Full Mediation Research Articles

The effect of social media communication on intention to vaccinate against COVID-19: A relationship mediated by perceptions of vaccine efficacy and safety

ABSTRACT Although previous literature has found significant effects of social media communication (SMC) on intention to vaccinate, the effect of the sources of SMC has not been explored. To fill this gap, this study investigates a) the effects of official sources and user-generated SMC on intention to vaccinate against COVID-19, and b) the mediating effects of perceived vaccine efficacy, safety, and risk perception on the relationship between SMC and intention to vaccinate against COVID-19. Online survey data (n = 428) was analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM). Results revealed that official sources SMC is positively associated with vaccine intention while user-generated SMC had no significant association. Mediation analysis revealed a partial mediation effect of perceived vaccine efficacy and safety in the relationship between official source SMC and intention to vaccinate against COVID-19, while a full mediation effect of perceived vaccine efficacy and safety was found between user-generated SMC and intention to vaccinate against COVID-19. The mediating effect of perceived risk was not found.

Excessive media use in class and university students’ academic performance: the mediation effect of online vigilance and gender differences

ABSTRACT It is prevalent for university students to spend a large amount of time and effort on media use during classes. Previous studies have proposed that there is an inconsistent conclusion about the effect of excessive media use on academic performance; that is, some research proposes negative effect while the other argues no effect. Therefore, the present study draws on the Stimuli-Organism-Response (SOR) framework, and adopts online vigilance as the organism that mediates the relationship between three dimensions of excessive media use in class (i.e., excessive social use (ESU), excessive hedonic use (EHU), and excessive cognitive use (ECU) and academic performance. Gender differences about the effect of excessive media use in class are also tested. Our empirical findings (n = 457) indicate a full mediation of online vigilance, confirming its organism role. Gender differences of the effect of excessive media use are also confirmed. In addition, our post-doc analysis further indicated that the effect of ECU on academic performance is fully mediated by ESU/EHU and online vigilance. This study enriches the literature of excessive media use in educational area, and emphasizes the importance of university students’ psychological states over the media use per se when predicting academic performance.

Prosodic discrimination skills mediate the association between musical aptitude and vocal emotion recognition ability

The current study tested the hypothesis that the association between musical ability and vocal emotion recognition skills is mediated by accuracy in prosody perception. Furthermore, it was investigated whether this association is primarily related to musical expertise, operationalized by long-term engagement in musical activities, or musical aptitude, operationalized by a test of musical perceptual ability. To this end, we conducted three studies: In Study 1 (N = 85) and Study 2 (N = 93), we developed and validated a new instrument for the assessment of prosodic discrimination ability. In Study 3 (N = 136), we examined whether the association between musical ability and vocal emotion recognition was mediated by prosodic discrimination ability. We found evidence for a full mediation, though only in relation to musical aptitude and not in relation to musical expertise. Taken together, these findings suggest that individuals with high musical aptitude have superior prosody perception skills, which in turn contribute to their vocal emotion recognition skills. Importantly, our results suggest that these benefits are not unique to musicians, but extend to non-musicians with high musical aptitude.

The domino effect of teacher cognitive presence triggering events and resolution on student’s grit

The aim of this current study is to assess the essential role of teacher cognitive presence within the context of the community of inquiry framework in relation to enhancing students’ academic perseverance, more specifically this type of presence influences the most students’ academic perseverance. In order to test this hypothesis, an online questionnaire was created, including the community of inquiry scale and the grit scale. A total of 529 valid and consented answers were collected. We have further analyzed the structure of the variables network with network analysis and then we have employed several sequential mediation analyses testing the impact of cognitive presence triggering events and resolution on the relationship between all the other presences and students’ academic perseverance. A circular structure has emerged in network analysis and eight significant full complementary sequential mediation analysis. Results confirm the domino effect of teacher cognitive presence triggering events and resolution on student’s grit under the community of inquiry framework.

Substantial parallel mediation contribution by cognitive domains in the relationship between adolescents' physical fitness and academic achievements: the Cogni-Action Project.

