The Influence of Financial Distress, Family Influence, Peer Influence, Life Satisfaction on Saving Money among Malay in Malaysian Public Sector

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-86
Author(s):  
Khairina Nur ◽  
Husin Muhamad ◽  
Mohamed Ahmad Martadha
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Peer Influence ◽  
Financial Distress ◽  
Family Influence

scholarly journals Personal, Socio-Cultural and Environmental Factors Associated with Smoking Among Female Students at University of Lusaka, Zambia

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-103
Author(s):  
Francesca Chishimba Kasonka ◽  
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Diana Mannan ◽  
Theresa Lesa Chisoso ◽  
Brian Chanda Chiluba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Peer Influence ◽  
Premature Death ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Family Influence ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Adverse Health Effects ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
The University

Tobacco use is one of the most preventable causes of premature death globally, yet statistics show that there has been an increase of female smokers. Hence a need to understand why smoking prevalence continues despite the overwhelming data on adverse health effects. The aim of this study was to explore personal, socio-cultural, and environmental factors that are associated with smoking among female university students of University of Lusaka. A qualitative case study design was conducted with a sample 12 female students from the University of Lusaka. Snowball sampling was utilized. Female students smoking tobacco were predominantly associated with the desire for personal gratification, to feel accepted by their peers who smoke, to express female independenceand freedom and exposure to a male family member who smokes at younger age. Socio-cultural factors such as such as peer influence, family influence and female modernity in society were the major influencers of smoking in the female students, and environmental factors such as the lack of responsiveness to Zambia’s anti-smoking campaigns and a gap in the enforcement of anti-smoking legislation in Zambia also played an indirect role in facilitating smoking among female student. Anti-smoking campaigns could try and consider evaluating interventions from a male and female perspective respectively.

scholarly journals STUDY OF FINANCIAL DISTRESS OF PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKINGS COMPANIES IN INDIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
RICHARD PAUL V ◽  
KALYANI B
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Financial Distress

From Parents to Peers: Trajectories in Sources of Academic Influence Grades 4 to 8

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 697-711 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy C. Sorensen ◽  
Philip J. Cook ◽  
Kenneth A. Dodge
Keyword(s):  
Peer Influence ◽  
Ability Grouping ◽  
Developmental Psychology ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Family Influence ◽  
School Type ◽  
Family Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Grade Levels ◽  
Meaningful Role ◽  
Simultaneous Influence

Prior research and anecdotal evidence from educators suggest that classroom peers play a meaningful role in how students learn. However, the literature has failed to consider the dynamic and context-dependent nature of classroom peer influence. Developmental psychology theories suggest that peer influence will increase and family influence will decrease as children enter adolescence. This study uses rich administrative data from North Carolina in 2006 to 2012, matching students to all peers in each of their courses in third through eighth grades. The analysis identifies trends in the magnitude of classroom peer effects across grade levels, with special attention to controlling for confounding factors such as simultaneous influence, student–classroom sorting, nonlinearity, and school-type effects. Consistent with psychological theories about adolescence, our findings indicate that the effect of average peer quality multiplies by a factor of nearly 3 for reading and 5 for math between fourth grade and seventh grade; contemporaneously, family socioeconomic status effects on academic performance nearly vanish by the end of middle school. We uncover additional evidence that ability grouping, while often harmful in an elementary school setting, becomes increasingly beneficial in later grades—particularly for math subjects.

scholarly journals The influence of socioeconomic status on job and life satisfaction among low-income employees in Johor Local Authorities

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-136
Author(s):  
Errna Nadhirah Binti Kamalulil ◽  
Siti Aisyah Binti Panatik ◽  
Farhan Sarwar
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Self Report

Numerous studies have found that low socioeconomic status leads to negative well-being in work and non-work domains. However, evidence on this issue from the Malaysian context is scarce. Therefore, this paper aims to investigate the influence of socioeconomic status on life and job satisfaction among low-income employees working in the public sector quantitatively. Self-report questionnaires from 265 respondents were obtained using the convenience sampling technique and analyzed using SPSS 26.0 and SmartPLS 3.0. The findings indicate that socioeconomic status has a positive influence on life and job satisfaction. Therefore, the study contributes insights into the socioeconomic status factors which determine life satisfaction and job satisfaction, specifically to low-income employees working in the Malaysian public sector.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Career Choice of Business Students in the Senior High Schools: A Study of Selected Schools in the Cape Coast Metropolis

