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Ji D, Cui L. Relationship Between Total Rewards Perceptions and Work Engagement Among Chinese Kindergarten Teachers: Organizational Identification as a Mediator. Front Psychol 2021; 12:648729. [PMID: 33995206 PMCID: PMC8116523 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.648729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Kindergarten teachers' engagement in work is influenced by many factors. Total rewards perceptions, as an individual's evaluation of the rewards provided by the organization, may promote work engagement when it can meet their intrinsic and extrinsic work demands. To explore the relationship between kindergarten teachers' total rewards perceptions and work engagement, and the mediating role of organizational identification, a survey was conducted among 1,014 kindergarten teachers applying the Chinese versions of the Total Rewards Perceptions Scale for Kindergarten Teacher, Kindergarten Teacher Organizational Identification Scale, and Kindergarten Teacher Work Engagement Scale. The results showed that kindergarten teachers' total rewards perceptions and its four factors were positively correlated with organizational identification and work engagement. Organizational identification was positively related to work engagement. Organizational identification partially mediated the relationship between total rewards perception and work engagement among kindergarten teachers. We discussed the result of the relationship between total rewards perceptions, organizational identification, and work engagement among Chinese kindergarten teachers.
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- Dongying Ji
- Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- College of Education, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, China
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Orabona C, Mondanelli G, Puccetti P, Grohmann U. Immune Checkpoint Molecules, Personalized Immunotherapy, and Autoimmune Diabetes. Trends Mol Med 2018; 24:931-941. [PMID: 30236470 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2018.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2018] [Revised: 08/29/2018] [Accepted: 08/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Although significant progress has been made in understanding autoimmunity, no immunotherapy to effectively halt immune-mediated destruction of β cells in type 1 diabetes (T1D) is currently available. For successful immunotherapy it will be necessary to identify novel drug targets as well as robust immunologic biomarkers to predict disease heterogeneity and patient responsiveness. Inhibition of immune checkpoint mechanisms represents a novel and effective strategy in tumor immunotherapy. Because they are fundamental to rewiring immune circuits, the underlying mechanisms could be therapeutically enhanced and used as biomarkers in T1D. We examine here current knowledge of immune checkpoint molecules in T1D. One specific immune checkpoint mechanism, namely tryptophan metabolism, may meet the need for a valid drug target and robust biomarker in the quest for effective and personalized immunotherapy in T1D.
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- Ciriana Orabona
- University of Perugia, Piazzale Gambuli 1, 06132 Perugia, Italy
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- University of Perugia, Piazzale Gambuli 1, 06132 Perugia, Italy
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- University of Perugia, Piazzale Gambuli 1, 06132 Perugia, Italy.
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Wang Y, Luo X, Mao X, Tao Y, Ran X, Zhao H, Xiong J, Li L. Gut microbiome analysis of type 2 diabetic patients from the Chinese minority ethnic groups the Uygurs and Kazaks. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0172774. [PMID: 28328990 PMCID: PMC5362050 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The gut microbiome may have an important influence on the development of diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2). To better understand the DM2 pandemic in ethnic minority groups in China, we investigated and compared the composition and richness of the gut microbiota of healthy, normal glucose tolerant (NGT) individuals and DM2 patients from two ethnic minority groups in Xinjiang, northwest China, the Uygurs and Kazaks. The conserved V6 region of the 16S rRNA gene was amplified by PCR from the isolated DNA. The amplified DNA was sequenced and analyzed. An average of 4047 high quality reads of unique tag sequences were obtained from the 40 Uygurs and Kazaks. The 3 most dominant bacterial families among all participants, both healthy and DM2 patients, were the Ruminococcaceae, Lachnospiraceae, and Enterobacteriaceae. Significant differences in intestinal microbiota were found between the NGT individuals and DM2 patients, as well as between the two ethnic groups. Our findings shed new light on the gut microbiome in relation to DM2. The differentiated microbiota data may be used for potential biomarkers for DM2 diagnosis and prevention.
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- Ye Wang
- Pharmacological Department, Basic Medicine College, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- Pharmacological Department, Basic Medicine College, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- Pharmacological Department, Basic Medicine College, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- Pharmacological Department, Basic Medicine College, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- Pharmacological Department, Basic Medicine College, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- Pharmaceutical Preparation Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- Pharmacological Department, Basic Medicine College, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- Pharmacological Department, Basic Medicine College, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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