Feelings Of Pleasure Research Articles

Pengaruh Tingkat Pengetahuan Masyarakat Terhadap Minat Menggunakan Produk Bank Syariah (Studi pada Masyarakat Desa Carebbu, Kec. Awangpone, Kab. Bone)

Public knowledge about Islamic banks will also affect the public's view of Islamic banks themselves. Interest is an interest in something that can cause feelings of pleasure, interest, and prosperity. This study discusses the influence of the level of public knowledge on interest in using Islamic bank products. This research was conducted with the aim of finding out the level of public knowledge about using Islamic bank products. This study uses a quantitative research method. The data of this study used primary data with the distribution of questionnaires as many as 97 respondents. The sampling technique uses a simple random sampling technique. The results of this study show that there is a partial effect between the level of public knowledge on the interest in using Islamic bank products with a value of 15,280. Meanwhile, the coefficient test obtained a score of 70.8% and the rest was influenced by other factors. Thus, a small number of related variables are explained by the independent variables used in the study.

The Role of Satisfaction in Mediating the Relationship between Brand Trust and Brand Image towards Consumer Loyalty on E-Commerce Platforms

The rapid development of communication technology today offers increasingly diverse forms of communication, making communication unrestricted by boundaries, distance, space, or time. This is also driven by the continuous growth in internet usage, which has become a lifestyle for people to meet their needs. One of the needs that massively utilizes the internet is the activity of purchasing goods or services online, or what is known as e-commerce, which refers to the use of communication networks and computers to conduct business processes. The online business world is closely associated with various issues such as fraud, dissatisfaction, and other forms of dishonesty by marketers. Customer satisfaction has a positive impact on customer loyalty. Customer loyalty is usually identified through repeated purchasing patterns. Satisfied customers tend to make repeat purchases and demonstrate loyalty to the product. Customer satisfaction is the feeling of pleasure or disappointment experienced by a customer when comparing a product's performance with their previous expectations of the product. If the product's performance fails to meet expectations, the customer will be dissatisfied. This research aims to determine whether satisfaction can mediate the relationship between brand trust and brand image towards loyalty. The population in this study consists of residents in Denpasar City, with the sample determined using purposive sampling. Data analysis techniques use SEM PLS.

Role of servicescape in patients' clinic care waiting experience: Evidence from developing countries.

The aim of this research is to investigate the role of servicescape on re-patronage and recommended intention through pleasure feeling and satisfaction in healthcare settings that put substantial contribution in the process of healthcare service delivery. Data were collected through cross-sectional convenience sampling via a self-administered survey questionnaire from 431 clinical outpatients who revisit the same hospital of metropolitan areas of Punjab, Pakistan. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was carried out for path analysis through AMOS (24.0 V), while statistical measures were analyzed using SPSS (25.0 V). The present study results revealed that patients' intention optimistically triggered through partial mediation and affirm the direct and indirect association with servicescape. It also revealed that patient-recommended and re-patronage intentions to visit the clinic were statistically substantial and positively influenced by intervening constructs of pleasure feeling and satisfaction. Additionally, it is found that servicescape and pleasure feeling contributed to 30% change in satisfaction. Moreover, pleasure feeling, and satisfaction contributed to 50% change in re-patronage and 31% change in recommendation intention of the patients. The current study findings contribute significantly to servicescape literature from a theatrical perspective and reevaluate the patterns and operations in healthcare. It also helps managers and administrators of private hospitals to make strategies to increase patient satisfaction.

THE ARTWORK’S JUDGE: THE LEGACY OF KANT AND HUME IN THE LIGHT OF EMPIRICAL AESTHETICS

Recent advances in neuroscientific and psychological research demand a re-evaluation of Hume’s and Kant’s philosophical accounts of aesthetic judgement. While Hume emphasises the role of art experts in establishing a standard of taste, Kant advocates a personal judgement of beauty based on a disinterested feeling of pleasure. Little research has been conducted on the direct empirical support for these theories. Through studying aesthetic judgement, this paper explores the interdisciplinary nexus of empirical philosophy, which seeks to integrate insights of empirical aesthetics to advance the philosophical debate on aesthetic judgement. Empirical findings not only highlight the distinctly separate judgement of beauty of experts and non-experts, but also build on the Kantian legacy, emphasising the role emotion and intuition play in aesthetic judgement.

