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Salinger AP, Vermes E, Waid JL, Wendt AS, Dupuis SJN, Kalam MA, Kader A, Sinharoy SS. The role of self-efficacy in women's autonomy for health and nutrition decision-making in rural Bangladesh. BMC Public Health 2024; 24:338. [PMID: 38297259 PMCID: PMC10832193 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-17663-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Agency - including the sub-domains of intrinsic agency, instrumental agency, and collective agency - is a critical component of the women's empowerment process. Self-efficacy (a component of intrinsic agency) may operate as a motivational influence for women to make choices according to their own preferences or goals, such that higher self-efficacy would be associated with more autonomous decision-making (a key component of instrumental agency). METHODS We examine these relationships using mixed methods. We developed a series of decision-making autonomy indices, which captured alignment between the woman's reported and preferred roles in health and nutrition decisions. Using ordinal logistic regression, we assessed the relationship between generalized self-efficacy and decision-making autonomy. RESULTS There was a consistently positive association across all categories of decision-making, controlling for a number of individual and household-level covariates. In a sub-sample of joint decision-makers (i.e., women who reported making decisions with at least one other household member), we compared the association between generalized self-efficacy (i.e., one's overall belief in their ability to succeed) and decision-making autonomy to that of domain-specific self-efficacy (i.e., one's belief in their ability to achieve a specific goal) and decision-making autonomy. Across all decision-making categories, domain-specific self-efficacy was more strongly associated with decision-making autonomy than generalized self-efficacy. In-depth interviews provided additional context for interpretation of the regression analyses. CONCLUSIONS The results indicate the importance of the role of self-efficacy in the women's empowerment process, even in the traditionally female-controlled areas of health and nutrition decision-making. The development of the decision-making autonomy index is an important contribution to the literature in that it directly recognizes and captures the role of women's preferences regarding participation in decision-making.
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- Allison P Salinger
- Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Research Department 2, Potsdam Institute of Climate Impact Research, Member of the Leibniz Association, Potsdam, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
- Bangladesh Country Office, Helen Keller International, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Research Department 2, Potsdam Institute of Climate Impact Research, Member of the Leibniz Association, Potsdam, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- Bangladesh Country Office, Helen Keller International, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Global Health and Development Program, Laney Graduate School, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Bangladesh Country Office, Helen Keller International, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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Zarotti N, Deane KHO, Ford CEL, Simpson J. Psychosocial interventions affecting global perceptions of control in people with Parkinson's disease: a scoping review. Disabil Rehabil 2024; 46:443-452. [PMID: 36688404 DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2023.2169376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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PURPOSE Perceived control is an important construct for the psychological well-being of people affected by chronic conditions, and higher perceived control is associated with better outcomes. Psychosocial interventions have been trialled in these populations to improve both global and specific perceptions of control. However, most interventions involving people with Parkinson's have focused on single-domain forms of control, while those addressing global perceived control are yet to be reviewed. This study aimed to identify and map the types of psychosocial interventions in individuals with Parkinson's which have included forms of global perceived control as an outcome. MATERIALS AND METHODS Scoping review based on a search across MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Academic Search Ultimate. RESULTS From an initial return of 4388 citations, 12 citations were eventually included. These consisted of 8 quantitative and 4 qualitative studies, and covered 4 overarching categories of psychosocial interventions. Mixed results were found for cognitive, educational, and physical interventions, while a randomised controlled trial on mindfulness-based lifestyle programme showed more preliminary positive evidence. CONCLUSIONS Further rigorous research is required on the topic to build on these preliminary findings. In the meantime, clinicians may need to consider programmes which proved effective with populations similar to people with Parkinson's.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONPerceived control is a psychological construct important for people with chronic illnesses, which can be targeted by psychosocial interventions.This article reviewed psychosocial interventions targeting global forms of perceived control in Parkinson's.Mixed results were reported for the cognitive, educational, and physical interventions identified, while a randomised controlled trial on a mindfulness-based lifestyle programme showed more promising evidence.In the meantime, clinicians may need to consider programmes found to be effective with people with similar conditions to Parkinson's.
