The Significant Impact of Home Pocket Garden on the Quality of Life During the Pandemic Era

Before the pandemic, residents in the Klang Valley tend to prioritize indoor living space to outdoor. This study analyzed the importance of outdoor green space in residential buildings. It consists of two objectives; to identify the type of home pocket gardens used and to evaluate the significant impact of home pocket gardens on the quality of life (QOL) during the pandemic. A survey was conducted using a five-point Likert scale and distributed to three housing communities within the Klang Valley. In conclusion, home pocket gardens provide a positive impact on the QOL during the pandemic. Keywords: Pocket Garden, Quality of Life. eISSN: 2398-4287© 2021. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6i18.3079

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Financial Interdependence among Malay Older People in the Community: An interpretative phenomenological analysis

Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal ◽

10.21834/e-bpj.v2i5.689 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (5) ◽

pp. 135

Author(s):

Ahmad Shahir Abdul Mutalib ◽

Akehsan Haji Dahlan ◽

Ajau Danis

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Older People ◽

Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽

Publishing House ◽

Phenomenological Analysis ◽

Financial Assistance ◽

Depth Interview ◽

International Publishing ◽

Open Access Article

This study explores the practice of financial interdependence among Malay older people who live in the community in Malaysia. Eleven Malay older people participated in this qualitative study by an in-depth interview. The data was analyzed using six stages of the interpretative phenomenological analysis. Two main themes emerged from the interview transcripts are issues regarding living expenses and financial assistance. Financial interdependence is one of the most effective ways for the Malay older people in the community in Malaysia to adapt their retired status, to achieve maximum life satisfaction and productivity thereby improving their overall quality of life.Keywords: Financial interdependence, Older people, Quality of life, Interpretative phenomenological analysisISSN: 2398-4287© 2017. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

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Distinctiveness, Continuity, Self-Esteem, & Self-Efficacy in Tourism of Karo Regency, Indonesia

Asian Journal of Quality of Life ◽

10.21834/ajqol.v3i13.159 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (13) ◽

pp. 29-38

Author(s):

Nurlisa Ginting ◽

N. Vinky Rahman ◽

Achmad Delianur Nasution

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Publishing House ◽

Tourism Development ◽

Development Program ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Place Identity ◽

International Publishing ◽

Open Access Article

As the essential aspect to increase tourism, place identity can improve someone’ quality of life. This research aims to investigate place identity in tourism destination in Karo Regency, Indonesia, that can be used to create a tourism development program. This research used mix method by identified four elements: distinctiveness, continuity, self-esteem, and self-efficacy. The result shows that the strongest element of place identity was self-esteem and distinctiveness, while self-efficacy and continuity were weak. Furthermore, tourism in the area relatively goes well even though place identity elements were weak. However, the improvement to enhancing tourism is needed.Keywords: Tourism Development; Place Identity; Karo Regency; Indonesia.eISSN 2398-4279 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

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Quality of Life : Public open space effects

Asian Journal of Environment-Behaviour Studies ◽

10.21834/aje-bs.v3i10.319 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (10) ◽

pp. 124-132

Author(s):

Achmad Delianur Nasution ◽

Wahyuni Zahrah

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Open Space ◽

Publishing House ◽

Public Open Space ◽

Level Of Satisfaction ◽

International Publishing ◽

The Relationship ◽

Open Access Article ◽

Space Effects

Since the open space quality and quantity becomes decline in many cities of developing countries, the research means to identify the relationship between quality of public open space (POS) and quality of life (QOL) in Medan, Indonesia. The study measured the level of satisfaction of the visitors of POS by using five scale Likert Scale. The analysis shows that people perceived ‘function’ as the most significant factor for POS and ‘health’ as the most important aspect for QOL. Thus, there is a strong correlation between quality of POS and the physical QOL. Keywords: quality of public open space, quality of life, Medan, perception. eISSN 2514-751X © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/aje-bs.v3i10.319

