Perceived Stress Can Mediate the Associations between a Lifestyle Intervention and Fat and Fast Food Intakes

This secondary analysis study addressed a gap of knowledge: whether perceived stress reduction created by a lifestyle intervention might serve as a mediator for reducing fat and fast food intakes in low-income overweight or obese mothers of young children. This analysis included 338 low-income overweight or obese mothers of young children who completed a phone interview immediately after the 16-week lifestyle intervention. Valid surveys were used to assess perceived stress and fat and fast food intakes. Composite indicator structural equation modeling was performed to test the mediation effects. The overall effect of the intervention was not significant for fat intake but was significant for fast food intake (B = −0.53, p < 0.05). When assessing the potential role of perceived stress as a mediator, the indirect effects of the intervention on fat (B = −0.39, p < 0.01) and fast food (B = −0.27, p < 0.01) intakes were both significant. Future dietary intervention studies aimed to reduce fat and fast food intakes in low-income overweight or obese mothers of young children might consider including practical strategies aimed at reducing perceived stress.

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Multilevel Pathways of Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Low-Income Vietnamese Americans: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis

Cancer Control ◽

10.1177/10732748211011077 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 28 ◽

pp. 107327482110110

Author(s):

Grace X. Ma ◽

Lin Zhu ◽

Timmy R. Lin ◽

Yin Tan ◽

Phuong Do

Keyword(s):

Health Beliefs ◽

Low Income ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Limited English Proficiency ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Vietnamese Americans ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Community Based ◽

Related Factors ◽

Crc Screening

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) disproportionately affects Vietnamese Americans, especially those with low income and were born outside of the United States. CRC screening tests are crucial for prevention and early detection. Despite the availability of noninvasive, simple-to-conduct tests, CRC screening rates in Asian Americans, particularly Vietnamese Americans, remain suboptimal. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the interplay of multilevel factors – individual, interpersonal, and community – on CRC screening behaviors among low-income Vietnamese Americans with limited English proficiency. Methods: This study is based on the Sociocultural Health Behavior Model, a research-based model that incorporates 6 factors associated with decision-making and health-seeking behaviors that result in health care utilization. Using a community-based participatory research approach, we recruited 801 Vietnamese Americans from community-based organizations. We administered a survey to collect information on sociodemographic characteristics, health-related factors, and CRC screening-related factors. We used structural equation modeling (SEM) to identify direct and indirect predictors of lifetime CRC screening. Results: Bivariate analysis revealed that a greater number of respondents who never screened for CRC reported limited English proficiency, fewer years of US residency, and lower self-efficacy related to CRC screening. The SEM model identified self-efficacy (coefficient = 0.092, P < .01) as the only direct predictor of lifetime CRC screening. Educational attainment (coefficient = 0.13, P < .01) and health beliefs (coefficient = 0.040, P < .001) had a modest significant positive relationship with self-efficacy. Health beliefs (coefficient = 0.13, P < .001) and educational attainment (coefficient = 0.16, P < .01) had significant positive relationships with CRC knowledge. Conclusions: To increase CRC screening uptake in medically underserved Vietnamese American populations, public health interventions should aim to increase community members’ confidence in their abilities to screen for CRC and to navigate associated processes, including screening preparation, discussions with doctors, and emotional complications.

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Senior Consumer Motivations and Perceived Value of Robot Service Restaurants in Korea

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13052755 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (5) ◽

pp. 2755

Author(s):

Min-Kyu Kwak ◽

JeungSun Lee ◽

Seong-Soo Cha

Keyword(s):

South Korea ◽

Low Income ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Perceived Value ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Consumer Innovativeness ◽

Face To Face ◽

Perceived Values ◽

Level Group

This research empirically tested a theoretical model by defining senior customers’ intentions to use robot service restaurants emerging in South Korea. Non-face-to-face services have become increasingly important for seniors. Therefore, restaurant marketers should cater to senior customers’ needs by sustaining robot service restaurants. The study analyzed 243 questionnaires to verify the reliability and validity of the measurement items. The research hypotheses were examined using structural equation modeling (SEM). The suggested model comprised three stages: motivated consumer innovativeness (MCI), perceived value, and planned behavior (attitude, intention to use). The results revealed that senior customers’ perceived values positively influenced attitude and were enhanced by hedonically MCI (hMCI) and socially MCI. Moreover, the hedonic and social elements of motivation improved the attitude and usage intentions of robot service restaurants for senior customers. However, these relationships differed in terms of the income level of the customer groups. For the low-income senior-level group, hMCI was more influential on the perceived value. This study is meaningful because it analyzes the effect of MCI of seniors on the perceived value of robot service restaurants, which are growing rapidly in South Korea. It has empirically proved the moderating effect of different income groups, providing practical implications.