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- Nicolò Zarotti
- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychological Therapies, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychological Therapies, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- Division of Health Research, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
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Lu MY, Ko WH. Sustainable Preparation Behavior for Kitchen Staff in Order to Limit Food Waste. Foods 2023; 12:3028. [PMID: 37628027 PMCID: PMC10453843 DOI: 10.3390/foods12163028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2023] [Revised: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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The concepts of culinary sustainability and avoiding the waste of surplus food have become important sustainability trends today. How the handling of surplus food can be integrated into the catering industry is a topic of concern in the industry. Kitchen staff are the vital soul of any restaurant, and we intend to discuss how kitchen staff actually behave and explore factors that influence their behaviors in order to develop an implementation model for food waste prevention. Therefore, this study explored a model of ethical sustainability, professional competence, self-efficacy, sustainable food preparation objectives, and sustainable food promotion and behavior focused on limiting food waste, using structural equation modeling (SEM) to understand the relationship between various constructs. This study used a questionnaire and surveyed employees who had been employed for more than 6 months in Taiwan. From May to August 2022, 500 questionnaires were distributed; 415 valid questionnaires were retrieved, yielding a 90.2% recovery rate. According to the structural equation modeling analysis between the dimensions, ethical sustainability should have a positive influence on professional competence in food waste prevention and self-efficacy. Professional competence in food waste prevention affected self-efficacy and behavioral intentions during food preparation; self-efficacy also significantly affected behavioral intentions towards sustainable food preparation. Similarly, behavioral intention had a positive influence on promoting sustainable behaviors. There is a significant relationship between all constructs in this study. Professional competence in food waste prevention was found to be the mediating factor between ethical sustainability and behavioral intentions toward sustainable food preparation, and self-efficacy was the mediating factor between professional competence in food waste prevention and behavioral intentions toward sustainable food preparation.
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- Min-Yen Lu
- Program in Nutrition and Food Science, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242062, Taiwan
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- Department of Restaurant, Hotel and Institutional Management, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242062, Taiwan
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Peng J, Zhang J, Wang B, He Y, Lin Q, Fang P, Wu S. The relationship between sleep quality and occupational well-being in employees: The mediating role of occupational self-efficacy. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1071232. [PMID: 36777224 PMCID: PMC9911531 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1071232] [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: 10/16/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Objective This study aimed to examine the impact of sleep quality on occupational well-being in employees by primarily focusing on the mediating role of occupational self-efficacy. Methods A total of 487 junior staff completed a set of questionnaires comprised Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scale, Occupational Self-efficacy Scale, and occupational well-being measurements. Results The results revealed that both sleep quality and occupational self-efficacy were significantly correlated with occupational well-being. The structural equation modeling analysis and the bootstrap test indicated that occupational self-efficacy partially mediated the effect of poor sleep quality on occupational well-being. Discussion These findings expand upon existing research on the relationship between sleep quality and well-being among occupational workers, shed light on the correlation of poor sleep quality with occupational well-being, and are valuable in promoting the occupational well-being of employees.
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- Jiaxi Peng
- Mental Health Education Center & College of Teachers, Chengdu University, Chengdu, China
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- Xi’an Research Institute of High-Technology, Xi’an, China
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- Mental Health Education Center & College of Teachers, Chengdu University, Chengdu, China
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- Mental Health Education Center & College of Teachers, Chengdu University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Military Medical Psychology, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China,*Correspondence: Peng Fang, ✉
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- Department of Military Medical Psychology, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China,Shengjun Wu, ✉
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Chiracu A, Cosma GA, Stepan AR, Cosma MA, Corlaci I, Călugăru EDC, Voinea F, Zăvăleanu M, Burileanu HA, Avramescu T. Psychological capital, quality of life, and well-being in mother caregivers of individuals with down syndrome. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1145104. [PMID: 36895731 PMCID: PMC9989283 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1145104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023] Open
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Introduction Caused by an error in cell division that produces an additional chromosome 21, Down syndrome (DS) is one of the most common developmental disorders in the world. This study aims to analyze the relationship between psychological capital, quality of life and well-being of caregivers of individuals with Down syndrome (DS). Methods The participants were 98 caregivers (mothers, M = 52.13, SD = 11.39) of individuals with Down syndrome. The instruments used were the Psychological Capital Questionnaire (measuring self-efficacy, resilience, optimism, and hope), Quality of Life Questionnaire (including social support, general satisfaction, physical/psychological health, absence of excessive workload/free time), and Psychological Wellbeing Scale, investigating the following dimensions: self-acceptance, positive relationships with others, autonomy, environmental mastery, purpose in life, and personal growth. Results The mediation analysis showed that self-efficacy, hope, and resilience are positively associated to quality of life, and optimism is positively associated to well-being. The total effects of psychological capital on well-being are positive and significant and quality of life mediates the relationship between psychological capital and well-being. Discussion These results show that psychological capital is an important inner resource for caregivers of DS individuals and must be improved through support services, so that caregivers have a higher perception of the quality of life and implicitly of well-being.
