Conformal Scaling Research Articles

Attitudes Toward Homosexuality, Self Righteousness And Conformity Among Emerging Adults

The desire between individuals of the same sex is referred to as homosexuality. Rather than being a gender identity like male, female, or nonbinary, it is a sexual orientation. Homosexuality can be influenced by changing one's attitudes and beliefs to more closely resemble the groups that one already belongs to or wishes to join and this is called social conformity. Being convinced of one's own justification, and morality, especially in contrast to the deeds and viewpoints of others, is self-righteousness. The study’s objective was to examine the attitudes toward homosexuality, self -righteousness, and conformity and whether there is any significant relation among them. 65 emerging adults of age 18 to 26 made up the sample, which include both males and females. This sample was collected through the Convenience sampling method. Tools used were Self Righteousness Scale (SRS), Homosexuality Attitude Scale (HAS), and Conformity Scale (CS). Using SPSS, statistical analysis was conducted. The data was examined using Spearman’s correlation test. According to the research, there is a substantial positive correlation between attitudes towards homosexuality and conformity as well as between those attitudes and self-righteousness and its subscale self-righteousness.

The Relationship Between Conformity and Comprehensive Thinking Styles Among Emerging Adults

Conformity, a pervasive social phenomenon, refers to the tendency of individuals to adjust their beliefs, attitudes, and behaviours to match those of a majority or authoritative group. It is a type of social influence that involves altering one's beliefs or actions in order to blend in with the group. On the other hand, comprehensive thinking styles involve analytical and integrative cognitive approaches that prioritise thorough examination and independent evaluation of information. The primary objective of this study is to explore whether there exists a connection between an individual's propensity to conform and their preference for comprehensive thinking styles. It seeks to identify the underlying cognitive mechanisms that drive conformity behaviour and determine whether these mechanisms are compatible with comprehensive thinking patterns or in tension with them. This study examines the relationship between comprehensive thinking style and conformity. The sample data consisted of 145 emerging and budding adults who fall between the age of 18 to 25. These participants were from different colleges. The tools used in the study are Conformity Scale (CS) and Comprehensive Thinking Style Questionnaire (CTSQ). Data were analysed using SPSS. Spearman Rho correlation was used to find the correlation. The findings showed that there is a significant positive relationship between comprehensive thinking styles and conformity (p<0.01). The result also showed a positive correlation between conformity and one of the subscales of comprehensive thinking styles, i.e. preference for effortful thinking.

Topological corrections and conformal backreaction in the Einstein Gauss–Bonnet/Weyl theories of gravity at D=4

We investigate the gravitational backreaction, generated by coupling a general conformal sector to external, classical gravity, as described by a conformal anomaly effective action. We address the issues raised by the regularization of the topological Gauss–Bonnet and Weyl terms in these actions and the use of dimensional regularization (DR). We discuss both their local and nonlocal expressions, as possible IR and UV descriptions of conformal theories, below and above the conformal breaking scale. Our discussion overlaps with several recent studies of dilaton gravities – obtained via a certain singular limit of the Einstein–Gauss–Bonnet (EGB) theory – originally introduced as a way to bypass Lovelock’s theorem. We show that nonlocal, purely gravitational realizations of such EGB theories, quadratic in the dilaton field, beside their local quartic forms, are possible, by a finite renormalization of the Euler density. Such nonlocal versions, which are deprived of any scale, can be expanded, at least around flat space, in terms of the combination R Box ^{-1} times multiple variations of the anomaly functional, as pointed out in recent studies at d=4. Similar conclusions can be drawn for the proposed nonlocal EGB theory. The expansion emerges from previous investigations of the anomalous conformal Ward identities that constrain such theories around the flat spacetime limit in momentum space.

The Relationship of Peer Conformity and Self-Regulation with Academic Procrastination on College Students who are Preparing a Thesis

Postponement or procrastination among students is often caused by a low level of individual self-regulation and also by the conformity of others or the environment, which can encourage the creation of academic procrastination. This study aims to determine the correlation between peer conformity and self-regulation with academic procrastination in students while compiling a thesis in the Department of Guidance and Counseling, Semarang State University, both jointly and partially. This research was conducted using correlational quantitative research methods. The population of this study is students of the Department of Guidance and Counseling, Semarang State University, who are compiling a thesis, namely the Class of 2016, 2017, and 2018. The sample used was 127 students out of 195 students using proportionate stratified random sampling. The data collection tools used are the academic procrastination scale, the peer conformity scale, and the self-regulation scale. Furthermore, the data analysis technique used is a double regression analysis technique with the help of SPSS applications. The findings revealed a positive relationship between peer conformity and academic procrastination, as well as a negative relationship between self-regulation and academic procrastination. Then there is a significant relationship between peer conformity and self-regulation with academic procrastination. Between peer conformity and self-regulation together, they have an effective contribution of 60.6 percent to academic procrastination.