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A Model to Compare QoL in Turkish Cities

Asian Journal of Quality of Life ◽

10.21834/ajqol.v3i11.116 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (11) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Ebru Çubukçu ◽

İrem Erin

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Publishing House ◽

Urban Settings ◽

Macro Scale ◽

Environment And Behavior ◽

International Publishing ◽

Neighborhood Unit ◽

And Behavior ◽

Open Access Article

Quality of life (QOL) is an abstract concept. Like other subjective concepts, it is hard to develop objective measures to understand QOL in specific urban settings. Since there has been a voluminous literature on QOL, researchers focused on parameters to measure QOL. This study aims to review the literature on QOL to extract the indicators of QOL in urban settings. It would put forward a model to collect data to measure and compare QOL in neighborhood units and regional areas. The model could be applied in Turkish cities. The potential and limitations of this model will be discussed. Keywords: Quality of life; micro / macro scale; neighborhood unit; environment and behavior studies.eISSN 2398-4279 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. https://doi.org/10.21834/ajqol.v3i11.116

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Urban Green Open Space as a Health Resilience Catalyst for the Elderly

Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal ◽

10.21834/ebpj.v6i16.2693 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (16) ◽

Author(s):

Muhamad Ferdhaus Sazali ◽

Halmi Zainol ◽

Hasnizam Ab Dulhamid ◽

Aprodita Emma Yetti

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Open Access ◽

Open Space ◽

Publishing House ◽

The Elderly ◽

Green Area ◽

International Publishing ◽

Three Stages ◽

Open Access Article

The quality of life for the elderly is intimately related to the green open space. The use of this space will directly affect the health resilience of the elderly. The research methodology for this research comprised three stages. Stage one, to identify the health resilience from the previous studies. Content analysis was used in stage two to determine health resilience catalyst for the elderly. The final stage was to stream the influence element of health resilience for the elderly. The findings have implications for improving intervention plans designed to boost resilience and promote healthy ageing for the elderly. Keywords: Green Area, Open Space, Resilience, Elderly eISSN: 2398-4287© 2021. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer-review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI:

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Increasing Tourism in Karo District, Indonesia Based on Place Identity

Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal ◽

10.21834/e-bpj.v2i5.629 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (5) ◽

pp. 177 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Nurlisa Ginting ◽

N. Vinky Rahman ◽

Achmad Delianur Nasution

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Publishing House ◽

Tourism Development ◽

Development Program ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Place Identity ◽

International Publishing ◽

Open Access Article

Place identity is one of the necessary aspects to increase tourism. It can also improve someone’s quality of life. This study aimed to find place identity on tourism development in Karo District, Indonesia, which can be used to create a tourism development program. This research used mix method by identified four elements: distinctiveness, continuity, self-esteem, and self-efficacy. The result shows that the strongest element of place identity was self-esteem and distinctiveness, while self-efficacy and continuity were weak. Furthermore, tourism in the area relatively goes well even though place identity elements were weak. However, the improvement to enhancing tourism is needed. Keywords: Tourism Development; Place Identity; Karo DistrictISSN: 2398-4287© 2017. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, UniversitiTeknologi MARA, Malaysia.

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Assessing the Quality of Overall Planning for Public Preschools at Klang Valley in Malaysia

Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal ◽

10.21834/ebpj.v5isi1.2289 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (SI1) ◽

pp. 3-9

Author(s):

Mariam Felani Shaari ◽

Sabarinah Sheikh Ahmad ◽

Izaham Shah Ismail

Keyword(s):

Open Access ◽

Physical Environment ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Publishing House ◽

