Belief Factors Research Articles

Breaking the Taboo: Understanding the Relationship between Perception, Beliefs, Willingness to Eat Insects, and Food Neophobia among Polish Adults.

Insects are a potential source of protein for direct human consumption or indirectly in processed foods. The research examined consumer perceptions and beliefs regarding the consumption of insects and food products containing insect proteins. The study aimed to identify beliefs about insect consumption, assess the perception of food products containing added insect proteins, and gain a deeper understanding of the role of food neophobia in accepting insects as an alternative source of protein. The data were collected in 2023 through a cross-sectional quantitative online survey of a group that was representative of consumers by age, gender, and region sample (n = 1000) who were responsible for food purchasing decisions in their households. While many respondents viewed foods enriched with insect protein as innovative and environmentally friendly, others found the idea of consuming insects repulsive and expressed concerns about potential allergic reactions. Food neophobia was a determining factor in respondents' beliefs and perceptions regarding the consumption of insects and food products containing insect proteins. Respondents were more inclined to consume products with added insect protein rather than visibly identifiable insects. The results highlight the need for targeted marketing strategies and product development approaches to align with the varied expectations of consumers in the rapidly expanding insect-based food market.

Land Grant University Participants’ Eurocentric Attitudes about Agriculture: An Ideological Constraint to Achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Socio-cultural Eurocentric views about agriculture may diminish educational efforts to globalize the curricula at land grant institutions in the United States of America. While many U.S. inhabitants have historical and/or cultural ties to Europe, the modern U.S. agricultural industry is dependent upon contributions from diverse agricultural origins. Recognizing ideological origins in agriculture helps educators prepare curricula and teach others through inclusive and equitable education that is consistent with the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The purpose of this study was to explore postsecondary students’ and employees’ Eurocentric attitudes about agriculture at a large southern U.S. land grant university. A cross-sectional design and random samples constituted the study population. Eurocentric attitudes existed primarily among undergraduate students and staff members. Respondents with family actively engaged in agriculture and those enrolled in the college of agriculture had stronger levels of Eurocentric beliefs, as did respondents with at least one previous international experience. Efforts to lessen Eurocentric attitudes about agriculture are needed in postsecondary education. Additional study of the origins of belief systems and factors affecting attitudinal formation may provide useful insights for replacing outdated ideals and achieving cognitive consistency in understanding the global agricultural industry.

Modelling of the relationships between students’ grade-level, epistemic beliefs, metacognition, and science achievement in low and high - achieving schools

ABSTRACT Relationships between students’ grade-level, epistemic beliefs, metacognition, and science achievement were investigated separately for low and high-achieving schools. A total of 587 students in low achieving schools and 600 students in high achieving schools from fifth, sixth, and eighth grades constituted the study sample. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses identified two factors for both epistemic beliefs and metacognition measures. Results of the structural equation modelling showed that path coefficients from grade-level to quick/fixed learning, regulation of cognition, and knowledge of cognition were all negative and significant in both low and high achieving schools’ models. In addition, path coefficients from certain/simple knowledge to regulation of cognition and knowledge of cognition were all positive and significant in both models. Moreover, quick/fixed learning and knowledge of cognition were significant contributors to students’ science achievement, regardless of students’ school type. However, several school-type differences regarding path coefficients of epistemic beliefs factors with other variables were observed. Interestingly, the effect size of the science achievement model was greater in low achieving schools compared to the same model in high achieving schools. Implications of these findings about how to improve students’ epistemic beliefs, metacognition, and science achievement both in low and high achieving schools are discussed.