2021 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-70
Author(s):  
John Archison Duku ◽  
Leticia Bosu ◽  
Dominic Ekow Ansah ◽  
Abigail Achiaa Agyapong ◽  
Abigail Afia Bafowaah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Peer Influence ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Family Influence ◽  
Career Counselling ◽  
Cape Coast ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
Analyze Data

Abstract Factors affecting business students’ choice of career in accounting and factors affecting business students’ inability to choose a career in accounting remains unclear. We used SPSS to analyze data collected from four randomly selected senior high schools in the central region of Ghana through questionnaires. This paper investigated the influences of job opportunities, personal interest, family influence, social status, peer influence, salary expectation, weakness in mathematics, time it takes to become an accountant, and stress involved in the accounting career. The paper then revealed the effects of these influencing factors. Though other factors were found to have substantial effects, the results clearly shows that high salary expectation and job opportunities are the most influential factors that influences a business student’s choice to choose or not to choose a career in accounting. These results could be used as a reference for educational reforms and career counselling.

scholarly journals How Young Adult Readers Select Fiction in Public Libraries: A Study of the Factors Which Influence Information-Seeking in Context

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Rachel Randall
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Peer Influence ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Family Influence ◽  
Reading Material

<p>Research Problem: The purpose of this research paper is to observe the information-seeking behaviour and book selection methods of the youth today, mainly in the public library context. There are so many questions, and prescribed answers as to how young adults seek reading material for themselves, who and what influences them, what is the best way to communicate with them, as well as how technology effects these processes. There are few recent research articles on this topic, and no qualitative-research examples, which prevent us from uncovering rich, genuine data about how young adults respond to aspects such was Web 2.0, peer influence, family influence, teacher/librarian influence, the introduction of new collections, book displays, youthful-looking book covers and so forth. Methodology: Qualitative research methods used. Focus groups were conducted with 3 groups, each consisting of 8-11 teenagers, who are members of Auckland Libraries. Results: We can observe that for optimal effect on young adults, public libraries (or even publishing houses, bookstores and schools) is to be wiser and more focused with some services, and to understand what young adults are actually seeking. It is about giving a facelift to some current services, re-organizing the collection, re-thinking how the web and Web 2.0 is used, and being more strategic in establishing personal relationships with young adults. Implications: This research offers theoretical grounding within a comprehensive literature review of as much current information examples as possible. It also offers practical lessons, offered by the examples given from the young adults themselves, which public libraries may or may not choose to employ, in order to draw young adults to their services, to use their collections, and to stay as members for life.</p>

scholarly journals The Use of ‘F’-Word among High School Students

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chetan S.V. ◽  
Atiya Fathima
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Peer Influence ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Family Influence ◽  
Chat Rooms ◽  
School Students ◽  
10Th Grade ◽  
Parental Family ◽  
North And South

The study investigated the usage of the F-Word among high school students. It also studied the various factors influencing them to use the word. The sample consisted of 200 students-100 boys and 100 girls, of 10th grade from different schools in North and South Bangalore. The participants provided their demographic details and completed the F-Word Survey Questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were performed to analyze the data. The results suggest that, on an average, 73.5% of 10th grade students have reported to use the F-Word. The percentage of boys is more than the girls, with respect to the usage of the F-Word. The reasons for using the F-word, in the ascending order of most no. of responses, were- anger/frustration, difficulty in using a decent word instead of the F-Word, peer influence, movie/TV/music influence, the feeling of „grown up‟, fun factor, trend factor, to abuse, and parental/family influence. Girls use the F-Word more due to anger or frustration, difficulty in using a decent word to express their thoughts, the feeling of „grown up‟ and parental or family influence, than boys. Also, boys are more influenced by peers, movie/TV/music, fun and trend factors and use the F-Word to abuse, than girls. It was also found that students use the F-Word more in Texting (SMS) than on social networking sites, email and chat rooms. The results also suggest that, on an average, 27.89% of students have reported that their parents are aware of their children using the F-Word. And, 55.88% of students have reported that the F-word usage is inappropriate of their age. On an average, 26.5% of students do not use the F-Word. The percentage of girls who do not use the F- Word is higher than the boys.

scholarly journals Positive Organizational Practices, Life Satisfaction, and Psychological Capital in the Public and Private Sectors

2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 488
Author(s):  
Aiste Dirzyte ◽  
Aleksandras Patapas
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Organizational Practices ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Sector Employees

