scholarly journals Grateful Experience and Upstream Reciprocity Behavior

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 164
Author(s):  
Shueh-Chin Ting
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
University Students ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Social Harmony ◽  
Mutual Help ◽  
The Relationship

In a utilitarian society, advocating gratitude is very important. Gratitude can improve social harmony. Enhancing gratitude should start from education. However, in academic research, some gaps in gratitude have yet to be clarified. The focus of the present study is the relationship between grateful experiences and upstream reciprocity behavior. Past research has shown that gratitude promotes reciprocity but mainly emphasizes mutual help between benefactors and beneficiaries. The present study expands on the concept of upstream reciprocity, which is reciprocating help to a third party instead of returning it to one’s benefactors, to explore whether university students rich in grateful experiences are more likely to display upstream reciprocity behaviors. Using questionnaires, the present study collected a total of 681 valid questionnaires to conduct an empirical study. The present study found grateful experiences of university students enhance their upstream reciprocity behaviors.

scholarly journals Beyond cultural and geographical proximity: delving into the factors that influence the dynamics of academic relationships between students in higher education

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
José-Vicente Tomás-Miquel ◽  
Jordi Capó-Vicedo
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Academic Networks ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Specific Stage ◽  
The University ◽  
Proximity Dimensions ◽  
Shed Light

AbstractScholars have widely recognised the importance of academic relationships between students at the university. While much of the past research has focused on studying their influence on different aspects such as the students’ academic performance or their emotional stability, less is known about their dynamics and the factors that influence the formation and dissolution of linkages between university students in academic networks. In this paper, we try to shed light on this issue by exploring through stochastic actor-oriented models and student-level data the influence that a set of proximity factors may have on formation of these relationships over the entire period in which students are enrolled at the university. Our findings confirm that the establishment of academic relationships is derived, in part, from a wide range of proximity dimensions of a social, personal, geographical, cultural and academic nature. Furthermore, and unlike previous studies, this research also empirically confirms that the specific stage in which the student is at the university determines the influence of these proximity factors on the dynamics of academic relationships. In this regard, beyond cultural and geographic proximities that only influence the first years at the university, students shape their relationships as they progress in their studies from similarities in more strategic aspects such as academic and personal closeness. These results may have significant implications for both academic research and university policies.

Psychological, Pedagogical and Drganizational Peculiarities of the Development of Students’ Volitional Qualities as a Factor of Success in Learning

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadiia Vientseva ◽  
◽  
Oleva Karapetrova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
University Students ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Educational Material ◽  
Academic Achievements ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Development Of Students

The article reports the results of the empirical study of the impact of volitional qualities development on the level of academic achievements of higher education institution students. The article gives a theoretical analysis of the main types of volitional qualities that affect the assimilation of educational material by students. There was established the level of their development and the relationship with academic achievements. The article also identifies the main psycho-pedagogical and organizational peculiarities that affect the success of mastering the knowledge by university students. The psychological and pedagogical recommendations for forming, developing and supporting the volitional sphere of students are developed.

scholarly journals THE TRANSITIVITY MISCONCEPTION OF PEARSON’S CORRELATION COEFFICIENT

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-55
Author(s):  
ANA ELISA CASTRO SOTOS ◽  
STIJN VANHOOF ◽  
WIM VAN DEN NOORTGATE ◽  
PATRICK ONGHENA
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
University Students ◽  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Statistics Education ◽  
Pearson Product Moment Correlation ◽  
Research Journal ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Research Domains ◽  
And Task

Despite the relevance of correlational studies for most research domains, many students, teachers, and researchers alike hold misconceptions concerning the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient. One of these, the transitivity misconception, has not yet been documented in a systematic way. This paper summarizes the first empirical study, using 279 university students, and examines the relationship between student-based and task-based factors and the appearance of this misconception. In particular, two task-based factors seemed to have a significant effect on its appearance. In addition, the respondents’ level of confidence in their answer to the transitivity item was significantly lower than for most other times. First published November 2009 at Statistics Education Research Journal: Archives

scholarly journals An empirical study of desired versus actual compensation practices in determining intrapreneurial behaviour

