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Many countries have begun to recognise the importance of their public image in boosting inbound tourism. Following this trend, many destination marketing organisations have begun to promote their country image to attract foreigners, and the relationship between country image and tourists' behavioural intentions has been examined in tourism research. This study explores the mechanism that generates repeat visits from overseas tourists by investigating tourists' information processes when visiting a foreign country and how these processes eventually foster their revisit intentions. This study tested an established hypothesis, following an online survey of actual repeat U.S. tourists in Japan. The results revealed that the causal path linking memorable tourism experiences (MTEs) to revisit intention is driven by tourism satisfaction, revised macro country image (RMCI), and consumer affinity. Furthermore, the RMCI fosters revisit intention only when mediated by consumer affinity. This study contributes in the following manner: first, it provides a research model for investigating the sequential mechanism that generates repeat visits from overseas tourists combining country-of-origin research with tourism research; second, it introduces the RMCI as a cognitive country image index to examine the effects of the two types of post-visit evaluations (MTEs and tourism satisfaction). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

How mobile wallet service experience (MWSX) form brand loyalty? Are there symmetric or asymmetric connections between MWSX dimensions and brand loyalty? Are there any factors that intervene in the linkage between MWSX and brand loyalty? To answer these questions, present study explored dimensions of MWSX and proposed a novel serially mediated framework to comprehend asymmetric and symmetric relationship among MWSX dimensions and brand loyalty. The research adopted Stimulus-Organism-Response (S–O–R) theory as its theoretical foundation, highlighting its distinctive approach. Utilising structural equation modeling (SEM) and fuzzy sets qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA), the current study disclosed three major findings. First, except for efficiency and aesthetics, results revealed a significant positive impact of MWSX dimensions (reliability, security & privacy and customer service) on brand loyalty. Second, association between MWSX dimensions (reliability, security & privacy and customer service) and brand loyalty was found to be serially mediated by two mediators namely brand image and brand love. Third, fsQCA uncovered asymmetric, synergistic and nonlinear effects of MWSX dimensions on brand loyalty that SEM failed to reveal. It revealed six sufficient conditions for determining low and high brand loyalty. Predictive validity has been also tested to determine accuracy of fsQCA results. The research's findings illuminate m-wallet landscape, empowering service providers to elevate user engagement and enhance their competitive presence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The study explores the dynamics among communal-brand connections, corporate reputation, customer satisfaction and their collective influence on service loyalty within the retail customer segment of commercial banks. Design/methodology/approach: Hypotheses are proposed for a parallel and serial-mediated model, in which corporate reputation and customer satisfaction mediate the influence of communal-brand connections on service loyalty. Data are collected from a sample of retail customers of commercial banks in a European country. Findings: Findings indicate that individuals who perceive a strong affiliation with a brand that emphasises community engagement are more likely to demonstrate loyalty to that brand. Results highlight the need for managers allocate resources to cultivate community initiatives that foster communal-brand connection in their drive to improve service loyalty. Research limitations/implications: A non-representative sample was collected, with a focus on a limited set of variables and employing a unidimensional measure of service loyalty. Additionally, the significance of communal-brand connection may vary across brands, warranting replication studies among smaller banks. Practical implications: Recognition of communal-brand connection as an important driver of customer loyalty suggests that customers are motivated by intrinsic positioning factors related to the community. As part of their positioning, commercial banks can leverage their marketing and communication efforts to foster community development, thereby enhancing customer identification, connection and narratives that foster belongingness among customers. Originality/value: The model of direct and mediated model of communal-brand connection on service loyalty has not been previously explored. Moreover, the research is conducted among retail bank customers that representing a context seldom considered in the domain of brand communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With the concern of rainbow marketing, sexual minority travelers have become highly vigilant when evaluating hotels' LGBT-friendly marketing with their authenticity. It is important to scrutinize how sexual minority guests interpret brand authenticity toward LGBT-friendly hotels and form personal meanings during their stay. For this reason, this study proposes brand authenticity as a starting point for authenticity formation, which leads to existential authenticity and brand loyalty. Confirmatory factor analysis and PROCESS analysis were used to analyze data collected from sexual minority guests who visited LGBT-friendly hotels within the last 2 years. The findings indicate that (1) brand authenticity is an antecedent to brand loyalty and (2) the relationship between brand authenticity and brand loyalty is mediated by existential (intrapersonal and interpersonal) authenticity. Thus, in building on the multifaceted concept of existential authenticity, this study adds new theoretical insight into hotel marketing and management strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research leverages insights from both social cognitive theory (SCT) and stimulus-organism-response theory (S-O-R) to investigate how digital entrepreneurship education (DEE) influences undergraduate students' digital entrepreneurial alertness (DEA), motivation (DEM), and intentions (DEI). The main objective of the study was to examine whether individual levels of DEA and DEM independently and sequentially mediate the relationship between DEE and DEI. To collect the data, convenience sampling was utilized, involving 221 students from a single public university in Saudi Arabia, and a theoretical model was examined utilizing structural equation modelling (SEM) techniques in SPSS AMOS (Version 27). The results found that DEE had a significant positive impact on students' DEIs, DEA had a significant positive impact on students' DEI, and DEM had a significant positive impact on students' DEI. Moreover, the results of the serial mediation analysis indicated that DEA and DEM served as independent and sequential mediators in the relationship between DEE and DEI. These findings provide further insight into the association between DEE and DEI, offering valuable implications for both entrepreneurship education curriculum developers and government policymakers. This study adds substantial contributions to the existing literature on entrepreneurship education and DEI. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Wenqin Liu,1 Shuyan Qian,1 Yihan Hu,2 Ruo Zhang3 1DSA Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 3Nurse Practitioner, Nursing Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Ruo Zhang, Email zr2005zr@163.comBackground: Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a significant public health concern affecting an increasing number of young and middle-aged adults. Effective self-management is essential to promote the recovery and quality of life of patients with CHD after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and is closely related to health literacy. However, little is known about the underlying mechanisms of this association.Objective: This study aimed to investigate the mediating effects of social support and self-efficacy in the relationship between health literacy and self-management behaviors among young and middle-aged patients with CHD after PCI.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 360 CHD patients aged 18– 59 who after PCI within 1 to 3 months. The data were collected from September 2022 to July 2023 in a tertiary hospital in China. The questionnaires were utilized to gather data on demographic characteristics, social support, self-efficacy, health literacy, and self-management behaviors. The serial mediation model was examined via bootstrapping techniques using SPSS PROCESS v.4.3 macros (Model 6).Results: Participants health literacy was associated with self-management behaviors both directly (β=0.334, P< 0.001) and indirectly through social support (β=0.149, P< 0.001) and self-efficacy (β=0.095, P< 0.001). Social support and self-efficacy serially mediated the association between health literacy and self-management behaviors (β=0.226, P< 0.001), with the total indirect effects accounting for 44.3%, these three mediating paths account for 24.8%, 15.8%, and 3.7% of the overall effect, respectively.Conclusion: Health literacy influences self-management behaviors that the study’s findings suggest were significant. Social support and self-efficacy act as mediators in the relationship between health literacy and self-management behaviors. Our findings provide helpful guidance for the future development of targeted and effective psychosocial interventions to enhance CHD patients’ self-management, ultimately improving prognosis and quality of life.Keywords: young and middle-age, health literacy, self-management behaviors, social support, self-efficacy, serial mediation

