Dimensions Of Beliefs Research Articles

The Pattern of Epistemological Belief in Design among Engineering Students

This study was geared toward identifying the pattern of epistemological belief in design among engineering students enrolled in one of the research universities in Malaysia. To this end, data collection was carried out by employing an adapted instrument of a Likert-type questionnaire with five scales consisting of 68 items. Then, 120 engineering students from several engineering disciplines, such as electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and civil engineering, were selected from the overall population of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia to determine their epistemological beliefs on design. According to the literature, six dimensions of beliefs were commonly perceived. The students were to describe their beliefs about design knowledge and the nature of knowing and learning design, including the source of knowledge, the certainty of knowledge, structure of knowledge, speed of knowledge acquisition, innate ability of personal and general knowledge, and real-world applicability of knowledge. The study's findings revealed that the epistemological beliefs of engineering students in each dimension yielded a difference across varying engineering majors.

Gambaran Religiusitas Mahasiswa Penyintas Depresi

Depression is the second leading cause of death in the world. Depression among students occurs not only in Indonesia but also in the world. Therefore, it is important to study depression among students. Religiosity and mental health are two things that are interrelated because religion is a human nature. So the solution to be able to overcome mental problems is to practice religious values ​​in everyday life. Because the closer a person is to God and the more worship he has, the more peaceful his soul will be, so he will be able to face disappointments and problems in life. This is what underlies the researcher to conduct research on the religiosity of depression survivors.
 This study aims to describe the religiosity of depression survivors at UIN Antasari Banjarmasin. This study uses a qualitative case study method, the research subject is one person with a history of having experienced major depression. Collecting data using in-depth interviews, observation, Beck Depression Inventory II scale and religiosity scale.
 The results of the study show a picture of the subject's religiosity, namely in the dimension of belief, the subject has a strong belief in Allah SWT. In the dimension of worship, the subject performs mandatory worship regularly, but for sunnah worship, the subject still rarely does it. So it can be said that the dimensions of worship are quite good. In the practical dimension, the subject realizes religious values ​​well in his daily life. In the dimension of knowledge, the subject has a religious teaching background from his parents and formal education in Islamic boarding schools and Madrasah Aliyah Negeri, so that the subject has broad insight and good religious knowledge. In the dimension of experience, the subject experienced depression as a form of reprimand for neglecting Allah SWT. Where the picture of the subject's religiosity is influenced by parental teaching, religious experience factors, life factors and intellectual factors.

Study on the factors related to the willingness of nurses to take care of emerging infectious diseases in designated emergency hospitals in Taipei

