scholarly journals Pregnant Women’s Risk Perception of the Teratogenic Effects of Alcohol Consumption in Pregnancy

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 907 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Corrales-Gutierrez ◽  
Ramon Mendoza ◽  
Diego Gomez-Baya ◽  
Fatima Leon-Larios
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Lower Risk ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Alcohol Exposure ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Teratogenic Effects ◽  
Ample Evidence

There is ample evidence of the teratogenic effects of prenatal alcohol exposure, with long-term consequences throughout the entire life cycle. Nevertheless, research on risk perception of alcohol consumption among pregnant women is scarce. In order to analyze risk perception of alcohol consumption during pregnancy, a cross-sectional study was conducted with a random sample of 426 pregnant women (in their 20th week of gestation) receiving care at the outpatient clinics of a public university hospital in the southern European city of Seville (Spain). Data were collected through structured face-to-face interviews conducted by trained health professionals using a customized questionnaire. Data analysis included structural equation modeling. Only 48.1% of the sample indicated that the sequelae from alcohol consumption during pregnancy were life-long. The structural equation model showed that a lower risk perception about beer and wine consumption, and a lower educational level, were related to more frequent alcohol consumption. Younger participants showed lower risk perception concerning beer consumption. Higher levels of education were related to a greater risk perception of beer. Healthcare institutions should articulate programs that facilitate health advice regarding alcohol consumption during pregnancy, particularly when providing care for women with low educational levels.

scholarly journals The effect of risk communication on preventive and protective Behaviours during the COVID-19 outbreak: mediating role of risk perception

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Taghi Heydari ◽  
Leila Zarei ◽  
Ahmad Kalateh Sadati ◽  
Najmeh Moradi ◽  
Maryam Akbari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Risk Communication ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
And Control ◽  
New Evidence

Abstract Background The COVID-19 outbreak is a global pandemic, during which the community preventive and protective behaviors play a crucial role in the containment and control of infection. This study was designed to contribute to the existing knowledge on how risk communication (RC) and risk perception (RP) affect protective and preventive behaviors (PPB) during the COVID-19 outbreak. Methods The required data were extracted from a national online survey of Iranian adults aged 15 and older during March 15–19, 2020 (n=3213). Data analysis was performed using structural equation modeling. Results The study findings reveal that RC has direct and indirect positive effects on PB. Furthermore, this study also provides new evidence indicating that RP mediates the relationship between RC and PB and there is a two-way relationship between RC and RP. These interactions may have impact on risk communication strategies which should be adopted during this pandemic. Conclusion The study findings have remarkable implications for informing future communications as well as interventions during this ongoing outbreak and subsequent national risk events.

scholarly journals Effects of Socioeconomic Status and Social Support on Violence against Pregnant Women: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis

PLoS ONE ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. e0170469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marizélia Rodrigues Costa Ribeiro ◽  
Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva ◽  
Maria Teresa Seabra Soares de Britto e Alves ◽  
Rosângela Fernandes Lucena Batista ◽  
Cecília Cláudia Costa Ribeiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Modeling Analysis ◽  
Structural Equation Modeling Analysis

scholarly journals The Effects of COVID-19 Risk Perception on Travel Intention: Evidence From Chinese Travelers

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yue Meng ◽  
Asif Khan ◽  
Sughra Bibi ◽  
Haoyue Wu ◽  
Yao Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Risk Levels ◽  
Gender And Education ◽  
Leisure Travelers ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Risk Knowledge

This study attempts to assess the relationship between risk perception, risk knowledge, and travel intentions of Chinese leisure travelers during the COVID-19 pandemic in the framework of social contagion and risk communication theories by analyzing a sample of 1,209 travelers through structural equation modeling (SEM) and path analysis. We used the process macro of Hayes to analyze the moderation effects of age, gender, and education between risk perception, media and interpersonal communication, and risk knowledge. It was found that travelers were more concerned about self-efficacy than severity. Risk perception of travelers predicts the information-seeking process of tourists. This process helps travelers to accumulate risk information that influences their travel intentions. Travelers give more importance to interpersonal (contagion) communication in making a traveling decision. Demographic factors influence traveling decision-making; women travelers were found to be more risk resilient than men. Young travelers seek information at low- and old travelers at high-risk levels. Marketing implications also provided.

scholarly journals CUSTOMER PURCHASE INTENTION ON SHARIA MUTUAL FUND PRODUCTS: A TPB APPROACH

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Evie Octarina ◽  
Hartoyo Hartoyo ◽  
Irfan Syauqi Beik
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Mutual Fund ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Subjective Norm ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control

This study aimed to determine the influence of variables in TPB (attitude toward behavior, perceived behavioral control, subjective norm), religiosity, knowledge, and risk perception to intention purchase of sharia mutual fund. The sample in this study was customer of Bank Sharia XYZ of 164 customers. The analysis applied in this study was Structural Equation Modeling-Partial Least Square. The result of this research showed that the independent variable had positive and significant influence to dependent variables attitude toward behavior and subjective norm. Religiosity and knowledge have no significant influence toward intention to purchase, while perceived behavioral control and risk perception had no significant influence with intention to purchases. The other result showed that religiosity had a positive significant influence to attitude toward behavior. The conclusion of this research shown that religiosity is the factor which influence attitude toward behavior, attitude toward behavior and subjective norm are the factors which influence intention purchase of sharia mutual fund.

scholarly journals The effect of the Information-Motivation-Behavioral skills (IMB) model variables on Orthorexia Nervosa behaviors of pregnant women