Background Based on the Interaction of Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution (I-PACE) model, this study aimed to explore the relationship between autistic traits and problematic smartphone use (PSU) among Chinese adolescents and to examine the serial mediation effect of anxiety and executive dysfunction in the association between autistic traits and PSU. Methods The Autism-Spectrum Quotient, Smartphone Addiction Scale, the trait version of the State–Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Dysexecutive Questionnaire were administered to a sample comprising 412 senior high school students (average age = 17.05 years, SD = 0.65). Structural equation models were utilized to explore the simple and serial mediating role of anxiety and executive dysfunction played in the association between autistic traits and PSU. Results This study found that social rather than non-social autistic traits were positively associated with anxiety, executive dysfunction, and PSU. Furthermore, after controlling for gender, anxiety and executive dysfunction acted as sequential mediators in the connection between social autistic trait and PSU. However, non-social autistic trait did not predict anxiety, executive dysfunction, or PSU. Conclusion This study supports the I-PACE model and deepens understanding of PSU formation. Furthermore, the findings underscore the importance of addressing social challenges faced by adolescents with high autistic traits, providing a viable potential intervention pathway to promote healthy smartphone use in this population.

Purpose – The usage of social media at the workplace has become an undeniable reality, yet the role of social media use (SMU) in job-related outcomes is still unclear. This study uncovers a chain process through which SMU may strengthen job security perception of employees through social media disorder (SMD) and networking behavior. Design/methodology/approach – This quantitative study used ratings of 197 Emirati students enrolled in a higher education institution located in United Arab Emirates (UAE). The respondents were professionals serving in different public and private organizations in UAE. Findings – The statistical results supported a significant serial mediation of SMD and networking behavior between SMU and job security perceptions of employees. Practical implications – This study offers implications for employees and their supervisors about the usage of social media for strengthening their perceptions of job security. Originality/value – This study contributed to the existing stream of research on SMU to explain a chain process through which employees may benefit from social media to strengthen their perceptions of job security.

