Influence of Transformational Leadership on Job Performance: Employee Work Engagement as Test Mediation

<p>The study aims at investigating of this study is to examine how the effect of transformational leadership on job performance by mediating employee work engagement on employees of the Human Capital and Facility Management division of PT. XL Axiata, Tbk. Jakarta. The data were collected from 58 employees Facility division of Human Capital Management PT. XL Axiata Tbk. Jakarta. For the serial analysis, SPSS macro process was utilized to test the proposed hypothesis model. Results provide evidence that follower employee work engagement mediates the relationship between perceived transformational leadership and job performance. By better understanding how leaders build engagement and drive performance in regard to a specific task, organizations can take advantage of the influence that leaders have on everyday interactions in workplace. Therefore, in this study more developed the psychological profile of effective leaders, especially the communications industry, management researchers must explore work involvement and people's orientation. </p>

Examining the Relationship between Preference for Solitude and Subjective Well-Being Among Japanese Older Adults

Background and Objectives Focusing on the fact that older adults with positive emotions tend to spend time alone, this study aimed to examine the relationship between preference for solitude and subjective well-being among older adults. In Study 1, we developed a revised version of the Preference for Solitude Scale with a three-factor structure, unlike the single-factor structure of the original scale. In Study 2, we examined the relationship between preference for solitude and subjective well-being using the revised scale. Research Design and Methods We conducted an Internet survey with 210 older adults in Study 1 to develop a revised Japanese scale. In Study 2, to address the possible research method bias in Study 1, we conducted a mail survey with 276 older adults. We examined the replicability of Study 1, confirming metric invariance through multi-group analysis and hypothesis model through path analysis. Results The results of the path analysis indicated that “Productivity during solitude” (Factor 3) was positively related with positive affect and life satisfaction, and “Enjoyment of solitude” (Factor 2) was negatively related with negative affect. However, the results of the mediation analysis suggested that preference for solitude was also related to loneliness, and the indirect effect of preference for solitude on well-being was negative. Discussion and Implications “Enjoyment of solitude” and “Productivity during solitude” were related to maintaining subjective well-being among older adults, although the effects were marginal. The impact of preference for solitude was mixed in enhancing and decreasing subjective well-being.

A transdiagnostic model of low self-esteem: pathway analysis in a heterogeneous clinical sample

Background: Low self-esteem (LSE) has been associated with several psychiatric disorders, and is presumably influenced by transdiagnostic factors. Our study was based both on investigations of the relationship between depression and LSE (vulnerability, scar, reciprocal models) and on theories of cognitive factors contributing to the development and maintenance of LSE, such as Melanie Fennell’s model, the catalyst model and the Self-Regulatory Executive Function model. Aims: Based on the theories above, in our cross-sectional study we aimed at understanding more specifically the transdiagnostic factors that can maintain LSE in a heterogeneous clinical sample. Method: Six hundred and eleven out-patients were assessed by SCID-I and self-report questionnaires. The model was tested by structural equation modelling. Results: Based on the fit indices, the hypothesis model did not fit the data; therefore, a modified transdiagnostic model was emerged. This model made a good fit to the data [χ2 (12, n=611)=76.471, p<.001; RMSEA=.080, CFI=.950, TLI=.913] with a strong explanatory power (adj R2=.636). Severe stressful life events and depressive symptoms lead to LSE indirectly. Self-blame, perfectionism, seeking love and hopelessness have been identified as mediating factors in the relationship between depressive symptoms and LSE. Although there was a significant correlation between state-anxiety and LSE, as well as LSE and rumination, these two factors did not fit into the model. Conclusions: The new transdiagnostic model of LSE has great potential in the treatment of various mental conditions and may serve as a guide to developing more focused and more effective therapeutic interventions.

Treatment of Underlying Forms: A Bayesian Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Treatment and Person-Related Variables on Treatment Response

Purpose This meta-analysis synthesizes published studies using “treatment of underlying forms” (TUF) for sentence-level deficits in people with aphasia (PWA). The study aims were to examine group-level evidence for TUF efficacy, to characterize the effects of treatment-related variables (sentence structural family and complexity; treatment dose) in relation to the Complexity Account of Treatment Efficacy (CATE) hypothesis, and to examine the effects of person-level variables (aphasia severity, sentence comprehension impairment, and time postonset of aphasia) on TUF response. Method Data from 13 single-subject, multiple-baseline TUF studies, including 46 PWA, were analyzed. Bayesian generalized linear mixed-effects interrupted time series models were used to assess the effect of treatment-related variables on probe accuracy during baseline and treatment. The moderating influence of person-level variables on TUF response was also investigated. Results The results provide group-level evidence for TUF efficacy demonstrating increased probe accuracy during treatment compared with baseline phases. Greater amounts of TUF were associated with larger increases in accuracy, with greater gains for treated than untreated sentences. The findings revealed generalization effects for sentences that were of the same family but less complex than treated sentences. Aphasia severity may moderate TUF response, with people with milder aphasia demonstrating greater gains compared with people with more severe aphasia. Sentence comprehension performance did not moderate TUF response. Greater time postonset of aphasia was associated with smaller improvements for treated sentences but not for untreated sentences. Conclusions Our results provide generalizable group-level evidence of TUF efficacy. Treatment and generalization responses were consistent with the CATE hypothesis. Model results also identified person-level moderators of TUF (aphasia severity, time postonset of aphasia) and preliminary estimates of the effects of varying amounts of TUF for treated and untreated sentences. Taken together, these findings add to the TUF evidence and may guide future TUF treatment–candidate selection. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.16828630