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- Alina Chiracu
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, University of Craiova, Craiova, Romania
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- Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, University of Craiova, Craiova, Romania
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- Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, National University of Physical Education and Sports, Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Ovidius University of Constanța, Constanța, Romania
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- Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, University of Craiova, Craiova, Romania
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- Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, University of Craiova, Craiova, Romania
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- Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, University of Craiova, Craiova, Romania
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Sadus K, Göttmann J, Schubert AL. Predictors of stockpiling behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GESUNDHEITSWISSENSCHAFTEN = JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 31:1-17. [PMID: 35910092 PMCID: PMC9326167 DOI: 10.1007/s10389-022-01727-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Aim With the COVID-19 pandemic, we witnessed an increase in purchases of certain products, such as toilet paper, disinfectants, or groceries. In the present study, we examined the individual and socio-psychological determinants of stockpiling behavior. For this purpose, we defined an explanatory model based on the Health Belief Model (HBM), which includes threat perceptions, barriers and benefits, and self-efficacy beliefs as main predictors of health-related behaviors, and extended the model to include social norms. Subject and methods Participants were recruited via social media platforms and data collection was conducted via an online survey. The final sample included 861 German respondents (male = 199, female = 642, mean age = 36.76, SD = 12.38). Results Perceived barriers of stockpiling, such as financial constraints or regulations in supermarkets, turned out to be the strongest predictors of stockpiling. Regarding the role of threat perception, the perceived severity of the disease in particular was positively related to stockpiling behavior. Finally, our results suggest a significant impact of social cues, showing that descriptive normative beliefs are associated with stockpiling behavior. Conclusion Based on these findings, we propose targeted interventions to a) reduce perceived benefits of stockpiling and severity beliefs related to COVID-19, b) emphasize disadvantages of stockpiling, and c) reduce media exposure of stockpiling behavior to prevent panic buying.
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- Kathrin Sadus
- Institute of Psychology, Ruprecht Karl University Heidelberg, Hauptstraße 47–51, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Wallstraße 3, 55122 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Wallstraße 3, 55122 Mainz, Germany
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Gender differences in the mechanism of involuntary retirement affecting loneliness through vulnerability and coping resources. AGEING & SOCIETY 2022. [DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x21001914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Involuntary retirement is associated with diminished mental health. However, little is known about the mechanism that connects involuntary retirees' coping resources to their loneliness. Gender patterns in the mechanism of involuntary retirement are also unclear. This study examines gender differences in the link between involuntary retirement and loneliness through secondary stressors (material and physical vulnerability) and coping resources (social support and self-efficacy). Two-step structural equation modelling was used to examine the effects of several mediators. For both men and women, involuntary retirement was associated with increased loneliness in terms of physical vulnerability and social efficacy. We found the female involuntary retirees are facing loneliness with multiple mediating factors. The layers of experiencing loneliness among female retirees are (a) directly from involuntary retirement; (b) indirectly from involuntary retirement and secondary stressors (material vulnerability and physical vulnerability); and (c) indirectly from involuntary retirement, secondary stressors (material vulnerability and physical vulnerability) and coping resources. The specific gender differences in the complex mechanism leading to later-year loneliness among the retirees may inform the interventions and policies that mitigate the disadvantages among involuntarily retired older adults in the United States of America.
