The mediational role of worry and practice time in explaining the relationship between implicit theories of ability and performance was examined in two studies. It was hypothesized that holding an implicit theory of ability as fixed and unchangeable would impair test performance. Worry and time invested in practicing prior to taking a test were predicted to mediate the direct effect of implicit...

Most studies about the effects of producers’ services on manufacturing agglomeration focus on the effects themselves while neglecting the mechanism that such effects spread. By stressing the key role of trade costs in the process of manufacturing agglomeration, this paper identifies a chain of effects from producers’ service improvements to manufacturing agglomeration via changing trade costs a...

This research uses a representative sample of U.S. nascent entrepreneurs to find that there is a positive relationship between their use of systematic search and their success in founding new firms. We control for mediating variables and find that searching systematically leverages firm founding by using an adaptive decision making style and social capital. Systematic search also appears to red...

Recent literature on migration and the environment has identified key mediating variables such as how migrants extract resources from the environment for their livelihoods, the rate and efficiency of extraction, and the social and economic context within which their extraction occurs. This paper tests these theories in a new ecological setting using data from coastal fishing villages in North S...

People report solving division problems by mentally recasting division problems as multiplication (e.g., 72 ÷ 8 à 8 × [?] = 72). Mediation of division by multiplication occurs mainly on larger problems. Eye tracking data was used to determine whether patterns of gaze durations on division problems provided support for mediation. Adults solved division problems in two formats: traditional (e.g.,...

Drawing on the emerging perspective of IT-enabled organizational capability, we suggest that operational agility and strategic flexibility in tandem with IT competency have a significant effect on firm performance in fast-cycle industries. We identify specific IT competencies and present a model that describes operational agility and strategic flexibility as mediating variables in the relations...

BACKGROUND Although sexual violence in war is associated with long-term mental health problems, little is known about its association with general functioning and the factors that explain this association. This study aims to illuminate the path from sexual violence to poor functioning. The prevalence of sexual violence among formerly abducted girls in Northern Uganda was assessed as well as the...

As users increasingly participate in the community, social networking sites (SNS) are gaining attention in academic research. This study aims to explore perceived value influencing usage intention in SNS, and examines the mediation of customer satisfaction between perceived value and usage intention. Mediated regression analysis was used and 205 savvy SNS users in Taiwan were investigated. The ...