Collins Opoku Antwi
Biographic Data
| ID | 4685850 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Collins Opoku Antwi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Collins Opoku |
| FAMILY NAME | Antwi |
| SIGNATURE | ANTWI C O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Zhejiang Normal University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6359-4668 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 19 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
“From Struggles to Triumphs”
Treating teachers as mere tools or instruments, denying them of their humanity for the school's goals, causes them to teach in dehumanizing times. Recent research indicates that organizational dehumanization may have a significant impact on an individual's self‐efficacy and work behaviour. However, the causal relationship between organizational dehumanization and self‐esteem, self‐efficacy, and demotivating teaching style remains unclear in this …
Ownership and agency modulate self-positivity effect
In value assessment, the self-positivity effect refers to the tendency to assign higher value to self-related objects. However, the distinct and interactive contributions of ownership and agency to this effect remain unclear. Across four behavioral studies (total N = 137) and an event-related potentials (ERP) study (N = 30), we manipulated ownership and agency using an object evaluation paradigm while recording subjective value ratings and P300 a…
Evaluating mental health apps under uncertainty
Despite the proliferation of mental health apps (MHAs), their evaluation remains challenging due to inconsistent clinical validity, poor long-term engagement, and limited consideration of expert disagreement. Existing evaluations often use single-point scores or star ratings for decision-makers’ assessments, overlooking the uncertainty, variability, and emotional factors that shape decision-making. Additionally, many mHealth studies employ multi-…
Sense of English Learning Gain
This study addressed the lack of a validated scale for assessing students’ Sense of English Learning Gain (SELG), despite the increasing emphasis on English proficiency in China. The scale development process followed a rigorous three-step methodology: conceptualization through thematic analysis ( n = 171), exploratory factor analysis (EFA) for scale development ( n = 387), and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) for scale validation ( n = 755). D…
Expanding self, breaking stereotypes, and building hospitality
Mindfulness is a critical instrument in sustainable tourism development. However, existing literature on mindfulness' role in hospitality and tourism sustainability has mostly focused on tourists' perspective. In this study, we shift perspective to gain insight into how and when residents' mindfulness relates to their attitudes and behaviors in host-tourist relation. Integrating mindfulness and motivated information processing theories, we develo…
“I-just-wanna-get-by” hurts teachers and their work
Social entrepreneurs and employee green behavior
Emerging evidence shows that employees can deliver and sabotage entrepreneurs’ environmental performance. Hence, exploring how entrepreneurs can influence employees to maintain and improve environmental performance with work and non-work factors is crucial for managerial and policy interventions. We contribute to the literature by examining the moderating effects of value systems (thus, the opposing bipolar dimensions of self-enhancement-self-tra…
How well does nature contact promote academic achievement in geography? The serial multiple mediating effects of sense of place and geospatial thinking
Current studies emphasise that nature plays a key role in geography education. However, little research has been devoted to elucidating the underlying mechanisms by which nature contact (NC) influences academic achievement. With the aim of filling this gap, this study provides a serial multiple mediator model that examines how contact with nature promotes academic achievement in geography (AAG) and is further associated with the serial multiple m…
Sustainable cross-border tourism management
The psyche-altering effects of COVID-19 pandemic on sustainable tourism behaviors are underexplored. More so, the scant research largely presents tourists’ perspective. Extending this body of work, our study – deploying evolutionary tourism paradigm, examines whether, the why and when perceived COVID-19 infectability (pathogen avoidance motive) impairs resident hospitality, using a multi-wave data from MTurk U.S. workers (N = 857). As predicted, …
Examining the impact of trait grit on aspiring entrepreneur's new venture ideation
Am I Gonna Get a Job? Graduating Students’ Psychological Capital, Coping Styles, and Employment Anxiety
Thoughts about life after school can be frightening for college students. The uncertainty about employment expectancies can engender crippling anxiety, especially in a time of a major pandemic—COVID-19, and urgent attention is needed. This study, drawing on the self-determination theory, demonstrates preliminary protective effect of positive psychological capital (PsyCap) on employment anxiety among a relatively understudied group—graduating coll…
