Perceptions Of Social Value Research Articles

Analyzing the impact of Covid-19 on sustainable fashion consumption with a model based on consumer value perceptions

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to assess the impact of Covid-19 on sustainable fashion consumption behavior by proposing a conceptual framework combining consumer-specific factors and product-specific factors with a special emphasis on consumer value perceptions.Design/methodology/approachTheory of consumption value was integrated into the knowledge, attitude behavior model in the conceptual framework having consumer-specific and product-specific aspects. Perceived value (PERVAL) scale was used to measure value perceptions. The model was verified by a survey conducted among a random sample of 520 participants. The factors were extracted by using exploratory factor analysis and then confirmed by using confirmatory factor analysis. The hypotheses in the conceptual model were tested for different consumer groups, and the strength of the relationships was calculated by using multigroup analysis in structural equation modeling.FindingsIt was observed the environmental concern raised the need for getting knowledge about the environment. The impact of environmental knowledge on the value perception of sustainable fashion products varied for the consumers affected by Covid-19 at different levels. Quality perception and price perception were influenced most by environmental knowledge in that order for the consumers with “high fear and uncertainty” and “low fear and uncertainty”. Similarly, the perceived emotional and social values were influential on purchase intention for consumers with high fear and uncertainty, whereas price and social value perceptions were influential for the consumers with low fear and uncertainty.Originality/valueThis study is the initial study that investigated the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the consumption of sustainable fashion products. The integration of theory of consumption value into the knowledge, attitude behavior model allowed identifying the relationship between environmental issues and sustainable fashion consumption. Using the PERVAL scale for measuring perceived value, the study provided valuable insights for understanding the most important value dimensions for sustainable fashion products for consumer groups affected by Covid-19 at different levels. The results regarding the changes in the rankings related to the impact of environmental knowledge on dimensions of perceived value and the impact of perceived values on purchase intention enabled the integrated model to explain the attitude–behavior gap.

Approaches about NFT with Crypto Art and Its Place in the Art Market

As a result of technological innovations, digital opportunities vary greatly with the transition to a different lifestyle due to the insignificance of distances at both time and international level. The treatment of a digital resource in the form of value is generally seen as an element of the perception of social values created by individuals and rare resources that are approved and manufactured in so realistic lanes and at the same time do not have the possibility of change. This article, with the qualitative research method, the production system, method, platforms, and value system of unique assets that cannot be exchanged, known as Non-Fungible Token (NFT), as well as crypto art, is investigated in the reproduction of the work of art with technical possibilities and Non-Fungible Token (NFT) in the global art market.

Assessing Social Values for Ecosystem Services in Rural Areas Based on the SolVES Model: A Case Study from Nanjing, China

Assessing social values attributed to ecosystem services based on the Social Values for Ecosystem Services (SolVES) model helps ecosystems to provide services sustainably, including land and forest products and non-material services. Currently, urbanization has accelerated the deterioration of rural environments, which affects the supply of social values for rural ecosystem services. How to scientifically assess the social values for ecosystem services in rural areas remains to be studied. In addition, there are significant differences in the perceptions of social value among stakeholder groups. Therefore, this study aims to provide a complete and systematic approach to identify the social value of complex and specific rural ecosystem services and to fill the gap in the research of perceived differences among stakeholder groups in rural areas. On the basis of building environmental raster datasets on a village scale, this research applies the SolVES model to evaluate social values in the Paifang rural community. Results show that aesthetic, health care, recreation, and biodiversity values are highly regarded in rural areas. The normalized difference vegetation index, the distance to rural settlements, the distance to tourist attractions, and the distance to agricultural production spaces can improve the evaluation accuracy, and the level of social values can be predicted by certain environmental variables. The spatial distribution of social values and the degree of attention paid to the biodiversity value, and the trade-off between the aesthetic and biodiversity value are the main perception differences between villagers and tourists. This research contributes to ecological construction and sustainable development in rural areas.