Introduction: Individuals in sexual minority groups experience unique forms of stress and are at increased risk of mental health problems compared to their heterosexual counterparts; however, research is scarce on the underlying mechanisms that contribute to this relationship. The present study aimed to explore the mediating effects of irrationality and self-compassion in the relationship between minority stress and anxiety and depressive symptoms. Methods: Between March 2022 to June 2022, we recruited online a sample of 304 Romanian adults who identified as sexual minorities (Mage = 22.65, SD = 5.23). They completed questionnaires that addressed minority stress, irrational beliefs, self-compassion, and symptoms of anxiety or depression. Results: The findings showed significant associations between minority stress, irrationality, self-compassion, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. Minority stress was related to anxiety and depressive symptoms both directly and indirectly, through two paths (a self-compassion path and an irrationality and self-compassion path). Conclusions: Our results indicated that self-compassion and irrationality are serial mediators in the relationship between minority stress and anxiety and depressive symptoms. Policy Implications: These findings contribute to a deeper understanding of how minority stress is related to anxiety and depressive symptoms and provide important guidance to reduce psychological distress in sexual minority young adults. Furthermore, it has important implications for developing prevention and intervention programs designed for sexual minorities individuals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Guided by the perfectionism social disconnection model (PSDM), this study focused on understanding the perfectionism-suicidality link by including appearance-based rejection sensitivity and loneliness as mediators. In this study, the potential direct and indirect roles of self-oriented perfectionism and socially prescribed perfectionism on suicidal ideation were examined. A convenient sample of 1483 Chinese university students (42.9% male, Mage = 19.14; SDage = 1.03) completed self-report measures of the constructs above. The hypothesized model was tested through path analyses using a bootstrapping approach for the direct, indirect, and total effects. The results indicated that (a) socially prescribed–but not self-oriented– perfectionism has a significant direct path to suicidal ideation; (b) loneliness significantly mediated the association between the two kinds of perfectionism and suicidal ideation; and (c) appearance-based rejection sensitivity and loneliness serially mediated the association between socially prescribed perfectionism/ self-oriented perfectionism and suicidal ideation. The limitations, such as cross-sectional design, use of self-report instruments, and nonclinical samples, call for further investigation. Our findings provide important empirical data guiding future prevention programs for suicide in young adults from a new perspective and suggest that individuals high in perfectionism, particularly socially prescribed perfectionism, can be identified and recruited for early intervention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The onset age of anxiety is decreasing worldwide, yet the majority of the study conducted on anxiety were focused on adult populations. This study aimed to investigate the mediating effect of psychological capital and coping style tendency on the relationship between emotional intelligence and anxiety in Chinese adolescents and provide empirical evidence for research and prevention. A cross-sectional study recruited 5747 participants from 5 randomly selected middle schools in the northeast China. Study results showed that high emotional intelligence (P < 0.05), high level of psychological capital (P < 0.05), and positive coping style tendency (P < 0.05) were correlated to lower level of anxiety symptoms in adolescents. Psychological capital and coping style tendency performed partial and serial mediating effect on the relationship between emotional intelligence and anxiety. Teaching adolescents how to regulate emotions can strengthens their positive mentalities, promotes the use of positive coping strategies, and then attenuates the severity of anxiety symptoms in a nonadditive manner. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The relationship between wellbeing and Problematic Smartphone Use (PSU) has been explored in the past, however, the role of the potential mediators of this association is a relatively neglected area of research. Therefore, the current study examined mindfulness and self-compassion as mediators of the relationship between wellbeing and PSU in 220 university students. WHO-5 Wellbeing Index, Mindful Attention Awareness Scale- State, Self-Compassion Scale- Short form and Smartphone Addiction Scale- Short version were used for assessing wellbeing, mindfulness, self-compassion, and PSU respectively. Wellbeing had a direct and indirect effect on PSU. In addition, results supported a serial mediation model where wellbeing was found to influence PSU via mindfulness and self-compassion in a sequential manner. The results expanded the Compensatory Internet Use Theory (CIUT) to understand PSU and have implications for the management of PSU. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This study aims to demystify the mediating mechanism behind the relationship between green human resource management (HRM) and an organization's environmental performance with the support of resource-based view theory and social exchange theory. Specifically, this study investigates the sequential mediation of green work engagement and green innovation on the direct effect of green HRM on environmental performance. Design/methodology/approach: This quantitative study collected data from 311 employees working in various Indian manufacturing firms using an online survey. Structural equation modeling was used to determine the model fit of the serial mediation model, and PROCESS macro was used to test the hypotheses. Findings: The findings of the study revealed the following important results. First, green HRM positively affects an organization's environmental performance. Second, green work engagement mediates the effect of green HRM on environmental performance. Third, green innovation mediates the effect of green HRM on environmental performance. Fourth, green work engagement and green innovation sequentially mediate the green HRM–environmental relationship. Practical implications: This study offers the following practical implications. First, it improves the managerial comprehension of the processes in enhancing environmental performance. Second, it implies that managers need to implement green HRM in their organizations as they play a pivotal role in improving employees' green work engagement, organizations' green innovation and environmental performance. Originality/value: The present study is one of the primary research works that examined the serial mediating effect of green work engagement and green innovation in the relationship between green HRM and environmental performance. This study enriches the existing literature on green HRM and environmental performance by uncovering the mediating mechanism of green work engagement and green innovation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We explore how employees learn unethical behavior from leader's unethical pro-organizational behavior (UPB) and develop team unethical climate. Drawing upon social cognitive theory, our serial mediation model proposes that indirect association between leader UPB and team-level unethical climate is sequentially mediated by employees' moral detachment and self-interested unethical behavior. We employed a multilevel structural equation model to empirically support this model on dyadic data obtained from 165 leaders and 330 employees. Results suggest that employees process and learn unethical behavioral principles from leader UPB and perform self-interested unethical behavior such that it ultimately develops team-level unethical climate. Key theoretical and practical implications are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study aims to investigate the mediating role of output, productivity, and outcome variables in the relationship between input or process variables and research performance. By examining how these variables interact, the study aims to enhance our understanding of the factors that influence research performance. This role was investigated using the bootstrap method to calculate the indirect effects of the four developed models. Furthermore, the Hayes’ Process macro SPSS Model 6 was applied to process the results of surveys and investigations of 150 research directors at Indonesian universities. The experience of these directors in conducting and managing research in the universities was used as high-quality and accurate information. The results showed the output, productivity, and outcome variables act as partial mediators in the relationship between inputs and processes on research performance. Therefore, this study theoretically and practically contributes to the implementation of policies in evaluating research performance in universities institutionally, nationally, and globally.

