{"title":"Associations of Home-Based Individual and Family Exercise with Personal and Family Well-Being Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Population-Based Survey in Hong Kong.","authors":"Jinzhou Yu, Katherine Yuk-Ping Sze, Agnes Yuen-Kwan Lai, Shirley Man-Man Sit, Wei-Jie Gong, Jia Guo, Tai-Hing Lam, Man-Ping Wang, Sai-Yin Ho","doi":"10.3390/bs15030376","DOIUrl":"10.3390/bs15030376","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Exercise benefits individuals, but research about exercising with family members (EFM) and personal and family well-being is scarce. We investigated the associations of home-based individual exercise (IE) and EFM with personal and family well-being amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A population-based cross-sectional survey on Hong Kong Chinese adults was conducted from February to March 2021, when COVID-19 was under control (N = 5825). Respondents reported the number of days IE and EFM occurred at home in the past 7 days (0, 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7), respectively. Family well-being, personal happiness, and personal/family adversity coping capability (ACC/FACC) were each measured with an 11-point scale (range 0-10). Psychological distress was measured using the four-item Patient Health Questionnaire (range 0-12). Associations were assessed using multiple linear regressions. Of 1911 respondents, 9.2% reported having ≥3 days of EFM. After adjusting for each other and sociodemographic characteristics, more frequent IE or EFM (≥3 vs. 0-2 days) was associated with greater family well-being, FACC, personal happiness, and lower psychological distress. Our findings suggest that home-based EFM or IE may promote personal/family well-being and highlight the potential for incorporating home-based exercise into public health strategies to enhance overall well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":8742,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Sciences","volume":"15 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11939306/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143727156","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Teacher Intervention During Collaborative Problem Solving in Mathematics Classrooms in Mainland China.","authors":"Yixuan Liu, Yiming Cao","doi":"10.3390/bs15030377","DOIUrl":"10.3390/bs15030377","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2015, students from four cities/provinces in mainland China performed worse in collaborative problem solving (CPS) than in other subjects. While student collaboration has been widely implemented in Chinese classrooms for over two decades, empirical research on teachers' roles and interventions remains quite scarce. Influenced by international educational reform in the 21st century, educators have developed and made widespread use of open-ended tasks, perceived as more suitable for CPS, during mathematics lessons. In this study, we investigate the effect of teacher intervention during pair and small group CPS using a quasi-experiment with four teachers from eight classes. We then selected typical cases and analysed their effect on task performance regarding intervention focus and means. The result showed that three of the four teachers' interventions proved effective. The most and least effective teachers were selected for the case study. We discuss teacher intervention's effect in emphasising social activities and diagnosing. Considering the difference in authority between teachers in Chinese/Western classrooms, we discuss intervention styles and offer suggestions for choosing and carefully implementing appropriate forms of collaborative activities.</p>","PeriodicalId":8742,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Sciences","volume":"15 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11939453/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143728017","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Master or Escape: Digitization-Oriented Job Demands and Crafting and Withdrawal of Chinese Public Sector Employees.","authors":"Huan Huang, Jiangyu Li","doi":"10.3390/bs15030378","DOIUrl":"10.3390/bs15030378","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Public sector employees face the profound impact of digital work demands, especially with the advancement of China's digital government construction. This study explores the dual-edged consequence of digital job demands on the work behaviors of public sector employees in China by constructing a dual-path model. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to validate the data of 873 public sector employees. This study found that digital job demands increase civil servants' thriving at work, facilitating their job-crafting behaviors and increasing their workplace anxiety, leading to their work withdrawal behavior. Furthermore, this study validates the moderating effects of promotion and preventive focus. This study provides managers in the public sector with valuable insights to develop digital job demands managing strategies and for civil servants to adapt their perceptions and behaviors in the digital context.</p>","PeriodicalId":8742,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Sciences","volume":"15 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11939424/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143727832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction: Chan (2025). AI as the Therapist: Student Insights on the Challenges of Using Generative AI for School Mental Health Frameworks. <i>Behavioral Sciences</i>, <i>15</i>(3), 287.","authors":"Cecilia Ka Yuk Chan","doi":"10.3390/bs15030375","DOIUrl":"10.3390/bs15030375","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the original publication (Chan, 2025), \"(Gaffney et al [...].