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ugochukwu O. Madu ◽  
Boris Urban
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Human Resources Management ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Compensation Systems ◽  
The Relationship

Orientation: Past research recognises that human resources management practices may influence innovative behaviour, particularly as compensation systems can be used as a tool to increase intrapreneurial activity.Research purpose: The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between actual versus desired compensation practices and elevated intrapreneurial behaviour. This is in line with research that focuses on how to promote business innovation, rather than merely research whether innovation is desirable for businesses or not.Motivation for the study: Recognising that entrepreneurial actions are the bedrock of intrapreneurial behaviour and that these behaviours may be critical to the long-term vitality of a firm and economy, it is important to facilitate the empirical study of them in an underresearched, emerging market environment. Moreover, compensation such as reward preferences and variable pay schemes remain controversial in terms of their costs versus contributions, and these constructs deserve more empirical research.Research approach, design and method: The study employed a quantitative research design, using a cross-sectional and empirical approach with primary data sources. A structured webbased instrument rendered a sample of 209 respondents from a diverse set of businesses. Canonical correlational analysis was carried out to test the hypotheses.Main findings: The results reveal that a gap exists between an employee’s perception of desired compensation practices and the actual compensation practices. The results further highlight that non-outcome-based measures like pay risk, job risk and expectations of success play a role in determining whether employees decide to be intrapreneurial or not.Practical/managerial implications: Due to the potential impact rewards have on intrapreneurial behaviour, it is necessary to design relevant compensation systems as part of organisational architecture in order to foster intrapreneurship.Contribution: In response to calls to unveil innovation practices in developing countries and in acknowledging a contingency relationship between compensation practices and intrapreneurship, this article is one of the first studies to test the relationship between actual versus desired compensation practices and elevated intrapreneurial behaviour in an emerging market context.

Six Sigma Project Teams and Rational Decision Making

2017 ◽  
pp. 375-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian J. Galli ◽  
Kathryn A. Szabat ◽  
Mohamad Amin Kaviani
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Six Sigma ◽  
Shared Leadership ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Team Decision Making ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Team Decision ◽  
The Relationship

An understanding of how teams make decisions in the team environment is of utmost importance to organizational leaders. This research aims to determine the relationship that a shared leadership environment has on a team's approach to decision-making. A systematic review of past research efforts has shown that a strong relationship exists between the internal and external conditions of shared leadership and that a strong relationship exists between shared leadership and six sigma team decision-making principles and approaches. Furthermore, a review of the relationship between shared leadership and team decision making techniques has shown that the consensual approach is the most effective method to achieve the functional conditions of shared leadership. Based on the presented research, a model of decision-making in shared leadership environments is proposed for use by teams to determine the type of decision-making method that should be employed as a team's level of shared leadership increases. This model has been shown to have many practical applications for business as well as for academic research.

scholarly journals STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE LEVEL OF SUBJECTIVE CONTROL AND WILLPOWER IN STUDENTS - FUTURE TEACHERS

2020 ◽  
pp. 92-95
Author(s):  
Tat’yana V Zobnina ◽  
Lyubov’ P. Kislyakova
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
University Students ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
General Level ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
Correlation And Regression Analysis ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship

Responsible human behaviour in life involves overcoming diffi culties, taking on additional responsibilities, which is accompanied by considerable willpower. However, to date, the relationship between the locus of control and the ability to volitional effort has not been fully studied. This article presents the results of the authors‘ correlation and regression analysis of the relationship between the locus of control and willpower in students – future teachers. The empirical study was attended by university students studying in pedagogic areas of training. As a result of the study, a positive statistically signifi cant relationship was established between the level of general internality of students and the generalised indicator of willpower. Statistically signifi cant correlations between the level of willpower and the level of subjective control in the fi eld of achievements, failures, and family relationships are revealed. It is determined that willpower is a predictor of the general level of internality of students-teachers, as well as their internality in the fi eld of achievements, failures, and family relationships. It is shown that students with a high level of subjective control statistically signifi cantly outperform students with a low level of subjective control in the generalised indicator of willpower.