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Peng J, Zhang J, Zhou X, Wan Z, Yuan W, Gui J, Zhu X. Validation of the Occupational Self-Efficacy Scale in a Sample of Chinese Employees. Front Psychol 2021; 12:755134. [PMID: 34790152 PMCID: PMC8591042 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.755134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Occupational self-efficacy, which refers to the belief that one is competent to fulfill work-related tasks or activities, has attracted increasing attention in recent years. The six-item version of the Occupational Self-Efficacy Scale (OSS-6) is an excellent tool for evaluating occupational self-efficacy; however, there is currently no report of the reliability and validity of the OSS-6 among Chinese people. This study aimed to translate the OSS-6 into Chinese and evaluate its reliability and validity in a sample of Chinese employees. A total of 433 junior staff at several firms completed the Chinese version of the OSS-6, the General Self-Efficacy Scale, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire, the in-role performance scale, and the career calling scale. Four weeks later, 94 participants were recalled and were retested using the OSS-6. Factor analysis results supported the one-factor model of the OSS-6. Excellent internal consistency was obtained with the OSS-6. Additionally, the OSS-6 results were significantly correlated with general self-efficacy, self-esteem, job satisfaction, in-role performance, and career calling. Furthermore, occupational self-efficacy was found to partially mediate the effects of career calling on job satisfaction and in-role performance. The results of this study supported the cross-cultural consistency of the structure of the OSS-6 and showed that the Chinese version of the OSS-6 demonstrated excellent validity and reliability. Therefore, the Chinese version of the OSS-6 can be used as an assessment tool for evaluating occupational self-efficacy in future studies.
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- Jiaxi Peng
- College of Teachers, Chengdu University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Political Theory, Xi'an Research Institute of High-Technology, Xi'an, China
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- College of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Teachers, Chengdu University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Teachers, Chengdu University, Chengdu, China
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- International College of Digital Innovation, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.,College of Overseas Education, Chengdu University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Military Medical Psychology, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Cepeda R, Buelow MT, Jaggars SS, Rivera MD. "Like a Freshman Who Didn't Get a Freshman Orientation": How Transfer Student Capital, Social Support, and Self-Efficacy Intertwine in the Transfer Student Experience. Front Psychol 2021; 12:767395. [PMID: 34790156 PMCID: PMC8591191 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.767395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Community colleges and other open-access two-year campuses provide an important pathway to higher education; however, a surprisingly small proportion of these students successfully transfer to and graduate from a bachelor’s degree-granting institution. The present study examined barriers and challenges students faced as they built their sense of self-efficacy as transfer students. We conducted interviews with 65 prospective or recent transfer students, including “internal” transfers (moving from an open-access predominantly two-year campus to their university’s flagship campus) and “external” transfers (moving from a community college to the university’s most selective campus). Our results indicate that both internal and external transfer students experienced challenges in terms of obtaining accurate information about transfer (transfer student capital, or “TSC”), but these challenges were easier to overcome for internal transfers, in part due to their social support networks. While both sets of transfer students utilized social support networks as an informal source of TSC, internal transfer students reported a more extensive social support network. Gaining accurate information about transfer and being supported by members of their social networks seemed to boost self-efficacy for transfer as well as adjustment during the post-transfer experience period. Recommendations for sending and receiving institutions are provided.
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- Rebecca Cepeda
- Student Success Research Lab, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Newark, OH, United States
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- Student Success Research Lab, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Student Success Research Lab, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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Chen X, Hu J. Pathways Linking Parental Support to Adolescents' Reading Proficiency: A Social Cognitive Theory Perspective. Front Psychol 2021; 12:746608. [PMID: 34744920 PMCID: PMC8564472 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.746608] [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: 07/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Parental support is essential to children’s motivation and academic functioning. However, few studies have investigated the pathways linking perceived parental support to children’s achievement in reading during adolescence. This study aims to fill this gap by systematically investigating the relationships among perceived support from parents, adolescents’ motivational beliefs, and reading proficiency based on Bandura’s social cognitive theory. A range of motivational processes are explored, including self-efficacy, goals, and values. Using the China sample from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2018, which includes 12,058 adolescents from 361 schools, this study proposed two competing models based on different accounts of self-efficacy beliefs. Multilevel path analysis is adopted as the analytic method. The results suggest that perceived support from parents has a statistically significant but negligible relationship with adolescents’ reading proficiency. However, this relationship is mediated by nuanced pathways such as self-efficacy beliefs, mastery goal orientation, and reading enjoyment. Findings of this study provide evidence in support of the top-down theory of self-efficacy in the reading context and also contribute to a better understanding of the interactions between different motivational processes. Theoretical and practical implications of this study are discussed, and suggestions for future research are offered.
