Macromodel Research Articles

The Effect of Conspicuous Consumption on Consumer Purchase Intention: The Mediating Role of Perceived Value

Purpose - The rapid recent growth of China’s economy and the emergence of a global consumer culture have increased conspicuous consumption among Chinese consumers. This research investigates how conspicuous consumption influences Chinese consumers’ purchase intentions toward global brands as mediated by perceived brand value.
 Design/Methodology/Approach - Data were collected through the conduct of a survey among Chinese consumers. The PROCESS Macro model was used to test the mediating effects of perceived functional, social, and emotional value.
 Findings - The study found that Chinese consumers with conspicuous consumption tendencies possess positive purchase intentions toward global brands. Study 1 indicated that consumers’ perceived social and emotional value mediates the relationship between conspicuous consumption and purchase intention for hedonic products. For utilitarian products, Study 2 showed that the relationship is mediated by consumers’ perceived functional and emotional value. Perceived emotional value plays a critical role in the relationship between conspicuous consumption and purchase intention for both product types.
 Research Implications - This study contributes to the scarce literature about the positive relationship between conspicuous consumption and global brands in emerging markets. Marketing strategies in emerging markets should concentrate on status-related consumption and market segmentation. These findings are expected to contribute to international marketing and global brand management, providing valuable insights into the purchasing motives of consumers for global brands.

Psychological Inflexibility and Loneliness in Young Adults: The Role of Hope as a Mediator

Young adulthood (18-29 years of age) is the most unstable period of the life span when changes in intimate relationships and work are the common issues. This period is closely related to various mental health problems, such as loneliness. This study aims to determine the role of hope as a mediator between psychological inflexibility and loneliness in young adults. Research participants were 230 participants who were in the young adulthood stage (18-29 years of age). Loneliness was measured using UCLA Loneliness Scale-6 (ULS-6), psychological inflexibility was measured using Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-II), and hope was measured using The Adult Dispositional Hope Scale (AHS). Mediation analysis was done using Hayes PROCESS MACRO (Model 4). The results of the analysis show that hope has a mediating role in the relationship between psychological inflexibility and loneliness in young adults. The implication of this research is that it can be used as a consideration for selecting interventions that focus on increasing psychological flexibility and hope when dealing with loneliness in young adults.

THE MEDIATORY ROLE OF SELF-ESTEEM IN THE EFFECT OF LEARNED HELPLESSNESS ON FUTURE ANXIETY: A RESEARCH ON FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES STUDENTS

The aim of this study was to determine the mediator role of self-esteem in the effect of learned helplessness on future anxiety. In addition, it was aimed to examine whether the mentioned variables varied according to the demographic characteristics of the participants. The sample group of the research consisted of students of the faculty of health sciences of a public university in the 2022-2023 academic year (n=287). This study was designed as a causal screening research, one of the quantitative research methods. The data were collected using the Learned Helplessness Scale, Future Anxiety Scale and Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale. The descriptive and cross-sectional data were analyzed using the SPSS 22 program. Independent sample t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Post Hoc Tukey test were used in the evaluation of learned helplessness, future anxiety and self-esteem according to demographic characteristics, and in determining the difference between groups. Hayes' Process Macro (Model 4) and bootstrap (5000 bootstrap samples) were used in the mediator variable model. According to the results of the mediation test analysis; when the direct effects were examined, it was found that learned helplessness had a significant and negative effect on self-esteem (β= -,543), and a significant and positive effect on future anxiety (β= ,347). When the indirect effects were examined by including self-esteem in the model, the indirect effect of learned helplessness on future anxiety (β= ,170) was determined to be significant and positive.

