scholarly journals How Course Support and Academic Support Impact on Chinese Graduate Students during the COVID-19: The Multiple Mediating Roles of Thesis Writing and Anxiety

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 265
Author(s):  
Zhengyan Liang ◽  
Qing Zeng ◽  
Minqiang Zhang ◽  
Huijun Luo ◽  
Sijuan Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Academic Support ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Self Rating ◽  
Chinese Graduate Students ◽  
Thesis Writing ◽  
The Impact

Because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the learning style of graduate students has changed considerably, making them more susceptible to psychological problems. This study aimed to explore the mediating roles of thesis writing and anxiety between course support (including course-arrangement, course-assessment, and course-learning), academic support (including academic exchange with colleges, tutors and schoolmates) and depression. There were 3137 graduate students investigated by self-developed Graduate Students’ Academic Affected Questionnaire, Self-Rating Anxiety Scale and Self-Rating Depression Scale. The results showed that (1) 82% of graduate students reported their course support, academic support and thesis writing were affected to varying degrees; (2) course support and academic support correlated with thesis writing, anxiety and depression (p < 0.001); (3) the mediation model fitted well, the mediating effect of anxiety between academic support and depression was significant (β = 0.086, SE = 0.02, p < 0.001), the serial multiple mediating effects of thesis writing and anxiety between academic support and depression were significant (β = 0.02, SE = 0.008, p = 0.013) and the serial multiple mediating effects of thesis writing and anxiety between course support and depression were also found to be significant (β = 0.014, SE = 0.006, p = 0.014).

scholarly journals A study on the relationship between intragroup conflict and turnover intentions, and the mediating effect of job satisfaction

2011 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-102
Author(s):  
Junho Lee ◽  
Jihwan Park
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Task Conflict ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Intragroup Conflict ◽  
Chinese Workers ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
And Task

The study delved into the impact of intragroup conflict on turnover intentions and cultural commonalities and differences in job satisfaction that mediates the relationship. To identify correlations among intragroup conflict, job satisfaction and turnover intentions for each Korean and Chinese employee, the study analyzed questionnaires used to survey Korean employees working at Korean companies and Chinese workers in Korean companies based in China. The study divided intragroup conflict into two types - relation conflict and task conflict - and looked into the impact of each conflict on turnover intentions, and found that both types of conflict heightened turnover intentions of both Korean and Chinese workers. The study also attempted to prove the mediating effects of job satisfaction on the relationship between relation conflict and task conflict, and turnover intentions. As a result, mediating effects were found only in the relationship between relation conflict and turnover intentions among Chinese employees, while Korean workers saw the same effects only in the relationship between task conflict and turnover intentions. The above-mentioned results indicate the following implications. Firstly, there were common effects of intragroup conflict on turnover intentions for both Korean and Chinese employees. Such effect can be understood from culture universal perspective. Secondly, differences emerged in the mediating effects of job satisfaction in the relationship between turnover intentions and intra-group conflicts. That is understandable from culture specific perspective. Thirdly, the result that can be inferred from the aforementioned findings is that when it comes to cross-cultural research on methods of management, it is important to consider two types of approaches - culture universal and culture specific approaches. Lastly, the study also indicated that companies operating overseas should seek both localized and global management.

scholarly journals Sustained impact of subcutaneous immunotherapy among patients with allergic rhinitis who experienced treatment delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic: A multicenter, two-arm, real-world study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
SUIZI ZHOU ◽  
Yibin Liu ◽  
Jianrong Xue ◽  
Juan Tang ◽  
Qingqing Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Allergic Rhinitis ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Treatment Delay ◽  
Psychological Status ◽  
Subcutaneous Immunotherapy ◽  
Self Rating ◽  
Medication Score ◽  
Delayed Group ◽  
One Year ◽  
The Impact

Background: The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of COVID-19 related treatment delay on subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT) efficacy in patients with allergic rhinitis (AR). Methods: The study was performed in 643 patients with SCIT appointments between February 1 and May 31, 2020. The clinical assessment, performed at baseline (V0) and one year later (V1), included visual analogue scale (VAS); daily symptom score (dSS); daily medication score (dMS); combined symptom and medication scores (CSMS); quality of life (QoL); self-rating anxiety scale (SAS); and self-rating depression scale (SDS) for each patient. Results: At V0, 249 patients were treated on schedule, and 394 were delayed (7 ± 4.68 weeks). Among them, 319 patients (105 on schedule, and 214 delayed) also completed the assessments at V1, with the absence of 25.39% patients due to completion of SCIT, and 25.35% patients were withdrawal. The results of all assessments were within the normal range for all patients at V0 and V1, with the exception of a slightly higher SDS score (56.13) at V0. In the SCIT delayed group. there was a significant positive correlation between the length (weeks) of the delay and SDS score, and this was significantly higher in patients with poor control of nasal symptoms. Conclusions: This study showed the long-term efficacy of SCIT for AR patients, including those who have had to delay normal therapy due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The psychological status of SCIT patients in response to lockdown of hospital services during this critical period should be considered.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Energy Poverty and Individual Development: Exploring the Serial Mediating Effects of Learning Behavior and Health Condition

