scholarly journals Mediating Role of Interpersonal Relationships in the Effect of Emotional Competence on Prosocial Behavior among Adolescents in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-144
Author(s):  
Pit-Wan Pung ◽  
Doh Hian Koh ◽  
Soon Aun Tan ◽  
Ming Hui Yap
Keyword(s):  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Emotional Competence ◽  
Interpersonal Relationship ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Multistage Cluster Sampling ◽  
The Relationship

Prosocial behavior has been regarded as a necessity for a society to function well. The present study aimed to examine the relationship between emotional competence, interpersonal relationship, and prosocial behavior among 496 school-going adolescents in Malaysia. The subjects were selected using Multistage Cluster Sampling method. Profile of Emotional Competence, Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment Scale, and Strength and Difficulties Questionnaires were used to measure emotional competence, interpersonal relationship with peers, and adolescents’ prosocial behavior respectively. The results showed significant positive relationships among emotional competence, interpersonal relationship with peers, and prosocial behavior. Further analysis revealed that adolescents who reported having higher emotional competence tend to have better interpersonal relationships with peers which in turn led to higher involvement in prosocial behavior. Emotional competence and interpersonal relationship with peers are thus established as two important factors to promote prosocial behavior among adolescents.

scholarly journals Emotional Competence Mediates the Relationship between Communication Problems and Reactive Externalizing Problems in Children with and without Developmental Language Disorder: A Longitudinal Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (16) ◽  
pp. 6008
Author(s):  
Neeltje P. van den Bedem ◽  
Julie E. Dockrell ◽  
Petra M. van Alphen ◽  
Carolien Rieffe
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Recognition ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Language Disorder ◽  
Emotional Competence ◽  
Reactive Aggression ◽  
Developmental Language Disorder ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Communication Problems ◽  
The Relationship

Language problems are a risk factor for externalizing problems, but the developmental path remains unclear. Emotional competence may mediate the relationship, especially when externalizing problems are reactive in nature, such as in Oppositional Deviant Disorder (ODD) and reactive aggression. We examined the development of reactive and proactive externalizing problems in children with (n = 98) and without (n = 156) Developmental Language Disorder (DLD; age: 8–16 years) over 18 months. Relationships with communicative risk factors (structural, pragmatic and emotion communication) and the mediating role of emotional competence (emotion recognition and anger dysregulation) were examined. Multi-level analyses showed that increasing emotion recognition and decreasing anger dysregulation were longitudinally related to decreasing ODD symptoms in both groups, whereas anger dysregulation was related to more reactive aggression in children with DLD alone. Pragmatic and emotion communication problems were related to more reactive externalizing problems, but these relationships were mediated by emotional competence, suggesting that problems in emotional competence explain the communication problems of children with DLD. Therefore, in addition to interventions for communication skills, there is a need to address the emotional competence of children with DLD, as this decreases the risk for reactive externalizing problems.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Childhood Traumas with Social Appearance Anxiety and Symptoms of Body Dysmorphic Disorder: The Mediating Role of Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance

2021 ◽  
Vol In Press (In Press) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mana Goodarzi ◽  
Mohammad Noori ◽  
Maryam Aslzakerlighvan ◽  
Imaneh Abasi
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Body Dysmorphic Disorder ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Appearance Anxiety ◽  
Sociocultural Attitudes ◽  
Social Appearance Anxiety ◽  
Childhood Traumas ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Attitudes Toward Appearance

Background: Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) and social anxiety are two concepts related to body dissatisfaction. These concepts have been linked to sociocultural attitudes to appearances and painful experiences in interpersonal relationships. Objectives: The present study examines the relationship between childhood traumas with social appearance anxiety (SAA) and BDD through the mediating role of sociocultural attitudes toward appearance (SATA). Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 415 university students in Tehran, Iran using the convenience sampling method in 2019 - 2020. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 24 and Amos version 21 software. Results: According to our results, while childhood traumas were not directly related to BDD (β = 0.059; SE = 0.31), SAA seemed to play a statistically significant mediating role (β = 0.17; SE = 0.005). Moreover, childhood trauma was related to SAA both directly (β = 0.24; SE = 0.001) and through the mediating role of SATA. In addition, SATA (β = 0.17; SE = 0.005) significantly predicted BDD (β = 0.27, P < 0.001). The assumed model was in good fit with the acquired data (CFI = 0.97, GFI = 0.95, NFI = 0.94, RMSEA = 0.046). Conclusions: Children who have had traumatic experiences may experience anxiety and self-doubt. Thus, childhood traumas are ostensibly related to signs of BDD and SAA through the mediation of sociocultural attitudes. Childhood traumas can also predict susceptibility to rejection in interpersonal relationships. However, no results have been found to mediate rejection sensitivity concerning trauma with BDD and SAA.

