Behavioral Intention Research Articles

Bullying and oral health in Egyptian adolescents: the moderating role of sense of coherence and resistance to peer influence

BackgroundBullying is the intentional, repeated and prolonged aggressive behavior towards victim(s) who feel powerless to defend themselves. It could influence adolescents’ mental health. Some adolescents possess coping skills which enable them to overcome such adversities. The present study assessed the association between bullying, sense of coherence (SOC), resistance to peer influence (RPI) and oral health in Egyptian adolescents.Materials and methodsA cross-sectional survey that included 12–16 year old adolescents attending 6 schools in Damanhour, Egypt was conducted from March to December 2023. Data were collected through clinical examination and self-administered questionnaires. Clinical examination assessed dental caries (DMFT), oral hygiene (plaque index) and gingival condition (gingival index). Toothbrushing frequency and sugar consumption were assessed by (World Health Organization-child form), bullying (Revised Olweus Bully Victim Questionnaire), SOC (Sense of Coherence Scale-Short Form) and RPI (Resistance to Peer Influence Questionnaire). The independent variables were bullying, SOC and RPI. The dependent variables were untreated caries, gingival inflammation and toothbrushing frequency. Multivariable multilevel regression assessed the relationship between the independent and dependent variables after adjusting for potential confounders. Adjusted regression coefficients (B), adjusted odds ratios (AOR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated. Effect modifications by SOC and RPI were evaluated.ResultsThe response rate was 95.25% (N = 602), mean (SD) age was 14.01 (1.15). Half of the students (49.83%) were girls. About 42% had untreated caries, only 15.78% brushed their teeth twice daily and the mean (SD) gingival index was 1.57 (0.40). About 25% were victims, (9.30%) bullies and (18.60%) bully-victims. Victims showed significantly lower odds of twice daily toothbrushing (AOR = 0.52, p = 0.04). Bullies and bully-victims showed non-significantly higher odds of untreated caries (AOR = 1.42, p = 0.25), (AOR = 1.21, p = 0.42), respectively. Bullying was not associated with gingival inflammation. Higher SOC and RPI mitigated the impact of bullying on untreated caries and toothbrushing frequency.ConclusionBullying was associated with higher odds of untreated caries and lower odds of twice daily toothbrushing in Egyptian adolescents. Higher SOC and RPI alleviated this relationship, highlighting the importance of individual coping strategies to oral health.

Taxonomy Of Successful Digital Transformation Adoption Of Software As A Service Cloud Accounting Services For SMES

Information technology such as software as a service can be used to improve business transformation, accuracy and efficiency of business information which can realize the competitiveness of SMEs. There are several advantages and conveniences offered by technological transformation using software as a service to SMEs, namely payments are paid in stages or paid according to usage. This can save time, reduce operational costs, reduce space requirements, make it easy to access, facilitate the data analysis process. After several advantages have been described, the figure for the use of information systems in the form of Software as a Service is still quite small in Indonesia. This research uses the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model. The aim of this research is to test and prove that the variables Individual Factors, Social Factors, Perceived Ease of Use, Perceived Usefulness, Attitude Toward Using, Behavior Intention to Use influence each other. Quantitative research methods are a type of research that is systematic, planned and clearly structured from the beginning until the creation of the research design. The aim of quantitative research is to develop and use mathematical models, theories and hypotheses related to phenomena. The results of this research show that all variables Individual Factors, Social Factors, Perceived Ease of Use, Perceived Usefulness, Attitude Toward Using, Behavior Intention to Use have a positive influence on each other.

Perceptions of pet-accompanying tourism: Pet owners vs. nonpet owners

This study used a mixed-methods design combining qualitative interviews (30 respondents: pet owners and nonpet owners) and quantitative questionnaires (832 valid samples) based on the extended theory of planned behavior (TPB) to explore the formation of behavioral intentions in pet owners and nonpet owners in pet-friendly tourism destinations. This study found that the green environment of tourism destinations significantly affects behavioral intention, specifically for pet owners. In contrast, perceived constraints had no significant effect on behavioral intentions. In addition, although pet owners and nonpet owners showed consistency in their attitudes toward pet tourism, there was a significant difference in the importance they placed on a green environment. This finding not only enriches the application of the TPB in the field of pet tourism, but also emphasizes the importance of the green environment in pet tourism planning and provides the industry with targeted recommendations for improvement.