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (16) ◽  
pp. 8888
Author(s):  
Yiming Xiao ◽  
Han Wu ◽  
Guohua Wang ◽  
Shangrui Wang
Keyword(s):  
General Social Survey ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Individual Development ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Learning Behavior ◽  
Energy Poverty ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Energy poverty has negative impacts on the residents' life from various aspects. A comprehensive understanding of these impacts is the top priority in energy poverty governance. Previous qualitative studies have shown that energy poverty has the potential to negatively impact the individual development of residents through multiple pathways. However, few scholars have explored this issue from a quantitative perspective. To fill the gaps in existing research, this study aims to examine the impact of energy poverty on individual development and explore the serial mediating effects of learning behavior and health condition in the relationship. A total of 2289 valid samples are obtained from the dataset of Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS). SPSS 26.0 and PROCESS 3.5 are used to conduct serial mediating effects analysis. The results show that energy poverty can significantly negatively impact the individual development of residents. Learning behavior and health condition are found to independently or serially mediate the relationship between energy poverty and individual development. Health condition has the stronger mediating effect, whereas the mediating effect of learning behavior is weaker. This study may contribute to a better understanding of the consequences of energy poverty in government and academia.

scholarly journals The Impact of Entrepreneurial Environment on Entrepreneurial Will of The Youth in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area ——Mediating Effects of Entrepreneurial Attitude, Subjective Norm and Perceived Behavior Control

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-46
Author(s):  
Yuxuan HUANG ◽  
Xinyu ZHANG ◽  
Yaxuan FENG
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Subjective Norm ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Behavior Control ◽  
Bay Area ◽  
Entrepreneurial Attitude ◽  
Perceived Behavior Control ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Perceived Behavior

The youth from Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, as the main body of science and technology innovation, is the core driving force for Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to become an international innovation and entrepreneurship base. Based on the TPB, this paper analyzes the mediating effects of entrepreneurial attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavior control, and establishes a structural equation model, to explore the mechanism and path of the impact of the entrepreneurial environment on the entrepreneurial will of the youth in the bay area. This paper finds that these three dimensions of the TPB play multiple mediating roles in the path of the impact of the entrepreneurial environment on the entrepreneurial will, and it has a completely mediating effect, that is, the entrepreneurial environment influences the entrepreneurial will by influencing personal attitude, perceptual behavior control and subjective norm. Therefore, in the future, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area government should enhance the entrepreneurship willingness of the young people in the three places through preferential policies for starting businesses, open channels for innovation and business start-up information, and deepening the openness and innovation of the institutional mechanism of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao.

A pilot study to examine the relationship between boredom and spirituality in cancer patients

2003 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALICE INMAN ◽  
KENNETH L. KIRSH ◽  
STEVEN D. PASSIK
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Group Performance ◽  
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Objective: Spirituality has been neglected when assessing the well-being of cancer patients. Traditionally, researchers have focused on areas such as physical, social, and emotional functioning. However, there is a potential for spirituality to have a large impact on quality of life in patients with cancer. The current study was conducted to investigate the relationship between spirituality and boredom, constraint, social contact, and depression.Methods: A total of 100 oncology patients completed several assessment instruments, including the Purposelessness, Under-stimulation, and Boredom (PUB) Scale, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Scale–Anemia, Brief Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (BZSDS), Cancer Behavior Inventory, Systems of Belief Inventory, and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status Scale.Results: The average age of the sample was 62.37 years (SD = 13.43) and was comprised of 60 women (60%) and 40 men (40%). A regression analysis conducted to explore the impact of the variables on quality of life found only the BZSDS (R2Δ = .650, F = 180.392, p < .001) and the PUB Scale (R2Δ = .077, F = 26.885, p < .001) were significant predictors of quality of life. Another set of regression analyses were conducted to explore whether spirituality had a mediating effect on this relationship, but the mediated model was not supported.Significance of results: We conclude that spirituality and boredom are difficult concepts to define, operationalize, and measure, but crucial to our understanding of quality of life in advanced cancer. More research is needed to clarify the nature of the interrelationships between these important concepts.

scholarly journals Mediating Effects of Online-Based Leisure Between Parenting Attitudes and Children’s Smartphone Dependency

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 695-706
Author(s):  
Yoonju Cho
Keyword(s):  
Autonomy Support ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Parenting ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Parenting Attitudes ◽  
Korean Children ◽  
Negative Parenting ◽  
The Impact

