Behavioral Intention Research Articles

Phubbing Makes the Heart Grow Callous: Effects of Phubbing on Pro-social Behavioral Intentions, Empathy and Self-Control

Previous research has shown that phubbing (phone snubbing) negatively impacts the quality of social interaction and undermines connectedness between interaction partners. Furthermore, studies indicate that feelings of connection to others are vital to fostering empathy, which in turn is an important facet of prosociality. The current investigation explores whether this effect extends to one’s inclination to act in a pro-social manner, as well as the mediating roles of empathy and self-control. Two studies, one correlational (Study 1, N = 220) and one experimental (Study 2, N = 362) show that phubbing negatively predicts empathy, which in turn negatively impacts prosociality. Self-control was a significant mediator in the correlational design, but not in the experimental design, suggesting that repeated occurrences of phubbing, but not momentary ones, are negatively associated with self-control. The findings expand upon existing literature by providing information regarding the effects of phubbing on the person engaging in phubbing, rather than the recipient, as well as provide insights into the underlying mechanism.

Factors That Affect the Acceptance of Educational AI Tools by Greek Teachers-A Structural Equation Modelling Study.

The discussion around integrating AI technologies into educational practice is current among scholars and in sociopolitical circles. This study examines the factors influencing teachers' acceptance of educational AI tool (EAIT) use, aiming to inform the development of a pedagogical framework for the responsible integration of AI tools in education. A conceptual model was developed by amalgamating constructs of TAM (perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use) and UTAUT (social influence and facilitating conditions) while integrating the variables of perceived trust and personal innovativeness and considering the impact of teachers' pedagogical beliefs. A total of 342 Greek teachers participated in the quantitative survey conducted. The proposed model was evaluated using partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). The findings illuminated perceived usefulness as the most significant predictor of teachers' behavioural intention to use EAIT. The research also revealed that social influence and personal innovativeness exert considerable influence. While constructivist pedagogical beliefs were found to have no direct impact on EAIT acceptance, the results indicated that educators who embrace those teaching methods exhibit a high propensity to perceive EAIT as useful and trustworthy. Furthermore, the study's analysis demonstrated that trust had a significantly positive effect on usefulness, and innovativeness influences positively and significantly both usefulness and ease of use.

Perceptions and Satisfaction With the Use of Digital Medical Services in Urban Older Adults of China: Mixed Methods Study.

In an aging and information-driven society, older adults have distinct perceptions of and specific demands for digital medical services. It is essential for society to understand these needs and develop a more thoughtful approach to digital health care. This study aims to evaluate the behavioral intention and satisfaction of older adults with digital medical services by identifying the perceived factors and the pathways through which these factors influence their behavior. This study used a mixed methods approach, combining qualitative and quantitative analyses. A focus group interview was conducted with 30 randomly selected older adults, and the interviews were transcribed verbatim and coded using grounded theory. In addition, 876 valid questionnaires were collected to describe older adults' perceptions of and satisfaction with digital medical care. Then, t tests and ANOVA were used to explore differences among various demographic groups, while hierarchical multiple regression was conducted to identify the factors most closely related to satisfaction. Structural equation modeling was used to identify multiple mediating effects. The qualitative study identified the core category of "medical service relief and transformation paths for older adults in the context of digital reform." Quantitative analysis revealed that more than half of the older adults were satisfied with digital medical services, and behavioral intentions were higher among those with higher incomes and education levels. Structural equation modeling confirmed that external variables, such as digital skills training, positively influenced perceived ease of use (β=.594, P<.001), perceived usefulness (β=.544, P<.001), and promoted digital medical behavioral intentions (β=.256, P<.001), while also reducing perceived risk (β=-.295, P<.001). Additionally, perceived ease of use (β=.168, P<.001) and perceived usefulness (β=.508, P<.001) positively impacted behavioral intention, whereas perceived risk (β=-.05, P=.037) exerted a negative influence. Furthermore, behavioral intention (β=.641, P<.001) significantly and positively affected older adults' satisfaction with digital medical care. The mediation test identified 4 significant paths: (1) external variables → perceived ease of use → behavioral intention (effect size of 13.9%); (2) external variables → perceived usefulness → behavioral intention (effect size of 38.4%); (3) external variables → perceived ease of use → perceived usefulness → behavioral intention (effect size of 10.1%); and (4) a direct effect (35.5%) from external variables to behavioral intention. Based on the study's findings, addressing the needs of older adults and enhancing perceived usefulness are the most effective ways to encourage the use of digital health care devices. Community support plays a crucial role in helping older adults integrate into digital health care, and adapting the design of services and products to suit their needs improves their perceptions of digital health care. This, in turn, promotes usage behavior and satisfaction, while the negative impact of perceived risk remains minimal.