Development of an integrated conceptual framework for the entrepreneurial intention and nascent entrepreneurial behavior

PurposeThis study aims to identify the themes of entrepreneurial intention and develop an integrated conceptual framework for the antecedents and outcomes of entrepreneurial intention.Design/methodology/approachA Systematic Literature Review (SLR) is conducted using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses approach (PRISMA). In total, 185 articles from six databases between 2010 and 2023 are included. A bibliometric analysis is performed using VOSviewer.FindingsUnearthed are five pivotal themes, namely, personality traits, educational, contextual and cognitive factors, that profoundly influence entrepreneurial intention to deepen the understanding of nascent entrepreneurial behavior and illuminate new avenues for research in this domain.Research limitations/implicationsThis study relied on six databases and 185 papers from scholarly journals written in English. Articles published before 2010 and after 2023 are not considered. It proposes an integrated conceptual framework incorporating personality traits and educational, contextual and cognitive factors for intention formation. The incremental aspect of augmenting Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) theory is also explained.Practical implicationsArms practitioners with the crucial insights needed to embark on nascent entrepreneurs’ entrepreneurial journey early in crafting effective policies, empowering them to spearhead economic growth and innovation at both the firm and national levels.Originality/valueThis study shows the nexus among personality traits, educational, contextual and cognitive factors, entrepreneurial intention and nascent entrepreneurial behavior with a solid theoretical foundation under one integrated conceptual framework while augmenting SCCT, offering a fresh and innovative perspective on nascent entrepreneurial behavior.

Insights into Autonomous Vehicles Aversion: Unveiling the Ripple Effect of Negative Media on Perceived Risk, Anxiety, and Negative WOM

This study delves into the reluctance to adopt autonomous vehicles (AVs), treating AV aversion as a multifaceted psychological and behavioral phenomenon encompassing cognitive judgments, affective responses, and behavioral intentions. Leveraging the environment-product-human-behavior framework, an AV aversion model (AAM) is developed to explore human-AV interaction. Survey data from MTurk in the U.S. reveals significant differences in perception between fully autonomous vehicles (FAVs) and partially autonomous vehicles (PAVs). Findings show that negative media exposure influences perceived risk, anxiety, and negative word-of-mouth (WOM) intention. Perceived risk contributes to anxiety, while the combination of anxiety and negative media encourages negative WOM intention. The study elucidates a cascading effect from negative media to risk perception, then to AV anxiety, culminating in negative WOM. Multi-group analysis highlights a significant disparity between FAVs and PAVs in the link between negative media exposure and negative WOM intention. Understanding AV aversion offers valuable insights to address human-AV interaction.

Work autonomy and exit-voice choice: the role of skill utilization, learning from colleagues and future time orientation

PurposeUnderpinned by the exit-voice and work design models, this study investigates how work autonomy reduces employee turnover intentions and promotes voice behavior via the mediator of skill utilization and how this mediation process is moderated by social (learning from colleagues) and personality (future time orientation) characteristics.Design/methodology/approachThe hypothesized moderated mediation model was tested using regression analysis based on two-wave survey data of 350 Chinese employees.FindingsThe relationships between work autonomy on the one hand and voice behavior and turnover intentions on the other were mediated by skill utilization. Furthermore, such mediated relationships were intensified by collegial learning and future time orientation.Practical implicationsAdopting empowering HR practices (e.g. autonomous work teams and job rotation) that give employees job control and learning opportunities is important to encourage employee voice and reduce turnover.Originality/valueThe paper identifies collegial learning and future time orientation as boundary conditions that regulate the effects of work autonomy. This reconciles the contradictory findings in prior research testing the relationship between autonomy and exit-voice decisions.