Activity Spaces ◽

Design Learning ◽

International Publishing ◽

Klang Valley ◽

Open Access Article

Poor overall planning leads to overcrowding in preschools. Ample space and a low teacher-child ratio in activity spaces are crucial. This paper investigates and proposes improvements to the overall planning quality of 26 Malaysian public preschools in Klang Valley. Four planning aspects were assessed (building size, size of indoor activity spaces, enrolment and quality of modules) using the Children’s Physical Environment Rating Scale. Most preschools were too small and the average planning quality of the studied preschools was only rated Fair. Design recommendations discussed in this paper will help designers devise better planning for Malaysian preschools in the future.Keywords: building size; children’s activity spaces; preschool design; learning environmenteISSN: 2398-4287 © 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5iSI1.2289

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Attitude towards Safe Driving Scale (ASDS-46) as a Predictor of Young Adult Quality Of Life

Asian Journal of Quality of Life ◽

10.21834/ajqol.v3i11.117 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (11) ◽

pp. 11

Author(s):

Mohamad Ghazali Masuri ◽

Akehsan Dahlan ◽

Ajau Danis ◽

Khairil Anuar Md Isa

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Young Adult ◽

Traffic Accident ◽

Road Traffic ◽

Publishing House ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Safe Driving ◽

International Publishing ◽

Open Access Article

Driving is an essential component in our daily life and it relationships with quality of life (QoL) shows very limited evidence. The aim of this study is to develop an assessment scale related with the driving attitude among Malay young adult from all over Malaysia, which had multiple socio-demographic backgrounds. The validity and reliability test for item and person value using Rasch model shows .80, followed by .84 Cronbach’s Alpha value. This study would strongly recommend that the use of Attitude towards Safe Driving Scale (ASDS) has a great potential as a predictor to understand human respond and their QoL.Keywords: Educated young adult; road traffic accident; quality of life; attitude scaleeISSN 2398-4279 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. https://doi.org/10.21834/ajqol.v3i11.117

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Hopefulness and the Mothers' Wellbeing: Children with SpLD

Asian Journal of Quality of Life ◽

10.21834/ajqol.v3i13.162 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (13) ◽

pp. 60-68

Author(s):

Noor Amiera Alias ◽

Akehsan Dahlan ◽

Azliyana Azizan

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽

Publishing House ◽

Structured Interview ◽

Positive Influence ◽

Phenomenological Analysis ◽

International Publishing ◽

Life Circumstances ◽

Open Access Article

Mothers who are having children with SpLD may have changes in their hopes since they may experience many dramatic changes in life circumstances. A semi-structured interview was conducted to explore mother's hopes in providing care children with SpLD. The data was analysed using six stages of the interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). The finding revealed that two superordinate themes emerged: "I have faith…" and "I'm expecting…" relating to different perspectives of hopes. A positive hope facilitates positive influence among mothers in providing care children with SpLD. Later, it postulated a better quality of life amongst mother in having children with SpLD.Keywords: Mothers ; Hopes; Spesific Learning Disability.eISSN 2398-4279 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ajqol.v3i13.162

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Do Fences Reduce Fear of Crime

Asian Journal of Quality of Life ◽

10.21834/ajqol.v3i10.97 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (10) ◽

pp. 41

Author(s):

Siti Rasidah Md Sakip ◽

Norhafizah Abdul Rahman ◽

Nadiyanti Mat Nayan

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Open Access ◽

Peer Review ◽

Fear Of Crime ◽

Publishing House ◽

Residential Areas ◽

International Publishing ◽

Perceptions Of Crime ◽

Open Access Article

The Roadmap of Government Transformation Program 2010 reported that the sense of fear of crime among Malaysians is quite high which is 89 percent. So, the questions is, do they feel safe without fence? Therefore, this paper seeks on the neighborhood with no fence to identify the sense of safety and fear of crime (FOC) among residents. The result indicates that longer resident living in residential areas is significant with perceptions of crime (POC) in the neighborhood (p = 0.00). The more people go out at night is also significant with POC in the neighborhood (p = 0.012). Keywords: Crime; quality of life; fear of crime; sense of safetyeISSN 2398-4279 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

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