A Novel Approach to Air Passenger Index Prediction
Air passenger traffic prediction is crucial for the effective operation of civil aviation airports. Despite some progress in this field, the prediction accuracy and methods need further improvement. This paper proposes an integrated approach to the prediction of air passenger index as follows. Firstly, the air passenger index is defined and classified by the K-means clustering method. And then, based on mutual information (MI) principle, the info…
A Cross-Temporal Meta-Analysis of Changes in Left-Behind Children’s Mental Health in China
A considerable body of research using the Mental Health Test (MHT) has explored the psychological repercussions of the physical separation of children from one or both parents as they pursue better economic prospects in cities. Generally, these studies compare the mental health status (MHS) between left-behind children (LBC) and non-left-behind children (NLBC). That notwithstanding, little is known about the real policy impact of these studies on…
Covid-19 Pandemic and International Students’ Mental Health in China
International students in China were among the first group of individuals to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the pandemic's impact on their mental health is underexplored. This study-utilizing web-based survey data (N = 381), presents preliminary reports using ANOVA and MIMIC analytic approaches. Following the clinical demarcation of the 21-item version of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21), we found 24.6%, 38.3%, and 4…
Managing conflictual teacher-child relationship in pre-schools
Validating the Auckland Individualism–Collectivism Scale (Aics)
Factorial Validity of the Student–Teacher Relationship Scale—Short Form, Latent Means Comparison of Teacher–Student Relationship Quality and Association with Child Problem and Prosocial Behaviours
Unemployment trends and labour market entry in Ghana
Statistical information is critical for both government and the general public for monitoring, evaluation, and implementation of employment policies and programmes. This paper revisits the labour market trends between 2012 and 2016 and discusses the importance of job search methods for labour market entry in Ghana. We explored job search methods (Formal and Informal Methods) used by 235 participants from seven regions of Ghana. Results revealed t…
Teacher burnout in pre-schools
Teacher burnout in pre-schools
Managing conflictual teacher-child relationship in pre-schools
Expanding self, breaking stereotypes, and building hospitality
Mindfulness is a critical instrument in sustainable tourism development. However, existing literature on mindfulness' role in hospitality and tourism sustainability has mostly focused on tourists' perspective. In this study, we shift perspective to gain insight into how and when residents' mindfulness relates to their attitudes and behaviors in host-tourist relation. Integrating mindfulness and motivated information processing theories, we develo…
Teacher burnout in pre-schools
Validating the Auckland Individualism–Collectivism Scale (Aics)
Factorial Validity of the Student–Teacher Relationship Scale—Short Form, Latent Means Comparison of Teacher–Student Relationship Quality and Association with Child Problem and Prosocial Behaviours
Unemployment trends and labour market entry in Ghana
Statistical information is critical for both government and the general public for monitoring, evaluation, and implementation of employment policies and programmes. This paper revisits the labour market trends between 2012 and 2016 and discusses the importance of job search methods for labour market entry in Ghana. We explored job search methods (Formal and Informal Methods) used by 235 participants from seven regions of Ghana. Results revealed t…
Managing conflictual teacher-child relationship in pre-schools
Am I Gonna Get a Job? Graduating Students’ Psychological Capital, Coping Styles, and Employment Anxiety
Thoughts about life after school can be frightening for college students. The uncertainty about employment expectancies can engender crippling anxiety, especially in a time of a major pandemic—COVID-19, and urgent attention is needed. This study, drawing on the self-determination theory, demonstrates preliminary protective effect of positive psychological capital (PsyCap) on employment anxiety among a relatively understudied group—graduating coll…
A Novel Approach to Air Passenger Index Prediction
Air passenger traffic prediction is crucial for the effective operation of civil aviation airports. Despite some progress in this field, the prediction accuracy and methods need further improvement. This paper proposes an integrated approach to the prediction of air passenger index as follows. Firstly, the air passenger index is defined and classified by the K-means clustering method. And then, based on mutual information (MI) principle, the info…
A Cross-Temporal Meta-Analysis of Changes in Left-Behind Children’s Mental Health in China