To determine how cognitive domains mediate the link between fitness components, their global score (GFS), and adolescents' academic achievement (ACA) across various school subjects. In this study, 1,296 adolescents aged 10-14 participated. GFS was computed by three fitness components (strength, muscular, and cardiorespiratory fitness) through the ALPHA-fitness test battery. ACA was determined by five school subjects (Language, English, Mathematics, Science, and History) and two academic scores (a) "Academic Average" (five subjects) and (b) "Academic-PISA" (Language, Mathematics, and Science). A principal component analysis was performed to establish four factors (working memory [WM], cognitive flexibility [CF], inhibitory control [IC], and fluid reasoning [FR]). A parallel mediation approach was implemented with 5,000 bootstrapped samples controlled for sex, maturity, central obesity, having breakfast before cognitive tasks, schools, and school vulnerability. Total, direct, indirect effects, and mediation percentages were estimated. Overall, the finding showed a full parallel mediation effect for Language (92.5%) and English (53.9%), while a partial mediation for Mathematics (43.0%), Science (43.8%), History (45.9%), "Academic Average" (50.6%), and "Academic-PISA" (51.5%). In particular, WM, IC, and FR mediated all school subjects except mathematics, where IC was not significant. CF has not mediated any relationship between GF and academic performance. This study underscores the pivotal role of cognitive domains, specifically WM, IC, and FR, in mediating the link between physical fitness and academic performance in adolescents. These insights have relevant implications for educational and public health policies.

Childhood trauma and treatment resistance in first-episode psychosis: Investigating the role of premorbid adjustment and duration of untreated psychosis

BackgroundEarly identification of treatment non-response in first-episode psychosis (FEP) is essential to outcome. Despite indications that exposure to childhood trauma (CT) can have adverse effects on illness severity, its impact on treatment non-response and the interplay with other pre-treatment characteristics is sparsely investigated. We use a lack of clinical recovery as an early indicator of treatment resistance to investigate the relationship between CT and treatment resistance status at one-year follow-up and the potential mediation of this effect by other pre-treatment characteristics. MethodsThis prospective one-year follow-up study involved 141 participants recruited in their first year of treatment for a schizophrenia-spectrum disorder. We investigated clinical status, childhood trauma (CT), premorbid adjustment (PA), and duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) at baseline and clinical status at one-year follow-up. Ordinal regression analyses were conducted to investigate how PA and DUP affected the relationship between CT and one-year outcome in FEP. Results45 % of the FEP sample reported moderate to severe CT, with significantly higher levels of CT in the early treatment resistant group compared to participants with full or partial early recovery. Ordinal regression analysis showed that CT was a significant predictor of being in a more severe outcome group (OR = 4.59). There was a partial mediation effect of PA and a full mediation effect of DUP on the effect of CT on outcome group membership. DiscussionOur findings indicate that reducing treatment delays may mitigate the adverse effects of CT on clinical outcomes and support the inclusion of broad trauma assessment in FEP services.

Digital marketing capabilities, entrepreneurial orientation and franchise systems' performance

PurposeWe adopt the conceptual lens of the Dynamic Capabilities Approach to evaluate the relationship between Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO), Digital Marketing Capabilities (DMC), and Performance in Brazilian franchises.Design/methodology/approachWe applied a survey with franchisors at the Brazilian Franchising Association Expo 2022. Data were collected for 145 franchise systems. We used Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling and tested two distinct models. Model 1 presents the direct effects of EO and DMC on Performance. In Model 2 we include the mediation effect of DMC on the relationship between EO and Performance.FindingsAligned with prior literature, in our first model we found a direct association between EO and Performance and between DMC and Performance. In our second model, when analyzing the combination of EO and DMC, we observed a full mediation effect of DMC in the relationship between EO and performance, and an indirect effect of EO on performance.Originality/valueWe advance in the debate of the relationship between EO and Performance in the franchise context, adding to our model the DMC perspective. Findings shed light on the importance of digital marketing capabilities for franchise systems. These elements open important avenues for dedicated research to further understand how digitalization process can be redefining the drivers of performance in entrepreneurial firms.

The role of trust in occupational safety: research results

This article presents the concept and results of a study on the effects of organizational trust on the safety level in an enterprise. The research results presented provide valid and reliable statistical evidence that employees’ trust in management is an important factor that significantly affects safety in a company. In particular, the research findings prove that employees’ trust in management affects safety outcomes indirectly (full mediation), due to the improvement in their engagement in safety citizenship behaviour (SCB); but also that better engagement in SCB should directly or indirectly contribute to the reduction of accident event occurrence through improvement in employees’ health and safety (H&S) regulation compliance (partial mediation). Moreover, the research findings prove that improvement in perceived management commitment in H&S will additionally strengthen positive relationships between trust in management and SCB engagement (interaction effect).

