Interactive effects of perceived social exclusion and self-construal on recycling behavior

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 491-503 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ning Zhou ◽  
Jinsong Huang ◽  
Tao Wei
Keyword(s):  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Self Construal ◽  
Interdependent Self ◽  
Perceived Behavior Control ◽  
Recycling Behavior

Findings from previous studies demonstrating the effects of perceived social exclusion on social behaviors have been inconsistent. We used self-construal as a moderator to test the effects of perceived social exclusion on recycling behavior. A survey of 606 participants was conducted in Beijing, China. Results show that, for the independent self-construal group, perceived social exclusion had significantly negative effects on their recycling attitudes and subjective norms; in contrast, for the interdependent self-construal group, significantly positive effects were identified. In addition, because of differences in their attitudes toward recycling, their subjective norms, and their perceived behavior control, there was a significant difference in recycling behavior between people with a predominantly independent self-construal and people with a predominantly interdependent self-construal. These findings fill gaps in the literature concerning the effects of perceived social exclusion on recycling behavior.

scholarly journals The Psychological Decision-Making Process Model of Giving up Driving under Parking Constraints from the Perspective of Sustainable Traffic

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 7152
Author(s):  
Pan Shuangli ◽  
Zheng Guijun ◽  
Chen Qun
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Data ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Public Transit ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Behavior Control ◽  
Travel Mode ◽  
Behavior Intention ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Perceived Behavior Control ◽  
Perceived Behavior

Parking restrictions can affect the use of cars and become an effective means to promote the sustainable development of urban traffic. To understand the influencing factors of car owners giving up driving due to parking constraints, the research constructs a theoretical model of psychological decision process about giving up driving under parking constraints, based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), and taking the public transit perception as a mediating variable, considering psychological factors. The empirical data were used to verify and modify the model by the Structural Equation Model (SEM) method, and finally the model was determined. The result shows that the choice of travel mode under the constraint of parking berth is not only affected by individual social and economic attributes and travel mode characteristics, but also by psychological latent variables such as behavioral attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavior control, public transportation perception and behavior intention. The subjective norms of car owners about giving up driving have a positive effect on perceived behavioral control and behavioral attitude; perceived behavior control also has an effect on behavior attitude; the behavior attitudes, subjective norms and perceived behavior control all have positive effects on the behavior intention of giving up driving due to parking constraints, among which public transit perception plays a positive adjustable intermediary role. The Integration of Choice and Latent Variable (ICLV) model considering psychological latent variables has a higher fitting degree to empirical data than the traditional Multinomial Logit (MNL) model. Based on the analysis results, some suggestions for auxiliary measures to implement the optimization strategy of parking supply are put forward.

How social exclusion and high self-esteem negatively affect consumer attitudes toward anthropomorphized products

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Ruiheng Fu ◽  
Wei Xu
Keyword(s):  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Consumer Attitudes ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
Marketing Managers ◽  
Socially Excluded

Empirical studies have demonstrated that the anthropomorphism of products has positive effects on consumers' attitudes and behaviors toward those products. However, our findings in two experiments suggest that product anthropomorphism might produce negative effects under certain conditions. People who were socially excluded and who had high self-esteem evaluated anthropomorphized products more negatively than did those with low self-esteem, and the distinctiveness motivation mediated the effect of this interaction of social exclusion and self-esteem on attitudes toward anthropomorphized products. Our findings extend extant knowledge of product anthropomorphism and provide marketing managers with practical suggestions for applying marketing strategies that utilize anthropomorphized products.

scholarly journals Comparative impact of fear appeals and induced hypocrisy advertising in encouraging intent to quit smoking: Applying self-construal theory to consumers’ attitudes

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jae-woong Yoo ◽  
Young-ju Jin
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Significant Degree ◽  
Fear Appeals ◽  
Intent To Quit ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Quit Smoking ◽  
Self Construal ◽  
Interdependent Self ◽  
Attitudes Toward Advertisements ◽  
Practical Implications