Faktor-Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Buying Decision Konsumen Green Product Di Jakarta

Indonesian people are still less involved in the practice of minimizing ecosystem damage, such as not switching to using green products to reduce plastic waste. The number of green products sold in Indonesia itself is not small, but the demand is not too much. In fact, by increasing consumer purchasing decisions for green products, it can help Indonesia become a more environmentally friendly country. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of environmental consciousness, eco-label, attitude, green advertising, and price on green product consumer buying decisions. This study uses Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to analyze the hypothesis model with SmartPLS. This study used 260 samples obtained through the distribution of online questionnaires.. The results of this study indicate that environmental consciousness, attitude, and price positively and significantly affect the buying decisions of green products consumers, while eco-labels, and green advertising positively but not significantly affect the buying decisions of green products consumers.Masyarakat Indonesia masih kurang terlibat dalam praktik meminimalisir kerusakan ekosistem, seperti belum beralih menggunakan produk ramah lingkungan untuk mengurangi sampah plastik. Produk ramah lingkungan yang dijual di Indonesia sendiri jumlahnya tidak sedikit, namun peminatnya belum terlalu banyak. Padahal dengan meningkatkan keputusan pembelian konsumen terhadap green product, dapat membantu Indonesia menjadi negara yang lebih ramah lingkungan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menguji pengaruh dari environmental consciousness, eco-label, attitude, green advertising, dan price terhadap buying decision konsumen green product. Penelitian ini menggunakan Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) untuk menganalisis model hipotesis dengan SmartPLS. Penelitian ini menggunakan 260 sampel yang didapatkan melalui pedistribusian kuesioner secara online. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa environmental consciousness, attitude, dan price secara positif dan signifikan mempengaruhi buying decision konsumen green product, serta eco-label, dan green advertising secara positif namun tidak signifikan mempengaruhi buying decision konsumen green product.

Analysis Of Factors On The Issuance Of Sharia Bonds (Sukuk) And Sharia Shares On Company Performance In Jakarta Islamic Index 70

This study aims to analyze the effect of the issuance of Islamic bonds (sukuk) and the issuance of Islamic stocks on company performance in the Jakarta Islamic Index 70. The issuance of Islamic bonds and Islamic stocks is an alternative for companies to obtain a capital structure in carrying out company operations and is expected to improve the company's performance. In terms of financial performance through Return On Assets (ROA), company stakeholders optimize Islamic capital market products to increase Islamic financial inclusion. Besides, it attracts investors to invest. This study uses a quantitative descriptive method, secondary data from companies listed in the Jakarta Islamic Index 70 years 2018-2020 using a purposive sampling method with Tobin's analysis and company age into 15 samples. Testing the hypothesis model using the classic assumption test and multiple regression tests to test the market reaction to the issuance of Sukuk and Islamic shares on the issuance variable using the issuance value, the number of shares outstanding, company leverage, company size, total debt, and company managerial ownership. The research resultsstated thatReturn on Assets (ROA) was affected bythe issuance value variable and the company's leverage in 0.00192 and 0.0373. The variables of the number of outstanding shares, total debt, firm size, and managerial ownership do not affect the value of ROA. However, all variables have a significant effect on the ROA value. The result shows that the issuance of Islamic bonds and Islamic stocks affects the company's performance.

The Periphrastic Topic Structures in Chinese-English Interlanguage

Periphrastic topic structures, as Chinese-style topic structures, belong to the category of prepositional topic fronting constructions in TSVO sequences. Findings from studies on periphrastic topic structures are inconsistent and present only a fragmented understanding. Therefore, the present study is conducted to make up for the gap and aims to reveal the developmental features of periphrastic topic structures (henceforth PTS) through investigating the production and the recognition of PTSs in Chinese college English learners’ Chinese-English interlanguage. The result suggests that with advances in learners’ English proficiency levels, periphrastic topic structures diminish from the preliminary stage to the intermediate stage gradually, but present a much higher degree of fossilization at the advanced level. Theoretically, this finding may further support Yang’s findings(2008) and validate the Selective Fossilization Hypothesis model (SFH model) proposed by Han (2009).

