scholarly journals Factors Related to COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors: A Structural Equation Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanita Šuriņa ◽  
Kristine Martinsone ◽  
Viktorija Perepjolkina ◽  
Jelena Kolesnikova ◽  
Uku Vainik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Threat Appraisal ◽  
Preventive Behavior ◽  
Preventive Behaviors ◽  
The World ◽  
Conspiracy Beliefs ◽  
The Relationship

Background: While COVID-19 has rapidly spread around the world, and vaccines are not widely available to the general population, the World Health Organization outlines preventive behavior as the most effective way to limit the rapid spread of the virus. Preventive behavior is associated with a number of factors that both encourage and discourage prevention.Aim: The aim of this research was to study COVID-19 threat appraisal, fear of COVID-19, trust in COVID-19 information sources, COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs and the relationship of socio-demographic variables (gender, age, level of education, place of residence, and employment status) to COVID-19 preventive behavior.Methods: The data originate from a national cross-sectional online survey (N = 2,608) undertaken in July 2020. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling.Results: COVID-19 threat appraisal, trust in COVID-19 information sources, and fear of COVID-19 are all significant predictors of COVID-19 preventive behaviors. Together they explain 26.7% of the variance of this variable. COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs significantly negatively predict COVID-19 threat appraisal (R2 = 0.206) and trust in COVID-19 information sources (R2 = 0.190). COVID-19 threat appraisal contributes significantly and directly to the explanation of the fear of COVID-19 (R2 = 0.134). Directly, as well as mediated by COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs, threat appraisal predicts trust in COVID-19 information sources (R2 = 0.190). The relationship between COVID-19 threat appraisal and COVID-19 preventive behaviors is partially mediated by fear of COVID-19 (indirect effect 28.6%) and trust in information sources (15.8%). Socio-demographic variables add very little in prediction of COVID-19 preventive behavior.Conclusions: The study results demonstrate that COVID-19 threat appraisal is the most important factor associated with COVID-19 preventive behavior. Those Latvian residents with higher COVID-19 threat appraisal, experienced higher levels of fear of COVID-19, had more trust in COVID-19 information sources, and were more actively involved in following COVID-19 preventive behaviors. COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs negatively predict COVID-19 threat appraisal and trust in COVID-19 information sources, but not the COVID-19 preventive behaviors. Socio-demographic factors do not play an important role here.

scholarly journals Leaders’ Image Concerns Is Moderator to Interfere with Leader Career Role and Leader Impression Management

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
Mei-Mei Lin
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Impression Management ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Skill Training ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Management Problem ◽  
Personal Character ◽  
The World ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

<p>There is no same image who displayed out in the world because Leader career roles developed always leans on personal character, but it could describe as each person trend to play some a particular role. However the career role developed by nature and environment, impression management upon nurture education and skill training meanwhile involve with final result so that this work supposes career role would significant influence impression management. Hence image could be control if who would like to mold into a particular image on purpose for achievement. In addition to leaders in organization always have more pressure than employees whether performance or profit especial in such economic hardship. So that this work assumes leader career role significant affect to leader impression management and leaders’ image concerns is moderator to interfere with the relationship of these two aspects. At last this work assays hypotheses successful via structural equation modeling. According to the result, this work looks forward to make industries to clear up management problem and digs out more potential crises.</p>

Emotional Intelligence Moderates Anhedonia and Suicidal Ideation in Depressed Patients

2019 ◽  
Vol 123 (3) ◽  
pp. 660-673
Author(s):  
Abbas Abdollahi ◽  
Simin Hosseinian ◽  
Roya Rasuli
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Adult Patients ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Multigroup Analysis ◽  
The World ◽  
The Relationship