A considerable body of research using the Mental Health Test (MHT) has explored the psychological repercussions of the physical separation of children from one or both parents as they pursue better economic prospects in cities. Generally, these studies compare the mental health status (MHS) between left-behind children (LBC) and non-left-behind children (NLBC). That notwithstanding, little is known about the real policy impact of these studies on…
Covid-19 Pandemic and International Students’ Mental Health in China
International students in China were among the first group of individuals to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the pandemic's impact on their mental health is underexplored. This study-utilizing web-based survey data (N = 381), presents preliminary reports using ANOVA and MIMIC analytic approaches. Following the clinical demarcation of the 21-item version of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21), we found 24.6%, 38.3%, and 4…
Sustainable cross-border tourism management
The psyche-altering effects of COVID-19 pandemic on sustainable tourism behaviors are underexplored. More so, the scant research largely presents tourists’ perspective. Extending this body of work, our study – deploying evolutionary tourism paradigm, examines whether, the why and when perceived COVID-19 infectability (pathogen avoidance motive) impairs resident hospitality, using a multi-wave data from MTurk U.S. workers (N = 857). As predicted, …
Examining the impact of trait grit on aspiring entrepreneur's new venture ideation
“I-just-wanna-get-by” hurts teachers and their work
Social entrepreneurs and employee green behavior
Emerging evidence shows that employees can deliver and sabotage entrepreneurs’ environmental performance. Hence, exploring how entrepreneurs can influence employees to maintain and improve environmental performance with work and non-work factors is crucial for managerial and policy interventions. We contribute to the literature by examining the moderating effects of value systems (thus, the opposing bipolar dimensions of self-enhancement-self-tra…
How well does nature contact promote academic achievement in geography? The serial multiple mediating effects of sense of place and geospatial thinking
Current studies emphasise that nature plays a key role in geography education. However, little research has been devoted to elucidating the underlying mechanisms by which nature contact (NC) influences academic achievement. With the aim of filling this gap, this study provides a serial multiple mediator model that examines how contact with nature promotes academic achievement in geography (AAG) and is further associated with the serial multiple m…
Evaluating mental health apps under uncertainty
Despite the proliferation of mental health apps (MHAs), their evaluation remains challenging due to inconsistent clinical validity, poor long-term engagement, and limited consideration of expert disagreement. Existing evaluations often use single-point scores or star ratings for decision-makers’ assessments, overlooking the uncertainty, variability, and emotional factors that shape decision-making. Additionally, many mHealth studies employ multi-…
Sense of English Learning Gain
This study addressed the lack of a validated scale for assessing students’ Sense of English Learning Gain (SELG), despite the increasing emphasis on English proficiency in China. The scale development process followed a rigorous three-step methodology: conceptualization through thematic analysis ( n = 171), exploratory factor analysis (EFA) for scale development ( n = 387), and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) for scale validation ( n = 755). D…
Expanding self, breaking stereotypes, and building hospitality
Mindfulness is a critical instrument in sustainable tourism development. However, existing literature on mindfulness' role in hospitality and tourism sustainability has mostly focused on tourists' perspective. In this study, we shift perspective to gain insight into how and when residents' mindfulness relates to their attitudes and behaviors in host-tourist relation. Integrating mindfulness and motivated information processing theories, we develo…
“From Struggles to Triumphs”
Treating teachers as mere tools or instruments, denying them of their humanity for the school's goals, causes them to teach in dehumanizing times. Recent research indicates that organizational dehumanization may have a significant impact on an individual's self‐efficacy and work behaviour. However, the causal relationship between organizational dehumanization and self‐esteem, self‐efficacy, and demotivating teaching style remains unclear in this …
Ownership and agency modulate self-positivity effect
In value assessment, the self-positivity effect refers to the tendency to assign higher value to self-related objects. However, the distinct and interactive contributions of ownership and agency to this effect remain unclear. Across four behavioral studies (total N = 137) and an event-related potentials (ERP) study (N = 30), we manipulated ownership and agency using an object evaluation paradigm while recording subjective value ratings and P300 a…
Psychology (13 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Business (5 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Confirmatory factor analysis (4 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works)