scholarly journals Relationship between Dissociative Experiences and Schizotypal Personality Traits: Mediating Role of Inferential Confusion

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akram Ghorbali ◽  
Mohammad Reza Shaeiri ◽  
Mohammad Gholami Fesharaki
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Schizotypal Personality ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Dissociative Experiences ◽  
Inferential Confusion ◽  
The Relationship

Objective: Previous research has shown a relationship between schizotypal personality traits and dissociative tendencies. The Inference-Based Approach (IBA) can explain this relationship to some extent. Purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of inferential confusion in relation to dissociative experiences and schizotypal personality traits. Method: A total of 341 students from Shahed University participated in this cross-sectional study. Sampling was conducted randomly by the cluster sampling method. Data were collected using the Inferential Confusion Questionnaire (ICQ-EV), Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire-Brief (SPQ-B), and Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES-II). Data were analyzed using SPSS-22 software based on statistical methods including Pearson correlation, Baron and Kenny hierarchical regression and the Sobel test. Results: There were significant positive relationships between dissociative experiences, schizotypal personality traits, and inferential confusion (P < 0.01). Findings showed that inferential confusion mediates the relationship between dissociative experiences and schizotypal personality traits (β = 0.29; P < 0.001). Conclusion: According to the obtained results, the present study, considering role of inferential confusion, succeeded in explaining the relationship between dissociative experiences and schizotypal personality traits to some extent

scholarly journals Ethical Leadership and Young University Teachers’ Work Engagement: A Moderated Mediation Model

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianji Zeng ◽  
Guangyi Xu
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Organizational Trust ◽  
Interpersonal Relationship ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Young Teachers

This paper aims to examine the mediating role of organizational trust in the relationship between ethical leadership and young teachers’ work engagement, and the moderating effect of supervisor–subordinate (S–S) guanxi. S–S guanxi is a special interpersonal relationship in Chinese organizations. The sample in this study comprises 205 young teachers from 15 Chinese universities. The results reveal that organizational trust mediates the relationship between ethical leadership and young teachers’ work engagement. Moreover, S–S guanxi strengthens the positive relationship between organizational trust and young teachers’ work engagement, and the indirect effect of ethical leadership on young teachers’ work engagement through organizational trust. Based upon these findings, several theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

scholarly journals Expressed Emotion and Hallucination Proneness: The Mediating Role of Metacognitive Beliefs

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-24
Author(s):  
Usha Barahmand ◽  
Ruhollah Heydari Sheikhahmad
Keyword(s):  
Expressed Emotion ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Negative Beliefs ◽  
Metacognitive Beliefs ◽  
Expressed Emotions ◽  
The Relationship

This study was designed to examine the mediating role of meta-cognitions in the relationship between perceived expressed emotions and hallucination proneness in a non-clinical sample. The study sample (n = 432 university students) was selected through a stratified cluster sampling procedure and measures of perceived expressed emotions, metacognitive beliefs and hallucination proneness were administered. Two dimensions of expressed emotion, perceived irritability and perceived intrusion, and two metacognitive beliefs, beliefs about uncontrollability and danger and beliefs about cognitive confidence were found to be associated with hallucination proneness. However, only negative beliefs about uncontrollability of thoughts mediated the relationship between perceived intrusiveness and hallucination proneness. Findings imply the experience of real or perceived parental intrusiveness may activate negative beliefs about thoughts concerning uncontrollability and danger, which in turn, leads to hallucinatory experiences as a coping strategy and contributes to the persistence of real or perceived career intrusiveness.International Journal of Life Sciences 10 (1) : 2016; 17-24

scholarly journals Service Quality, Mediation Effect of Customer Satisfaction, Customer Loyalty, and Moderating Role of Interpersonal Relationship: Case of Four-Star Hotels in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Seyedhossein Nikou ◽  
Mohsen Malekalketab Khiabani
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Interpersonal Relationship ◽  
Service Industries ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