Research on positive associations between servant leadership, basic need satisfaction (BNS), and employees’ work motivation is well-established. From a self-determination theory perspective, we argue that servant leadership behavior is not only positively associated with BNS but also with how errors are perceived and managed in an organization. In previous studies, error management culture (EMC) was shown to positively affect firm performance. However, research on antecedents of EMC in organizations is scarce. Thus, we conducted two studies and tested a research model (total sample size N = 1,306) proposing a serial mediation of EMC and BNS for the relationship between servant leadership and five forms of employee motivation according to self-determination theory. Results replicate previous research on the positive association between servant leadership and BNS. Expanding existing findings, we found evidence for a positive relationship between servant leadership and EMC. In addition, the relationship between servant leadership and three different motivation types (i.e. amotivation, identified, and intrinsic motivation) was serially mediated by EMC and BNS in both studies. These findings offer important practical implications, as previous studies on error management mainly focused on the outcomes of EMC but did not investigate the relationship between EMC and servant leadership or BNS. In addition, the results suggest that an organization should be considered as a whole. Besides the leadership style, EMC should be taken into account since it turned out to be a relevant predictor of BNS, too.

This study examines the relationships between ascribed responsibility, uses and gratifications, behavioural involvement, and visit intentions among Sicilian tourists using virtual reality (VR) to explore Romanian rural ecotourism destinations. Utilizing the Uses and Gratifications theory, it investigates how VR content's informativeness, playfulness, and social interactivity impact user engagement and behavioural intentions. Findings reveal that higher ascribed responsibility enhances gratifications from VR experiences, which increases behavioural involvement, essential for ecotourism. However, ascribed responsibility alone does not directly influence visit intentions, indicating the role of additional factors. A significant contribution of this research is the identification of a serial mediation model where uses and gratifications and behavioural involvement totally mediate the ascribed responsibility-visit intention relationship. This model highlights the complex interplay between cognitive, affective, and behaviouralresponses, demonstrating that ascribed responsibility enhances uses and gratifications, leading to increased behavioural involvement and, ultimately, visit intentions. The study extends the Uses and Gratifications theory into VR and ecotourism, emphasizing environmental responsibility in media engagement. Practical implications include strategies for tourism marketers to foster environmental responsibility and for VR developers to create engaging, informative, and interactive experiences. Policymakers can use these insights to promote sustainable tourism through supportive VR content development.

The experience of several adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) has been shown to be associated with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Disturbances in Self-Organization (DSO) symptoms among adolescents. Defense mechanisms and coping styles are psychological processes involved in the association of ACEs with PTSD and DSO symptoms. However, there is a lack of research on the joint association of these variables among Faroese adolescents.

