Significant Positive Direct Effect Research Articles

Distraction or motivation? Unraveling the role of fear of missing out on college students’ learning engagement

BackgroundDespite the recognition of the impact of Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) on learning engagement, research conclusions remain inconsistent. This inconsistency may be due to a lack of exploration of the underlying mechanisms and the singularity of research perspectives.MethodsDrawing from motivational dynamics model for learning engagement, this study investigated the relationship between FoMO and learning engagement from both variable-centered and person-centered perspectives, and further explored the mediating role of self-control. A total of 1,510 college students from eastern China were selected via an online platform, including 642 males and 868 females.ResultsThe results from the variable-centered analysis indicated that FoMO had a significant positive direct effect on learning engagement (effect = 0.293, 95% CI = [0.185, 0.401]). FoMO negatively predicted self-control, which in turn had a negative impact on learning engagement (effect = -0.375, 95% CI = [-0.456, -0.295]). This suggests that self-control acts as a masking effect between FoMO and learning engagement. The person-centered results suggest the presence of four latent profiles of FoMO: the low trait-FoMO low state-FoMO group, the high trait-FoMO low state-FoMO group, the low trait-FoMO high state-FoMO group, and the high trait-FoMO high state-FoMO group. Specifically, compared to the low trait-FoMO low state-FoMO group, self-control acts as a masking role between the low trait-FoMO high state-FoMO group, the high trait-FoMO high state-FoMO group and learning engagement.ConclusionsFoMO exhibits a “dual-edged sword effect”. Educators should adopt diverse instructional methods to leverage the positive aspects of FoMO while guiding students in self-control training to mitigate its negative effects to enhance college students’ learning engagement.

Exploring the Effect of Institutional Trust on the Relationship between Environmental Consciousness and Household Recycling Behavior.

The present paper identifies environmental consciousness and institutional trust as determinants of French households' recycling behavior. Based on Schwartz's altruistic behavior model, the study considers environmental consciousness as a multidimensional construct that would bring a richer explanation of household recycling behavior concept. Therefore, it considers the cognitive, attitudinal and behavioral dimensions as key predictors to reflect individuals' perceptions towards recycling. We provide an empirical illustration of the institutional trust role in the association between environmental consciousness and household recycling behavior. Based on the PLS-SEM modeling, we perform a survey among 1408 French respondents. The findings show a significant impact of the attitudinal and the behavioral dimensions on household recycling behavior. These outcomes extend the existing French households' recycling behavior determinants' literature. Also, institutional trust showed a significant positive direct and indirect effect (moderation) on household recycling behavior. The insignificance of the cognitive dimension has retracted some contextual insights into promoting the households' recycling behavior in France.

Phenotypic variation and association of agronomic traits in tepary bean genotypes under drought-stress and non-stress conditions

Genetic variation for economic traits associated with drought adaptation is a prerequisite for developing climate-smart crop varieties, including tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius A. Gray). This study aimed to assess the magnitude of genetic variation and the relationship of agronomic traits among 45 tepary bean genotypes under drought-stress (DS) and non-stress (NS) conditions and to identify key traits to aid in the selection of genotypes for drought-tolerance breeding. The study was conducted across three locations in 2019/2020 and 2021/2022 seasons using a 9 × 5 alpha lattice design with two replications. Significant (p < 0.05) genotypic variation was observed for assessed traits under DS and NS conditions. Under DS and NS conditions, seed yield was significantly and positively correlated with the number of pods per plant (NPP) (r = 0.50 and r = 0.57, respectively) and above-ground shoot biomass (r = 0.34 and r = 0.29, respectively). This implied that simultaneous selection for these traits may improve seed yield gains. Highly statistically significant positive direct effects on seed yield were recorded for NPP under both DS and NS conditions. The following genotypes were high yielding and suitable for cultivation in drought-prone environments: G40138, G40042, G40148, G40136, G40150, G40144A, G40066A, G40020, G40022, G40069, G40068, G40063, G40129, G40133 and G40134.

