scholarly journals From Demographic Bonus to Health Bonus: How to Use Social Media to Improve Older People’s Willingness to Delay Retirement (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiming Ma ◽  
Changyong Liang ◽  
Dongxiao Gu ◽  
Shuping Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Work Stress ◽  
Work Ability ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Aging Population ◽  
The Self ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Elderly Workers

BACKGROUND The problems associated with an aging population have become a worldwide challenge, affecting multiple countries and regions. While high-income countries have the challenges of an aging population and declining demographic dividend, they also have an elderly population (at and above 60 years old) that are healthier, with better working capabilities, compared with low-income countries. Therefore, promoting the transformation of the “demographic bonus “to “health bonus”, and improving the working life, will reduce the aging population’s negative impact on the structure of the labor force. OBJECTIVE Understanding the demand of employees aged 60 and above, as well as how to enhance their ability to work and willingness to delay retirement, has great economic and social value and important theoretical significance. This paper narrows the focus of all sectors of the community to the sector of elderly workers, so as to actively improve their workplace conditions and create a better environment for them, thus promoting the health bonus. METHODS This study based on the theories relating social support and work ability, and studies the willingness to delay retirement of the elderly from the perspective of social media. And focuses on how the usage of social media by elderly workers influences their work ability (related to both physical and mental health) and work stress, which affected their willingness to delay retirement. This study proposed structural equation model was constructed to studies this question. RESULTS The questionnaire respondents (staff over 55 years old), and they obtained the questionnaire from social media, and 1020 valid questionnaires were recovered. Results from structural equation modeling suggested that the usage of social media at work has a positive impact on elderly workers. In a working state, information support is the main factor affecting the self-efficacy of elderly workers, as compared with emotional support, the self-efficacy has an impact on work ability and ability to regulate work stress. Work ability and work stress have an equally important impact on one’s willingness to delay retirement, while social support has a relatively small impact on this willingness. CONCLUSIONS Our study shows that for elderly workers, the willingness to delay retirement is mainly affected by work ability and external work stress. Social support gained from social media can effectively help older people to enhance their work ability and to ease work stress. The results of the model hypothesis test provide the characteristics of elderly workers’ need of social support.

scholarly journals Relationships between Social Support, Social Status Perception, Social Identity, Work Stress, and Safety Behavior of Construction Site Management Personnel

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3184
Author(s):  
Ying-Hua Huang ◽  
Chen-Yu Sung ◽  
Wei Tong Chen ◽  
Shu-Shun Liu
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Social Status ◽  
Work Stress ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Construction Site ◽  
Site Management ◽  
Safety Behavior ◽  
Management Personnel

The occupational injury death rate and mortality ratio owing to cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases in the construction industry are the highest among all industries in Taiwan. Reducing work stress and improving safety behavior is a must for reducing occupational disasters and diseases. Construction site management personnel’s safety behavior is an important paradigm for construction workers. This study explored the relationships among work stress, safety behavior, professional identity, social status perception, and social support for construction site management personnel by using structural equation modeling (SEM). The results indicated that low work stress can lead to favorable safety behavior. Greater company support, family support, and professional identity reduce work stress. Social status perception negatively influences work stress indirectly through the mediation of professional identity. The results revealed that construction site management personnel working within an exempt employee system (i.e., no overtime pay and compensatory leave) exhibited a significantly higher effort/reward ratio than those without this system. Gender, headquarter location, and site location also significantly influenced the on-site management personnel’s effort/reward ratio.

scholarly journals FACTORS AFFECTING SUBJECTIVE WELL BEING OF TRANSFEMORAL PROSTHESIS USER IN INDONESIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 269-274
Author(s):  
Nur Rachmat ◽  
Mohammad Fanani ◽  
Darsono Darsono ◽  
Suwarto Suwarto
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Negative Feeling ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Patient Will ◽  
Transfemoral Prosthesis

Study Design: This research is Quantitative Research using analytic observational with a cross-sectional approach. Background: Amputation hurts patients physically, psychologically and socially. Permanent physical disability due to amputation affects the thought, feeling and behavior of the patient, because patient will have the negative feeling on body image that can cause a feeling that he is not useful, worry about losing his job, pessimistic about the future and limit social relationships with self-withdrawal, so that patient will experience depression. Objectives: This research is to determine the factor affecting the subjective well being of transfemoral prosthesis users in Indonesia. Methods: The sample in this study was 110 users of the transfemoral prosthesis with a simple random sampling technique. The Data collection technique is using questionnaires and documentation. It was used Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to analyze the data. Results: The result of this study had a statistically significant effect between motivation (p = 0.031), self-efficacy (p = 0.030), religiosity (p = 0.020), social support (p = 0.027), and optimism (p = 0.033) toward subjective well being. Conclusions: motivation, self-efficacy, religiosity, social support and optimism are the factors affecting the subjective well being of transfemoral prosthesis users in Indonesia. Clinical Relevance: Patient who had undergone amputation will have an effect on their subjective well being. It is important to know the factor affecting subjective well being of above knee amputation that use prosthesis. The factors are motivation, self-efficacy, religiosity, social support and optimism.

