scholarly journals Do reading boredom and reading boredom coping strategies predict reading comprehension performance? An empirical investigation of Saudi EFL learners

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 445-459
Author(s):  
Muhammad Waleed Shehzad ◽  
Rida Ahmed ◽  
Shazma Razzaq ◽  
Amer Akhtar ◽  
Md. Kamrul Hasan

Boredom is a well-researched concept in various contexts; nonetheless, there is scarceness of research related to the relationship of boredom with reading comprehension performance in EFL context. Therefore, this study intends to determine the connection between reading boredom and reading comprehension performance by employing reading boredom coping strategies as a mediator. A quantitative research approach, and a cross-sectional and correlational research design was employed to conduct this study. Questionnaires and a reading comprehension test were used to collect data from 306 Saudi EFL students. Findings indicated that reading boredom showed a significant but negative relationship with reading comprehension performance. Also, reading boredom was positively and significantly related to reading boredom coping strategies. Moreover, reading boredom coping strategies showed a positive and significant relationship with reading comprehension performance. Lastly, findings indicated that reading boredom coping strategies mediated the association between reading boredom and reading comprehension performance. On the basis of aforementioned findings, numerous recommendations for EFL students, teachers, and policymakers were offered.

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 136-150
Author(s):  
Muhammad Waleed Shehzad ◽  
Khaled Besher Albesher ◽  
Summaira Sarfraz ◽  
Shazma Razzaq

Researchers paid ample attention to an important variable called boredom in numerous contexts; however, limited research exists regarding the association of boredom with listening comprehension performance in EFL settings. Thus, the current study aims to establish the association between listening boredom and listening comprehension performance by deploying listening boredom coping strategies as a mediating construct. A quantitative research approach, and a cross-sectional and correlational research design was used to conduct this study. A listening comprehension test and questionnaires were used to gather the data from 313 Saudi EFL learners. Results directed that there exists a negative yet significant association between listening boredom and listening comprehension performance. In addition, listening boredom showed a positive and significant association with all of the four listening boredom coping strategies. Furthermore, three out of four listening boredom coping strategies (i.e., behavioral, cognitive, and behavioral avoidance) showed a positive and significant association with listening performance; however, cognitive avoidance strategies showed a significant yet negative association with listening comprehension performance. Lastly, results regarding mediation indicated that listening boredom coping strategies mediated the relationship between listening boredom and listening comprehension performance. Based on the results, various recommendations were presented to EFL learners, instructors, and policymakers.


2021 ◽  
pp. 105477382110032
Author(s):  
Nurul Huda ◽  
Yun-Yen ◽  
Hellena Deli ◽  
Malissa Kay Shaw ◽  
Tsai-Wei Huang ◽  
...  

The purpose of this study was to test the mediating effects of coping on relationships of psychological distress and stress with anxiety, depression, and quality of life. A cross-sectional and correlational research study was used to recruit a sample of 440 patients with advanced cancer in Indonesia. A bootstrap resampling procedure was used to test the significance of the total and specific indirect effects of coping. Data analysis showed that problem-focused coping (PFC) mediated relationships of psychological distress and stress on depression, anxiety and functional well-being. PFC also mediated the relationship between stress and social well-being. Emotional-focused coping (EFC) mediated the relationship of stress with physical and emotional well-being. EFC also mediated the relationships between psychological distress and physical well-being. Thus, proper assessments and interventions should be tailored and implemented for patients in order to facilitate their use of coping strategies when needed in stressful situations.


2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 196-204
Author(s):  
Asirotul Ma’rifah ◽  
Naning Puji Suryantini Suryantini ◽  
Rina Mardiyana