The Impact of Digital Marketing and Product Quality on Purchase Decisions Mediated by Brand Awareness on Vaccine Products at PT "K" Farma Group

This research aims to determine the impact of digital marketing and product quality on purchasing decisions of vaccine products in the PT “K” Farma Group, with brand awareness serving as a mediating factor. Especially after we have gone through the era of the Covid-19 pandemic where now we are increasingly aware of the importance of vaccines for the people. Primary data was collected using questionnaire and total sample were 82. This study used a descriptive quantitative research design. The data analysis technique uses SEM-PLS (structural equation modeling-partial least squares). This research employs data analysis technique by structural equation modeling-partial least square. Results indicated that Product and brand awareness had a significant direct positive effect on purchasing decisions, while digital marketing had a direct positive but not significant effect on purchasing decisions. Mediating Effect of Brand Awareness on Digital Marketing, Product Quality and Relationship with Purchase Decision. The study results suggest that brand awareness and perceived product quality of vaccine products to enhance purchase decisions can be proven in company "K" Pharma. Digital marketing is important but without brand awareness, the results will not be significant.

Litter and Root Removal Modulates Soil Organic Carbon and Labile Carbon Dynamics in Larch Plantation Ecosystems

Plant detritus plays a crucial role in regulating belowground biogeochemical processes in forest ecosystems, particularly influencing labile carbon (C) dynamics and overall soil C storage. However, the specific mechanisms by which litter and roots affect soil organic carbon (SOC) and its components in plantations remain insufficiently understood. To investigate this, we conducted a detritus input and removal treatment (DIRT) experiment in a Larix principis-rupprechtii Mayr plantation in the Taiyue Mountains, China, in July 2014. The experiment comprised three treatments: root and litter retention (CK), litter removal (LR), and root and litter removal (RLR). Soil samples were collected from depths of 0–10 cm and 10–20 cm during June, August, and October 2015 to evaluate changes in soil pH, water content (SW), SOC, dissolved organic carbon (DOC), readily oxidizable organic carbon (ROC), and microbial biomass carbon (MBC). The removal of litter and roots significantly increased soil pH (p &lt; 0.05), with pH values being 8.84% and 8.55% higher in the LR and RLR treatments, respectively, compared to CK treatment. SOC levels were significantly reduced by 26.10% and 12.47% in the LR and RLR treatments, respectively (p &lt; 0.05). Similarly, DOC and MBC concentrations decreased following litter and root removal, with DOC content in August being 2.5 times lower than in June. Across all treatments and sampling seasons, SOC content was consistently higher in the 0–10 cm depth, exhibiting increases of 35.15% to 39.44% compared to the 10–20 cm depth (p &lt; 0.001). Significant negative correlations were observed between SOC and the ratios of ROC/SOC, pH, DOC/SOC, and MBC/SOC (R = −0.54 to −0.37; p &lt; 0.05). Path analysis indicated that soil pH had a significant direct negative effect on SOC (p &lt; 0.05), with a standardized path coefficient (β) of −0.36, while ROC had a significant direct positive effect on SOC (β = 0.66, p &lt; 0.05). Additionally, pH indirectly affected SOC by significantly influencing ROC (β = −0.69), thereby impacting SOC indirectly. Random forest analysis also confirmed that the ROC/SOC ratio plays a critical role in SOC regulation. This study reveals the complex interactions between litter and root removal and soil C dynamics in larch plantations, identifying soil pH and ROC as crucial regulator of SOC content. However, the short-term duration and focus on shallow soil depths limit our understanding of long-term impacts and deeper soil C storage. Future research should explore these aspects and consider varying climate conditions to enhance the applicability of our findings. These insights provide a scientific foundation for developing effective forest management strategies and forecasting changes in soil C storage in the context of climate change.

