scholarly journals To Be (Vaccinated) or Not to Be: The Effect of Media Exposure, Institutional Trust, and Incentives on Attitudes toward COVID-19 Vaccination

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (24) ◽  
pp. 12894
Author(s):  
Dorit Zimand-Sheiner ◽  
Ofrit Kol ◽  
Smadar Frydman ◽  
Shalom Levy
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Communication Theory ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Institutional Trust ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Public ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Media Trust ◽  
People’S Attitudes

The COVID-19 vaccine has become a strategic vehicle for reducing the spread of the pandemic. However, the uptake of the vaccine by the public is more complicated than simply making it available. Based on social learning theory, this study examines the role of communication sources and institutional trust as barriers and incentives as motivators of people’s attitudes toward vaccination and actual vaccination. Data were collected via an online panel survey among Israelis aged 18–55 and then analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). Findings show that social media trust negatively mediates the effect of exposure to information on the vaccine on attitudes toward vaccination. However, mass media trust and institutional trust positively mediate this relationship. Incentives were effective motivators for forming positive attitudes and moderating the effect of institutional trust on attitude toward vaccination. This study facilitates a deeper understanding of health communication theory in pandemics and makes important recommendations for practitioners and policy makers.

scholarly journals Attitudes toward Health Systems Financing in Chile

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 ◽  
pp. 004695802110201
Author(s):  
Pablo A. González ◽  
Laura L. Gutiérrez ◽  
Juan Carlos Oyanedel ◽  
Héctor Sánchez-Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Health Systems ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Public Provision ◽  
The Public ◽  
People’S Attitudes ◽  
Willingness To Contribute

This article presents an exploratory model to classify public attitudes towards health systems financing and organization. It comprises 5 factors (pay-as-you-use, solidarity, willingness to contribute, mixed financing, and public provision) measured by 17 indicators, selected through Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling (ESEM) applied to a sample of Chilean adults. Based on this model, cluster analysis proposed 2 groups: “Taxes-public” and “Insurance-choice,” representing 47% and 53% of interviewees, respectively. The results show differences between groups concerning the evaluation of both health care providers and insurers. The second cluster tends to evaluate them more harshly, showing less willingness to contribute further, less solidarity, more agreement with the current financing arrangement in terms of the mixture and its insurance (as opposed to purchasing of service based on health problems), and more support for choice of provider. These results highlight the need to consider people’s attitudes in the public discussion of health systems financing.

Consumer purchase intention of a cosmetic product after the Fukushima nuclear incident

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 551-561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jae Hoon Hyun ◽  
Suk Bong Choi
Keyword(s):  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Brand Image ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Public ◽  
Cosmetic Product ◽  
Consumer Purchase Intention ◽  
The Impact

We examined the factors affecting consumer purchase intention of a cosmetic product after the Fukushima nuclear incident and the role of distinctiveness in postcrisis recovery. Through a 2-group experiment and structural equation modeling, we found that the incident did not affect the firm's reputation and brand image but it was perceived as a significant threat to health and product safety that consequently negatively affected purchasing intentions. Findings also showed that high distinctiveness is a valid factor in diminishing the impact of crisis. In particular, a firm's reputation and indirect effects on revenue are least affected by, or even positively related to distinctiveness. We have included discussion of the critical implications for firms around the importance of maintaining desirable relationships with the public as preparation for a crisis and for rapid postcrisis recovery.

scholarly journals Unemployment Blues: Analysis of the Dual Mediating Effects of Knowledge and Perception on Entrepreneurial Intentions in the Environment

SAGE Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 215824402093621 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edwina Oheneasi Essel ◽  
Wang Min ◽  
Charles Hackman Essel ◽  
Koffi Dumor
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Sample Survey ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Target Construct

The rate of youth unemployment has been a major challenge for preceding and consecutive Ghanaian governments. There is evidence to suggest how different economic interventions to bridge this gap have failed to yield the expected results. The intended beneficiaries of these interventions are caught in a quagmire of what they perceive as opportunities within the environment which are sometimes divergent from that of government. This is due to the influencing role of two main factors: their knowledge and perception. We carry out a study to reveal the relationship that exist between entrepreneurial environment and entrepreneurial intentions and how knowledge and perception of the youth mediate this relationship. A sample survey of 187 youth using questionnaires were administered and the results analyzed using the partial least squares–structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Overall, entrepreneurial knowledge and perception variables showed a partial mediation in their relationship with entrepreneurial environment and entrepreneurial intention. Entrepreneurial perception showed a higher mediating effect of the two mediators on the target construct, entrepreneurial intention. Entrepreneurial perception showed the highest Cronbach’s alpha of .90 of all the variables. We advance the theory of entrepreneurship intention to show how the dual mediating interactivities are influenced by the entrepreneurship environment. The need to build a supportive entrepreneurial environment is critical in transforming the youth perception to boost their knowledge in entrepreneurship to engage in business enterprises. These are critical for policy makers, implementers, and entrepreneurial trainers.