Don’t Tell Me to Have, but to Do It! The Role of Luxury Desirability Motives in Reducing Counterfeiting Schadenfreude

Abstract This paper postulates that consumers’ desire for doing-luxury – pursuing luxury with the intention of acquiring a life experience (vs. having-luxury) – pursuing luxury with the intention of acquiring a material good reduces counterfeiting schadenfreude – consumers’ feelings of pleasure from the losses of luxury brands due to counterfeiting. Two experiments employed various methods of invoking doing-luxury (vs. having-luxury) – actual product exposure and brand positioning to test the predicted framework. The results demonstrate that doing-luxury (vs. having-luxury) leads to a lower counterfeiting schadenfreude; an effect explained by the lower perceived similarity. This research makes an important contribution to the counterfeiting and experiential marketing literature by demonstrating the role of brand positioning in reducing a critical counterfeit-related social emotion. The results also validate the relevance of the intentions-based distinction of experiential versus material purchases in predicting counterfeiting schadenfreude. To reduce counterfeiting schadenfreude, luxury brands must signal an ephemeral image focusing on moments of luxury rather than functions of luxury. In addition, ad appeals must invoke sensory elements, feelings, emotions, imagination, and mental stimulation rather than the hard facts about the products per se.

Enhancing Multisensory Virtual Reality Environments through Olfactory Stimuli for Autobiographical Memory Retrieval

This paper examines the use of multisensory virtual reality (VR) as a novel approach in psychological therapy for autobiographical memory retrieval with benefits for cognitive enhancement, stress reduction, etc. Previous studies demonstrated improved outcomes in treating various psychological conditions (affective disorders and PTSD). Technological advancements in VR, such as olfactory integration, can contribute to the realism and therapeutic potential of these environments. The integration of various physical stimuli with VR holds promising potential for psychological therapies and highlights the need for further interdisciplinary research. In this pilot study, we tested the efficacy of a new system for triggering autobiographical memory retrieval. For this, we used images combined with odors in a congruent manner and offering participants the chance to interact with the VR environment by using two virtual hands. We evaluated the efficacy of this system using qualitative methods, with emphasis on the evaluation of the emotions associated with memory recollection and the ease of triggering memories. All participants in our pilot study experienced intense emotions related to childhood or adolescence, and the pleasant feelings they had during the experiment persisted even after it ended. This is an advancement to what exists currently and provides original research elements for our paper.

Analysis of medication rule of Traditional Chinese Medicine in treating depression based on data mining

ObjectiveDepression is a mental disorder characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, decreased interest or pleasure in activities and reduced energy. As a highly prevalent disorder, it seriously endangers the psychosocial functioning of patients. Many scholars have conducted clinical studies on the treatment of depression using different herbal remedies, but there are no studies that integrate these remedies to explore the general medication rule. This study aims to explore the medication pattern of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) treatment for depression through data mining methods, so as to provide scientific theoretical basis and reference for clinical treatment and new prescription development. MethodsBased on the PRISMA principle, 121 articles involving 10810 patients with depression of TCM treatment were collected. We then performed frequency, association rule, and hierarchical clustering analysis of Chinese herbs using Microsoft Excel 2016, SPSS Modeler 18.0 and IBM SPSS Statistics 23. ResultsAmong the 270 herbs collected, the three most frequently occurring herbs are Gancao, Chaihu, and Shaoyao. The categories of high-frequency herbs are mainly deficiency-tonifying, Qi-regulating and blood-activating and stasis-eliminating herbs. Through the Apriori algorithm, we mined 21 herbal groups of association rules, and among which the combination of Chaihu-Shaoyao-Gancao has the highest level of support. Furthermore, five novel clustering combinations were identified, predominantly derived from Xiaoyao-San, Chaihu-Shugan-San, Sini powder, Kaixin-San and Chaihu-Jia-Longgu-Muli Decoction. ConclusionThe current study not only concluded the frequent combinations but also developed five new drug cluster combinations for depression, which can provide evidence-based references for the future clinical treatment and is helpful to understand the potential pharmaceutical mechanism from the properties, tastes, meridian tropisms and categories. The clinical effectiveness of these combinations needs to be verified by future study.