Reducing Anxiety among University Students in East Java Indonesia during Covid-19 Pandemic

Background: Remote learning activities are one of the government's policies in the Covid-19 pandemic, which is still being implemented in the education sector. There were plenty of impacts that the students encountered, especially among college students who experienced difficulties in completing their final project to experienced anxiety. Aims: These conditions were the background in carrying out this study as it aimed to determine the efforts to reduce anxiety among final-year students. Methods: This was analytical observational research with a cross-sectional study design using the Theory of Planned Behaviour, undertaken across all cities and regencies in East Java from March to October 2021. The research population was all final-year college students with a sample of 385 respondents. Variables in this study were belief factors, intention, and behavior. Data collection was conducted by distributing online self-administered questionnaires. Data were presented statistically in tables and charts and analyzed using the non-parametric statistical test, multiple linear regression. Results: The result showed that the belief factor significantly influenced the intention variable (sig. 0.000), and the intention variable influenced final-year students' behavior in reducing anxiety (sig. 0.000). The intention variable had a significant value of 0.000 < 0.05, which indicated that the intention variable significantly influenced the final-year students' behavior to reduce anxiety. Based on the R square result, the intention variable influenced the final-year students' behaviour to reduce anxiety by 54%. Conclusion: Efforts known to reduce the anxiety of final-year students during the Covid-19 pandemic are managing stress, controlling themselves by increasing physical activity, doing hobbies, worship, positive thinking, and consuming the food they like.

Belief in Jinn Possession Scale: Development and validation

In spite of scientific developments, paranormal beliefs remain widespread, especially in South Asian societies. Numerous disorders connected to possession and trance have been theorized in recent years. In this study, three community samples were used to develop a comprehensive scale of Belief in Jinn Possession Scale (BJPS) and to examine its consistency and relevance. The BJPS scale was proposed to be multidimensional with four factors displaying satisfactory internal consistency reliability estimated by the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) ( n = 300). However, confirmatory factor analyses ( n = 300) reduced the number of factors to two. The BJPS demonstrated excellent reliability and statistically significant positive correlations among its factors of beliefs about signs of possession and beliefs about vulnerability and preventive measures. Convergent and discriminant validity ( n = 316) was supported by a high correlation between BJPS, Revised Paranormal Belief Scale (RPBS), and Paranormal and Supernatural Belief Scale (PSBS) and a low correlation between BJPS, Narcissistic Personality Inventory 16 (NPI-16), and Moral Identity Measure (MIM). These results suggest that the BJPS is a well-grounded and sound tool for evaluating one’s irrational beliefs about possession states in Pakistani culture, and it may be the first attempt to conceptualize possession.

Internalized Stigma and Adherence to Treatment Among Outpatients with Mental Illness

Background: Treatment adherence, the key to therapy success and patients' quality of life, can be influenced by many factors in psychiatric patients, including self-stigma, alongside insight, illness duration, social support, health beliefs, personality, substance abuse, side effects, and life circumstances. Objectives: This study aims to identify factors, particularly self-stigma, affecting treatment adherence in stable psychiatric outpatients. Methods: A sample of 200 adult mental health patients in Arak, Iran, diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, or anxiety disorders, participated in this study. Self-stigma was assessed using the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness (ISMI) scale, and treatment adherence was measured using the Drug Attitude Inventory (DAI-10). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation, regression, and chi-square tests. Results: Among the 200 participants (73 men and 127 women, with an average age of 35.1 years), the average stigma score was 62.8. The mean DAI-10 score was 4.8, with 172 showing positive medication attitudes. Younger, smoking, and alcohol-consuming patients showed lower treatment adherence. Higher self-stigma correlated with lower adherence, but there were no significant associations with gender, marital status, diagnosis, or diagnosis duration. Conclusions: This study highlights the importance of addressing self-stigma as a barrier to treatment adherence in individuals with mental illnesses. Strategies to reduce self-stigma may improve treatment outcomes, especially among younger patients and those with substance use disorders. Further research is warranted to develop effective interventions for enhancing medication adherence in stable psychiatric outpatients.