scholarly journals Social-Emotional Profile of Children with and without Learning Disabilities: The Relationships with Perceived Loneliness, Self-Efficacy and Well-Being

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (20) ◽  
pp. 7358
Author(s):  
Tali Heiman ◽  
Dorit Olenik-Shemesh
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
School Students

The current study examined whether perceived social support mediated the effects of loneliness and self-efficacy on well-being among students with or without a learning disability (LD). Participants included 834 elementary, middle, and high school students from Israel (29.6% students with LDs) who completed self-report questionnaires. The results of structural equation modeling indicate that social support mediates the indirect effects of age, gender, loneliness and self-efficacy on well-being. In addition, the results show differences between groups, as non-LD girls noted a higher self-efficacy and well-being than boys, and well-being had indirect effects in the non-LD group than in the LD group. These results indicate students with LDs have a unique social-emotional profile that affects their well-being. The study highlights the importance of enhancing self-efficacy and reducing loneliness in order to increase social support, thus predicting positive well-being. Effective and practical educational programs are needed for both groups across age and gender.

scholarly journals Factors affecting breast-feeding practice among a sample of Iranian women: a structural equation modeling approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Reyhaneh Rafizadeh ◽  
Zahra Heidari ◽  
Mahmood Karimy ◽  
Fereshteh Zamani-Alavijeh ◽  
Marzieh Araban
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Breast Feeding ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Feeding Practice ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Breastfeeding Intention ◽  
And Behavior

Abstract Background Breastfeeding is one of the most sensitive stages in the development of children, having many benefits for the mother and the child. The present study aimed to determine factors associated with breastfeeding intention and behavior in mothers living in Taft County, Iran. Methods In this cross-sectional design, the statistical population consisted of 420 mothers with infants under 1 year of age living in Taft County of Yazd province, Iran. The research data were collected from health records of infants under one in health centers of the county as well as a researcher-made questionnaire including demographic information, knowledge and attitude towards breastfeeding, social support and perceived self-efficacy, and breastfeeding intention and behavior. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) based on AMOS 18 were employed to analyze the relationship between research variables. Results The mean age of mothers was 28.04 ± 6.49 year and the children were 10 ± 6 months. Half of the mothers (50.3%) had cesarean sections and more than half (55.8%) of the children were males. Mothers’ attitude (β = 0.442; 95% CI: 0.284, 0.599), self-efficacy (β = 0.186; 95% CI: 0.047, 0.324) and perceived social support (β = 0.178; 95% CI: 0.035, 0.322) were respectively the strongest predictors of breastfeeding intention. Besides, the breastfeeding intention affected breastfeeding behavior with a high coefficient (0.857; 95% CI: 0.735, 0.979). Conclusions The study provided informative pathways on the association of maternal attitude, social support and self-efficacy with breast feeding behavior. These findings could be useful for designing health education and promotion programs about breast feeding among women.

Social media use and entrepreneurial intention: The mediating role of self-efficacy

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (11) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Yan Huang ◽  
Jie Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Mediating Role

Social media is becoming a platform for student entrepreneurship; however, little is known about the influence of social media use on students' entrepreneurial intention. This study investigated social media use as a predictor of students' entrepreneurial intention, with consideration given to the mediating role of self-efficacy. Questionnaires were given to undergraduate students at three Chinese public universities, and 524 effective responses were received. We used structural equation modeling to test our hypotheses. The results show that social media use was indirectly related to students' entrepreneurial intention via self-efficacy. Our findings extend the literature on the social media use–entrepreneurial intention link, and highlight the importance of self-efficacy in this link. Thus, educators could endorse social media tools and encourage students to incorporate these into their entrepreneurial activities.

The relationship between needs, motivations and information sharing behaviors on social media: focus on the self-connection and social connection

2022 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Miyea Kim ◽  
Mina Jun ◽  
Jeongsoo Han
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Social Connection ◽  
Psychological Benefits ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Sharing Behavior

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the factors that influence the information sharing behavior of individuals on social media. Furthermore, the study analyzes the effect that individuals’ self-connection to social media has on information sharing through self-efficacy and the effect of social-connection on information sharing through empathy.Design/methodology/approachA survey questionnaire was developed and distributed to social media users from general participants in the Republic of Korea. A total of 824 valid responses were obtained. Hypotheses were tested using structural equation modeling and applying SmartPLS 3.0.FindingsThe result indicated that individuals are motivated to share information through self-connection and social connection. Furthermore, the mediation analysis revealed that the effect of self-connection on information sharing in social media is mediated by self-efficacy. Also, social connection will increase information sharing not only directly but also indirectly through its positive effect on empathy.Originality/valueThe authors focused on the basic needs of humans and tried to reveal the relationship between human needs and motivational beliefs, which are self-efficacy and empathy, and information sharing behavior on social media. Through the individual's fundamental needs that social media can satisfy, individuals will gain positive psychological benefits through using social media. This study considered what psychological benefits social media can provide.