The Effect of Value Perceptions on Luxury Purchase Intentions: An Angolan Market Perspective

This study aimed to measure the effect of perceived value on purchase intention of luxury goods among Angolan consumers. It also explored the moderating effect of consumer gender. Data were collected through a survey distributed to 130 consumers in North and South Angola, employing Smart-PLS for analysis. The results indicated that perceived social value was the most important determinant of purchase intentions for luxury goods, followed by perceived individual value. The study showed that consumer gender moderated the relationship between and individual value perception and social value perception on purchase intention. The research contributes to the literature, and this study is the first empirical test of a value structure for luxury goods in the Angolan market, so it allowed to better understand the disposition of these consumers in purchase intention according to the perceived value of luxury. Theoretical and practical implications will be discussed.

Modelling the Impacts of Social Value on Platform Identity: The Mediating-Moderating Research Design in Live-Streaming Context

In the era of digitalization and epidemic, more people deeply rely on digital tools. Digital tools can be used to complete transactions for food delivery, daily necessities and car booking. Live broadcasting is one of the representative products in the digital era. Users’ perceived social value and its impacts are important to the society and operators of platform. Fewer studies, however, have verified the relationships among social value, platform dependence, and platform identity. Accordingly, the research purpose of this paper is to analyze users' digital inertia, social values, and the relationships among their dependence and their identity on livestreaming platforms. Data was collected by questionnaire survey and 372 valid samples were received. Findings show that in the relationships between live streaming platforms and users, positive relationships among variables were met; the social value perceived by the users could affect platform identity through platform dependence; and users' perceived digital inertia significantly could moderate the relationship between social value and platform dependence. It is suggested that operators should strengthen users' perception of social value when designing live broadcast activities.

The Effect of Social Value Perception on Travel Motivation

It is well known that Turkish citizens living abroad usually spend their holidays in the places where they were born and raised or where their families used to live. If we examine the trips these people make to Turkey and the time they spend in their home countries, we can speak of a travel movement that cannot be ignored. In this context, an online questionnaire was applied to 456 individuals in order to determine the effect of social value perceptions of Turkish citizens living in Vienna on their travel motivations. It was found that there were significant differences between the Turkish culture dimension and descriptive information in terms of occupation, education level, age, number of visits to Turkey, number of children and length of stay. The results of the path analysis showed that the perception of social value has a significant and positive effect on Turkish culture and family inheritance.

The relationship between phubbing and green hotel consumption: the roles of need for uniqueness, social value perception, and gender difference.

Green hotel serves as an effective way of achieving sustainable development in hospitality industry, few studies have tested the association between social relationships and green hotel consumption. Since the emerging of phubbing has changed social interaction norm, the association between phubbing and green hotel consumption remains unknown. Drawing upon optimal distinctiveness theory (ODT), the present study aims to address this research gap by examining the relationship between peer phubbing and green hotel booking intention. Furthermore, we examined the mediating role of the need for uniqueness and investigated the moderating role of social value perception of green hotel and gender differences. Based on snowball sampling technique, 461 valid questionnaires were collected. The results revealed a positive association between peer phubbing and green hotel booking intention. The mediating effect of need for uniqueness was found significantly between peer phubbing and green hotel booking intention. The significant moderating effects of social value perception was only found on the relationship between peer phubbing and green hotel booking intention in women group, and the moderating effects were significant between need for uniqueness and green hotel booking intention in both women and men group. The current study demonstrates the impact mechanism of peer phubbing on green hotel consumption, provides a new perspective that green hotel managers could customize marketing strategies, targeting phubbed individuals as potential consumers.

The Privacy Consciousness of Undergraduate Students: Comparison Between Turkey and Japan.

This study was designed to compare the privacy consciousness of undergraduate students in Turkey and Japan. A comparative cross-sectional study was carried out. First-year undergraduate students at a university in Turkey (n = 235) and a university in Japan (n = 242) voluntarily participated in the study. Data were collected via a web-based structured questionnaire, using the Descriptive Characteristics Form and the Privacy Consciousness Scale, between November and December 2020. Written approval was obtained from the universities and the ethics board. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants. The privacy consciousness of the Turkish students was significantly higher than that of the Japanese students (p < .05). Privacy consciousness can be affected by individual, social, and cultural value differences, beliefs, and perceptions. It is suggested that similar studies be conducted with a greater number of samples and between different countries.