Validation of factor structures of the Drinking Motives Questionnaire among the Czech young and adult general population

BackgroundAlcohol use is one of the leading public health concerns in the Czech Republic. Drinking motives play a vital role in both initiation and subsequent alcohol use. A revised version of the self-report Drinking Motives Questionnaire (DMQ-R) has been proposed to assess these motives. The present study aims to validate the DMQ-R in the Czech general population.MethodsA total sample of 1,784 Czech participants completed a national survey. For the analysis, only a sub-sample of the past 12 months alcohol users was used: N = 1,123; 52.8% male; mean (SD) age = 40.2 (13.3). Drinking motives were assessed by the adopted Czech version of the DMQ-R. Both confirmatory (CFA) and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) were conducted to examine the factorial structure of the instrument. The age of the participant was additionally considered in the analysis (15–24 years as opposed to 25–64 years).ResultsThe CFA supported the four-factor model in the 25–64 age group. The analysis supported the construct validity of the Social, Conformity, and Coping factors. The Enhancement factor retained only two items and was found to refer more to a domain of ‘Pleasant Feeling’. For the 15–24 age group, the hypothesised four-factor structure was not corroborated.ConclusionsThe Czech version of the DMQ-R was found to be a reliable measurement tool of the Social, Conformity, and Coping motives. Future research should investigate the dimensionality of the instrument items presumed to correspond to the Enhancement motives. This should be conducted particularly among adolescents and young adults aged 15–24 years, where administering the DMQ-R with a large enough sample is also needed.

How to speak destinations more efficiently: a study on the effects of narration in tourism films on viewer perceptions and intentions

ABSTRACT In an age where visual media serves as a pivotal channel for information dissemination, this study examines the effects of varied narrations on viewers’ perception of destination images (DI) and their travel intentions (TI), utilizing Speech Act Theory (SAT) as a theoretical framework. We adopted a sequential mixed-methods research design, with a three-staged approach. In stage one, we gathered and categorized the narrations, using them to create narration exemplars for the experiments. In the second stage, we conducted a quantitative survey to validate our research hypotheses. Building on the results from stage two, stage three incorporated semi-structured interviews to further elucidate the findings. Our research indicates that viewer responses significantly differ across various narration styles. Specifically, representative narration was found to enhance viewers’ perception of destination images more effectively. However, both commissive and expressive narrations were more successful in stimulating viewers’TI, evoking feelings of pleasure, uniqueness, and connection.

Mindfulness interventions during exercise: More pleasant core affective feelings for regular exercisers but not for the physically inactive.

Mindfulness interventions during exercise: More pleasant core affective feelings for regular exercisers but not for the physically inactive.

EFEITOS DA PRÁTICA DE EXERCÍCIOS FÍSICOS NA MELHORIA DA SAÚDE MENTAL

Introduction: Physical exercise is widely recognized by health professionals as an excellent ally in promoting quality of life and well-being. With both biological and psychological effects, it can be an exceptional therapy used alongside medications to treat mental disorders. Objective: The present study aims to explore the effects of physical exercise in the prevention and treatment of mental disorders. Method: This work is an integrative literature review that included original and review articles in order to select relevant information for the outcome of this research. Results: The results obtained through this review demonstrated that regular physical exercise has a significant impact on mental health, greatly contributing to the reduction of symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression. The ability to cope with stressful situations can be further enhanced through physical activities. Conclusion: Physical exercise triggers the release of neurotransmitters associated with feelings of pleasure and relaxation, such as serotonin, dopamine, and endorphins. The benefits of physical activity for mental health are numerous, positioning it as a crucial tool in the prevention and treatment of disorders like depression and anxiety.

Supplemental Material for Mindfulness Interventions During Exercise: More Pleasant Core Affective Feelings for Regular Exercisers but Not for the Physically Inactive

Supplemental Material for Mindfulness Interventions During Exercise: More Pleasant Core Affective Feelings for Regular Exercisers but Not for the Physically Inactive

Acute effect of different types of moderate intensity physical exercise on affective response and mood state in individuals with substance use disorder

Substance use disorder (SUD) affects a significant percentage of people around the world, negatively influencing aspects of physical and mental health. Physical exercise can promote acute and chronic effects on the affective response and mood of individuals and has shown promising effects in all phases of rehabilitation. The objective of this study was to verify the acute effects of two types of physical exercises at moderate intensity on the mood state and on the affective response of individuals hospitalized for the treatment of SUD. For this purpose, 43 individuals (31 men and 12 women) underwent two physical exercise sessions (one aerobic and one functional) and a control session. Before and immediately after the sessions, subjects answered questionnaires about mood, affective valence, and perceived arousal. Generalized estimating equations (GEE) followed by the Bonferroni post hoc test were used to assess the effect of timing and session on the variables. The results showed significant improvements after both physical exercise sessions in mood (reduction in levels of tension, depression, anger, fatigue, and confusion) and in affective valences (feeling of pleasure and arousal perception), with no changes after the control session. It is observed that different types of physical exercises can positively impact the mental health of individuals undergoing treatment for SUD and should be used as a non-pharmacological strategy in the rehabilitation process.