How Many Times Should I Use My Reusable Packaging? Exploring the Role of an Environmental Break-Even Point in Shaping Consumers’ Intention to Reuse

AbstractWith growing awareness of packaging waste and pollution, reusable packaging systems (RPSs) appear to be a solution to mitigate the environmental impact of single-use packaging. Nevertheless, RPSs only become less environmentally harmful than single-use after each packaging is reused a minimum number of times, which is defined as the environmental break-even point (e-BEP). A lack of knowledge regarding this critical threshold may lead consumers to be overly optimistic about their reuse behaviour, resulting in insufficient reuse. Communicating e-BEPs can motivate conscious reuse but may also have drawbacks. We used a mixed-method approach consisting of an experiment (N = 276) with four e-BEP conditions (absent, low, medium and high) followed by open-ended questions. The quantitative findings showed that regardless of the e-BEP level, consumers neglected the efforts it implied and consistently exhibited positive perceptions. Nevertheless, the qualitative findings revealed several misperceptions of e-BEPs due to limited understanding. In a subsequent post-test (N = 208), we uncovered the role of consumers’ prior experience with reusable packaging on their evaluations and behavioural intentions. Experienced consumers who have used reusable packaging seem to be more aware of specific challenges in reuse. They exhibited heightened green scepticism and reduced perceived consumer effectiveness in response to high (versus low) e-BEPs. Conversely, inexperienced consumers appeared unaffected by e-BEP conditions. Based on these results, we proposed the potential effect of e-BEPs on consumer evaluations and derived theoretical and practical implications to encourage sustained reuse behaviour in the long run.

Digital transformation of banking: Assessing mobile banking adoption in Nepal

The purpose of study was to investigate the influence of perceived usefulness, perceived security, and perceived cost on behavioral intention to adopt mobile banking, which reflects the evidences from among the users of digital mobile banking services in Kathmandu, Nepal. The study fills a gap in the literature by examining the influencing factors for mobile banking adoption. This study adopted descriptive and casual correlational research design to test the hypotheses. The survey employed cross-sectional data using convenience-sampling technique, disseminated 607-structured questionnaire among the target respondents of Kathmandu municipality, Nepal, and received only 400 (65.89 percent) useful questionnaires. This study assessed the internal consistency with the value of Cronbach’s alpha where the value of Cronbach’s alpha for all constructs remained &gt; 0.70 depicting the reliability for the analysis. Further, this study adopted descriptive statistics: frequency and percentage for the result of general information of respondents and correlation and regression analysis for testing association and impact in the study. The findings of the study showed that perceived usefulness and perceived security found positive association with behavioral intention to adopt mobile banking services, in Kathmandu, Nepal. Further, perceived cost found negative impact on behavioral intention for adoption of mobile banking services indicating inverse link between cost and mobile banking adoption. Thus, banking professionals may use this model to develop safe, practical, and easy-to-use mobile banking services to win trust of users and to boost mobile banking services. Similarly, the findings of the study extends benchmark to academics, policymakers, and others.

Exemplification and stigmatization: How news stories affect stigma-related attitudes, emotional reactions, and behavioral intentions towards students with a disability

Exemplification and stigmatization: How news stories affect stigma-related attitudes, emotional reactions, and behavioral intentions towards students with a disability

Pemodelan Teknologi dalam Aplikasi KitaLulus untuk Lowongan Pekerjaan Menggunakan Metode Technology Acceptance Model (TAM)

Technological advancements have increased the need for job vacancy information, while the unemployment rate in Indonesia remains high. The KitaLulus application is designed to facilitate job seekers in finding opportunities that match their qualifications and preferences. This study adopts the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to analyze user acceptance of this application, focusing on perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use. The objective of this research is to evaluate users' perceptions of the KitaLulus application and analyze the influence of perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and behavioral intention on actual system usage. The results indicate that perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use significantly influence the acceptance and use of the KitaLulus application. These findings emphasize the importance of intuitive and beneficial application design to enhance technology adoption, while contributing to the development of job search applications and the academic literature on technology acceptance.

