Effects of luck beliefs on consumers' variety-seeking behavior

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Jianbin Zhao ◽  
Zheng Li ◽  
Guobao Xiong
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Choice ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Variety Seeking ◽  
Optimum Stimulation Level ◽  
Stimulation Level ◽  
Seeking Behavior

From a risk perspective and using the courage–ability–willingness theory in relation to consumer choice, we built a model with luck beliefs as the independent variable, psychological security and self-efficacy as mediating variables, optimum stimulation level as the moderating variable, and variety seeking as the outcome variable. We conducted an online survey and analyzed data from 593 participants using structural equation modeling. The results show that personal luckiness and belief in luck positively affected variety seeking, psychological security and self-efficacy mediated the influence of luck beliefs on variety seeking, and optimum stimulation level positively affected variety seeking and positively moderated the effect of personal luck on variety seeking. However, the moderating effect of belief in luck on variety seeking was nonsignificant. Practical and theoretical implications of the findings are discussed.

scholarly journals Perilaku Pencarian Variasi: Ditinjau Dari Perspektif Psikologi Dan Imbasnya Pada Loyalitas Kesikapan Konsumen

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Iin Mayasari
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Hypotheses Testing ◽  
Variety Seeking ◽  
Attitudinal Loyalty ◽  
Optimum Stimulation Level ◽  
Stimulation Level ◽  
Psychology Perspective ◽  
The Impact

This study examines the model that explains the internal aspect as the stimulusi in influencing consumers to do variety seeking. The conceptual model is discussed by applying the psychology perspective of the optimum stimulation level and the impact on attitudinal loyalty. The number of questionnaires is 1100 exemplars and distributed to seven universities in Yogyakarta. However, the appropriate questionnaires to be further analyzed are 654 exemplars. The hypotheses testing uses the structural equation modeling.

scholarly journals Challenges facing students to adopting the blackboard system: The case study of the University of Ha’il in Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Alkhaldi et al. ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Computer Anxiety ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
Blackboard System ◽  
The University

This study seeks to identify the challenges facing students through the adoption of a blackboard system at the University of Ha’il in the KSA. Though the blackboard system has an effective role in the educational context, the adoption of the learning system in educational institutes is still in its infancy. However, students face various types of challenges that could affect their adoption and usage of the blackboard system. The previous researches on blackboard systems produced general rules, and studied a lot of common factors, did not consider the specific human factors. This study uses a quantitative research method. An online survey questionnaire was employed for data collection. For data analysis, SPSS was used for descriptive analysis; Structural equation modeling using AMOS software was applied. The results confirmed that the user’s LMS experience leaves a positive effect on the perception of the usefulness of the Blackboard system, but not computer anxiety. In addition, user’s LMS experience has a moderating effect on the relationship between self-efficacy and their perception of the usefulness of the Blackboard system. This moderating effect reflects that the more student’s LMS experience is the more affected their computer self-efficacy to perceive the Blackboard system more useful. This study produces theoretical and practical implications, and recommendations for the University of Ha’il should move forward with a learning platform.

Determinants of consumption intention of Chinese cuisines for foreigners: the mediating role of variety seeking behavior

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wang Xuhui ◽  
Asif Muhammad ◽  
Samia Ayyub
Keyword(s):  
Food Quality ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Liaoning Province ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Variety Seeking ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Utilitarian Value ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Food Novelty

Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the factors affecting the consumption intention of Chinese cuisines for the foreigners living in China. The study also explains the role of variety seeking behavior of consumers in the consumption intention of Chinese cuisines. Design/methodology/approach The quantitative data were obtained using a structured questionnaire that is based on Dalian, Liaoning province, of People’s Republic of China. A total of 305 responses were collected, and out of which, 282 were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Findings The results indicate that food novelty and utilitarian value are better predictors of consumption intention of Chinese cuisines. The food quality is also found to be significant with consumption of Chinese cuisines. The variety seeking behavior of consumers found to mediate the relationship of food quality, food novelty and utilitarian value with consumption intention toward Chinese cuisines. Originality/value The contribution made by the current study is twofold. First, the value of study lies in identifying the factors that are responsible for food consumption intention of foreigners in China, which is an overlooked area in the previous literature. Second, the study also establishes the role of variety seeking behavior of consumers in consumption intention. The authoritative construct of variety seeking behavior matches well with the context of the current study, as the Chinese cuisine is well renowned in the world for its wide variety. Further, the findings are valuable to the stakeholders of restaurant industry in guiding them on how best they can attract foreign consumers toward local Chinese cuisines.