This study examined the effect of induced hypocrisy as a new anti-smoking advertisement approach on smokers’ attitudes toward advertisements and their attitudes and intentions toward smoking cessation. It also comparatively analysed the effects of this tactic against those of the fear appeals that have traditionally been used in anti-smoking campaigns. The findings showed highly positive effects from induced hypocrisy on smoker attitudes and intentions toward cessation. Comparison of fear appeals and induced hypocrisy advertising on cessation showed stronger effects from the former on cessation intentions, although not to a statistically significant degree. When smokers were categorised according to self-construal, stronger cessation attitudes and intentions were found among those belonging to the ‘interdependent self’ group than among those in the ‘independent self’ group. Theoretical and practical implications for anti-smoking advertising are also discussed.

scholarly journals Life Stressors, Social Capital, and Mental Distress in Multiethnic Groups of Older Asian Americans

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 634-634
Author(s):  
Yong Ju Cho ◽  
Audrey Hai ◽  
Yuri Jang
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Mental Distress ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
Life Stressors ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Positive Effects

Abstract Using data from older participants from the 2015 Asian American Quality of Life survey (n = 533), the present study assessed direct and interactive effects of life stressors and social capital. The sample includes diverse Asian ethnic groups (Chinese, Asian Indian, Korean, Vietnamese, and others). Among all groups, high levels of mental distress were found in Koreans and Vietnamese. In the multivariate analyses, Korean ethnicity (compared to Chinese) was found to be a significant predictor to mental distress. As significant risk factors to mental distress, all stressor variables accounted for 9% of the variance of mental distress. Social capital variables explained the variance by 4%. None of the interaction terms reached statistical significance. Findings confirmed the negative effects of stressors and the positive effects of social resources across older Asian Americans. However, it was interesting to note that ethnic variations disappeared when stressors and social capitals were taken into considerations.

scholarly journals An Investigation of the Factors that Predict University Instructors’ Intentions to Adopt Social Media into Their Teaching

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhaifallah Alsuhaymi ◽  
Abdullah Alghamdi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Behavior Control ◽  
Intention To Adopt ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
University Instructors ◽  
Perceived Behavior Control ◽  
Social Media Tools

This study identifies the factors that affect faculty members’ intentions to use social media tools in their teaching activities at the Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (IAU). Based on the Decomposed Theory of Planned Behavior (DTPB) model, which was designed on a quantitative approach, the study indicates that attitude and subjective norms are significant predictors for faculty members’ intentions to integrate social media into their teaching, but the perceived behavior control is not a significant factor. The results also show that there was no significant difference in faculty members’ intention to adopt social media for teaching purposes that could be attributed to their gender, nationality, or academic ranks. However, there was a significant difference in faculty intentions between those who teach in Arts and Education colleges and faculty members who teach in Health colleges. Specifically, faculty in the Arts and Education colleges show more significantly intentions to use social media than those in the Health colleges.

scholarly journals Post-traumatic growth during the COVID-19 pandemic in carers of children in Portugal and the UK: cross-sectional online survey

BJPsych Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Stallard ◽  
Ana Isabel Pereira ◽  
Luísa Barros
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Spiritual Change ◽  
Post Traumatic Growth ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
The Uk

Background Although the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health have attracted interest, little attention has focused on its positive effects and possible post-traumatic growth. Aims To assess anxiety, well-being and post-traumatic growth in carers of children aged 6–16 years in Portugal and the UK. Method A cross-sectional online survey of volunteers conducted at the peak of the first wave of COVID-19 during lockdown (1 May to 27 June 2020). Results A total of 385 caregivers (Portuguese, n = 185; UK, n = 200), predominantly mothers (n = 341, 88.6%), completed the survey. The majority were working exclusively from home (n = 271, 70.4%), almost half reported a reduction in income (n = 174, 45.2%), most children were home taught (n = 358, 93%), and 75 (19.5%) identified a family member with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection. In total, 341 caregivers (88.6%) identified positives arising from COVID-19, most commonly related to the post-traumatic growth domains of improved relationships, a greater appreciation of life, discovering and embracing new possibilities, and positive spiritual change. A comparison of those who did (n = 341) and did not (n = 34) report any positives found a significant difference in well-being scores (t373 = 2.24, P = 0.025) but not in anxiety scores (t373 = 0.75, P = 0.45). Conclusions Despite experiencing considerable adversity, examples of post-traumatic growth during the lockdown were common. Although the voluntary online nature of our survey is a limitation, our findings suggest that further research exploring post-traumatic growth following pandemics is warranted.

