Interpersonal Influence Research Articles

Pengaruh Komunikasi Interpersonal, Budaya Sekolah dan Peran Kepemimpinan Kepala Sekolah Terhadap Kinerja Guru di Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan Negeri

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Leaders' political skills and organizational change

AbstractWe studied the impact of leaders’ political skill on employee support for organizational change and the effect of the latter on change fatigue and change outcomes. Drawing from the theoretical characterization of the political skill construct domain proposed by Ferris et al. (2007), we posited that leaders’ political skill during organizational change plays an important role in garnering employee support for change and, ultimately, in achieving positive change outcomes. To conduct the study, we used survey data collected through SurveyMonkey on 197 participants working in Canadian organizations and used structural equation modeling techniques to analyze the data. We found that two dimensions of leaders’ political skill—their networking ability and apparent sincerity—positively affected employee support for change, which, in turn, positively affected change outcomes. However, neither of the other two dimensions examined (interpersonal influence and social astuteness) had a significant relationship with employee support for change. We also found that employee support for change and change fatigue were not significantly related, although change fatigue itself negatively affected change outcomes. From a theoretical perspective, this study is among the first to empirically test and confirm the impact of different dimensions of leaders’ political skill on employees’ change support. We also contribute theoretical knowledge by showing the detrimental effect of change fatigue on change outcomes. From a practical perspective, our findings imply that change leadership roles should be assigned to people who exhibit networking skills and apparent sincerity. Moreover, change leaders should prioritize seeking and securing employees’ support for change.

Understanding the Influence Discrepancy Between Human and Artificial Agent in Advice Interactions: The Role of Stereotypical Perception of Agency

This paper proposes that artificial agents’ underperformance in interpersonal influence situations can be explained by stereotypical perceptions of such agents’ lack of capacity to act and accomplish goals (i.e., agency), triggered by their non-human identity. In two experiments of text-based conversations ( N = 305 and 309), the identity of a human advice giver was manipulated to be either a human or a chatbot. The chatbot identity resulted in less perceived agency of the giver, which then mediated the identity’s effects on the advice seeker’s (a) perceived advice effectiveness and (b) intention to follow advice after the conversation, as well as (c) adherence to advice and (d) trouble relief after a week. A positive correlation between perceived agency of the artificial agent and the seeker’s self-efficacy was identified as part of this mediation. In contrast, perceived emotional capacity (i.e., experience), despite a discrepancy between the two identities, had non-significant mediating effects.

Dating App Communication: Personal Characteristics, Motives and Behavioural Intent

Guided by the uses and gratifications theory ( Katz et al., 1973 ) and the goals-planning-action model of interpersonal influence ( Dillard, 1990 ), two studies are presented to examine aspects of Dating app communication. Study 1 ( N = 526) investigates proximal relations between a personality trait and motives and motives and behavioural intent. Study 2 ( N = 200) further probes elements of study 1 in a new sample and investigates new personality traits to motives. Collectively, these studies provide an initial look at and explain the relations between personality traits, motives and behavioural intent, which advance understanding of Dating app use from an interpersonal communication perspective. Implications, limitations and future directions are also discussed.

Political Skill of Accounting Students

The study of political skill is recent and still incipient in Brazil, even though it is an important skill for career development and professional performance. Thus, this research analyze the political skill level of Accounting students. Thus, a quantitative study was carried out through a survey of two higher education institutions in the southern region of Brazil, reaching 133 valid participations. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the multivariate test for differences between groups. In addition, the results generally showed a medium level of political ability among students, in addition to presenting in the four dimensions a high perception of apparent sincerity, average in interpersonal influence and social astuteness, and low in networking capacity. Equally important, the statistical tests did not indicate a significant difference between the groups of respondents and political ability. The study contributes to identifying the perceived level of political ability of students and seeks to encourage educational institutions to develop educational practices that encourage the expansion of their students’ political ability, which will consequently impact their professional career.

Parental Decision-Making Around Introducing Complementary Foods: An Integrative Review.

A primary role in infant parenting is feeding, and this role undergoes a significant transition when introducing complementary foods (CF), with important long-term health implications. Understanding the influences on parental decision-making around timing the introduction to CF can help health care providers provide parents with effective support for feeding; however, the factors that influence parental decision-making have not been recently reviewed in the United States. To determine influences and information sources, this integrative review examined the literature from 2012 to 2022. Results indicated that parents are confused and distrustful of inconsistent and changing guidelines around CF introduction. Instead, developmental readiness signs may be a more appropriate way for practitioners and researchers to support parents in appropriate CF introduction. Future work is needed to evaluate interpersonal and societal influences on parental decision-making, as well as to develop culturally sensitive practices to support healthful parental decisions.