Building a caring workplace: how managerial caring and perceived insider status shape subjective employee well-being

PurposeAlthough the study of factors that promote employee well-being is not a new research area, the impact of managerial caring and perceived insider status on subjective employee well-being is a relatively new and unexplored area within the management literature. Therefore, this study examined the relationship between managerial caring and subjective employee well-being while considering the mediating effect of perceived insider status. Based on social identity theory, the study hypothesized that perceived insider status mediates the link between managerial caring and subjective employee well-being.Design/methodology/approachThe study analyzed data from 193 employees working across various industries in the United Arab Emirates using Process Macro Model 4.FindingsThe findings revealed a positive relationship between managerial caring and employee well-being, which was influenced by the mediating effect of perceived insider status.Originality/valueThe study’s results, which shed light on the process by which managerial caring positively affects employee well-being, provide valuable insights for developing a caring workplace. The findings make a significant contribution to the literature on managerial caring by explaining how the mediating role of perceived insider status influences the relationship between managerial caring and subjective employee well-being.

Probabilistic fatigue strength assessment of cross-ply laminates: Exploring effects of manufacturing defects through a two-scale modeling approach

The study presents a two-scale modeling approach allowing for an efficient fatigue strength evaluation on a macro scale considering a micro-mechanical defect characterization of a Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) material. The modeling approach integrates a macro model with the effective elastic properties from micro-mechanical simulations considering voids. This enables the analysis of defects’ influence on material fatigue strength using a probabilistic weakest link approach. A CFRP laminate with a cross-ply layup was investigated. Two simulation case studies demonstrate the effect of void content and size on the characteristic fatigue strength. An experimental investigation was conducted testing the laminates in tension–tension fatigue verifying the predicted numerical behavior. The numerical models identify a difference in the characteristic fatigue strength consistent with the fatigue test results. It is numerically concluded that the investigated CFRP material’s fatigue strength is affected by the presence of voids and even with only a slight difference in the global void volume fraction a scatter in fatigue strength is identified.

AGE-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT PROMOTES WELL-BEING IN PEOPLE WITH SUBJECTIVE MEMORY IMPAIRMENT

Abstract Objectives Older people with cognitive impairment are more likely to feel lonely and to have lower well-being compared to others (Shankar et al., 2017). One way to overcome difficulties and loneliness is to live in an Age Friendly Environment (AFE) (Gibney et al., 2020). Living in an AFE enables older people to stay active even when function deteriorates (Cramm et al., 2018) and thus- maintain low loneliness and high well-being (Domènech-Abella et al., 2021). Approximately 18%-25% of people aged 60 and over whose objective cognitive function is normal report a subjective cognitive impairment (Röhr et al., 2020; Zullo et al., 2021). They are less active (Parikh et al., 2016) and so, they are lonelier (Montejo Carrasco et al., 2020). The aim of this study was to examine whether living in an AFE enables people coping with subjective memory impairment to maintain higher well-being than those who don’t. Methods Applying a correlational study design, 105 community dwelling older adults (mean age 74.5; SD-6.54), 62% of whom were women, were recruited. Hayes’ PROCESS macro (Model 7) assessed relationships between socio-demographic data, subjective social support (SS), loneliness, a sense of belonging, AFE, active ageing and negative affect (NA). Results Findings demonstrated a significant indirect association between age-friendly environments and negative affect, which was moderated by subjective memory impairment. Moreover, we found an interaction between AFE and memory.. Those with SMI experienced less loneliness in an AFE In conclusion, AFE is crucial for individuals with SMI to reduce loneliness and negative affect. Conclusion This study is the first to show that when AFE is low, people with subjective memory impairment cope with more loneliness compared to those without it, but when AFE is high then there is no difference in the level of loneliness between people with or without subjective memory impairment. Hence, AFE is especially significant for those coping with subjective memory impairment for reducing loneliness and negative affect. Authorities should strive to create AFE to promote active aging and high WB of older people living in the community.

