The Role of Peer Support, Superior Support, Training Self-Efficacy, Training Needs and Opportunity to Use on Readiness to Participate in Training Among Civil Servants in Nigeria

The purpose of this research is to test the mediation effect of self-efficacy on college student's perception of teacher autonomy support and students' deep learning, and whether the peer support perceived by students can moderate the relationship between perceived teacher autonomy support and deep learning. A survey of 1,800 college students from a provincial undergraduate normal university in Guizhou Province in China was conducted through the revised Perceived Teacher Autonomy Support Scale, Deep Learning Scale, Self-Efficacy Scale, and Perceived Peer Support Scale (Mean age = 21 years old, SD = 1.34). Data use SPSS23.0, AMOS22.0 for descriptive analysis and correlation analysis, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), moderation effect, and mediation effect analysis. The research results show that after controlling for gender, major, and grade, self-efficacy partially moderates the connection between perceived teacher autonomy support and deep learning of college students. Moreover, perceived peer support mediates the relationship between perceived teacher autonomy support and students' self-efficacy.

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Predictive Role of Boredom Proneness and Self-Efficacy on Perceived Stress among Civil Servants Working from Home during COVID-19 Lockdown

10.31219/osf.io/58ntg ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Taofeeq A. Olaigbe ◽

Dare A. Fagbenro ◽

Kolawole S. Adebisi

Keyword(s):

Perceived Stress ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Civil Servants ◽

Intervention Programme ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Working From Home ◽

Predictive Role ◽

Boredom Proneness

The study investigates the predictive role of boredom proneness and self-efficacy on perceived stress among civil servants working from home during COVID-19 lockdown in Ibadan metropolis. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey using an anonymous online questionnaire to collect data from respondents. A snowball sampling technique was employed to recruit 206 participants (136 males and 70 females) with a mean age of 42.11 (SD of 4.12) recruited from Ibadan metropolis. Data were analyzed using hierarchical multiple regression analysis and t-test for independent sample. Result showed that boredom proneness and self-efficacy jointly predicted perceived stress (R2=0.21, F(2, 203) = 30.54, p < .01).Finally, there was no gender difference in perceived stress among civil servants [t(204) = -1.37, p>.05]. Based on these findings, the study concluded that boredom proneness and self-efficacy are determinants of perceived stress among civil servants during COVID-19 lockdown. We therefore recommended that behavioural scientists should design intervention programme tailored toward reducing boredom proneness and boosting self-efficacy of all civil servants such that it will help reduce stress during and after COVID-19 lockdown.

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Examining the Role of Peer Support on Work Experiences for Young Women With Disabilities

Journal of Career Development ◽

10.1177/0894845321991647 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 089484532199164

Author(s):

Kara A. Hirano ◽

Atika Khurana ◽

Lauren Lindstrom ◽

David DeGarmo

Keyword(s):

Peer Support ◽

Young Women ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Outcome Expectations ◽

Career Goals ◽

Work Experiences ◽

Regression Analyses ◽

Special Education Services

This study examined the protective effect of perceived peer support on involvement in work experiences in a sample of 366 young women receiving special education services in 26 high schools. Career self-efficacy and career outcome expectations are well-established predictors of behaviors aimed at achieving career goals, such as obtaining work experiences. Hence, we also evaluated their role as mediators of the hypothesized effect of perceived peer support on work experiences. Regression analyses (accounting for clustering within schools) revealed that perceived peer support had an indirect effect on work experiences, with the effect being channeled through career self-efficacy, but not through career outcome expectations. Although perceived peer support was significantly associated with career self-efficacy and career outcome expectations, only career self-efficacy predicted work experiences at follow-up. Our findings suggest that perceived peer support, a relatively malleable factor, can promote career self-efficacy and career outcomes for this population.

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Reducing Prejudice Through Narratives

Journal of Media Psychology Theories Methods and Applications ◽

10.1027/1864-1105/a000249 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 31 (4) ◽

pp. 185-195 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Emily Moyer-Gusé ◽

Katherine R. Dale ◽

Michelle Ortiz

Keyword(s):

Intergroup Relations ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Intergroup Contact ◽

Contact Hypothesis ◽

Muslim Americans ◽

Intergroup Anxiety ◽

Intergroup Interactions

Abstract. Recent extensions to the contact hypothesis reveal that different forms of contact, such as mediated intergroup contact, can reduce intergroup anxiety and improve attitudes toward the outgroup. This study draws on existing research to further consider the role of identification with an ingroup character within a narrative depicting intergroup contact between Muslim and non-Muslim Americans. Results reveal that identification with the non-Muslim (ingroup) model facilitated liking the Muslim (outgroup) model, which reduced prejudice toward Muslims more generally. Identification with the ingroup model also increased conversational self-efficacy and reduced anxiety about future intergroup interactions – both important aspects of improving intergroup relations.

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