Structural Model of Academic Conscientiousness Based on Social Adequacy with the Mediating Role of Academic Engagement

PurposeThis study aims to ascertain the role of servant leadership in inducing flow at work. The study, along with confirming the relation between flow at work and innovative work behavior (IWB), intends to explore the mediating role flow at work plays in relating servant leadership to IWB.Design/methodology/approachThe data collection was conducted through an interviewee-administered questionnaire in three waves that were four weeks apart. The data were collected from 267 respondents. To run the measurement model and structural model, Smart-PLS was used, and Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) was used to summarize the demographic information and conduct hierarchal regression.FindingsServant leadership is related to flow at work. Additionally, flow at work is related to IWB. Finally, flow at work mediates the relationship between servant leadership and IWB.Originality/valueThe study found servant leadership is related to flow at work. Moreover, the study unearthed the relation between flow at work and IWB. Finally, the study unveiled that flow at work acts as a mediator between servant leadership and IWB.

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Sociocognitive Self-Regulatory Mechanisms Governing Judgments of the Acceptability and Likelihood of Sport Cheating

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology ◽

10.1123/jsep.32.5.595 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 32 (5) ◽

pp. 595-618 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Fabienne d’Arripe-Longueville ◽

Karine Corrion ◽

Stéphanie Scoffier ◽

Peggy Roussel ◽

Aïna Chalabaev

Keyword(s):

Moral Disengagement ◽

Structural Model ◽

The Self ◽

Regulatory Mechanisms ◽

Female Adolescents ◽

Direct Effects ◽

Male And Female ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Social Efficacy

This study extends previous psychosocial literature (Bandura et al., 2001, 2003) by examining a structural model of the self-regulatory mechanisms governing the acceptability and likelihood of cheating in a sport context. Male and female adolescents (N = 804), aged 15–20 years, took part in this study. Negative affective self-regulatory efficacy influenced the acceptability and likelihood of cheating through the mediating role of moral disengagement, in females and males. Affective efficacy positively influenced prosocial behavior through moral disengagement or through resistive self-regulatory efficacy and social efficacy, in both groups. The direct effects of affective efficacy on beliefs about cheating were only evident in females. These results extend the findings of Bandura et al. (2001, 2003) to the sport context and suggest that affective and resistive self-regulatory efficacy operate in concert in governing adolescents’ moral disengagement and transgressive behaviors in sport.

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Structural Model of Psychological Well-being Based on Negative Life Events and Mindfulness with Emphasis on the Mediation of Coping Styles

Journal of Counseling Research ◽

10.18502/qjcr.v20i77.6135 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Fatemeh Mahmoudi ◽

Mohammad Reza Bliad ◽

Masoumeh Jian Bagheri ◽

Mehdi Shah Nazari ◽

Kianoosh Zahrakar

Keyword(s):

Life Events ◽

Coping Style ◽

Structural Model ◽

Negative Life Events ◽

Coping Styles ◽

Well Being ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Statistical Population ◽

Mediating Role

Aim: Students are one of the most talented and promising segments of society and future builders of their country, and their level of health and psychological well-being will have a significant impact on learning and increasing their scientific awareness and academic success. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate a structural model of psychological well-being based on negative life events and mindfulness with emphasis on the mediating role of coping styles. Methods: The method of conducting the present study was descriptive correlational of structurequational type. The statistical population of the study were the undergraduate students of Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran, 365 of whom participated through cluster sampling. They responded to questionnaires on negative life events, mindfulness, coping styles, and psychological well-being. The reliability and validity of the instruments were confirmed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient and confirmatory factor analysis. To analyze the data, structural equation method was used with Amos software. Results: The results showed that the effect of negative life events on the problem-oriented style and psychological well-being is negative and significant. The effect of mindfulness on the problem-oriented style and psychological well-being is positive and significant. The effect of problem-oriented style on psychological well-being is positive and significant. The mediating role of problem-focused coping style in the relationship between negative life events and mindfulness with psychological well-being is meaningful. Conclusion: The results showed that the model presented among the students of Shahid Beheshti University has a good fit and confirmed the role of the variables of negative life events, mindfulness and problem-oriented coping style in psychological well-being.

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Empirical Investigation of Relationship Among Destination Brand Equity Dimensions

International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management ◽

10.4018/ijabim.2019070105 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 74-90

Author(s):

Vikrant Kaushal ◽

Suman Sharma ◽

Nurmahmud Ali

Keyword(s):

Brand Equity ◽

Empirical Investigation ◽

Structural Model ◽

Perceived Value ◽

Perceived Quality ◽

Destination Image ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Equation Modelling ◽

Destination Brand

The concept of destination brand equity remains an intriguing area for scholars and practitioners, yet an empirical investigation of its structural composition and interrelationship among its constituent dimensions remains inadequate. This study proposes a theoretical model where in addition to assessing a model adequacy, mediation analysis has been carried out with the help of structure equation modelling. Specifically, it investigates the interplay among five crucial dimensions of destination brand equity: destination brand awareness, destination image, perceived quality, perceived value, and tourist loyalty. A structural model with mediating role of perceived value dimension has been empirically verified for an Indian tourism destination. The results indicate that perceived value is central to the realisation of impacts of destination image and perceived quality on loyalty shown by the tourists toward the destination. Drawing on the results of the analyses several implications have been put forward.