This study explored the relationship between technology acceptance and learning satisfaction within a virtual learning environment (VLE) with cognitive presence, cognitive engagement, social presence, and emotional engagement as mediators. A total of 237 university students participated and completed a questionnaire after studying in the Virbela VLE. The results revealed direct and indirect links between technology acceptance and virtual learning satisfaction. The mediation analysis showed the critical mediating roles of cognitive presence and emotional engagement in fostering satisfaction. There also appeared to be a sequential mediating pathway from technology acceptance to learning satisfaction through social presence and emotional engagement. Notably, cognitive engagement and social presence did not have a significant mediating effect on satisfaction. These results provide a supplementary perspective on how technological, cognitive, and emotional factors can enhance student satisfaction in VLEs. The study concludes with several implications for future research and practice of VLEs in higher education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Relationship satisfaction has consistently been associated with numerous important intrapersonal, interpersonal, and familial outcomes. In accordance with affection exchange theory, positive interaction between romantic partners should contribute to greater relationship satisfaction. However, what is less understood is the specific theoretical mechanism through which this process might occur. This study's findings reveal that affectionate communication (given and received) positively predicted relationship satisfaction indirectly via the serial mediation of partner commitment and couple quality. This model was tested using a sample of participants of the ELEVATE relationship education program (N = 2235). Theoretical and practical implications are discussed, including a call for further exploration of other theoretical pathways that may impact relationship education program evaluation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Purpose: The combination of action and process has remained the attention of the psychology of entrepreneurship research. Moreover, special attention has also been paid to the whens and hows of entrepreneurial psychological training. Keeping this in view the current study has tested the impact of individual entrepreneurial orientation (IEO) training on small business entrepreneurial career resilience. Using action regulation theory (ART), a serial mediation model of IEO behaviour and entrepreneurial career adaptability is hypothesised. Design/methodology/approach: This study used a longitudinal randomised controlled field experiment in which the data were collected at four points. A total of 546 small business owners from Lahore, Pakistan, participated in this research (training group = 265, control group = 281). The data were analysed using ANCOVAs and PROCESS Model 6. Findings: The research has found that IEO training impacts the entrepreneurial career resilience of small business owners through the development of IEO behaviour and career adaptability. Originality/value: This experimental inquiry is a novel attempt to extend the career-related outcomes of IEO training (career resilience) based on ART through the mediating role of IEO behaviour and career adaptability. In addition, it has tested the IEO training in the developing country of Pakistan, which is a relevant context for enhancing its socio-economic growth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The authors aim to broaden the understanding of incivility through the lens of bystanders who witness incivility toward women. Integrating attributional ambiguity and emotional contagion theories with the literature on workplace mistreatment, the authors propose that witnessing incivility toward women may negatively impact bystanders. Design/methodology/approach: The authors collected multi-wave data from 324 employees to assess the consequences of witnessing incivility toward women at work for bystanders. Findings: Utilizing a serial mediation model, the authors found evidence that witnessing incivility toward women indirectly increased turnover intentions six weeks later, first through elevated negative affect and then through increased cognitive burnout. Originality/value: Taken together, this study's findings suggest that the negative effects of incivility toward women can spread to bystanders and highlight the importance of considering individuals who are not directly involved, but simply bear witness to incivility at work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose– This study examines the subjective dimension of career success in the dynamic global tourism industry, specifically the relationship between Career Commitment (CC) and Subjective Career Success (SCS). It uses a serial mediation framework with self-efficacy (SE) and career resilience (CR) as mediators and focuses on tourism professionals. Research methodology – We developed a theoretical serial mediation model to investigate this relationship. We conducted regression analysis using SPSS version 25 and AMOS (the Process Macro model 6) to test our proposed hypotheses. A total of 357 employees from various tourism-related organizations participated in this research. Findings – Employees who invested in their careers reported higher satisfaction with SCS in their working lives. Independently and consecutively, SE and CR influenced the association between CC and SCS. Research implications and Originality – The implications of this research extend to individuals and tourism organizations. For individuals, it provides a deeper understanding of how CC, SE and CR interact to manage the complexities of the tourism industry and promote professional success. For organizations, it highlights the importance of promoting CC through effective career development initiatives that can lead to a competent and motivated workforce, which ultimately increases employee engagement and retention.