Psychosocial Correlates of Physical Activity in Two Cultural Contexts: Different Pathways?

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 581-593 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro Silva ◽  
Ryan Lott ◽  
K. A. S. Wickrama ◽  
Jorge Mota ◽  
Greg Welk
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Physical Activity Promotion ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Activity Promotion ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Youth Physical Activity ◽  
Youth Activity

Background:If the Youth Physical Activity Promotion (YPAP) model adequately explains youth physical activity (PA) in 2 different cultures and with 2 different sets of instruments, it would suggest that the model has broad utility for youth activity promotion.Methods:Two samples from different countries were used: sample 1—USA, 159 students (n = 83 girls) mean age 11.52 ± 1.40 years; sample 2—Portugal, 203 students (n = 125 girls) mean age 14.99 ± 1.55 years. PA was assessed by accelerometry. The YPAP model was analyzed through structural equation modeling using AMOS (version 17.0).Results:In sample 1, social-support had a direct association on MVPA (β = .58, P < .001), enjoyment (β = .70, P < .05), and self-efficacy (β = –.66, P < .001). Enjoyment significantly predicted MVPA (β = .60, P < .001) and self-efficacy significantly predicted MVPA (β = .55, P < .001). In sample 2, social-support had a direct effect on MVPA (β = .33, P < .05), significantly predicted enjoyment (β = –.43, P < .001), and significantly predicted self-efficacy (β = .63, P < .001). Self-efficacy was a significant predictor of MVPA (β = .14, P < .001) but enjoyment was not.Conclusions:Differences were noted in the nature of the relationships and the relative importance. Self-efficacy and social support had significant effects on MVPA in both samples—despite differences in the way that they were measured and operationalized.

scholarly journals Dimensions of Motivation in Teaching: Relations with Social Support Climate, Teacher Efficacy, Emotional Exhaustion, and Job Satisfaction

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Gamaliel Gonzales ◽  
Roselyn Gonzales ◽  
Felix Costan ◽  
Celbert Himang
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Teacher Job Satisfaction ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Supervisory Support

This study explored how teachers' peer support climate (PSC) and supervisory support climate (SSC) were related to teacher self-efficacy (TSE), teacher job satisfaction (TJS), teacher emotional exhaustion (TEE), and motivation to quit the teaching profession (MQTP) among teachers in the Philippines. Participants were 457 teachers in the Central Visayas Region. Structural equation modeling (SEM) indicated that MQTP varies as to self-efficacy, emotional exhaustion, and job satisfaction. Responses among all constructs do not vary among novice and experienced teachers except on TJS. The findings of the research advocate the proposed model. The model can guide future researchers in developing countries like the Philippines to explain teachers’ attrition caused by social support, efficacy factors, burnout, and job satisfaction.

Direct and Indirect Effects of Social Support on Youth Physical Activity Behavior

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro Silva ◽  
Ryan Lott ◽  
Jorge Mota ◽  
Greg Welk
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Support ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Direct Effect ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Activity Promotion ◽  
Youth Physical Activity

Social support (SS) from parents and peers are key reinforcing factors in the Youth Physical Activity Promotion (YPAP) model. This study aims to identify the relative contribution of parental and peer SS on youth participation in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA). Participants included 203 high school students (n = 125 girls; mean age 14.99 ± 1.55 years). MVPA was assessed by accelerometry. SS influences were evaluated using a well-established scale. Structural equation modeling measured (AMOS, Version 19) the relative fit of the YPAP models using both parental and peer SS. Parental SS had significant associations with both predisposing factors, enjoyment (β = .62, p < .01), and self-efficacy (β= .32, p < .01), as well a direct effect on MVPA (β = .30, p < .01). Peer SS had direct effect on MVPA (β = .33, p < .05), also significantly influenced levels of enjoyment (β = .47, p < .01) and self-efficacy (β = .67, p < .01). In both models self-efficacy mediated the influence on MVPA. The direct effects for parents and peers were similar. This demonstrates that both parental and peer social support exert a strong influence on adolescent MVPA.

The Role of Self-Efficacy and Social Support in Improving Life Satisfaction

2016 ◽  
Vol 224 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nagarajan Gayathri ◽  
Parthasarathy Karthikeyan
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Antecedents And Consequences ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Family Enrichment

Abstract. This paper analyzes the relationship between self-efficacy, work support, family support, and life satisfaction and it also explores the mediating role of work-to-family enrichment and family-to-work enrichment. The participants (n = 568) were from different occupational groups including high technology organizations, hospitals, schools, factories, and government. The correlation analyses and structural equation modeling were performed to explore the relationship existing between the variables. It is found that there exists a positive relationship between self-efficacy, social support, and life satisfaction. Work family enrichment partially mediates the relationship between the studied antecedents and consequences. The work indicates that organizations need to consider ways to not only reduce conflict, but also increase enrichment, which will drive the main outcome variable of overall life satisfaction of the employees.

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