The Role of Training, Democratization, and Self-Actualization in Addressing Employee Burnout

The objective of this study is to investigate in depth the factors that can reduce the effect of employee burnout in Egypt. From the literature review, the variables of perception of employee development programs (IV1), time spent on employee development programs (IV2), self-actualization (IV3), and workplace democratization (IV4) were identified. To study these variables on employee burnout, SEKEM, a company in Egypt known for its innovative application of human development initiatives, was selected as a case study from Egypt. A single cross-sectional analysis of the employees of the company was used and data was collected with a questionnaire using a 7-level scale.The results were then analyzed with a principal component analysis, Cronbach’s alpha, and Spearman’s rank correlation.The results confirmed the validity and inter-reliability of the model as well as showed the significant negative relationship between both IV1 & IV3 and between employee burnout. IV2 and IV4 were not found to be significantly related to employee burnout.The significance of the research is that few studies in Egypt are made on the issue of employee burnout, and the study of SEKEM provides a rare insight into the application of such concepts.

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A proposed model for the role of fear of intimacy and social support in behavioral activation: a cross-sectional analysis

Current Psychology ◽

10.1007/s12144-021-01766-9 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Daniel W. M. Maitland ◽

Elizabeth C. Neilson

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Behavioral Activation ◽

Fear Of Intimacy ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Cross Sectional Analysis ◽

Proposed Model ◽

Sectional Analysis

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The Teacher Behavior Checklist: The Mediation Role of Teacher Behaviors in the Relationship Between the Students’ Importance of Teacher Behaviors and Students’ Effort

Teaching of Psychology ◽

10.1177/0098628320979896 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 009862832097989

Author(s):

Michael T. Geier

Keyword(s):

Critical Thinking ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

Teacher Behavior ◽

Teacher Behaviors ◽

Stepwise Multiple Linear Regression ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Relationship ◽

Teaching Implications

Background: Previous research suggests a relationship between teacher behaviors and students’ effort. However, it is not clear what role the students’ expectations (i.e., importance of teacher behaviors) play in this relationship. Objective: Utilizing the teacher behavior checklist, this study sought to investigate whether teacher behaviors mediate the relationship between the importance students set on teacher behaviors and students’ effort. Further, the study explored which specific behaviors influence students’ effort. Method: Cross-sectional survey data were analyzed ( N = 159) using mediation analysis and stepwise multiple linear regression. Results: There was evidence that teacher behaviors mediate the relationship between the importance students set on teacher behaviors and students’ effort. Four of the 28 teacher behaviors had a significant relationship to students’ effort: creative and interesting, enthusiastic about teaching, happy/positive/humorous, and promotes critical thinking. Conclusion: Knowing students’ expectations (i.e., the importance of teacher behaviors) is essential to increasing students’ effort. Teaching Implications: Happy/positive/humorous had a negative relationship with students’ effort, while creative and interesting, enthusiastic about teaching, and promotes critical thinking showed a positive relationship with students’ effort.

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The moderating role of parental smoking on their children's attitudes toward smoking among a predominantly minority sample: a cross-sectional analysis

Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy ◽

10.1186/1747-597x-3-18 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Anna V Wilkinson ◽

Sanjay Shete ◽

Alexander V Prokhorov

Keyword(s):

Parental Smoking ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Cross Sectional Analysis ◽

Predominantly Minority ◽

Children's Attitudes ◽

Attitudes Toward Smoking ◽

Sectional Analysis ◽

Moderating Role

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Science, healthcare system, and government effectiveness perception and COVID-19 vaccination acceptance and hesitancy in a global sample: an analytical cross-sectional analysis

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049716 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (11) ◽

pp. e049716

Author(s):

Timothy D Dye ◽

Monica Barbosu ◽

Shazia Siddiqi ◽

José G Pérez Ramos ◽

Hannah Murphy ◽

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Keyword(s):

Language Processing ◽

Public Perception ◽

Strong Predictor ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Amazon Mechanical Turk ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Vaccine Acceptance ◽