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- Xueliang Chen
- Department of Linguistics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Linguistics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Perceived Parental Care and Next-Generation Family Members’ Succession Intentions: The Sequential-Mediating Role of General Self-Efficacy and Perceived Person-Job Fit. MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION REVIEW 2021. [DOI: 10.1017/mor.2021.52] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Whereas the existing literature on the relationship between parental behavior and family business succession mainly focuses on parental behavior in the business domain, we highlight the importance of parental behavior in the family domain. Integrating attachment theory, the family business succession literature, and person-job fit literature, our study proposes a theoretical framework hypothesizing that general self-efficacy and perceived person-job fit mediate the association between perceived parental care (an underrepresented family-domain-specific parental behavior) and next-generation family members’ succession intentions. This framework is tested by data from two surveys and further verified by qualitative interviews of next-generation family members. Multivariate analysis results suggest that next-generation family members’ general self-efficacy and perceived person-job fit played a sequential-mediating role in the relationship between perceived parental care and next-generation family members’ succession intentions. Our interviews not only confirm these results but also reveal new insights, particularly into the specific Chinese context in the study of family business succession.
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Schümann M, Stein M, Tanner G, Baur C, Bamberg E. The Spillover of Socio-Moral Climate in Organizations Onto Employees' Socially Responsible Purchase Intention: The Mediating Role of Perceived Social Impact. Front Psychol 2021; 12:668399. [PMID: 34305726 PMCID: PMC8295596 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.668399] [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: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Due to the pressing environmental and social issues facing the global economic system, the role of organizations in promoting socially responsible behavior among employees warrants attention in research and practice. It has been suggested that the concept of socio-moral climate (SMC) might be particularly useful for understanding how participative organizational structures and processes shape employees’ prosocial behaviors. While SMC has been shown to be positively related to employees’ prosocial behaviors within the work context, little is known about the potential spillover effects of SMC (i.e., associations between SMC and employees’ prosocial behaviors outside the work context). The present study aims to address this gap by investigating how and why SMC is related to employees’ socially responsible purchase intention. Drawing on the relational job design framework, we argue that employees’ perceptions of their social impact may explain why SMC is positively related to responsible purchase intentions. We collected data from 492 employees working in various industries at two measurement points with a time lag of 12 months. Hypotheses were tested using path analysis, in which we controlled for the temporal stability of the study variables. The results showed that SMC was positively related to perceived social impact and socially responsible purchase intention and that perceived social impact was positively related to socially responsible purchase intention. In addition, we found a significant indirect relationship between SMC and socially responsible purchase intention through perceived social impact. The findings provide initial support for the spillover of employees’ work-related experiences onto their responsible purchase intentions within the nonwork domain. This study contributes to the literature by extending the traditional focus of SMC research on the development of moral reasoning skills to suggest that perceived social impact is an important mechanism underlying the relationship between SMC and prosocial behaviors. In terms of practical implications, this study suggests that organizational interventions designed to increase SMC may enhance employees’ perceptions of their social impact.
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- Marlies Schümann
- Department of Work and Organizational Psychology, Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Work and Organizational Psychology, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Work and Organizational Psychology, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Work and Organizational Psychology, Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Work and Organizational Psychology, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Work and Organizational Psychology, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.,Leadership Excellence Institute Zeppelin, Zeppelin University, Friedrichshafen, Germany
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- Department of Work and Organizational Psychology, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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Hu J, Quan L, Wu Y, Zhu J, Deng M, Tang S, Zhang W. Financial Self-Efficacy and General Life Satisfaction: The Sequential Mediating Role of High Standards Tendency and Investment Satisfaction. Front Psychol 2021; 12:545508. [PMID: 33815185 PMCID: PMC8009975 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.545508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Important strides have been made toward understanding the relationship between self-efficacy and life satisfaction. However, existing studies have largely focused on work and academic domains, leaving self-efficacy in the finance domain less frequently investigated. The present study applied the self-efficacy construct to the finance domain, namely “financial self-efficacy” (FSE), and tested the sequential mediating roles of high standards tendency and investment satisfaction in the relationship between FSE and general life satisfaction. A total of 323 employees from finance-related businesses completed anonymous questionnaires regarding FSE, high standards tendency, investment satisfaction, and general life satisfaction. Results indicated that FSE influenced general life satisfaction through investment satisfaction, and sequentially through high standards tendency and investment satisfaction. These results provide contributions to the current literature on life satisfaction, and positive psychology literature by shedding light on the roles of high standards tendency and investment satisfaction in the relation between FSE and general life satisfaction.