The importance and prominent role of service quality in service industries are inevitable. Previous scholars have investigated relationships among service quality, customer satisfaction, and customer loyalty with fundamental theories in this research era, as proposed in marketing and psychological behavior.  Ergo, their consistencies have been supported by theoretical justification. This research paper aims to determine the effect of service quality on customer loyalty directly and through the mediating role of customer satisfaction and the moderating role of interpersonal relationships in the four-star hotels located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This research's developed model consists of four latent variables: service quality, customer satisfaction, interpersonal relationship, and customer loyalty. A quantitative approach through the distribution of 550 questionnaires with a response rate of 69.81 percent was taken. Collected data were processed via IBMSPSSAMOS software. Firstly, reliability and factor analysis in order to ensure normality of the collected data, adequacy of sample size were run. Secondly, utilizing structural equation modeling (SEM) via analysis of moment structure (AMOS) program. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) with a two-step strategy was run to hypotheses testing. Thirdly, hierarchical regression analyses were conducted for testing the moderating role of interpersonal relationships. Findings supported the notion that service quality has a positive and direct impact on customer satisfaction and loyalty. Customer satisfaction mediates the relationship between service quality and customer loyalty. Finally, interpersonal relationship moderates the relationship between service quality and customer satisfaction positively. Consequently, the interpersonal relationship moderates the relationship between customer satisfaction and customer loyalty positively. This research's originality and value are for academics, practitioners, and managers in service industries, especially hospitality industries and exclusively managers in the four-star hotels in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

scholarly journals Asian “Guan” Parenting and Life Satisfaction Among Adolescents in Malaysia: The Mediating Role of Filial Piety

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarvarubini Nainee ◽  
Soon-Aun Tan ◽  
Chee-Seng Tan ◽  
Su-Wan Gan ◽  
Jo-Pei Tan
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Filial Piety ◽  
Psychological Control ◽  
Underlying Mechanism ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship

Literature on adolescent development has shown that parenting practices have positive relationships with adolescents’ life satisfaction. Adolescents’ life satisfaction improves when they have parents low in psychological control who uphold reciprocal self-disclosure in their communication. Guan parenting was found to correlate positively with adolescents’ development. Therefore, it is methodologically important to replicate the investigation on the relationship between adolescents’ life satisfaction and Guan parenting. Literature suggests that filial piety is shaped by parenting practices and adolescents who perceived intense parental concern, care, and involvement tend to uphold filial piety and express gratitude toward parents which may promote the adolescents’ life satisfaction. In this study, mediation analysis was done to elucidate the relationship among parents’ guan parenting style, filial piety, and life satisfaction on 606 adolescents (Mage=15.07; SDage=1.03; 52.1% females) in Malaysia. The adolescents were sampled through cluster sampling, and data were collected using self-administered questionnaires. The results showed positive relationship between paternal and maternal guan parenting with filial piety and adolescents’ life satisfaction. Greater parents’ filial piety was linked to higher life satisfaction among adolescents. Findings from the mediation models indicated the association among guan parenting with filial piety, gratitude toward parents, and higher life satisfaction. The findings also offered empirical evidence to the underlying mechanism of how guan parenting could affect adolescent life satisfaction via the mediating role of filial piety. The findings also supported the importance of culture-infused parenting in inculcating adolescents’ filial piety besides establishing its link to life satisfaction in Asian families.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Personality Traits and Behavioral Problems among Adolescents in Malaysia

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tin Zhi Ling ◽  
Jessemine Khoo Ai Pheng ◽  
Wong Wan Sin ◽  
Tan Soon-Aun
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Multistage Cluster Sampling ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing

The increased rates of behavioral problems among adolescents are alarming in Malaysia. Previous studies indicated that individuals’ personality traits may contribute to the engagement of behavioral problems among adolescents. However, there are still limited published researches in Malaysia context. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the effect of personality traits on internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems among adolescents in Malaysia. There were 480 school-going adolescents aged between 13 to 17 years old, recruited by using multistage cluster sampling method from Selangor, Perak and Kedah states of Malaysia. Two instruments used in this study were Big Five Inventory (BFI), and Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). The results of the study showed that the higher the level of openness, conscientiousness, extraversion and agreeableness and the lower the level of neuroticism were linked to the low tendency in the engagement of internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems among adolescents in Malaysia. Regression analyses indicated that personality traits of neuroticism appeared to be the strongest predictor for both adolescents’ internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems. Findings of the study stressed the importance of understanding adolescents’ personality traits when studying on adolescents’ internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems. Hence, the provision of social skills and coping strategies among adolescents are necessary to promote better human development. 

scholarly journals Investigating the Mediating Role of Procrastination in the Relationship between Positive and Negative Perfectionism and Mobile Phone Addiction in Gifted Students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nader Ayadi ◽  
Saeed Pireinaladin ◽  
Mehdi Shokri ◽  
Shahriyar Dargahi ◽  
Fatemeh Zarein
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Mobile Phone Addiction ◽  
Indirect Relationship ◽  
The Relationship

Objective: Adolescence is a critical period in terms of development and education, in which there are numbers of highrisk behaviors that can negative effects on personal and educational life. One of these high-risk behaviors is mobile phone addiction that is a sociopsychological phenomenon, and the lack of control in the use of this technology by students can cause damage to various aspects of their personal and educational lives. The aim of the present study was to investigate the mediating role of procrastination in the relationship between positive and negative perfectionism and addiction to mobile phone in gifted students. Method: This was a descriptive and correlational study in which 200 gifted students from gifted students’ high school of Meshghinshahr were selected using cluster sampling in 2020. Tri-Shot Perfectionism questionnaires, Tuckman Procrastination Scale, and Savari Mobile Phone Addiction questionnaire were applied to collect data. Descriptive statistics, correlation matrix, and path analysis (Structural Model) were used to analyze data. Results: The findings revealed positive and negative perfectionism was not directly related to cell phone addiction. However, positive perfectionism through procrastination meditation had a negative and indirect relationship with mobile phone addiction (β = -0.18), and negative perfectionism through procrastination meditation had a positive and indirect relationship with mobile phone addiction (β = 0.17). In other words, procrastination is a complete mediation in the relationship between negative and positive perfectionism and cell phone addiction in students (β = 0.29). Conclusion: The results emphasized the effect of procrastination on the relationship between positive and negative perfectionism and mobile phone addiction in gifted students. Therefore, these findings can help school and rehabilitation counselors to prepare programs for reducing students' addictive and avoidant behaviors.

scholarly journals Examining the Mediating Role of Altruism in the Relationship between Empathic Tendencies, the Nature Relatedness, and Environmental Consciousness

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nudar Yurtsever ◽  
Duriye Esra Angın
Keyword(s):  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Environmental Consciousness ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Nature Relatedness ◽  
Screening Model ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Nature Relatedness Scale ◽  
The Relationship

A study was conducted using a correlational screening model to determine the mediating effect of altruism in the relationship between empathic tendencies, the nature relatedness and environmental consciousness. The participants of the study, selected via random cluster sampling design, are composed of 305 pre-school teachers working in pre-schools and kindergartens in a city located in Turkey’s Aegean region. The ‘Empathic Tendency Scale’, ‘Altruism Scale’, ‘Nature Relatedness Scale’, and ‘Environmental Consciousness Scale’ were used as data collection tools. The analyses of the sub-purposes were carried out using the PROCESS macro (Model 4) developed by Andrew Hayes using the SPSS infrastructure. When the study results were examined, the indirect effects of the empathic tendency on nature relatedness and environmental consciousness were found to be significant. Thus, altruism was the mediator for the relationship between the empathic tendency and nature relatedness (β=.13, 95% BCA CI [.08; .19]) and for the relationship between emphatic tendency and environmental consciousness (β=.36, %95 BCA CI [.18; .57]).

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