NEIGHBORHOOD DISORDER MODERATES THE EFFECT OF SLEEP DIFFICULTIES ON COGNITIVE DECLINE AMONG OLDER AMERICANS

Abstract Research suggests that the neighborhood where people live can be a risk or protective factor for various health outcomes, including cognitive decline. Similar to the impact of neighborhood on health outcomes, sleep quality has been linked to cognitive functions in older adults. However, limited studies have examined how neighborhood disorders moderate the effect of sleep on cognitive decline. Data were obtained from 2,494 respondents (1,065 men and 1,429 women) from wave 11 of National Health and Aging Trends (NHATS) data. Approximately 55% of the respondents were age 80+, and 74% identified as non-Hispanic White Americans. Sleep quality was operationalized as the absence of difficulties in falling and staying asleep. Neighborhood disorder (e.g., vandalism, graffiti) was based on observations by interviewers. Cognitive decline was operationalized as subjective reports of increasing or worse memory loss in the past 12 months. Moderated regression analysis using PROCESS macro (model 1) was performed to determine the associations between sleep, neighborhood, and cognitive decline. Results showed a significant main effect between neighborhood and cognitive decline (higher levels of neighborhood disorder result in an increase in cognitive decline, B= 0.369, p =.014), but no significant main effect between sleep and cognitive decline. There was a significant interaction between sleep and neighborhood on cognitive decline. Participants who reported higher-than-average sleep difficulties experienced a greater effect of neighborhood disorder on cognitive decline. Our findings could add to inform future health interventions and policy recommendations that can address modifiable sources of cognitive decline.

WHAT LINKS DIGITAL SKILLS AND LIFE SATISFACTION? ROLES OF DIGITAL BENEFITS AND LIVING ARRANGEMENTS

Abstract The benefits of equipping enhanced digital skills in late life have been reported on many occasions. Yet, there have been few attempts to understand the association between digital skills and better psychological outcomes for older adults by integrating factors with multiple domains such as social and digital-related factors. This study investigated the causal structure of the association between ‘digital skills’ and ‘life satisfaction’ by specifying a mediator ‘self-reported benefits of digital use’ and a moderated mediator ‘living arrangements’. Using data from ‘2020 Digital Information Gap Survey’ by National Information Society Agency of Korea, the final sample included 1,680 older Koreans aged 55 and over. Analysis was performed by PROCESS macro model 4 and 8 in SPSS. We found a significant positive effect of digital skills on life satisfaction via self-reported benefits of digital use and moderated mediation effect of living arrangements. Specifically, digital skills positively affected self-reported benefits of digital use, and the effect was stronger for older adults living alone. However, we found no moderating effect on the direct path between digital skills and life satisfaction in late life. The conditional direct effect of digital skills on life satisfaction was only significant for older adults living with others. Findings indicate that digital skills can compensate for older adults living alone, who may have fewer sources within a family context. Heterogeneity in family structure needs to be considered when exploring the impact of digital technology use on older adults’ lives.

Sleep Hygiene, Mediating the Association Between Circadian Typology and Psychological Distress: An Association Elicited by Mediation Analysis Model Among Young Sudanese Adults, 2022-2023