</p>","PeriodicalId":8742,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Sciences","volume":"15 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11939253/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143727713","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of Leisure Activity Participation on Leisure Attitude, Recreational Specialization, Leisure Satisfaction, and Intention to Re-Participate in South Korea.","authors":"Byoungwook Ahn","doi":"10.3390/bs15030372","DOIUrl":"10.3390/bs15030372","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The importance of leisure in post-COVID-19 society has been underscored by the pandemic, illustrating the need to view leisure not merely as an option but as an essential component of a fulfilling life. This study investigates whether leisure attitudes, considered a novel perspective or belief regarding leisure, along with leisure activities, recreational specialization (the process of becoming proficient in particular leisure activities), and satisfaction derived from these experiences, prompt continued participation. The study surveyed 259 adults, both men and women, residing in Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Chungcheong Province who had engaged in leisure activities for over a year. Data were analyzed using the SPSS 21 program for frequency, reliability, and correlation analyses, while confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling were performed with the AMOS 18.0 program. The research yielded the following findings: Firstly, the leisure attitudes of participants significantly influenced their leisure satisfaction. Secondly, their leisure attitudes did not influence recreational specialization. Thirdly, their attitudes did not affect their intention to re-participate. Fourthly, recreational specialization significantly affected both leisure satisfaction and intention to re-participate. Lastly, leisure satisfaction significantly influenced the intention to re-participate. With the evolving perceptions of leisure post-pandemic, there is a need for policies and infrastructure that support the sustainable engagement of leisure activity participants.</p>","PeriodicalId":8742,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Sciences","volume":"15 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11939697/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143727723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yong Liu, Woo-Sung Choi, Wenxian Wang, Seung-Wan Kang
{"title":"The Impact of Self-Sacrificial Leadership on Employee Creativity: A Moderated Mediation Model in the Post-Pandemic Chinese Service Sector.","authors":"Yong Liu, Woo-Sung Choi, Wenxian Wang, Seung-Wan Kang","doi":"10.3390/bs15030373","DOIUrl":"10.3390/bs15030373","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, the economies and trade of many countries have recovered. Executives in various countries have demonstrated self-sacrificial leadership in response to the pandemic by reducing their salaries, emphasizing solidarity and social responsibility, and setting a good example of how companies can weather a storm. In this context, this study investigated the effects of self-sacrificial leadership on China's service industry. Based on self-determination theory, a moderated mediation model was constructed to investigate the impact on the service industry in China. Surveys were conducted with 472 employees from three service companies located in Hebei Province, China, to construct a research model of self-sacrificial leadership, autonomy, competence, and creative behavior. We employed a two-wave approach with a one-month interval between waves for data collection. Statistical analysis and hypothesis testing were performed using STATA 18.0. Intriguingly, as competence intensifies, the mediating role of autonomy between self-sacrificial leadership and creative behavior intensifies. Our study underscores that increasing competence is imperative for organizations to harness self-sacrificial leadership and boost creative behavior via autonomy.</p>","PeriodicalId":8742,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Sciences","volume":"15 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11939774/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143727431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lei Song, Zhenzhen Huang, Luhao Cao, Shanshan Yang
{"title":"Exploring Students' Learning Experiences Under the China-Korea Cooperative Teaching Model: A Positive Psychology Perspective.","authors":"Lei Song, Zhenzhen Huang, Luhao Cao, Shanshan Yang","doi":"10.3390/bs15030374","DOIUrl":"10.3390/bs15030374","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Based on the theory of learning experiences and the Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment (PERMA) model, this research aims to interpret the learning experiences of students majoring in Animation under the China-Korea cooperative teaching model from a perspective of positive psychology. Purposive sampling was conducted to carry out semi-structured interviews with 25 students and 3 teachers. In the thematic analysis, it was found that students' learning experiences are accompanied by emotions, both positive and negative, and that emotions are correlated with engagement, relationships, meaning, and achievement, which together constitute students' learning experiences. In addition, this research confirms that students' learning motivation and learning experiences mutually affect each other, with learning motivation affecting students' learning experiences on the one hand, and positive elements of learning experiences enhancing students' learning motivation and bringing positive learning outcomes on the other.</p>","PeriodicalId":8742,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Sciences","volume":"15 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11939648/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143727758","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Heidi Blaylock, Eddie Hill, Carter Leuba, Christina Aguilar, Carla Cox
