scholarly journals Chinese EFL Students' Perceptions of Classroom Justice: The Impact of Teachers' Caring and Immediacy

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping Yan
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Teacher Immediacy ◽  
Teacher Caring ◽  
Verbal Immediacy ◽  
Efl Context ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
The Impact

The correlation between students' perceptions of three dimensions of classroom justice, teacher immediacy, and teacher caring has been found important since it can provide a learning ambiance for students in which they can enthusiastically learn a new language. To find out this relationship, the present study has strived to probe into the interplay between the aforementioned variables and to see whether teacher caring and teacher immediacy can predict students' perception of justice. In so doing, the participants of this study were 1,178 Chinese EFL students of various ages and education levels. Three instruments were utilized in this study to perceive the students' perception of classroom justice, teacher immediacy, and teacher caring. To collect the data, these instruments were distributed through an online survey software called Wenjuanxing (Questionnaire Star). Results demonstrated that there was a positive association among these three variables, and utilizing SEM analyses, it was found that both teacher immediacy and teacher caring predict students' perception of classroom justice that implies teachers who are found to be more caring and give appropriate verbal and non-verbal immediacy where needed, are perceived to change the students' understanding of the classroom justice to a positive attitude. Finally, the results of this study were discussed regarding previous findings, and accordingly, some implications were put forward in the EFL context.

scholarly journals Perceptions of Study Conditions and Depressive Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among University Students in Germany: Results of the International COVID-19 Student Well-Being Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Mayara Matos Fialho ◽  
Franca Spatafora ◽  
Lisa Kühne ◽  
Heide Busse ◽  
Stefanie M. Helmer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
University Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
German Student ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Mental Well Being

Background: Results of previous studies examining the impact of the SARS-CoV-1 epidemic in 2003 on university students' mental well-being indicated severe mental health consequences. It is unclear how the current COVID-19 pandemic and the changes in study conditions due to federal regulations affected mental well-being in the German student population. We examined university students' perceptions of study conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic and investigated associations between study conditions and depressive symptoms.Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted in Germany in May 2020 at four universities (N = 5,021, 69% female, mean age: 24 years, SD: 5.1). Perceived study conditions, as well as sociodemographic information, were assessed with self-generated items and the CES-D 8 scale was used to determine depressive symptoms. Associations between perceived study conditions (academic stress and academic satisfaction), in general, and confidence to complete the semester, in particular, and depressive symptoms were analyzed using generalized linear regressions.Results: Fifty-four percent of survey participants felt that the university workload had significantly increased since the COVID-19 pandemic; 48% were worried that they would not be able to successfully complete the academic year; 47% agreed that the change in teaching methods caused significant stress. Regarding depressive symptoms, the mean score of the CES-D 8 scale was 9.25. Further, a positive association between perceived study conditions and depressive symptoms was found (p < 0.001), indicating that better study conditions were associated with fewer depressive symptoms. Results of the generalized linear regression suggest that better student mental well-being was related to higher confidence in completing the semester.Conclusions: This study provides first insights into perceived study conditions and associations with depressive symptoms among students during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. Findings underline the need for universities to provide intervention strategies targeting students' mental well-being during the course of the pandemic.

scholarly journals How Well Does Consumer-Based Brand Equity Align with Sales-Based Brand Equity and Marketing-Mix Response?

2017 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannes Datta ◽  
Kusum L. Ailawadi ◽  
Harald J. van Heerde
Keyword(s):  
Brand Equity ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Marketing Mix ◽  
Consumer Perceptions ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Fourth Dimension ◽  
Share Model ◽  
Academic Researchers ◽  
Strong Positive Association ◽  
The Impact

Brand equity is the differential preference and response to marketing effort that a product obtains because of its brand identification. Brand equity can be measured using either consumer perceptions or sales. Consumer-based brand equity (CBBE) measures what consumers think and feel about the brand, whereas sales-based brand equity (SBBE) is the brand intercept in a choice or market share model. This article studies the extent to which CBBE manifests itself in SBBE and marketing-mix response using ten years of IRI scanner and Brand Asset Valuator data for 290 brands spanning 25 packaged good categories. The authors uncover a fairly strong positive association of SBBE with three dimensions of CBBE—relevance, esteem, and knowledge—but a slight negative correspondence with the fourth dimension, energized differentiation. They also reveal new insights on the category characteristics that moderate the CBBE–SBBE relationship and document a more nuanced association of the CBBE dimensions with response to the major marketing-mix variables than heretofore assumed. The authors discuss implications for academic researchers who predict and test the impact of brand equity, for market researchers who measure it, and for marketers who want to translate their brand equity into marketplace success.