BACKGROUND: Circadian rhythms are regulated by genetic and environmental components. The association of intrinsic and extrinsic factor modulates physiological and individual sleep schedules sleep hygiene and even different chronotype. Evidence suggests evening-type individuals have a higher risk of reporting psychological distress than morning-type individuals. However, less is known regarding the underlying processes that might mediate this association among Sudanese young adults. This study aimed at assessing the mediating role of sleep hygiene on the relationship between circadian typology and psychological distress among young Sudanese adults. METHODS: This is a cross sectional study. Conducted among medical students, graduates and medical interns of Al-Neelain University. Between April and August 2022. Morningness–Eveningness 19 items Questionnaire (MEQ) was used to assess chronotype preference. Kessler10-item Questionnaire was used to assess Psychological Distress, and sleep hygiene index (SHI) was used to screen Sleep hygiene behaviors. Hayes PROCESS macro (model 4) was used to perform the mediation analysis. RESULTS: Among 303 medical students who complete the study questionnaire. Mean of age for study participants was (22.71±2.49). Sleep hygiene index mean score was (29.35±5.46) indicating poor sleep hygiene behaviors. Most of the population were Neutral in their circadian typology preference (58.1%). (89.8%) of our population had psychological distress, Chronotype correlated with severe psychological distress and poor sleep hygiene behaviors (r=-0.141, P<0.05) (r=-0.292, P<0.001) respectively. Poor sleep hygiene behaviors also correlated with severe psychological distress (r=0.466, P<0.001). Individuals who were severely psychologically distressed mostly had higher sleep hygiene mean scores than normal individuals (29.35±5.46), (21.61±6.42) (p<0.001). Sleep hygiene index scores were lower for Morning circadian typologies [definite Morning 22.50± (7.00), moderate morning 24.89± (5.63)] compared to evening typologies [definite evening 32.25± (4.43), moderate evening 29.00± (6.09)]. Which indicated good sleep hygiene behaviors for Morning chronotype groups. Figure 1.0 illustrates the distribution of mean sleep hygiene index scores across circadian preference groups. Multiple regression analysis results showed that there was no significant direct effect of chronotype on psychological distress β=-.0096, SE= .0496, t=-.1937, P=.8466, CI [-.1073-.0881]. We also found a significant indirect effect of sleep chronotype on psychological Distress (β=-0.113, SE=0.0265, CI [-.1698 - -.0649]. According to bias-corrected percentile bootstrap method the total effect was negatively significant, (β=-0.123, SE=0.0534, t=-2.30, p<0.05, CI [-0.2280 - -0.0178], indicating a full complimentary mediation between evening chronotype and impaired psychological wellbeing through sleep hygiene behaviors. CONCLUSION: Sleep hygiene was found to mediate the correlation between eveningness and impaired psychological wellbeing, Improvement of Sleep hygiene behaviors is advised to enhance morning circadian typology as to prevent and reduce psychological distress. Interventions to enhance morning circadian typology should be prioritized to medical students, graduates and medical interns who are prone to eveningness to minimize the risk for psychological distress.

Resilience, organizational support, and innovative behavior on nurses' work engagement: a moderated mediation analysis.

To investigate the status of nurses' work engagement and the relationship among resilience, organizational support, and innovative behaviors. In this cross-sectional study, we investigated 496 nurses in Hunan, China, from July 2022 to December 2022. A descriptive statistical approach, Pearson's correlation analysis and Hayes' PROCESS Macro Models 4 and 14 were used to analyze the available data. The level of work engagement among nurses was found to be moderate. Resilience positively predicted work engagement among nurses. Organizational support played a partially mediating role in the association between resilience and work engagement. Furthermore, innovative behavior played a moderating role in the association between adaptive resilience and work engagement. Based on the results, greater attention needs to be paid to nurses' work engagement. A high level of resilience, organizational support, and innovative behavior may increase work engagement among nurses. Nursing leaders can take measures to increase work engagement among nurses by improving nurses' resilience and organizational support, and cultivating innovative behavior.

Circuit implementation of on-chip trainable spiking neural network using CMOS based memristive STDP synapses and LIF neurons

Computation on a large volume of data at high speed and low power requires energy-efficient architectures for edge computing applications. As a result, scientists focus on memristive circuits and systems for area and energy efficiency. Spiking neural network (SNN) with bio-inspired spike-timing-dependent plasticity learning (STDP) is a promising solution for energy-efficient neuromorphic systems than conventional artificial neural network (ANN). Previous works on SNN with STDP learning primarily use memristor macro models, which are software-based and cannot give complete insight into circuit implementation challenges. Some reported works on SNN use memristive devices, which require additional fabrication steps. This article presents a full circuit-level implementation of the SNN system featuring on-chip training and classification using memristive STDP synapse in standard CMOS technology. A new learning rule using the modified STDP is implemented to simplify the weight modification process. It does not involve FPGAs, CPUs, or GPUs to train the neural network. The approach used in this paper to modify the weights does not require any additional combinational or digital circuits attached to the memristive synapse resulting in less consumption of area, energy and time. We demonstrated the complete circuit-level design, implementation and simulation of SNN with on-chip training and pattern classification using 180 nm CMOS technology. A comprehensive comparison of the proposed SNN circuit with the previous related work is also presented. To demonstrate the versatility of the CMOS synapse circuit for application scenarios requiring rate-based learning, we have tuned the pair-based STDP circuit to obtain Bienenstock–Cooper–Munro (BCM) characteristics and applied it to heart rate classification.

