Impact Of Personal Characteristics Research Articles

Comparison of subjective quality of life domains in schizophrenia, mood, and anxiety disorders; an individual patient data meta-analysis

This study sought to compare satisfaction with different subjective quality of life domains across individuals with three different mental health disorders. Samples from four separate studies were combined to conduct a one-step individual patient data meta-analysis. 5329 individuals with either a schizophrenia (n = 1839), mood (n = 1650), or anxiety disorder (n = 1840) were included. Mean satisfaction ratings for each life domain were compared across disorders. Associations between satisfaction ratings and personal characteristics were investigated using multivariable mixed effect models. Results showed that individuals with an anxiety disorder had the widest range of scores and reported lower satisfaction in most domains compared to those with a schizophrenia or mood disorder. Individuals with a schizophrenia disorder rated domains to do with ‘others’, such as relationships with family and sex life, as lower than individuals with a mood or anxiety disorder. Satisfaction ratings were often more impacted by personal characteristics, such as employment status, than by diagnostic category. These results demonstrate that specific life areas are impacted differently in the three mental health disorders studied. However, further research needs to consider the impact of personal characteristics across disorders, and the subjective quality of life in individuals with anxiety disorders in particular warrants further investigation.

Measuring Embodiment: Movement Complexity and the Impact of Personal Characteristics.

A user's personal experiences and characteristics may impact the strength of an embodiment illusion and affect resulting behavioral changes in unknown ways. This paper presents a novel re-analysis of two fully-immersive embodiment user-studies (n=189 and n=99) using structural equationmodeling, to test the effects of personal characteristics on subjective embodiment. Results demonstrate that individual characteristics (gender, participation in science, technology, engineering or math - Experiment 1, age, video gaming experience - Experiment 2) predicted differing self-reported experiences of embodiment Results also indicate that increased self-reported embodiment predicts environmental response, in this case faster and more accurate responses within the virtual environment. Importantly, head-tracking data is shown to be an effective objective measure for predicting embodiment, without requiring researchers to utilize additional equipment.

The Role of Workers in the Agricultural Sector in Protecting Natural Resources towards Sustainable Development

The natural resources are the elements created by God Almighty, on this planet to facilitate human life, such as vegetation, water, oil, and its derivatives. This study aims to achieve the obstacles to the extension work and maintain the conservation of natural resources also to know the impact of personal characteristics on the conservation of natural resources. The study includes the collection of data using a questionnaire form that will be distributed to agricultural extension workers in the Anbar and Baghdad provinces, both from the agricultural departments and the agricultural division. Data were obtained from 130 extension personnel. It was analyzed using descriptive and inferential techniques and used program SPSS to identify the correlation between the independent variables and the dependent variable in the study. The results of the study indicate that the age, gender, experience, education level, specialization, work location, training, sources of agricultural information, knowledge, and skill in animal husbandry of the respondents its effects on the management of the natural sources. In addition, a significant relationship between the conservation of natural resources and knowledge and skills in animal husbandry, soil, plant technical, and personal characteristics at level 0.05 and sources of agricultural information at level 0.01.

Effect of Personal Characteristics in Field of Finance on Entrepreneurial Intention of Students of Faculty of Entrepreneurship, University of Tehran

The main purpose of this study is to apply the theory of planned behavior to investigate the impact of personal characteristics in the field of finance, including financial optimism, perceived access to finance, financial self-esteem, and excessive financial confidence in students' entrepreneurial intention at the University of Tehran. In order to conduct this research, 294 graduate students of the faculty of entrepreneurship, at the University of Tehran were selected as the statistical population by stratified sampling. A questionnaire was used to collect data and PLS software was used to analyze the collected data. The results showed that a set of personal characteristics in the field of finance, including financial optimism, understanding of financial access, financial self-esteem, and excessive self-confidence in the field of finance, affect the entrepreneurial intention of students in the faculty of entrepreneurship. On the other hand, the role of gender adjustment was not confirmed and showed no effect on the relationship between any of the studied variables and students' entrepreneurial intent; In addition, the findings of this study indicate that the entrepreneurial experience has a positive and significant effect on students' entrepreneurial intentions.

