Path Analysis Approach Research Articles

Ending the cycle of anxiety in language learning: A non-recursive path analysis approach

From a socio-psychological perspective, learners with high second language (L2) learning anxiety are likely to avoid using L2, missing substantial L2 learning opportunities to improve their L2 competence, which would result in negatively impacting their L2 anxiety, forming a circulation process, also known as “vicious cycle of language anxiety” (Lou & Noels, 2020a). In this study, we explored the reciprocal relationship between self-perceived language competence, language anxiety, and language proficiency using two structural models applied to second language learning settings by recruiting 270 undergraduate students learning English as their foreign language, and building a recursive (i.e., a structural equation model) and a non-recursive (i.e., a path analysis with a feedback loop) structural models to investigate how to end the cycle of anxiety. Evidently, we found that there existed a reciprocal relationship between these factors, and building a growth language mindset, previous proficiency, and motivation would alleviate the “vicious cycle of language anxiety” in light of the results from the non-recursive path analysis model. Our findings are a major step forward from prior suggestions of piecemeal solutions that only partially affect a cyclical element to eventually break this so-called vicious cycle, such as fostering learners’ growth mindset to mitigate their anxiety.

Analysis of The Influence of Customer Satisfaction, Experiental Marketing and Product Quality on Loyalty of Uniqlo Customers

This study intends to examine how product quality and experiential marketing affect customer loyalty and consumer happiness. A quantitative analysis method was employed in the analysis. the Likert scales. The path analysis approach is the one the author used to process the data. Purposive sampling was used in this investigation, and the sample size was 100 respondents. The information gathered is primary information, the outcome of respondents' responses to the questionnaires that were delivered. The findings indicated that the experiential marketing variable had a significant impact on customer satisfaction, that product quality variables significantly influenced customer satisfaction variables, that experiential marketing variables and product quality also had a significant impact on customer satisfaction variables, and that customer loyalty variables were significantly influenced by both of these variables.

The Influence of The Role of Parents, The Role of The Teacher and Learning Motivation on Learning Outcomes

This study aims to reveal the direct and indirect effects, as well as the simultaneous effect of exogenous variables on endogenous variables. The sample in the study was 94 students from all 5th grade students, totaling 5 classes and totaling 126 people. The research approach used in this study is an associative quantitative approach. The data analysis technique uses a path analysis approach (path analysis). The results showed that: 1) there was a direct influence of the role of parents on learning outcomes at SDN Ciracas 07 Pagi Jakarta, which was 23.72%, 2) There was a direct effect of the role of the teacher on learning motivation at SDN Ciracas 07 Pagi Jakarta, which was 83.54 %, 3) there is a direct effect of learning motivation on learning outcomes at SDN Ciracas 07 Pagi Jakarta is equal to 34.34%, 4) there is an influence of the role of parents that has a direct and significant effect on learning motivation at SDN Ciracas 07 Pagi Jakarta is equal to 20, 16%, 5) there is a direct and significant effect of the teacher's role on learning motivation at SDN Ciracas 07 Pagi Jakarta, which is 83.54%, 6) there is an indirect effect on the role of parents through learning motivation on learning outcomes at SDN Ciracas 07 Pagi Jakarta is significant, 7) there is an indirect effect of the teacher's role on physical education learning outcomes through learning motivation is significant

Assessing the Impact of Climate and Human Activities on Ecosystem Services in the Loess Plateau Ecological Screen, China