Presentation of a Causal Model of Relationships Between Metacognitive Beliefs, Need for Cognition, and Metacognitive Awareness: The Mediating Role of Goal Orientation and Self-Efficacy

Objective: Metacognitive beliefs have significant impacts on individual performance, and enhancing and altering these beliefs lead to meaningful changes in metacognitive awareness. The present study aims to present a causal model of the relationships between metacognitive beliefs, the need for cognition, and metacognitive awareness: exploring the mediating role of goal orientation and self-efficacy in the context of students taking a general English course at Payame Noor University, Fars Province, during the first semester of 2021. Methods and Materials: This is an applied study using a descriptive correlational research design through path analysis. The statistical population includes all undergraduate students at Payame Noor University, Fars Province, who enrolled in a general English course in the first semester of 2021, totaling approximately 3,422 students. A sample of 480 students was selected using stratified random sampling based on Morgan’s table. Data collection tools included the Bufora et al. (1998) goal orientation questionnaire, Wells’ (1997) metacognitive beliefs questionnaire, Sherer and Maddux’s (1997) self-efficacy scale, and the Cacioppo (1996) need for cognition questionnaire. Findings: The current study indicates that the indices of the conceptual model’s fit are in an acceptable condition. The four factors of metacognitive beliefs, need for cognition, goal orientation, and self-efficacy have a significant effect on students’ metacognitive awareness. Among the internal variables, self-efficacy had the most substantial effect (0.19), and metacognitive beliefs had the least (0.164). Conclusion: Overall, considering the goodness-of-fit indices and the overall examination of the model within the study group, the model exhibited appropriate fit and can be utilized in decision-making and policy-setting.

Assessment of Quality of Life among Terminally Ill Cancer Patients Receiving Palliative Care at Hospice Centre, Ahmedabad City, India.

Cancer has been the leading cause of death worldwide, and palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life (QoL) of patients and their families facing the problem associated with life-threatening illness. Hospice care helps patients and their family to cope with the change from treating the cancer to living life as fully as possible through their final days. This study aimed to (1) assess the sociodemographic and clinical profile of terminally ill cancer patients, (2) assess the QoL among terminally ill cancer patients receiving palliative care, and (3) study various determinants affecting their QoL. A cross-sectional study was conducted among terminally ill cancer patients receiving palliative care at the Hospice Centre, Community Oncology Centre, Ahmedabad. Based on previous years' admission data, a sample size of 360 was taken. Patients who are seriously ill up to the extent that they were unable to respond and had a previous positive history of psychiatric illness before the diagnosis of cancer were excluded. Institutional ethical committee (IEC) permission was obtained before the study. Statistical analysis was performed using the Chi-square test in Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software. The mean age of participants was 48.1 ± 13.0 years. The gender distribution of participants was males and females (226 (62.8%) and 134 (37.2%)), respectively. On studying, the involvement of various anatomical sites as "primary site of cancer" revealed that head and neck carcinoma had the highest (63.3%) involvement and hematological cancer had the lowest (0.6%) involvement. Of total, 62% of participants had "below-average QoL," followed by 34.9% of participants having "significantly poor QoL." There was a significant association between different age groups, time lag in cancer diagnosis, and treatment initiation and QoL. Spearman's rank correlations between the majority of factors fell in "low partially positive" category except for the physical well-being (factor 2) and psychosocial well-being (factor 3) with optimism and belief (factor 7), where they were in "low partially negative" category.

Analisis Rendahnya Minat Masyarakat Menjadi Nasabah Bank Syariah Desa Mekarsari Kecamatan Kumpeh Kabupaten Muaro Jambi

The development of an institution cannot be separated from the role of the community it self. Apart from quality, the institution must also give priority to the community, consumert or customers to maintain the continuity of the institution or argency. The activities of Islamic banking institutions must be carried out as closely as possible in introducing the products and services offered by Islamic banking with the aim of increasing or even increasing public interest and trust. In connection with this research, this thesis aims to determine the lack of public interest in choosing Islamic banking products. This type of research is qualitaive research and the data collection techniques are observation, interviews and documentation. This research involved 30 respondents in Mekar Sari Village, Kumpeh districh, consisting of various professions. From the results of research conducted by researchers, 8 respondents stated that they were interested in Islamic banking , but only 3 respondents had used Islamic banking services, and the remaining 14 respondents were not interested and used conventional banking services, then 8 respondents did not respond because they assumed that Islamic banking and conventional bank are the same. Based on the data analysis from this research, the public understanding of Islamic banking are internal and external factors, including personality, motivation, attitudes, beliefs lifestyle, religion, experience, family, culture, society and service. Of these factors, the most dominant main factors are attitude and belief factors, personality factors and community factors themselves.