Personal characteristics and risk tolerance in a natural experiment

PurposeThis paper examines students' decisions when playing an in-class version of the TV game, Deal or No Deal (DOND), to study the relation between personal characteristics and individual decision-making under risk.Design/methodology/approachThis study analyzes DOND game play data collected from 374 students in 13 university finance classes, and their personal characteristics collected in a post-game survey. It uses ordered probit, OLS and probit regression analysis to examine the impact of personal characteristics on an individual's risk tolerance.FindingsThe key finding is that international students are significantly more risk averse than US domestic students. Additionally, given the natural control for age and education, the study finds that gender, race and religion have a limited impact on an individual's risk tolerance. Finally, the study provides evidence that the structure of the DOND game, in general, rewards risk-taking as long as it is not excessive. Once participant behavior becomes risk-seeking, the correlation between risk-taking and game payoff becomes negative.Research limitations/implicationsThe homogeneous set of contestants (business students) analyzed in this study presents some limitations yet provides opportunities to examine risk tolerance differences between the US and international students, and whether gender, race or religious affiliation has an impact on the level of risk tolerance given a natural control for age and education level.Practical implicationsThe evidence suggests that culture and environmental unfamiliarity may impact an individual's risk tolerance. This finding is useful when providing financial advice to diverse clients or when conducting international business. Additionally, understanding that education and financial literacy reduces differences in risk tolerance across gender, race and religion can impact the way we interact with others. A broader practical implication for all investors is that, while under normal circumstances, risk-taking is rewarded with a higher expected return, excessive risk-taking may harm their investment performance.Originality/valueThis paper utilizes a unique data set, collected through a class activity and post-class survey. While there have been empirical studies using DOND data, this is the first study that examines the impact of personal characteristics on game participants' behavior, thereby generating unique findings not reported in previous studies employing DOND data.

Owners Of Korean Conglomerates And Corporate Investment

We investigate whether Korean chaebol owner’s personal features affect corporate investment or not, for they have a unique governance system controlled by one powerful owner. With this governance, the impact of personal characteristics on major corporate decisions can be tested more clearly. We used the aggregate financial statement to measure chaebol’s financial performances in a more reasonable way as well. Our study shows a few noticeable results. Aggregate financial performances of chaebols are different from those of individual companies. Owner’s personal features affect corporate decision makings in Korean chaebols. Especially, chaebols under succession process invest less than others, preferring more conservative approaches for succession.

Aging through the time of COVID-19: a survey of self-reported healthcare access

BackgroundChronic conditions are common and require ongoing continuous management and preventive measures. The COVID-19 pandemic may have affected the management of chronic conditions by delaying care. We sought to understand the impact of personal characteristics (i.e., age) and healthcare factors (i.e., access to a provider) on healthcare access in a sample of Americans 50 years of age or older during COVID-19.MethodParticipants completed an online survey at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic – the Aging in the Time of COVID Survey. Questions focused on health status, health care access, COVID-19 fear, and social connectedness. Participants were recruited through social media advertisements, list serves, and snowball sampling. Data collection started in early April 2020 and concluded in late May 2020. Logistic regression models examined the results of two key access points: healthcare provider/doctor (n = 481) and medication (n = 765), with 56 and 93% of participants reporting access to a provider and medications, respectively.ResultsIndividuals with an established primary care provider were much more likely to obtain access to a healthcare provider, OR = 3.81 (95% CI: 1.69, 8.77), and to receive medication, OR = 4.48 (95% CI: 1.61, 11.48), during the time of COVID-19. In addition, access to medication was (a) higher for those who were older, OR = 1.05 (95% CI: 1.01, 1.09), had a higher income (greater than 100 k compared to less than 50 k, OR = 3.04 (95% CI: 1.11, 8.98), and (b) lower for those having caregiving responsibilities, OR = 0.41 (95% CI: 0.21, 0.78), or greater social isolation, OR = 0.93 (95% CI: 0.87, 0.98).ConclusionsAlthough most participants had access to medication, just over half had access to a healthcare provider when needed. Notably, health-seeking behaviors for individuals who do not have an established primary care providers as well as those who provide unpaid care, are socially isolated, and younger may require more proactive approaches to care monitoring, management, and maintenance.