The ecosystem services (ES) can be influenced by various environmental factors. In order to efficiently allocate resources and manage ecosystems, it is important to understand the mechanisms by which these environmental effects impact the interactions and trade-offs among different ES. While previous studies have primarily examined the impact of individual environmental factors on ES, the intricate mechanisms underlying the effects of multiple environmental factors have been largely overlooked. In this study, we adopted a path analysis approach that considered interactions among explanatory variables. We analyzed multiple geospatial datasets from various sources, including remote sensing and climate data, to examine the main drivers—precipitation, temperature, FVC (fractional vegetation cover), NPP (net primary productivity), human activities, and altitude—affecting five ecosystem services: carbon sequestration service (C), habitat provision service (HP), soil conservation service (SCS), sand-stabilization service (SSS), and water conservation service (WCS) in arid and semi-arid mountainous regions. Our investigation found that all five ES have shown an upward trajectory over the past two decades. The most significant growth was observed in C, which increased by 39.4%. Among the environmental factors examined, precipitation has been identified as the predominant factor influencing the ES and the synergies and trade-offs among ES. The influence of precipitation on SCS reached a coefficient of 0.726. Human activity factors had the greatest influence on HP of the five ES with a path coefficient of 0.262. Conversely, temperature exhibited a suppressive influence on ES. The impact of factors such as NPP and altitude on ES was comparatively modest. Notably, human activities assumed a substantial contributory role in shaping the relationship encompassing WCS. It is worth noting that individual factors exerted differential effects on ES along distinct environmental gradients, including anthropogenic gradients. In this context, the combination of high altitude and substantial FVC demonstrated a notable contribution to WCS. Our study can provide valuable insights for the management of ES which can be utilized to optimize the regulation of the Loess Plateau Ecological Screen (LPES) ecological construction and promote regional sustainable development.

Family Size Effect on Mental Health and medication Adherence on a Sample of Copd Patients. The Moderating Role of Financial Strain

Aim: The aim of the study is to evaluate the family size and the financial strain effects on medication adherence, testing in particular the hypothesis that mental health mediates the relation between family size and medication adherence. Methods: The results of the study are based on a purposive sample of 105 COPD patients (94 male, 11 female) with an average age of 68.9 (SD = 9.2). The participants completed the 8-Item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) and the 36-item Short Form health survey (SF-36) from which their medication-taking behavior and their mental health was evaluated. Further, they were asked to complete a sociodemographic questionnaire including self-evaluation items about their current financial situation and the impact of the economic crisis on family, health, and treatment. A path analysis approach was used to test the indirect effect of family size on medication adherence and the moderating role of impact and mortgage debt, controlling for age, duration of COPD illness, and income of the respondents. Results: Financial health, as is reflected in the monthly income and an obligation to repay a mortgage debt was found to be positively associated with medication adherence. The impact of the financial crisis was significantly associated with mental health for the patients that experienced parenthood in families with 2 or more children. Not an analogous effect was reported for patients having been parents of one child or no children. That is, the family size effect on mental health is moderated by the impact of the financial crisis. No significant effect on mental health was reported on medication adherence. Further, neither age nor illness duration was found to have a significant effect on both mental health and adherence. Conclusions: Financial health is confirmed to be positively related to medication adherence. The hypothesized mediating role of mental health in the relation between family size and adherence is not confirmed. Having been a parent of a large family is associated with a greater vulnerability to the effects of financial strain on mental health in the long run.

The Influence of Effective Communication, Patient Experience on Patient Loyalty Mediated By Trust

The attitude of loyalty of customers (patients) to a service product in hospitals can be grown by service providers (hospitals) by improving the quality of their services to these patients. Satisfaction with the patient, so that by creating a sense of patient satisfaction, the attitude of patient loyalty to hospital services will be formed. The patient's assessment of quality is determined by two things, namely the patient's expectations of quality (expected quality) and the patient's perception of quality (perceived quality). Patient perceptions of service quality are influenced by expectations of the desired service (Zeithaml et al., 1985) . The aim of this research is to analyze the effect of effective communication, patient experience on patient loyalty mediated by trust. The research method is to use associative quantitative by testing the hypothesis with the path analysis approach. The results showed that there was an effect of effective communication, patient experience on patient loyalty mediated by trust.

