{"title":"The Influence of Multiple Factors on Musicology Doctoral Students' Academic Performance: An Empirical Study Based in China.","authors":"Tingyu Yan, Hong Yu, Jiajun Tang","doi":"10.3390/bs14111073","DOIUrl":"10.3390/bs14111073","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As doctoral education evolves globally, the focus intensifies on doctoral candidates' academic performance and psychological well-being. Previous research has studied the effects of individual, societal, and environmental factors on students' academic achievements. However, there is still a lack of investigation into how these factors interact, especially in the domains of arts. This study surveyed 213 Chinese musicology doctoral students and adopted Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) to evaluate how various factors affect academic and mental health outcomes. The analysis shows that factors including teacher support, student engagement, and well-being positively influence academic performance, while academic anxiety negatively impacts academic performance. Moreover, variables help diminish academic anxiety, encompassing self-efficacy, parental support, time management skills, and student engagement. Meanwhile, enhanced doctoral students' well-being is related to robust teacher support, facilitating conditions, and active student engagement. Notably, students who experience academic anxiety about their studies generally have lower well-being. These findings indicate that alleviating academic anxiety, refining academic resources, and reinforcing mental health supports can foster academic and psychological outcomes for doctoral students. Our study contributes vital empirical data to developing higher education policies, benefiting doctoral students' mental health and academic success.</p>","PeriodicalId":8742,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Sciences","volume":"14 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11591338/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142725276","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}
Iratxe Redondo, Naiara Ozamiz-Etxebarria, Joana Jaureguizar, Maria Dosil-Santamaria
{"title":"Cyber Dating Violence: How Is It Perceived in Early Adolescence?","authors":"Iratxe Redondo, Naiara Ozamiz-Etxebarria, Joana Jaureguizar, Maria Dosil-Santamaria","doi":"10.3390/bs14111074","DOIUrl":"10.3390/bs14111074","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Reports on cyber dating violence in adolescent populations vary significantly depending on whether the focus is on directly aggressive behaviours or behaviours designed to control one's partner. In contrast to direct aggression, which is often clearly identified by adolescents, there is a greater degree of ignorance, and even a certain degree of normalisation, of controlling behaviours. Such behaviours may include, for example, insisting on knowing the whereabouts of a partner at all times or sharing social media passwords. This study aims to explore adolescent perceptions of cyber dating violence and to identify the differential characteristics of cyber-violent relationships using the Iramuteq software program for text analysis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants were 466 second- and third-year secondary school students. Data were collected through surveys, and responses were analysed using the Iramuteq program. This software tool enabled the identification of common terms and themes linked to cyber dating violence, as perceived by participating adolescents.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The analyses revealed the repeated appearance of terms associated with violent behaviours, online media, toxic relationships, and victim coercion. However, there was a notable lack of recognition of controlling behaviours as a manifestation of cyber dating violence. Adolescents frequently normalised behaviours such as insisting on knowing a partner's whereabouts at all times or sharing social media passwords.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The findings suggest a significant gap in adolescents' understanding of what constitutes cyber dating violence. In contrast to direct aggression, which is easily identified, controlling behaviours are often normalised, indicating a need for educational and preventive measures to address this issue. By improving adolescents' understanding of controlling behaviours as a form of cyber dating violence, preventive efforts can be more effectively tailored to address and mitigate this problem. To prevent the normalisation of certain behaviours indicative of cyber dating violence, early education is recommended in areas such as healthy relationships, communication skills, respect for privacy, and recognition of signs of excessive control.</p>","PeriodicalId":8742,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Sciences","volume":"14 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11591522/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142725232","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}
Hui Zhao, Mengjiao Han, Zhenzhen Wang, Bangdan Liu