P08.05 Impact of Personal Characteristics on the Effectiveness of Immunotherapy Treatment in Late-Stage NSCLC: A Systematic Review

There is mixed evidence about how various personal characteristics contribute to the variability in survival in NSCLC patients after immunotherapy, as existing studies have substantial heterogeneity in clinical characteristics, tumor mutation expression, and line of therapy. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses frequently focus on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) which have limited generalizability, given their disproportionate enrollment of younger and healthier, male, and white patients in early lines of therapy.

Contribution of Design Indicators in Perception of Social Capital, and Interference of Socio-Demographic Information in the Process

Social capital is the effective contribution of social groups through providing a context for cooperation, sense of identity, and perception of social norms. Urban parks are important components of cities, helps building the social capital within urban societies. This study examines the social capital of important urban parks of Tehran, Iran, using three main criteria: informal social control, social cohesion, and social leverage. A stratified random sample of 330 users were selected and asked to rank the social capital criteria using a questionnaire involving five-point Likert scale questions. The results show mutual relationship between informal social control and social leverage (r = 0.62, α = 0.00), and also inter-relationship between design indicators and perceived social capital. People from lower age group and higher educational level show highest perception of social capital. Perceptual difference were observed between genders. Women experience higher esthetic perception (α = 0.00), security (α = 0.01), and accessibility (α = 0.03). The study, while proving the relationship between social indicators and design features, and the impact of personal characteristics on the perception of social capital, indicates social inequality in citizens’ equal benefit of social capital. Measures must be taken to increase social capital in society and solve the significant lower perceptions of some social capital indicators among specific groups.

Impact of personal characteristics of extreme professions specialists on the growth to professional burnout

The article presents the results of a study of the prevalence of professional burnout among specialists in extreme professions on the example of employees of the Ministry of internal Affairs. It is established that at the present stage there is a trend that causes a significant spread of professional burnout among specialists of extreme professions. Professional burnout is a condition that determines the emotional, mental and physical exhaustion of a person that occurs because of professional stress. The inclusion of so-called specialists of extreme professions at risk of professional burnout due to the following reasons: increase in the factors of professional stress, the actual lack of available professional mental health care, low level of awareness among experts about situations of occupational stress, social and personal stereotypes about the need for professional psychological help, prevent the effective interaction of psychologists and professionals in need of assistance. At the same time, the relationship between professional burnout and such personal characteristics as stress tolerance, empathy and the coping strategy "emotions" was reveal. The authors determined the influence of such personal characteristics of specialists in extreme professions as the level of stress resistance, empathic tendencies and leading coping strategies on the development of professional burnout syndrome. Thus, it was found that factors of professional burnout syndrome development could be low level of stress resistance, high and normal levels of empathic tendencies, and the coping strategy "emotions". In addition, differences were found between police officers of different ranks in the severity of professional burnout, the level of stress resistance, the level of empathic tendencies, and leading coping strategies. The above causes the need to continue the study of professional burnout syndrome in specialists of extreme professions for the subsequent development of a system of preventive measures aimed at maintaining their psychological, social, physical and spiritual health.