Redesigning and recomputing the future of education: The role of technology, the learning process, personality traits, and diversity in learning systems

The main actor in the learning process is the learner. The concept of “learner” goes beyond the educational level. The new reality in the educational environment presents challenges for the learning process, which mainly concern the adoption of new technologies in that process. The purpose of this commentary is to try to outline the future of education, taking into account the efforts of learners, the needs of the learning process, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of providing knowledge through technology. We argue that education and technology are not two separate vague and autonomous elements that suddenly sprouted into being. Humankind shapes the development of education and contributes to the evolution of technology, its management, and application in education. Diversity in the learning needs of individuals regarding new technologies is the main discussion of this commentary, while the application of social ecology is considered as a necessary element to ensure equality in, and the sustainability of, education. Educational leadership has a key role to play in social ecology. Leadership in education must be supportive and, most importantly, facilitate the liberation of the learning process from the limited and negatively biased perception of different social values.

Victimological portrait of a victim of domestic violence

In the context of the global pandemic, the number of cases of domestic violence is gradually increasing, which certainly requires special attention from society and the state and possible ways to minimize such cases. Given that the victim of violence will always need protection, it is necessary to understand the possible victimological portrait of the potential victim.&#x0D; The aim of the article is a comprehensive analysis of the victimological portrait of the victim of domestic violence.&#x0D; Methods of problem analysis. A set of general scientific (analysis, synthesis, experiment) and special legal (comparative legal, synergetic) methods was used in the study of the subject of the scientific article.&#x0D; Results of the research. The study found that the increase in domestic violence in recent years has been directly correlated, including with the global Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, it should be noted that in solving the problem of domestic violence, despite its sufficient degree of research, there are still no common theoretical and methodological approaches. It is determined that the victim of a criminal offense is a natural person who, as a result of or under the condition of his relationship with the offender, directly or indirectly caused physical, moral or property damage. The defining feature of a victim who has been harmed as a result of or in a relationship with a criminal will be the existence between them of the relationship that led to its victimization. It is argued that the main components of the so-called subsystems of criminological characteristics of a person who is a victim of violence should include the following: 1) socio-demographic qualities (gender, age, education, marital status, social ties); 2) moral and psychological characteristics that reflect a person’s perception of social values and social functions that he performs. It is concluded that the personality of a victim of criminal violence is charac- terized by a set of fairly stable typical socio-demographic and moral-psychological traits, which in interaction with external factors cause an increased opportunity for an individual to become a victim of criminal-violent behavior. signs of a criminal. Moreover, the analysis of the relationship between the offender and the victim allowed us to establish the main areas of prevention of violent crimes, and by complementing the study with information about the behavior of the victim, we identified the main victim behavior of a victim of violence.&#x0D; Scientific novelty. The article provides a comprehensive description of the victimological portrait of the victim of violence, taking into account the latest legislative changes. The need to pay more attention to the psycho-emotional state of a potential victim of a violent offense is argued.&#x0D; Practical significance. The results of this analysis can be used for further research in criminology, in particular the victimological characteristics of the victim of a potential violent offense.

Local perception of ecosystem services provided by symbolic wild cherry blossoms: toward community-based management of traditional forest landscapes in Japan

ABSTRACT Charismatic organisms are often used as symbols of nature-based community development. Understanding value perceptions of ecosystems services provided by symbolic species is important because such perceptions often influence land management and cultural associations between people and nature. Here, we aimed to characterize local perceptions of social values for ecosystem services of wild cherries in Sakuragawa city, Japan. The city has long been renowned for the beautiful traditional landscape of its flowering wild cherries and is involved in various conservation activities as a part of regional planning. We administered a questionnaire survey to three socio-cultural groups: local residents, tourists, and high school students; their responses were analyzed by using SolVES. Value perceptions of ecosystem services provided by wild cherries differed considerably among these groups. The residents and tourists ranked the value ‘aesthetic in spring’ as highest, whereas high school students ranked many values equally. In addition, most of the students confused wild cherry trees with the popular cultivar ‘Somei-yoshino’. The students’ more limited knowledge of wild cherries may have affected their value perceptions. Looking at the spatial distribution of perceived values, local residents and tourists highly valued the specific sites famous for their wild cherry scenery. In contrast, students did not value such sites and perceived more value in urbanized areas. Although symbolic species help to develop the perceived value of nature, filling a knowledge gap and sharing a variety of values within local communities is important for promoting community-based management of traditional forest landscapes characterized by wild cherries.

