Victimization and Peer and Parents Attachment: The Mediating Effect of Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy

Studies of the Spanish adolescent population has concluded that victimization is related to lack of emotional regulation and impulse control. Therefore, if a victim is unable to recognize, understand and regulate their emotions, this can result in rejection by their peers. A cross-sectional study was conducted to examine regulatory emotional self-efficacy as a possible mediator in the association between peer and parents attachment and victimization. Adolescents (n = 563) completed Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy, Inventory of Parents and Peer Attachment and Kid at School questionnaires. Structural equation models (SEMs) were used to predict a latent variable of victimization with parents and peer attachment, emphasizing the mediating role of regulatory emotional self-efficacy, as comprised by a positive and a negative aspect. Results showed that peer attachment had an indirect negative effect, through perceived self-efficacy, in managing a positive effect in victimization, while father attachment had an indirect negative affect, through perceived self-efficacy, in managing a negative affect in victimization, and Mother attachment had no statistically significant indirect effect in victimization. This study suggests that the roles of parents and peers, and also between mothers and fathers, are different in relation to the perception of victimization of adolescents. Findings provide relevant information regarding implications for prevention and intervention in victimization.

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Entrepreneurship in higher education: The key role of self-efficacy-A cross sectional study

International Journal of ADVANCED AND APPLIED SCIENCES ◽

10.21833/ijaas.2022.02.002 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 9-21

Author(s):

Ramalho et al. ◽

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Structural Equation Models ◽

Entrepreneurial Intention ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

University Education ◽

Entrepreneurial Education ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Education Agenda ◽

The Impact

Entrepreneurship is the engine of a nation's economic, cultural, and social development. Since Higher Education Institutions play a crucial role, it is important to analyze the academy's entrepreneurial education effectiveness in promoting entrepreneurial intention amongst students. This study aims to analyze the effect of the education agenda of a Higher Education Institution on the students’ entrepreneurial intention, exploring the effect of self-efficacy as a mediator. A quantitative, cross-sectional, and non-experimental study was performed. A sample of 176 Portuguese higher education students fulfilled the “Entrepreneurial Motivations Survey,” which includes the HEInnovate Self-Assessment Scale, the Self-Efficacy Scale, and the Entrepreneurial Intention Scale. Data analysis was performed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), AMOS, and PROCESS software. Through structural equation models, it was created a mediation model to assess the impact of the University education agenda on the entrepreneurial intention of the students. All scales showed adequate validity and reliability. The Faculty was not perceived as an entrepreneurial academy by the students. The results did not show a direct effect of the entrepreneurial education agenda on the students’ entrepreneurial intention. The effects emerged through self-efficacy, which plays a mediating effect between entrepreneurial education agenda on the students’ entrepreneurial intention. The entrepreneurship agenda didn’t directly influence the entrepreneurial intention. It is mandatory to offer a rich agenda in order to improve the students’ entrepreneurial competencies, preparing them to strive in the competitive market, in which self-efficacy plays an important role.

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Financial self-efficacy: a determinant of financial inclusion

International Journal of Bank Marketing ◽

10.1108/ijbm-05-2016-0065 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 35 (3) ◽

pp. 338-353 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Rachel Mindra ◽

Musa Moya ◽

Linda Tia Zuze ◽

Odongo Kodongo

Keyword(s):

Financial Services ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Structural Equation Models ◽

Service Providers ◽

Financial Service ◽

Financial Inclusion ◽

Financial Behavior ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between financial self-efficacy (FSE) and financial inclusion (FI) among individual financial consumers in Uganda. Design/methodology/approach Using a quantitative approach and cross-sectional research design, a sample of 400 individuals from urban Central and rural Northern Uganda was drawn. SPSS and AMOS™ 21, regression analysis and structural equation models were used to establish the hypothesized relationship between FSE and FI. Findings The results suggest a strong positive and significant relationship between FSE and FI. The results further suggest that other variables which were controlled for, such as age and gender, had significant influence on an individual’s usage of formal financial services. Research limitations/implications The study was assessed using both potential and actual consumers of financial services collectively. However, if separately assessed, possibly there would be a variation in behavioral responses toward FI. Practical implications Formal financial service providers need to enhance individuals’ levels of confidence in management of finances and utilization of formal financial products and services, so that the financial consumers can realize the changes in financial behavior and consequently FI. Social implications The enhancement of individuals’ level of confidence in evaluating the available financial service options will guide them to take financial decisions that will improve their livelihood. Originality/value The results contribute toward the limited empirical and theoretical evidence for FSE and FI from a behavioral demand-side perspective.