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Factors Influencing Repurchase Intention in Drive-Through Fast Food: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Foods ◽

10.3390/foods10061205 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (6) ◽

pp. 1205

Author(s):

Yogi Tri Prasetyo ◽

Allysa Mae Castillo ◽

Louie John Salonga ◽

John Allen Sia ◽

Thanatorn Chuenyindee ◽

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Keyword(s):

Structural Equation Modeling ◽

Indirect Effect ◽

Fast Food ◽

Structural Equation ◽

The Philippines ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Repurchase Intention ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Fast Food Industry ◽

Factors Influencing

The drive-through fast-food industry has been one of the fastest businesses growing over the past decades in developing countries, including the Philippines. The purpose of this study was to evaluate factors influencing costumers’ repurchase intention in a drive-through fast food in the Philippines by utilizing the structural equation modeling (SEM) approach. A total of 305 Filipinos answered the online questionnaire, which contained 38 questions. The results of SEM indicated that subjective appetite (SA) was found to have a significant direct effect on menu options (MO). Consequently, MO was found to have significant direct effects on imagery elaboration (IE), vividness (VV), and convenience (CO), and an indirect effect on order accuracy (OA). Finally, SA, MO, IE, VV, OA, and CO were found to have significant effects on satisfaction (S), which subsequently led to loyalty (L) and repurchase intention (RI). Interestingly, MO was found to have the highest indirect effect on RI, indicating that MO is an important consideration for RI. This is the first comprehensive study evaluating drive-through fast food in the Philippines. The causal relationships of the present study can be applied and extended to evaluate the repurchase intention of drive-through fast food in other countries.

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Impact of Industry 4.0 on Corporate Financial Performance: A Moderated Mediation Model

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13116069 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (11) ◽

pp. 6069

Author(s):

Hong-Long Chen

Keyword(s):

Financial Performance ◽

Industry 4.0 ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Moderated Mediation ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Corporate Financial Performance ◽

Bootstrap Sampling ◽

Mediation Effects ◽

Moderated Mediation Model

Many studies advance the contemporary technologies of Industry 4.0. However, relatively little is known about how Industry 4.0 affects corporate financial performance. Using a survey, bootstrap sampling, and structural-equation modeling, this study evaluates the moderated mediation effects of Industry 4.0 maturity on financial performance. The results show that Industry 4.0 maturity significantly affects internal business process performance (IBPP), which influences customer performance through the mediating effect of supply chain performance (SCP), and IBPP and SCP affect financial performance fully through the mediating effect of customer performance. The results also show that Industry 4.0 maturity moderates the positive relationship between customer performance and financial performance. Customer performance and IBPP have the largest direct and total effects on financial performance in the context of Industry 4.0 implementation, respectively. The results indicate that Industry 4.0 magnifies the potential returns to companies mainly through IBPP, SCP, and customer performance. This study offers an enhanced understanding of the financial implications of Industry 4.0 implementation and provides insights into the factors through which Industry 4.0 maturity influences financial performance.

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Major dietary patterns and metabolic syndrome associated with severity of coronary artery disease: A structural equation modeling

Nutrition and Health ◽

10.1177/02601060211020655 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 026010602110206

Author(s):

Mohamed Kuhail ◽

Kurosh Djafarian ◽

Sakineh Shab-Bidar ◽

Mehdi Yaseri

Keyword(s):

Metabolic Syndrome ◽

Perceived Stress ◽

Dietary Patterns ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Gensini Score ◽

