The impact of prayer direction on emotional and cognitive responses to personal problems.

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 471-474
Author(s):  
Elizabeth J. Parks-Stamm ◽  
Jeremy S. Pollack ◽  
Darlene R. Hill
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Responses ◽  
Personal Problems ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals What Types of Networks Do Professionals Build, and How Are They Affected by the Results of Network Evaluation?

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junji Haruta ◽  
Sho Tsugawa
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Clustering Coefficient ◽  
Cognitive Responses ◽  
Daily Work ◽  
Acute Back Pain ◽  
Person With Dementia ◽  
The Impact

Background: We aimed to explore what kind of social networks characterizable as “consult/be consulted” are built among healthcare professionals in a community and the impact of providing the professionals with these findings.Methods: We adopted mixed methods exploratory study using social network analysis (SNA) and content analysis. SNA can visualize social network structures such as relationships between individuals. The healthcare professionals were asked about the key persons they consulted and were consulted by concerning these healthcare issues: (1) daily work; (2) a person with acute back pain; (3) a garbage-filled house reported by a neighbor; (4) a person with dementia; and (5) a study meeting. We identified the key roles depending on the issues using SNA. After analysis, the analytical findings were shared with the participants. To explore their cognitive responses, an open-ended questionnaire was delivered and a content analysis was implemented.Results: Of 54 healthcare professional participants, the data of 52 were available for analysis. The findings (in the respective order of the five topics above) were as follows: the number of nodes was 165, 95, 85, 82, and 68; clustering coefficient was 0.19, 0.03, 0.02, 0.11, and 0.23; assortativity was −0.043, −0.11, −0.23, −0.17, and −0.23; reciprocity was 0.35, 0.31, 0.39, 0.29, and 0.48. The top three centralities included nurses. Eighty-seven free comments were received, of which 39 were categorized as descriptive, 10 as analytical, and 38 as critical.Discussion: The structure of “consult/be consulted” networks differed by topic. SNA is available to detect the healthcare resources network and it may have helped them to reflect on their own networks.

The Impact of the Prechoice Process on Product Returns

2005 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 358-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nada Nasr Bechwati ◽  
Wendy Schneier Siegal
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Choice ◽  
Cognitive Responses ◽  
Inoculation Theory ◽  
Product Returns ◽  
Positive Information ◽  
Attitude Stability ◽  
Consumer Memory ◽  
Disconfirming Information ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Comparative Nature

This article introduces a framework to help researchers understand the mechanisms underlying product returns. The framework draws on research in consumer choice, consumer memory, and attitude stability to predict how the process that consumers go through at a predecisional stage affects their postpurchase behavior. The likelihood of product returns is considered contingent on the amount and nature of cognitive responses generated during the choice process. In Study 1, the authors focus on the impact of the nature of cognitive responses and show that the generation of responses of a different nature while choosing directly affects the likelihood of choice reversal. The comparative versus non-comparative nature of thoughts generated influences their diagnosticity and, accordingly, their impact on product returns when consumers are exposed to disconfirming information. In Study 2, the authors draw on the inoculation theory to manipulate the number of prechoice thoughts. They find that when faced with disconfirming information favoring a new brand, inoculated consumers who are presented with choice alternatives sequentially are less likely to return a brand than consumers who are exposed solely to positive information about the chosen brand at a prepurchase stage.

Enhancing Learners' Personal Resources through Narrative: Embracing Diversity

2002 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 22-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Val Rapmund ◽  
Cora Moore
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Personal Resources ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Personal Problems ◽  
Learner Support ◽  
African Context ◽  
Strengths Approach ◽  
The Impact

A shift is proposed from the traditional ‘deficit approach’ towards a ‘strengths approach’ in learner support in the South African context. The Student Self-Empowerment and Enrichment Programme serves as an example of a strengths approach in which diversity is embraced, and where facilitators and students are engaged in the process of making new meaning in conversation with one another. The narrative research approach is followed and narrative analysis is the method adopted for the interpretations. The following themes were identified as important in enhancing learners' personal resources: Benefiting from the sharing of information and experiences; The role of different backgrounds in seeking connection; The facilitator-participant relationship; Responsibilities; Communication skills; Change; Personal problems; Strengths reflected in the narratives. The results bear evidence of the impact of the programme, and the benefit of replacing traditional methods of teaching with more egalitarian and participatory methods. Embracing diversity benefits facilitators and learners alike, and contributes to the richness of life stories and the ability to function in new ways.