The rising rate of suicidal ideation in adults is a growing concern in the world. In an effort to understand the prevalence of suicidal ideation, and what can be done to prevent it, this study was designed to examine the associations among anhedonia, emotional intelligence, and suicidal ideation. Emotional intelligence was evaluated as a moderator in the relationship between anhedonia and suicidal ideation among Iranian depressed adults. The participants were 217 depressed inpatients at five hospitals in Tehran, Iran, ranging age from 45 to 79 years. Structural equation modeling demonstrated that adult patients suffering from depression that exhibited higher levels of anhedonia and lower levels of emotional intelligence were predisposed to suicidal ideation. Multigroup analysis indicated emotional intelligence as a moderator in the relationship between anhedonia and suicidal ideation. The results emphasize the role of emotional intelligence in mitigating the devastating effects of anhedonia on suicidal ideation.

The Effects of ICT Adoption on Public Sector Performance

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 36-51
Author(s):  
Muftawu Dzang Alhassan ◽  
Ibrahim Osman Adam ◽  
Alhassan Musah ◽  
Esther Wahaga
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
The Public ◽  
The World ◽  
Public Sector Performance ◽  
Ict Adoption ◽  
Sector Performance ◽  
The Relationship

Governments around the world are increasingly adopting innovative ways that facilitate the easy provision of public sector services through efficient and effective ways. However, the linkages between ICT adoption, human resource (HR) quality, and public sector performance remains under-examined. This study examines the effects of ICT adoption and HR quality on public sector performance on one hand and the mediating effects of HR quality on the linkage between ICT adoption and public sector performance on the other using archival sources of data for 140 countries and a conceptual model based on the technology-organization-environment (TOE) framework. The data analysis using partial least squares-structural equation modeling shows that ICT adoption influences HR quality but not public sector performance directly. However, HR quality was found to positively influence public sector performance. Furthermore, HR quality was found to significantly moderate the relationship between ICT adoption and the public sector performance.

scholarly journals Bored by bothering? A cost-value approach to pandemic boredom

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Corinna S. Martarelli ◽  
Wanja Wolff ◽  
Maik Bieleke
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Direct Effects ◽  
Us States ◽  
The World ◽  
Containment Measures ◽  
Boredom Proneness ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

AbstractIn an effort to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries around the world have employed non-pharmaceutical containment measures. The effectiveness of such mitigation efforts relies on individual compliance (e.g., avoiding to travel or to gather). Crucially, adhering to the required behavioral recommendations places substantial burdens on those who are asked to follow them. One particularly likely outcome of adherence should be the experience of boredom. Thus, people might get bored by bothering. Drawing from research and theorizing on reward-based decision making, we conducted a high-powered study (N = 1553 US participants) to investigate whether the value and effort people ascribe to adherence to containment measures directly and indirectly (i.e., mediated by adherence) affects their experience of boredom. As expected, structural equation modeling revealed that high value and low effort predicted compliance with behavioral recommendations. Moreover, higher compliance was linked to more boredom, meaning that high value and low effort increased boredom via compliance. In contrast, high value and low effort had direct effects on boredom in the opposite direction (i.e., decreasing boredom). Attesting to their robustness and generalizability, these findings held for both prospective (with respect to upcoming winter holidays) and retrospective behavior (with respect to previous thanksgiving holidays), across US states, which had or had not enforced behavioral restrictions, individual differences in boredom proneness, and demographic variables. Taken together, our results provide evidence that people can indeed get bored by bothering: Complying with nonpharmacological containment measures like avoiding to travel and to gather can come at the cost of getting bored, an experience that was strongly linked to negative affect in our study.

scholarly journals Performance Evaluation of Students in Adaptive E-Assessment using Structural Equation Modeling

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6S) ◽  
pp. 570-575
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Adaptive Strategy ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Knowledge Level ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Statistical Measures ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
The World ◽  
The Relationship

In today’s competitive world, students have to learn many skills and assessments are designed to judge their abilities in a more scientific way. Adaptive E-Assessment is a popular mode of evaluating the performance of the learners. It is a reliable approach and is commonly used by educational institutions around the world. An adaptive strategy using multiple choice questions for conducting E-assessment has been formulated for assessing the knowledge level of students. Various statistical measures were used to compare the performance of the students. This study uses structural equation modelling (SEM) to identify the relationship between the various factors contributing to the test score and to assess the reliability of the relationships between these factors.