The role of the fit construct and sponsorship portfolio size for event sponsorship success

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (5/6) ◽  
pp. 874-893 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manfred Bruhn ◽  
Matthias Holzer
Keyword(s):  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Sponsorship Effectiveness ◽  
Portfolio Size ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to extend sponsorship literature by investigating the role of the fit construct and perceived sponsorship portfolio size for event sponsorship success. To analyze the sponsor–event fit in more detail, the authors draw on the network perspective and, as a consequence, split the sponsor–event fit into two constructs: the sponsor–artist fit construct and the sponsor–event organizer fit construct. Then, a model is developed and tested that examines the effect of these two constructs and perceived sponsorship portfolio size on sponsorship success. Design/methodology/approach – The model is tested with data from 330 visitors to two different concerts in Switzerland. Real events with non-student samples are examined. The data are tested using Mplus 6.0 structural equation modeling. Findings – Results report that the sponsor–artist fit, the sponsor–event organizer fit and perceived sponsorship portfolio size are important drivers of attitude toward the sponsor. Moreover, sponsorships that cause positive attitudes toward the sponsor are found to enhance willingness to pay a price premium and purchase intention. Practical implications – This paper reveals that it is important for sponsorship managers to correctly consider the fit construct and perceived sponsorship portfolio size for sponsorship success. Additionally, the tested model provides an instrument for measuring sponsorship effectiveness. Originality/value – The current paper reveals new results by investigating the impact of the sponsor–artist fit and the sponsor–event organizer fit on sponsorship success. Furthermore, the current research paper is the first to analyze the effects of a sponsorship portfolio which is not limited to one sponsorship category on sponsorship success.

Influencer marketing: purchase intention and its antecedents

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Li ◽  
Yangying Peng
Keyword(s):  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Purchase Intentions ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Source Characteristics ◽  
Positive Attitudes

PurposeThis research explores the path that social media influencers affect target consumers to purchase a certain brand posted in their contents.Design/methodology/approachUsing a sample of 510 Weibo users in China, the conceptual model is tested by structural equation modeling (SEM) in Lisrel 8.8 statistical software.FindingsThis study examined that influencers' source characteristics stimulate consumers' positive attitudes (image satisfaction and/or advertising trust), in turn affect consumers' purchase intention. The expertise, originality and homophily of influencers positively affect two attitudes of consumers. The attractiveness only positively affects image satisfaction, and the interactivity only positively affects advertising trust. Besides that, this study also verified the mediating role of consumers' self-brand connection between the two attitudes and purchase intentions.Originality/valueBy distinguishing two different attitudes of consumers and incorporating consumers' self-brand connection, we proposed a complete theoretical framework for the overall mechanism of influence marketing based on communication–persuasion matrix.

scholarly journals Ageism in an Aging Society: The Role of Knowledge, Anxiety about Aging, and Stereotypes in Young People and Adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 1329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Rosa Donizzetti
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Aging Process ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Knowledge Age ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Predominantly Female

The progressive aging of society, caused by profound demographic changes, brings with it the necessity of confronting the subject of biases against the elderly. Ageism, in fact, can influence society’s attitudes regarding this population, in addition to impacting the self-perception of elderly people. This, in turn, has consequences for positive outcomes during the aging process. The current research aims to investigate the simultaneous relationships between knowledge, age, anxiety about aging, and stereotypes toward the elderly, as well as their predictive roles with respect to ageism. A self-report questionnaire was administered to 886 participants, with an average age of 35.8 years (Standard Deviation—SD = 14.2), predominantly female (64.8%). Descriptive and correlational analyses were performed, along with structural equation modeling. Based on the analyses conducted, anxiety about aging and knowledge are antecedents for stereotypes, which in turn, together with the other variables, influence ageism. Increased education about the aging process could help reduce anxiety and stereotypes against the aging among those who are most responsible for prejudice against the elderly. Knowledge of the antecedents of prejudice toward the elderly is fundamental to promoting positive attitudes toward them.