Towards sustainable resource management: Graph modelling insights from Ghana's oil and gas local content ecosystem

A critical aspect of the management of oil and gas resources in Ghana is the effective promotion and development of local content to maximise the participation of local businesses and workforce in the oil and gas industry. This study examined local content drive in Ghana's oil and gas sector, analyzing its functional relations with institutional characteristics, participation, technology transfer, and economic growth via graph modelling framework. A total of 250 key stakeholders were involved in this cross-sectional study. A network analysis revealed the centrality of institutional characteristics in driving local content development, while economic growth was the least integrated domain. Diverse strengths and directionality of connections between domains were observed, which highlight the complexity of areas of influence and potential challenges. Process modelling analysis showed a significant positive direct effect of institutional characteristics on local content drive, emphasizing the critical role of robust and supportive institutions in driving local content initiatives. Conversely, economic growth exhibited a smaller yet significant negative direct effect, indicating a trade-off between economic expansion and local content focus. The broader implications of these findings are discussed, and recommendations are proposed to enhance the effectiveness of local content drive in Ghana's oil and gas sector.

The effects of service quality on relationship quality and loyalty in business-to-business electrical and electronics industry

PurposeThis study investigates the relationships between service quality, relationship quality (i.e. satisfaction, trust and commitment) and loyalty in the business-to-business (B2B) context.Design/methodology/approachA questionnaire was developed from a comprehensive literature review. It was verified by experts and statistical techniques. The data were collected from senior purchasing officers in 232 electrical and electronics companies in Thailand. Path analysis of structural equation modeling was used to analyze the hypothesized model.FindingsIt was found that service quality has a significant positive direct effect on satisfaction, trust and commitment. Commitment significantly affects loyalty, while service quality, satisfaction and trust do not.Originality/valueThis is one of the first examples of empirical research to examine the links between service quality, components of relationship quality and loyalty in the B2B electrical and electronics context.

The interplay of job embeddedness, collective efficacy, and work meaningfulness on teacher well-being: a mixed-methods study with digital ethnography in China.

This study examines the influence of teacher job embeddedness, collective efficacy, and work meaningfulness on the psychological well-being of Chinese teachers. The focus is on understanding how these constructs contribute to teacher well-being through a mixed-methods approach. A two-stage structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis was conducted using quantitative data collected from 406 in-service Chinese teachers. The study also incorporated a qualitative phase involving digital ethnography within online teaching communities to provide deeper insights into teachers' experiences. The quantitative analysis revealed significant positive direct effects of job embeddedness, collective efficacy, and work meaningfulness on psychological well-being, with work meaningfulness showing the strongest effect. The mediating role of work meaningfulness partially explained the relationships between job embeddedness, collective efficacy, and teacher well-being. The qualitative findings supported and expanded upon these results, emphasizing the role of a supportive school community and strong administrative leadership. The results suggest that enhancing job embeddedness, collective efficacy, and work meaningfulness can significantly contribute to teachers' psychological well-being. These findings provide actionable insights for school leaders and policymakers in the Chinese educational system to foster environments that promote teacher well-being.

Personality changes during adolescence predict young adult psychosis proneness and mediate gene-environment interplays of schizophrenia risk.

Psychotic symptoms in adolescence are associated with social adversity and genetic risk for schizophrenia. This gene-environment interplay may be mediated by personality, which also develops during adolescence. We hypothesized that (i) personality development predicts later Psychosis Proneness Signs (PPS), and (ii) personality traits mediate the association between genetic risk for schizophrenia, social adversities, and psychosis. A total of 784 individuals were selected within the IMAGEN cohort (Discovery Sample-DS: 526; Validation Sample-VS: 258); personality was assessed at baseline (13-15 years), follow-up-1 (FU1, 16-17 years), and FU2 (18-20 years). Latent growth curve models served to compute coefficients of individual change across 14 personality variables. A support vector machine algorithm employed these coefficients to predict PPS at FU3 (21-24 years). We computed mediation analyses, including personality-based predictions and self-reported bullying victimization as serial mediators along the pathway between polygenic risk score (PRS) for schizophrenia and FU3 PPS. We replicated the main findings also on 1132 adolescents recruited within the TRAILS cohort. Growth scores in neuroticism and openness predicted PPS with 65.6% balanced accuracy in the DS, and 69.5% in the VS Mediations revealed a significant positive direct effect of PRS on PPS (confidence interval [CI] 0.01-0.15), and an indirect effect, serially mediated by personality-based predictions and victimization (CI 0.006-0.01), replicated in the TRAILS cohort (CI 0.0004-0.004). Adolescent personality changes may predate future experiences associated with psychosis susceptibility. PPS personality-based predictions mediate the relationship between PRS and victimization toward adult PPS, suggesting that gene-environment correlations proposed for psychosis are partly mediated by personality.