The impact of personal characteristics, quality of working life and psychological well-being on job burnout among Iranian external auditors

PurposeGiven the negative consequences of job burnout for both individual auditors and audit firms, the present study aims to examine the effect of auditors' personal characteristics, working life quality and psychological well-being on auditors' job burnout.Design/methodology/approachWe chose 240 auditors (junior, senior, manager and partner) who work at 53 audit and public accounting firms in Mashhad during 2015–2016 as our sample. The respondents were randomly selected and the data were gathered through the distribution of questionnaires of Walton’s (1973) quality of working, Ryff’s (1995) psychological well-being and Maslach and Jackson’s (1984) job burnout. We also employ structural equation modeling (SEM) along with statistical path analysis to test our hypotheses by using R statistical software.FindingsConsistent with our expectations and prior literature, our findings suggest that auditors' job burnout is significantly and positively influenced by auditors' personal traits, quality of working life and psychological well-being.Originality/valueThe present study is quite remarkable and unique in that it focuses on a specific audit market where there are significant differences in socio-economic, political and cultural factors with those of Western or European developed markets. The results provided in this paper could be fruitful for auditors, regulators and policymakers.

유튜브 개인여행방송 시청자의 개인 특성과 사회적 시청이 시청만족, 지속이용, 방문의도에 미치는 영향

정보기술의 발전으로 세계 관광시장이 개별관광 중심으로 빠르게 변화되면서 모바일 사용에 익숙한 소셜 네트워크 서비스가 새로운 관광매체로 떠오르고 있다. UCC 기반형의 SNS 중 하나인 유튜브는 최근 실시간 스트리밍 서비스를 도입해 시청자와 1인 미디어 콘텐츠 제공자 간의 빠르고 생생한 소통을 가능케 했다. 이 연구에서는 현재 국내 1인 미디어 시장에서 가장 인지도가 높은 유튜브 1인 여행방송 중 여행과 관련한 콘텐츠 시청자들의 개인적 특성과 사회적 시청에 대한 부분이 만족도에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 알아보고, 더 나아가 지속이용 의사와 소개된 관광지에 대한 방문의도 간의 영향관계를 살펴볼 필요가 있다고 판단했다. 따라서 연구를 위해 유튜브 여행방송 시청자를 대상으로 설문을 실시하였으며 연구모형을 토대로 탐색적 및 확인적 요인분석 및 경로분석을 시행하였다. 그 결과, 개인적 특성 중 개인혁신성과 지각된 즐거움은 시청 만족도에 유의미한 영향을 주었으나 자기효능감은 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 사회적 시청 중 의사사회적 상호작용과 주관적 규범은 시청 만족에 유의미한 영향을 미쳤으나 사회적 실재감은 영향을 미치지 않았다. 시청만족도는 지속이용의도와 방문의도에 모두 유의미한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이 연구 결과는 향후, 1인 미디어 크리에이터와 플랫폼 기업에게 알맞은 여행 콘텐츠 수립에 기여하는 기초자료로 활용될 뿐 아니라 지자체 혹은 여행사의 관광산업에 있어서 기존의 홍보채널을 넘은 새로운 홍보채널로서 활용할 수 있으며 여행의 트렌드에 실시간으로 맞추어 정보를 제공할 수 있는 장점을 가지고 있기 때문에 전반적인 관광산업 활성화에 있어 긍정적인 영향을 끼칠 수 있을 것이다.

Vertigo and dizziness cause considerable more health care resource use and costs: results from the KORA FF4 study.

