Superstition and Perceived Stress of the Chinese and the Moderation of Self-efficacy

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10.2991/assehr.k.211011.043How to use a DOI?

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superstition, perceived stress, self-efficacy, moderating role

Abstract

Superstition, which gives rise to a series of erroneous beliefs, has long been a cross-cultural phenomenon, and it occurs more often in times of stress or uncertainty. The present study focused on the association between perceived stress and superstition of Chinese undergraduates and postgraduates, and explored whether self-efficacy plays the moderating role. We recruited 228 participants (Mean age = 21.18, 134 were female) to complete the Superstitious Beliefs Questionnaire (SBQ), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and General Self-efficacy Scale (SES). The results illustrated that superstition was positively correlated with perceived stress (r = 0.16, p < 0.05), and its association with self-efficacy was negative, without reaching statistical significance(r = -0.04, p > 0.05). According to the regression analysis, the interaction of PSS and SES could hardly predict the superstitious belief (B = 0.02, t = 0.87, p > 0.05). In conclusion, from the statistical perspective, self-efficacy didn’t have a significant moderating effect on the relationship.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Zhong Sheng
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/10/12
TI  - Superstition and Perceived Stress of the Chinese and the Moderation of Self-efficacy
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 6th International Conference on Modern Management and Education Technology（MMET 2021）
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 247
EP  - 254
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211011.043
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211011.043
ID  - Sheng2021
ER  -