Managing Successful Change Efforts in the Public Sector: An Employee’s Readiness for Change Perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 398-421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imran Hameed ◽  
Abdul Karim Khan ◽  
Meghna Sabharwal ◽  
Ghulam Ali Arain ◽  
Irfan Hameed
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Change Management ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Readiness For Change ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Public ◽  
Sector Research ◽  
Successful Change

This study brings together public and private sector research on change management to highlight the important role of public servants as recipients of change, which is underemphasized in the public management literature. In doing so, we identify and operationalize factors of managing successful change—involved communication and change recipients’ beliefs. The effect of involved communication on developing employees’ readiness for change is explored. Data were collected from public sector research and development organizations in Pakistan. The results of the structural equation modeling support the positive role of involved communication in developing employees’ readiness for change. Employees’ organizational identification and change recipients’ beliefs also exhibit a significant mediating role in the above-stated relationship. This study significantly contributes to the existing literature of change management in the public sector by focusing on employees as key players in an organization’s change process. Practical implications and future research directions are also discussed.

Individual bicultural identity and cultural intelligence

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Fernanda Wagstaff ◽  
Si Hyun Kim ◽  
Fernando R. Jiménez Arévalo ◽  
Said Al-Riyami ◽  
Esperanza Huerta
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Cultural Intelligence ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Bicultural Identity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Attitudes Toward Diversity ◽  
Identity Model ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This paper aims to examine the relationship between individual bicultural identity and attitudes toward diversity. The authors also theorize and test the mechanism through which individual bicultural identity will be more likely to result in positive attitudes toward diversity. Design/methodology/approach The authors collected survey data drawing from two different samples and two different measures of attitudes toward diversity. To test the hypotheses, the authors conducted structural equation modeling analyses. Findings The authors found that individual bicultural identity increases positive attitudes toward diversity and cultural intelligence partially mediates this relationship. Individual bicultural identity increases positive attitudes to others not necessarily known to us. Originality/value The authors integrate the cultural intelligence framework and the common in-group identity model in assessing the role of cultural intelligence in both individual bicultural identity and attitudes toward diversity.

scholarly journals The Role of Banking Concentration on Financial Stability

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 103
Author(s):  
Atellu Antony ◽  
Muriu Peter ◽  
Sule Odhiambo
Keyword(s):  
Financial Stability ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
System Stability ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Bank Concentration

Globally, financial instability is a major source of concern among policy makers and bank regulators, particularly after the 2007-09 global financial crisis. Motivated by inconsistent theoretical evaluations on the impact of bank concentration on the likelihood of a systemic banking crisis, this paper investigates the role of bank concentration on financial stability in Kenya with competition as an intervening variable. The novelity of this study lies on the use of structural equation modeling (SEM) in the analysis of direct and indirect effects of bank concentration on financial stability. Results show that higher concentration induces banks to increase cost of service provision which may aggravate credit risks and expose banks to systemic risks. Further, competition plays a significant role in ensuring financial system stability which supports the ‘competition-stabiliy’ hypothesis. Uncompetitive banking industry may therefore provide incentive for banks to take excessive risks, which renders them vulnerable to systematic risks. We also establish that tight regulations enhances concentration and financial stability but hinders competition. These new insights give bank regulators and policy makers an incentive to formulate and implement the right policies to improve financial stability.

The role of norms in predicting waste sorting behavior

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Budi Setiawan ◽  
Adi Zakaria Afiff ◽  
Ignatius Heruwasto
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Environmental Behaviors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Personal Norms ◽  
Activation Theory ◽  
Social Marketing Campaigns

Purpose This study aims to examine the role of personal and subjective norms in predicting waste sorting, an increasingly relevant pro-environmental behavior. Design/methodology/approach This study obtained data from a sample of 300 respondents from three Indonesian cities. Purposive sampling was employed to obtain information from specific segments of Indonesian population. The analysis consisted of a two-stage procedure including confirmatory factor analysis and covariance-based structural equation modeling. Findings Results demonstrated that both subjective and personal norms significantly and directly predict waste sorting behavior (WSB) bypassing intention to behave. Research limitations/implications The fact that norms held by individuals are able to single-handedly drive pro-environmental behaviors implies that previous studies and social marketing campaigns may have overstated the role of intention. Practical implications In designing marketing communication programs promoting WSB, this paper argues that targeting normative tendencies of the audience may provide a more effective strategy than focusing on explicit pro-environmental intentions and attitudes of the public. Originality/value This study provided a new experimental test and confirmation of the role of subjective norms, the normative component of the theory of planned behavior and of personal norms, the normative component of the norm activation theory, in predicting WSB.

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