Vertigo is a common reason for primary care consultations, and its diagnosis and treatment consume considerable medical resources. However, limited information on the specific cost of vertigo is currently available. The aim of this study is to analyse the health care costs of vertigo and examine which individual characteristics would affect these costs. We used cross-sectional data from the German KORA ("Cooperative Health Research in the Augsburg Region") FF4 study in 2013. Impact of personal characteristics and other factors was modelled using a two-part model. Information on health care utilisation was collected by self-report. We included 2277 participants with a mean age of 60.8 (SD = 12.4), 48.4% male. Moderate or severe vertigo was reported by 570 (25.0%) participants. People with vertigo spent 818 Euro more than people without vertigo in the last 12months (2720.9Euro to 1902.9Euro, SD = 4873.3 and 5944.1, respectively). Consultation costs at primary care physicians accounted for the largest increase in total health care costs with 177.2Euro (p < 0.01). After adjusting for covariates, the presence of vertigo increased both the probability of having any health care costs (OR = 1.6, 95% CI =[1.2;2.4]) and the amount of costs (exp(β) = 1.3, 95% CI = [1.1;1.5]). The analysis of determinants of vertigo showed that private insurance and a medium level of education decreased the probability of any costs, while higher income increased it. The presence of vertigo and dizziness required considerable health care resources and created significantly more related costs in different health care sectors for both primary and pertinent secondary care.

Low wages – Coincidence or a result? Evidence from Poland

The article evaluates the influence of a wide range of socio-demographic, job and company-related characteristics on the likelihood of low earnings by applying logistic regression on a broad range of Labour Force Survey data. We evidenced that the average impact of the company-related characteristics is three times stronger than the impact of personal characteristics. We also found that working full-time considerably decreases this risk of low wages, but company-related and personal characteristics (except for the kind of company’s economic activity) have not provided a rent (benefit) from working full-time. The underlying conclusion is that reforms decreasing the size of the low-wage sector in the former transition countries should be focused on targeted employment programmes enhancing transitions to more profitable economic activities instead of possibly maintaining the unprofitable industries at all costs. Additionally, the reforms should be concentrated on introducing employment regulations to harmonise the rules of employment among all contract types, which would put the part-timers and the underemployed on a more equal footing with fulltime workers especially in terms of pension schemes and access to training.

The Impact of Personal Characteristics on Personal Branding in Reflection to the Employability

Unemployment is a major problem Sri Lanka is facing over the years. Although 22,000 graduates pass out every year from state and private universities, there is always a gap between what employers expect in a graduate and what the graduate could offer to the employer. This research focus on the employability of the IT graduates passing out from state and private universities, with specific reference to their personal characteristics and personal branding. Personal branding is a major concern with respect to the recruitment of any graduate. IT graduates especially are expected to have certain personal characteristics which determine their personal branding and influence their employability. The main objective of this research is to determine the impact of the personal characteristics such as personal identity, personal image and personal positioning on employability of IT graduates and to analyze their mediation effect with the personal branding. Further, an attempt is made to determine whether the personal branding and employability of IT graduates significantly differ based on the university type (state and private). The research mainly focuses on quantitative analysis by piloting a questionnaire to 300 IT graduates following a hypothetical deductive method. The findings through the quantitative data are followed up based on qualitative data collected through semi-structured interviews with HR and Recruitment Managers of IT companies. Findings of this research revealed that personal characteristics have a strong impact on the employability of an IT graduate and this relationship is mediated by personal branding. Further, IT graduates passing out from private sector universities have stronger personal characteristics and personal branding compared to the graduates passing out from state sector universities. Thus, they are more employable compared to IT graduates passing out from state sector universities in Sri Lanka.  

The impact of personal characteristics on scores on the Self‐Determination Inventory: Student report in adolescents with and without disabilities

AbstractThe Self‐Determination Inventory: Student Report (SDI:SR) is a newly developed measure of self‐determination. The purpose of this study was to explore of personal factors, namely age and gender on scores on the SDI:SR. Separate multigroup confirmatory analyses were conducted for age cohorts (13‐ to 15‐, 16‐ to 18‐, and 19‐ to 22‐year‐olds) and for females and males to establish measurement invariance and explore latent differences. Findings suggest the same set of items can be used in all groups. No latent differences were found for females and males, but expected age‐related differences (e.g., younger participants showed lower levels of self‐determination) were established. Finally, the degree to which age and gender influenced scores for 12 groups created by crossing disability status and race/ethnicity was examined. Findings suggest that females with no disability or learning disabilities generally score lower in overall self‐determination than males and general positive impact of age on scores across disability by race/ethnicity groups. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