Ethical Dilemmas: A Perspective from Pakistani Higher Education Institutions

Employees' deviant behavior has become a serious concern for employers as it puts organizational productivity at stake. The current study examined the existing unethical and immoral practices in the higher education faculty from the perspective of management. In order to achieve this goal, the study determined how faculty members' attitudes and perceptions towards moral standards and codes of conduct in Pakistan's higher education institutions manifest themselves in their actions while at work. Purposive sampling was used in combination with participant observation to conduct 19 interviews with the management of Pakistan's top universities, adhering to the qualitative tradition. As analytical techniques, pattern matching and cross-case analysis were applied. The findings revealed several intentional deviant behaviors that harm the work quality of academics. It is therefore important to address all such issues to preserve the quality of higher education.

The Effect of Memorable Tourism Experience on Storytelling Behavior and Revisit Intention in Jatiluwih Tourism Village

Memorable Tourism Experience is one of the sources that are an aspect of excellence for a tourist destination or tourist attraction because a memorable experience will have a long- term impact. Good storytelling behavior and getting satisfaction that is in accordance with expectations will have an impact on tourist behavior to do branding and the intention to revisit. This study was conducted to see how much influence an impressive tourism experience has on storytelling behavior and revisit intention in Jatiluwih Tourism Village. The phenomenon that drives this study is the large number of storytelling behaviors of tourists who upload and convey information about their experiences through social media. The gap in previous studies is used as a novelty in this study to test how much influence memorable tourism experience has on revisit intention through storytelling behavior in Jatiluwih Tourism Village. The sampling technique used purposive sampling with a questionnaire distribution of 210 respondents consisting of domestic and foreign tourists. The type of research uses a quantitative approach using a Likert scale and data analysis using SmartPLS. The results of this study indicate that there is a significant direct influence between the memorable tourism experience variable on revisit intention, there is a significant direct influence between memorable tourism experience on storytelling behavior, there is a significant direct influence on storytelling behavior on revisit intention and storytelling behavior has a significant direct influence. In fully mediating an impressive tourism experience on the intention to revisit in Jatiluwih Tourism Village.

Impact of trustworthiness on tourist satisfaction in Nepal: the mediating role of civilized tourism behavior intention

Impact of trustworthiness on tourist satisfaction in Nepal: the mediating role of civilized tourism behavior intention

Penerimaan Aplikasi Loklok Menggunakan Metode Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) oleh Masyarakat Jakarta

Nowadays, the development of communication and information technology has brought major chages in various aspect of life, one of them is in entertainment aspects. For example video streaming technology. Video streaming technology has been part of modern society. Loklok is of video streaming technology application which is popular in Indonesia. The purpose of this research is to analyze the acceptance video streaming technology on Loklok application and find out whether it can be generally acceptance by the people of Jakarta. This research was done for loklok application users. Loklok is an application or platform that provides video streaming services with many varieties of genres such Korean dramas, western films and animations. The conceptual model of technology acceptance assessment is based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), which is a research model that analyzes the factors that influence the acceptance of computer technology. The statistical analysis used is the partial least squares structural equation model. This research uses quantitative methods with data collection techniques in the form of filling out online questionnaires through Google Forms with the number of respondents determined by the Slovin formula and sampling techniques using simple random sampling. This study uses PLS-SEM data analys with SmartPLS tools with a sample size of 100. The results of this study indicate that the variables Perceived Usefulness -&gt; Attitude of use, Perceived ease of use -&gt; Attitude of use, Attitude of use - &gt; Behavioral Intention Of Use and Behavioral Intention Of Use -&gt; Actually System Use are positive which means that the LokLok application is well received by the Jakarta Community.

The Role of Personality, Just World Beliefs, and Rape Myth Acceptance on Sexual Violence Bystander Intentions

ABSTRACT Socioecological models of bystander intervention suggest that a complex decision-making process is required for a prosocial bystander to intervene, starting with intrapersonal variables of cognition and personality. This study investigates how rape myth acceptance, personality, and just world beliefs impact the frequency of positive bystander intention. The study’s sample size consisted of 139 college students. Participants completed an online survey in which they read a vignette and indicated whether they would intervene as a bystander at 25 different instances throughout the vignette. Correlational analyses showed that agreeableness and openness were positively associated with prosocial bystander behavioral intention. A multiple regression analysis found only the belief that the world was a safe and good place was predictive of prosocial bystander behavioral intention. The results suggest that bystander intervention education programs should be revised to address just world beliefs.