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Financial self-efficacy: a mediator in advancing financial inclusion

Equality Diversity and Inclusion An International Journal ◽

10.1108/edi-05-2016-0040 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 36 (2) ◽

pp. 128-149 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Rachel Mindra ◽

Musa Moya

Keyword(s):

Financial Literacy ◽

Financial Services ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Structural Equation Models ◽

Financial Inclusion ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Mediation Effects ◽

Content Type ◽

The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating effect of financial self-efficacy (FSE) on the relationship between financial attitude, financial literacy and financial inclusion (FI) among individuals in Uganda. Design/methodology/approach Using a quantitative approach and cross-sectional research design, a sample of 400 individuals from urban Central and rural Northern Uganda was drawn. Using SPSS and AMOS™ 21, structural equation models and bootstrapping methods were used to establish the hypothesized relationships and mediation effects between financial attitude, financial literacy and FI. Findings The results suggested FSE as a mediator of the relationship between financial attitude, financial literacy and FI. Further, there was a significant and insignificant relationship between financial literacy, financial attitude and FI, respectively. Research limitations/implications The study was assessed using both potential and actual consumers of financial services collectively. However if separately assessed, possibly there would be a variation in perceptions or behavioural responses towards FI. Practical implications There is a need to develop and sustain high levels of financial confidence among individuals to enable them use formal financial services. Social implications Possession of financial knowledge, skills, an evaluative judgement with high levels of financial confidence enable individuals make financial decisions that improve their integration into the formal financial system and improved welfare. Originality/value The results contribute towards the limited empirical and theoretical evidence regarding the mediating role of FSE in explaining the financial behaviour.

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Mediating effects of nurses ‘personal and organizational values between organizational commitment and turnover: Cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0258387 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (10) ◽

pp. e0258387

Author(s):

Wentong Wei ◽

Mengxin Gan ◽

Yanhui Liu ◽

Mengyu Yang ◽

Jingying Liu

Keyword(s):

Organizational Commitment ◽

Turnover Intention ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Structural Equation Models ◽

Multivariate Regression Analysis ◽

Organizational Values ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Impact

Background The values of individuals and organizations are the core factors driving and guiding nurses’ decision-making and actions. Previous studies mainly focused on the impact of organizational commitment and other influencing factors on turnover intention. Aim To explore the mediating effect of personal and organizational values matching the relationship between organizational commitment and turnover intention of nursing staff. Methods A cross-sectional survey of 490 subjects in four tertiary hospitals in Tianjin was conducted by convenient sampling. Multivariate regression analysis and structural equation models were used to test each hypothesis. Results The results showed that there is a negative correlation between personal and organizational values, organizational commitment and turnover intention, and personal and organizational values played an indirect intermediary role between organizational commitment and turnover intention. Conclusions Organizational commitment reduces nurses’ turnover intention indirect through personal and organizational values paths. Leaders can improve nurses’ values as members of the organization, so as to participate in their own work more actively. Implications for nursing management Managers should effectively reduce the turnover rate and stabilize the nursing team by improving the organizational commitment and personal and organizational values of clinical nurses.

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Validation and Measurement Invariance of the Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE) in a Spanish General Sample

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17228359 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (22) ◽

pp. 8359

Author(s):

Begoña Espejo ◽

Irene Checa ◽

Jaime Perales-Puchalt ◽

Juan Francisco Lisón

Keyword(s):

Negative Affect ◽

Measurement Invariance ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Structural Equation Models ◽

Temporal Stability ◽

Well Being ◽

Correlated Errors ◽

Related Factors ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Negative Experience

Well-being has been measured based on different perspectives in positive psychology. However, it is necessary to measure affects and emotions correctly and to explore the independence of positive and negative affect. This cross-sectional study adapts and validates the Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE) with a non-probabilistic sample of 821 Spanish adults. A confirmatory factor analysis confirmed two related factors with two correlated errors. The average variance extracted was 0.502 for negative affect (SPANE-N) and 0.588 for positive affect (SPANE-P). The composite reliability was 0.791 for SPANE-N and 0.858 for SPANE-P. Measurement invariance analysis showed evidence of scalar invariance. Item-total corrected polyserial correlations showed values between 0.47 and 0.76. The path analysis used to test temporal stability, and the structural equation models used to test convergent and concurrent validity with other well-being measures, showed good fit. All path coefficients were statistically significant and over 0.480. For the validity models, the magnitude of the correlations was large and in the expected direction. The Spanish version of the SPANE show good psychometric properties. Future studies of emotional well-being in Spain can benefit from the use of this scale, and new studies must test cross-cultural invariance.