<p>目的：探討台北區指定應變醫院護理人員對新興傳染病照顧意願相關因素。方法：為橫斷性研究設計，於2021年7至8月對台北區應變（區域）醫院執業滿三個月之臨床護理人員共255位進行結構式問卷調查，包含個人屬性資料、護理人員專業承諾量表、自我效能量表、照顧態度量表及照顧意願以單因子變異數分析、相關係數與迴歸進行資料分析。結果：護理人員對於新興傳染病的照顧意願得分平均為6.7（標準差為2.55）其中與工作單位及是否有參與實務演練課程有統計上顯著差異；而護理人員專業承諾與照顧意願（相關係數為0.26，p＜.01）、自我效能與照顧意願（相關係數為=0.20，p＜.01）、照顧態度中的行為信念與照顧意願（相關係數為0.30，p＜.01）、照顧態度中的結果評價與照顧意願（相關係數為0.27，p＜.01）皆呈現低度正相關。廻歸分析結果，控制人口學變項後工作單位、專業承諾、照顧態度之行為信念構面，能一同解釋研究對象意願總變異量34.2%且皆達統計顯著差異。結論：護理人員六成以上都有照顧意願但研究發現其專業承諾量表平均值3.34較低（使用五分制），現今醫療及照護環境迅速改變，醫院面臨健保給付及護理人員流動或畢業後不想從事護理工作之問題，研究發現工作滿意度與專業承諾有正相關，而且工作滿意度與專業承諾的得分高低也隱含護理人員離開組織或是專業職場的預測力，且以目前世代之同仁重視歸屬感及希望被重視，積極提供護理人員成長空間與機會並同理工作表現給予適度的激勵及支持環境以提昇忠誠度及穩定度，促使護理人員有繼續為護理專業努力的意願。</p> <p> </p><p>Objective: To evaluate on the factors related to the willingness of nurses to take care of emerging infectious diseases in designated emergency hospitals in Taipei. Methods: Designed for a cross-sectional study, a structured questionnaire survey was conducted on a total of 255 clinical nursing staffs who had been practicing for three months in a designated (regional) hospital in Taipei from July to August 2021, in-cluding demographic attributes and nursing staff The professional commitment scale, self-efficacy scale, care attitude scale, and willingness to care were analyzed by single factor variance analysis, correlation coefficient and regression. Results: The average score of nursing staff’s willingness to care for emerging infectious diseases was 6.7 (standard deviation 2.55), which was statistically significantly different from their work units and whether they had participated in practical training courses; while nurses’ professional commitment and willingness to care (r = 0.26，p＜.01), self-efficacy and willingness to care (r = 0.20, p＜.01), behavioral beliefs and will-ingness to care (r =0.30, p＜.01) in care attitudes, results in care attitude Both evalua-tion and willingness to care (r =0 .27, p＜.01) showed a low degree of positive corre-lation. Based on the analysis results, the behavioral belief dimensions of work unit, professional commitment, and care attitude after controlling for the demographic changes can explain 34.2% of the total variation of the study subjects’ willingness and all reach statistically significant differences. Conclusion: More than 60% of nursing staff have the willingness to take care, but the study found that their professional commitment scale average is low as 3.34 (by Liker’s method). Nowadays, the medical and nursing environment is changing rapidly. The hospital is facing the problem of health insurance payment and nursing staff turnover or not wanting to engage in nursing work after graduation. The study found that job satisfaction and professional commitment are positively correlated, and the scores of job satisfaction and profes-sional commitment also imply the predictability of nursing staff to leave the organiza-tion or professional workplace. In view of the current generation’s emphasis on be-longing and the desire to be valued, nursing staff are actively provided with space and opportunities for growth and are given appropriate motivation and support environ-ment to enhance their loyalty and stability in line with their performance, which will encourage nursing staff to continue to work hard for the nursing profession.</p> <p> </p>

The Influence of Religious Attitudes in Turkish Muslim on Women's Hijab Fashion Style and the Role of Reference Groups

The practice of hijab fashion gains new meanings. Along with fashion, hijab is beyond religious and political meaning and appears as an object of consumption in Turkey. The effect on the purchasing decision process in Turkey may vary according to the family structure the role and status in the society and the environment of consumers. The convenience sampling method was used in the selection of 448 people to participate in the study. In the research, the survey technique, one of the quantitative research methods, was chosen as the data collection method. This paper has examined to determine the effect of religious attitudes of women wearing hijab on the choice of hijab fashion, type of purchase behavior and the moderating role of reference groups. Within the result of the study, when the relationship between the religious attitude, hijab fashion style and purchasing behavior is examined, it is found that internalized belief dimension affects religion-based purchase, planned purchase, and hijab fashion style. Significant relationships were found between the dimension of traditional religiousness, types of purchase, and hijab fashion style. Traditional religiousness affects, religion-based purchase socialized purchasing behavior, brand-based purchase, and hijab fashion style. When the relationship between dependent and independent variables are examined by participating in the moderating role of the reference groups, it is seen that family, friends and role models play moderating role in this relationship.

Do trust and renewable energy use enhance perceived climate change efficacy in Europe?

In the European Union, mitigation policies in the energy sector are one of the most important fields of political intervention for reducing emissions to achieve sustainability. Using renewable energy is moreover a central arena for perceived personal and political climate change efficacy, which describes an individual’s perceived ability to positively contribute to the fight against climate change and their belief in the effectiveness of government and society to tackle climate change collectively. In this paper, we distinguish between perceived personal and political efficacy beliefs. We use multilevel regression to investigate the relationship between these two dependent variables and trust in national governments as well as renewable energy use in 20 European countries for the first time. Our analysis first finds that socio-demographic predictors for perceived personal and political climate change efficacy operate almost diametrically. Second, we find that trust in governments is a much stronger predictor for perceived political efficacy. Third, we find that renewable energy use is a significant and positive predictor for perceived personal efficacy but correlates negatively with political efficacy. Finally, we find some cross-national variation in our European sample for both dimensions of efficacy beliefs. Understanding what shapes personal and political efficacy is salient to enhance public acceptance for sustainable energy transitions.