Blind indoor navigation app for enhancing accessible tourism in smart cities

Purpose People with visual impairments or blindness (PwVIB) are mostly excluded from tourism activities. Despite the rise of assistive technology (AT) solutions in Tourism, acceptance remains low because of the difficulty of providing the right functionality, effectiveness and usability. Arguably, it can be said that disability-oriented training can affect the latter two and, therefore, an AT solution’s acceptance. This paper aims to contribute to the theory development and conceptualization of technology acceptance of AT solutions in Tourism by studying, in the context of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), the effects of training PwVIB on using AT solutions. This study presents the effects of training on the tourism behavior of PwVIB and provides valuable information to the stakeholders. Design/methodology/approach Questionnaire data collected from 128 PwVIB after evaluating an AT were subjected to exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling followed by post-evaluation interviews. The used application, called BlindMuseumTourer, enables high-precision autonomous indoor navigation for PwVIB in tourist places like museums and places of health care. Findings The results of this study indicate the partial satisfaction of the extended model validating the importance of performance expectancy and training (the new factor) in predicting the behavioral intention of PwVIB tourists toward using ATs during their tourist activities. This suggests that practitioners have to provide performant technological solutions accompanied by special training sessions for improved engagement and satisfaction. Originality/value This study contributes to the UTAUT theory in the context of Tourism for PwVIB by adding a new factor and replacing two moderator variables. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, no similar work is studying AT acceptance by PwVIB in the tourism literature. Furthermore, the validation process used a novel indoor navigation application, demonstrating its effectiveness in the Tactual Museum of Greece.

Service Quality and Behavioral Intention Analysis of Passengers on Small Electric Public Transportation: A Case Study of Electric Tuktuk in the Philippines

Service Quality and Behavioral Intention Analysis of Passengers on Small Electric Public Transportation: A Case Study of Electric Tuktuk in the Philippines

An mHealth App to Support Caregivers in the Medical Management of Their Child With Cancer: Beta Stage Usability Study.

Previous research demonstrated that caregivers of children with cancer desired a mobile health (mHealth) tool to aid them in the medical management of their child. Prototyping and alpha testing of the Cope 360 app (Commissioning Agents, Inc) resulted in improvements in the ability to track symptoms, manage medications, and prepare for urgent medical needs. This study aims to engage caregivers of children with cancer in beta testing of a smartphone app for the medical management of children with cancer, assess acceptance, identify caregivers' perceptions and areas for improvement, and validate the app's design concepts and use cases. In this pilot, study caregivers of children with cancer used the Cope 360 mHealth app for 1 week, with the goal of daily logging. Demographics and a technology acceptance survey were obtained from each participant. Recorded semistructured interviews were transcribed and analyzed iteratively using NVivo (version 12, QSR International) and analyzed for information on usage, perceptions, and suggestions for improvement. A total of 10 caregivers participated in beta testing, primarily women (n=8, 80%), married, with some college education, and non-Hispanic White (n=10, 100%). The majority of participants (n=7, 70%) had children with acute lymphocytic leukemia who were being treated with chemotherapy only (n=8, 80%). Overall, participants had a favorable opinion of Cope 360. Almost all participants (n=9, 90%) believed that using the app would improve their ability to manage their child's medical needs at home. All participants reported that Cope 360 was easy to use, and most would use the app if given the opportunity (n=8, 80%). These values indicate that the app had a high perceived ease of use with well-perceived usefulness and behavioral intention to use. Key topics for improvement were identified including items that were within the scope of change and others that were added to a future wish list. Changes that were made based on caregiver feedback included tracking or editing all oral and subcutaneous medications and the ability to change the time of a symptom tracked or medication administered if unable to do so immediately. Wish list items included adding a notes section, monitoring skin changes, weight and nutrition tracking, and mental health tracking. The Cope 360 app was well received by caregivers of children with cancer. Our validation testing suggests that the Cope 360 app is ready for testing in a randomized controlled trial to assess outcome improvements.

Vietnamese people’s behavior and future intention to purchase medicines and functional foods on the internet: a cross-sectional study

This study investigated Vietnamese people’s behavior and future intention to purchase medicines and functional foods online and their associated factors. From March to May 2023, a Google Form questionnaire was distributed via social networks and online platforms. Convenience and snowballing sampling methods were employed to recruit 1,305 Vietnamese people. In the past year, 50.3% of participants purchased at least one kind of medicine and/or functional foods online (medicines: 27.6%, functional foods: 45.1%). Among 656 buyers, nearly a third bought these products more than three times and only 5.9% felt dissatisfied with their previous experiences. This purchasing behavior was more prevalent among females, those married, having higher education levels, usually shopping online, having longer time of Internet use per day, and seeking health information on the Internet (p < 0.001). In addition, 77.5% of participants intended to purchase these products online in the future and 61.2% would introduce this kind of online purchase to other people. The purchase intention was significantly associated with the participants’ previous experiences, area, contracting chronic diseases, and using the Internet for self-medication, while factors associated with the introducing intention included their education level, occupation, and previous experiences in online purchases (p < 0.001).