Vaccination Acceptance ◽

Sectional Analysis

BackgroundDeterminants of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance are complex; how perceptions of the effectiveness of science, healthcare and government impact personal COVID-19 vaccine acceptance is unclear, despite all three domains providing critical roles in development, funding and provision, and distribution of COVID-19 vaccine.ObjectiveTo estimate impact of perception of science, healthcare systems, and government along with sociodemographic, psychosocial, and cultural characteristics on vaccine acceptance.DesignWe conducted a global nested analytical cross-sectional study of how the perceptions of healthcare, government and science systems have impacted COVID-19 on vaccine acceptance.SettingGlobal Facebook, Instagram and Amazon Mechanical Turk (mTurk) users from 173 countries.Participants7411 people aged 18 years or over, and able to read English, Spanish, Italian, or French.MeasurementsWe used Χ2 analysis and logistic regression-derived adjusted Odds Ratios (aORs) and 95% CIs to evaluate the relationship between effectiveness perceptions and vaccine acceptance controlling for other factors. We used natural language processing and thematic analysis to analyse the role of vaccine-related narratives in open-ended explanations of effectiveness.ResultsAfter controlling for confounding, attitude toward science was a strong predictor of vaccine acceptance, more so than other attitudes, demographic, psychosocial or COVID-19-related variables (aOR: 2.1; 95% CI: 1.8 to 2.5). The rationale for science effectiveness was dominated by vaccine narratives, which were uncommon in other domains.LimitationsThis study did not include participants from countries where Facebook and Amazon mTurk are not available, and vaccine acceptance reflected intention rather than actual behaviour.ConclusionsAs our findings show, vaccine-related issues dominate public perception of science’s impact around COVID-19, and this perception of science relates strongly to the decision to obtain vaccination once available.

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Will Musculoskeletal Conditions of Shoulder Affect the Hand Function and Hand-Eye Coordination? A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Rheumatic Diseases and Treatment Journal ◽

10.33805/2694-2216.106 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 17-20

Author(s):

Senthil Kumar B ◽

Subbaiah S ◽

Arunachalam Ramachandran ◽

Mohammad Sidiq ◽

Mahendra Yadav ◽

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Keyword(s):

Shoulder Pain ◽

Negative Correlation ◽

Hand Function ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

Rank Correlation ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Shoulder Pathology ◽

Hand Eye Coordination ◽

Spearman Rank Correlation Analysis ◽

Sectional Analysis

Objective: To analyze the Hand Function (HF) and Hand-Eye Coordination (HEC) among subjects with shoulder conditions resulting in pain and disability. Methodology: In these cross-sectional 47 subjects with selected shoulder pathology between 30 to 60 years participated. Shoulder pathology was measured in terms of pain and disability using the SPADI scale. These values were correlated with Purdue pegboard and Balloon tossing task and Wall Ball Bounce task. Results: Spearman rank correlation analysis of SPADI pain component revealed that there was a negative correlation with HF (R= -0.596, p<0.001), but there was significant correlation with HEC1 (R= -0.260, p= 0.078) and HEC2 (R= -0.217, p= -0.144). Though there was no correlation a negative relationship was observed between the variables. In the correlation of SPADI disability component there was a perfect negative correlation with HF (R= -0.870, p<0.001), with HEC1 (R= -0.588, p<0.001) and HEC2 (R= -0.541, p<0.001). Conclusion: This study concludes that shoulder pain negatively influences the Hand Function, whereas the shoulder disability negatively influences both Hand Function and Hand-Eye Coordination. The therapist should consider assessing and treating HF and HEC in patients with shoulder pain and disability in the future.