Konsep Diri Dan Konformintas Dengan Kecenderungan Gaya Hidup Hedonis Pada Remaja


 
 
 
 This study aims to determine whether there is a relationship between self-concept and conformity with the tendency of the Hedonic Lifestyle in Sidoarjo City. This research is a quantitative type. Sampling was done by random sampling. The sample used in this study were teenagers in the city of Sidoarjo, totaling 60 teenagers. The data collection tool used uses the Self-Concept, Conformity and Hedonic scales. Results of Statistical Analysis Correlation Test Spearman's Rho test shows the value of rho x1y: -0.083 with sig. or p : 0.530 (p>0.05), this shows that hypothesis 1 is rejected. This means that there is no correlation between self-concept and hedonism. rho x2y ; 0.316 with sig. or p : 0.014 (p <0.05), this indicates that the 2 hypotheses are accepted, meaning that there is a significant positive correlation between conformity and hedonism behavior. The positive direction means that the higher the peer conformity, the higher the hedonism
 
 
 

C${\cal C}$osmological K${\cal K}$rylov C${\cal C}$omplexity

AbstractIn this paper, we study the Krylov complexity (K) from the planar/inflationary patch of the de Sitter space using the two mode squeezed state formalism in the presence of an effective field having sound speed . From our analysis, we obtain the explicit behavior of Krylov complexity (K) and lancoz coefficients () with respect to the conformal time scale and scale factor in the presence of effective sound speed . Since lancoz coefficients () grow linearly with integer n, this suggests that universe acts like a chaotic system during this period. We also obtain the corresponding Lyapunov exponent λ in presence of effective sound speed . We show that the Krylov complexity (K) for this system is equal to average particle numbers suggesting it's relation to the volume. Finally, we give a comparison of Krylov complexity (K) with entanglement entropy (Von‐Neumann) where we found that there is a large difference between Krylov complexity (K) and entanglement entropy for large values of squeezing amplitude. This suggests that Krylov complexity (K) can be a significant probe for studying the dynamics of the cosmological system even after the saturation of entanglement entropy.

Factors affecting faculty conformity in South China universities.

Based on social contagion theory, this study examines the mediating role of formalization of organizational structure between organizational identification and faculty conformity. It also analyzes the moderating role of conflict management style between organizational identification and faculty conformity, and formalization of organizational structure and faculty conformity in universities in Hunan province, China. Convenience sampling was employed to select the subjects, and 1,024 Chinese faculty members including teaching staff and administrative staff were surveyed online with the questionnaire consist of organizational identification scale, organizational formalization scale, conflict management style scale, and faculty conformity scale. 1,000 valid respondents were collected and SPSS was used to analyze the data through descriptive analysis, analysis of variance, correlation analysis, and hierarchical multiple regression. The results showed that faculty members’ organizational identification had a positive effect on faculty conformity; formalization of organizational structure partially mediated the relationship between organizational identification and faculty conformity; and conflict management style positively moderated the relationship between organizational identification and faculty conformity and between formalization of organizational structure and faculty conformity. University administrators are often the initiators of conformity as they are responsible for formulating internal regulations. Therefore, they must monitor and coordinate workplace conflicts, resolve and guide faculty conformity, promote individual faculty members’ self-improvement, and foster steady organizational development.

The Impact of Family Socioeconomic Status on Learning Conformity among Chinese University Students: Self-Efficacy as Mediating Factor

Background: At present, family socioeconomic status is a significant contributor to the differences in university students’ learning motivation, but few studies have examined the effects on different types of motivation to learn conformity. Thus, the present study investigates the effects of family socioeconomic status on different types of learning conformity and the mediating role of self-efficacy. Methods: 339 Chinese university students were surveyed using the general self-efficacy scale, the learning conformity scale, and the family socioeconomic status questionnaire. We analyzed the effect of family socioeconomic status on learning conformity and the mediating role of general self-efficacy through common bias tests, correlation analysis, structural equation modeling, and tests of mediating effects. Results: (1) There are three types of learning conformity, as follows: learning abidance, learning obedience, and learning compliance. (2) The mediation model concluded that family socioeconomic status had a positive and significant effect on learning abidance and learning obedience, and general self-efficacy played a partially mediating role, with an adequate ratio of 59.7% and 26.26%, respectively; family socioeconomic status had a negative and significant effect on learning compliance, and general self-efficacy played a partially mediating role, with an adequate ratio of 52.02%. Conclusions: This study provides first-hand empirical data to support studies of learning motivation, learning conformity behavior, and self-efficacy among Chinese university students. It also provides a theoretical basis for subsequent research on family socioeconomic status and learning conformity.

