Examining the determinants of technology acceptance has been a central interest across disciplines. The technology acceptance model (TAM) and its variants and extensions are the most popular ...theoretical frameworks in this line of research. Two model-based meta-analytical approaches, that is, meta-meta-analysis and conventional meta-analysis, are used to pool the correlations and to test the path relationships among the variables of the TAM. We find that the extended TAM, which we term the TAM Plus, prevails in the model fit testing and that the results of the pooled correlations and path coefficients estimated using the meta-meta-analysis and meta-analysis are generally consistent.
The aim of this study is to analyse and to evaluate the citizens’ public acceptance and willingness to pay (WTP), for Renewable Energy Sources (RES) in Crete. For this purpose a contingent valuation ...study was conducted, using a double bound dichotomous choice format to elicit people's WTP and factors affecting it. Residents of 1440 households all over Crete were interviewed face-to-face. Major conclusions can be used as a basis for sustainable energy planning, for policies and the formulation of awareness campaigns and for RES investment programs and projects in order to prepare implementation conditions and enhance public acceptance of renewable energy investments and programmes. Mean WTP per household was found to be 16.33€ to be paid quarterly as an additional charge on the electricity bill. Larger willingness to pay was reported by those with high family income and residence size, those having a higher level of energy information and awareness concerning climatic change, those who have invested in some energy saving measures, and those who suffer from more electricity shortages than others.
•This paper explores the important factors affecting the acceptance of m-learning in Iran.•Affecting factors are divided into four macro groups: Technological, Pedagogical, Social and ...Individual.•Mobile devices limitations aren’t a barrier in usage of m-learning.•Selection of mobile devices as an educational strategy depends on a combination of pedagogical, technological, social and individual issues.
The increasing usage of smartphones, the increasing acceptance of electronic learning (e-learning), the improvement of the status of mobile networks and global internet as well as the need to flexibility in learning process have been led to the emergence of a phenomenon called mobile learning (m-learning). M-learning is not limited to time and place and it will make the desire of “equal education for all people around the world” comes true. Despite the advantages and opportunities that m-learning brings, it has not been implemented in developing countries (like Iran). The goal of this research is exploring the important factors affecting the acceptance of m-learning in Iran. These factors are divided into four macro groups: (1) Technological, (2) Pedagogical, (3) Social and (4) Individual issues. The purpose of this categorization is to discover the important factors affecting the acceptance of m-learning in both macro and micro scales. Because, it can help the developers to prioritize the issues in order to implement m-learning successfully in Iran. In this regard, a survey was conducted at one of the biggest and oldest universities of technology in Iran. The proposed model has been presented based on the combination of two models of Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use Technology (UTAUT) and some other factors due to cultural and social structure of Iran. This model has been tested using the new approach called Partial Least Squares-Artificial Neural Network (PLS -ANN), which has the ability to analyze both linear and nonlinear relationships. The results demonstrate that the selection of mobile devices as an educational strategy is depended on the combination of pedagogical, technological, social and individual factors. These results show that perceived usefulness is the most effective factor in acceptance of m-learning in Iran. Also, due to the cultural and social structure of Iran, personal innovativeness has no impact on acceptance of m-learning. Moreover, pedagogical factors are effective on perceived usefulness as well as technological and individual factors are effective on perceived ease of use. Social factors also have a positive effect on perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use.
Many have proposed that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) may be particularly effective for improving outcomes in chronic disease/long-term conditions, and ACT techniques are now being used ...clinically. However, reviews of ACT in this context are lacking, and the state of evidence is unclear. This systematic review aimed to: collate all ACT interventions with chronic disease/long-term conditions, evaluate their quality, and comment on efficacy. Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE and Psych Info were searched. Studies with solely mental health or chronic pain populations were excluded. Study quality was then rated, with a proportion re-rated by a second researcher. Eighteen studies were included: eight were randomised controlled trials (RCTs), four used pre–post designs, and six were case studies. A broad range of applications was observed (e.g. improving quality of life and symptom control, reducing distress) across many diseases/conditions (e.g. HIV, cancer, epilepsy). However, study quality was generally low, and many interventions were of low intensity. The small number of RCTs per application and lower study quality emphasise that ACT is not yet a well-established intervention for chronic disease/long-term conditions. However, there was some promising data supporting certain applications: parenting of children with long-term conditions, seizure-control in epilepsy, psychological flexibility, and possibly disease self-management.
