Maintaining Beliefs in the Face of Negative News: The Moderating Role of Experience

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 804-824 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradley R. Staats ◽  
Diwas S. KC ◽  
Francesca Gino
Keyword(s):  
Negative News ◽  
The Face ◽  
Moderating Role

Perceptions of Chinese in Southern Africa: Constructions of the “Other” and the Role of Memory

2013 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoon Jung Park
Keyword(s):  
Southern Africa ◽  
Local Perceptions ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
History And Memory ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Negative News ◽  
Mitigating Factors ◽  
The Face

Abstract:Increasing numbers of Chinese migrants have arrived in southern Africa over the past two decades. Perceptions of and reactions to the Chinese, however, vary from country to country and within countries. This article, based on several years of field and survey research, examines perceptions of Chinese in South Africa and Lesotho. The author argues that in addition to the global context, national political and economic realities, history, and memory shape local perceptions of China and the Chinese people who now reside in these spaces. States and other political actors play a key role in constructions of foreigners. Competition, whether real or perceived, is also important in shaping negative attitudes toward migrants. However, personal interactions and memories can serve as mitigating factors, even in the face of negative news of China or Chinese activities.

THE MODERATING ROLE OF CREATIVITY IN THE RELATION BETWEEN COLLABORATION AND PERFORMANCE

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (06) ◽  
pp. 2050051
Author(s):  
SERJE SCHMIDT ◽  
DUSAN SCHREIBER ◽  
CRISTIANO MAX PEREIRA PINHEIRO ◽  
MARIA CRISTINA BOHNENBERGER
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Environment ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Performance Factors ◽  
The Face ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Collaborative Efforts ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
Collaboration Strategies

Within the dynamic environment of the recent creative industries, collaboration performs a central role. The literature has consistently explored the interaction between creative professionals with three types of actors: (1) the clients or public; (2) co-workers and; (3) business agents. The relative importance of each actor in the face of creative activities, however, remains theoretically fragmented and empirically under-researched. Therefore, this study aims to address the following question: what is the role of creativity in the relation between the type of partner to which the collaborative efforts are directed and the performance factors? To answer that question, a quantitative study comparing university students in more creative-intensive and less creative-intensive occupations was performed. An exploratory structural equations modelling (SEM) was developed for that purpose. Performance factors of both groups seem to follow similar priorities. Their collaborative efforts, however, show different patterns, supporting the conclusion that creativity is indeed related to different collaboration strategies. Although collaboration with co-workers seems to be developed similarly between more creative and less creative professionals, that with clients and business agents showed different results.

Being inconsistent and compliant: The moderating role of the preference for consistency in the door-in-the-face technique

2017 ◽  
Vol 115 ◽  
pp. 54-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Cantarero ◽  
Malgorzata Gamian-Wilk ◽  
Dariusz Dolinski
Keyword(s):  
The Face ◽  
Moderating Role

Work Engagement in the Face of Terrorism: The Moderating Role of Trait Resilience

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 461-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omer Farooq Malik ◽  
Asif Shahzad ◽  
Muhammad Mustafa Raziq
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
The Face ◽  
Trait Resilience ◽  
Moderating Role

Testing the Strain Theory of Suicide – The Moderating Role of Social Support

Crisis ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bob Lew ◽  
Ksenia Chistopolskaya ◽  
Yanzheng Liu ◽  
Mansor Abu Talib ◽  
Olga Mitina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Strain Theory ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychological Strains ◽  
Moderating Role

Abstract. Background: According to the strain theory of suicide, strains, resulting from conflicting and competing pressures in an individual's life, are hypothesized to precede suicide. But social support is an important factor that can mitigate strains and lessen their input in suicidal behavior. Aims: This study was designed to assess the moderating role of social support in the relation between strain and suicidality. Methods: A sample of 1,051 employees were recruited in Beijing, the capital of China, through an online survey. Moderation analysis was performed using SPSS PROCESS Macro. Social support was measured with the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and strains were assessed with the Psychological Strains Scale. Results: Psychological strains are a good predictor of suicidality, and social support, a basic need for each human being, moderates and decreases the effects of psychological strains on suicidality. Limitations: The cross-sectional survey limited the extent to which conclusions about causal relationships can be drawn. Furthermore, the results may not be generalized to the whole of China because of its diversity. Conclusion: Social support has a tendency to mitigate the effects of psychological strains on suicidality.

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