Public and private sector employees confronted stressful life circumstances that affected the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, new knowledge on possible psychological and organizational resources is needed. This study aimed to explore positive organizational practices, psychological capital, and life satisfaction of employees in the public and private sectors. The survey applied the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), the Psychological Capital Questionnaire—PCQ-24, validated in the Lithuanian population (the Lith-PCQ-21), and the Positive Organizational Practices Questionnaire. The sample consisted of 582 employees, including 443 public sector and 139 private sector employees. The respondents’ mean age was 42.0981 years (SD = 13.23083). The CFA results confirmed the six-factor structure of positive organizational practices, χ2 = 270,884.785; Df = 406; CFI = 0.996; TLI = 0.996; NFI = 0.995; RMSEA = 0.074 [0.070–0.078]; SRMR = 0.043, the four-factor structure of psychological capital, χ2 = 32,780.109; Df = 190; CFI = 0.983; TLI = 0.980; NFI = 0.978; RMSEA = 0.082 [0.076–0.088]; SRMR = 0.067, and one factor structure of life satisfaction, χ2 = 10,588.246; Df = 10; CFI = 0.999; TLI = 0.999; NFI = 0.999; RMSEA = 0.022 [0.000–0.066]; SRMR = 0.014. The findings revealed that private sector employees demonstrated higher scores of dignity, support, care, forgiveness, and overall positive organizational practices than public sector employees. Private sector employees demonstrated higher optimism scores than public sector employees, and public sector employees demonstrated higher self-efficacy scores than private sector employees. Male employees demonstrated significantly higher scores on dignity, meaning, and forgiveness than females. Significant positive correlations were found between age and resilience, care and age, care and number of working years, care and number of working years in the current organization. Psychological capital mediated the link between positive organizational practices and life satisfaction. Positive organizational practices were linked to life satisfaction and psychological capital in both employees’ groups, but the features of links were distinctive in the public and private sectors. These results signify the importance of positive organizational practices and psychological capital for the life satisfaction of employees.

scholarly journals Perceived Organizational Injustice and Corrupt Tendencies in Public Sector Employees: Mediating Role of Life Satisfaction

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-50
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Public Sector Employees ◽  
Severity Of Punishment ◽  
Large Sections ◽  
Organizational Injustice

Studies have shown that corruption may adversely affect the functionality of the law and institutions; and may frustrate socio-economic development. Most developing countries focus the fight against corruption on the deterrence perspective, which emphasizes the promptness and severity of punishment as a way of preventing and discouraging corrupt behaviors. Punishment may not adequately deter corruption, especially when employees are less satisfied with life or feel unjustly treated and may, therefore, engage in corruption as a justice-restoring act. This study, therefore, adopted a justice-focused approach to investigate the extent to which perception of organizational injustice and life satisfaction correlated with corrupt tendencies in public sector employees. The participants were 285 public sector employees (188 males; 97 females), whose ages averaged 39.09 years (SD = 8.40) with a range of 20 to 58 years. They were selected across large sections of two public sector organizations in Nigeria. Results of the 3-step hierarchical regression showed that perception of organizational injustice was significantly related with increased level of corrupt tendencies. As the participants’ level of life satisfaction increased, their tendencies of engaging in corruption reduced. Results of the mediation tests showed that, despite an increased perception of organizational injustice, life satisfaction was significantly related with low tendencies of engaging in corruption among employees. In order to reduce corrupt tendencies, organizations should efficiently handle perceived wrongdoing among employees and institute programmes that promote employees’ happiness and well-being.

scholarly journals Motivation and Life Satisfaction of Employees in the Public and Private Sectors

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Julija Peklar ◽  
Eva Boštjančič
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Extrinsic Motivation ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Gender And Education ◽  
Different Types

Work motivation is the steering of human activity towards a desired objective by means of motives generated internally in a person or in his or her environment, on the basis of his or her needs. The aim of this research was to verify whether the different types of work motivation employees reported in their work were influenced by sector, job, gender and education, and to assess how the different types of motivation are linked to life satisfaction. The research involved the participation of 288 employees – 153 in the private sector and 116 in the public sector (19 did not specify). The results show that among all employees the most distinctly expressed factor is intrinsic motivation. No differences in any type of motivation were observed between sectors; between managers in the public and private sectors there were no statistically significant differences in either extrinsic motivation or intrinsic motivation or in life satisfaction.

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