Autism is still a nightmare for most parents. Parents with autism can be very stressful when dealing with a hyperactive child's behavior, aggressive and passive. Stress experienced by parents of children with autism will affect the ability of parents in the parenting role, especially in relation to coping strategies have in dealing with problems of children. The participation of parents is crucial the success of socializing with children with autism in the general population. This study aims to determine the relationship of coping strategies parents of autistic children and parenting parents. This type of research is an analytic correlation with cross sectional approach. The population in this study were all parents of autistic children in SLB Muhammadiyah Mojokerto numbering 15 people. Samples in this study were all parents of autistic children in SLB Muhammadiyah Mojokerto which totaled 15 people by using total sampling technique. Collecting data using questionnaires. Data analized use cross tabulation, presented in a frequency distribution. On cross-tabulation obtained results tend to use maladaptive coping strategies permissive parenting that is 8 (53.3%), there are also respondents who use adaptive coping strategies using authoritarian parenting as much as one person (16.7%), and adaptive coping strategies tend using democratic parenting style as much as 5 people (33.3%). Expected parents still seeking information to broaden their parents on coping strategies of parents of autistic children and parenting parents as well as parents to give special attention for children with autism to the development and advancement of their lives because they have the same rights as any other normal child.


2013 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick W. Stander ◽  
Karina Mostert

Orientation: The orientation of this study is towards strengths use and deficit improvement and the relationship with engagement.Research purpose: To (1) determine whether adapted versions of the Strengths Use and Deficit Improvement Questionnaire (SUDIQ) and Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) are valid and reliable, (2) determine the relationship of the SUDIQ dimensions in the nomological net, and (3) test a structural model.Motivation for the study: To gain a better understanding of the outcomes of following a balanced approach within a sport coaching context.Research design, approach and method: A cross-sectional research approach was used. An availability sample (N = 364) of teachers occupying roles as sport coaches from various schools across three provinces in South Africa was used. Structural equation modelling was used to test the factor structures and the structural model.Main findings: The results indicated a valid factor structure for the adapted SUDIQ and UWES. Relationships between the SUDIQ dimensions and job and personal resources were positive and significant. Individual strengths use was the strongest predictor of engagement. Individual deficit improvement and organisational strengths use were also significant predictors. Organisational deficit improvement did not significantly predict engagement.Practical/managerial implications: Evidence suggests the adapted SUDIQ and UWES can be utilised effectively in a sport coaching environment. Organisational strengths use is also important in managing engagement levels of sport coaches.Contribution/value-add: Valid and reliable measures were provided for use in a sport coaching environment. It substantiates the outcomes that can be gained by following a combined approach based on strength and deficit.


2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-82
Author(s):  
Firman Edigan ◽  
Deny Pratama Putra

[ID] PT PLN Rayon Tembilahan adalah perusahaan yang bergerak di bidang penyediaan tenaga listrik, pada penelitian awal terdapat pekerja pada shift siang masih banyak pekerja yang tidak menggunakan APD dengan lengkap sesuai dengan bagian pekerjaanya. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui hubungan pengetahuan pekerja, kondisi lingkungan, ketersediaan sarana, pengawasan terhadap penggunaan APD pada pekerja teknisi mesin di PT PLN Rayon Tembilahan. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian kuantitatif dengan desain penelitian Cross Sectional. Sampel dalam penelitian ini menggunakan total sampling dimana pekerja teknisi mesin di PT PLN Rayon Tembilahan yang berjumlah 35 orang. Analisis data secara univariat dan bivariat dengan uji-square. Hasil penelitian yang diperoleh tidak ada hubungan pengetahuan dengan penggunaan APD dengan nilai p=0,899, adanya hubungan kondisi lingkungan dengan penggunaan APD dengan nilai p=0,022 dan diperoleh nilai OR=8,500, adanya hubungan sarana prasarana  dengan penggunaan APD dengan nilai p=0,031 dan diperoleh nilai OR=6,857, tidak ada hubungan pengawasan dengan penggunaan APD dengan nilai p=0,854 dan diperoleh nilai OR=1,429. Diharapkan kepada pihak PLN Rayon Tembilahan agar memperihatikan kondisi lingkungan kerja  dan bisa melengkapi sarana prasarana untuk pekerja agar dapat mengurangi resiko terhindar dari kecelakaan kerja. [EN] PT PLN Rayon Tembilahan is a company in the provision of electric power, In the initial study there are workers in the afternoon shift there are still many workers who do not use the complete PPE related with their work, the purpose of this study to determine the relationship of worker knowledge, environmental conditions, the availability of facilities, supervision of the use of PPE on workers in the engine technician PT PLN Rayon Tembilahan. The research method used is quantitative research with Cross Sectional research design. The sample in this research use total sampling where machine technician workers in PT PLN Rayon Tembilahan which amounted to 35 person. Univariate and bivariate data analysis with square test. The result of this research is no correlation with the use of PPE with p = 0,899, there is relation of environmental condition with PPE usage with p value = 0,022 and obtained value OR = 8,500, there is correlation of facility of infrastructure by using PPE with p value = 0,031 and Value OR = 6.857, there is no relationship of supervision with the use of PPE with the value p = 0.854 and obtained the value OR = 1.429. It is expected to PLN Rayon Tembilahan to envisage the condition of the work environment and can equip the infrastructure for workers to reduce the risk of avoidance of work accident.  