scholarly journals The Impact of Lacking Guideline on the Prescription of Nonoccupational Postexposure Prophylaxis among HIV Medical Care Providers: National Internet-based Observational Study in China (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haibo Ding ◽  
Zehao Ye ◽  
Weiming Tang ◽  
Xiaojie Huang ◽  
Hui Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Care ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Postexposure Prophylaxis ◽  
Prescribing Practice ◽  
Biomedical Prevention ◽  
Disease Hospital ◽  
The Impact

BACKGROUND Nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis (nPEP) is an effective HIV biomedical prevention strategy. While previously nPEP guidelines for HIV were mainly released in developed countries, little is known on the perception, attitude, and practice of nPEP in HIV medical care providers in developing countries. OBJECTIVE We aimed to assess the nPEP perception and prescribing practice among HIV medical care providers in China. METHODS HIV medical care providers were recruited in China during May to June 2019, through an online survey regarding nPEP-related knowledge, attitudes, and clinical prescription experiences. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to identify factors associated with prescribing nPEP among HIV medical care providers. RESULTS Totally, 777 eligible participants participated in this study, who are from 133 cities in 31 provinces in China. Of the participants, only 39.8% (309/777) understood nPEP well. Overall, 53.3% (414/777) of participants once prescribed nPEP, among whom 38.9% (161/414) encountered barriers in the prescription process. HIV medical care providers who working in a specialized infectious disease hospital (vs. general hospital: adjusted odds ratio (aOR), 2.50; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.86–3.35), and having previously prescribed occupational PEP (oPEP, aOR, 4.55; 95% CI, 3.08–6.73), had a significantly positive association with prescribing nPEP; however, self-reported having no oPEP guideline in place (aOR, 0.53; 95% CI, 0.36–0.79), as well as believing nPEP may promote HIV high-risk behavior (aOR, 0.52; 95% CI, 0.36–0.76) or result in HIV drug resistance (aOR, 0.53; 95% CI, 0.36–0.77) among key populations, were negatively associated with nPEP prescription behavior. CONCLUSIONS HIV medical care providers have a poor nPEP perception and an inadequate proportion of prescribing, which may impede the smooth implementation of nPEP to prevent HIV infection. The development of a national nPEP guideline would improve the situation.

Does role conflict influence discontinuous usage intentions? Privacy concerns, social media fatigue and self-esteem

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaojun Fan ◽  
Xinyu Jiang ◽  
Nianqi Deng ◽  
Xuebing Dong ◽  
Yangxi Lin
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Role Conflict ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Privacy Concerns ◽  
The Impact

PurposeUsing WeChat moments as an example, this article explores the impact of user role conflict on privacy concerns, social media fatigue and the three dimensions of discontinuous usage intention: control activities, short breaks and suspend usage intentions. Moreover, the moderating function of self-esteem in this process is examined.Design/methodology/approachThe conceptual model includes role conflict, privacy concerns, social media fatigue, discontinuous usage intention and self-esteem. Three hundred and thirty-one questionnaires were collected using an online survey, and the data were analyzed with structural equation and hierarchical regression modeling.FindingsThe results show that (1) role conflict positively affects privacy concerns and social media fatigue; (2) privacy concerns also positively affect social media fatigue; (3) privacy concerns positively affect control activities intentions, although their impact on short breaks and suspend usage intentions is not significant, whereas social media fatigue significantly influences control activities, short breaks and suspend usage intentions; and (4) self-esteem negatively moderates the influence of role conflict on privacy concerns.Research limitations/implicationsA key limitation of this research is that it is designed for WeChat. Therefore, the question of whether other social media platforms face role conflict or discontinuous usage problems should be explored in the future.Originality/valueThe article is interesting in that it focuses on the discontinuous usage of social media and identifies factors that contribute to the discontinuous usage of social media. The findings make some theoretical contributions to, and have practical implications for, research into social media usage.