Dissilient interpersonal influences in social network analysis

Influence models are currently studied by researchers working in the field of social network analysis. The basic assumption in the existing literature is that the degree of interpersonal influence among two experts can be determined in a single meeting. The second presumption is that the degree of interpersonal influence determined in this meeting is stagnant and will not change in the subsequent meetings. In this paper, we assert that degree of interpersonal influence among two or more experts can change over time. One may not find the other person equally assertive in the second or third meeting. The idea is that it may take several meetings to finally be able to declare the degree to which an expert is influenced by others. We define a composition function for the matrix of interpersonal influence and use it to define the evolution process that this matrix goes through after every meeting. We also state the conditions under which the matrix of interpersonal influence converges in the long run.

The Functional and Interactive Perspectives of Substance Use among Young People in Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

This study investigated the functional and interactive perspectives of substance use among young people in Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 400 respondents in the four (4) faculties of the institution. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics such as frequency counts, mean, and standard deviation. The findings revealed three domains (changing mood, social purposes, and sexual effects) of functional structure as the major reasons for substance use. The interactive perspective revealed that interpersonal influences ranked highest characterised by peer pressure (54.3%). Intrapersonal influences of substance use were to gain courage and to relieve stress. The study recommended the need for education on the use of illicit substance, and intervention strategies to reduce the usage as well as consequences as this could negatively impact the health of young people and increase the likelihood of anti-social behaviours in families and school-dropouts.
 
 Received: 3 January 2023 / Accepted: 28 February 2023 / Published: 5 March 2023

Perceptions of friendship, peers and influence on adolescent smoking according to tobacco control context: a systematic review and meta-ethnography of qualitative research

BackgroundA relationship between smoking and interpersonal influences has been well established within the literature. There have been cultural shifts in denormalisation and a reduction in tobacco smoking in many countries. Hence there is a need to understand social influences on adolescents’ smoking across smoking normalisation contexts.MethodsThe search was conducted in July 2019 and updated in March 2022 within 11 databases and secondary sources. Search terms included schools, adolescents, smoking, peers, social norms and qualitative research. Screening was conducted by two researchers independently and in duplicate. Study quality was assessed using the eight-item Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre (EPPI-centre) tool for the appraisal of qualitative studies. Results were synthesised using a meta-narrative lens for meta-ethnography and compared across smoking normalisation contexts.ResultsForty one studies were included and five themes were developed, mapping onto the socio ecological model. The social processes by which adolescents take up smoking differed according to a mixture of school type, peer group structure and the smoking culture within the school, as well as the wider cultural context. Data available from smoking denormalised contexts, described changes in social interactions around smoking to cope with its stigmatisation. This was manifested through i) direct peer influence, whereby subtle techniques were employed, ii) group belonging whereby smoking was less likely to be seen as a key determinant of group membership and smoking was less commonly reported to be used as a social tool, and iii) popularity and identity construction, whereby smoking was perceived more negatively in a denormalised context, compared with a normalised context.ConclusionsThis meta-ethnography is the first study to demonstrate, drawing on international data, that peer processes in adolescent smoking may undergo changes as smoking norms within society change. Future research should focus on understanding differences across socioeconomic contexts, to inform the adaptation of interventions.

Feasibility and Acceptability of an Internet of Things-Enabled Sedentary Behavior Intervention: Mixed Methods Study.