scholarly journals Perceived Community Support, Users’ Interactions, and Value Co-Creation in Online Health Community: The Moderating Effect of Social Exclusion

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenlong Liu ◽  
Xiucheng Fan ◽  
Rongrong Ji ◽  
Yi Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Community Support ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Affective Value ◽  
General Topic

Online health communities (OHCs) face the same problem as other social media platforms in terms of decreasing activity and user attrition. Drawing upon organizational support theory, this study explores how perceived community support affects user interactions and value co-creation which in turn influence their continuous participation. OHCs act as both health knowledge-sharing platforms and important social media for patients, and thus, interpersonal interactions in OHCs are categorized into health-related and general topic interactions. Considering the identity of patients, this study also examines the moderating effect of user-perceived social exclusion on the relationship between community support and user interaction. A total of 292 valid samples from a diabetic patient community in China were used to examine the proposed hypotheses through structural equation modeling. The results show that: (1) Community support has a positive effect on health topic and general topic interactions; (2) both types of interactions have significant positive effects on users’ perceived functional and social values, while general topic interaction is also related positively to users’ perceived affective value; (3) perceived functional value can result directly in continuous participation, while perceived social value contributes indirectly to continuous participation intention through perceived affective value; and (4) users perceived higher social exclusion are more influenced by community support to participate in health topic interactions than those who perceived lower social exclusion, while no significant difference in general topic interactions between two groups. The results of this study can provide implications for both researchers and practitioners.

scholarly journals The interplay between self-construal, social support, and psychological adaptation of Indian immigrants’ in Greece

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evangelia Kateri ◽  
Evangelos Karademas
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Psychological Adaptation ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Moderation Effect ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Indian Immigrants ◽  
Self Construal ◽  
Interdependent Self ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

In the present study, the interplay between self-construal, social support and psychological adaptation of first generation Indian immigrants residing in Crete (N = 114) was examined. The first aim of the study was to analyze the association of self-construal with anxiety, depression, and self-esteem as indicators of psychological adaptation. It was hypothesized that Indian immigrants would maintain a more interdependent than independent self-construal and that Indians with high interdependent self-construal would receive more social support and have less adaptation problems compared to immigrants’ with a more independent self-construal. Furthermore, the second aim was to examine the relation of social support to self-construal, and psychological adaptation. It was hypothesized that interdependent self-construal would have positive effects on psychological adaptation through social support (mediation). A moderation effect was also hypothesized, in that social support was expected to act protectively for Indians with high interdependence, regarding psychological adaptation. The results verified some of the hypotheses but there were unexpected findings as well. Interdependence was not related to any indices of psychological adaptation, while a negative relationship was found between independent self-construal and self-esteem. Although, social support was not related either to self-construal or to adaptation, it acted as mediator in the relationship between interdependent self-construal and depression. Furthermore, a moderation effect was found on the relationship between independent self-construal and self-esteem. There are certain implications of these findings, regarding the impact of cultural values in counseling and the role of social support in immigrants’ psychological adaptation.

scholarly journals The Effects of Social Media Networking Sites on the Values of Citizenship Among Young Omanis: A Mixed-Approach Investigation

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 111
Author(s):  
Hafidha Suleiman AlBarashdi ◽  
Said Suleiman AlDhafri
Keyword(s):  
Citizenship Education ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Sultan Qaboos University ◽  
Community Institutions ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Mixed Approach

The present study aimed to reveal the positive and negative effects of SNSs on the values of citizenship among young Omanis. The study was applied on two samples. First, it includes a random sample of multiple component stages of 550 young men and women from the Sultan Qaboos University, of whom (295 males and 255 females), has responded to a questionnaire designed by the researchers. The second sample is made up of 14 young youths randomly selected from applied college students in Rustaq, and Technical College in Muscat who participated in focus groups discussion. Results showed that the positive and negative impacts of SNSs on the values of citizenship were great, but the positive effects were stronger than the negative effects. The results also showed a statistically significant difference between male and female youth in the positive effects of the means of SNSs on the values of citizenship in favor of females. Furthermore, the outcome of the focus group discussions showed the employability of SNSs in citizenship education by the promotion of its values among young Omanis through the effective communication between government institutions, educational institutions, community institutions and young Omanis through the SNSs. Finally, there is a need for activating the role of family in the citizenship education.

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