Humanoid intelligent robot (HIR) situation: research on the formation and influence of social value level substitution cha-xu pattern

PurposeA humanoid intelligent robot (HIR) possessing a human-like appearance can undertake human jobs, interact, communicate and even transmit emotions to human beings. Such robots have gradually been integrated into people's daily life and production scenarios. However, it is unclear whether and by what mechanism HIRs can stimulate people’s risk perception and its impact on consumption attitudes. Based on the risk decision theory, this study aims to take the social value substitution attribute of a HIR as the incentive and analyzes the influence of social value substitution and risk perception on the customers’ consumption attitudes.Design/methodology/approachThree experiments were conducted to investigate the related questions about the social value substitution attribute of a HIR, its impact on risk perception and the customers’ consumption attitudes.FindingsThe results reveal that physical labor, intellectual labor, friendship, kinship and the ego constitute the hierarchical elements of social value substitution. Among them, physical labor and intellectual labor pertain to the dimension of social function value substitution, while friendship, kinship and ego pertain to the dimension of social presence value substitution; social function value substitution and social presence value substitution affect the subjects’ risk perception positively, but the latter arouses a stronger risk perception; the 2 (risk perception of social function value: security/danger) × 2 (risk perception of social presence value: security/danger) condition corresponds to diverse consumption attitudes.Originality/valueThe results enrich the theories of the “cha-xu pattern” and “uncanny valley” and provide reference for the healthy development of the HIR industry.

An Analysis of Differences in Perceived Social Value of Community Gardens as Urban Green Spaces between Participating and Non-participating Residents

Background and objective The purpose of this study is to determine the difference in the perceived social values of community gardens as urban green space between participating and non-participating residents. Methods From December to March 2021, a survey was conducted on community gardens that targeted both participating and non-participating residents. For data analysis, frequency analysis, independent samples T-test and regression analysis were performed using SPSS 21.0. Results First, there were differences between residents participating in GCG activities and non-participating residents in their perception of community gardens, as well as their perception of expected conflicts. To resolve expected conflicts, both groups responded that efforts through communication were necessary, but participating residents highlighted the need for trust with the administration; while non-participating residents suggested improving the physical environment. Second, both groups recognized the social values of the community garden as important, and generally evaluated the value of leisure and recreation to be high. However, there was a difference between the groups when it came to the importance of each category of social values; participating residents ranked the categories in the order of symbolic value, value of the commons, and ecological value, while for non-participating residents, the priority of social values was ranked in the order of ecological value&amp;gt; symbolic value = the value of the commons. From this difference, it can be noted that the focus on the perception of spatial values could change from the physical aspect to the cognitive aspect depending on whether residents participated or not. Third, both groups answered that it was necessary to expand opportunities for participation to promote social values. However, participating residents prioritized institutional support over expanding opportunities for participation, while non-participating residents recognized the diversification of programs as an equally important means of social value enhancement as the expansion of opportunities for participation, placing more importance on the physical conditions for their participation activities. The value of the commons was found to be a factor influencing the satisfaction with relevant projects. Conclusion In conclusion, both participating and non-participating residents recognized the community garden as important as a space for realizing social values. Therefore, to realize social values in community gardens and successfully promote relevant projects, specific practical measures and strategies are needed to expand the physical value of community gardens, reduce differences between groups in their perception of social values through transparent and open communication and active participation, and enhance cognitive value through institutional support.

Perception of Values in Prospective Teachers

Prospective teachers are those teachers who are looking towards the future. Prospective teachers are to be competent in the profession and losing belief in the profession. Prospective teachers are able to incorporate in their teaching cross-circular dimensions and themes, including environmental education. There is constant change in the society in respect to values, norms, ideals as well as attitudes of the individual which make the society more complex and integrated. Values are important because every human action is the reflection of an individual value and every human institution is the outgrowth of social values. Generally speaking, values are the norms of behavior which have been evolved during the course of time in the social, moral and spiritual fields. Values are conscious and unconscious preferences, accepted by the majority of members of the socially regulated. The purpose of this study was to explore the level of perception of values of prospective teachers of colleges of education and find out the differences, if any, in terms of gender, locality of colleges and nature of colleges in their perception of values. A sample of 40 prospective teachers was collected from different colleges located in rural and urban areas of Mohali District of Punjab state. The t-test and ANOVA test were used for analyzing the data. The prospective teachers of town are better in neighbourly values than the prospective teachers of village. The prospective teachers of village are better in perception of social values than the prospective teachers of town.