•A growing body of work (18 studies) has evaluated ACT in long-term conditions.•Study quality is mostly low. As ACT is used clinically, high-quality RCTs are needed.•Some promising evidence for parenting of children with LTCs, seizure control, psychological flexibility, self-management.
A modular, transdiagnostic approach to treatment design and implementation may increase the public health impact of evidence-based psychosocial interventions. Such an approach relies on algorithms ...for selecting and implementing treatment components intended to have a specific therapeutic effect, yet there is little evidence for how components function independent of their treatment packages when employed in clinical service settings. This study aimed to demonstrate the specificity of treatment effects for two components of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a promising candidate for modularization. A randomized, nonconcurrent, multiple-baseline across participants design was used to examine component effects on treatment processes and outcomes in 15 adults seeking mental health treatment. The ACT OPEN module targeted acceptance and cognitive defusion; the ACT ENGAGED module targeted values-based activation and persistence. According to Tau-U analyses, both modules produced significant improvements in psychiatric symptoms, quality of life, and targeted therapeutic processes. ACT ENGAGED demonstrated greater improvements in quality of life and values-based activation. ACT OPEN showed greater improvements in symptom severity, acceptance, and defusion. Both modules improved awareness and non-reactivity, which were mutually targeted, though using distinct intervention procedures. Both interventions demonstrated high treatment acceptability, completion, and patient satisfaction. Treatment effects were maintained at 3-month follow up. ACT components should be considered for inclusion in a modular approach to implementing evidence-based psychosocial interventions for adults.
•ACT component modules were examined for specificity of treatment effects in adults.•Both modules improved symptom severity and life quality, but effect sizes differed.•The OPEN module had larger effects on symptoms, cognitive defusion, and acceptance.•The ENGAGED module had larger effects on life quality and values-based activation.•Both modules improved awareness and nonreactivity to thoughts, feelings, sensations.
This study aimed to analyze published studies regarding the usefulness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in the treatment of oncological patients. A systematic review of the literature was ...conducted using the Web of Science, Google Scholar and Dialnet (2000-2016). Nineteen articles fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Those patients who received interventions based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy showed a better emotional state and quality of life and greater psychological flexibility. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy proved to be useful in the psychological treatment of oncological patients. However, the heterogeneity and limitations of the studies, principally with regard to sample characteristics, study design and manner in which mechanisms responsible for changes are evaluated, make further studies necessary with a view to ascertaining what patient and/or intervention characteristics might improve results. Randomized controlled trials comparing the efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with no treatment, with treatment with placebo and with other efficacious therapies, including a study of medium- and long-term results, would be of particular interest.
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DOBA, IJS, IZUM, KILJ, NUK, OILJ, PILJ, PNG, SAZU, SIK, UILJ, UKNU, UL, UM, UPUK, VSZLJ
Technology adoption by the marginalized community is indeed an important issue in global poverty reduction. To realize it, this paper contributes by doing an empirical test of the technology ...acceptance model, amongst those users typically always deprived in the existing social structure. Firstly, the study aims to examine the influence of Technology Readiness Index (TRI) 2.0′s four indicators (optimism, innovativeness, discomfort and insecurity) on bKash entrepreneurs' perceived ease of use (PEOU) and perceived usefulness (PU) of bKash technology. Secondly, it aims to investigate the effect of ‘bKash’ entrepreneurs' PEOU and PU on their well-being. A total of 360 usable data were collected from the bKash agents in Bangladesh. We employed SEM-PLS3.0 for data analysis. The results indicate that optimism and innovativeness strongly drive perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness. Subjective well-being was found to be strongly predicted by perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness. The study indicates that poor people are somewhat ready to use and accept technology that leads to a sense of well-being. Bringing together the concept of subjective well-being with TRI and Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) is this paper's contribution to the knowledge domain.