The Impact of Beliefs on Health Information Social Sharing for Users: The Perspectives of Social Psychology and Information Technology.

With the integration and penetration of digitization into healthcare services, the comprehensive health industrial market is developing flourishingly. Users are fast-changing the way of health communication. This study investigates psychosocial and technological factors on health information sharing adoption through social sharing services. Based on the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology, social influence theory, and innovation diffusion theory, we developed a hypothesized model for health information social sharing adoption (HISSA), and dimensions of attitude beliefs, control beliefs, and normative beliefs were created. We conducted an empirical study on the adoption intention using a survey for data collection. The results were obtained from 375 valid questionnaires, and their interactions were tested and analyzed using PLS-structural equation modeling. Results implied that (1) social identity of normative beliefs was the most critical variable affecting behavioral intention, which revealed the importance of psychosocial factors; (2) behavioral intention was also determined by user's performance expectancy, facilitating conditions, subjective norm; (3) personal innovativeness had a negative effect on behavioral intention and positive effect on effort expectancy; and (4) effort expectancy and social identity had a positive effect on performance expectancy. This study advances the understanding of social sharing for health and provides references for the development of both virtual health communities and social sharing services to upgrade their products from user's behavior and psychology. This empirical research model may also be useful for researchers who are interested in user's health information behavior.

Development of Mindset Theory Scale (Growth And Fixed Mindset): A Validity and Reliability Study (Turkish Version)

This study aims to develop a valid and reliable measurement instrument to measure the quality of Mindset Theories of students aged 14- 22. A systematic approach was followed to develop the measurement tool. 1145 students participated in the study (48% were female and 52% were male). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis were applied to determine the scale's construct validity. As a result of exploratory factor analysis, the scale was determined to consist of 19 items and four sub-dimensions. In line with the literature, these dimensions are called Procrastination, Immutability of Belief, Belief in Improvement and Effort. The four-factor structure of the scale was confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis. In addition, it was found that the differences between the averages of the upper and lower groups that make up 27% of the scale items are significant. When the results of the reliability analyses were examined from the perspective of the factors of the mindset theory scale, the values of 0.724 for the Procrastination sub-dimension and 0.805 for the Immutability of Belief sub-dimension of the Fixed Mindset dimension were found. It was found 0.701 for the sub dimension of Effort and 0.771 for the sub dimension of Belief of Mindset Theory Scale’s Growth Mindset dimension. The internal consistency coefficient was found 0.723 for the Fixed Mindset dimension and 0.714 for the Growth Mindset dimension of the Mindset Theory Scale. These results shows that the Mindset Theory Scale measures students' mindset theories in a valid and reliable way.

Treatment Beliefs of Children and Adolescents With Chronic Diseases: Development of the Rehabilitation Treatment Beliefs Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents.

Rehabilitation is an important component in the health care of children and adolescents with chronic diseases and aims at supporting patients' self-regulation for dealing with the disease. Patients' beliefs about illness and treatment are core elements in the self-regulation process. While questionnaires measuring illness beliefs for children and adolescents exist, questionnaires about their rehabilitation-related treatment beliefs are lacking. We therefore developed a questionnaire to assess the rehabilitation-related treatment beliefs of children and adolescents with chronic diseases (Rehabilitation Treatment Beliefs Questionnaire, RTBQ) and tested its psychometric properties. Ahead of their rehabilitation, children and adolescents, aged 12-17 years, answered 129 items, which were developed based on previous qualitative findings exploring children and adolescents' rehabilitation-related treatment beliefs. Psychometric testing included item analyses, exploratory factor analysis, internal consistency and bivariate correlations of the extracted scales, and the discriminatory power and difficulty of the final items. The sample consisted of 170 participants with a mean age of 14.3 years (SD = 1.6); 53.5% were female. After item analyses, 47 items remained for the exploratory factor analysis which revealed 22 items allocated to 4 scales: "expectations of communication and interaction," "expectations of the treatment process," "expectations of treatment success and sustainability," and "expectations of one's own role in the rehabilitation process." The psychometric properties were acceptable to good. The RTBQ assesses various dimensions of rehabilitation-related treatment beliefs of children and adolescents with chronic diseases. While first psychometric results are promising, further psychometric testing is needed.