Examining the burden and relationship between stunting and wasting among Timor-Leste under five rural children.

Globally and in Timor-Leste, wasting and stunting remain major public health problems among 'under five years children, but the interrelationship between the two has been poorly investigated. A better understanding of this interrelationship is a prerequisite to improving wasting and stunting programming. In our study, we assessed the influence of age on the prevalence of wasting and stunting, the overlap between the two conditions, and the effect of wasting parameters on linear growth catch-up using the data of 401 children recruited at 0 to 54 months of age [median (IQR) of 17 (7-32) months] with repeated anthropometric assessments [median (IQR) follow-up time was 25 (16-39) months]. At recruitment, prevalences of stunting, wasting and concurrence of the two conditions were 54.6%, 9.5% and 4.6%, respectively. These prevalences were already high and above the thresholds for public health importance among children below months of age and remained high throughouttheir childhood. Over the follow-up period, the change (95%CI) in Height-for-Age Z-score (HAZ) was -0.01 (-0.13; 0.11) (p = 0.850), and that of the Height-for-Age Difference (HAD) was -3.74 (-4.28; -3.21) cm (p<0.001). Stunting reversal was observed in 25.6% of those stunted at recruitment, while a positive change in HAD was observed in only 19.6% of assessed children. Path analysis by structural equation modelling showed no significant direct effect of WHZ at recruitment on the likelihood of positive change in HAD, with its influence being fully mediated by its change over the follow-up period. This change had an inverse relationship with the occurrence of a positive change in HAD. On the contrary, Mid-Upper Arm Circumference at recruitment had a significant positive direct effect on the likelihood of a positive HAD change. These results show that interventions to combat wasting and stunting need to be integrated.

How event quality affects satisfaction and revisit intention from the theory of planned behaviour

Purpose: The study aims to enhance the original theoretical framework of tourism planning by examining how event quality (ETQ), attitude (ATT), subjective norms (SNs), perceived behavioural control (PBC) and satisfaction (SAT) influence tourists’ revisit intention (RI). In addition, it aims to explore the connections between ETQ, tourists’ SAT and revisit intenion, addressing a critical gap in the literature.Design/methodology/approach: The authors gathered data from 491 domestic tourists who attended the inaugural Guizhou ‘Beautiful Countryside’ Basketball League in Guizhou, China, in 2023. Partial least squares structural equation modelling was employed to assess both the measurement and structural models in the study.Findings/results: The results revealed significant positive direct effects of ATT, ETQ, SAT, PBC and SN on RI. Furthermore, ETQ indirectly influences RI through SAT, highlighting SAT as a key mediator in this relationship. The extended theory of planned behaviour (ETPB), which included ETQ and SAT as newly integrated variables, provided a stronger framework for understanding the heightened influence of ETQ on RI.Practical implications: This study enhances the theory of planned behaviour model by integrating ETQ and SAT, offering valuable insights for extending the ETPB theory. While this contribution is significant, it also presents certain limitations.Originality/value: This article addresses a crucial gap by exploring how enhancing ETQ can directly improve tourist SAT and boost RI. It provides fresh insights into optimising event experiences, which is essential for sustainable tourism development and repeat visitor engagement.