Promoting Consumers’ Adoption of Buy-Now-Pay-Later Feature while Using E-wallet Application: The Case of Gen Z in Vietnam

The Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) feature has emerged as a popular payment innovation, offering users convenience and flexibility in their purchasing behavior. However, consumers' adoption of BNPL is often limited due to the trust issue usually associated with electronic payment. Previous studies have highlighted personal traits that affect consumers’ trust in adopting BNPL, such as risky indebtedness behaviour or privacy concern. Adopting the Stimulus-Organism-Response framework, this study investigates environmental factors influencing consumers’ attitudes and perceptions of privacy risks and trust. The main objective of this study is to identify these factors, which can be valuable to practitioners in promoting consumers' intention to adopt BNPL. The model was tested based on data collected from 430 young Vietnamese consumers. Data analysis is conducted using SmartPLS 4.0. The study's findings, which are significant in consumer behavior, confirm that behavior intention to use BNPL results from attitude, trust, and perceived risk, which were influenced by perceived ease of use and subjective norms. These findings provide actionable insights for practitioners in the field, equipping them with the knowledge to promote BNPL adoption effectively. One notable result of the research is that perceived ease of use has a negative impact on privacy risk. This finding implies that users’ primary apprehension in using the E-wallet BNPL feature pertains to the risk of losing their privacy. It strongly recommends that developers create a more user-friendly and transparent BNPL experience to alleviate privacy concerns and enhance user trust, thereby promoting the adoption of BNPL.

Analisis Penerimaan Pengguna Aplikasi Kipin School Menggunakan Metode Technology Acceptance Model (TAM)

This study aims to analyze user acceptance of the Kipin School application in educational settings using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) approach. In the era of digital transformation, educational applications like Kipin School play a crucial role in enhancing the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of learning. This application provides advanced features such as student management, lesson scheduling, academic reporting, and communication between teachers, students, and parents. The study evaluates perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use as the main dimensions influencing user attitude, behavioral intention to use, and actual system use of the application. The results of this research are expected to provide valuable insights for application developers to design more effective, innovative solutions that support the improvement of learning quality and educational management in the future. Additionally, this research is also expected to serve as a foundation for further studies in the field of technology acceptance in education.

Security awareness, decision style, knowledge, and phishing email detection: Moderated mediation analyses

This study examines whether the negative relationship between email information security awareness and phishing email susceptibility is mediated by less intuitive decision-making when assessing emails, and whether this relationship is moderated by phishing email knowledge. Participants (N = 291) completed an online email sorting task, a measure of email use information security awareness, a measure of preference for intuitive decision-making with emails, and a measure of phishing email knowledge. Moderated mediation analyses indicated that information security awareness predicted positive behavioural intentions directly and indirectly through lower preference for intuitive decision-making, and these relationships were stronger when phishing email knowledge was lower. Further, both the direct and indirect relationships between information security awareness and sensitivity through intuitive decision styles were moderated by phishing email knowledge, with information security awareness positively predicting ability to discriminate phishing from genuine emails when phishing knowledge was average or high but not low. These findings suggest that in the absence of phishing knowledge, information security awareness and less intuitive decision styles reduce susceptibility to phishing attacks through increased caution. Further, the findings provide strong support for the proposition that some level of phishing knowledge is required before email security behaviours and decision-making processes aid in the detection of phishing emails. From an applied perspective, the outcomes suggest that focusing on a combination of awareness, knowledge, and decision-making processes could increase the effectiveness of anti-phishing and cybersecurity training programs.

Examining the (non-linear) relationships between climate change anxiety, information seeking, and pro-environmental behavioral intentions

Climate change anxiety—overwhelming feelings of distress about climate change—is increasingly recognized as an important mental health consequence of climate change. A growing body of literature has documented positive associations between climate change anxiety, information seeking/avoidance, and pro-environmental behavioral intentions. Recent speculation exists about the possibility of non-linear associations between climate anxiety and other outcomes; for example, among people with very high climate anxiety, information seeking might be lower— because it is too distressing —than among those with moderate anxiety. Similarly, very high levels of climate anxiety might result in lower behavioral intentions. The present research aimed to replicate and extend findings concerning relations between climate anxiety, information seeking/avoidance, and pro-environmental behavioral intentions by correlating these variables and testing for possible non-linearities in the relationships. Results confirmed that climate anxiety was positively correlated with information seeking, avoidance, and a measure of hypothetical behavioral intentions. Quadratic regression models yielded mixed evidence for the presence of non-linearities, with non-linearity present for some variables (e.g., information avoidance and hypothetical behavioral intentions) but not for others (e.g., seeking out data about climate change). We consider implications of our results and discuss directions for future research to bolster understanding of how climate anxiety relates to information seeking, avoidance, and behavior.