Tracing policy diffusion: Identifying main paths in policy citation networks

Citation-based main path analysis (MPA) has been widely applied to identify developmental trajectories of science and technology, while rarely used to detect paths of policy diffusion. Compared with scientific publications and patents, policy documents show some distinct characteristics, such as citation relationships with different legal validity, which could be considered to improve the policy citation analysis. To this end, this study formally constructs a policy citation network based on a plethora of citing/cited links embedded in the textual content of policy documents and proposes a preference-adjusted main path analysis (PMPA) approach to track historical routes of policy diffusion. PMPA incorporates two kinds of policy citation preferences, including validity bias and time bias. An evidence analysis from China’s new energy policies (NEPs) is implemented to show the efficacy of the proposed approach. The results unveil that the preference-adjusted main path approach can capture more important policies and more informative main paths of policy diffusion than the original MPA. Moreover, our research can yield in-depth insight into the evolutionary process of policy diffusion and provide guidance for policy-makers and industry decision-makers to formulate practical policy-making.

The Effect of Liquidity, Asset Structure, Capital Structure on Firm Value with Profitability and GCG as Intervening Variables on Non-Cyclical Consumer Listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange

This study aims to determine the effect of liquidity, asset structure, and capital structure on firm value with profitability and good corporate governance (GCG) as intervening variables in non-cyclical consumer companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). The data collection technique used in this study is annual report documentation for 6 years starting from 2015- 2021 from Personal Care Product companies listed on the IDX, with a total sample of 5 companies selected through purposive sampling. The collected data were analyzed using Partial Least Squares (PLS) analysis, and the findings were interpreted using a path analysis approach. In conclusion, liquidity and asset structure have a negative relationship with profitability and firm value but have a positive relationship with GCG. On the other hand, capital structure has a negative relationship with profitability and GCG but has a positive relationship with firm value. Profitability has a positive relationship with firm value, while GCG has a negative relationship. Profitability and GCG have a negative relationship as intervening variables in the effect of liquidity and asset structure on firm value but have a positive relationship as intervening variables in the effect of capital structure on firm value.

THE EFFECT OF ARM MUSCLE EXPLOSION, HANDS EYE COORDINATION AND ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION ON SPIN PASS SKILLS AT DKI JAKARTA RUGBY ATHLETES

This study aims to determine the effect of Arm Muscle Explosive Power, Hand Eye Coordination and Achievement Motivation on Spin Pass Skills in DKI Jakarta Rugby Athletes. The research sample was 45 DKI Jakarta Rugby Athletes. The research approach used in this study was multivariate associative, with survey methods and test and non-test techniques. The analysis technique uses a path analysis approach at a significance level of 0.05. the conclusion of each research finding shows (1) There is a direct influence between each independent variable {Arm Muscle Explosive Power (X1), Hand Eye Coordination (X2), and Achievement Motivation (X3), (2) There is a direct effect of each independent variable {Arm Muscle Explosive Power (X1), Hand Eye Coordination (X2), and Achievement Motivation (X3) have a direct influence on Spin Pass Skills (Y)}, (3) There is an indirect effect of Arm Muscle Explosive Power (X1) through Achievement Motivation (X3) on Spin Pass Skills. (Y). There is an indirect effect of Eye-Hand Coordination (X2) through Achievement Motivation (X3) on Spin Pass Skills. (Y). Thus, Spin Pass Skills can be improved through increased Arm Muscle Explosive Power, Hand Eye Coordination and Achievement Motivation

THE EFFECT OF HEALTHY LIVING BEHAVIORS, PHYSICAL EDUCATION LEARNING EQUIPMENT AND BODY WEIGHT ON THE PHYSICAL FITNESS OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