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Puput Dwi Cahya Ambar Wati ◽  
Ilham Akhsanu Ridlo

Background: The Surabaya City Health Office report showed, the coverage of hygienic and healthy lifestyle in 2016 was 75.07%. In Rangkah Village, a total of 2,770 (11.84%) out of 23,390 families were monitored, and as many as 1,552 of them (56.03%) had applied hygienic and healthy lifestyle. Objective: This study identified the relationship between knowledge and attitude with the implementation of clean and healthy lifestyle in Rangkah Village. Method: This study deployed quantitative research with a cross-sectional design. As many as 249 people became the sample selected by using the cluster random sampling. The independent variables were knowledge of and attitudes towards hygienic and healthy lifestyle, while the dependent variable was hygiene and healthy lifestyle. The data were then processed with SPSS to identify whether there is a relationship among the variables observed. Results: Knowledge variable obtained P value of 0.014<α (0.05), meaning there is a relationship of knowledge with hygienic and healthy lifestyle. While attitude variable had P value of 0.082>α (0.05), suggesting that there is no relationship of attitudes with hygienic and healthy lifestyle. Conclusion: One of the factors which greatly influences hygienic and healthy lifestyle in the familiesis knowledge.


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-165
Author(s):  
Magdalena Agu Yosali ◽  
Nurlita Bintari

Breast cancer is a cancer that occurs most often among women, which affects the 1,5 million women every year and cause the death toll due to cancer is found among women.In 2015, 570.000 women dying of breast cancer, which is about 15 % of cancer death among women.The incident breast cancer relating to the risk of breast cancer, the main risk factors associated with the incident breast cancer is the state of hormonal and genetic. Family history hormonal factors can be influenced by some one is the age of menarche To know relations age menarche with the occurrence of breast cancer in women age 25-55 years in women in Yayasan Kanker Payudara Indonesia ( YKPI ) in 2019. This is the kind of research quantitative research with a design research analytic used the cross sectional performed at Yayasan Kanker Payudara Indonesia (YKPI) Jakarta in 2019 , respondents were 30 .Uses the technique total sampling .An instrument used is the questionnaire and a observation and analysis techniques using spearman.The results of the analysis of 30 the smallest number of respondents there are 22 ( 100 % ) a woman whose period menarche at the age of ≤ 12 years the proportion who experienced breast cancer , from 30 the smallest number of respondents there are 20 ( 100 % ) a woman whose period menarche ≤ 12 year have been of breast cancer 8 ( 80 % ) a woman whose period menarche > 12 year have been of breast cancer , 2 ( 20% ) a woman whose period menarche & gt; 12 years they had experienced no cancer of the breast , sehigga ho refused to play host to which would mean there are even closer ties between the between the ages of menarche with an instance of cancer of the breast . P value = 0,007 .The value of persons of very = 0,800 As for advice for the research can be used as evalusi in providing information about breast cancer.