scholarly journals Effects of Personal Hygiene Habits on Self-Efficacy for Preventing Infection, Infection-Preventing Hygiene Behaviors, and Product-Purchasing Behaviors

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 9483
Author(s):  
Hyun Jung Yoo ◽  
Eugene Song
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Virus Spread ◽  
The Public ◽  
Hygiene Management

Since there is no cure for the COVID-19 pandemic yet, personal hygiene management is important for protecting oneself from the deadly virus. Personal hygiene management comes from personal hygiene habits. Thus, this study investigated the association between personal hygiene habits, consumers’ infection-prevention behaviors, and the effects of social support on the latter. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire survey of 620 Korean adults. An online survey agency was used to conduct the questionnaire over eight days, from 18 May to 25 May 2020. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The results were as follows. First, personal hygiene habits positively affected self-efficacy for infection prevention (β = 0.123, p < 0.01). Moreover, personal hygiene habits indirectly affected virus spread-prevention behaviors (β = 0.457, p < 0.000) and product-purchasing behaviors for infection prevention (β = 0.146, p < 0.01) through self-efficacy for infection prevention. Second, informational support for infection prevention increased self-efficacy influence for infection prevention on the virus spread prevention behaviors among the public (composite reliability: −2.627). Thus, continued education of the public is imperative to ensuring compliance with personal hygiene practices. Furthermore, timely dissemination of relevant information on infection-prevention practices through various media during an infection outbreak is critical.

scholarly journals Burned or engaged teachers? The role of mindfulness, self-efficacy, teacher and students’ relationships, and the mediating role of intrapersonal and interpersonal mindfulness

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nieves Moyano ◽  
Maria C. Perez-Yus ◽  
Paola Herrera-Mercadal ◽  
Mayte Navarro-Gil ◽  
Sandra Valle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Years Of Experience ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Teacher Student ◽  
Interpersonal Mindfulness

AbstractThis study had the goal to examine factors that are associated with burnout and engagement among teachers from diverse educational stages. Among these factors, we analyzed socio-demographic aspects, such as gender, age and years of experience, and other psychological teacher-related variables like teacher’s self-efficacy and teacher-student relationships. We also considered the potential mediating role of mindfulness in these relationships. The sample was made up by 425 Spanish teachers who answered an online survey. We administered the following measures: Revised version of the Teacher’s Burnout Questionnaire, Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, Mindfulness in Teaching Scale –which distinguished between intrapersonal and interpersonal mindfulness-, Teacher’s Sense of Self-efficacy Scale, and some questions related to the relationships between students and teachers in the classroom. We conducted a mediational analysis through structural equation modeling (SEM). Our findings indicated that both intrapersonal and interpersonal mindfulness mediated the relation between self-efficacy, which played a direct and an indirect role, the teacher-student relationship, and burnout and engagement. The socio-demographic variables of gender and years of experience played a significant role in mindfulness. The teachers with more self-efficacy were more likely to pay attention to their daily activity and to show more receptivity with their students, which resulted in lower burnout and more engagement. In addition, better relationships with students led to higher intrapersonal mindfulness levels, which mediated the relation with burnout and engagement. These relations varied depending on specific burnout and engagement dimensions. We discuss the implications of these findings for improving teachers´ implication in the education field.