The purpose ofthis research is to determine the influence that arises on healthy living behaviors, learning equipment, and weight loss on the physical fitness of junior high school students post-covid. This research was designed using associative quantitative research methods, with test and non-test techniques then analysis techniques using a path analysis approach. The population in the study was junior high school students totaling 94 students, with sample selection using the volunteer sampling method, which is a sample based on the permission of the principal and parents with the willingness of students to participate in the study. Stages in the study. Based on the results of this study, it can be concluded that (1) There is a significant influence of healthy living behavior on physical fitness by 16.81% (2) There is a significant influence of physical learning equipment on physical fitness by 19.18% (3) There is a significant influence of body weight on physical fitness by 3.68% (4) There is a significant influence of healthy living behavior on body weight by 12.04% (5) There is a significant influence of learning equipment assessment of body weight by 3.65% (6) There was a significant influence of healthy living behavior through body weight on physical fitness of 1.9229 with the calculation of sobel test statistics and (7) There was a significant influence of learning equipment through body weight on referee performance of 2.0047 with sobel test statistical calculation.

THE EFFECT OF POWER, BALANCE AND COORDINATION ON DROPKICK CONVERSION KICKING SKILLS ON RUGBY 7'S WOMEN ATHLETES DKI JAKARTA

This study aims to determine the effect of power, balance and coordination on the accuracy of dropkick conversion in female DKI Jakarta rugby athletes. Population is all members of UNJ rugby and Banteng rugby club. The measurement of the accuracy of the dropkick kick uses a drop kick rum kick test, the power variable uses the Vertical Jump test, the balance variable uses the Bosuball Balance Single Leg test. In coordination component, the researcher modified the Sridadi test instrument to be a drop up in test. The analysis technique uses a path analysis approach at a significance level of 0.05. The conclusion of each research finding shows (1) There is a direct influence between each independent variable: power (X1), Balance (X2), and Coordination (X3), (2) There is a direct effect of each independent variable {Power (X1), Balance (X2), and Coordination (X3) have a direct effect on the dropkick conversion kick (Y)}, (3) There is an Indirect Effect of Power (X1) through coordination (X3) of the dropkick conversion kick (Y). There is an indirect effect of balance (X2) through Coordination (X3) on the dropkick conversion (Y). Thus, kick dropkick conversion can be increased through increased power, balance and coordination.

Peran mediasi kinerja keberlanjutan pada keberagaman gender dewan direksi terhadap agresivitas pajak

This study aims to determine the effect of the board of director gender diversity on corporate tax aggressiveness and the mediation effect of sustainability performance. 84 samples selected of property & real estate sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange from the period 2016-2021. Multiple regression was used to analyze the direct relationship between board director gender diversity and tax aggressiveness. A path analysis approach was employed to analyze the indirect relationship between board director gender diversity and tax aggressiveness through sustainability performance as a mediating variable. The results show that board director gender diversity has a positive effect on tax aggressiveness, board director gender diversity has no effect on sustainability performance, and sustainability performance has no effect on tax aggressiveness. Path analysis results did not find support for mediating the role of sustainability performance on the relationship between board director gender diversity and tax aggressiveness

The Effect of Work Ethics on the Teacher's Performance of State Madrasah Ibtidaiyah in Medan City

This study aims to determine the effect of work ethic on teacher performance. This type of research uses quantitative research with a path analysis approach with a population of 281 State MI teachers in Medan City. Sampling was carried out by Proportional Random Sampling with a total sample of 164 and data collection was carried out using a questionnaire. The questionnaire used was first tested to obtain a valid and reliable instrument. Prior to testing the instrument, a requirements analysis test was carried out as a path analysis requirement, namely the normality test and linearity test. The results of the research findings are that there is a positive direct effect between work ethic on teacher performance.

Personal and Interpersonal Factors Moderate the Relation Between Human-Made Trauma and Hypertension: A Path Analysis Approach.