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Ayu Puteri Nur Perdani

Antenatal care is one form of health services for pregnant women which if done regularly can reduce both maternal and infant mortality rates, by conducting regular antenatal care it is expected that pregnant women and fetuses can be monitored for their development by health workers. This study aims to determine the relationship of regular antenatal care in third trimester pregnant women with the incidence of Pre-eclampsia in Banjarsengon Health Center, Jember Regency. This study uses a quantitative research design with a cross-sectional approach. Respondents in this study were 20 people with purposive sampling data collection techniques. Data were analyzed using exact fisher. The results of this study found that there is a relationship between regular Antenatal care in Trimester III pregnant women with the incidence of Pre-Eclampsia.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-113
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ilham

  This study aimed to determine the relationship between adversity quotient with entrepreneural intention in student of Jambi University. This study used a quantitative research method with a correlational research approach. Sampling used Accidental sampling technique. This research was conducted at the University of Jambi. The subjects used in this study were 110 student of Jambi University. This study used the scale of adversity quotient and entrepreneurial intention, and the analytical method used is the Pearson's Product Moment correlation technique. This study shows there is a significant positive relationship between the two variables. The contribution to the value of the correlation coefficient (r) is 0.516 with p equal to 0.001 (p <0.05). The coefficient of determination (R2) in this study, adversity quotient contributed as much as 26.6% to the intention of entrepreneurship, while 73.4% of the others were contributions from other factors that were not the focus of this study.This variable correlation has a positive direction indicating the higher the adversity quotient, the higher the intention of entrepreneurship will be. Student who have been known to have adversity uotient and high entrepreuneral intention, can be directed and facilitated by the university to take part in entrepeuneral programs. Keywords: adversity quotient, entrepreneurial intention


2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 244-252
Author(s):  
Rian Maylina Sari ◽  
Muhammad Arifki Zainaro

LEADERSHIP STYLE, MOTIVATION IN EFFECTIVE PATIENT ROUNDING TECHNIQUESBackground : The Nursing round is the way for a nurses to discuss more about the problems and needs of patients and is a learning process for nurses it hopes of improving cognitive, affective, psychomotor and motivated bias. The results of the interview with the head of the Raden Mattaher General Hospital operating room in Jambi found that nursing rounds were very rare.Purpose: The study is to determine the relationship between nurse motivation and leadership style of nursing rounds in the Surgical Inpatient Room of Raden Mattaher Hospital in Jambi City.Methods: The research was used a quantitative research with cross sectional approach. This study was conducted in the Surgical hospitalization rooms. The population of this study were all of nurses who worked in the Surgical Inpatient Room of Raden Mattaher Hospital in Jambi which totaling 38 nurses. The samples were taken in total sampling thenique. The data collection did by filling out a questionnaire. The data analysis used univariate and bivariate by using chi square test.Results: The results of this study indicated that of 38 respondents, 55.3% had low motivation, 71.1% with good leadership style and 57.9% who did a nursing round. There is no relationship between nurses' motivation for the nursing round with p value 0.122> 0.05. There is a relationship of leadership style to the nursing round because the p value is 0.002 <0.05.Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that the leadership style influences the nursing round.Latar Belakang: Ronde keperawatan merupakan media bagi perawat untuk membahas lebih dalam masalah dan kebutuhan pasien serta merupakan suatu proses belajar bagi perawat dengan harapan dapat meningkatkan kemampuan kognitif, afektif, psikomotor dan bisa termotivasi. Hasil wawancara kepada kepala ruangan bedah RSUD Raden Mattaher Jambi diketahui ronde keperawatan sangat jarang sekali dilakukan.Tujuan: Penelitian ini untuk mengetahui hubungan motivasi perawat dan gaya kepemimpinan terhadap ronde keperawatan diruang rawat inap bedah RSUD Raden Mattaher Jambi.Metode: Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantiatif dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Penelitian ini dilakukan diruang rawat inap bedah, dengan populasi penelitian seluruh perawat pelaksana yang berkerja diruang rawat inap bedah RSUD Raden Mattaher Jambi yang berjumlah 38 perawat. Sample diambil secara total sampling. Pengumpulan data dengan menggunakan pengisian kuesioner, analisis yang digunakan adalah univariat dan bivariat dengan menggunakan uji chi square.Hasil: Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa dari 38 responden, 55,3% memiliki motivasi rendah, 71,1% dengan gaya kepemimpinan baik dan 57,9% yang melakukan ronde keperawatan. Tidak terdapat hubungan motivasi perawat terhadap ronde keperawatan dengan p value 0,002 > 0,05. Terdapat hubungan gaya kepemimpinan terhadap ronde keperawatan karena nilai p value 0,002<0,05.Kesimpulan : Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa gaya kepemimpinan mempengaruhi ronde keperawatan. 


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