Enhancing Sustainable Development Competence in Undergraduates: Key Determinants in the Context of “Dual-Carbon” Targets

Sustainable development is vital for achieving balanced progress across the economic, environmental, and health domains, and it is closely tied to the global drive for addressing climate change and environmental challenges. In this context, reaching the “Dual-Carbon” targets—carbon peaking and carbon neutrality—have become critical priorities both domestically and internationally. As a result, the cultivation of Dual-Carbon professionals is essential for driving sustainable development. This paper investigates the sustainable development capacity of Dual-Carbon professionals through an empirical study of 613 undergraduates in China utilizing Astin’s I-E-O theoretical model. This research examines the impact of course experience, self-efficacy, and learning engagement on sustainable development capacity. The results demonstrate that the course experience has a significant positive direct effect on sustainable development capacity. Moreover, self-efficacy mediates the relationship between the course experience and sustainable development capacity, while both self-efficacy and learning engagement serve as chain mediators. Based on these findings, this paper offers practical strategies to enhance the sustainable development capacity of Dual-Carbon undergraduates, providing valuable insights for the education and training of future Dual-Carbon professionals.

Transformational Leadership, Interpersonal Communication, Information and Communication Technology Literacy, and Knowledge Management

The purpose of this research is to identify strategies to enhance school effectiveness by strengthening transformational leadership, interpersonal communication, ICT literacy, and knowledge management. A quantitative method with path analysis was applied, and SITOREM analysis was used to optimize each indicator. The study involved 445 teachers from private vocational schools in Depok City, with a sample of 211 teachers. The findings reveal that school effectiveness can be improved by reinforcing transformational leadership, interpersonal communication, ICT literacy, and knowledge management. Key strategies include addressing weak indicators such as feedback, empathy, knowledge application, and access. Statistical tests show significant positive direct effects of: 1) transformational leadership on school effectiveness (Sig=0.032), 2) interpersonal communication on school effectiveness (Sig=0.000), 3) ICT literacy on school effectiveness (Sig=0.001), and 4) knowledge management on school effectiveness (Sig=0.001). Additionally, transformational leadership, interpersonal communication, and ICT literacy all positively affect knowledge management. Knowledge management serves as an effective mediator for the influence of transformational leadership (Sig=0.004) and interpersonal communication (Sig=0.001) on school effectiveness, but not for ICT literacy (Sig=0.356).

A serial mediation model of Big 5 personality traits, emotional intelligence, and psychological capital as predictors of teachers' professional well-being

This study aimed to explore the relationship among the Big Five personality traits, emotional intelligence (EIQ), psychological capital (PsyCap), and teacher well-being (TPWB) within the context of higher education. The objective was to predict TPWB in university teachers by utilizing the Big Five personality traits and PsyCap while considering EI as a mediator. Data were collected from 708 teachers in Ethiopian higher education institutions. Participants completed the Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS-16), Big Five Personality Inventory (BFI-10), Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ-12), and Teacher Professional Well-Being Scale (TPWBS). The analysis included reliability tests, correlation analysis, validity assessment, measurement invariance, and serial mediation testing. The findings unveil a significant direct positive effect of Big Five personality traits on EIQ, PsyCap, and TPWB. Furthermore, PsyCap demonstrates a direct positive effect on TPWB. PsyCap fully mediates the relationship between the Big Five personality traits, EIQ, and TPWB, while EIQ partially mediates the relationships between the Big Five personality traits and PsyCap/TPWB, accentuating a serial mediation effect. Moreover, the personality trait of openness to experience positively predicts EIQ, PsyCap, and TPWB. Conscientiousness and agreeableness also positively predict EIQ, while extraversion directly influences PsyCap in a positive manner. However, neuroticism exerts a negative direct impact on EIQ, PsyCap, and TPWB. Additionally, emotional intelligence partially mediates the relationship between the five dimensions of the Big Five personality (openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism) and TPWB. In conclusion, PsyCap fully mediates the relationship between the Big Five personality traits, EIQ, and TPWB, while EIQ partially mediates the relationships between the Big Five personality traits and PsyCap/TPWB. These findings hold significant implications for enhancing well-being among teachers.

