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Health-related Cognitive Factors and Intention to Adopt mHealth: The Mediating Influence of Attitude Ahadzadeh, Ashraf Sadat; Ong, Fon Sim; Wu, Shin Ling
Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia Vol. 27, No. 1
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Mobile health (mHealth) is an important service that has remarkable effects on the development of the health care system. Health-related cognitive factors, such as perceived susceptibility (PSU), perceived severity (PSE), and health consciousness (HC), are associated with health-related technology adoption behavior. However, the underlying mechanisms of these associations have not been studied sufficiently. Attitude toward technology is a key construct in health psychology because it has a central role in motivating and changing behavior. Individuals’ attitude toward a particular behavior is expected to have a strong association with the behavior. This study aimed to examine how attitude toward mHealth plays a mediating role in the relationship between health-related cognitive factors (i.e., PSU, PSE, HC) and behavioral intention (BI) to adopt mHealth. A convenient sample of 374 Malaysian adults composed of 229 females and 149 males was recruited. These respondents completed a survey that measured PSU, PSE, HC, attitude toward mHealth, and BI to adopt mHealth. PSU and HC were significantly associated with BI to use mHealth, whereas PSE had no significant relationship with BI to use mHealth. Attitude toward mHealth mediated the relationship between two health-related cognitive factors (i.e., PSU and HC) and BI to adopt mHealth. The mediation results suggest that although BI to use mHealth is driven by health-related factors, it is facilitated by positive feelings toward health technology. Implications and recommendations for future research are presented.
Relationship between Positive Body Image and Selective Visual Self-presentation on Social Networking Sites: Moderating Role of Gender Ahadzadeh, Asharf Sadat; Ong, Fon Sim; Pahlevan Sharif, Saeed
Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia Vol. 27, No. 2
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This study examines the association between positive body image and selective visual self-presentation behaviors on social networking sites, while also considering the moderating influence of gender. We conducted a cross-sectional survey involving 282 undergraduate students in Malaysia (Mage = 20.85, SD = 1.81). The results reveal a negative correlation between positive body image and behaviors such as posing in pictures and editing photos. However, no significant relationship was found between positive body image and photo selection. Gender differences were evident, with females exhibiting higher engagement in posing in pictures, editing, and photo selection compared to males. The findings also show that gender plays a moderating role in the relationship between positive body image and photo selection, whereas no moderating effect was observed for posing in pictures and editing photos. The study’s implications are discussed.
Co-Authors Ahadzadeh, Asharf Sadat Ahadzadeh, Ashraf Sadat Pahlevan Sharif, Saeed Wu, Shin Ling