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayşe Taştekin Ouyaba ◽  
Pınar Çiçekoğlu Öztürk
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Stress Test ◽  
Orthorexia Nervosa ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Level Of Evidence ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Behavioral Skills

Abstract Purpose This study aims to test the effect of the components of the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model on Orthorexia Nervosa (ON) behavior of pregnant women and health outcomes using a hypothetical model. Methods The study is cross-sectional research and was carried out with 350 pregnant women who had the Non-Stress Test in the obstetrics outpatient clinic of a university hospital. The participants were selected using the convenience sampling method. The data were collected with a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using the structural equation model.Results It was found that 26.6% of pregnant women had an ON tendency. Higher levels of information on healthy eating cause more ON behaviors (β=-0.25, p<.001). The higher motivation for healthy eating (β=0.71, p<.001) and a higher tendency to ON behaviors (β=-0.18, p=.001) are associated with better health outcomes.Conclusion Our findings show that high levels of information and motivation about healthy eating affect ON tendency and health outcomes. The findings are significant in that they lead and guide the interventions for the detection, prevention, and treatment of ON during pregnancy.Level of Evidence: Level V, cross-sectional study

scholarly journals Mediating Effects of Risk Perception on Association Between Social Support and Coping with COVID-19: An Online Survey

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dian-Jeng Li ◽  
Nai-Ying Ko ◽  
Yu-Ping Chang ◽  
Cheng-Fang Yen ◽  
Yi-Lung Chen
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Active Coping ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
And Coping

Abstract Backgrounds:This study aimed to develop a model for estimating the mediating effects of risk perception and confidence on the association between perceived social support and active coping with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic among people in Taiwan. Methods:The data of 1,970 participants recruited from a Facebook advertisement was analyzed. Perceived social support, active coping with COVID-19, risk perception and confidence were evaluated using self-administered questionnaires.Results:The structural equation modeling was applied to verify the direct and indirect effects between variables. The mediation model demonstrated that lower perceived social support was significantly associated with a higher level of active coping with COVID-19, and this was mediated by a higher level of risk perception. Conclusions:The present study identified the importance of risk perception on the public’s coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF REPRESENTATIVENESS, AVAILABILITY, ANCHORING, RISK PERCEPTION, AND HERDING ON INVESTMENT DECISIONS SYARIAH INVESTORS

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-92
Author(s):  
Rico Priandana Loris ◽  
Prabowo Yudo Jayanto
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Investment Decisions ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Psychological Bias ◽  
Positive Effect

Investors do not always think rationally but sometimes think irrational. Decision-making based on irrational thinking is influenced by a psychological bias which often leads to wrong decisions. This study aims to find empirical evidence of the influence of representativeness, availability, anchoring, risk perception, and herding on the investment decisions of sharia investors who open stock accounts at Phintraco Sekuritas Semarang. The population in this study were investors who have opened Islamic stock accounts at Phintraco Sekuritas Semarang. The sample is respondents who have opened Islamic stock accounts at Phintraco Sekuritas Semarang. The sampling technique used was simple random sampling and data collection techniques used a questionnaire. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results showed that representativeness, anchoring, risk perception, and herding have a significant positive effect on the investment decisions of Islamic investors. Meanwhile, the availability variable does not affect investment decisions in Islamic investors.

scholarly journals PENGARUH KEPERCAYAAN DAN RISIKO TERPERSEPSI TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN DARING DENGAN HARGA TERPERSEPSI SEBAGAI VARIABEL PEMODERASI (STUDI KASUS PADA SHOPEE INDONESIA)

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tisia Priskila
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Purchasing Decisions ◽  
Moderator Variable ◽  
Perceived Price ◽  
Negative Effect

This study aims to determine the effect of trust and risk perception on online purchasing decisions and the influence of price perception as a moderator variable on trust, risk perception, and online purchasing decisions. The analysis method used is PLS-SEM (Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modeling) with a sample of 100 respondents. The results show that trust has a positive effect on online purchasing decisions and perceived risk has a negative effect on online purchasing decisions. Perceived price as a moderating variable weakens the influence of trust on online purchasing decisions but it does not have an influence on the relationship between risk perception and online buying decisions.<br />Keywords: trust, perceived risk, perceived price, purchase decision

scholarly journals Predictors of Memory and Processing Speed Dysfunctions after Traumatic Brain Injury

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Winardi ◽  
Aij-Lie Kwan ◽  
Tse-Lun Wang ◽  
Yu-Feng Su ◽  
Chun-Po Yen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Processing Speed ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Clinical Predictors ◽  
Neurosurgical Department ◽  
Adult Intelligence Scale ◽  
Memory Processing

Background. The aims of this study were to evaluate the predictive value of admission Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores, duration of unconsciousness, neurosurgical intervention, and countercoup lesion on the impairment of memory and processing speed functions six months after a traumatic brain injury (TBI) based on a structural equation modeling.Methods. Thirty TBI patients recruited from Neurosurgical Department at the Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital were administered the Wechsler Memory Scale-III (WMS-III) and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-III processing speed index to evaluate the memory and processing speed functions.Results. The study showed that GCS scores accounted for 40% of the variance in memory/processing speed. No significant predictive effects were found for the other three variables. GCS classification at the time of TBI seems to correspond moderately to the severity of memory/processing speed dysfunctions.Conclusions. The present study demonstrated that admission GCS score is a robust predictor of memory/processing speed dysfunctions after TBI. The results should be replicated with a large sample of patients with TBI, or be extended by examining other potential clinical predictors.

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