Exploring the Impact of Public Health Emergencies on Mental Well-being and Coping Mechanism of Healthcare Professionals in China

Objectives: In the state of public health emergencies, healthcare professionals worldwide work under traumatic circumstances leading to deteriorated mental well-being, psychological pressure, depression, and professional burnout. Methods: This study attempted to assess some unique constructs like fnancial impact as well as adaptation capabilities, and coping mechanisms of healthcare professionals, when they encounter public health emergencies. Using a quantitative research design, numerical data was collected online through Google doc survey participated by a sample comprising Chinese healthcare workers, identifed through purposive sampling method. Strict ethical guidelines and regulations were followed. The data was evaluated using the software SPSS and Amos 24 with advanced additional features. Results: The results disclosed an insignifcant impact of the fnancial impact on coping mechanisms and general health. The anticipation capabilities, however, made a signifcant and positive impact on their general health. The mediator adaptation capabilities acted as a full mediator on the mediating variable of fnancial impact, showing a direct relationship and also a partial mediation with anticipation capabilities association. Conclusion: These results imply that different coping styles combined with the empirically enlightened capabilities are incumbent and can collectively work to enhance the public health sector services and its employees.

SOR 이론을 기반으로 한 복합형 오프라인 서점에서 사용자의 몰입감에 영향을 미치는 요인에 관한 연구

This study focuses on the challenges faced by traditional offline bookstores and the rising t rend of composite offline bookstores. It aims to explore the factors that affect customer sati sfaction in composite offline bookstores and reveal their influencing mechanisms. The impa ct of visual, auditory, environmental and technological factors on customer immersion and satisfaction in a complex offline bookstore was studied through questionnaires and observati on methods. Research results show that visual factors, auditory factors, environmental facto rs and technological factors have a direct impact on user immersion, and immersion also h as a direct impact on user satisfaction. Furthermore, immersion mediated the relationship b etween visual, auditory, environmental and technological factors and satisfaction, with full mediation between sound factors and satisfaction. Based on the research results, this study puts forward strategic suggestions such as optimizing the bookstore environment design, str engthening the sound experience, and focusing on creating a sense of immersion, in order to improve customer satisfaction and loyalty, and enhance the bookstore's competitiveness and sustainable development capabilities.

Impact of Service Quality on Destination Image of Lake Buyan with Tourist Satisfaction as an Intervening Variable

The study aims to examine the impact of the quality of service on the image of Lake Buyan's destination with tourist satisfaction as a mediator variable. The study uses the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) method with the help of SmartPLS software. The sample of this study consisted of 150 tourists who visited Lake Buyan. Data collection is carried out through surveys using questionnaires designed to measure travelers' perceptions of the quality of service, tourist satisfaction, and destination image. The results of the analysis show that the quality of the service has a significant influence on tourist satisfaction and the image of the destination. Tourist satisfaction proved to be a full mediation in the relationship between the quality of service and the image of the destination. The findings confirm that improved quality of services in Lake Buyan can increase tourist satisfaction, which in turn reinforces the positive image of this destination. The study provides practical implications for tourist destination managers and stakeholders in Lake buyan to improve the quality of service as a strategy in promoting a positive destination image through improved client satisfaction. The research also offers new insights to researchers and practitioners in the field of tourism management and destination marketing. Keywords: Service Quality, Tourist Satisfaction, Destination Image

문화예술교육과 학업성취도가 청소년 삶의 만족도에 미치는 영향 경로

This study examined the mediating effects of self-esteem and sense of community on the relationships among culture and arts education, academic achievement, and adolescents’ life satisfaction. Data were collected and analyzed from a sample of 560 adolescents who responded to an online survey among the adolescents who participated in the CJ Welfare Foundation’s Culture and Arts Education Program in 2022, and the results are as follows. First, culture and arts education and academic achievement were found to have a positive impact on life satisfaction when no mediating variables were introduced. Second, culture and arts education had a positive impact on both self-esteem and sense of community, but academic achievement had a positive impact on self-esteem only. Third, both self-esteem and sense of community had a positive impact on life satisfaction. When they were introduced as mediating variables, the relationships among culture and arts education, academic achievement, and life satisfaction became insignificant, thus confirming the full mediation of self-esteem and sense of community in the relationships among culture and arts education, academic achievement, and life satisfaction. Fourth, the total indirect effect of arts and culture education on life satisfaction through self-esteem and sense of community was greater than that of academic achievement. In addition, the individual indirect effect of self-esteem was greater than that of sense of community in the relationships among arts and culture education, academic achievement, and life satisfaction. Based on these research findings, suggestions were made regarding ways to promote cultural and arts education as a means to enhance the life satisfaction of adolescents.

