139-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Céline Darnon ◽  
Céline Buchs ◽  
Fabrizio Butera
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Social Comparison ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Learning Task ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Complementary Information ◽  
Relational Conflict ◽  
The Social ◽  
The University

When interacting on a learning task, which is typical of several academic situations, individuals may experience two different motives: Understanding the problem, or showing their competences. When a conflict (confrontation of divergent propositions) emerges from this interaction, it can be solved either in an epistemic way (focused on the task) or in a relational way (focused on the social comparison of competences). The latter is believed to be detrimental for learning. Moreover, research on cooperative learning shows that when they share identical information, partners are led to compare to each other, and are less encouraged to cooperate than when they share complementary information. An epistemic vs. relational conflict vs. no conflict was provoked in dyads composed by a participant and a confederate, working either on identical or on complementary information (N = 122). Results showed that, if relational and epistemic conflicts both entailed more perceived interactions and divergence than the control group, only relational conflict entailed more perceived comparison activities and a less positive relationship than the control group. Epistemic conflict resulted in a more positive perceived relationship than the control group. As far as performance is concerned, relational conflict led to a worse learning than epistemic conflict, and - after a delay - than the control group. An interaction between the two variables on delayed performance showed that epistemic and relational conflicts were different only when working with complementary information. This study shows the importance of the quality of relationship when sharing information during cooperative learning, a crucial factor to be taken into account when planning educational settings at the university.

Are Deficits in Social Cognition Linked to Autobiographical Memory in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease?

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 257-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes H. Scheidemann ◽  
Franz Petermann ◽  
Marc Schipper
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Social Cognition ◽  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Autobiographical Memory ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Neuropsychological Test ◽  
Clinical Group ◽  
Neuropsychological Test Battery ◽  
Fluency Task

Abstract. We investigated theory of mind (ToM) deficits in Alzheimer‘s disease (AD) and its possible connection to autobiographical memory (ABM). Patients and matched controls were evaluated and compared using a video-based ToM test, an autobiographical fluency task, and a neuropsychological test battery. We found that ToM deficits were positively associated with semantic ABM in the clinical group, whereas a positive relationship appeared between ToM and episodic ABM in controls. We hypothesize that this reflects the course of the disease as well as that semantic ABM is used for ToM processing, being still accessible in AD. Furthermore, we assume that it is also less efficient, which in turn leads to a specific deficit profile of social cognition.

Expressed Emotion in the Client-Professional Dyad

2004 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 237-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Van Humbeeck ◽  
Ch. Van Audenhove ◽  
G. Storms ◽  
M. De Hert ◽  
G. Pieters ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Relationship ◽  
Correlation Matrix ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Expressed Emotion ◽  
Family Interview ◽  
Insufficient Time ◽  
Perceived Criticism

Summary: Background: This article reports on a study of the concurrent validity between the standard expressed emotion instrument, the Camberwell Family Interview (CFI), and two alternative EE measures, the Level of Expressed Emotion (LEE) and the Perceived Criticism Scale (PCS). Methods: The research sample consisted of 56 schizophrenic clients, who were residing in sheltered residences, and 56 professionals. Results: Based on the results of the correlation matrix between all the subscales of the instruments, a significantly positive relationship was found between the criticism scale of the CFI, the total score of the LEE, and the client version of the PCS. These correlations, however, were rather weak, which implies that the three instruments have little in common with each other. The professionals' version of the PCS does not appear to be an EE instrument. Conclusions: The results suggest that the CFI still remains the best instrument for assessing EE in a therapeutic relationship (between a professional and a client). If there is insufficient time to administer the CFI, then the client version of the PCS and the LEE can be used with the qualification that the PCS and LEE also measure other aspects and thus cannot completely replace the CFI. Nevertheless, the research indicates that asking the clients would seem to provide a better indication of the level of the professionals' criticism rather than asking the professionals themselves directly.

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