•This paper studies entrepreneurs from marginalized strata in Bangladesh.•Poor people are somewhat ready to use and accept technology.•Usage of technology enhances the well-being of entrepreneurs.•Techno-fin Inclusion enables social innovation.
Studies around the world revealed that children's performance is a significant source of parents’ self‐worth. This phenomenon is particularly salient among Chinese parents because of the emphasis on ...interdependent self‐construal in a face culture. With child‐based worth, many parents feel compelled to use conditional regard to minimize children's failure and maximize success. Yet, parental conditional regard is notorious for its undermining effects on children's well‐being. This study aimed to investigate the antecedents and consequences of parental unconditional acceptance to children, an antidote to parental conditional regard. We conducted a priming experiment with 145 parents randomly assigned to child‐based worth or unconditional self‐acceptance conditions. Results showed that child‐based worth was an inhibitive factor, whereas unconditional self‐acceptance was a facilitative factor to parents’ provision of unconditional acceptance to children. Parents primed with unconditional self‐acceptance had more intention to provide unconditional acceptance to their children, and in turn had more authoritative responses to their children's undesirable behavior. Our findings have practical implications for parent education.
The objective of this study was to test whether treatment acceptability, exposure engagement, and completion rates could be increased by integrating acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) with ...traditional exposure and response prevention (ERP). 58 adults (68% female) diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD; M age = 27, 80% white) engaged in a multisite randomized controlled trial of 16 individual twice-weekly sessions of either ERP or ACT + ERP. Assessors unaware of treatment condition administered assessments of OCD, depression, psychological flexibility, and obsessional beliefs at pretreatment, posttreatment, and six-month follow-up. Treatment acceptability, credibility/expectancy, and exposure engagement were also assessed. Exposure engagement was high in both conditions and there were no significant differences in exposure engagement, treatment acceptability, or dropout rates between ACT + ERP and ERP. OCD symptoms, depression, psychological inflexibility, and obsessional beliefs decreased significantly at posttreatment and were maintained at follow-up in both conditions. No between-group differences in outcome were observed using intent to treat and predicted data from multilevel modeling. ACT + ERP and ERP were both highly effective treatments for OCD, and no differences were found in outcomes, processes of change, acceptability, or exposure engagement.
•Adding ACT to Exposure with Response Prevention (ERP) did not improve acceptability, engagement, or drop-out for OCD.•ACT plus ERP and ERP alone both had high acceptability, engagement, and low drop-out.•ACT plus ERP and ERP alone were both highly effective for OCD with no difference in outcomes.
•The aim of this study was to explore factors influencing user's recommendation to use m-wallet.•We found that ease of use, usefulness, perceived risk, attitude, to have significant effect on user's ...intention.•We also determined the moderating effect of stress and social influence on user's satisfaction and recommendation.•This paper is a pioneer in the analysis of intention to use in India context.•This study provides a set of recommendations for companies.
Potential for the use of mobile wallet is enormous and it is drawing attention as an alternative mode of payment worldwide. The present research aims to provide important insights into the TAM (Technology Acceptance Model) and UTAUT2 (Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology) models. This study develops a conceptual model to determine the most significant factors influencing user's intention, perceived satisfaction and recommendation to use mobile wallet. The research model included 206 responses from an online and manual survey in India. Our study tested the moderating effect of innovativeness, stress to use and social influence on user's perceived satisfaction and recommendation to use mobile wallet services. We found that ease of use, usefulness, perceived risk, attitude, to have significant effect on user's intention, which further influenced user's perceived satisfaction and recommendation to use mobile wallet services. We also determined the significant moderating effect of stress to use and social influence on user's perceived satisfaction and recommendation to mobile wallet services. This study provides an integrated framework for academicians to measure the moderating effect of psychological, social and risk factors on technology acceptance. It can also help practitioners by identifying important factors affecting user's decision, which further affects user's perceived satisfaction and recommendation to use mobile wallet services.
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