Relationship between perceived value, satisfaction and behavioural intention of homestays in the experience economy of mainland China

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of educational, aesthetic, entertainment and escapist experiences on the perceptions of functional, emotional and social value as well as homestay visitor satisfaction and behavioural intentions. A total of 472 respondents completed a survey conducted at 45 homestays on the Chinese mainland. Using structural equation modelling (SEM), it is found that aesthetic and escapist experiences are significant predictors of perceived functional, emotional and social value by visitors. Educational experience affects emotional value, but entertainment experience does not affect functional, emotional or social values. Functional, emotional and social values affect homestay tourist satisfaction, which in turn drives behavioural intention.

전통 색채 감성이 문화가치 인식에 미치는 영향

This study attempted to present a new perspective on traditional color sensibility by grasping the effect of monochromatic sensibility and cultural product color sensibility on value perception. To this end, a questionnaire consisting of 13 emotional vocabulary items based on color sensibility and 37 items of traditional culture value recognition was analyzed by a statistical method, and the results were as follows. First, the higher the color sensibility of cultural products, the higher the perception of aesthetic value, and this tendency was more pronounced when the profession was not in art. Second, the higher the color sensibility of Dancheong and cultural products, the higher the mental value perception, and this tendency was higher for women and for non-artistic professions. Third, the higher the color sensibility of Dancheong, the higher the social value perception, and the higher the age, the greater this tendency. Fourth, the higher the color sensibility of cultural products, the higher the perception of historical value, and this tendency was more pronounced for women. Fifth, the higher the color sensibility of Dancheong and cultural products, the higher the perception of cultural content value, and this tendency was found to be greater with women and older ages. Sixth, the higher the color sensibility of Dancheong and cultural products, the higher the symbolic and well-being/Lohas value perception, and this tendency was more pronounced for women. The analysis results of this study are differentiated from previous studies in that the relationship between the color sensibility and value perception of cultural products and the monochromatic color that connects the tradition of tradition was specifically grasped for each type of value perception and considered individual level will be.

Legal and linguistic theory as a component of general and theoretical legal science: propedeutic aspect

The article is devoted to the topic of application of provisions and conclusions of legal linguistics in the field of law. The purpose of the study is to focus the attention of legal scholars on the necessity to consider legal and linguistic theory as a component of general and theoretical legal science.&#x0D; It is drawn attention that in the research of domestic scholars the connection between law and language is mainly highlighted by focusing on one of the aspects: either the legal basis of language functioning, or the linguistic features of law terminology system. It is emphasized that legal and linguistic theory (as well as legal linguistics) provides not two subjects of knowledge with an emphasis on one of them, but it is a dual subject - language and law; symbolic nature of law.&#x0D; The factors that influenced the genesis and development of legal and linguistic theory as a component of modern jurisprudence are presented and analyzed. First, it is globalization and integration processes, providing for the necessity to harmonize regulations, the correct translation of legitimate rules of conduct into the appropriate language, etc. Secondly, it is the borrowing of forreign concepts into the national legal system, which also stipulates an adequate understanding of their content, and phenomena denoted by the term. Partly in this context, the interdisciplinarity of modern knowledge is noted (processes of integration and differentiation of knowledge, is a factor in the interdisciplinary borrowing of concepts and categories). Secondly, it is a “linguistic turn” that marked the rejection of the prevalence of the metaphysics of consciousness and the intention of thinkers on the linguistic quintessence of cogito. Language began to be perceived as the basis of cognitive activity, thinking; the attention of scientists has shifted to the epistemology of senses and meanings.&#x0D; It is concluded that in response to the challenges of society, since the second half of the twentieth century, a new field of interdisciplinary research - legal linguistics - has been conceptualized. This interdisciplinary field is crucial in the field of law, based on the social and cultural essence of this regulator of social relations. Language, as well as law, being an element of the culture of the society, influence the perception of social values, their formation. In the context of globalization, a significant part of legal phenomena and processes can be known precisely by means of the use of epistemological tools of legal linguistics.

