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Nong M, Wei H, Li J. Employee social media use and creativity: exploring the mediating role of psychological need satisfaction and the moderating role of conscientiousness. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-023-04521-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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Liu Y, Jiang X. Application of protection motivation theory and cultural tightness-looseness for predicting individuals' compliance with the government's recommended preventive measures during regular prevention and control of the COVID-19 pandemic in China. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1043247. [PMID: 36908448 PMCID: PMC10003346 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1043247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023] Open
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Introduction In the period of regular prevention and control of the COVID-19 pandemic, the public must continue to comply with the government's recommended preventive measures to further curb the pandemic. Based on the theories of protection motivation and cultural tightness-looseness, this study investigates individuals' compliance with the government's recommended preventive measures during this period in China. It also establishes a moderated mediation model to explore the underlying mechanisms. Methods We used structural equation modeling and latent model structural equations to analyze data from an online survey of 443 participants. Results The analysis showed that media exposure significantly predicted perceived severity, maladaptive rewards, self-efficacy, response efficacy, and response cost. Perceived severity, self-efficacy, and response efficacy were positively associated with protection motivation, which, in turn, was positively associated with individuals' compliance. Additionally, protection motivation positively affected individuals' compliance via implementation intention, and perceived cultural tightness-looseness significantly moderated the association between protection motivation and implementation intention. Discussion This study helps to better understand individuals' compliance from a theoretical perspective and provide practical advice on promoting individuals' compliance with the government's precautionary measures.
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- Yi Liu
- School of Journalism and Communication, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- School of Journalism and Communication, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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Sun S, Zhang H. Development of the Cultural Tightness-Looseness Orientation Scale for College Students. Psychol Res Behav Manag 2023; 16:665-681. [PMID: 36923298 PMCID: PMC10010131 DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s402850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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Background "The cultural tightness-looseness orientation of college students", which involves college students' cognition about tolerance for non-learning-behavior in class, strength of learning-behavior norms in class, and strength of social norms in the generalized macro-context, offers a new perspective to explain college students' psychology and behavior and could effectively promote their all-round development. However, there is severely lack of a reliable and valid instrument. Hence, we seek to develop the Cultural Tightness-Looseness Orientation Scale for College Students (CTLOS-S) in the Chinese context. Methods We firstly pooled the initial 17 measuring items of CTLOS-S through literature review and the open-ended interview. After conducting questionnaire survey among 264 college students using the initial scale, we did a series of reliability and validity tests to get the formal CTLOS-S, based on which we further administered questionnaire survey among 755 college students to check its reliability, construct validity, criterion validity, content validity, and across-gender invariance. Results The formal CTLOS-S contains 7-item subscale of tolerance orientation for non-learning-behavior in class, 4-item subscale of strength orientation of learning-behavior norms in class, and 3-item subscale of strength orientation of social norms in the generalized macro-context. The testing results of the second-stage questionnaire survey data (N = 755) demonstrate that the reliability coefficients of CTLOS-S and its three subscales are 0.85, 0.85, 0.83, and 0.76 separately, the internal 3-factor structure validity of CTLOS-S is satisfactorily acceptable with χ 2(74) = 318.76, CFI = 0.94, TLI = 0.93, RMSEA = 0.06, and SRMR = 0.04, and the content validity and criterion validity are satisfactory as the total score of CTLOS-S is positively correlated with each score of its three subscales and the total score of learning engagement scale. Besides, the 3-factor structure of CTLOS-S is invariant across gender. Conclusion The 14-item CTLOS-S we develop is a reliable and valid instrument for researchers to conduct quantitative studies on college students' cultural tightness-looseness orientation.
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- Shuwei Sun
- School of Mathematics and Statistics, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- Business School, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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Apps within apps: predicting government WeChat mini-program adoption from trust–risk perspective and innovation diffusion theory. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & PEOPLE 2022. [DOI: 10.1108/itp-06-2020-0415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PurposeThe WeChat mini-program is a new channel for the delivery of online and mobile services, including electronic government services. Given the distinguishing characteristics and new business model of WeChat mini-programs, additional studies of mini-program-based government services are warranted. The purpose of this paper is to identify the factors that determine user adoption and usage of government WeChat mini-programs (GWMPs).Design/methodology/approachAn empirical study was conducted through an online survey of Chinese GWMPs users. The proposed model was tested by analyzing the collected data using the covariance-based structural equation modeling approach.FindingsThe findings show that trust in government, trust in WeChat, trust in GWMPs and perceived convenience have significant effects on the usage of GWMPs.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the understanding of the GWMPs and mini-program-based government phenomenon. Theoretical implications for future e-government research as well as practical suggestions for GWMPs operators are also discussed.