The Effect of Service Quality on Customer Retention and Customer Experience as Mediating Variable

The customer's role is crucial in business, including modern retail. Therefore, this research aims to discover ways to enhance customer retention in modern retail by exploring the impact of relationship quality and customer experience at Ramayana department stores. The study focuses on customers from Ramayana department stores in the DKI Jakarta region. Using proportional random sampling, a sample of 400 customers was selected. Path analysis with JASP software was used for data analysis. The research findings are: 1) Service quality has a significant and positive impact on Customer Experience at Ramayana Department Store. 2).Customer Experience significantly and positively influences Customer Retention at Ramayana Department Store. 3). Service quality positively impacts Customer Retention through Customer Experience as a full mediator at Ramayana Department Store.

Optimizing Customer Retention in Modern Retail: The Role of Customer Experience and Relationship Quality

The customer's position is the spearhead of business, including modern retail, for this reason, this research aims to find ways to optimize customer retention in modern retail with the role of relationship quality, and customer experience in Ramayana department stores. The population in this study were customers of Ramayana department stores in the DKI Jakarta area. The sampling technique used proportional random sampling with a sample size of 400 customers of Ramayana department stores. The data analysis method used in this research is path analysis using JASP software. This research produces conclusions 1). Relationship quality is proven to have a positive and significant influence on Customer Experience at Ramayana Department Store. 2) Customer Experience is proven to have a positive and significant influence on Customer Retention at Ramayana Department Store. 3) Relationship quality has a positive effect on Customer Retention through Customer Experience as full mediation at Ramayana Department Store.

Eco-endorsement dynamics: unraveling the influence of celebrity attitudes on eco-product perceptions and purchase decisions

PurposeThis research delved into the intricate dynamics between celebrity endorsements and consumer behavior focusing on eco-friendly wine product. This study aims to understand the relationship between attitudes toward the celebrity endorser (CATT), perception of wine as eco-friendly (PECO), overall positive attitude toward the product (PATT) and the intention to purchase (PINT).Design/methodology/approachThe present study relies on a large sample of 478 US citizens. Mediation moderation analysis is adopted for data analysis.FindingsThe findings revealed a full mediation effect where the influence of CATT on PINT is primarily through PECO and PATT. This suggests that the celebrity's endorsement indirectly affects purchase intention by first influencing perceptions of the product's eco-friendliness and the overall product attitude. Notably, perceiving wine as eco-friendly leads to a favorable product attitude, subsequently enhancing purchase intentions. While CATT significantly impacts both PECO and PATT, its effect is more potent on PATT, emphasizing that the celebrity's overall image might align more closely with the general product attitude than specific attributes like eco-friendliness.Originality/valueRecognizing the complex landscape of the wine market, the research emphasizes the necessity for comprehensive marketing strategies that consider both the direct and mediated impacts of celebrity endorsements. The findings offer a foundational framework for understanding the nuanced interplay of celebrity endorsement, product perception and purchase intention in the context of the wine market.

Employee emotional investment: An institutional logic perspective

Based on the conservation of resources (COR) theory, institutional logic, and institutional arrangements, this study conceptualized and examined employee emotional investment as an important factor that influenced hospitality employee job and personal outcomes. In Study 1 (N=211), the reliability of the modified employee emotional investment scale was examined. In Study 2 (N=250), first using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) the reliability, convergent and discriminant validity of the measure was confirmed. Second, partial-least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) analysis of hospitality employees revealed that their emotional investment affected their work attitudes and behaviors. Organizational service climate and employee hierarchy in the organization were identified as significant antecedents of emotional investment. Emotional investment directly influenced employee resilience, organizational citizenship behavior (OCB), organizational commitment, and employee engagement. Emotional investment indirectly affected employee subjective wellbeing, whereas organizational commitment and employee engagement showed full mediation effects. The findings extended COR theory and revealed employee emotional investment as a distinct form of employee organizational behavior. Practical implications for hospitality managers are provided.