Factors influencing taxi entrepreneurs to adopt intelligent transport management systems

Background: Transporting the urban population in South African cities is chaotic because of traffic congestion, and one possible solution is the adoption of transport management systems to manage the timely picking and dropping of passengers by metered taxi operators.Objectives: This study examined factors that influence the South African metered taxi entrepreneurs’ willingness to adopt transport management systems (TWTMS).Method: This is a quantitative study that collected data from 253 metered taxi entrepreneurs from Sandton in the Johannesburg metropolitan area, South Africa. This study tested 14 hypotheses using regression analysis.Results: Attitude towards use had an insignificant relation with behavioural intention (BI); however, BI had a significant relationship with TWTMS. There were four factors that directly determined BI, which are perceived usefulness, perceived safety, perceived convenience and perceived trust.Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that taxi entrepreneurs will adopt transport management systems if they find the system useful, safe to use, convenient and trustworthy.Contribution: This study uncovered factors that influence the adoption of transport management systems by metered taxi entrepreneurs. Therefore, software developers should incorporate these factors when designing transport management systems so that acceptance can be improved.

Impact of peer-to-peer online experience on cultural tourism marketing

Peer-to-peer (P2P) online experience offers low-cost immersive cultural experiences, but enterprises fear that it will negatively affect local tourism marketing. This study proposes a sequential mediation model to explore how P2P online experience stimulates travel intentions and attraction recommendations. We find that P2P online experience increases cultural presence, which in turn leads to higher situational empathy. This increased empathy then contributes to predicted tourism experience, which ultimately shapes behavioral intentions toward travel and attraction recommendations. Furthermore, the study finds that the impact of P2P online experience on behavioral intentions is stronger for consumers with lower cultural cognitive levels of tourist attractions. Our findings demonstrate the importance of P2P online experience on cultural presence and situational empathy in shaping travel behavior.

The intentions and factors influencing university students to perform CPR for strangers based on the theory of planned behavior study

ObjectiveThe Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) was used to compile a questionnaire to determine the relationship between knowledge, attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control and the intention of university students to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for strangers, and the factors influencing them. MethodsWe recruited 575 university students who completed an online questionnaire within 30 min to assess knowledge, attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control related to bystander CPR. Factor analysis was used to evaluate the reliability of the extended questionnaire. Multivariate analysis, correlation analysis, and path analysis were used to determine the differences of intra-group and inter-group. ResultsThe Cronbach's α of knowledge, attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control and intention were 0.770, 0.797, 0.909, 0.619 and 0.899 respectively, indicating that the extended scale reliability of the TPB was adequate. χ2/df = 3.463, GFI = 0.977, CFI = 0.968, IFI = 0.969, RMSEA = 0.066, indicating that the extended scale of the TPB had a good fit. Path analysis showed that the influencing factors of intention were “Families of medical workers”, “Experience in administering CPR first aid training”, “Gender”, “Ability to master CPR skills”, “Knowledge”, “Subjective norm” and “Attitude”, with effect values of 0.019, 0.063, 0.069, 0.122, 0.187, 0.361 and 0.386, respectively. All the factors together accounted for 57.00 % of the variation in intention. ConclusionsKnowledge, attitude and subjective norm regarding to bystander CPR among university students are the determinants of intention, while perceived behavioral control does not play a major role. This study has implications for future CPR training. In order to improve the CPR implementation rate of university students, we should strengthen the relevant knowledge about CPR, maintain positive attitude and refine the related criteria of CPR implementation.

Notes from the Field: Support for Wastewater Monitoring and Influence on Protective Behavioral Intentions Among Adults - United States, July 2024.

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, CDC established the National Wastewater Surveillance System and later expanded it to include mpox and influenza A data dashboards.† Wastewater utility partners have cited community health benefits as a motivating factor for participating in wastewater surveillance; a lack of public support for wastewater surveillance activities might lead utility partners to cease participation (1,2). However, little is known about public support for wastewater monitoring and its influence on protective health behaviors. As innovative surveillance strategies such as wastewater surveillance evolve, ethical considerations, including understanding public perceptions regarding support for these activities and potential risks to communities, are essential (3).