Encouraging office workers to break up prolonged sedentary behavior (SB) at work with regular microbreaks can be beneficial yet challenging. The Internet of Things (IoT) offers great promise for delivering more subtle and hence acceptable behavior change interventions in the workplace. We previously developed an IoT-enabled SB intervention, called WorkMyWay, by applying a combination of theory-informed and human-centered design approaches. According to the Medical Research Council's framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions such as WorkMyWay, process evaluation in the feasibility phase can help establish the viability of novel modes of delivery and identify facilitators and barriers to successful delivery. This study aims to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the WorkMyWay intervention and its technological delivery system. A mixed methods approach was adopted. A sample of 15 office workers were recruited to use WorkMyWay during work hours for 6 weeks. Questionnaires were administered before and after the intervention period to assess self-report occupational sitting and physical activity (OSPA) and psychosocial variables theoretically aligned with prolonged occupational SB (eg, intention, perceived behavioral control, prospective memory and retrospective memory of breaks, and automaticity of regular break behaviors). Behavioral and interactional data were obtained through the system database to determine adherence, quality of delivery, compliance, and objective OSPA. Semistructured interviews were conducted at the end of the study, and a thematic analysis was performed on interview transcripts. All 15 participants completed the study (attrition=0%) and on average used the system for 25 tracking days (out of a possible 30 days; adherence=83%). Although no significant change was observed in either objective or self-report OSPA, postintervention improvements were significant in the automaticity of regular break behaviors (t14=2.606; P=.02), retrospective memory of breaks (t14=7.926; P<.001), and prospective memory of breaks (t14=-2.661; P=.02). The qualitative analysis identified 6 themes, which lent support to the high acceptability of WorkMyWay, though delivery was compromised by issues concerning Bluetooth connectivity and factors related to user behaviors. Fixing technical issues, tailoring to individual differences, soliciting organizational supports, and harnessing interpersonal influences could facilitate delivery and enhance acceptance. It is acceptable and feasible to deliver an SB intervention with an IoT system that involves a wearable activity tracking device, an app, and a digitally augmented everyday object (eg, cup). More industrial design and technological development work on WorkMyWay is warranted to improve delivery. Future research should seek to establish the broad acceptability of similar IoT-enabled interventions while expanding the range of digitally augmented objects as the modes of delivery to meet diverse needs.

Typologies of rejected requests and compliance-resistance strategies in various interpersonal influence contexts

ABSTRACT This study examined compliance resistance to highlight the active role of persuasion targets in interpersonal influence interactions. The data gathered from 242 respondents through an online questionnaire were used to identify the types of rejected requests and the strategies used to refuse compliance. Findings from a qualitative content analysis revealed four categories that formed a request typology: requests (1) for company or presence, (2) for action (benefitting the agent, benefitting other people), (3) for material support, and (4) for relational commitment. The messages utilized to communicate compliance resistance were grouped into two: refusals (1) with another verbal message and (2) with no other remark. The verbal expressions of refusal belonging to the first category were each accompanied by a simple explanation, a message of apology and/or gratitude, an offer of future commitment, or a proposal of alternative. The various kinds of denied requests and the different techniques persuasion targets use to convey noncompliance demonstrate that refusal to comply is not merely a passive reaction to a compliance-gaining effort.

IMR – 7th INDAM CONFERENCE PAPER: Narcissus walking the extra mile: A moderated mediation model

By developing and then testing the hypothesis that there is an indirect positive link between narcissism and peer-rated prosocial behaviour through impression management motives, the current study adds to the narcissism literature. The moderating impact of interpersonal influence on the indirect relationship is also investigated in this study. In order to test a moderated mediation model and discover the relationship between narcissism and peer-rated prosocial behaviour via impression management motives, a survey was created to gather responses from 382 prospective corporate managers (Averageage = 24.29 years; SDage = 1.69 years). The mediated association was moderated by interpersonal influence.

Does Exposure to Interpersonal Trauma Influence the Relationship between Shame and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms?

ABSTRACT Although shame is a common emotional response to trauma exposure, it may be precipitated by distinct trauma types. To our knowledge, our study is the first to investigate the relationship between shame and PTSD symptom severity and whether exposure to at least one interpersonal trauma influences the relationship between shame and PTSD symptoms. One-hundred and fifty-seven participants from Australia, Canada, United States, United Kingdom, and New Zealand completed a series of self-report measures. Although shame was significantly associated with PTSD symptom severity, it was not an independent predictor of PTSD when considering anxiety, depression, trauma history and guilt. Participants exposed to at least one interpersonal traumatic event endorsed higher levels of shame and PTSD compared to those who did not. Interpersonal trauma exposure also moderated the relationship between shame and PTSD. Clinical implications and directions for future research are also discussed.

Conversational dynamics of joint attention and shared emotion predict outcomes in interpersonal influence situations: an interaction ritual perspective

Abstract This article addresses conversational dynamics in interpersonal influence situations. Drawing on interaction ritual theories and the research of interaction processes and patterns, we argue that sequential transition patterns of task and social–emotional acts can capture essences of conversational interaction ritual.A successful ritual then generates emergent solidarity and induces desired outcomes of interpersonal influence. In two experimental situations of online text chats between strangers (advice-giving, Nconversation = 336 with a student sample and compliance-gaining, Nconversation = 737 with a MTurk sample), we found certain transition patterns consistently predicted influence outcomes and interpersonal perceptions. Aligning with our theoretical expectations, these transitions indicate the moment-to-moment emergence of joint attention and shared emotion, which are essential ingredients of a successful interaction ritual.