The pleasure of moving: A compositional data analysis of the association between replacing sedentary time with physical activity on affective valence in daily life

Although the independent within-person association between physical activity and sedentary behaviour with valence in daily life has been extensively studied, few studies have used compositional data analysis to examine how different movement behaviour compositions are related to valence in daily life. This study aimed to examine the within-person association between wake-time movement behaviour compositions with affective valence and the extent to which replacing time spent sedentary with physical activity was associated with valence within individuals in daily life. A 7-day ecological momentary study design was used whereby 94 Canadian university students (Mage = 19.45, SD = 2.21, 78.7 % female) reported on affective valence using an adapted version of the Feeling Scale at 7 randomly timed prompts each day. In addition, activPAL accelerometers were worn continuously by participants on their right thigh for the duration of the study to determine time spent engaging in sedentary behaviours and physical activity. Compositional data analysis with isotemporal substitution models were used to examine the within-person association between movement behaviour compositions and affective valence. The within-person association between movement behaviours and affective valence was weak (r2 = 0.013). Nevertheless, engaging in less sedentary time than usual and instead engaging in physical activity was significantly related to more positive affective valence. Considering light intensity physical activity (LPA) and moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) separately, replacing time spent sedentary with time engaged in MVPA and LPA both had a significant positive association on affective valence, although the association with MVPA was stronger than the association with LPA. The results provide unique insights into how replacing sedentary time with physical activity in daily life, especially MVPA, may be associated with more feelings of pleasure. These results may be useful to help inform the development of just-in-time adaptive interventions.

Decision-making model in digital commerce: electronic trust-based purchasing intention through online food delivery applications (OFDAs)

PurposeThis research aimed to raise awareness about the need for safety measures and features of online food delivery applications (OFDAs) to build electronic trust (e-trust) with augmented purchase intention among customers. Moreover, this study explores the attributes of electronic commerce (e-commerce) and how e-trust influences the purchasing intention of consumers while ordering food through OFDAs including fear of contagious diseases. Determinants of e-commerce in the digital era profoundly impact the performance of enterprises.Design/methodology/approachData from 493 food consumers collected from Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Pakistan, who were regular users of OFDAs. To scrutinize the dataset, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted to assess the construct validity in this research study. Structural equation modeling (SEM), which is facilitated by Smart-PLS, was employed to examine the direct, moderation and mediation effects of the proposed model.FindingsResults revealed the positive and significant impact of the e-trust on the purchase intention. Additionally, e-trust acted as a mediating factor in the connection between electronic security (e-security), electronic privacy (e-privacy), usability, electronic payment (e-payment), electronic innovativeness (e-innovativeness) and the buyer's purchase intention. Furthermore, the fear of contagious viruses negatively moderated the e-trust and purchase intention that weakened buying behavior.Originality/valueThis research is primarily centered on enhancing the comprehension regarding safety orientation within the context of an evolving restaurant industry. The findings of this study hold substantial contributions for academics, web developers, application designers, OFDAs, restaurants and other businesses since they indicate the attractiveness of OFDAs in generating feelings of pleasure and boosting users' intentions to keep using the application.

Alcohol and cannabis use in daily lives of college-attending young adults: Does co-use correspond to greater reported pleasure?

Co-use of alcohol and cannabis is prevalent and linked with heightened risk for substance-related harms. The current study investigated the role of substance-related pleasure as a reinforcing factor for co-use relative to alcohol or cannabis use. Specifically, we used data from a 21-day diary study of college students to examine day-level associations between co-use and self-reported substance-related pleasure (any, level of pleasure). Participants were 237 college students (65 % female sex at birth, ages 18–24) who reported 1+ alcohol and cannabis co-use occasion. Participants completed daily surveys across 21 consecutive days about yesterday’s substance use and experiences of pleasure, yielding 2,086 daily surveys involving alcohol and/or cannabis use. Multilevel models indicated that odds of substance-related pleasure were higher on days with co-use relative to days with single-substance use, and level of pleasure was higher on co-use days relative to cannabis but not alcohol use days. Pleasure may serve as a reinforcing property of co-use that may be related to continued use despite experience of negative consequences. Intensity of pleasure related to co-use appears to be largely driven by use of alcohol. However, given mixed findings concerning level of pleasure, individuals may report co-use increases feelings of pleasure but do not actually experience more pleasure. Pleasure may serve as a viable target in future prevention and intervention programming targeting co-use.