{"title":"School Connectedness and Academic Burnout in Middle School Students: A Multiple Serial Mediation Model.","authors":"Hui Zhao, Mengjiao Han, Zhenzhen Wang, Bangdan Liu","doi":"10.3390/bs14111077","DOIUrl":"10.3390/bs14111077","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Higher levels of school connectedness are associated with better study habits, but their relationship with academic burnout and the underlying mechanisms have not been revealed. We used a questionnaire to investigate the relationship between school connectedness and academic burnout and the mediating mechanisms of burnout in a sample of 394 Chinese middle school students, controlling for class, gender, and grade level. The results revealed that (1) school connectedness, autonomous motivation to learn, and core self-evaluations were significantly negatively related to academic burnout; and that (2) academic self-handicapping, core self-evaluations, and autonomous motivation to learn individually mediated the effects of school connectedness on academic burnout and mediated the effects of multiple factors. Therefore, educators should pay attention to the emotional needs of junior high school students, increase the level of school connectedness, consciously help students cultivate positive psychological factors such as autonomous motivation and core self-evaluations, reduce academic self-handicapping, increase their learning pleasure, and alleviate junior high school students' academic burnout.</p>","PeriodicalId":8742,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Sciences","volume":"14 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11591098/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142725325","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":"Working with AI: The Effect of Job Stress on Hotel Employees' Work Engagement.","authors":"Yong Hou, Liwei Fan","doi":"10.3390/bs14111076","DOIUrl":"10.3390/bs14111076","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Based on the Conservation of Resources (COR) theory and social support theory, this study focuses on the effects of AI-induced stress on hotel employees' work engagement and examines the mediating role of psychological capital and the moderating role of perceived organizational support. A sample of five-star hotels in China was selected for the study, data were analyzed, and hypotheses were tested using SPSS 27.0 and Mplus 7.4 software. The results of the study revealed that AI-induced stress had a significant negative effect on work engagement and psychological capital mediated the relationship between AI-induced stress and work engagement. Perceived organizational support moderated the relationship between work stress and psychological capital. Specifically, the higher the perceived organizational support, the lower the negative effect of work stress on psychological capital; conversely, the lower the perceived organizational support, the higher the negative effect of work stress on psychological capital. The greater the negative impact of work stress on psychological capital, the higher the perceived organizational support, and the smaller the negative impact of work stress on psychological capital. The findings of the study not only enrich the research related to AI in the hotel industry but also have certain reference significance for managers in the hotel industry who introduce AI in managing their employees.</p>","PeriodicalId":8742,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Sciences","volume":"14 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11591421/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142725351","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}
Javiera Ortega-Bastidas, Marjorie Baquedano-Rodríguez, Nancy Bastías-Vega, Cristhian Pérez-Villalobos, Mary Jane Schilling-Norman, Paula Parra-Ponce, Ricardo Arteaga-San Martín, Marcela Hechenleitner-Carvallo, María Isabel Ríos-Teillier, Ximena Paredes-Villarroel, José Peralta-Camposano, Alejandra Ricouz-Moya, Catherine Soto-Faúndes, Carolina Williams-Oyarce
{"title":"Natural Semantic Networks: The Concept of Mistreatment and Good Treatment in Students of Health Careers.","authors":"Javiera Ortega-Bastidas, Marjorie Baquedano-Rodríguez, Nancy Bastías-Vega, Cristhian Pérez-Villalobos, Mary Jane Schilling-Norman, Paula Parra-Ponce, Ricardo Arteaga-San Martín, Marcela Hechenleitner-Carvallo, María Isabel Ríos-Teillier, Ximena Paredes-Villarroel, José Peralta-Camposano, Alejandra Ricouz-Moya, Catherine Soto-Faúndes, Carolina Williams-Oyarce","doi":"10.3390/bs14111072","DOIUrl":"10.3390/bs14111072","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Natural semantic networks (NSNs) provide an approach to understanding concepts in terms of their density and strength. The objective of this study was to conceptualize mistreatment and good treatment among health science students in Chile, according to gender and training cycle. <b>Methods</b>: A mixed-methods study with a relational scope was conducted, involving 994 health science students. The present study is exploratory and combines both qualitative and quantitative analysis. We utilized the NSN technique, applying a questionnaire via SurveyMonkey after obtaining informed consent. <b>Results</b>: A total of 4386 defining words for mistreatment were identified, with the most relevant being 'aggression', 'abuse', and 'violence'. In the case of good treatment, a total of 4146 defining words were obtained, with 'respect', 'empathy', and 'kindness' standing out. For good treatment, a statistically significant relationship was observed between the defining words and the variables of gender (χ<sup>2</sup> = 41.158; <i>p</i> < 0.05) and training cycle (χ<sup>2</sup> = 28.698; <i>p</i> < 0.05). For mistreatment, a statistically significant relationship was found only with training cycle (χ<sup>2</sup> = 35.858; <i>p</i> < 0.05). <b>Conclusions</b>: Exploring the meanings associated with mistreatment and good treatment has a theoretical implication in the way in which two highly polysemic aspects of the educational environment can be understood.