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INTERORGANISATIONAL COLLABORATION FOR INNOVATION IMPROVEMENT IN MANUFACTURING FIRMS’S: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF SOCIAL PERFORMANCE

International Journal of Innovation Management ◽

10.1142/s1363919620500498 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 24 (05) ◽

pp. 2050049 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

USAMA AWAN ◽

ROBERT SROUFE

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Structural Model ◽

Social Performance ◽

Manufacturing Firms ◽

Innovation Performance ◽

Necessary Condition ◽

Performance Practices ◽

Mediating Role ◽

The Impact

The impact of collaboration on innovation performance has been investigated in many studies. This study provides a unique view on innovation performance by exploring the mediating role of social performance between collaboration and innovation performance. For this, a structural model was tested through an empirical investigation with partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) using a sample made up of 239 export manufacturing firms. The results of the empirical study show that social performance appears to be a necessary condition for innovation performance. Our findings confirm the great potential of addressing social concern increasingly drive innovation performance. The next decade is likely to be a period of rapidly expanding social performance practices in the manufacturing firms. The managers could foster sustainable innovation by collaborating customers and enhance their firm social performance.

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Instructor scaffolding for interaction and students' academic engagement in online learning: Mediating role of perceived online class goal structures

The Internet and Higher Education ◽

10.1016/j.iheduc.2013.10.008 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 21 ◽

pp. 25-30 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Moon-Heum Cho ◽

YoonJung Cho

Keyword(s):

Online Learning ◽

Academic Engagement ◽

Goal Structures ◽

Online Class ◽

Mediating Role

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The Mediating Role of Goal Orientation (Task) in the Relationship between Engagement and Academic Self-Concept in Students

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17228323 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (22) ◽

pp. 8323

Author(s):

Pablo Usán Supervía ◽

Carlos Salavera Bordás ◽

Víctor Murillo Lorente

Keyword(s):

Academic Success ◽

Goal Orientation ◽

School Environment ◽

Academic Engagement ◽

Self Concept ◽

Task Orientation ◽

School Students ◽

Mediating Role ◽

The Relationship

Some students many not possess the necessary strategies and skills to meet the demands of academic life and develop negative attitudes, physical and mental exhaustion, and other attitudes that will undermine their personal and academic development. This study analyses the relationship and possible role of goal orientation as a mediator between engagement and academic self-concept. Methods: The study concerned a population of 1756 subjects from 12 secondary schools (ESO). The instruments used included the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale—Student (UWES-S), the Perception of Success Questionnaire (POSQ), and the Academic Self-Concept Scale (ASCS). Results: The results revealed significant correlations between academic engagement, task-oriented goal orientation, and academic self-concept. In addition, task orientation was found to play a positive mediating role between academic engagement and academic self-concept, leading to adaptive models in secondary school students. Conclusion: These results highlight the need to promote goal orientation in order to stimulate self-determined behaviours in the school environment and improved levels of academic self-concept, which in turn will facilitate the psychological and personal development of the student and increase the chances of academic success.

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How Does Technological and Financial Literacy Influence SME Performance: Mediating Role of ERM Practices

Information ◽

10.3390/info11060297 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (6) ◽

pp. 297

Author(s):

K.M.M.C.B. Kulathunga ◽

Jianmu Ye ◽

Saurabh Sharma ◽

P.R. Weerathunga

Keyword(s):

Financial Literacy ◽

Structural Model ◽

Sri Lankan ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Knowledge Based ◽

Enterprise Risk ◽

Managerial Implications ◽

Essential Knowledge ◽

The Relationship

The knowledge-based view (KBV) in the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is a debatable topic in the current literature. Although convergence of technological and financial literacy (techno-finance literacy) is an essential knowledge-based tool to address rapid digitalization of business, the influence of techno-finance literacy in the development of SMEs is still not adequately researched. Drawing upon KBV, we developed a single-mediator structural model with an aim to explore the effect of techno-finance literacy and enterprise risk management (ERM) practices (applications) on the performance of SMEs. A self-administered structured questionnaire was employed to collect data from 319 chief financial offers (CFOs) in Sri Lankan SMEs. The outcome of our study highlights that techno-finance literacy is a significant determinant of two endogenous constructs, namely, SME performance and ERM practices. Furthermore, ERM practices of SMEs were also positively affected to the SME performance. Moreover, ERM practices were observed to have a partial mediation on the relationship between financial literacy and SME performance. These findings form the basis for theories in techno-finance literacy and SME performance, as well as present managerial implications to enhance the performance of SMEs.

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