사회유대이론을 적용한 다문화 청소년의 집단괴롭힘에 관한 연구

Our society is moving toward becoming a multicultural country where people of various ethnicities and races live together. There are still unresolved issues in moving toward becoming a multicultural country. This is group bullying of multicultural youth. Accordingly, this study sought to identify the influencing factors on group bullying among multicultural youth, focusing on social bond theory. Social bond theory assumed that crimes occur when the bond between individuals and society is weak or broken. In other words, this study sought to empirically verify the influencing factors of attachment, involvement, participation, and belief, which are components of social bond theory, on group bullying of multicultural youth.
 In this study, descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and regression analysis were conducted using the SPSS program using multicultural youth panel data conducted by the Korea Youth Policy Institute. As a result of the study, it was found that friend attachment, desire for education, and leisure and cultural activities have an influence on group bullying among multicultural youth. When comparing the factors affecting group bullying among multicultural youth in order of size, the order was attachment to friends, desire for education, and leisure and cultural activities. Based on these research results, we attempted to discuss implications for both multicultural youth and general youth to lead a school life free of group bullying.

Faktor-Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Sikap Stigma Terhadap HIV/AIDS Pada Mahasiswi Kesehatan Di Kota Bogor

HIV stigma is negative attitudes and beliefs about HIV sufferers. One of the obstacles in controlling HIV/AIDS is stigma and discrimination against People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Stigma and discrimination are carried out by ordinary people, including students who do not have sufficient knowledge about HIV/AIDS. This research aims to determine the factors that influence stigmatizing attitudes towards HIV/AIDS among health students in Bogor. This research activity was carried out at the Prima Husada Bogor Midwifery Academy. The method used is quantitative analysis with a descriptive correlation research design with a cross sectional approach. Using an incidental sampling technique with an online questionnaire measuring tool consisting of 38 questions, there were 180 respondents from the total sampling results. Data were analyzed using the Chi-Square test with a confidence level of 95%. Results: Based on the research results, 60.6% of students have stigmatized attitudes, 82.2% of students have marital status of parents who live together, 53.9% of people have less knowledge about HIV/AIDS, 53.3% of people lack sources of information, 60 .6% have less trust, 48.3% of people have a negative attitude towards HIV/AIDS, and 72.8% live in rural areas. There is a strong correlation in the level of knowledge and stigma with p-value = 0.000. and p-value 0.003, and there is a significant correlation between attitudes and stigma, with p-value 0.037. The result is that stigmatization of attitudes among young women is influenced by factors of knowledge, belief and attitudes towards HIV/AIDS and PLWHA.

PENERAPAN METODE RELAKSASI BENSON PADA LANSIA PEREMPUAN DENGAN HIPERTENSI

The elderly is the final stage of the life cycle, and degenerative processes occur in various aspects, which result in a greater risk of exposure to diseases such as hypertension which is usually often found in the elderly. Women are closely related to the occurrence of hypertension when experiencing menopause. Menopausal women experience decreased estrogen, which protects blood vessels from damage. One of the things that can be done to keep blood pressure stable is to use Benson relaxation, which is the development of a relaxation response method involving the belief factor to achieve optimal health conditions. The number of elderly who participated in this training was 17 people. Before the training and presentation of the material, data was obtained that 3 elderly people knew the benefits of Benson relaxation, and 14 people did not know about it. After the training, it was found that 10 elderly people understood Benson relaxation, and 7 other people did not understand this, which means that there was an increase in the understanding of the elderly about the benefits of Benson relaxation in hypertension.
 Keywords: elderly; hypertension; relaxation management

31 Understanding Health Beliefs and Health Behaviors in Older Adults at Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease

Objective:Given the aging population, there are significant public health benefits to delaying the onset of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in individuals at risk. However, adherence to health behaviors (e.g., diet, exercise, sleep hygiene) is low in the general population. The Health Belief Model proposes that beliefs such as perceived threat of disease, perceived benefits and barriers to behavior change, and cues to action are mediators of behavior change. The aim of this study was to gain additional information on current health behaviors and beliefs for individuals at risk for developing AD. This information can then be used to inform behavioral interventions and individualized strategies to improve health behaviors that may reduce AD risk or delay symptom onset.Participants and Methods:Surveys were sent to the Rhode Island AD Prevention Registry, which is enriched for at-risk, cognitively normal adults (i.e., majority with a family history and/or an APOE e4 allele). A total of 177 individuals participated in this study. Participants were 68% female; 93% Caucasian and non-Hispanic; mean age of 69.2; 74% with family history of dementia; 40% with subjective memory decline. The survey included measures from the Science of Behavior Change (SoBC) Research Network to measure specific health belief factors, including individual AD risk, perceived future time remaining in one’s life, generalized self-efficacy, deferment of gratification, consideration of future consequences as well as dementia risk awareness and a total risk score for dementia calculated from a combination demographic, health and lifestyle behaviors.Results:Participants who were older had higher scores for dementia risk (r=0.78), lower future time perspective (r=-0.33), and lower generalized self-efficacy (r=-0.31) (all at p<0.001). Higher education correlated with higher consideration of future consequences (r=-.31, p<0.001) and lower overall dementia risk score (r=-0.23, p=0.006). Of all scales examined, only generalized self-efficacy had a significant linear relationship to both frequency (r2=0.06) and duration (r2=0.08) of weekly physical activity (p<0.001). Total dementia risk score also had significant linear relationships (r2=0.19) with future time perspective (p<0.001) and generalized self-efficacy (p=0.48).Conclusions:Overall, individuals who rated themselves higher in self-efficacy were more likely to exercise more frequently and for a longer duration. Individuals who had lower overall risk for dementia due to both demographic and behavioral factors were more likely to endorse higher self-efficacy and more perceived time remaining in their lives. Increasing self-efficacy and targeting perceived future time limitations may be key areas to increase motivation and participation in behavioral strategies to reduce AD risk. Developing individual profiles based on these scales may further allow for individually tailored intervention opportunities.

Examining the Impact of Selected Sociodemographic Factors and Cancer-related Fatalistic Beliefs on Patient Engagement via Health Information Technology among Older Adults - A Cross-Sectional Analysis.

Despite the role of Health Information Technology (HIT) in patient engagement processes and government incentives for HIT development, research regarding HIT is lacking among older adults, with a high burden of chronic diseases like cancer. This study examines the role of selected sociodemographic factors and cancer-related fatalistic beliefs on patient engagement expressed through HIT usage for patient engagement in adults 65 or older. We controlled cancer diagnosis to account for its potential influence on patient engagement. This study has two aims 1- To investigate the role of sociodemographic factors of race, education, poverty index, and psychosocial factor of cancer fatalistic beliefs on accessing and utilizing HIT in older adults. 2- To examine the association of access and utilization of HIT to the self-management domain of patient activation that serves as a precursor to patient engagement. This is a secondary data analysis of a subset of the Health Information National Trend Survey (HINTS 4, Cycle 3). The subset includes individuals 65 and older with and without a cancer diagnosis. The relationships between access to and utilization of HIT to several sociodemographic variables and psychosocial factors of fatalistic beliefs were analyzed. Logistic regression and linear regression models were fit to study these associations. In this study, the total number of individuals over 65 years of age with a cancer diagnosis was 180 and without a diagnosis was 398. This analysis indicated that having less than a college education level, being nonwhite, and living in poverty were significantly associated with decreased access to HIT. Reduced HIT utilization was associated with less than a college education level and poverty. This analysis also indicated that cancer fatalistic beliefs were significantly associated with lower HIT utilization. Specifically, a one-point increase in cancer fatalistic belief score is associated with a 36% decrease in HIT utilization. We found that controlling for cancer diagnosis did not affect the outcome for sociodemographic variables. However, the self-management domain of patient activation was significantly associated with the higher utilization of HIT and patients with a prior cancer diagnosis. Sociodemographic factors (education, race, poverty, and cancer fatalistic beliefs) impact HIT access and utilization in older adults, regardless of prior cancer diagnosis. HIT users among older adults report higher self-management, essential for patient activation and engagement.