What it is important to know about the effect of religious beliefs on entrepreneurial intention: The case of university students

AbstractEntrepreneurial Intention (EI) is one of the dimensions most studied and validated scientifically in the literature associated with entrepreneurship. This study intends to go one step further in developing the literature by presenting little studied dimensions as direct antecedents of EI. Its aim is to analyse the influence of the dimensions of Religious Beliefs, Psychological and Cognitive Factors, and Social Influence on the EI of students in higher education institutions (HEI). Five hundred and eight questionnaires were collected from higher education students, 32% of them male and 68% female. The results show that the model proposed has good explanatory power and confirms its robustness in forecasting students' EI, validating all the research hypotheses with very robust and statistically significant factor loadings. This corroborates the scarce literature on the subject, especially concerning the influence of Religious Beliefs on EI.

Multilevel predictors of climate change beliefs in Africa.

Although Africa is the most vulnerable region to climate change, little research has focused on how climate change is perceived by Africans. Using random forest methodology, we analyze survey and climate data from second-order political boundaries to explore what predicts climate change beliefs in Africa. We include five different dimensions of climate change beliefs: climate change awareness, belief in anthropogenic climate change, risk perception, the need to stop climate change, and self-efficacy. Based on these criteria we identify five key results: (1) climate change in Africa is largely perceived through its negative impacts on agriculture; (2) actual changes in local climate conditions are related to climate change beliefs; (3) authoritarian and intolerant ideologies are associated to less climate change awareness, and a diminished risk perception and belief that it must be stopped; (4) women are less likely to be aware of climate change, and (5) not speaking French, English or Portuguese is linked to a hindered understanding of climate beliefs. Our combined results can help policy makers better understand the need to jointly consider the multilevel complexities of individual beliefs and hydroclimatic data for the development of more accurate adaptation and mitigation strategies to combat the impacts of climate change in Africa.

The relationships between university students' information-seeking strategies, social-media specific epistemological beliefs, information literacy, and personality traits

Due to doubts about the reliability of information in social media environments, and the epistemological beliefs of individuals who use these media, questioning the source of information and the perception of knowledge structure, is an important research topic. A structural model was constructed to explore structures associated with epistemological beliefs (justification for knowing) and online information-seeking strategies. The model included personality traits and information literacy. Data were collected from 190 university students. PLS-SEM was implemented in the analysis of the data. Analysis revealed that there was a significant relationship between epistemological beliefs specific to social media and information-seeking strategies, and information literacy structure has a direct effect on information-seeking strategies. Agreeableness and neuroticism were related with several dimensions of social media-specific beliefs. It was found that the personality trait which has the greatest effect on online information-seeking strategies is conscientiousness.

Students’ growth mindset: Relation to teacher beliefs, teaching practices, and school climate

To effectively cultivate students' growth mindset, it is important to identify contextual factors that may communicate mindset messages to students. The present study examined the association of students' growth mindset with various dimensions of teacher beliefs (mindset, self-efficacy), teaching practices (guided inquiry, group work, task differentiation, in-class ability grouping, mastery and normative evaluations), and school climate (holistic development, in-school ability grouping). Participants were 2200 ten-year-old students, 358 teachers, and 65 principals from Finnish elementary schools that participated in the OECD Survey on Social and Emotional Skills. Multilevel analyses show that students endorsed more of a growth mindset in classrooms where teachers used guided inquiry and in schools that emphasized students' social-emotional development. In contrast, students endorsed more of a fixed mindset when teachers assigned different tasks to different students based on ability. Implications for how to combine teaching practices to support students’ growth mindset are discussed.