Professional identity and sense of coherence affect the between compassion fatigue and work engagement among Chinese hospital nurses

BackgroundWith the continuous improvement of people’s health needs, the public’s requirements for medical care are also getting higher and higher. Work engagement is a positive psychological state related to the work. It is very important to maintain nurses’ work engagement, however, due to many factors, the level of nurses’ work engagement is not high and nursing managers should identify the influencing factors of work engagement, and take positive measures to fully improve nurses’ work engagement.ObjectivesTo explore the influence of compassion fatigue, professional identity and sense of coherence on nurses’ work engagement.MethodsFrom January 2022 to June 2022, convenience sampling was used to select clinical nurses from 9 tertiary hospitals in Henan Province of China as the research objects for a questionnaire survey. Statistical methods included descriptive statistical analysis, Pearson correlation analysis and the PROCESS Macro Model 4 and 7 in regression analysis.ResultsThe results showed that compassion fatigue was significantly negatively correlated with sense of coherence, professional identity and work engagement (P<0.01), professional identity was significantly positively correlated with sense of coherence and work engagement (P<0.01), and there was a significant positive correlation between sense of coherence and work engagement (P<0.01). Professional identity played a partial mediating role between compassion fatigue and work engagement, accounting for 46.40% of the total effect; meanwhile, sense of coherence moderated the effect of compassion fatigue on professional identity and formed a moderated mediation model.ConclusionsCompassion fatigue has a negative predictive effect on nurses’ work engagement. Professional identity and sense of coherence further explained the relationship of compassion fatigue on compassion fatigue and work engagement through mediating and moderating effects.

The object of my desire! Exploring the antecedents of long-haul travel intentions in an era of uncertainty

ABSTRACT In an increasingly uncertain global tourism environment characterised by health, safety and security, energy, economic and climate change-related pressures, there is an impetus for research into and analyses of adjustments in future travel behaviour. Taking South Africa as a long-haul destination, the study explores the conditional mediation of the relationship between country image (CI) and the long-haul travel intentions of international tourists by the interaction of intrinsic travel motives and distance desire. Data were generated from a deductive study from an online panel sample of 2021 German citizens. Two models based on country image dimensions emerged from the first data analysis stage. Both models were subjected to conditional mediation testing using PROCESS Macro's Model 58. The conditional mediation results confirmed the catalytic effect of distance desire, as it positively moderated the effect of aesthetic country image and travel motives in the mediated relationship between aesthetic CI and travel intention. The results also confirm partial conditional effects of distance desire in the normative-functional CI–travel intention nexus. The study offers tourism practitioners and destination marketing organisations novel insights into the emerging role of destination desire as an underlying mechanism in evaluative and interpretative frameworks for long-haul tourist behaviour during crisis-induced uncertainty.

Thermal contact of roughness macro and micro model to reveal seal leakage mechanism under mixed lubrication

Research on numerical methods for reciprocating seals, including revealing leakage rate mechanism under the elastic-hydraulic lubrication (EHL) regime are mature. However, micro convex bodies contact behaviors and their effect on lubrication transition mechanism are still used under the mixed lubrication (ML) and wear model insufficiently. Seal model with micro convex bodies deformation should be updated to reflect the lubrication transition from EHL to ML and reveal leakage failure mechanism. Reciprocating speed ranging from 0.1 m/s to 0.2 m/s and working pressure of 100 MPa can characterize the seal performance and failure of leakage mechanism especially in low speed and harsh film formation condition. The updated leakage rate formula and the Reynolds equation are modified considering contact factor and reveal leakage mechanism through macro and micro numerical method.