Alexithymia is an essential predictor of problematic gaming, while the role of internalizing and externalizing problems in their relationship remains unclear. Nine hundred and twenty participants (18–25 yrs., 464 males) were evaluated through an online survey. Alexithymia was assessed with the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), gaming intensity was evaluated with the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form (IGDS9-SF), depression and anxiety symptoms were assessed with the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21), and reactive aggression was evaluated with the Reactive-Proactive Aggression Questionnaire (RPQ). Serial mediation models were performed to examine the potential indirect pathways through which alexithymic is associated with disordered gaming. Multigroup analysis was used to explore the moderating role of gender. It was found that depression/anxiety and reactive aggression mediated the relationship between alexithymia and gaming severity in parallel and serial. Furthermore, the strength of internalizing pathways was more robust than the externalizing ones. Although the multigroup comparison did not reveal significant gender effects, the structure of the mediation models differed trivially between males and females. The present study confirmed the mediating role of depression/anxiety and reactive aggression in the relationship between alexithymia and gaming, which provides intervention studies with important targeting factors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The concept of emotional salary refers to the non-monetary rewards granted to workers, focusing on improving interpersonal relationships, strengthening productivity, and enhancing the competitiveness of organizations. The topic of emotional salary is still recent and lacks empirical studies demonstrating its beneficial effects for both workers (e.g., job satisfaction) and organizations (e.g., performance). Therefore, to expand knowledge about the benefits of emotional salary, the present study used the self-determination theory to hypothesize that motivation and satisfaction would serve as affective mechanisms linking emotional salary to workers' performance. Through a non-experimental correlational study, an online questionnaire was administered to 215 workers from various organizations. The results showed that emotional salary influenced performance (task, contextual, and adaptive) by increasing motivation and job satisfaction. The results also indicated evidence of a serial mediation path between emotional salary, motivation, satisfaction, and then performance. From a management perspective, considering emotional salary as an organizational resource capable of motivating and satisfying workers is a starting point for acknowledging the practical and theoretical importance of this concept, as well as a strategy to contribute to organizational sustainability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

AbstractCompleting purchases more efficiently is appealing to many individuals. Mobile wallets can enhance efficiency as well as provide greater conveniences. For example, individuals can pay with their smartphone and transfer money to family and friends. Although mobile wallet adoption has increased, its adoption is not prevalent. For mobile wallets to become more widely used, it is important to identify contributors to potential adoption intentions which can ultimately lead to greater usage. We extend the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) with service convenience, decomposed into transaction and benefit conveniences. The results of our empirical research suggest that both attitude and subjective norms are important. Our findings also suggest that benefit and transaction conveniences serially mediate the influence of perceptions of behavioral control on behavioral intention to use a mobile wallet. Our model can be utilized in future mobile wallet research as well as by practitioners interested in increasing mobile wallet adoption. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Victim-blaming is a source of deep concern for survivors of violence since it is linked to feelings of shame, guilt, and embarrassment, as well as less help-seeking behaviors, fear of being known by others, and fear of revenge by the perpetrator. In cases of intimate partner violence, cultural and individual factors such as sexism, honor system endorsement, and fragile masculinity beliefs all play a part in determining who is to blame. This study, therefore, aimed to examine the mechanisms relating hostile sexism to victim-blaming of men from an honor culture, where one's self-worth is dependent on the judgments of others, and men are assigned to safeguard the family's honor. In total, 252 men from Turkey participated in the study. Hostile sexism, supporting honor norms, and fragile masculinity beliefs of men predicted more victim-blaming in a male to female partner violence depicted through a date rape scenario. Supporting honor norms and fragile masculinity beliefs mediated the association between hostile sexism and victim-blaming. Findings suggested that questioning honor codes and masculine ideas may reduce victim-blaming. Implications of the findings for prevention efforts and future studies are highlighted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Mexican families are shaped by multicultural factors which have significant effects on adolescents' mental health. In this study, we examined the direct effect of family functioning on psychological well-being for Mexican high school students. We also examined the mediating roles of emotion regulation strategies of mindfulness and reappraisal in the relationship between family functioning and psychological well-being. We hypothesized that family functioning would have a positive correlation to psychological well-being; and that this relationship would be mediated by mindfulness and reappraisal as mediators operating not only separately, but also in a serial sequence. The sample consisted of 741 Mexican high school students (55.33% females and 44.67% males). Based on the objective of this research, we found that family functioning was associated with greater mindfulness, which contributed to adolescents' increased use of reappraisal, and in turn experiencing increased psychological well-being. In addition, the serial mediation model revealed that mindfulness and reappraisal separately mediated the influence of family functioning on the psychological well-being of Mexican adolescents. Similarly, family functioning had a significant effect on the adolescents' psychological well-being via the serial mediating effect of mindfulness and reappraisal. Lastly, we identified a direct and significant trajectory from family functioning to psychological well-being of the adolescents who participated in this study suggesting that family functioning is an important protective factor for adolescents. In conclusion, our model confirmed that family functioning was associated with greater mindfulness, which contributed to increased use of the reappraisal strategy, which in turn was related to greater psychological well-being in Mexican adolescents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objective: Aging is a natural process associated with a decline in cognition. However, the mediating effect of physical function and circulating myokines on this relationship has yet to be fully clarified. This study investigated how muscle strength and circulating insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) levels mediate the relationship between age and cognitive functions. Subjects and methods: A total of 1255 participants aged 25–74 years included in the Midlife in the United States II study were retrospectively analyzed. In this cross-sectional analysis, we applied a serial mediation model to explore the mediating effects of muscle strength and circulating IGF-1 levels on the relationship between age and cognitive functions. We included potential confounding factors related to sociodemographics, lifestyle, and health status as covariates in the model. Results: The results showed that aging had both direct and indirect effects on cognition. As predicted, muscle strength and IGF-1 levels mediated the relationship between age and specific cognitive functions. In addition, mediation analyses indicated that the association between aging and cognitive flexibility, immediate and delayed memory, and inductive reasoning were partially mediated by muscle strength and IGF-1 levels in a serial manner. Conclusions: Our study demonstrated the serial multiple mediation roles of muscle strength and IGF-1 levels on the relationship between age and specific cognitive functions. Further longitudinal research should be performed to confirm the serial mediation results.