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Users’ Willingness to Share Health Information in a Social Question-and-Answer Community: Cross-sectional Survey in China

JMIR Medical Informatics ◽

10.2196/26265 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. e26265

Author(s):

PengFei Li ◽

Lin Xu ◽

TingTing Tang ◽

Xiaoqian Wu ◽

Cheng Huang

Keyword(s):

Health Information ◽

Influencing Factors ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Social Question ◽

Community Influence ◽

Intrinsic Reward ◽

Question And Answer

Background Social question-and-answer communities play an increasingly important role in the dissemination of health information. It is important to identify influencing factors of user willingness to share health information to improve public health literacy. Objective This study explored influencing factors of social question-and-answer community users who share health information to provide reference for the construction of a high-quality health information sharing community. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted through snowball sampling of 185 participants who are Zhihu users in China. A structural equation analysis was used to verify the interaction and influence of the strength between variables in the model. Hierarchical regression was also used to test the mediating effect in the model. Results Altruism (β=.264, P<.001), intrinsic reward (β=.260, P=.03), self-efficacy (β=.468, P<.001), and community influence (β=.277, P=.003) had a positive effect on users’ willingness to share health information (WSHI). By contrast, extrinsic reward (β=−0.351, P<.001) had a negative effect. Self-efficacy also had a mediating effect (β=.147, 29.15%, 0.147/0.505) between community influence and WSHI. Conclusions The findings suggest that users’ WSHI is influenced by many factors including altruism, self-efficacy, community influence, and intrinsic reward. Improving the social atmosphere of the platform is an effective method of encouraging users to share health information.

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Mediating effects of general self-efficacy on the relationship between the source of meaning in life and prosocial behaviours in vocational college nursing students: A cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0243796 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (12) ◽

pp. e0243796

Author(s):

Linan Cheng ◽

Yansheng Ye ◽

Zhaoyang Zhong ◽

Fengying Zhang ◽

Xiuying Hu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Meaning In Life ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Vocational College ◽

Prosocial Behaviours ◽

The Relationship ◽

General Self Efficacy

Objectives To examine the mediating effect of general self-efficacy on the relationship between the source of meaning in life (SML) and prosocial behaviours in vocational college nursing students. Methods Between March and June 2019, a cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted, and 799 nursing students from three vocational colleges completed the Source of Meaning in Life Scale, General Self-Efficacy Scale and Prosocial Behaviours Scale. Data were analyzed using structural equation modelling and statistical analysis by SPSS (version 23.0, IBM). Results The average SML, general self-efficacy and prosocial behaviours scores of the 799 nursing students were 6.43±0.83, 2.48±0.59 and 3.69±0.62, respectively. Correlation analysis showed that SML, general self-efficacy and prosocial behaviours were positively correlated (P<0.01). General self-efficacy partially mediated the relationship between SML and prosocial behaviours (P<0.01); this mediating effect contributed 22.97% of the total effect and explained 17.6% of the variance in the dependent variable. Conclusions Educators should focus on cultivating nursing students’ cognition and experience of meaning in life and their efficacy in life, study and work, which can improve students’ “people-oriented” service and prosocial behaviour and the quality of nursing services.

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Does self-efficacy mediate the relationship between occupational stress and mental health problems? A study among nursing professionals

Health Promotion Perspectives ◽

10.34172/hpp.2021.44 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 344-350

Author(s):

Iman Dianat ◽

Sonia Azemi ◽

Farahnaz Abdollahazade ◽

Ahmad Bazazan ◽

Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Occupational Stress ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

General Health Questionnaire ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Nursing Professionals