Evaluating the Assembly Dynamics in the Human Vaginal Microbiomes With Niche-Neutral Hybrid Modeling

Using 2,733 longitudinal vaginal microbiome samples (representing local microbial communities) from 79 individuals (representing meta-communities) in the states of healthy, BV (bacterial vaginosis) and pregnancy, we assess and interpret the relative importance of stochastic forces (e.g., stochastic drifts in bacteria demography, and stochastic dispersal) vs. deterministic selection (e.g., host genome, and host physiology) in shaping the dynamics of human vaginal microbiome (HVM) diversity by an integrated analysis with multi-site neutral (MSN) and niche-neutral hybrid (NNH) modeling. It was found that, when the traditional “default” P-value = 0.05 was specified, the neutral drifts were predominant (≥50% metacommunities indistinguishable from the MSN prediction), while the niche differentiations were moderate (&lt;20% from the NNH prediction). The study also analyzed two challenging uncertainties in testing the neutral and/or niche-neutral hybrid models, i.e., lack of full model specificity – non-unique fittings of same datasets to multiple models with potentially different mechanistic assumptions – and lack of definite rules for setting the P-value thresholds (also noted as Pt-value when referring to the threshold of P-value in this article) in testing null hypothesis (model). Indeed, the two uncertainties can be interdependent, which further complicates the statistical inferences. To deal with the uncertainties, the MSN/NNH test results under a series of P-values ranged from 0.05 to 0.95 were presented. Furthermore, the influence of P-value threshold-setting on the model specificity, and the effects of woman’s health status on the neutrality level of HVM were examined. It was found that with the increase of P-value threshold from 0.05 to 0.95, the overlap (non-unique) fitting of MSN and NNH decreased from 29.1 to 1.3%, whereas the specificity (uniquely fitted to data) of MSN model was kept between 55.7 and 82.3%. Also with the rising P-value threshold, the difference between healthy and BV groups become significant. These findings suggested that traditional single P-value threshold (such as the de facto standard P-value = 0.05) might be insufficient for testing the neutral and/or niche neutral hybrid models.

The Anxiety In Facing Retirement For Indonesian National Army Soldiers

The aim of this research is to discover the correlation between anxiety level of retirement and self-adaptation, social support, years of service and age on Indonesian National Army Soldiers at Kodim (Military District Command). This research used a quantitative research method carried out on 97 soldiers at Kodim. The sampling method used cluster random sampling. This research used three measurement scales. The anxiety of retirement scale consisted of 23 items with the coefficient correlation starts from 0.377-0.653 and a reliability coefficient of 0.723. The social support scale consisted of 29 items with a coefficient correlation starts from 0.369–0.775 and a reliability coefficient of 0.936. The self-adjustment scale consisted of 40 items with a coefficient correlation starts from 0.325-0.249 and a reliability coefficient of 0.959. There are five models to be analyzed in this study, using regression analysis of two predictors and partial correlation with the assistance of SPSS version 19.0. The results of the analysis of the model 1 (social support, adjustment and anxiety), model 2 (social support, adjustment, word period and anxiety), model 3 (social support, adjustment, age and anxiety) and model 4 (social support, adjustment, age, years of service and anxiety) show a significant correlation between all variables tested. Hypothesis 1 to 4 are accepted. Meanwhile, the result of the hypothesis model 5 (years of service, age and anxiety) shows that there is no correlation between all variables tested. Fifth hypothesis is rejected.

The Structural Analysis of Virtual Social Capital for Urban Resilience in a Metropolitan Area: The case of Tokyo and Bangkok

This study clarified the structure in which virtual social capital (SC) affects the quality of life (QOL) and promotes urban resilience in a metropolitan area. It has been determined that assistance from neighboring residents and acquaintances is essential for community resilience and is considered one of the critical factors in urban systems' resilience. These social ties among residents are called SC. In today's metropolises, social ties with others are shifting from face-to-face relationships to virtual relationships. In this study, virtual SC is defined as a weak virtual network formed among people through social media, email, telephones, letters, which is less overlapped with networks formed in face-to-face networks. Also, direct communication online positively affects psychological and personal well-being (QOL). The case study in this paper examines the Tokyo metropolitan region and Bangkok metropolitan region. A web-based survey was administered among those in the younger generation who communicate daily using online tools, and 193 valid responses were collected. Structural Equation Modeling was used to analyze. This study's hypothesis model is the structure that virtual SC affects urban resilience through the quality of life. The difference in structure was identified as both ordinary time and the period of emergency declaration. Virtual SC affected urban resilience through QOL during ordinary times. On the other hand, Virtual SC directly worked towards urban resilience during the period of an emergency declaration. Moreover, the use of media with bridging actors forms rich virtual SC and improves urban resilience. Finally, some recommendations of virtual SC use for urban resilience in a metropolitan area were discussed.