Perceived Stress Scale ◽

Stress Scale ◽

Direct Association ◽

Artery Disease

Background: The association of dietary patterns and metabolic syndrome with the severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) is little known. Aim: This study aimed to explore the relationship between major dietary patterns and the severity of CAD among newly discovered patients by using structural equation modeling (SEM). Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we included 423 newly diagnosed patients with CAD, aged 35–65 years, who underwent coronary angiography. The severity of CAD was assessed by the Gensini score. All patients were tested by using a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire, international physical activity questionnaire, perceived stress scale, lipid profile, fasting blood glucose, and anthropometric and blood pressure measurements. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS and AMOS version 24. Results: Two dietary patterns (DPs) were identified by principal components analysis and labeled as “unhealthy DP” and “healthy DP”. The results of SEM analysis showed that the unhealthy DP has a significant positive direct association with the severity of CAD (β=0.304, p<0.001), which is indirectly mediated by the presence of metabolic syndrome (β=0.021, p=0.021), adjusted for age and perceived stress scale. However, healthy DP has a significant negative direct association with the Gensini score (β=-0.213, p<0.001), and an indirect association through negative metabolic syndrome (β=-0.019, p=0.022), controlled for gender, physical activity, and perceived stress scale. Conclusions: The severity of CAD was directly associated with the unhealthy DP and indirectly mediated by the presence of the metabolic syndrome, while a healthy DP had a direct inverse association with CAD severity and indirectly mediated by the absence of metabolic syndrome.

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When Goal Pursuit Gets Hairy: A Longitudinal Goal Study Examining the Role of Controlled Motivation and Action Crises in Predicting Changes in Hair Cortisol, Perceived Stress, Health, and Depression Symptoms

Clinical Psychological Science ◽

10.1177/2167702621995214 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 216770262199521

Author(s):

Anne Catherine Holding ◽

Emily Moore ◽

Amanda Moore ◽

Jérémie Verner-Filion ◽

Isabelle Ouellet-Morin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Perceived Stress ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Goal Pursuit ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Depression Symptoms ◽

Hair Cortisol ◽

Controlled Motivation ◽

Goal Motivation ◽

Action Crises ◽

Action Crisis

The action crisis is a critical phase in goal striving during which the goal pursuer feels conflicted about persevering with the goal or initiating disengagement. Recent research suggests that goal motivation, specifically controlled motivation (i.e., pursuing a goal out of obligation and pressure), increases the likelihood of experiencing action crises. In turn, action crises in goal pursuit have been linked to increases in depression symptoms and cortisol. In the present 8-month longitudinal study, we tracked university students’ personal goals to examine whether the pursuit of controlled goals and the experience of action crises was associated with increasing levels of hair cortisol, perceived stress, poor health, and depression symptoms ( N = 156). Structural equation modeling suggested that experiencing action crises in goal pursuit was associated with increases in markers of stress, depression, and ill-being. This effect was partially explained by controlled goal motivation. The clinical and theoretical implications of these findings are discussed.

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Relationships Between Perfectionism, Stress, and Basic Need Support Provision in Dance Teachers and Aesthetic Sport Coaches

Journal of Dance Medicine & Science ◽

10.12678/1089-313x.031522d ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Sanna M. Nordin-Bates ◽

Gareth Jowett

Keyword(s):

Perceived Stress ◽

Autonomy Support ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Basic Needs ◽

Well Being ◽

Performance Outcomes ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Dance Teachers ◽

Socially Prescribed Perfectionism ◽

Sport Coaches

A substantial body of evidence links perfectionism to well-being and performance outcomes in dancers and athletes. Yet, we know relatively little about leaders’ perfectionism in dance and sport. This is important because leaders’ perfectionism likely impacts both themselves and their performers. In this study, we examined relationships between leader perfectionism, their provision of basic needs support, and whether stress explains these relationships. Aesthetic activity leaders (N = 463; n = 336 dance teachers, n = 127 aesthetic sport coaches, and n = 376 female; Mean age = 35.47 and SD = 12.46 years) completed an online questionnaire measuring multidimensional perfectionism (self-oriented perfectionism, SOP; socially prescribed perfectionism, SPP; and other-oriented perfectionism, OOP), self-reported provision of basic needs support (autonomy, competence, and relatedness), and perceived stress. Correlations suggested that leaders displaying higher levels of any perfectionism dimension (SOP, SPP, and OOP) provided less support for autonomy and perceived higher levels of stress. Leaders displaying higher levels of SPP also reported providing less support for competence. Structural equation modeling revealed that perceived stress partially mediated the relationships between perfectionism and provision of basic needs support. Socially prescribed perfectionism shared a negative indirect relationship with autonomy support as well as negative direct and indirect relationships with competence support, both via perceived stress. By contrast, OOP shared positive indirect relationships with autonomy support and competence support via perceived stress. Based on these findings, it would be prudent for dance and sport organizations to minimize pressures on leaders to be perfect, help them identify how their perfectionism impacts both themselves and others, and work with them to optimize basic needs support.