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- Jianping Hu
- Laboratory for Behavioral and Regional Finance, Guangdong University of Finance, Guangzhou, China
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- Laboratory for Behavioral and Regional Finance, Guangdong University of Finance, Guangzhou, China
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- Laboratory for Behavioral and Regional Finance, Guangdong University of Finance, Guangzhou, China
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- Laboratory for Behavioral and Regional Finance, Guangdong University of Finance, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Economics and Management, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Laboratory for Behavioral and Regional Finance, Guangdong University of Finance, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.,Center for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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The quality of international mobility experiences, general self-efficacy and job search self-efficacy: A time-lagged investigation. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-021-01394-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Schroeder AN, Bricka TM, Whitaker JH. Work design in a digitized gig economy. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT REVIEW 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2019.100692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Kelly CM, Strauss K, Arnold J, Stride C. The relationship between leisure activities and psychological resources that support a sustainable career: The role of leisure seriousness and work-leisure similarity. JOURNAL OF VOCATIONAL BEHAVIOR 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2019.103340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Discrimination, language brokering efficacy, and academic competence among adolescent language brokers. J Adolesc 2020; 79:247-257. [PMID: 32007661 DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2020.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Revised: 01/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Discrimination is detrimental for the development of ethnic minority adolescents' academic competence. To combat the negative effects of discrimination and promote academic success, it is important to understand the mechanisms underlying the association between discrimination and academic competence. Guided by the integrative model of ethnic minority children's development and the adapting cultural systems framework, this study examined whether a culture-specific factor, language brokering efficacy, mediated the relation between adolescents' perceived discrimination and their academic competence. METHOD Data were drawn form a two-wave longitudinal study of 604 Mexican American adolescent language brokers residing in and around a metropolitan city in central Texas, USA (54% female; Mage = 12.5; SD = 1.0; 75% born in the U.S.). Path analyses were conducted to answer the research questions. RESULTS The study revealed that the link between discrimination and academic competence was mediated by language brokering efficacy when translating for fathers and mothers, although the path from language brokering efficacy to academic competence was stronger when brokering for mothers. CONCLUSIONS The results highlight the importance of incorporating ethnic minority children's adapting cultural experiences in linking the contextual influence with their developmental competence. Implications for interventions aiming to reduce the negative impacts of discrimination are also discussed.
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Klamann U, Kazmierczak M, Pawlicka P, Obuchowska A. Is it too much for me? General self-efficacy and emotional reactions to infant's cry. J Reprod Infant Psychol 2019; 39:236-249. [PMID: 31701764 DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2019.1687858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Objectives: In the three experimental conditions we examined the role of the exposure to recorded infant's cry (at high and at lower frequency) or laughter and the level of participants' general self-efficacy on emotional reactions to the infant's cry.Background: Infant's cry can trigger empathic, sensitive responses or elicit frustration and anxiety of the caregiver. General caregiver's self-efficacy serves as a predictor of more sensitive reactions to distress cues of a child.Method: An experimental study with three conditions - exposure to infant cry at high frequency, infant cry at lower frequency or infant laughter, was conducted on the sample of 192 childless undergraduates. Exposure to the selected stimulus was preceded by the General Self-Efficacy Scale and followed by the My Emotions Scale for the assessment of participants' emotional reactions to the presented infant crying or laughter.Results: Participants with high self-efficacy exposed to the child's cry at high frequency presented the highest level of child-oriented emotional reactions and lower level of self-oriented reactions as compared to participants with low self-efficacy.Conclusion: Results suggest that general self-efficacy can serve as a supportive factor in sensitive responding to the high-frequency cry. Improving caregivers' self-efficacy can reduce the risk of insensitive, disturbed parenthood.
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- Urszula Klamann
- Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland
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Horvath LK, Grether T, Wiese BS. Fathers’ Realizations of Parental Leave Plans: Leadership Responsibility as Help or Hindrance? SEX ROLES 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s11199-017-0861-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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