A Tunable, Particle-Based Model for the Diverse Conformations Exhibited by Chiral Homopolymers

Chiral block copolymers capable of hierarchical self-assembly can also exhibit chirality transfer─the transfer of chirality at the monomer or conformational scale to the self-assembly. Prior studies focused on experimental and theoretical methods that are unable to fully decouple the thermodynamic origins of chirality transfer and necessitate the development of particle-based models that can be used to quantify intrachain, interchain, and entropic contributions. With this goal in mind, in this work, we developed a parametrized coarse-grained model of a chiral homopolymer and extensively characterized the resulting conformations. Specifically, the energetic parameter in the angular and dihedral potentials, the angular set point, and the dihedral set point are systematically varied to produce a wide range of conformations from a random coil to a nearly ideal helix. The average helicity, pitch, persistence length, and end-to-end distance are measured, and correlations between the model parameters and resulting conformations are obtained. Using available experimental data on model polypeptoid-based chiral polymers, we back out the required parameters that produce similar pitch and persistence length ratios reported in the experiments. The conformations for the experimentally matched chains appear to be somewhat flexible, exhibiting some helical turns. Our model is versatile and can be used to perform molecular dynamics simulations of chiral block copolymers and even sequence-specific polypeptides to study their self-assembly and to gain thermodynamic insights.

Association between Self-Efficacy and Learning Conformity among Chinese University Students: Differences by Gender

Background: Although past research highlights the impact of self-efficacy on university students’ learning motivation, examining potential links with specific types of learning conformity is limited. The current study examined associations between Chinese university students’ perceived self-efficacy and learning conformity across different types of learning motivation.Methods: A total of 339 Chinese university students were surveyed using the General Self-Efficacy Scale and the Learning Conformity Scale. Multiple regression models were constructed to focus on the mechanisms of general self-efficacy on learning conformity. Results: (1) There are three types of learning conformity: learning abidance, learning obedience, and learning compliance. (2) General self-efficacy has a negative effect on learning obedience. In contrast, it positively affects learning abidance and learning compliance. (3) The general self-efficacy of girls is lower than that of boys. Still, girls are more likely to be motivated to learn compliance than boys. Conclusions: The study reveals that it is essential to stimulate students’ motivation to learn abidance to love learning from the inside out; to improve girls’ self-efficacy; to raise students’ awareness of self-respect and self-development; and to encourage self-approval in public institutions.

The Contribution of Conformity and Self-Acceptance to the Development of Students' Social Skills

Low social skills are still one of the problems students face, which adversely impacts their attitude towards someone. Preliminary research showed that Junior High School students' lack of social skills is still a significant problem that needs to be resolved. Therefore, this research aims to determine the level of social skills, conformity, and self-acceptance in junior high school students and the relationship between them. The population in this study were 536 junior high students and 205 students participated as participants which recruited using the proportionate stratified sampling method. The data was collected using psychological scale specifically the social skills, conformity, and self-acceptance scale. The data collected were analyzed using the multiple regression analysis using the SPSS program. The result showed a positive relationship between conformity and self-acceptance with social skills in junior high school students. Good social skills make students complete tasks faster and more proficient in social life.

Tensor-network renormalization approach to the q -state clock model

We simulate the phase diagram and critical behavior of the $q$-state clock model on the square lattice by using the state-of-the-art loop optimization for tensor-network renormalization (loop-TNR) algorithm. The two phase transition points for $q\ensuremath{\ge}5$ are determined with very high accuracy. Furthermore, by computing the conformal scaling dimensions for both transition points, we are able to determine the radius $R$ of the compactified boson theories at both transition points with high precision. In particular, the radius $R$ at higher temperature phase transition point is precisely the same as the one predicted by Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless (BKT) transition. Moreover, we find that the fixed-point tensors at higher temperature transition point also converge to the same one approximately for large enough $q$ and the corresponding operator product expansion (OPE) coefficient of the compactified boson theory can also be read out directly from the fixed-point tensor.