Contextual Teaching and Learning Approach Based On Tpack To Increase Students' Interest In Learning and Learning Outcomes

This research is a Classroom Action Research (CAR) using Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) approach based on TPACK to increase students' interest and learning outcomes. The study involved 22 students of class VII at MTsN 2 Tanah Bumbu, with data collection techniques including observation, written tests, and questionnaires. The results showed that the CTL approach significantly increased students' interest in learning, with their attention to math increasing from 54.55% to 81.82% after the action. In addition, students' feelings of pleasure increased from 36.36% to 77.27%, and their interest in mathematics increased from 31.82% to 63.64%. The CTL approach also improved learning outcomes, with an increase in the average learning outcomes and the level of KKTP (Criteria for Completion of Learning Objectives). The average learning outcome before the action was 46.4, and in cycle I it increased to 59.5 with a completeness percentage of 54.5%. In cycle II, it reached a significant increase of 74.5 with a percentage of 100% completeness.

Factors that Influence Student Interest in Participating in the Independent Program to Learn an Independent Campus (MBKM) (Study on The Accounting Department of the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Mataram)

Finding out what influences students' desire to take part in the Merdeka Belajar-Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) program is the aim of this study. This study employs a descriptive research design and a qualitative methodology. Observational interviews and the distribution of Google Forms surveys served as the methods for gathering data. Through the processes of data reduction, presentation, and conclusion drawing, the data analysis employed descriptive storytelling methodologies. According to the findings, 1) internal characteristics, such as students' knowledge level and desire and motivation for the MBKM program, have an impact on their interest in enrolling in the program. Students' desire to engage in MBKM is influenced by external factors such as peer pressure and the social environment. 3) Pleasurable feelings are a result of emotional components that lead to interest and satisfaction. The survey's findings demonstrate how enthusiastic students are about the MBKM program.

ANALISIS KEMAMPUAN LITERASI NUMERASI DITINJAU DARI MOTIVASI BELAJAR SISWA SMAN 1 BARAT

Literacy and numeracy skills are essential skills that students must master starting from the primary school level. Motivation is a psychological condition in a person who is driven by a strong will and presents a feeling of pleasure in carrying out an action to achieve a certain goal. So this research aims to describe numeracy literacy skills in terms of student learning motivation. This research is descriptive qualitative research. The data collection technique used questionnaires, tests, and interviews. So the conclusion of this study is that the numeracy literacy skills of students with high learning motivation, moderate learning motivation and low learning motivation in solving problems are similar, numeracy literacy skills of students with high learning motivation and moderate learning motivation also have similarities in determining and implementing appropriate solution strategies, while literacy and numeracy skills of students with low learning motivation, in determining and implementing strategies and solutions are not appropriate

Developing an Automated Virtual Reality Therapy for Improving Positive Self-Beliefs and Psychological Well-Being (Phoenix VR Self-Confidence Therapy): Tutorial.

Virtual reality (VR) is an immersive technology in which delivery of psychological therapy techniques can be automated. Techniques can be implemented similarly to real-world delivery or in ways that are not possible in the real world to enhance efficacy. The potential is for greater access for patients to effective therapy. Despite an increase in the use of VR for mental health, there are few descriptions of how to build and design automated VR therapies. We describe the development of Phoenix VR Self-Confidence Therapy, designed to increase positive self-beliefs in young patients diagnosed with psychosis in order to improve psychological well-being. A double-diamond, user-centered design process conducted over the course of 18 months was used, involving stakeholders from multiple areas: individuals with lived experience of psychosis, clinical psychologists, treatment designers, and VR software developers. Thirteen meetings were held with young patients diagnosed with psychosis to increase the understanding and improve the assessment of positive self-beliefs, help design the scenarios for implementing therapeutic techniques, and conduct user testing. The resulting Phoenix therapy is a class I United Kingdom Conformity Assessed (UKCA)-certified medical device designed to be used on the standalone Meta Quest 2 (Meta Platforms) headset. Phoenix aims to build up 3 types of positive self-beliefs that are connected to psychological well-being. In a community farm area, tasks are designed to increase a sense of mastery and achievement ("I can make a difference"); in a TV studio, users complete an activity with graded levels of difficulty to promote success in the face of a challenge ("I can do this"); and in a forest by a lake, activities are designed to encourage feelings of pleasure and enjoyment ("I can enjoy things"). Phoenix is delivered over the course of approximately 6 weekly sessions supported by a mental health provider. Patients can take the headsets home to use in between sessions. Usability testing with individuals with lived experience of psychosis, as well as patients in the National Health Service (aged 16-26 years), demonstrated that Phoenix is engaging, easy to use, and has high levels of satisfaction.