Pregnant women behaviours in early detection of preeclampsia warning signs based on health belief model: A structural equal modelling analysis

Background: Preeclampsia is a pregnancy complication that frequently arises during the second trimester, typically after 20 weeks of pregnancy, requiring increased awareness and vigilance. Objective: The aim of this study was to analyse factors affecting pregnant women’s behaviours in early detection of warning signs of preeclampsia (PE) based on the health belief model. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted, with 225 respondents as research subjects in Tuban Regency. The sampling technique used was stratified random sampling. Data analysis employed structural equal modelling. Results: The results demonstrated that sociodemographic factors had an indirect pathway toward detection behaviours of the PE warning signs through perceived susceptibility/severity and perceived barrier. Health belief factors, including perceived susceptibility/severity, perceived threat, perceived benefit, perceived barrier, and perceived self-efficacy, had direct pathways toward detection behaviours of the PE warning signs. Cues to action had both direct and indirect pathways toward detection behaviours of the PE warning signs. Conclusion: Improvement of promotion efforts and comprehensive health education by incorporating cognitive, physiological, and psychosocial beliefs were immensely required to enhance better detection behaviours.

Personality Factors and Health Beliefs Related to Attitudes Toward Wearing Face Masks During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract: Background: The COVID-19 virus is a worldwide pandemic health emergency. Although preventative measures have been put in place in an attempt to control its spread, their implementation has been met with resistance. Aims: To verify the nature of the health belief and personality factors associated with favorable attitudes toward face-mask use during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. Methods: A sample of N = 680 completed an online survey that included attitudes toward wearing face masks, measures of both malevolent (Machiavellianism, grandiose narcissism, and psychopathy) and benevolent (socially responsible) personality traits, along with a set of health beliefs surrounding COVID-19 (perceived severity and susceptibility, etc.) and the use of face masks (perceived benefits and barriers, cues to action, and self-efficacy). Results: Lower perceived susceptibility, lower perceived benefits, and higher perceived barriers to face-mask use, being more motivated by cues to action, being female, and lower levels of grandiose narcissism were uniquely related to more favorable attitudes toward wearing face masks. The relation between socially responsible personality and mask-wearing attitudes was moderated by perceived severity. Namely, higher levels of socially responsible personality predicted more favorable attitudes but only when perceived severity was also high (with the reverse being evident for those who perceived the severity as being low). Limitations: The data relies on self-reports obtained cross-sectionally from a sample of university students. Conclusions: This study sheds light on the link between pro-mask attitudes and both benevolent/malevolent personality traits and the social-contextual factors related to the enactment of preventative health behaviors.

An Empirical Study on Korean Packaged Halal Food Manufactures: Muslim Millennial Consumers' Purchase Intention

This study aims to identify millennial Muslim consumers' perceptions of South Korean halal packaged food products and examine the relationship of each determinant to these food products. The research method used is a quantitative survey with a multiple linear regression data analysis method. The results showed that the primary perception of millennial Muslim consumers' intention to buy South Korean halal packaged food is the halal logo or certification. The factors determining this purchase intention do not fully have a positive and significant effect. Factors that have a positive and significant influence include; halal awareness, halal logo/certification, and product ingredients. While the factors of religious belief and exposure do not positively and significantly influence purchasing intentions. This study recommends that businesses engaged in the South Korean food sector with Muslims as their target customers follow halal principles, such as managing halal certification and including halal labels, raw material information, and processing methods of product/food packaging.

Do mobile phone addiction, boredom proneness, and self-reported mindfulness predict pedestrian beliefs on distracted walking?