Empowerment, Motivation, and Performance: Examining the Impact of Feedback and Incentives on Nonmanagement Employees

2007 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea R. Drake ◽  
Jeffrey Wong ◽  
Stephen B. Salter
Keyword(s):  
Performance Feedback ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Employee Motivation ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Manager Perceptions ◽  
Performance Examining ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact

Motivated employees play a key role in organization success, and past research indicates a positive association between perceptions of empowerment and motivation. A prominent model put forth by Spreitzer (1995) suggests that two major components of control systems will positively affect employee feelings of empowerment—performance feedback and performance-based reward systems. This experimental study contributes to the behavioral accounting literature by examining how specific types of performance feedback and performance-based rewards affect three psychological dimensions of empowerment. Also, we use a relatively simple context to investigate whether predictions validated on surveys of managers also hold for lower-level workers. Our results suggest that feedback and rewards affect the dimensions of empowerment differently for lower-level workers than they do for managers. Namely, performance feedback was positively associated with only one dimension and performance-based rewards had negative effects on two out of the three dimensions. In addition, overall motivation was not significantly associated with two of the three empowerment dimensions. Implications of this study are that techniques that work to increase manager perceptions of empowerment may not work at lower organizational levels and, even if successful, the related increase in employee motivation may not be significant.

Association between organizational norms and employee productivity in higher education

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 271-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhilasha Singh
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Employee Productivity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organizational Norms ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of organizational norms on employee productivity within the higher education sector in UAE. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative research approach was used to investigate 89 respondents from higher education institutions. An online survey approach was used to investigate the opinions of respondents with regard to the impact of organizational norms on employee productivity in UAE. The data were then statistically analyzed using SPSS version 22. Findings The results showed a positive association between the investigated organizational norms and employee productivity. Furthermore, there was a significant relationship between age and organizational norms. Increase in employee age corresponds to an increase in employee productivity. Originality/value This study has made a novel contribution, since there is a significant lack of research surrounding the influence of organizational norms on employee productivity in the higher education institutions in UAE.

scholarly journals Impact of activity-based workplaces on burnout and engagement dimensions

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 279-296
Author(s):  
Rianne Appel-Meulenbroek ◽  
Theo van der Voordt ◽  
Rik Aussems ◽  
Theo Arentze ◽  
Pascale Le Blanc
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Physical Work ◽  
Human Resource Managers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Individual Strain ◽  
Physical Work Environment ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This paper aims to explore, which characteristics of activity-based offices are related to the position of workers on the burnout – engagement continuum. Design/methodology/approach Literature review and an online survey amongst knowledge workers in the Netherlands, which provided data of 184 respondents from 14 organisations. The data has been analysed by descriptive statistics, bivariate analyses, factor analyses and path analysis, to test the conceptual model. Findings Five physical work environment constructs were identified of which three showed to have significant relations with employees’ position on one of the three dimensions of the burnout – engagement continuum. Distraction has a direct and indirect (through overload) negative relation with the individual strain (meaning increased exhaustion). Office comfort has indirect positive relations (through recognition and appreciation) with the interpersonal strain (meaning increased involvement). The possibility for teleworking has an indirect positive relation (through control) on the self-evaluation strain (meaning increased efficacy). Practical implications The findings show that in the design and management of a healthy physical work environment, corporate real estate managers and human resource managers should particularly pay attention to lowering distraction, providing comfortable workplaces and considering the option of teleworking to some extent. Originality/value This paper provides new insights into the impact of distinct activity-based workplace characteristics on workers’ position on the burnout – engagement continuum.

scholarly journals Does Teacher Immediacy Affect Students? A Systematic Review of the Association Between Teacher Verbal and Non-verbal Immediacy and Student Motivation

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Liu
Keyword(s):  
Student Motivation ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Systematic Research ◽  
Teacher Immediacy ◽  
Verbal Immediacy ◽  
Learning Contexts ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Key Features ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