Perceived-hotelscapes and its impact on customer patronage: an empirical perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3D) ◽  
pp. 636-646
Author(s):  
Heyam Abdulrahman Al Mousa ◽  
Haseebullah Abdul Naeem ◽  
Zainab Mohammed Alwan Al- Juboori
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Cognitive Responses ◽  
Moderation Effect ◽  
Customer Motivation ◽  
The Impact

This study reviews the impact of hotelescapes elements on customer cognitive responses and customer patronage in Saudi Arabia. This study explored the moderation role of customer motivation. The present study was developed after a systematic review of past literature. The present study found the critical influence of the study’s variables on customer patronage. Furthermore, the study provided some understanding of how hotelescapes affect customer patronage in Saudi Arabia. Three hundred and nine (319) usable responses were obtained. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) and Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The study’s findings show a positive and significant relationship between hotelescapes and customer patronage and cognitive responses. At the same time, there was no evidence showed to support the moderation effect of customer motivation.  Stimulus Organism and Response (S-O-R) theory was used to underlie the conceptual framework. In addition, some implications of this conceptual model for theory and practice are discussed.

Visualizing science: The impact of infographics on free recall, elaboration, and attitude change for genetically modified foods news

2021 ◽  
pp. 096366252110346
Author(s):  
Namyeon Lee ◽  
Sungkyoung Lee
Keyword(s):  
Attitude Change ◽  
Coding Theory ◽  
Genetically Modified ◽  
Genetically Modified Food ◽  
Cognitive Responses ◽  
Genetically Modified Foods ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
News Reporting ◽  
Science News ◽  
The Impact

Within the theoretical frameworks of the dual coding theory, this study examined how the implementation of infographics would influence audiences’ cognitive responses to science news reporting topics of genetically modified food and bioengineering. A total of 280 participants were randomly assigned to view news articles that report genetically modified food information presented via infographics or text. Findings showed that the participants recalled more information, elaborated more message-relevant thoughts, and had more favorable attitude changes toward the genetically modified foods when science news content is presented in infographics compared with text. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed herein.

An Examination into the Impact of Sufism on Muslim Elites and the Development of Islam in Nigeria

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamal-deen Olawale Sulaiman
Keyword(s):  
Islamic Education ◽  
Personal Problems ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Universe

AbstractSufism is a living and dynamic esoteric institution in Islam, as demonstrated by the ever increasing number of its adherents, especially in Nigeria. This article therefore, examines the impact that the Sufimovement orders have made on the Muslims elites and the growth and spread of Islam in Nigeria. In doing so, the concept of Sufism, its place in Islam, and its impact in the world of Islam will be examined. The articles reveals that the Sufis play an important role in the propagation of Islam in Nigeria. Even today, the Sufiorders are still involved in the promotion of Islamic education and the propagation of Islam. This is so because, through the efficacy of prayers derived from it, Sufis were able to solve some personal problems of Muslims in Nigeria. The article concludes that the orders have led many of their members to acquire the necessary discipline before they can acquire deeper knowledge of the true existence of Allah and his relation to Him and the universe.