Fostering sustainable tourism in Pakistan: Exploring the influence of environmental leadership on employees' green behavior

AbstractThis study addresses a critical gap in the theory by exploring the impact of Environmentally Specific Servant Leadership (ESSL) on Employees' Voluntary Green Behavior (EVGB) within the dynamic framework of Pakistan's tourism industry. It also advances understanding by investigating the pivotal mediating roles of Psychological Green Climate (PGC) and Green Commitment (GC) in the relationship between ESSL and EVGB. Drawing upon the principles of Self‐Determination Theory (SDT) and Social Identity theory (SIT) we designed the research framework and collected data from employees working in various firms in Pakistan's tourism sector. We employed a multistage (phase I‐convenience; phase II purposive) sampling technique to gather data from 492 employees representing various small and medium‐sized Hotels, Restaurants, and Catering firms within the hospitality and tourism sector. The collected data underwent validation and analysis using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) in SPSS AMOS and was further examined through the Andrew Hayes Process Macro model 4. The findings reveal a significant role of ESSL in fostering EVGB. Furthermore, our findings highlighted the significant mediating roles of PGC and GC in the relationship between ESSL‐EVGB. These findings underscore the potential effectiveness of promoting environmental sustainability as a means to encourage environmentally responsible behavior among individuals working in the tourism sector. The implications of our findings are particularly noteworthy for the tourism and hospitality sector. Companies in such industry can leverage ESSL as a valuable tool for inspiring green behavior in their staff, emphasizing both environmental responsibility and service to others as key drivers of environmentally friendly actions.

Assessing subjective career success: the role of career commitment, career resilience and self-efficacy: a evidence from hospitality industry

PurposeThis study aims to examine how career commitment (CC) affects hospitality employees perceived subjective career success (SCS) using a serial mediation system that uses career resilience (CR) behaviour and self-efficacy (SE) as serial mediators.Design/methodology/approachTo examine the proposed relationships, a comprehensive theoretical serial mediation model was constructed. The proposed hypotheses were tested on a sample of 316 hospitality employees from India using regression analysis (Process Macro Model 6) with 5,000 bootstrapping at 95% confidence interval.FindingsThe regression analysis confirmed a strong, positive relationship between CC and SCS. It also highlighted a significant indirect effect, involving a serial mediation through CR and SE, demonstrating how CC influences SCS.Research limitations/implicationsDrawing from three prominent theories – career self-determination theory (CSDT), career construction theory (CCT) and the contextual action theory of career development (CATCD), this research underscores the importance of fostering career-committed behaviour among employees and advocating for strategic career development initiatives. Understanding CC elements may help firms retain and encourage individuals, which can boost job satisfaction and performance. Importantly, the results advocate for the implementation of targeted career development strategies and the promotion of career-committed behaviour within hospitality organisations. This, in turn, fosters resilience and competence, ultimately contributing to individual career success and organisational excellence.Originality/valueA serial mediation model with CR and SE introduces a fresh perspective that, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, has not been extensively explored in previous research examining the relationship between CC and SCS.

Assessing Antecedents of Restaurant's Brand Trust and Brand Loyalty, and Moderating Role of Food Healthiness.

The purpose of this research was to apply DINESERV to a food brand: Shake Shack. Six sub-dimensions (e.g., taste, healthiness, employee service, price fairness, ambience, and convenience) were adopted. This study used brand trust and brand loyalty to explain attributes. This research additionally assessed the moderating impact of healthiness on the relationship between taste and brand loyalty. For data collection, this study used Amazon Mechanical Turk. The main instrument of this research is a survey. The number of valid observations was 353. Confirmatory factor analysis and a correlation matrix were used to ensure the convergent and discriminant validity of measurement items. Structural equation modeling was employed for hypothesis testing. Plus, Hayes process macro model 1 was employed to test the moderating effect of healthiness. Results indicated that brand trust was positively associated with taste (p < 0.05), employee service (p < 0.05), and ambience (p < 0.05), while brand loyalty was positively associated with taste (p < 0.05), healthiness (p < 0.05), price fairness (p < 0.05), ambience (p < 0.05), and brand trust (p < 0.05). However, the convenience of casual restaurants appeared as a non-significant attribute to account for both brand trust and brand loyalty. The results also revealed that healthiness negatively moderates the relationship between taste and brand loyalty (p < 0.05). This study sheds light on the literature by demonstrating the accountability of DINESERV to casual dining customer behavior. Also, this research presents information for the assistance of brand management in the domain of casual dining sector.