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.

scholarly journals Weakened Patient Loyalty Model at Beauty Clinics: Based on Variety Seeking Behavior, Dissatisfaction, Negative WOM and Brand Switching

2020 ◽  
Vol 86 ◽  
pp. 01032
Author(s):  
Herni Justiana Astuti ◽  
Suryo Budi Santoso
Keyword(s):  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Variety Seeking ◽  
Brand Switching ◽  
Patient Loyalty ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
One Year ◽  
Significant Direct Effect ◽  
Composite Reliability

The purpose of this study was to design the Weakened Loyalty model through Variety Seeking Behavior, Dissatisfaction, Negative WOM and Brand Switching. The sample in this study was a patient of a beauty clinic who did treatment for one year or more and had moved from another clinic. The sample used was 173 respondents. Data analysis using Structural Equation Modeling with PLS approach. The data meets convergent validity and composite reliability. The results of the analysis prove that negative WOM, variety seeking behavior and dissatisfaction are factors that have the potential to weaken loyalty, because these three variables have a significant direct effect on brand switching. However, it does not directly affect patients to really weaken loyalty. Dissatisfaction can mediate relationship between Negative WOM and Brand Switching.

scholarly journals Developing an Instrument for Assessing Self-Efficacy in Data Mining and Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Min Wang ◽  
Chei-Chang Chiou ◽  
Wen-Chang Wang ◽  
Chun-Jung Chen
Keyword(s):  
Data Mining ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Information Overload ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Continuous Progress ◽  
Data Mining And Analysis

With the continuous progress and penetration of automated data collection technology, enterprises and organizations are facing the problem of information overload. The demand for expertise in data mining and analysis is increasing. Self-efficacy is a pivotal construct that is significantly related to willingness and ability to perform a particular task. Thus, the objective of this study is to develop an instrument for assessing self-efficacy in data mining and analysis. An initial measurement list was developed based on the skills and abilities about executing data mining and analysis, and expert recommendations. A useful sample of 103 university students completed the online survey questionnaire. A 19-item four-factor model was extracted by exploratory factor analysis. Using the partial least squares-structural equation modeling technique (PLS-SEM), the model was cross-examined. The instrument showed satisfactory reliability and validity. The proposed instrument will be of value to researchers and practitioners in evaluating an individual’s abilities and readiness in executing data mining and analysis.

Stereotype Threat and Career Goals Among Women in STEM: Mediating and Moderating Roles of Perfectionism

2019 ◽  
pp. 089484531988465
Author(s):  
Chaihua Lin ◽  
Eric D. Deemer
Keyword(s):  
Stereotype Threat ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Career Goals ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Undergraduate Women ◽  
Mediating Mechanisms ◽  
And Mathematics

This study examines how the interplay between individual and contextual factors contributes to the academic and career outcomes of female science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) students. Hypotheses regarding the indirect influence of stereotype threat on STEM career goals were assessed. Data were collected from 323 undergraduate women students in STEM disciplines through an online survey. Using structural equation modeling, results revealed that (a) perfectionism mediated the relationship between stereotype threat and self-efficacy, and (b) stereotype threat was distally associated with career goals through the mediating mechanisms of perfectionism, self-efficacy, and interest. In an alternative model, perfectionism was also not found to moderate the indirect association between stereotype threat and interest. Recommendations for future research and implications for practice are presented.

scholarly journals What Explains Natives and Sojourners Preventive Health Behavior in a Pandemic: Role of Media and Scientific Self-Efficacy

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang Keren ◽  
Ahmad Nabeel Siddiquei ◽  
Muhammad Azfar Anwar ◽  
Fahad Asmi ◽  
Qing Ye
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Protective Behavior

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a severe global public health emergency. The current research investigated and compared “Natives and Sojourners” health-protective behavior in Mainland China during the pandemic. We adopted a unified view to propose our theoretical model by adapting the Health Belief Model (HBM) and Institutional Theory (IT). The data obtained through an online survey questionnaire from 435 respondents during the second and third quarters of were analyzed. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to empirically analyze the proposed model. The media self-efficacy (MSE), scientific self-efficacy (SSE), perceived health risks (PHRs), and the perceived benefits of being protected have positive and significant effects on the definition of health-protective behavioral intentions among natives and sojourners in mainland China. Media and SSE can play a strategic role in formulating public health-protective behavior. The current research recommends an effective communication with sojourners during crisis for them to be a part of the national crisis management plan (i.e., infectious disease).

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