{"title":"We Are Not Alone: Examining the Impact of a Teen Diabetes Day Camp.","authors":"Heidi Blaylock, Eddie Hill, Carter Leuba, Christina Aguilar, Carla Cox","doi":"10.3390/bs15030370","DOIUrl":"10.3390/bs15030370","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic disease that influences all health aspects. The self-determination theory (SDT) suggests that three psychological needs of competence, autonomy, and relatedness are necessary for motivation to engage in healthy behaviors. Through medical specialty camps, these needs can be met by educating campers on how to manage T1D and realize they are not alone. The volunteer-based, five-day, inaugural tween-teen camp for youth with T1D was held on the campus of a university. The entire camp experience was engineered around the three basic needs described by the SDT. These needs were promoted by physical and educational activities and meeting friends. The Basic Psychological Needs and Frustration Scale was administered as a pre-, post-, and follow-up test. Two of the four measures were significant, the autonomy pretest (<i>M</i> = 3.93; <i>SD</i> = 0.75) to posttest (<i>M</i> = 4.49; <i>SD</i> = 0.56), with <i>t</i>(25) = -6.258; <i>p</i> ≤ 0.001) and relatedness pretest (<i>M</i> = 4.31; <i>SD</i> = 0.79) to posttest (<i>M</i> = 4.53; <i>SD</i> = 0.49), with <i>t</i>(25) = -2.168; <i>p</i> = 0.040; however, mean scores declined at the 3-month follow-up. Campers' blood glucose levels were collected through an online platform that allowed staff to monitor blood glucose levels, with the week's average being 150 mg/dL, and almost 71% remaining in the TIR. The results can be helpful for practitioners who want to use the SDT to structure and examine the effectiveness of medical specialty camps for youth with T1D.</p>","PeriodicalId":8742,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Sciences","volume":"15 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11939132/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143727925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Empirical Categorization of Factors Affecting Online Consumer Behavior of Gen Z Regarding Newly Launched Technological Products and Moderating Impact of Perceived Risk.","authors":"Dimitrios Theocharis, Georgios Tsekouropoulos, Chryssoula Chatzigeorgiou, Georgios Kokkinis","doi":"10.3390/bs15030371","DOIUrl":"10.3390/bs15030371","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In previous years, studying consumer behavior was seen as important, but in today's fast-changing market, with rapid technological advancements, understanding consumer behavior can be a key factor in a product's success or failure. The aim of the current research was to investigate the factors that can influence the online consumer behavior of Generation Z, regarding technological products that have just been launched and are available to the public. To achieve this goal, a cross-sectional research study was conducted with a sample of 302 Generation Z consumers selected using convenience sampling and elements of systematic sampling. This research used a structured questionnaire with established measurement scales to explore different aspects of online consumer behavior. The questionnaire was based on variables identified from various consumer behavior theories and models. The results led to the identification of six groups of influencing factors on online consumer behavior, highlighting the importance of these factors in shaping online consumer behavior and showing the influence of perceived risk as a moderating factor. These findings provide a thorough understanding of the factors that influence online consumer behavior while simultaneously laying the foundation for the creation of targeted and differentiated marketing strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":8742,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Sciences","volume":"15 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11939291/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143727735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiaowei Jiang, Brandon Mastromartino, Xin Li, James J Zhang
{"title":"Value Co-Creation in Participatory Sports Event Tourism: A Mixed Methods Study.","authors":"Xiaowei Jiang, Brandon Mastromartino, Xin Li, James J Zhang","doi":"10.3390/bs15030368","DOIUrl":"10.3390/bs15030368","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study adopts a mixed methods approach to investigate the realization process of value co-creation in participatory sports event tourism by examining the pathways linking predisposing factors, process factors, and outcome factors in event tourists' value co-creation behaviors. The findings illuminate the unique dimensions of value co-creation in participatory sports event tourism. Governments and event organizers play a pivotal role by proposing value initiatives and fostering co-creation environments through proactive measures, thereby shaping the conditions conducive to co-creation behaviors among event tourists. Embedded in the value co-creation process, tourists' behaviors are driven by the interplay of their intrinsic motivations and external environmental factors. Their co-creation activities follow patterns of interaction and resource integration, generating diverse experiential values. This study provides innovative strategies for value enhancement to event organizers and offers theoretical insights for governmental governance in sports tourism development.</p>","PeriodicalId":8742,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Sciences","volume":"15 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11939342/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143727921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}