Determinants affecting the medical students adoption of mobile learning: extended UTAUT

BackgroundThis research investigates the fundamental factors which may stymie or simplify the adoption of m-learning by medical college educators in Sudan. We made use of the Extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use Technology (UTAUT) with COVID-19 fear (CF) and social isolation (SIS) as exogenous components.ObjectiveThis research aims to find out factors impacting medical students’ behavioural intention to use mobile learning.MethodsData was gathered from 499 undergraduate learners from different universities in Sudan. Partial Least Square (PLS) and structural equation modeling (SEM) were used to examine the data.The resultsShowed that expected performance, effort expectancy (EE), social influence (SI), facilitation condition (FC), COVID-19 fear, and social isolation (SIS) are predictors of behavioural intentions (BI). In addition, our findings show that COVID-19 fear and social isolation increase student adoption of mobile learning during the COVID-19 epidemics in developing countries.ConclusionsThe study unveiled that the suggested framework, derived from UTAUT, effectively discerns the factors impacting students’ intentions in mobile learning during pandemics. Sudanese medical students’ can strategize and execute effective classroom environments based on these findings.

A students’ behaviors in information security: Extension of Protection Motivation Theory (PMT)

ABSTRACT This study investigates information security behaviors among university students, focusing on the interplay of psychological and social factors influencing their behavioral intentions and actions. By integrating the Theory of Planned Behavior, Protection Motivation Theory, and General Deterrence Theory, the research offers a comprehensive understanding of factors such as self-efficacy, perceived risk vulnerability, response cost, and response efficacy. Utilizing structural equation modeling (SEM) and Necessary Condition Analysis (NCA), the study assesses the impact of these factors on students’ information security practices. Measurement items were developed based on recent empirical studies, ensuring relevance to the contemporary digital environment. The findings reveal significant associations between these factors and students’ security behaviors, providing insights into effective strategies for promoting information security awareness and practices. This research contributes to the academic discourse on digital security behaviors and offers practical implications for enhancing information security measures within university settings.

Unlocking pathways to public welfare: Bridging Sen’s capability and theory of planned behavior approaches through entrepreneurial behavior in Timor-Leste

This study aims to investigate the mediating effects of behavioral and entrepreneurial intentions on the relationship between the capabilities approach encompassing education, economic, and socio-cultural factors and the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), which includes attitude, perceived behavioral control, and subjective norm, in relation to public welfare in Timor-Leste. Utilizing a Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) approach with AMOS 24.0, the research examines the interconnections among constructs relevant to entrepreneurship, focusing on educational, economic, and socio-cultural capabilities alongside TPB dimensions. The findings reveal that socio-cultural capabilities significantly influence entrepreneurial growth and public welfare, with behavioral mediation and entrepreneurial intention playing key roles in clarifying these relationships. These insights suggest that entrepreneurship is vital for enhancing public welfare in Timor-Leste, guided by the capability model and TPB approach. The results can inform the development of more effective policies to support entrepreneurship as a means of improving public welfare. Ultimately, this study enriches the literature on the interplay between entrepreneurship, capability factors, and public welfare in Timor-Leste, providing a foundation for development strategies in similar contexts.

Travel Intentions Towards Contact Limited Tourism: A Survey of Students and Lecturers in Vietnam

ABSTRACT The study on contact limited tourism stems from consumer behavior research dedicated to reducing customer interaction in consumer services. Its primary focus was to examine the behavioral intentions of tourists amid the post-COVID-19 pandemic, specifically exploring the concept of contact limited tourism. The investigation involved surveying students and lecturers in the Ho Chi Minh City area, employing the Theory of Planned Behavior model. This model helped assess how individuals’ perceptions of COVID-19 risks influenced their inclination to partake in travel with limited contact. The research findings highlight that factors like risk perception, subjective norms, and behavior control positively impact travel attitudes favoring limited contact. These results hold significance as specifically explore the concept of contact limited tourism, shedding light on the importance of reduced physical interactions in travel. This insight is valuable for designing and marketing tourism services in a post-pandemic era.