Cognitive defusion as a mediator in the autobiographical memory and metacognitive awareness pathway to problem-solving in borderline personality disorder

BackgroundProblem-solving ability is influenced by numerous cognitive factors. However, a significant research gap exists regarding the mediating role of cognitive defusion in the relationship between autobiographical memory (AM) and metacognitive awareness with problem-solving. Given the critical role of problem-solving, this study aimed to model the relationship between AM and metacognitive awareness with problem-solving, considering the mediating role of cognitive defusion in individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD). MethodThe study population comprised all individuals with BPD referred to counseling centers and psychiatric clinics in Kurdistan province. A sample of 300 individuals diagnosed with BPD according to the DSM-V and willing to participate was selected. All data were collected using self-report questionnaires. ResultsPath analysis results indicated that AM and metacognitive awareness had a significant positive direct effect on both problem-solving and cognitive defusion. Additionally, cognitive defusion significantly mediated the relationships between AM and metacognitive awareness with problem-solving. ConclusionsThese findings provide evidence for the significant roles of AM and metacognitive awareness in problem-solving, with cognitive defusion acting as a crucial mediating factor in individuals with BPD. these results offer valuable insights for both theoretical understanding and clinical interventions, which could enhance problem-solving skills in individuals with BPD by strengthening cognitive defusion.

Pengaruh PDRB dan Upah Minimum Provinsi Terhadap Kemiskinan dan IPM di Provinsi-Provinsi Indonesia

Public welfare is the ultimate goal of every economic development. HDI as an indicator of welfare in Indonesia continues to increase from year to year, but is very volatile. The province with the highest HDI points is DKI Jakarta province and the lowest is Papua Province. This shows that the increase has not occurred significantly and there are still disparities in several provinces in Indonesia. This research aims (1) To analyze the direct influence of GRDP and minimum wages on poverty in Indonesian provinces in 2018-2022. (2) To analyze the influence of GRDP, minimum wage and poverty directly on HDI in Indonesian provinces in 2018-2022. (3) To analyze the influence of GRDP and minimum wages on HDI indirectly through poverty in Indonesian provinces in 2018-2022. This research uses secondary data obtained from BPS publications during 2018-2022, with a total of 170 observation points. The data analysis technique used is path analysis with the help of EViews 10 software. The results of the study indicate that PDRB has a significant negative direct effect on poverty, Provincial Minimum Wage has a significant positive direct effect on poverty, both PDRB and Provincial Minimum Wage have a significant positive direct effect on the HDI, and poverty has a significant negative direct effect on the HDI. Poverty is not an intervening variable in the relationship between PDRB and the HDI, but it is an intervening variable in the relationship between Provincial Minimum Wage and the HDI. The implications of this research are that successful economic policies must integrate increases in Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) and Minimum Wage as primary strategies to reduce poverty levels and enhance the Human Development Index (HDI) in Indonesian provinces. Significant increases in GRDP contribute to poverty reduction by evenly distributing economic benefits to disadvantaged groups. Meanwhile, strengthened Minimum Wage policies can elevate worker incomes, bolster purchasing power, and improve access to education and healthcare, thereby potentially boosting HDI. Prioritising poverty reduction is crucial for enhancing overall quality of life, thereby creating better conditions for economic growth and social welfare at the provincial level

Look on the bright side: the relation between family values, positive aspects of care and caregiver burden