Hubungan rasa memiliki pada organisasi dan konformitas terhadap partisipasi perempuan dalam sekaa teruna teruni di Bali

Sekaa Teruna Teruni (STT) is one of the youth organizations in Bali. The achievement of the goals of STT is influenced by various factors, one of which is the participation of organizational members which can arise due to a sense of belonging and conformity. STT membership, which is generally voluntary, causes almost no pressure requiring STT members to be present and active in STT activities, but when viewed from the daily activities in STT, there is a tendency that men take more roles than women. This research is a quantitative study that aims to determine the relationship between a sense of belonging in an organization and conformity, with women's participation in the STT. Sampling was done by cluster random sampling with a total sample of 178 female members who attended STT in Badung, Tabanan, and Gianyar districts. The measuring instrument used in this study consists of three scales, namely, Participation in the STT scale, Sense of Belonging scale, and Conformity scale. The data analysis technique used in this research is multiple correlation test. Based on the analysis of the hypothesis test, the correlation coefficient value is 0.653 with F count as 65,118 and significance 0,000 (p<0,005) which indicates a relationship between a sense of belonging to the organization and conformity with women's participation in STT. The higher the sense of belonging to the organization and conformity, the higher the level of women's participation in STT.

Einstein Gauss-Bonnet theories as ordinary, Wess-Zumino conformal anomaly actions

Recently, the possibility of evading Lovelock's theorem at d=4, via a singular redefinition of the dimensionless coupling of the Gauss-Bonnet term, has been very extensively discussed in the cosmological context. The term is added as a quadratic contribution of the curvature tensor to the Einstein-Hilbert action, originating theories of “Einstein Gauss-Bonnet” (EGB) type. We point out that the action obtained by the dimensional regularization procedure, implemented with the extraction of a single conformal factor, correspond just to an ordinary Wess-Zumino anomaly action, even though it is deprived of the contribution from the Weyl tensor. We also show that a purely gravitational version of the EGB theory can be generated by allowing a finite renormalization of the Gauss-Bonnet topological contribution at d=4+ϵ, as pointed out by Mazur and Mottola. The result is an effective action which is quadratic, rather then quartic, in the dilaton field, and scale free, compared to the previous derivations. The dilaton, in this case can be removed from the spectrum, leaving a pure gravitational theory, which is nonlocal. We comment on the physical meaning of the two types of actions, which may be used to describe such topological terms both below and above the conformal breaking scale.

Faktor-Faktor Psikologis Perilaku Phubbing

Phubbing is a common phenomenon in society and, at the same time, is considered inappropriate in social life. This study aims to determine whether social media addiction, boredom proneness, self-control, conformity, and demographic factors affect phubbing behavior. The sample in this study was 387 respondents consisting of active students of UIN Syarif Hidatyatullah Jakarta with probability sampling techniques with simple random sampling techniques. In this study, researchers used an adaptation of a phubbing measuring tool, namely the phubbing scale developed by Karada ǧ (2015), the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS) developed by Andreassen et al. (2016), boredom proneness Scale-Sort Form (BPS -SF) developed by Vodanovich, Wallace and Kass (2005), self-control scale by Averill (1983), and adaptation conformity scale from measuring instrument developed by Myers (2010). This study indicates a significant influence between social media addiction, boredom proneness, self-control, conformity, and demographic factors on phubbing behavior by 28.7%, while other variables outside of this study influence 71.3%. In addition, three variables significantly influence phubbing behavior, namely social media addiction, self-control, and gender.

Hubungan Antara Konformitas Teman Sebaya dengan Pengambilan Keputusan Studi Lanjut Siswa SMP

THE CORRELATION BETWEEN PEER CONFORMITY WITH FURTHER STUDY DECISION MAKING OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. This research was holded based on the phenomenon of Junior High School students who were less independent in further study decision making, so that they adapted based on peer conformity. The research aims to find out the relatonship between peer conformity with further study decision making in Junior High School students. This type of research is ex post facto quantitative with a correlational design. The samples of this research totaled 233 students from five schools with cluster sampling and proportional random sampling techniques. The instruments is used consisted of further study decision making scale, and peer conformity scale. Based on the result analysis, it showed that level further study decision making is high, level peer conformity is medium, and there is finded a negative and significant relationship between peer conformity and further study decision making (r=-0,364, p=0,000 < 0,05).

"Examining the incremental and interactive effects of boldness with meanness and disinhibition within the triarchic model of psychopathy": Correction.