Beyond economic convenience: Unveiling the motives for engaging in food sharing initiatives

Food waste is a major global problem nowadays because it negatively affects the environment, society, and the economy. Food sharing has lately emerged as an innovative solution to this problem, but little is known about the behavioral intentions of consumers with regard to food sharing initiatives. In this study, we use the theory of consumption values along with a mixed methods approach to analyze the key motives underlying consumers' intentions for using food sharing platforms. We develop a conceptual model to this end, and collect, analyze, and triangulate data to test it by using both a qualitative and a quantitative approach. The results highlight the relevance of epistemic, conditional, and social values in a communitarian sense in driving people's engagement in food sharing. Functional values were found to have a secondary importance for both users and non-users in this regard. A comparison between users and non-users also revealed that emotional values constitute an important factor for the latter. The study contributes to both theory and practice by highlighting the importance of such initiatives in addressing not only environmental issues, but also social needs, and hence contributing to the sustainable development of local communities.

Regional variations in digital transformation: the impact of industry 5.0 on business quality performance

After criticism of the technological orientation of Industry 4.0, many authors began to highlight the importance of Industry 5.0, which considers human-oriented values. This opened space for a lot of research on how people perceive new technologies in this environment and their relationship with the new paradigm – Industry 5.0. The paper aims to examine the relationship between familiarity with Industry 5.0 and business quality performance in SMEs through the workers’ perception of digitalisation (attitudes toward digitalisation, digitalisation usage behaviour, and digitalisation behavioural intentions). The results were obtained through a questionnaire conducted in six European countries divided into two groups according to familiarity with Industry 5.0 employing Multi-Group Confirmatory Factor Analysis (MGCFA). The findings implied the existence of significant relationships between familiarity with Industry 5.0 and quality performances through certain mediating variables. Additionally, a difference was established between the two groups of countries: High Familiarity Level and Low Familiarity Level. These conclusions benefit SMEs by facilitating change and technology adaptation. Positive perceptions drive the gradual adoption of digitalisation, boosting competitiveness through agility, innovation, and efficiency. The research offers insights for practitioners and policymakers to enhance SMEs’ competitiveness in Industry 5.0.

A Systematic Literature Review of Electronic Money Research

The aim of this paper was to review original papers on electronic money adoption. The review was performed by following a systematic literature review whereas Prisma framework and VOSviewer were deployed. The data reviewed was based on the Scopus database published in journals. The keywords provided to the Scopus database system to search for the articles were: "Electronic Money OR E-Money OR Electronic Wallet OR E-Wallet OR Digital Money OR Financial Technology OR Fintech OR Electronic Payment OR Mobile Payment." These 168 original articles included the topic of interest published between 2012 and 2021. The findings show SEM is the most frequently used model validation method. UTAUT, UTAUT 2, extended UTAUT, TAM, and extended TAM are the common model used in describing intention behavior in using e-money.

Exploring Halal Nyonya Food Consumption Intention Among Tourists

The topic of tourists' intention to consume Halal Nyonya food in Malaysia has garnered increasing attention in recent years. Nyonya cuisine, a unique blend of Malay and Chinese culinary traditions, has long been a hallmark of Melaka’s vibrant food scene. However, as Malaysia grapples with the diverse dietary needs of its growing tourism sector, the challenge lies in ensuring that Nyonya food offerings cater to the preferences of Muslim tourists seeking Halal-certified options. The main goal of this research is to explore and comprehend the preferences of tourists regarding the intention to consume Halal Nyonya’s ethnic food in Melaka. The study focuses on tourists' gastronomic choices, particularly as it relates to their intake of Halal Nyonya food. The study involves local and international tourists who have experienced Halal Nyonya food in Melaka in 2024. Data was collected through surveys, on-site observations, and interviews to understand factors affecting Halal Nyonya’s food consumption intention behavior. This research examines the association between independent and dependent factors that influence tourists from various geographical locations who visit Melaka to consume Halal Nyonya Nyonya food. It adds to the database of information already in existence by illuminating how tourists in Melaka from various locations approach and engage with Halal Nyonya's food. This deepens our comprehension of the dynamics of tourist preferences, cultural preservation, and culinary tourism. In conclusion, our research confirmed attitude, subjective norms, and perceived control will lead a tourist to have the intention to consume Halal Nyonya food.