Generativity is the desire to pass something on to the coming generations. Through parents’ and children’s reports on authoritative parenting, parents’ generativity is associated with how similar young adults think their attitudes are to those of their parent (Peterson et al., 1997; https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.72.5.1202). The present study represents a direct replication of these results. Altogether, a sample of 365 German parent–child dyads participated in the study (parents’ age: M = 52.87, SD = 4.89; children’s age: M = 20.81, SD = 2.26). Parents provided information on their generativity (Loyola Generativity Scale) and parenting styles (Parental Authority Questionnaire). Their child provided information on perceived parenting styles (Parental Authority Questionnaire) and attitudinal similarity to the parent (Psychological Separation Inventory). A serial mediation was found for authoritative parenting. It was not found, however, for authoritarian and permissive parenting. This pattern replicates Peterson et al.’s (1997) results. Potential questions for future research on how generative adults transmit their values and attitudes are discussed.

The literature has identified that a sense of coherence plays a protective role in the relationship between adverse events and mental health. The current study examines the role of a sense of coherence (SOC) in the relationship between fear of COVID-19, perceived stress, and dimensions of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Participants (n = 322) were students at a metropolitan university in South Africa who completed the Fear of COVID-19 Scale, the Perceived Stress Scale, the 13-item Sense of Coherence Scale, and the PTSD Checklist. Path analysis was used to conduct a serial mediation analysis. The results show that SOC mediates the relationship between perceived stress and the dimensions of PTSD but does not mediate the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and PTSD. Furthermore, the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and dimensions of PTSD was mediated by serial perceived stress and sense of coherence, supporting the hypothesis that higher levels of fear of COVID-19 leads to higher levels of perceived stress. However, while high levels of fear of COVID-19 increase perceived stress, SOC significantly mediates the subsequent impact on PTSD symptoms.

Police officers are exposed to several operational and organizational stressors that significantly impact on their mental health. The COVID-19 pandemic was a new stressor that further exacerbated existing stressors, highlighting the need for a better understanding of its impact on the mental health of police officers. This study tested the hypothesis that occupational stressors and PTSD are serial mediators of the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and burnout. Two hundred Portuguese police officers completed an online survey that assessed their fear of COVID-19, exposure to operational and organizational stressors, PTSD, and burnout. The results of the serial mediation analysis indicated that not only do occupational stressors act as mediators between fear of COVID-19 and burnout but also that PTSD is a mediator. The findings of this study underscore the need for interventions to reduce the negative impact of operational and organizational stressors on the mental health of police officers. Furthermore, this study highlights the power of police institutions for prevention and intervention with these professionals. By recognizing the specific stressors that contribute to the development of PTSD and burnout, our study provides a foundation for the development of direct interventions that can help to minimize the adverse effects of these stressors

The instrumentality of employees can be considered a common feature of the modern workplace. To investigate the influence of this instrumentalizing culture on organizational performance on the individual level, we tested whether perceived clan values (according to the Competing Values Framework) could explain affective commitment directly and indirectly through perceptions of organizational justice and organizational dehumanization in employees. Using the PROCESS macro, we tested a corresponding serial mediation model in a convenience sample of 306 French employees. Although employees who perceived a lack of clan values were less committed, the observed indirect effect was greater. Our findings highlight the role of perceived organizational culture in influencing affective commitment and how perceived justice and dehumanization may explain part of this relationship. This research also contradicts widespread beliefs stating dehumanizing strategies are universally beneficial in terms of organizational efficiency. Limitations and directions for future research are discussed.