Although the link between trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and hypertension is established, its underlying mechanisms remain underexplored. This study tested a theoretical model exploring the moderating influence of psychological (emotion regulation) and interpersonal (social support) factors on the mediation between trauma and hypertension, through PTSD. We measured these variables through self-reported questionnaire on 212 patients, recruited from internal medicine in a general hospital of Bukavu, a region affected by more than 25 years of armed conflicts. We first evaluated the PTSD mediation in the absence of moderators, before testing each moderator using moderated path analysis. Results showed that PTSD partially mediates the relationship between human-made trauma and hypertension, whereas social support and maladaptive emotion regulation moderate the relationship between human-made trauma and PTSD. The relationship between human-made trauma, PTSD, and hypertension might be modulated by psychological and interpersonal factors, which paves the way for new interventions targeting emotion regulation and social support to reduce PTSD and hypertension in populations exposed to human-made violence.

Cognitive-affective changes mediate the mindfulness-based intervention effect on endometriosis-related pain and mental health: A path analysis approach.

There is poor knowledge about the therapeutic mechanisms of the conservative interventions for endometriosis. We hypothesized that the effects of a brief mindfulness-based intervention (bMBI) on pelvic pain intensity (PPI), pain unpleasantness (PU) and quality of life mental health (QoL-MH) are mediated by direct and indirect paths of changes in pain catastrophizing (PC), positive affect (PA) and negative affect (NA). A secondary analysis of a pilot randomized controlled trial of women with endometriosis, assigned to standard medical treatment (n = 32) and standard medical treatment plus bMBI (n = 31). We tested a series of parallel and serial mediators (PC, PA and NA) of the relationship between bMBI and outcomes (PPI, PU and QoL-MH). The bMBI group demonstrated improvement in PA (Cohen's f2 = 0.12 [0.01, 0.36]), decreases in NA (Cohen's f2 = 0.06 [0.00, 0.24]) and PC (Cohen's f2 = 0.16 [0.02, 0.42]). The PC reduction mediated the effect of the bMBI on PPI and PU directly; however, the PC effect through PA increase mediated the PU marginally but not PPI changes. bMBI effect on Qol-MH was mediated directly by PA and NA. The PC improved Qol-MH through PA increase and Pain decrease but not via NA. Our findings showed that bMBI impacts pain through changes in pain-related cognitive-affective factors. bMBI can improve QoL-MH by multiple pathways, including but not limited to pain reduction, highlighting the independent potential of improvement in affect to restore mental health in endometriosis. Brief mindfulness-based intervention improves endometriosis pain through pain-related cognitive-affective factors and quality of life mental health via pain and affect changes unrelated to pain.

Pengaruh Komunikasi Organisasi, Loyalitas Ustaz dan Iklim Organisasi terhadap Produktivitas Kerja Pondok Pesantren di Kabupaten Bireuen

Based on the phenomenon of the condition of Islamic boarding schools in Bireuen Regency, both of which provide formal and non-formal education, researchers are interested in seeing and further examining the condition of Islamic boarding schools' work productivity by trying to analyze it. from the influence of Organizational Communication Patterns, Ustaz Loyalty and Organizational Climate at Islamic Boarding Schools in Bireuen Regency. By taking a sample of ustadz in 17 sub-districts that manage Islamic boarding schools in implementing formal and non-formal education. Quantitative analysis with path analysis approach. The results showed that there was a partial positive effect on interpersonal communication, ustadz loyalty and organizational climate on ustadz work productivity, and (2) simultaneously obtained the contribution of interpersonal communication factors, ustadz loyalty and organizational climate on ustadz productivity at Islamic boarding schools. Bireuen Regency by 61.4%.

The Effect of Principal Instructional Leadership and Job Satisfaction on Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) is Mediated by Teacher Work Motivation at Private Islamic Middle Schools in Banjarbaru

This study aims to determine and analyze the effect of principal instructional leadership and job satisfaction on Organizational Citizenship Behavior through teacher work motivation. This research is quantitative research with a path analysis approach. The study population was 159 teachers of Banjarbaru Islamic Private Junior High School with a research sample of 114 people. The data collection was carried out using instruments consisting of principal instructional leadership (21 items), job satisfaction (20 items), work motivation (20 items), organizational citizenship behavior (20 items) that have been tested for validity and reliability. Data analysis of this study uses path analysis (Path Analysis). The results found that there was an effect of instructional leadership on OCB (0.592), job satisfaction on OCB (0.418), work motivation on OCB (0.674), instructional leadership on work motivation (0.747), job satisfaction on work motivation (0.339), principal instructional leadership on OCB through work motivation (0.503), work culture on OCB through work motivation (0.228).