The role of customer experience in the perceived value–word-of-mouth relationship

PurposeThe customer experience (CX), as revealed in the literature-based debate, has been variously viewed as either a driver or an outcome of customer-perceived value (CPV). However, the association of CPV, CX and word-of-mouth (WoM) behavior remains nebulous to date, thereby generating an important research gap. In response and to bridge this gap, this study aims to explore CX’s role in the CPV–WoM behavior relationship, the role of WoM behavior arising from CX and whether CX acts as a core mediator (vs a moderator) in the association of CPV and subsequent consumer-behavior outcomes.Design/methodology/approachBy conducting two studies spanning a broad range of services, this paper explores the relationship between CPV, CX, and WoM behavior through structural equation modeling.FindingsThe findings are that CX plays a crucial role in the CPV–WoM relationship, thereby confirming the existence of a direct link between CPV (social/hedonic/utilitarian value), CX and WoM. The results also highlight CX’s mediating role in the relationship between social and utilitarian (but not hedonic) values. Moreover, the results reveal that the EXQ scale, measuring CX, comprises distinct experiences perceived by high and low CX-based customer segments, respectively.Practical implicationsCPV (utilitarian, hedonic, social) not only affects consumers’ behavioral intentions but also, more importantly, their WoM behavior. Therefore, managers need to consider all three values. Moreover, managers should shift their focus from social value perceptions to CX. The results suggest that managers need to devote additional resources to the development of a suitable CX, which will help mitigate consumers’ online and/or offline brand-related WoM. This study indicates the context in which managers must emphasize the construct that produces positive outcomes.Originality/valueBy identifying a direct relationship between CPV, CX and the ensuing consumer-behavior outcomes, the study offers important theoretical insight into CX’s nomological network.

Revisiting the impact of perceived social value on consumer behavior toward luxury brands

In recent years, the luxury market has come to face important structural changes, such as the entry of new segments into the market and the use of the Internet as a sales channel. In this context, luxury brands must understand their young consumers' perception of social value while adapting to environmental changes. This study aims to validate an up-to-date model to determine the impact of perceived value of luxury brands on consumer behavior. To validate the model, we analyze attributes of luxury brands and the value assigned to those attributes. We collect the data from a survey (n = 225) and analyze the results with partial least squares-structural equation modeling. The results show that in our up-to-date model of perceived social value of luxury brands, the social component, as the only antecedent, has a major influence on consumer behavior; the results, however, fail to support our expectations of the impact of financial and functional brand perceptions. Furthermore, we find a relationship between overall luxury brand perception and behavioral and emotional outcomes for young consumers such that companies might consequently tailor their business strategies.

Mediating Role of Self-Disclosure in the Relationship between Attitudes towards Online Counselling and Perception of Social Stigma due to Receiving Psychological Help

&lt;p style="text-align:justify"&gt;People have needed mental health services more and more during Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Due to the contagious nature of the COVID-19 virus, online counseling has been preferred more during the COVID-19 pandemic. Those who need such mental health services might take actions to seek help by demanding psychological assistance from psychological counselors or mental health institutions. However, these people might avoid seeking and receiving such help when they think that they have a weak personality or they somehow will be criticized by the society or experience social stigma because they seek psychological help. This study aims to examine the mediating role of self-disclosure between attitudes towards online counselling and perception of social stigma due to receiving psychological help. Participants of the study consist of 519 adults who live in Turkey and are older than 18 years old. The data for the study were collected through “Distress Disclosure Index”, “Online Counseling Attitudes Scale (OCAS)”, “Stigma Scale for Receiving Psychological Help (SSRPH)” and “Personal Information Form”. The hypothetical model developed in order to determine whether self-disclosure mediates in the relationship between perception of social stigma due to receiving psychological help and online psychological counselling attitudes was tested through SEM (Structural Equation Modeling). The results of the study revealed that self-disclosure play partial mediating role between perception of social stigma and value of online counselling and discomfort with online counselling.&lt;/p&gt;