Showing papers on "Reciprocal determinism published in 2021"

Promoting entrepreneurial intentions for academic scientists: combining the social cognition theory and theory of planned behaviour in broadly-defined academic entrepreneurship

Abstract: Drawing on the social cognition theory, the purpose of this research is to explore how selected individual and organizational determinants, namely individual academic output (AO) and previous commercialization experience, organizational scientific reputation and entrepreneurial support policies (ESPs) influence their broadly-defined academic entrepreneurial intentions, involving spin-off intention (SOI), patenting and licensing intention (PLI), contract research and consulting intention (CCI) through theory of planned behaviour (TPB) modelling.,The current research constructs the framework by combining reciprocal determinism in the social cognition theory with TPB. To testify the hypotheses, partial least squares structural equational modelling (PLS–SEM) technique with 272 observations from Chinese universities was utilized.,The findings show that academic-related determinants, namely individual AO and organizational reputation (OR), are more likely to influence academic scientists' SOI through TPB modelling, while entrepreneurial-related determinants in terms of individual previous commercialization experience (PCE) and ESPs in higher education organizations are more influential for promoting behavioural intention to all kinds of academic entrepreneurship activities through TPB modelling. The more formal academic entrepreneurship involvement (engaging in creating spin-offs) is better explained through TPB modelling, especially the continuous mediating effects of subjective norms and entrepreneurial attitude and perceived behavioural control are more effective on spin-off activities. In addition, subjective norms are more influential in mediating relationships between individual or organizational antecedents and academic entrepreneurial intentions in the Chinese context.,Combining the social cognition theory and TPB, this study first investigated how individual intentions to engage in broadly-defined academic entrepreneurial activities are promoted through TPB modelling. The results, relating to the divergence of different determinants shaping different academic entrepreneurial intentions through various paths in TPB modelling, will provide insight into university managers and policymakers to improve academic entrepreneurship engagement in the Chinese context.

Application of social cognitive theory in weight management: Time for a biological component?

Abstract: Despite the utility of social cognitive theory for facilitating individual behavior changes needed for initial weight loss, this model has been less effective in facilitating adherence to recommended lifestyle changes required for sustainable weight-loss maintenance. One potential reason for the limited long-term effectiveness of lifestyle interventions guided by this model is that the model does not consider the important influence that biology can have on weight-relevant behaviors, during both weight loss and weight-loss maintenance, via sensations of hunger and satiety and changes in energy metabolism (expenditure and fat oxidation). We describe here a proposed revision to social cognitive theory that allows for biological factors to exist in reciprocal determinism with behavioral, environmental, and personal factors, with the goal of creating a theoretical basis for lifestyle interventions with greater personalization in order to facilitate better long-term adherence and improve weight-loss maintenance.

Reciprocal causation and the effect of environmental determinants upon the technology beliefs and practice of career-change pre-service teachers

Abstract: Studies continue to highlight the value career-change teachers bring to teaching. Yet, little research has investigated the incumbent technology skills and beliefs of this cohort, and how these ski...

Learning from drinking experiences in college: A test of reciprocal determinism with drinking refusal self-efficacy.

Abstract: Problematic drinking is common in college, with many students experiencing a range of detrimental alcohol-related consequences. An understanding of the etiological factors involved in the development and maintenance of this behavior is important, as it would inform intervention efforts. Drinking refusal self-efficacy (DRSE) plays a central role in drinking behavior. Social learning theory's principle of reciprocal determinism suggests that cognitions such as DRSE are not only learned over time from drinking experiences but also impact an individual's subsequent drinking behavior. To date, no study has tested reciprocal determinism in relation to DRSE. Accordingly, in the current study, we examined within-person reciprocal associations between DRSE and drinking experiences (alcohol use and related consequences) in college drinkers during the first year of college (n = 728). Data were drawn from a larger study of trauma, posttraumatic stress, and substance use in young adulthood. Data were analyzed using a random intercept cross-lagged panel model to disaggregate between-person and within-person effects. At the between-person level, DRSE was negatively associated with both alcohol use and alcohol-related consequences. Furthermore, DRSE exhibited significant negative prospective within-person associations with alcohol-related consequences but not with alcohol consumption. Both alcohol consumption and alcohol-related consequences exhibited significant negative prospective within-person associations with DRSE. As such, findings support reciprocal determinism between alcohol-related consequences and DRSE. These findings have several clinical implications, as they point to a risky learning process that could be targeted in treatment or in prevention programs. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

The interplay of emotional value, trend affinity and past practices in sustainable consumption: an application of theory of reciprocal determinism

Abstract: This study aims to examine the role of trend affinity, emotional value, and past sustainable practices on consumers’ sustainable consumption behaviour. The research employed a survey approach to co...