Investigation of The Relationship Between Lifelong Learning and Epistemological Beliefs of Associate Degree Students’

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between lifelong learning and epistemological beliefs of associate degree students. In the study, correlational method, which is one of the qualitative research methods, was employed. The population of the study consisted of students studying at a vocational high school of a state university in Turkey and the sample of the study consisted of 360 students selected from the population through convenience sampling. In the study, the “Lifelong Learning Scale” adapted by Engin, Kör and Erbay (2017) and the “Epistemological Beliefs Scale” adapted by Aydın, Selçuk, Çakmak and İlğan (2017) were used to collect data. Descriptive statistics, pearson correlation analysis, regression analysis, hierarchical regression and two-way analysis of variance were used for data analysis. As a result of the study, a positive, significant and nearly medium level relationship was found between lifelong learning and epistemological beliefs of associate degree students. In addition, it was found that epistemological beliefs predict students’ lifelong learning by 8.7%. While there was a positive and moderate level relationship between the effort dimension, which is the sub dimension of epistemological beliefs, and lifelong learning, a positive and weak level relationship was obtained between lifelong learning and a single truth sub dimensions of the epistemological beliefs scale. On the other hand, there was almost no relationship between the ability sub dimension and students’ lifelong learning level. In addition, when the epistemological beliefs of the students and independent variables (gender, class, type of education, age, department and department type) were considered as common variables, no statistically significant difference was found in terms of lifelong learning level of the students.

Komunikasi Dakwah Komunitas Perempuan Pekerja Migran di Malaysia

In pursuit of Islamic knowledge, Muslim women migrant worker create religious spaces where they can express their religiosity. In Malaysia, there are communities that specifically support Indonesian migrant workers, especially Muslims, including female migrant workers. One of the functions of the community is as a means of da’wah to Indonesian migrant workers. The purpose of this study was to explore the communication of da'wah in the Muslim community of women migrant workers in Malaysia. This research is qualitative in nature. The data of this study were analyzed based on Grounded Theory (GT). Data were collected through observation and semi-structured interviews conducted virtually. Then, it is analyzed through different coding stages, namely: open, axial, and selective. The results show that the communication in producing Islamic knowledge in the Muslim community is more informal, less traditional, and more interactive than the way Islamic knowledge is produced in mosques, Islamic organizations, and central IPMI. This community gives women the space to show religious autonomy as well as the production and transmission of Islamic knowledge for influencing the members' behavior. The process of changing behavior that occurs in the form of conformity, social facilitation, and polarization. These three forms of influence take place both in the dimensions of knowledge, belief, ritual, experience and religious commitment.

Assessing negative core beliefs in eating disorders: revision of the Eating Disorder Core Beliefs Questionnaire

BackgroundIncreased theoretical and empirical attention has been given to examining the role of core beliefs in both the development and maintenance of eating disorders (EDs). The Eating Disorder Core Beliefs Questionnaire (ED-CBQ) is self-report measure designed to assess five dimensions of core beliefs relating to eating disorders; self-loathing, unassertive/inhibited, demanding/needing help and support, abandoned/deprived, and high standards for the self. The present study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the ED-CBQ and to develop a revised and improved version of the original measure after evaluating its factor structure and related properties.MethodsA sample of undergraduate university students (N = 763) completed an online test battery of questionnaires. Putative ED-symptomatic (n = 384) and non-ED (n = 379) subgroups were created from self-reported responses from the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDEQ). Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were performed, and internal consistency, construct validity, group differences and clinical utility was examined.ResultsAn initial CFA did not support the original five-factor 40-item ED-CBQ. A revised version was developed that possessed equal or superior psychometric properties to the original 40-item measure. The ED-CBQ-R demonstrated superior model fit, similar levels of reliability and construct validity, and the ability to discriminate between putative ED diagnostic groups.ConclusionsOur results suggest that the ED-CBQ-R is a valid, reliable, but more importantly an efficient and accessible measure with the potential to be utilised both clinically and in research settings.