Evaluating Enablers and Outcomes of Clients' Behavioral Intention to Use Electronic Mobile Payment Services during Covid-19 Pandemic: An Empirical Study on Jordanian Insurance Companies

By applying the Unified Theory of Acceptance Use of Technology 2 (UTAUT2), this study aimed to evaluate the enablers and outcomes of National Wallet (NW) company clients' behavioral intention to use electronic mobile payment services in the Jordanian insurance industry during the pandemic of Covid-19. The current study employed quantitative and qualitative research approaches. The proposed hypotheses were tested quantitatively by developing and examining the UTAUT2 model along with the Perceived Risk (PR) variable which was added to the original model and tested based on the moderators of income, education, age, gender and experience that would influence clients' behavioral intention to use mobile payment services and in turn influence clients' use behavior. Based on a sample comprised of 426 NW clients who used mobile payment services in the Jordanian insurance companies during Covid-19 pandemic, the Hayes Process Macro by Andrew F. Hayes plugin was used as a statistical analysis in Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software to evaluate path coefficients. Data was collected via an online survey questionnaire and then analyzed and hypotheses were examined by employing both Structural-equation Modeling (SEM) and Machine-learning (ML) techniques. Results showed that performance expectancy, hedonic motivation, price value, perceived risk and habit impacted behavioral intention, whereas effort expectancy, social influence and facilitating conditions did not. Moreover, behavioral intention had statistically significant path coefficients on use behavior and habit on use behavior. In addition, several qualitative interviews were conducted with NW clients to verify the research results. Quirkos 2.3.1 application was used for qualitative analysis of three interviews.

Variation in Relative Risk Perceptions and Tobacco Use by Race and Socioeconomic Status among Older Adults who Smoke: Evidence from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study.

Older adults who smoke face significant risk of tobacco-related disease and hold misperceptions about health risks posed by nicotine product use. This study examined whether socioeconomic status and race are associated with variation in cigarette/e-cigarette relative risk perceptions, whether relative risk perceptions are associated with tobacco use behaviors, and whether socioeconomic status and race moderate associations between perceptions and use behaviors. Five waves of PATH Study yielded data from 1,879 adults >55 who smoked within the past 30 days during Wave 1. Adjusted longitudinal logistic models estimated associations between higher vs. lower SES ("low-SES": less than high school diploma/GED. and annual household income<$25,000) and race (White vs. Black/African American; AA) and e-cigarette/cigarette relative risk perceptions, behavioral intentions, and e-cigarette use. Lower-SES adults were more likely to report e-cigarettes were very/extremely harmful to health (AOR: 1.74, p<0.01) and less likely to report e-cigarettes were less harmful than cigarettes (AOR: 0.65, p<0.01). Black/AA adults were less likely to report that e-cigarettes were less harmful than cigarettes. Participants rating e-cigarettes as equally/more harmful than cigarettes exhibited lower odds of intending to quit smoking or switch to e-cigarettes. Finally, Black/AA adults who also perceived e-cigarettes equally/more harmful than cigarettes exhibited greater odds of trying to reduce rather than quit smoking (AOR: 1.58, p=0.02). Many older adults who smoke perceive e-cigarettes as equally or more harmful than cigarettes, particularly low-SES and Black/AA older adults. Differences in relative risk perceptions among high priority populations could negatively influence cessation attempts and switching behaviors. This study found that Black/AA and low-SES older adults who smoke cigarettes were more likely to perceive e-cigarettes as harmful or more harmful than cigarettes. The absence of accurate, evidence-based information regarding the relative health risks associated with the long-term use of various tobacco products may impede policy efforts to reduce disparities in smoking-related disease through increased cessation and/or harm reduction.