</p>","PeriodicalId":8742,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Sciences","volume":"14 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11590996/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142725303","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":"Does Smartphone Use Affect Attitudes Toward Aging Among Older Adults in Rural Areas? An Empirical Analysis Using Data from the Chinese Longitudinal Aging Social Survey.","authors":"Xiaohui Wang, Yifan Zhao","doi":"10.3390/bs14111069","DOIUrl":"10.3390/bs14111069","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fostering positive attitudes toward aging among older adults serves as a key measure of success in promoting active aging. Based on microdata from the China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey in 2018, this study uses ordinary least squares (OLS) and the two-stage least squares (2SLS) to evaluate the impact of smartphone use on the attitudes toward aging among older adults in rural areas. The results show that smartphone use significantly relieves older adults' negative attitudes toward aging, with effects persisting even after employing robust estimations and instrumental variable techniques to address endogeneity concerns. These results emphasize the need to improve rural internet infrastructure and to promote both smartphone access and literacy among older adults in rural China to amplify these positive effects.</p>","PeriodicalId":8742,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Sciences","volume":"14 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11590963/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142725177","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":"Preferences and Expectations for Home Robot Tasks: Comparison According to Age and Household Type in Republic of Korea.","authors":"Ha-Yeon Yoo, Minjun Kim","doi":"10.3390/bs14111070","DOIUrl":"10.3390/bs14111070","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Most studies of consumer preferences and expectations for home robots focus on either older adults or single-person households (SPHs). However, with the rise in voluntary SPHs among young adults and seniors, it is critical to compare both age and household types in robot research. This study explored perceptions of home robots and willingness to use their features based on age and household type, in the context of the expanding home robot market in Republic of Korea. An online survey of 400 individuals was conducted, targeting young SPHs and multi-person households (MPHs) in their 20s and 30s as well as older SPHs and MPHs in their 50s and 60s. The survey covered four robot task categories, with 40 items derived from previous research: household chores (20 items), personal care (seven items), leisure/companion (nine items), and health (four items). The results helped predict the main target groups for each in-home robot task by identifying items that showed differences in responses between groups and interpreting these based on age, household type, and their combination. The study provides valuable data on consumer expectations, highlighting differences in responses according to both age and household type, offering insights for the robotics industry to effectively target their products.</p>","PeriodicalId":8742,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Sciences","volume":"14 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11591169/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142725315","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}
Shu Zhong, Ri Hai, Nigela Ahemaitijiang, Xinyue Wang, Yunxiang Chen, Xiangping Liu
{"title":"Attachment Avoidance Mediates the Relationship Between Relatedness Frustration and Social Networking Sites Addiction: Conscientiousness and Neuroticism as Moderators.","authors":"Shu Zhong, Ri Hai, Nigela Ahemaitijiang, Xinyue Wang, Yunxiang Chen, Xiangping Liu","doi":"10.3390/bs14111068","DOIUrl":"10.3390/bs14111068","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Social Networking Sites Addiction (SNSA) has become increasingly prevalent among university students, posing significant challenges to their mental health and academic performance. The psychological mechanisms and personality traits contributing to this addiction are not yet fully understood. This study explored the mediating effect of attachment avoidance (AA) between relatedness frustration (RF) and SNSA, as well as the moderating roles of Conscientiousness and Neuroticism