Angels or Sharks? The Role of Personal Characteristics in Angel Investment Decisions

We use actual negotiations between angel investors and entrepreneurs to study the impact of personal characteristics on investment outcomes. We construct a unique data set with 707 investment requests led by 1,089 entrepreneurs and find that the personal characteristics of the entrepreneur, including gender, race, and age, are correlated with requested valuations, the likelihood that an offer is received, and the implied valuation when an angel investor extends an offer. Shared personal characteristics between entrepreneurs and investors also affect the likelihood that an investor makes an offer, the entrepreneur accepts an offer, and the implied valuation when an offer is extended.

Impact of Entrepreneur's Environmental Attitudes on Corporate Environmental Responsibility

The impact of personal characteristics, beliefs, values and attitudes of the entrepreneur on firm's culture and business practices, is substantive. These aspects of the founder coupled with the institutional environment of the firm, affect the investment, efforts and involvement of the firm in a multitude of activities. With regard to activities that impact the natural environment, this paper argues that the environmental attitudes of entrepreneurs have a strong influence on the corporate environmental responsibility (CER) of the firm that are in turn moderated by the need for legitimacy by new entrepreneurial firms. The role of imprinting is examined to understand how founders' attitudes impact their firm's CER activities. A further contribution is the creation of a taxonomy of sub-categories of CER activities that illustrate the level of engagement of the firm.

The Impact of Personal Characteristics on Contraceptive Choices and Use Over 5 years

Worldwide, there is an unintended pregnancy rate of 40%. That rate is higher in some areas, such as in the United States—where it is nearly 50%. These pregnancies have potentially negative outcomes for the mother and child that include health, economic, social, and psychological aspects. Long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) are highly reliable methods for family planning. Identifying personal characteristics associated with choosing LARCs will better address the unintended pregnancy rates. The purpose of this research project was to evaluate characteristics of adolescents and women at high risk for unintended pregnancies by (a) describing the use of a LARC and selected personal characteristics for the years 2009 and 2014 and (b) exploring relationships among LARC choice and selected personal characteristics of clients seeking family planning services. A retrospective chart review was conducted on 268 randomly selected records, half of which were each from the years 2009 and 2014. One Midwestern U.S. family planning clinic was the site of the research. The characteristics used in the chart reviews were derived from the literature and Healthy People 2020 goals. Key differences between the years 2009 and 2014 included a significant increase in the number of LARCs prescribed to high-risk women. There was a significant relationship between the choice of a LARC and having used one in the past. Personal characteristics influencing LARC birth control choice included White, Hispanic females, those with a history of a teen pregnancy, those who experienced any previous pregnancy or live birth, and those below the poverty level. The findings indicate the importance of educating clients on LARC options. To foster initial use of a LARC, an application, based on the findings of this study, has been developed that provides individualized choices and education on contraceptive methods including LARCs.

The Impact of Personal Characteristics of Architects on Their Architectural Work

The aim of this paper is to show an influence of human personalities on their professions and to try to find the best model of an architect. By reviewing the literature related to human competences and project management, the research model is created to find the connection between the influence of human (an architect) characteristics on a profession and the characteristics and personalities that are required for design and architecture in general. The study was conducted among the fourteen architects already involved in the designing process. The findings of study point out that in order to reach high productivity, the personal traits have a very big impact on every segment of job performing. The management of the companies should encourage their employees in maintaining their obligations and provide them with appropriate environment in order to fulfill all challenges. We hope this research will help other researchers, architects in A-eling Company, management and students at International Burch University to be aware of the fact that the personalities (characteristics) influence architects in their architectural work. Keywords—Personal Characteristics, Architect, Architectural Work, Impact