Reports an error in "Examining the incremental and interactive effects of boldness with meanness and disinhibition within the triarchic model of psychopathy" by Dylan T. Gatner, Kevin S. Douglas and Stephen D. Hart (Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 2016[Jul], Vol 7[3], 259-268). In the original article, there were several errors in the reporting of data from the Social Emotional Questionnaire. In the "Outcome Measures" section of the Method, under the "Social and emotional functioning" heading, the Sociability subscale was incorrectly identified as the Social Conformity scale. The sentence referencing the data should have read, "However, the Antisocial Behavior (α = .39, MIC = .14) and Sociability (α = -.09, MIC = .02) subscales had poor internal consistency; the Sociability subscale was removed from our analyses." In the last paragraph of the "Research Question 2: Incremental Value of Boldness" section in the Results, the data for the Sociability scale have been replaced with the data for the Social Conformity scale. Additionally, the data reported for the Sociability scale in Tables 2 and 3 have been replaced with the data reported for the Social Conformity scale. (The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 2016-13473-001). The triarchic model of psychopathy (Patrick, Fowles, & Krueger, 2009) comprises 3 phenotypic domains: Meanness, Disinhibition, and Boldness. Ongoing controversy surrounds the relevance of Boldness in the conceptualization and assessment of psychopathy. In the current study, undergraduate students (N = 439) completed the Triarchic Psychopathy Measure (Patrick, 2010) to examine the association between Boldness and a host of theoretically relevant external criteria. Boldness was generally unrelated to either prosocial or harmful criteria. Boldness rarely provided incremental value above or interacted with Meanness and Disinhibition with respect to external criteria. Curvilinear effects of Boldness rarely emerged. The findings suggest that Boldness might not be a central construct in the definition of psychopathic personality disorder. Implications for the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (American Psychiatric Association, 2013) psychopathic specifier are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

FRAMEWORK : THE EFFECT BETWEEN PEER CONFORMITY AND SELF-CONTROL ON A HEDONIC LIFESTYLE

This research is preliminary research. Each individual has his own unique style, so each individual must have the desire to look and be well-guided by his environment. This is due to the lifestyle displayed following fashion trends. Nowadays, hedonistic lifestyles are increasingly rife and most of them earn money from their parents and the behavior that is in demand by them is a walk to malls and cafes. For example, the campus environment, when the individual is in a friendship group then the individual will follow the behavior or appearance in the group so that the individual will feel comfortable, not feel inferior, and make it easier for the individual to interact with the group. These problems are due to a lack of self-control in the individual. If the individual has low self-control then the higher the hedonistic lifestyle in the individual, and vice versa. To determine the effect of peer conformity and self-control on hedonic lifestyle on students. This research uses a quantitative research type with a survey method. The subjects in this study were students, with a total population of 249 students. The scale used is a hedonic lifestyle scale, a peer conformity scale, and a self-control scale. Data analysis using multiple linear regression test.

Conformity with Compulsive Buying in Adolescents

Compulsive buying is a shopping behavior that is repeated and has a strong urge to shop which is done as a diversion from negative feelings, such as stress and anxiety. Compulsive buying can be influenced by the social environment, where a person will behave following the expectations of others, the presence of pressure, or what is often called conformity. This study aims to determine the relationship between conformity and compulsive buying in adolescents. The approach used is a quantitative approach with the type of correlational research. The measuring instrument in this study uses conformity scale adaptation and compulsive buying scale adaptation. Respondents in this study were teenagers aged 18-24 years totaling 399 teenagers living in the city of Kupang. The results of hypothesis testing using the Spearman correlation technique obtained a correlation coefficient of 0.208 with a significance level of 0.000 (p <0.05). This means that H0 is accepted, that is, there is a positive and significant relationship between conformity and compulsive buying in adolescents in Kupang City.

Hubungan Antara Konformitas Teman Sebaya Dengan Kenakalan Remaja

This study aims to determine the relationship between peer conformity with juvenile delinquency. The data collection used in this study was the conformity scale compiled by Mehrabian & Stefl (1995) and the juvenile delinquency scale from Chadwick & Top (1993). This research method is a type of quantitative research with the sampling technique used is the saturated sampling technique, namely by taking the entire population of adolescents in LPKA Kelas II Yogyakarta and BRSAMPK Antasena Magelang. The total number of samples was 34 adolescents and 32 adolescents, so the total sample used by the researcher was 66 adolescents. Based on the results of the spearman's rho correlation data analysis technique that is used, this study showed that there was no positive relationship between peer conformity and juvenile delinquency (r = 0.139 with a significance of 0.133; p > 0.05). Thus, this research hypothesis is not accepted.