EMVE-DeCK: A Theory-Based Framework for Designing and Tailoring Persuasive Technology

Abstract: Although the importance of tailoring persuasive technologies (PTs) has been discussed extensively in the literature, there is insufficient theory-driven guidance on how to employ social psychology theories in the design of PT interventions. In this paper, we provide an overview of the key frameworks in the extant literature for designing information systems, in general, and persuasive systems, in particular. Specifically, we identify their limitations, and propose a new framework called ”EMVE-DeCK Framework” based on the synthesis of the strengths of the existing frameworks. The EMVE-DeCK Framework, which is grounded in Bandura’s Triad of Reciprocal Determinism, comprises seven steps, which include: (1) Explain: Employ “Theory” to explain the target “Behavior” by uncovering the relationship between the “Behavioral Determinants” and the target “Behavior”; (2) Map: Map the significant “Behavioral Determinants” in the “Theory” domain to “Persuasive Strategies” in the “Technology” domain; (3) Validate: Validate the target users’ receptiveness to the “Persuasive Strategies” in the “Technology” domain; (4) Explicate: Employ “Theory” to explicate (explain) the adoption of the proposed persuasive “Technology” by uncovering the relationship between the user experience (UX) “Design Attributes” and the persuasive “Technology Adoption”; (5) Design: Design and implement theory-driven, tailored persuasive “Technology”; (6) Change: Deploy the persuasive “Technology” to change “Behavior” in the field; and (7) Knowledge: Contribute “Findings” to Knowledge. We discuss the framework in the context of PT interventions.

Cross-Country Perspective on Reverse Pathway Dynamics Between Teachers’ Self-Efficacy and Job Satisfaction

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the reverse pathway dynamics between teachers’ self-efficacy and job satisfaction from a cross-country perspective. By recognizing the sparseness of empirical studies on the reciprocal relation between self-referent assessment of capabilities and job satisfaction, a model of reciprocal determinism between teacher self-efficacy and job satisfaction is proposed. The data of 51,782 primary school teachers were analyzed using a non-recursive causal reciprocal structural equation system within the overarching framework of structural equation modeling. The results indicated that teachers’ self-efficacy was reciprocally related to job satisfaction at the individuals’ level. Despite this finding, feedback effects were identified only across seven education systems. Further, it was shown via multigroup structural equation modeling that organizational culture (i.e., education systems) by proxy of the countries was moderating the structural relations among the recursive and non-recursive effects of the model. These findings underscore the importance of self-efficacy in promoting job satisfaction and indicate that more satisfied teachers are characterized also by greater teaching self-efficacy. The results are discussed within the scope of better understanding the relations between these two focal constructs for educational practice.

The social functions of music : Communication, Wellbeing, Art, Ritual, Identity and Social networks (C-WARIS)

Abstract: This chapter outlines the social function of music, emphasising music as a universally accessible social phenomenon. I propose five categories and one overarching caveat represented by the anacronym C-WARIS (Communication, Wellbeing, Art, Ritual, Identity and Social networks). The primary social function of music is communication. Music is utilised in maintaining and enhancing wellbeing and as a pleasurable art form. It functions universally within religious, spiritual and ceremonial activities. Music also functions as a resource in establishing and maintaining identities and social networks. Reciprocal determinism (Bandura, 1986) and social identity theory (Turner & Reynolds 2010) are used to offer overarching theoretical contexts for these mechanisms.

Learning Goal Orientation and Academic Performance: A Dynamic model:

Abstract: Drawing on the reciprocal determinism of self-regulation system, a process-based model is used to examine the relationship of learning goal orientation (LGO) among university students with their ac...

Agency, Reciprocal Determinism, and Desistance from Crime: a Reply to Thomas, Pogarsky, and Loughran

Abstract: In their rejoinder, Thomas, Pogarsky, Loughran come to the defense of Paternoster (2017) and promise to clarify his position. They also promise to elucidate the logical flaws associated with critiques of Paternoster’s position, reveal the fundamental incompatibility between agency and determinism, and advance the case for a teleological criminology. Although the authors help to clarify some aspects of Paternoster’s position, they ultimately fail to deliver on their promises. In this paper, I clarify my own position, challenge the agency/determinism dualism embraced by Thomas and his colleagues, and highlight additional problems with their approach, which appears to assume the existence of an autonomous and decontextualized willpower. In the end, I highlight the superior utility of a sociocognitive conceptualization of agency, which is rooted in the framework of reciprocal determinism. This conceptualization of agency is appealing for a variety of reasons. It lends itself to a humanistic approach as it provides a guide for human empowerment. When applied to criminological issues, such as desistance from crime, it can inspire new lines of inquiry. But most of all, it is rooted in science and is consistent with a large body of empirical evidence.

A moderated mediation analysis of the relationship between a high-stakes English test and test takers’ extracurricular English learning activities

Abstract: This study investigated the relationship between a large-scale and high-stakes English test and test takers’ learning behavior. Specifically, it explored whether and how the National Matriculation English Test (NMET) influenced test takers’ extracurricular English learning activities under the Chinese Mainland educational context. Based on Bandura’s triadic reciprocal determinism theory, this study proposed a distal mediation model and employed covariance-based Structural Equation Modeling to test the model. The data were collected via a cross-sectional survey with 470 test takers. The results showed that test takers’ perceptions of the examination exerted direct and indirect effects on their extracurricular English learning activities, and that test takers’ perceived self-efficacy for self-regulated learning and academic achievement were two important factors mediating the relationship between their perceptions of the test and extracurricular learning. Furthermore, test takers’ perceptions of the exam-approaching have diverse moderating effects on different mediation effects. This study suggests that introducing the triadic reciprocal determinism theory helps understand how an examination influences learning. It also highlights the role of test takers’ perceptions of an examination and their perceived self-efficacy in predicting a test’s impact on learning.