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Local food purchase behavior of U.S. consumers: Application of an extended theory of planned behavior and self-congruity theory
(2014-05)
The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the antecedents to the behavior to purchase local food by using the extended theory of planned behavior with additional considerations of moral aspects and self-congruity ...
Exploring the multi-focus influence of identity on students' entrepreneurial intent
(2012-07)
Scope and Method of Study: Empirical studies examining the predictors of intentions usually focus on the effect a single identity has on intentions. Adapting Shapero's events model, the current study investigates the ...
Examining the relationship between perceived parental behaviors and adolescent self-efficacy and academic achievement in a Mexican population
(2015-07)
The present research examined adolescent perceived parental behaviors effects on adolescent self-efficacy and academic achievement. Two hierarchical regression analyses were conducted using data collected in Mexico through ...
Modeling early alcohol initiation: A comparison of linear regression, logistic regression, and discrete time hazard models
(2011-07)
Scope and Method of Study: In social science research there is often a need to study the occurrence of a rare event whose distribution is not normal and whose data structure is nested. Common statistical methods for these ...
Molecular coordination of iron homeostasis by microRNA
(2013-07)
Iron is an essential nutrient critical for oxygen transport, DNA synthesis, ATP generation, and cellular proliferation. At the molecular level, insufficient iron elicits a cascade of cellular events aimed at conserving ...
Study of spillover effects of multiple hotel brand extensions
(2012-07)
Scope and Method of Study: The purposes of the study were (1) to propose and test a theoretical model on the spillover effects of previous hotel brand extensions on customer attitudes toward subsequent hotel brand extensions, ...
Exploring the role of personality in consumer adoption of sustainable apparel product-service retail (SAPSR) models
(2015-05)
According to the concept of Product-Service System (PSS), a new concept called Sustainable Apparel Product-Service Retail (SAPSR) was developed to minimize the environmental impact of consumption by lowering material ...
Fathers' parenting behaviors and risks for adolescent aggression in African American and Latino boys
(2012-12)
Scope and Method of Study: Guided by ecological resilience perspectives this study examined the association between various risk factors (neighborhood risk, discrimination, peer victimization, fathers' risk behaviors) and ...
Effectiveness of mothers' disciplinary reasoning in response to toddler noncompliance
(2014-12)
The current study examined the effectiveness of disciplinary reasoning in deescalating the intensity of noncompliance in discipline episodes with toddlers. Using Bell's control model, the effectiveness of reasoning was ...
Integrating technical and emotional competences in hospitality education using a competency-based framework
(2015-12)
Given that hospitality students comprise the largest proportion of industry employees, academicians and practitioners agree that enhancing competences is central to the education, training, and development of hospitality ...