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The Mode Choice of the Residents in Suburban Area

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.1030-1032.2459 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1030-1032 ◽

pp. 2459-2462

Author(s):

Hang Luo ◽

Yun Hong Shao ◽

Bi Jie Ding ◽

Shu Yue Wu

Keyword(s):

Low Income ◽

Public Transportation ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Mode Selection ◽

Land Development ◽

High Income ◽

Suburban Area ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Income Groups ◽

Low Income Groups

In recent years, with the expansion of urban space in China, large-scale land development and commodity residential construction lead to urban land expanding continuously, the residents especially low-income groups in suburban area face more problems, such as commuting costs increase, transportation accessibility reduce. The purpose of this paper is to compare and analyze the travel choices between high-income and low-income residents in suburban area, using the structural equation modeling to analyze how the social and economic attributes, public transport accessibility and commuting time influence on traffic mode selection, and contribute to public transportation development for low-income group in suburban area. The result of the research shows influence of different factors involving the traffic mode selection between low-income groups and high-income groups.

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Exploring stickiness intention of B2C online shopping malls

International Journal of Web Information Systems ◽

10.1108/ijwis-10-2017-0071 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 177-192 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Zheshi Bao ◽

Taozhen Huang

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Information Quality ◽

Online Shopping ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Flow Experience ◽

Shopping Malls ◽

Mediation Effects ◽

Content Type ◽

Online Consumers

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the roles of flow experience and e-trust in online consumers’ stickiness intentions from a perspective of information quality and discuss how to retain these consumers. Design/methodology/approach The authors proposed a research model by integrating three dimensions of information quality, flow experience and e-trust. These factors were analyzed to explore the direct and indirect effects on consumers’ stickiness intention. Online questionnaires were adopted to collect data and 259 valid samples were analyzed by structural equation modeling approach. Findings The findings show that information quality provided by B2C online shopping malls can indirectly affect consumers’ stickiness intention through the mediation effects of flow experience and e-trust. Besides, flow experience can also significantly affect e-trust and then indirectly influence stickiness intention. Research limitations/implications The findings suggest that information quality can trigger the effects of flow experience and e-trust to keep stickiness of online consumers. Besides, in the context of online shopping, flow experience would promote consumers’ trust toward e-retailers. Some other theoretical and practical implications are also provided. Originality/value This study indicates the effects of flow experience and e-trust on stickiness intention from an information quality perspective. Meanwhile, the authors also intend to discuss the relationship between consumers’ flow experience and e-trust in the context of B2C online shopping.

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The influence of brand awareness, brand association, and perceived quality toward consumers' purchase intention: a case of richeese factory, Jakarta

Independent Journal of Management & Production ◽

10.14807/ijmp.v11i1.981 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 039

Author(s):

Etty Susilowati ◽

Agatha Novita Sari

Keyword(s):

Brand Loyalty ◽

Fast Food ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Perceived Quality ◽

Partial Least Square ◽

Least Square ◽

Brand Awareness ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Brand Association ◽

Purchasing Intention

This study investigates the relationship between brand awareness, brand association, perceived quality, brand loyalty and brand purchasing intention. A total of 99 students from Budi Luhur University was used as respondents in this study based on the convenience sampling method. Data were analyzed using Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) and SmartPLS 3.0 software. The analysis specifies that there is a significant positive relationship among brand awareness, brand association and perceived quality towards brand loyalty and brand purchasing intention. However, there is not a significant relationship between brand loyalty and brand purchasing intention. It indicates that consumers who are satisfied with Richeese Factory products and services do not always end up making purchases. The ability of managers to understand the factors which shape consumer brand behavior is required to develop and to maintain their brand position in high competitive fast food brand competition.

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