Changing Focus, 1973–1989

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Bullock
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Trade Books ◽  
Personal Problems ◽  
Joint Management ◽  
Financial Costs ◽  
The Press ◽  
Warehousing And Distribution ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Growing Network

The Waldock Report revealed the London Business of OUP as an enormous organization that published a significant list that included bibles, music, children’s books, English Language Teaching, and general trade books, and undertook the advertising, marketing, warehousing, and distribution of all Press books. The London Business, located at Ely House, also administered the large and growing network of international branches. Relations between London and Oxford were strained, however, by a mixture of structural, financial, and personal problems. Attempts were made to rectify these problems, including the introduction of a Joint Management Committee, but in 1973 the Secretary and Delegates decided to restructure the Press entirely by removing the London Business to Oxford and merging the publishing functions into a more coherent organization. The chapter considers the logistics and financial costs of the move as well as the impact on the staff of London and Oxford.

scholarly journals An empirical investigation of customer intentions influenced by service quality using the mediation of emotional and cognitive responses

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 194-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Ahmad Alsaggaf ◽  
Abraham Althonayan
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Environmental Influence ◽  
Emotional Responses ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Cognitive Responses ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Behavioural Intentions ◽  
Customer Perceptions ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of customer perceptions of service quality on electronic word of mouth (eWOM) and switching intentions through cognitive and emotional responses. Design/methodology/approach The authors have developed a theoretical framework based on behavioural theories to analyse the environmental aspects of relationships that affect customer behavioural intentions. The authors adapted a quantitative methodology along with the positivist philosophical approach to investigate the hypotheses within the theoretical framework. The authors applied a protracted stimuli-organism-response model to highlight the peripheral reliability, responsiveness, tangibility, empathy, assurance, and the impact of the customer’s feelings while simultaneously linking the elements to each other. In addition, the authors applied the theory of reasoned action to reflect the marginal elements of subjective norms, attitude, and customers’ behavioural intentions. A survey with 601 responses has been used in this study. Findings In the setting of KSA’s mobile telecom industry, the authors confirm that there is a positive effect of customer perceptions of service quality on their eWOM and switching intentions through their cognitive and emotional responses. Originality/value The framework of this study enhances our understanding of the role of service quality as an environmental influence on an individual’s intentions to switch and eWOM. This conceptual framework is essential in evaluating the mediating roles of attitude and emotions in relation to eWOM and intention to switch.

scholarly journals Emotional and Cognitive Responses and Behavioral Coping of Chinese Medical Workers and General Population during the Pandemic of COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (17) ◽  
pp. 6198
Author(s):  
Zemin Cai ◽  
Shukai Zheng ◽  
Yanhong Huang ◽  
Xuanzhi Zhang ◽  
Zhaolong Qiu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
General Public ◽  
Emotional Response ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Cognitive Responses ◽  
Cognitive Response ◽  
Negative Coping ◽  
The Impact

Background: The outbreak of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) might affect the psychological health of population, especially medical workers. We aimed to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emotional and cognitive responses and behavioral coping among Chinese residents. Methods: An online investigation was run from 5 February to 25 February 2020, which recruited a total of 616 Chinese residents. Self-designed questionnaires were used to collect demographic information, epidemic knowledge and prevention of COVID-19 and characteristics of medical workers. The emotional and cognitive responses were assessed via the Symptom Check List-30 (SCL-30) and Yale–Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS). Behavioral coping was assessed via Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ). Results: In total, 131 (21.3%) medical workers and 485 (78.7%) members of the general public completed the structured online survey. The structural equation models showed that emotional response interacted with cognitive response, and both emotional response and cognitive response affected the behavioral coping. Multivariate regression showed that positive coping enhanced emotional and cognitive responses, while negative coping reduced emotional and cognitive responses. The emotional response (depression, anxiety and photic anxiety) scores of the participants were higher than the norm (all p < 0.001); in particular, the panic scores of members of the general public were higher than those of medical workers (p < 0.05), as well as the cognitive response (paranoia and compulsion). Both positive and negative coping scores of the participants were lower than the norm (p < 0.001), and the general public had higher negative coping than medical workers (p < 0.05). Conclusion: During the preliminary stage of COVID-19, our study confirmed the significance of emotional and cognitive responses, which were associated with behavioral coping and significantly influenced the medical workers and the general public’s cognition and level of public health emergency preparedness. These results emphasize the importance of psychological health at times of widespread crisis.

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