Background: While it is acknowledged that self-efficacy plays a significant role in understanding consequences of occupational stress, no research has given much attention to the mediating effect of self-efficacy in the association between occupational stress and mental health (MH)problems. The aims of this study were to examine: (1) the associations between occupational stress, MH problems, and self-efficacy among nursing professionals, and (2) mediating effect of self-efficacy in the association between occupational stress and MH problems. Methods: A multi-hospital cross-sectional survey was adopted in eight hospitals in Tabriz, Iran. 389 nursing staff were recruited through a two-stage sampling procedure. Study variables included occupational stress (Health & Safety Executive [HSE] Management Standards RevisedIndicator Tool [MS–RIT]), mental health (General Health Questionnaire [GHQ–28]), and self efficacy (General Self-Efficacy [GSE–10]). Generalized structural equation modelling (GSEM)was applied. Results: Occupational stress (mean±SD=109.2±13.4), poor MH (41.9%), and low selfefficacy (mean±SD=17.7±4.9) were fairly common among the participants. The results showed significant direct effect of occupational stress on MH problems (β=- 0.38, P<0.001). Indirect effect of occupational stress on MH problems through self-efficacy was not significant. Conclusion: The findings highlight the role of other mechanisms or factors than self-efficacy in the association between occupational stress and MH problems that should be established in future work.

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The Association Among Social Support, Self-Efficacy, Use of Mobile Apps, and Physical Activity: Structural Equation Models With Mediating Effects (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.12606 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Taotao Wang ◽

Mengyuan Ren ◽

Ying Shen ◽

Xiaorou Zhu ◽

Xing Zhang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Social Support ◽

College Students ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Mobile Apps ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Activity Levels ◽

Support Level ◽

Physical Activity Levels

BACKGROUND Physical inactivity is a risk factor for chronic noncommunicable diseases. Insufficient physical activity has become an important public health problem worldwide. As mobile apps have rapidly developed, physical activity apps have the potential to improve the level of physical activity among populations. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate the effect of physical activity apps on levels of physical activity among college students. METHODS A Web-based questionnaire was used to survey college students in Beijing from December 27, 2017, to January 5, 2018. According to a previous survey, 43% of college students using physical activity apps and 36% of those who never used such apps achieved the physical activity recommendations. In this study, the sample size was calculated to be 500. The questionnaire consisted of 5 parts: the use of physical activity apps, sports habits, social support, self-efficacy, and social demographic information. Structural equation modeling was used to test the relationships between the use of physical activity apps, self-efficacy, social support, and level of physical activity. RESULTS Of the 1245 participants, 384 college students (30.8%) used physical activity apps (in the past month). Of these 384 students, 191 (49.7%) gained new friends via the app. College students who were using physical activity apps had a higher level of physical activity and higher scores for social support and self-efficacy (<italic>P</italic><.001) than those who did not use such apps. The use of physical activity apps significantly affected the mediating effect of physical activity level through social support (beta=.126; <italic>P</italic><.001) and self-efficacy (beta=.294; <italic>P</italic><.001). Gender played an important role in app use, self-efficacy, and physical activity in the mediation model: male users spent more time on physical activity and had higher self-efficacy scores (<italic>P</italic><.001). CONCLUSIONS This study focused on college students in Beijing and found that the use of physical activity apps is associated with higher physical activity levels among these students. This effect is mainly through the mediation effect of social support and self-efficacy, rather than the direct effect of physical activity apps. The use of physical activity apps is associated with a higher social support level and higher self-efficacy score. Furthermore, a high social support level and high self-efficacy score are associated with higher physical activity levels.

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Career Decision, Work Adjustment, and Person–Job Fit of Adolescents: Moderating Effects of Parental Support

Journal of Career Development ◽

10.1177/0894845321995960 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 089484532199596

Author(s):

Markus P. Neuenschwander ◽

Jan Hofmann

Keyword(s):

Parental Support ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Social Cognitive ◽

Structural Equation Models ◽

Cognitive Model ◽

Career Decision ◽

Work Conditions ◽

Job Fit ◽

The Social

We applied the social cognitive model of work satisfaction to the transition from lower secondary education to work in Switzerland and combined career decision and adjustment to work. The model assumes that self-efficacy affects career decision outcomes and adjustment after transition to work. Self-efficacy interacts with parental support during career decision making. We tested the model using a longitudinal sample of 603 adolescents who filled out questionnaires in seventh grade, ninth grade, and 1 year after starting work. Structural equation models showed that parental support weakens the effect of self-efficacy on anticipated person–job fit and expectations of work conditions (moderation). Expectations of work conditions and a company’s support help newcomers to attain a high perceived person–job fit. These findings have several implications on how to support adolescents’ school-to-work transition.

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