This research aimed to examine the mediating effect of intrusive imagery and fear of negative evaluation on the connection between body dissatisfaction and smartphone addiction. 5,909 participants were included in the research, with 53.8% of the sample being female. The average age of the participants was 19.87  years, and their ages ranged from 18 to 32  years. All individuals who were recruited for the study successfully finished the Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction with Body Parts Scale, the Smartphone Addiction Scale, the Intrusive Imagery Scale, and the Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale. Mediational analysis indicated that, with age, gender and body mass index under control, body dissatisfaction was linked to smartphone addiction via (1) the mediating role of intrusive imagery, (2) the mediating role of fear of negative evaluation, and (3) the serial mediating role of intrusive imagery and fear of negative evaluation. Our study for the first time advanced our understanding that intrusive imagery and fear of negative evaluation could be serial mediators of the relationship between body dissatisfaction and smartphone addiction. However, the cross-sectional design prevented us from establishing causality between these variables, which could be better examined in future longitudinal studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study examines the effects of role‐overload (RO) and self‐esteem (SE) on career satisfaction (CS) through work engagement (WE) and job satisfaction (JS). It follows the social cognitive career theory (SCCT) and job demands‐resources (JD‐R) model. A quantitative survey was conducted on Indian school teachers (n = 630). A serial mediation model was developed to examine the proposed relationship. Hypotheses were tested by SEM and bootstrapping to verify the direct/indirect effects. The results reveal that SE, directly and indirectly, influence CS. The serial mediation was found between RO on CS through SE, WE, and JS. WE and JS also serially mediated between SE and CS. However, RO does not affect CS directly but through serial mediation. Study proposes a structural model with organizational and individual factors influencing CS. Unlike previous researchers, this study combines personal resources and organizational demands predicting CS. The study helps to understand the connecting link between SCCT and JD‐R theory. Organizations can make use of this model for developing CS by managing RO through interventions. Practitioner points: Teachers' self‐esteem (SE) has a direct and indirect effect on their career satisfaction (CS).There is a serial mediation effect through SE, work engagement, and job satisfaction (JS) between the relationship between teachers' perception of role overload and its impact on their attitude toward CS.JS and CS are the two different aspects of the teaching profession. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study proposed a model for investigating the mindfulness and spirituality serially mediated the relationship between authenticity and perceived transformation, thereby clarifying the interactions between these variables. This study collected data on 381 tourists who participated in Mazu pilgrimages. The results indicated that authenticity was positively correlated with mindfulness and spirituality, that mindfulness was positively correlated with spirituality and perceived transformation, and that spirituality was positively correlated with perceived transformation. Furthermore, the roles of mindfulness and spirituality as serial mediators were supported. The implications can expand the application of perceived transformation and provide insights into the development of pilgrimage tourism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Social interaction anxiety and fear of negative evaluation have many maladaptive outcomes and, in order to counteract their effects, it is essential to identify those psychological or social factors that make people vulnerable to them. One of these factors is the individual's personality structure: some personality traits increase the individuals' vulnerability to symptoms of social anxiety, while others protect them. Methods: The aim of this paper is to analyse the role of HEXACO personality traits in mediating the relationship between fear of negative evaluation and social anxiety, in a sample of 352 cadets from the Land Forces Academy of Sibiu. The relationships between these concepts were analysed using structural equation modeling (SEM) in several hypothetical models, two of which were ultimately validated. Results: In the first model, the fear of negative evaluation has an indirect effect on social interaction anxiety through the mediation of extraversion, conscientiousness, and altruism, separately. Furthermore, extraversion, conscientiousness, and altruism play a serial mediating role in the association between the fear of negative evaluation and social interaction anxiety. In the second model, the fear of negative evaluation has an indirect effect on social interaction anxiety through the mediation of social boldness, liveliness, and organization, separately, but not through altruism. Social boldness, liveliness, and organization played a serial mediating role in the relationship between the two constructs, while altruism moderated the relationship between liveliness, organization, and social interaction anxiety. Discussion: Analysing the relationship between the individuals' personality traits, social anxiety, and fear of negative evaluation facilitated the identification of ways to cultivate desirable behaviours in social environments typified by compliance, discipline, uniformity, and rigor. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Generativity is the desire to pass something on to the coming generations. Through parents' and children's reports on authoritative parenting, parents' generativity is associated with how similar young adults think their attitudes are to those of their parent (Peterson et al., 1997; https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.72.5.1202). The present study represents a direct replication of these results. Altogether, a sample of 365 German parent-child dyads participated in the study (parents' age: M = 52.87, SD = 4.89; children's age: M = 20.81, SD = 2.26). Parents provided information on their generativity (Loyola Generativity Scale) and parenting styles (Parental Authority Questionnaire). Their child provided information on perceived parenting styles (Parental Authority Questionnaire) and attitudinal similarity to the parent (Psychological Separation Inventory). A serial mediation was found for authoritative parenting. It was not found, however, for authoritarian and permissive parenting. This pattern replicates Peterson et al.'s (1997) results. Potential questions for future research on how generative adults transmit their values and attitudes are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]