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ARE ISLAMIC STOCKS LESS EXPOSED TO SENTIMENT-BASED MISPRICING THAN NON-ISLAMIC ONES? EVIDENCE FROM THE INDONESIAN STOCK EXCHANGE

Journal of Islamic Monetary Economics and Finance ◽

10.21098/jimf.v7i1.1319 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Rizqi Umar Al Hashfi ◽

Ahmad Maulin Naufa ◽

U’um Munawaroh

Keyword(s):

Capital Market ◽

Stock Exchange ◽

Investor Sentiment ◽

Principal Component ◽

Equation Model ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Stock Mispricing ◽

Time Invariant ◽

Islamic Values

The aim of this research is to verify the role of Islamic value in stock mispricing in the Indonesian capital market. Empirically, high investor sentiment can lead to mispricing on equity appraisal. When investors feel excessively optimistic about their valuation, equity will be overpriced, or vice versa. The presence of Islamic values, such as the prohibition of interest, speculative and uncertain transactions, and excessive leverage, arguably reduce sentiment-based mispricing. Daily and cross-sectional market data were employed. In addition, principal component analysis was conducted to construct a firm-specific investor sentiment variable. With regard to the method, the Hausman-Taylor (H-T) approach was used to deal with heterogeneity, endogeneity, and the time-invariant variable in Fama-MacBeth regression. The results show that our baseline analysis confirms the mispricing of overall stocks. However, Islamic stocks are less exposed to sentiment-based mispricing than their non-Islamic counterparts. The results are consistent with our robustness test, in which we estimate the equation model across industry and portfolio. Finally, our findings imply various insights for both investors and policymakers.

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Strategic human resource practices, emotional exhaustion and OCB: the mediator role of person-organization fit

Journal of Organizational Effectiveness People and Performance ◽

10.1108/joepp-04-2020-0056 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 275-295

Author(s):

Francis Kasekende ◽

Sentrine Nasiima ◽

Sam Omuudu Otengei

Keyword(s):

Emotional Exhaustion ◽

Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽

Manufacturing Sector ◽

Employee Development ◽

Citizenship Behavior ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Content Type ◽

Mediator Role ◽

Person Organization Fit

PurposeThe paper examines the mediator role of person-organization fit on the relationships between reward management, employee training, emotional exhaustion and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) among employees in the manufacturing sector in Uganda.Design/methodology/approachThe study took a cross-sectional descriptive and analytical design. Using a sample of 380 respondents, data were obtained in two studies, the 2nd study being carried out after 8 months from the 1st. Using statistical program for social scientists (SPSS) and analysis of moment structures (AMOS), six hypotheses were tested and analyzed.FindingsResults indicate that employee development and person-organization fit were significant predictors of OCB. The influence of Reward Management and Emotional Exhaustion on OCB was inconclusive since in the 1st study it was positive and significant while non-significant in the 2nd study. Person-organization fit emerged as a full mediator of the Reward Management, Emotional Exhaustion–OCB relationships; and a partial mediator of the Employee Development–OCB relationship.Practical implicationsManufacturing firms will be able to implement HR policies and practices that are relevant for increased employee exhibition of extra role activities. They will be able to adhere to efforts that increase person-organization fit in order to reduce emotional exhaustion for OCB exhibition.Originality/valueThe study demonstrates that person-organization fit acts as a conduit for the translation of all the inputs of reward management and employee exhaustion and, part of the inputs of employee development into increased worker exhibition of extra role activities.

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Further Observation on Study Difficulty in University Students Including ‘Syllabus-Boundness’

The British Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1192/bjp.129.6.598 ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 129 (6) ◽

pp. 598-603 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

C. J. Lucas ◽

Sidney Grown ◽

Peter Stringer ◽

Saradha Supramaniam

Keyword(s):

Principal Component Analysis ◽

Academic Success ◽

University Students ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

Principal Component ◽

The Other ◽

Control Group ◽

Psychiatric Symptomatology ◽

Significant Negative Relationship ◽

Seeking Help

SummaryThe UCLS questionnaire, in a form modified to include a measure of syllabus-boundness, and a questionnaire to measure psychiatric symptomatology (the MHQ) were administered to two groups of students, one seeking help for emotional problems, the other a control group. Groups were compared on tests, test findings were inter-correlated, and scores were related to academic success. The UCLSQ is confirmed as a reliable research instrument. Principal component analysis again indicates a separation of psychoneurotic and motivational components of study difficulty. Syllabus-boundness (‘Sylbism’) emerges as a relatively independent trait, with a significant negative relationship to work satisfaction in both groups. MHQ, scores again show a positive correlation between phobic anxiety and academic attainment for patients.

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