In instructional-learning contexts, the relationship between teacher verbal and non-verbal immediacy and student motivation has gained increasing attention. However, no systematic research has been done to review the empirical studies conducted on the impact of teacher immediacy on students' motivation. Hence, the aim of the present study was to systematically review the available literature on different types of teacher immediacy and student motivation. Some common databases were searched and 30 eligible manuscripts were identified. With regard to the key features of the included studies, the review's findings were categorized into different sections, namely “the measures of teacher immediacy employed,” “the measures of student motivation employed,” “designs,” and “educational contexts”. The main findings of the studies were also discussed. The reviewed studies pointed to positive associations between teacher immediacy and student motivation. Finally, limitations of the included studies are discussed and some practical directions for further research are offered, accordingly.

scholarly journals The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Egyptian Women Psychological Empowerment and Work-Life Balance

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Maha Ahmed Zaki Dajani ◽  
Bassant Adel Mostafa
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Psychological Empowerment ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Egyptian Women ◽  
The Impact

The main objective of this study is to examine the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Egyptian Women Psychological Empowerment and Work-Life Balance. The study was conducted on (107) Egyptian working women in different sectors and located in the Greater Cairo region. An online survey link was sent directly to these respondents to answer. They were selected using the non-probability judgmental sampling method; the only criterion for inclusion was that these respondents were working women operating in the Egyptian business context. Research hypotheses were tested using correlation and multiple regression analysis. After testing the effect of Egyptian working women’s psychological empowerment dimensions on the perceived work-life balance, it was concluded that competence and self-determination dimensions were the two main psychological empowerment dimensions that positively affected the perceived work life balance. The other three dimensions: meaning, impact, and trust dimensions, had an insignificant effect on the perceived work-life balance. This research will help in designing a practical roadmap showing how to empower women psychologically while preserving their well-being and balancing their work-life duties and responsibilities. In addition to implementing work-life strategies and HR policies that will support working women in Egypt. Most of the studies have tackled the positive benefits of women empowerment and ignored its consequences on women’s emotional and psychological well-being. Besides, few researches have been empirically administered on working women’s psychological empowerment especially in Egypt.

scholarly journals Do Spanish Students Become More Sustainable after the Implementation of Sustainable Practices by Universities?

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 7502
Author(s):  
Leyla Angélica Sandoval Hamón ◽  
Ana Paula Martinho ◽  
M. Rosário Ramos ◽  
Cecilia Elizabeth Bayas Aldaz
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Sustainable Solutions ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
The Impact

Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are a critical component to develop and promote sustainable solutions for both society and the planet. A challenge to HEIs is to provide students with the knowledge and skills required to achieve Sustainable Development (SD), as they are important stakeholders. In order for a person to take responsibility for a sustainable future, it is not only important to implement SDs in higher education, but to follow the progress of the individuals’ awareness of the sustainable world and lifestyle. This study aimed to analyze students of Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), focusing on their attitudes, behaviors, and level of knowledge concerning education for sustainable development (ESD), to better understand the situation of students in terms of learning and applying sustainability. The students’ perception of the University practices and initiatives, as well as pedagogical methodologies for promoting and learning SD, were also examined. An online survey was applied to undergraduate students from several faculties at UAM, and a sample of 504 students returned from a total population of 30,000 students. Descriptive and inferential analyses were carried out and included Chi-square tests, correlation analyses, and ANOVA analyses for independent and repeated measures. The results reveal good levels for the three dimensions (global Index > 3.5), with consistency demonstrating the highest correlation between attitudes and behaviors, although differences between faculties were identified. Knowledge has the highest score among all faculties. In addition, the results point to a need to better communicate the initiatives promoted, as well as to realign some learning methodologies with students’ preferences. The most important contributions of the paper are as follows: Shedding fresh light on the knowledge, attitudes, and behavioral dispositions of university students and improving strategies concerning education in higher education institutions. Furthermore, it is relevant to say that UAM has pushed sustainability in environmental management and education, so it is also important to assess the impact of these initiatives. Our research aimed to help understand how students incorporate sustainability into their attitudes and behaviors, and whether this incorporation depends on the type of faculty. It also makes it possible to verify whether the sustainability measures implemented by universities are identified and applied by their students.

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