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Magnifying work outcomes: Cultural tightness-looseness ameliorates the connection of university autonomy-role ambiguity. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-02975-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Lu YH, Zhang H, Zhuang M, Hu M, Zhang C, Pan J, Liu P, Zhang J. Understanding regional mobility resilience and its relationship with regional culture during the COVID-19 pandemic: A pathogen-stress theory perspective. JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION 2022; 339:130621. [PMID: 35079209 PMCID: PMC8772349 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.130621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The global COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted the passenger flow. Facing the same pandemic, various regions differ in the resilience of population mobility due to differences in the regional cultural. This study uses mobile big data to quantifies regional mobility resilience of 358 cities in China. Study results reveal the differences in regional mobility resilience of cities through spatial autocorrelation analysis, and verify the effects of regional culture on mobility resilience using a panel logit regression model based on pathogen-stress theory. Spatial heterogeneity and autocorrelation in the regional mobility resilience of Chinese cities are identified through spatial analysis, which are manifested by various hot spots over time. Moreover, the panel regression results indicate that the COVID-19 pandemic has a significant negative effect on regional mobility resilience; and that the negative effect of COVID-19 on regional mobility resilience is amplified in the cities with high degrees of dialect diversity, while it is weakened in the cities with high degrees of cultural tightness (which have strict norms and punishments for deviance). This study provides theoretical implications for mobility resilience in the context of COVID-19 and advances the pathogen-stress theory. Study findings also provide practical recommendations for regions to enhance regional mobility resilience under the challenges of future public health crisis events.
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- You-Hai Lu
- School of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, P.R. China
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- School of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, P.R. China
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- School of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, P.R. China
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- School of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, P.R. China
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- School of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, P.R. China
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- School of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, P.R. China
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- School of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, P.R. China
- School of Business Administration, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, P.R. China
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- School of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, P.R. China
- Joint-college of Ningbo University and Angre University, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315201, P.R. China
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Dong X, Lian Y. The Moderating Effects of Entertainers on Public Engagement through Government Activities in Social Media During the COVID-19. TELEMATICS AND INFORMATICS 2021; 66:101746. [PMID: 34887610 PMCID: PMC8604066 DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2021.101746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Revised: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Following the onset of COVID-19 pandemic, increasing the degree of public engagement is a crucial task for governments. This study investigated the moderating effects of entertainers on public engagement through government activities during COVID-19 pandemic. The government activities were publicized through the government’s social media posts. The results showed a significant positive relationship between participation of entertainers and degree of public engagement through social media. Our findings indicated that inviting entertainers to participate could improve the effects of publicity and ease the emotional tension and anxiety among the public during a crisis. However, more attention should be paid to the choice of entertainers to maintain the legality and seriousness of government activities. These findings could help the government effectively communicate prevention policies and disseminate crisis information to the public, regardless of where they were physically located.
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- Xuefan Dong
- College of Economics and Management, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, PR China.,Research Base of Beijing Modern Manufacturing Development, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, PR China
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- School of Journalism, Communication University of China, No.1 Dingfuzhuang East Street, Beijing 100024, PR China
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Tang Z, Miller AS, Zhou Z, Warkentin M. Does government social media promote users' information security behavior towards COVID-19 scams? Cultivation effects and protective motivations. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION QUARTERLY 2021; 38:101572. [PMID: 35719729 PMCID: PMC9188430 DOI: 10.1016/j.giq.2021.101572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Revised: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Cybercriminals are taking advantage of the COVID-19 outbreak and offering COVID-19-related scams to unsuspecting people. Currently, there is a lack of studies that focus on protecting people from COVID-19-related cybercrimes. Drawing upon Cultivation Theory and Protection Motivation Theory, we develop a research model to examine the cultivation effect of government social media on peoples' information security behavior towards COVID-19 scams. We employ structural equation modeling to analyze 240 survey responses collected from social media followers of government accounts. Our results suggest that government social media account followers' participation influences their information security behavior through perceived severity, perceived vulnerability, self-efficacy, and response efficacy. Our study highlights the importance of government social media for information security management during crises.
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- Zhenya Tang
- College of Business, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, United States
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- College of Business, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, United States
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- School of Economics and Management, Tongji University, 1500 Siping Road, Shanghai, China
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- College of Business, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, United States
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Jolly PM, Van Hoof H, Chen F, Kim B, Duran ME, Navas AC, Valle JG, Pérez GM. Quantifying cultural tightness-looseness in Ecuador. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0246064. [PMID: 33513147 PMCID: PMC7845950 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Cultural tightness-looseness represents the degree to which a particular culture possesses strong behavioral norms, and the degree to which members of that culture are likely to sanction individuals who deviate from those norms. While tightness-looseness has been quantified for a large and growing number of countries around the world, there are many countries where a tightness-looseness score has yet to be determined, thus impeding the inclusion of those countries in cross-cultural research with a tightness-looseness focus. There is a dearth of research on cultural tightness-looseness in South America in particular. We report results from a national survey of 1,265 Ecuadorian residents which provided quantification of the relatively tight culture of Ecuador.
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- Phillip M. Jolly
- School of Hospitality Management, College of Health and Human Development, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- School of Hospitality Management, College of Health and Human Development, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- School of Hospitality Management, College of Health and Human Development, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, University of Surrey, Guildford, England, United Kingdom
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Understanding user-to-User interaction on government microblogs: An exponential random graph model with the homophily and emotional effect. Inf Process Manag 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ipm.2020.102229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Singh P, Dwivedi YK, Kahlon KS, Pathania A, Sawhney RS. Can twitter analytics predict election outcome? An insight from 2017 Punjab assembly elections. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION QUARTERLY 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.giq.2019.101444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Lima MSM, Delen D. Predicting and explaining corruption across countries: A machine learning approach. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION QUARTERLY 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.giq.2019.101407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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