from the Big Five personality traits. Data were collected from 489 university students (M = 18.81, SD = 0.92) using the Relatedness Frustration Scale, Ten-Item Personality Inventory in Chinese, Experiences in Close Relationships Scale (ECR) Short Form, and Social Networking Sites Addiction Scale. The findings were as follows: (1) RF significantly predicted SNSA; (2) RF significantly predicted AA, which in turn significantly predicted SNSA, indicating a partial mediation; and (3) Conscientiousness and Neuroticism moderated the effect of RF on SNSA, with higher levels of these traits amplifying the positive effect of RF on SNSA. The study concluded that individuals facing RF may avoid real-life attachments and seek connections online, increasing the risk of SNSA, especially for those with high levels of Conscientiousness and Neuroticism.</p>","PeriodicalId":8742,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Sciences","volume":"14 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11590880/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142725203","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}
Xinyuan Zhang, Guangya Deng, Emmanuel Nketiah, Victor Shi
{"title":"Enhancing Recycling Participation: Behavior Factors Influencing Residents' Adoption of Recycling Vending Machines.","authors":"Xinyuan Zhang, Guangya Deng, Emmanuel Nketiah, Victor Shi","doi":"10.3390/bs14111071","DOIUrl":"10.3390/bs14111071","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recycling is a crucial waste management option because of the increasing amount of waste generated and the limited space in landfills. However, traditional recycling processes, which require individuals to deliver large quantities of waste to recycling centers, can discourage participation. To address this issue, this study expanded upon the technology acceptance model (TAM) by incorporating perceived risk and social influence to examine residents' intentions to adopt recycling vending machines. This study used partial least squares structural equation modeling based on the data collected from 525 individuals in Jiangsu Province, China. This study's findings indicate that TAM components, such as attitudes, perceived usefulness, and perceived ease of use, positively influence residents' intentions and behaviors to adopt recycling vending machines. Additionally, perceived usefulness and ease of use significantly affected attitudes toward recycling vending machines. This study also found that social influence had a significant positive impact on perceived usefulness and ease of use, while perceived risk negatively influenced these factors. Furthermore, attitude played a crucial mediating role, with additional factors impacting intentions and behaviors through attitude. Overall, this research can help stakeholders such as waste management companies to understand residents' concerns and improve the implementation of recycling vending machines.</p>","PeriodicalId":8742,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Sciences","volume":"14 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11591402/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142725273","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":"An Analysis of How Smart Home Product Attributes Influence Older Adults' Avoidance Psychology: The Sequential Mediation Role of Product Identity and Trust.","authors":"Yarong Huang, Xinxiang Li, Shuai Ling, Can Zheng","doi":"10.3390/bs14111060","DOIUrl":"10.3390/bs14111060","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As an effective method of improving the quality of life of older adults, smart home products have seen significant development and increased popularity in recent years. However, studies on the anti-consumption behaviors of older adults regarding these products remain relatively limited. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the avoidance behavior of older adults toward smart home products by investigating product attributes. The study proposes a theoretical model, \"product attributes-product Identity-trust-avoidance behavior\", to explore the underlying mechanisms of avoidance behavior from both the psychological and the behavioral perspectives. Based on data from 506 valid questionnaires, the findings reveal that product attributes, product identity, and trust can significantly and negatively impact the avoidance behavior toward smart home products. In addition, product identity and trust play significant mediating and serial mediating roles between product attributes and smart home product avoidance behaviors. These findings provide valuable insights for smart home product manufacturers seeking to understand the avoidance behavior of older adults concerning their products. They also offer valuable guidance on design concepts, marketing strategies, and market formulation, providing new theoretical and practical recommendations for expanding the smart home market for older adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":8742,"journal":{"name":"Behavioral Sciences","volume":"14 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11591175/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142725052","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}