Pengaruh Kepemimpinan Kepala Sekolah, Sarana Prasarana dan Komunikasi antar Personal terhadap Kinerja Guru SMP Negeri di Kecamatan Ulim Kabupaten Pidie Jaya

This study aims to analyze and obtain empirical answers about the influence of the principal's leadership, aspects of school infrastructure and interpersonal communication in the school environment on efforts to improve teacher performance. This research was in the form of a survey using a questionnaire to 75 state junior high school teachers in Ulim District, Pidie Jaya Regency. The research method is an associative description with analysis and hypothesis testing with a path analysis approach. The results of the study found that (a) there was an influence of the Principal's Leadership on teacher performance of 11.40%. (b) It is proven that there is an influence of school infrastructure in completing work and teaching problems on teacher performance of 13.77%. (c) there is an influence of communication that exists between teachers and also with leaders in schools on teacher performance by 17.85 percent. (d) Simultaneously there is an influence of the Principal's Leadership, Infrastructure and Interpersonal Communication on Teacher Performance by 43%.

Nonlinear Dynamic Assessment of a Steel Frame Structure Subjected to Truck Collision

The progressive collapse of structures subjected to a truck collision with ground floor columns is numerically investigated in this paper. For this purpose, a four-story steel building with a dual system (including an intermediate steel moment frame, with a special concentric steel bracing system in the longitudinal (x) direction, and an intermediate steel moment frame in the transversal (y) direction) is considered. The structure, which was designed according to AISC, ASCE7 and 2800 Iranian seismic standard guidelines, is located in seismic-prone area and subjected to eight different truck collision scenarios. The nonlinear dynamic analyses carried out in ABAQUS on a three-dimensional finite element (FE) numerical model include variations in collision features (i.e., mass and speed of the truck, the height of collision point), and are used to support the analysis of expected damage. The presented results confirm that increasing the truck mass and speed increases damage entity for the column and structure. Several influencing parameters are involved in damage location and progressive evolution. The height of the collision point from the ground also significantly affects the magnitude of structural damage, especially in terms of stress peaks in the panel zones for the target column. Finally, the perimeter columns are more vulnerable to impact than corner columns, in structures with dual system as with the examined four-story building. The presence of a bracing system parallel to the impacting vehicle can in fact reduce the deformation—and thus the expected damage—of the adjacent target column. Most importantly, it is shown that the numerically reproduced collision scenarios (and the associated damage configurations) based on truck impact are significantly more severe than those artificially created based on the conventional column removal method (i.e., alternate path (AP) analysis approach), which confirms the importance of more sophisticated numerical calculation procedures to investigate and assess the progressive collapse of structures.

The Influence of Principal Transformational Leadership, Work Culture on Job Satisfaction through Self-Efficacy of State Elementary School Teachers

This research aims to know and analyze influence leadership transformational head school and culture Work to satisfaction Work through efficacy teacher self. This research is quantitative research with a path analysis approach. The research population was 285 with samples are 166. Data collection was carried out using instruments consisting of transformational leadership of school principals (25 items), work culture (33 items), efficacy self (20 items), teacher job satisfaction (20 items) that have been tested its validity and reliability. Analysis of the research data using path analysis (Path Analysis). The results of the study found that there was an effect of transformational leadership on job satisfaction (0.165) work culture on satisfaction work (0.416), efficacy self to teacher job satisfaction (0.740), leadership transformational to efficacy self (0.626), culture Work to efficacy self (0.408), leadership transformational head school on teacher job satisfaction through efficacy self (0.463), work culture on satisfaction Work through efficacy self (0.302).