Family-centered values are important for caregiving. However, findings on their association with burden are inconsistent. We aim to analyze whether positive aspects of caregiving are mediating the effect of familism on burden among informal caregivers of older adults in Germany. Participants (n = 277) were drawn from the Attitudes Toward Informal Caregivers (ATTIC) project and include informal long-term caregivers of older relatives (aged ≥ 60) quota-sampled from Germany (December 2023). Mediation analyses (linear OLS regression) with robust standard errors were conducted with the classic and the counterfactual causal mediation framework. The classic approach indicated a significant positive direct effect of familism on burden, a significant negative direct effect of PAC on burden and a significant negative indirect effect of familism via PAC on burden; the total effect was not significant. The causal mediation approach supports this; the interaction between familism and PAC was not significant. Thus, sociocultural family-centered values seemed to worsen burden but also to reduce it through positive experiences of caregiving, which did not depend on the strength of familism values. The findings advance our understanding of the mechanisms underlying the stress appraisal of the informal care situation and emphasize the role of positive experiences of care.

Examining the moderating role of a leader's emotional intelligence on the influence of organizational climate on job satisfaction among Youth-Owned and Managed Small Businesses (YOMSB) in Sub-Saharan African (SSA) Economy

Even though the role of effective human resource management, including organizational climate, has been cited as a crucial predictor of diverse employee outcomes such as employee job satisfaction, the mechanism through which the organizational climate and job satisfaction can be enhanced or diminished is underexplored in human resource literature. This study dwells on Herzberg's two-factor perspective to push the boundaries of knowledge by showing that the organizational climate-job satisfaction link depends on varying conditions of leaders' emotional intelligence. The proposed model was tested using survey data from randomly selected 602 Youth-Owned and Managed Small Businesses employees in Ghana. The data was analyzed using structural equation modeling with the aid of SMART PLS. The findings revealed that organizational climate has a significant positive direct effect on job satisfaction. Emotional intelligence also exhibited a significant positive relationship with job satisfaction. Additionally, emotional intelligence positively moderated the organizational climate-job satisfaction link, such that higher emotional intelligence enhanced this relationship. The findings indicate that though organizational climate drives job satisfaction, emotional intelligence serves as an amplification mechanism to extract even greater satisfaction in small businesses in Ghana. Our findings make a contemporary contribution to Herzberg's two-factor and important managerial guidance for owners and managers of Small Businesses in resource-constrained regions like SSA.

Mediasi Trust Dalam Mempengaruhi Pemasaran Media Sosial Terhadap Niat Beli Konsumen (Studi Konsumen Muna Beauty Store)

This study aims to determine Trust mediation in influencing Social Media Marketing on consumer purchase intentions (study on Muna Beauty Store consumers). The method used in this research is purposive sampling, namely the technique of determining the sample by considering certain criteria with a total sample of 96 respondents. With multiple linear regression and analysis method. The results of this study indicate that 1) Social Media Marketing has a positive and significant direct effect on Trust at Muna Beauty Store. 2) Social Media Marketing has a direct significant positive effect on Consumer Purchase Intentions at Muna Beauty Store. 3) Trust has a significant positive direct effect on the Purchase Intention of Muna Beauty Store Consumers. 4) Social Media Marketing indirectly has a positive and significant effect on Consumer Purchase Intentions through Trust.

The role of trust on investors' intention to shares waqf in Indonesia

Purpose – This study examines the direct and indirect relationships between the variables of waqf literacy, reputation, and integrity and investors' intentions in waqf shares.Methodology – This study uses the Smart Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis approach with SEM PLS 4.0. A total of 247 investors were obtained through the questionnaire distribution.Findings – The results of this study indicate that waqf literacy, reputation, and integrity have a significant positive direct effect on trust and investor intention in waqf shares. The trust variable has a significantly positive effect on investor intention in waqf shares. The trust variable can moderate the influence of waqf literacy, reputation, and integrity on investor intention in waqf shares.Implications – For future researchers to enrich research on share waqf by adding other factors, discussing case studies specifically on share waqf nazirs, and comparing their management with other countries. To establish cooperation with stock exchange members who have Sharia Online Trading System (SOTS) services to make it easier for investors to share waqf. Originality – This study adds trust variables as mediation for other variables and revalidates the results of the influence of waqf literacy, reputation, and integrity on investor intention in waqf shares.