Development and initial validation of questionnaire on predictors for the use of hearing protection devices among noise exposed manufacturing workers in Tanzania: A methodological study.

The use of hearing protection devices (HPDs) has been an intervention of choice in many workplaces such as in the construction industry for quite some time due to impractical effects of engineering and administrative interventions. Questionnaires for assessment for HPDs use among construction workers have been developed and validated in developed countries. However, there is limited knowledge of the same, among manufacturing workers in developing countries that are assumed to have a different culture, work organizations and production processes. We conducted a stepwise methodological study to develop a questionnaire to predict the use of HPDs among noise exposed workers in manufacturing factories in Tanzania. The questionnaire included 24 items and was developed through rigorous and systematic procedures involving three steps; (i) item formulation that involved two experts, (ii) expert content review and item rating that involving eight experts with vast experience in the field, and (iii) a field pre-test that involved 30 randomly selected workers from a factory with similar characteristics as a planned study site. A modified Pender's Health Promotion Model was adopted in the questionnaire development. We analyzed the questionnaire in terms of content validity and item reliability. The 24 items were categorized into seven domains i.e., perceived self-efficacy, perceived susceptibility, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, interpersonal influences, situational influences and safety climate. The score for content validity for each item was satisfactory as the content validity index ranged between 0.75 to 1.00 for clarity, relevance, and essentiality criteria. Similarly, the scores for the content validity ratio (for all items) were 0.93, 0.88 and 0.93 for clarity, relevance, and essentiality, respectively. In addition, the overall value for Cronbach's alpha was 0.92 with domain coefficients: perceived self-efficacy 0.75; perceived susceptibility 0.74; perceived benefits 0.86; perceived barriers 0.82; interpersonal influences 0.79; situational influences; 0.70; and safety climate 0.79. The mean inter-item correlation was 0.49 suggesting good internal consistency. The developed and preliminary validated questionnaire can be used to predict the HPDs use among noise exposed manufacturing factory workers. Future surveys using this questionnaires warranted for further validation of the scale developed.

Theory-based lifestyle educational intervention through intensive community leaders' affects healthy lifestyles adoption of middle-aged Nekemte populations: A quasi-experimental control study.

The intensive participation of community leaders in teamwork is essential for healthy lifestyle adoption and lifestyle disease prevention. Adult-centered lifestyle education intervention is a simple method and requires less power. However, the effect of community leaders' engagement in education on the effectiveness of intervention, adults' team performance, and satisfaction was not noticed in west Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the effect of theory-based education intervention through intensive community leaders on the intervention mapping approach to healthy lifestyle adoption of middle-aged Nekemte dwellers. A pretest-post-assessment quasi-experimental control study was conducted from January to July 2019 and post-data was collected in August 2019. Out of 266 apparently healthy, 253 middle-aged final analyzed. After 3 months of intensive education for the intervention group, weekly 1 session of 30 to 50 minutes was given for the other 3 months and the team was led by community leaders. With SPSS version 24 data analyzed for descriptive statistics, difference-in-differences the mean difference, independent t test, and the correlation between variables were analyzed using Spearman, and significance was considered at P value <.05. At baseline there was no significant difference among the 2 groups. While healthy lifestyle adoption improved, anthropometric measures showed a reduction among the intervention group compared to the control group. This study showed that among the middle-aged in the intervention group compared with the control group, preceding behaviors ( P < 0·001), self-efficacy ( P < 0·001), affects related behavior ( P < .001), interpersonal influences ( P < 0·001), perceived benefits ( P = 0·001), barriers ( P = 0·003) and commitment to action of a plan ( P < 0·001) were significantly changed at the end line. The role of the team leader's effort was 92.19% for successful competition of the intervention and the average scaling rate of team effectiveness is 73.19% and significantly associated with effectiveness ( R = 0.82, P < .01), leaders effort ( R = 0.73, P < .01), and satisfaction ( R = 0.84, P < .01). A community-based team leader has a positive correlation with effectiveness and implementations of lifestyle education intervention. The study revealed that theory-based educational intervention through intensive community leaders is effective in participants' retention, healthy lifestyle adoption, anthropometric measure reduction, improving adults' team performance & satisfaction, and rapid implementation of intervention at the community level. Hereby theory-based educational intervention through intensive community leaders is a prominent educational tool to implement lifestyle education, health lifestyle adoption, and prevent chronic diseases. The findings imply the need for targeting the middle-aged in designing healthy lifestyle education interventions.