A new approach for correlating Paris parameters with fatigue life of aircraft fuselage panels

This work presents a numerical technique that establishes a relationship between the C and m parameters of the Paris Law and the number of fatigue life cycles. This relationship is particularly important for determining the material's ability to withstand a specified number of cycles in an aircraft fuselage design. The methodology is based on a multiscale problem and comprises two stages: the macro model, which focuses on internal stresses and critical point location, and the micro model, which considers the critical fatigue life cycle number (n) across a "grid" of C and m parameters, resulting in the optimal curve N(C,m). To validate the adopted methodology, the academic program BemCracker2D has been used to calculate the internal stress fields, simulate cracks, and estimate fatigue life. Three case studies were conducted, and the results indicated that the range of C and m values obtained depends on the configuration of the macro model, the physical parameters of the material, and the defined number of cycles in the design. Ultimately, this computational technique allows for generalization to any fuselage damage analysis model, providing C and m Paris parameter data to mitigate fatigue damage.

Leisure crafting and work engagement among Chinese ICU nurses: The multiple mediation effect of recovery experience and humanistic care ability.

Based on the conservation of resources theory, this study explored the intermediary role of intensive care unit (ICU) nurses' recovery experience and humanistic care ability between leisure crafting and work engagement. As the ICU is an important life-saving department, the level of work engagement of nurses directly affect the quality of life and health outcomes of patients. Actively seeking countermeasures to improve the work engagement level of ICU nurses is of great significance to enhancing the nursing quality of the ICU. According to the theory of resource conservation, the resources owned by individuals are limited and must be replenished promptly and effectively to maintain relatively stable physical, mental, and working states. Therefore, determining ways for ICU nurses to supplement the consumed resources effectively and efficiently in a limited time to maintain a high level of work engagement is the main concern of this study. In this cross-sectional study from January 2023 to March 2023, 478 ICU nurses were recruited by convenience sampling. The survey tools included the Leisure Crafting Scale, the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-9, the Caring Ability Inventory, and the Recovery Experience Questionnaire. Descriptive data and Pearson correlation coefficients were analyzed via SPSS 26.0 (IBM Corp.). PROCESS v4.0 (by Andrew F. Hayes) Macro Model 6 was applied to analyze the serial multiple mediator models. We used the STROBE checklist to report the results. First, the results showed that leisure crafting, humanistic care ability, and recovery experience were positively correlated with work engagement. Second, recovery experience and humanistic care ability played a partially mediating role between leisure crafting and work engagement, respectively. Third, recovery experience and humanistic care ability also had a serial mediation effect between leisure crafting and work engagement. The findings of the study indicated that improving nurses' active control of leisure time may have particularly positive effects on ICU nurses' work engagement through increasing recovery experience and humanistic care ability. Administrators can formulate intervention measures to improve the leisure crafting level of ICU nurses, promote work-life balance, which enhances recovery and supports engagement with patient-focused humanistic care, and have a positive impact on the work engagement of ICU nurses.

Is a good relationship enough for a good life?

Satisfaction with life is an important element of mental health as its protective features against depression, anxiety, and other mental health problems. The bottom-up theory of life satisfaction explained that satisfaction in specific domains tend to sum up to general life satisfaction. accordingly, studies reported that relationship satisfaction predicts general life satisfaction This cross-sectional study aims to investigate the role of two variables, namely perceived social support (PSS) and mattering. We hypothesized that PSS and mattering perform full serial mediation on the link relationship between relationship satisfaction and life satisfaction. 256 individuals who live in several urban areas in West Malaysia were recruited through purposive sampling to respond to online form consisted of scales of relationship satisfaction, satisfaction with life, general mattering scale and multidimensional scale of perceived social support. Bootstrap method with 95% confidence interval and 5,000 samples was conducted through PROCESS Macro model 6; the results suggested that a significant, full serial mediation occurred. Additionally, both PSS and mattering significantly predicted life satisfaction after controlling for each other.