Dimensions of Beliefs Without Strong Supporting Evidence And Reasons for Holding Them

Dimensions of Beliefs Without Strong Supporting Evidence And Reasons for Holding Them

Cost-effectiveness of animal protein consumption in Turkey

ABSTRACT: The most tangible economic indicator of animal protein consumption is the real price of 1 g protein of a certain quality. The present study aimed to determine and compare the cost-effectiveness of some animal proteins in Turkey. To determine cost-effectiveness, average protein contents (g/100 g), biological values (%), and inflation-adjusted 36-month real prices (TRY/kg) of eight different foods of animal origin were used. The ANOVA test yielded a significant difference between the cost-effectiveness of selected animal proteins (P<0.01 and η2 = 0.973). Multiple comparisons revealed that chicken meat and chicken egg, between which there was no significant difference, were economically superior to other foods (P < 0.05). Cow’s milk and homogenized yogurt, between which there was no significant difference, took second place in terms of cost-effectiveness. These products were followed by fresh kashar cheese, ripened Turkish white cheese, beef meat, and mutton meat. There were also significant relationships between the unit prices of certain animal products. Although the real price of 1 g of animal protein varies according to time and place depending on the factors affecting supply and demand, the global economic advantage of egg and chicken meat coincides with the dimensions of health and religious beliefs. If today’s demographic, climatic, biological, and technological developments can make animal protein production cheaper and more reliable, consumer welfare in underdeveloped and developing countries can increase.

A cultural analysis of eco-Islam: How young German Muslims live religion through environmental activism

Eco-Islam is often discussed from a theological perspective, but there are hardly any studies on the activist’s practices, their experiences and reasoning. In order to fill this gap and to emphasise the importance of studying lived religion, this article presents three interviews with young Eco-Islam activists in Germany. By using the method of cultural analysis, the author compares, summarises and abstracts their statements and activities, so that a comprehensive configuration is revealed. Cultural analysis focuses on cultural constellations and tries to think historical, social and biographical components together. To understand the Eco-Islam activist’s perspectives at a deeper cultural level, the author firstly represents a thick description of the statements and activities of her three respondents. Afterwards, she scrutinises the actors’ practices and processes by applying the dimensions of belief, practice and community on their everyday life and performative action. At last she filters three related themes on a cultural constellational level. Contribution: In this article, the author simultaneously highlights the implicit connections of eco-Islamic Activism to aspects of Othering and empowerment, aspects of (re-) interpretation of religious norms and aspects of transgressing environmental activism and the idea of an Islamic community.

Investigating K-12 Pre-Service Teacher TPACK in Instructional Technology Learning

This study investigated the change in pre-service teachers’ Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) self-efficacy beliefs in a technology integration course in a teacher education program. It assessed knowledge components that predicted TPACK self-efficacy beliefs. Pre and post-surveys were administered using Schmidt et al. (2009) instrument at the beginning and end of the course. The study revealed statistically significant change in all dimensions of TPACK self-efficacy beliefs. Cohen’s effect size revealed medium effect size on TPACK self-efficacy beliefs during the pre-service teacher education technology integration course. PCK and TPK were the significant predictors of TPACK in both pre and post-survey report. Content Knowledge (CK) was a significant predictor of TPACK in the post-survey. The result implies that instructional technology courses should pay attention to the factors affecting TPACK during curriculum design and course delivery. In the current research context CK, PCK and TPK predicted TPACK. TK and PK can be mediated by TPK and PCK respectively.

Validating the Diathesis–Stress Model Based Case Conceptualization Procedure in Cognitive Behavioral Therapies: The LIBET (Life Themes and Semi-Adaptive Plans—Implications of Biased Beliefs, Elicitation and Treatment) Procedure

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) approaches use case formulation procedures based on the diathesis–stress conceptualization model, arranged in two dimensions: emotional vulnerability (present in a patient’s consciousness in terms of core beliefs) and coping strategies. Nevertheless, despite its pivotal role, there are a limited number of validation studies for this model. Life themes and semi-adaptive plans: Implications of biased beliefs, elicitation and treatment (LIBET) is a CBT case formulation method grounded on the CBT diathesis–stress model that aims to help validate the CBT case formulation model, and, in particular, its bidimensional arrangement. In LIBET, the two classic CBT dimensions are called “life themes,” which are mental states of focused attention to emotional sensitivities represented as core beliefs in consciousness, and “semi-adaptive plans,” which are the rigid management strategies of “life themes” implemented by adopting coping strategies such as anxious safety behaviors, compulsive controls and aggressive or rewarding strategies. The study uses quantitative textual analysis to validate the LIBET procedure in a clinical sample. The investigation discusses the extent to which the results can be considered a validation of the arrangement of the general CBT diathesis–stress model in the two dimensions of core beliefs and coping strategies.