Vaccine-related conspiracy and counter-conspiracy narratives. Silencing effects

Abstract Recent research explores the high proliferation of conspiracy theories about COVID-19 vaccination, and their potential effects within digital media environments. By means of a 2 × 2 experimental design (N = 945) conducted in Romania, we explore whether exposure to media messages promoting conspiracy theories about vaccination versus media messages debunking such conspiracy narratives could influence people’s intention to either support or argue against vaccination in front of their friends and family (interpersonal influence). We also analyze the moderation effects of education and critical thinking. Main results show that both conspiracy and counter-conspiracy media content about vaccination negatively affect people’s willingness to discuss the topic with others, which offers support for a silencing effect. Education and critical thinking moderate the main effects, but only to some extent and in certain experimental conditions.

Information security ignorance: An exploration of the concept and its antecedents

In this study, we propose and examine the concept of information security ignorance, which is an individual's chosen state of remaining underinformed about information security. Ignorance may be a rational choice for individuals when feeling overwhelmed by the available information. The findings of this study, based on the analysis of 319 survey responses, suggest that media and interpersonal communication influence information security ignorance. However, personal traits, including locus of control, intellectual curiosity, and computer anxiety, play a stronger role in shaping ignorance. Security ignorance was found to be positively related to the perception that the Internet is a safe place.

Demystifying the green purchasing behavior of young consumers: Moderating role of green skepticism

ABSTRACT Environmental protection is increasingly a concern, but false claims by companies have raised green skepticism among consumers. Young consumers constitute a significant group for consumption in an economy like India. While young consumers have rarely been surveyed on factors like green perceived value and perception regarding green claims, there is a paucity of research on the moderating role of skepticism. This paper provides a new perspective regarding the underexplored debate on green skepticism levels among young consumers. Data from 610 respondents were gathered through a researcher-controlled survey. Antecedents to environmental attitude, namely green perceived value, environmental knowledge, and interpersonal influence, were found to influence the relationships significantly. Young consumers’ environmental attitude was significant in explaining their green purchasing behavior. The paper sheds first light on the negative moderating effect of skepticism on the attitude-behavior relationship. The study highlights the role of educated and urban young consumers in sustainable consumption. In the same vein, findings suggest that managers should consider the importance of consumers’ doubts as a valuable element for global green advertising effectiveness.

The Effect of Emotional Intelligence on the Political and Work Skills of DENR Employee in the Post-Pandemic Era

This study investigates the impact of emotional intelligence on the political and work skills of Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) employees in Region XI during the post-pandemic era. The study objectives are to determine the levels of political skills, work engagement, and emotional intelligence among DENR employees in Region XI, and to examine whether emotional intelligence plays a mediating role in the relationship between political skills and work engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a descriptive-correlational analysis, data was collected from a sample of 282 DENR employees, with the sample size determined using Taro Yamane’s formula. The findings revealed that interpersonal influence had the highest mean among the indicators of political skills, indicating its frequent manifestation among DENR employees. Additionally, self-awareness exhibited the highest mean among the indicators of emotional intelligence, highlighting its significant presence. Moreover, emotional work engagement obtained the highest mean, demonstrating its consistent occurrence along with the other indicators. Significant correlations were observed between political skills and work engagement, emotional intelligence and political skills, and emotional intelligence and work engagement, rejecting the null hypothesis. Furthermore, the study uncovered a significant mediating effect of emotional intelligence on the relationship between political skills and work engagement, suggesting that employees with higher emotional intelligence are more likely to be actively engaged in their work. Such heightened emotional intelligence enables DENR employees to effectively manage their own emotions and understand the emotions of others, thereby facilitating the navigation of complex social and political dynamics through a deeper comprehension of diverse perspectives and motivations. Based on these findings, it is recommended that DENR employees engage in self-assessments of their emotional intelligence skills, reflecting on their behaviors, attitudes, and interactions with others. Furthermore, comprehensive training courses, seminars, and workshops led by professionals should be provided to actively enhance emotional intelligence competencies.