Objectives: This study investigated the impact of positive and negative parenting attitudes on smartphone dependency in children to examine the mediating effects of online-based leisure such as computer usage, game, and smartphone usage.Methods: Data of 714 children scoring above the top 30% of smartphone dependency among the children in 5th grade in elementary school were collected through the 2nd wave of the Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey (KCYPS 2018). Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was applied to analyze the mediating effects with the Bootstrapping method by SPSS 21.0 and AMOS 20.0.Results: In the model, online-based leisure significantly mediated the relationship between positive parenting attitudes such as warmth, autonomy support and structure provision, and smartphone dependency showing complete mediation. Also, negative parenting attitudes such as rejection, coercion, and chaos directly negatively affected smartphone dependency, not showing a mediating effect. Results indicate that increased positive parenting attitudes lead to reduced smartphone dependency through decreasing online-based leisure, while negative parenting attitudes lead to increase dependence on the smartphone.Conclusion: While positive parenting attitudes do not directly affect smartphone dependency, they lead to a decrease in online-based leisure. Consequently, as online-based leisure lessens, smartphone dependency subsequently may also be diminished. In addition, although negative parenting attitudes have no mediating effect, they directly influence the growing smartphone dependency. Results confirm that positive parenting mediate the effects of online-based activities in relation to smartphone dependency when parents provide the most structure, autonomy support, and warmth to their children. Practical implications are discussed, and relevant interventions offered for children and parents.

scholarly journals The Impact of Attachment on Depression in Married Seniors: Chain Mediating Effects of Self-Esteem and Rumination

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiaxi Peng ◽  
Jiaxi Zhang ◽  
Kangwei Zhao ◽  
Xin Wang ◽  
Yi Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Epidemiologic Studies ◽  
Attachment Anxiety ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Attachment Avoidance ◽  
The Impact

In this study, we discuss the effects of attachment on depression and the mediating roles of self-esteem and rumination in Chinese seniors. We assessed 431 using the Experiences in Close Relationships Inventory, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Ruminative Responses Scale, and the Short Form of Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. Both attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance significantly predicted depression in seniors. Attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance positively predicted rumination but negatively predicted self-esteem. Structural equation models showed that rumination and self-esteem fully mediated the effects of attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance on depression. The attachment of seniors is related to depression, and self-esteem and rumination have chain mediating effects between attachment and depression.

scholarly journals Comparison of Prevalence and Risk Factors of PTSS Between Chinese Patients With Depression and Non-depressed Controls During COVID-19 Outbreak

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Peng ◽  
Xinran Song ◽  
Luyu Liu ◽  
Weifeng Zhao ◽  
Pingmei Lai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Traumatic Event ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Psychological Status ◽  
Chinese Patients ◽  
Depressed Patients ◽  
Self Rating ◽  
Depressed Group ◽  
The Impact

Background: COVID-19 pandemic is a traumatic event all over the world, and may lead to post-traumatic stress symptom (PTSS) in different population who are under the threat of novel corona virus. Therefore, the aim of our study was to compare the prevalence and risk factors of PTSS between Chinese patients with depression and non-depressed controls during the COVID-19 outbreak.Methods: 437 depressed patients and 2,940 non-depressed controls were enrolled in this cross-sectional study between February 14 and May 9, 2020.The Impact of Events Scale-Revised (IES-R), Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS), Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were used to evaluate the psychological status of all the participants.Results: The prevalence of PTSS (IES-R ≥ 33) in depressed patients (45.08%) was higher than that in non-depressed controls (5.31%). Patients with depression were 16 times more likely to suffer from PTSS than those without depression. Correlation analyses showed that the IES-R total score was positively correlated with SDS, SAS, and PSQI scores in both depressed and non-depressed groups (Bonferroni corrected all p &lt; 0.001). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that SAS score, and PSQI score were independently associated with IES-R total score in both depression and non-depression groups. In depressed patients, education level and duration of media exposure to COVID-19 were positively associated with PTSS, while in the non-depressed group, subjects who were married, in the 31–50 year group or with higher SDS score were more likely to develop PTSS.Conclusions: These results indicate that the prevalence rate of PTSS in patients with depression is very higher than that in subjects without depression. PTSS are associated with a number of socio-demographic and clinical variables.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Mindfulness And Mental Health: A Mediating Model of Sense of Purpose In Life Among Graduate Students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yibin Wang ◽  
Tian Tian ◽  
Junjie Wang
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Purpose In Life ◽  
Moderated Mediation ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
Sense Of Purpose ◽  
Professional Interest ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract The purpose of the present study is to examine the relationship between mindfulness and mental health of graduate students and the mediating effects of sense of purpose in life on mindfulness and mental health.The participants include 419 graduate students from 6 universities in China.The Hayes Process is adopted to analyze the effects of the sense of purpose in life on mindfulness and mental health of graduate students.The results reveals that mindfulness can predict the mental health of graduate students positively and significantly.The sense of purpose in life is found to mediate the relationship between mindfulness and mental health.In further moderated mediation analyses,the effect of mindfulness on mental health can be adjusted by family economic condition.The type of degree can adjust the effect of mindfulness on sense of purpose,and professional interest can adjust the mediating effect of sense of purpose.Finally,this study discusses several empirical and methodological implications of the findings.

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