scholarly journals The Effect of Help from Parents and Friends on Upstream Reciprocity: Sampling University Students

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Shueh-Chin Ting
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Mutual Help ◽  
The University

Mutual help between people is worth advocating. Previous studies have shown that beneficiaries return the favor due to gratitude after the benefactor gives help to the beneficiary, but the scope of the discussion is limited to the beneficiary’s reciprocity to the benefactor, which is what academic studies call direct reciprocity. The present study extends the object of this reciprocity to a third party, i.e., upstream reciprocity. In addition, studies on reciprocity lack comparison of the effect of different benefactors. Therefore, the present study explores the effect of parents and friends’ help on university students’ upstream reciprocity. We designed separate texts for the experiment with either parents or friends who provided help to the university students. Participants filled out the upstream reciprocity questionnaires after reading the experiment’s text. The present study found that friends’ help is able to elicit more upstream reciprocity than their parents’ help in university students.

Relationship of Originality to Kirton's Scale for Innovators and Adaptors

1987 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 411-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
William G. Masten ◽  
A. Toy Caldwell-Colbert
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Entire Sample ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Way

The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between originality and Kirton's scale for innovators and adaptors. Kirton's scale measures the way a person solves problems or style, while creativity has been described as level or the efficiency in solving problems. Kirton's 1976 theory states the two variables should not be related; however, careful reading of the manuals of both tests indicates innovators and creative individuals have similar characteristics. Past research has yielded mixed results. For 110 university students, given Sounds and Images and the Kirton Adaption-Innovation Inventory, a significant negative correlation was obtained for adaptors but none for innovators or the entire sample. Perhaps innovation and creativity are related, but only for highly creative persons.

Emotion Appraisals Predict Neuroticism and Extraversion

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Andrew Comensoli ◽  
Carolyn MacCann
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
The State ◽  
The Relationship

The current study proposes and refines the Appraisals in Personality (AIP) model in a multilevel investigation of whether appraisal dimensions of emotion predict differences in state neuroticism and extraversion. University students (N = 151) completed a five-factor measure of trait personality, and retrospectively reported seven situations from the previous week, giving state personality and appraisal ratings for each situation. Results indicated that: (a) trait neuroticism and extraversion predicted average levels of state neuroticism and extraversion respectively, and (b) five of the examined appraisal dimensions predicted one, or both of the state neuroticism and extraversion personality domains. However, trait personality did not moderate the relationship between appraisals and state personality. It is concluded that appraisal dimensions of emotion may provide a useful taxonomy for quantifying and comparing situations, and predicting state personality.

Authoritative Maternal Parenting Associates With the Explicit Need for Autonomy

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-116
Author(s):  
Jonathan E. Ramsay
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Parenting Style ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Perceived Parenting ◽  
Maternal Parenting ◽  
Retrospective Design ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Paternal Parenting ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. Previous research suggests that parenting style influences the development of the needs for achievement, power, and affiliation. The present study investigated the relationship between parenting style and another important motive disposition – the need for autonomy – in a sample of Singapore university students ( N = 97, 69% female), using a cross-sectional and retrospective design. It was predicted that an authoritative perceived parenting style would relate positively to the implicit need for autonomy ( nAut), the explicit need for autonomy ( sanAut), and the congruence between these two motive dispositions. Authoritative maternal parenting was found to positively associate with sanAut, while maternal parenting was not found to associate with nAut, or with nAut/ sanAut congruence. Paternal parenting was not associated with any of the dependent variables.

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