Pedestrian distraction is a major causal factor reported in pedestrian fatalities worldwide. Even though many observational studies and laboratory-based research have been conducted to examine the influence of pedestrian distraction on road safety, there is little understanding of the determinants of pedestrian beliefs that influence distracted walking behaviour. The present study examines the associations of pedestrian beliefs related to engagement in mobile phone distraction with psychological factors such as mobile phone addiction, boredom proneness, and mindfulness. Five hundred and fifty-one participants completed a questionnaire about their distraction beliefs (behavioural, normative, and control), mobile phone addiction, boredom proneness, and mindfulness. A Structural Equation Model (SEM) was developed to investigate the influence of mobile phone addiction, boredom proneness, and mindfulness on the three types of beliefs. Mobile phone addiction was significantly associated with behavioural beliefs (factor loading = 0.38) and control beliefs (factor loading = 0.23) but not with normative beliefs. Further, significant associations of boredom proneness were observed with all three types of beliefs: behavioural (factor loading = 0.15), normative (factor loading = 0.13), and control (factor loading = 0.15). Mindfulness showed significant relationships with normative beliefs (factor loading = 0.13) and control beliefs (factor loading = 0.11) but not with behavioural beliefs. This study is the first attempt to investigate the predictors of pedestrian distraction beliefs in the Indian context. The findings can assist the policymakers in understanding the pedestrian psychology behind their distracted walking behaviour.

Cross‐cultural examination of school educators' beliefs about principles of positive behavior support

AbstractThis study conducted a psychometric examination into the application of positive behavior support (PBS) principles, focusing on how its trajectory differs between Taiwan and the United States. Eighteen items from the Beliefs about Behavior Survey were adapted to gauge educators' perception of implementing PBS strategies within different cultural contexts. The sample comprised 643 educators, split between northern Taiwan (N = 267) and a mid‐mountain region in the United States (N = 376). Results from the confirmatory factor analysis suggest that the previously identified four‐factor model determined using a US sample presents a satisfactory fit with the Taiwanese data set. Furthermore, reliability estimates vouch for the internal consistency of the model. Interestingly, it was observed that general education teachers reported the least supportive beliefs across all four factors, relative to their colleagues. In a direct comparison with the US sample, the Taiwanese respondents scored significantly lower on two out of the four PBS belief factors. This trend could be attributed to a relative scarcity of exposure to, and training in, PBS principles in Taiwan, particularly beyond tertiary remedial services. The revised survey questionnaire presents a useful tool for informing the design of professional development initiatives and system‐wide changes in Taiwanese schools. The study concludes with a discussion on the impact of differing cultural contexts and the potential directions for future research.

Faktor yang Berhubungan dengan Budaya Pemberian ASI Eksklusif di Puskesmas Makale Selatan Kabupaten Tana Toraja

Tana Toraja Regency is experiencing cultural changes and modernization that can affect the practice of exclusive breastfeeding. Technological developments and outside cultural influences can cause shifts in traditional values ??and practices. The Tana Toraja culture has conflicting values ??related to the practice of exclusive breastfeeding. For example, traditional values ??that respect and prioritize family ties can go hand in hand with the practice of exclusive breastfeeding. However, other cultural factors such as customs involving supplementary feeding of infants may conflict with this practice. Cultural factors that involve the role of the family and society can be an obstacle in the practice of exclusive breastfeeding. This study aims to identify cultural factors that support exclusive breastfeeding. Type and design of a quantitative study using a cross-sectional study design conducted at the Makale Selatan Public Health Center, Tana Toraja Regency from May to June 2023. The population and sample were all 108 breastfeeding mothers with accidental sampling as the sample. The collection and processing of the data used were primary and secondary data using a questionnaire, as well as statistical analysis using the chi-square test and logistic regression. The results showed that the role of the elderly (p=0.017), the role of the family (p=0.001), religious and belief factors (p=0.014), traditions and cultural heritage (p=0.001) were related to the culture of exclusive breastfeeding, and the role of the elderly was the variable most related to Exp (B) = 12.320. The conclusion is that the role of the elderly, the role of the family, religious and belief factors and traditions and cultural heritage are factors that cause a culture of exclusive breastfeeding, so that programmed education efforts are needed regarding sustainable prenatal classes. By knowing these factors, appropriate strategies and interventions can be developed to promote the practice of exclusive breastfeeding in Tana Toraja District.