해외 자회사 내 지식 공유 촉진자로서의 현지 직원의 문화지능에 관한 연구

As the strategic importance of knowledge that resides in host county nationals (HCNs) increases, this study begins with the motivation to advance our understanding of HCNs’ cultural intelligence (CQ) as a prominent promoter of their knowledge sharing. Drawing on social identity theory, we hypothesized a serial mediation effect of (i) relationship between HCNs and expatriates, and (ii) HCNs’ organizational identification. We empirically tested the model with 414 responses collected by HCNs working for 16 foreign subsidiaries in Korea. Results from structural equation model show that high CQ of HCNs is positively related to the relationship between expatriates and HCNs. This positive relationship between two parties is found to facilitate organizational identification of HCNs. Lastly, it was shown that HCNs’ organizational identification has a positive impact on their active knowledge sharing within foreign subsidiaries. Moreover, we found that the impact of HCNs’ CQ on their knowledge sharing is fully mediated by two suggested mediators. This research contributes to investigating the role of CQ in knowledge management from the perspective of HCNs, rather than following extant studies that give more focus on expatriates. We also proposed the full mediation model that identifies the process by which HCNs’ knowledge sharing is promoted in a multicultural work environment.

Bridging the Gap: Exploring the Impact of Human Capital Management on Employee Performance through Work Engagement

The aim of this study was to suggest and test a research model that examines whether work engagement mediates the effect of human capital management practices (HCMPs) on employee performance. These relationships were assessed through the Smart PLS 4 (Partial Least Square) software using Partial Least Square-based Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM). Data were elicited from full-time hotel employees and their managers in South Africa. Based on the PLS-SEM results, work engagement was identified as a mediator of the effects of HCMPs on employee performance. Specifically, HCMPs, manifested by training, career opportunities, and rewards, improve work engagement, triggering employee tasks, and adaptive and creative performance. Additionally, work engagement had a positive influence on task performance, adaptive performance, and contextual performance. This research contributes by empirically testing work engagement as a full mediator in the relationship between HCMPs and employee performance, offering insights into the crucial role of HCMPs in fostering employee engagement and performance within the hospitality industry. Implications of the results are discussed, and directions for future research are presented.

The Moonlighting Intention in Indonesian Public Community College Employee: A Perceived Threat Moderated Mediation Model

This study headed to probe the moonlighting intentions (MI) empirically from non-monetary factors, including job satisfaction (JS) through the mediation of organizational commitment (OC) and the moderation role of perceived COVID-19 threats (PCT) and perceived financial threats (PFT) during the pandemic. The study accustomed quantitative methods with a survey and a cross-sectional design. This study gathered data from 81 employees at Community College (AK-Tekstil Solo) and analyzed it using SMART PLS. This study discovered that job satisfaction majorly impacts organizational commitment and moonlighting intentions. Organizational commitment negatively influences moonlighting intentions due to its indirect-only (full mediation) relationships with job satisfaction. PCT and PFT did not play a moderating role, but they did diminish the effect sizes between constructs. The results of this study confirmed the substantial non-monetary facets of moonlighting intentions. This research contributes to the development of theory by validating the relationships that it draws from social exchange theory, and the novelty is the introduction of moderating variables in terms of threat aspects perceived during the pandemic, PCT, and PFT. The relevance of the research findings provides some practical implications and valuable insights for managers of formal educational institutions in the environmental condition that may change at any time without certainty

The roles of team collective voice and team autonomy in promoting team innovative performance through routine changes

PurposeThe team collective voice (TCV) concept has received limited attention in existing research despite its potential significance, particularly within Eastern cultural contexts. Hence, this paper aims to extend the employee voice literature by conducting a comprehensive exploration of the role of TCV as opposed to individual voice (IV) in promoting team innovative performance (TIP).Design/methodology/approachThe theoretical model is tested with survey data collected among ICT employees who work in large telecommunication organizations in Vietnam.FindingsTCV was used more by participants than IV. Both IV and TCV exhibited noteworthy influences on TIP explained by the role of routine changes, with TCV serving as a full mediator for the relationship between IV and TIP. In addition, team autonomy (TA) also significantly enhanced TIP.Originality/valueBy measuring TCV as shared and consensus team voice, this study makes significant contributions to employee voice literature. It not only confirms the prevalence but also offers insightful explanations for why Vietnamese employees tend to favor TCV over IV. Additionally, the findings enrich the innovation literature by presenting a novel perspective on how employee voice can enhance TIP through the introduction of exogenous routine changes. It introduces a unique perspective on employee voice as a form of a search routine, distinct from Nelson and Winter's (1982) conceptualization of search, generating changes in lower-order routines, ultimately contributing to enhanced team innovation and performance.