Strategy and structure of the hotel industry in Malaysia

2007 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
Salleh Mohd Radzi ◽  
Mohamed Amran ◽  
Abdul Razak Aziz ◽  
Azlan Supardi
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Hotel Industry ◽  
Strategic Orientation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Major Purpose ◽  
Strategy And Structure ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The major purpose ofthis study was to examine the relationship of strategy and structure. Porter s(/980) strategic typology was utilized to classify hotel firms by strategic orientation; and, an analysis of variance was performed to determine the differences in their performance. Structural Equation Modeling was used to confirm the factors underlying the strategy and structure constructs.

A Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling: Prestige Perception in Tourism

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murat Kayak
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Destination Brand ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Intention To Revisit ◽  
Brand Prestige

This study aims to investigate destination brand prestige, and to explore the mediating effects of destination brand worldness between destination brand prestige and intention to revisit. Research is designed to collect primary data from the Taiwanese tourists. Partial least squares structural equation modeling is used to test the effects. The research model is appropriately implemented in Smart PLS 3 and a full mediation has existed through the empirical findings. The study shows how destination brand worldness mediates the relationship between destination brand prestige and intention to revisit.

Analisis Peranan Kepuasan Dan Komitmen Sebagai Perantara Pengaruh Kualitas Jasa Tutorial Online Terhadap Loyalitas Mahasiswa

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 18-32
Author(s):  
Andy Mulyana ◽  
Devi Ayuni
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Online Tutorial ◽  
Student Loyalty ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

This study aims to evaluate the role of satisfaction and commitment as mediating the effect of service quality on student loyalty as the user of Open University's Online Tutorial. Based on data analysis on student of Management program 229 as respondents with Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), this study found the relationship between: (1) positive influence of service quality to satisfaction and loyalty of students using tuton; (2) the positive effect of satisfaction on student loyalty using tuton; (3) satisfaction is a mediator between service quality and loyalty of students using tuton. Conversely, commitment has no positive effect on student loyalty as a tuton user. In addition, commitment does not mediates the effect of satisfaction on the loyalty of tuton users. Keywords: service quality, satisfaction, commitment, loyalty

FEATURE,NILAI, KEPUASAN DAN LOYALITAS PELANGAN

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-52
Author(s):  
Iha Haryani Hatta
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Customer Value ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Customer Satisfaction And Loyalty

The aim of this study was to determine the relationship of the features of the value, satisfaction, and customer loyalty; the effect on the value of customer satisfaction and loyalty; influence of satisfaction on customer loyalty. A total of 200 merchant PT. BANK XYZ as respondents was selected randomly. Analyses were performed using structural equation modeling (SEM). The analysis showed that the feature has a significant influence on customer value, but not for customer satisfaction and loyalty. The values has a significant influence on satisfaction, but not on customer loyalty. Satisfaction has a significant influence on customer loyalty. Discussion and conclusions described in the article. Keywords: features of the value, satisfaction, customer loyalty

KONFLIK DAN KINERJA KARYAWAN

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 431-440
Author(s):  
Santi Retno Sari
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Style ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Managerial Practices ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Job Levels ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships to which leadership style (task and relations oriented leadership) moderate the impact of conflict on employee performance. Data were collected from 92 employees in different job levels. Partial least squares variance-based structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to test the relationship in the models. The results showed that task and relation conflict was associated with employee performance. The research findings also showed that leadership styles moderated the relationship between conflict and employee performance. This study offers implications for managerial practices. Practical implications and suggestions described in the paper Keywords: leadership style, conflict, performance.

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