scholarly journals Financial Vulnerability of Working Adults in Malaysia

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiing Jia Loke
2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 148-156
Author(s):  
Mary Hogue ◽  
Lee Fox-Cardamone ◽  
Deborah Erdos Knapp

Abstract. Applicant job pursuit intentions impact the composition of an organization’s applicant pool, thereby influencing selection outcomes. An example is the self-selection of women and men into gender-congruent jobs. Such self-selection contributes to a lack of gender diversity across a variety of occupations. We use person-job fit and the role congruity perspective of social role theory to explore job pursuit intentions. We present research from two cross-sectional survey studies (520 students, 174 working adults) indicating that at different points in their careers women and men choose to pursue gender-congruent jobs. For students, the choice was mediated by value placed on the job’s associated gender-congruent outcomes, but for working adults it was not. We offer suggestions for practitioners and researchers.


2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 53-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina Michelangeli ◽  
Mario Pietrunti

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 247-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hajra Takala ◽  
Qiwei Yang ◽  
Ahmed M. Abd El Razek ◽  
Mohamed Ali ◽  
Ayman Al-Hendy

Lifestyle factors, such as alcohol intake, have placed a substantial burden on public health. Alcohol consumption is increasing globally due to several factors including easy accessibility of this addictive substance besides its legal status and social acceptability. In the US, alcohol is the third leading preventable cause of death (after tobacco, poor diet and physical inactivity) with an estimated 88,000 people dying from alcohol-related causes annually, representing 1 in 10 deaths among working adults. Furthermore, the economic burden of excess drinking costs the US around $249 billion ($191.1 billion related to binge drinking). Although men likely drink more than women do, women are at much higher risk for alcohol-related problems. Alcohol use is also considered to be one of the most common non-communicable diseases, which affects reproductive health. This review article summarizes the current knowledge about alcohol-related pathogenesis of uterine fibroids (UFs) and highlights the molecular mechanisms that contribute to the development of UFs in response to alcohol consumption. Additionally, the effect of alcohol on the levels of various factors that are involved in UFs pathogenesis, such as steroid hormones, growth factors and cytokines, are summarized in this review. Animal studies of deleterious alcohol effect and future directions are discussed as well.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 861-861
Author(s):  
Patricia Heyn

Abstract Individuals with disabilities usually have difficulty in finding and maintaining employment prospects and thus, they are extremely underrepresented in the workforce. These challenges are even greater when the person has both cognitive and physical disabilities. While there is evidence supporting the benefits of employing individuals with disabilities in the workforce, employers are usually unprepared to hire individuals with disabilities. They are also concerned that the work productivity may be impacted by the employee with a disability. Thus, technology can play an important role in helping a person with cognitive and /or physical impairment work on tasks that require memorization and assembly performance. We will present a mobile technology system that was planned and piloted with working adults with physical and cognitive impairments. Founded on our pilot study, mobile technologies hold the potential to help people with disabilities to perform jobs that require memorization as well as systematic assembly tasks.


2021 ◽  
pp. 126509
Author(s):  
Wei Guo ◽  
Lijuan Chen ◽  
Youqing Fan ◽  
Miaomiao Liu ◽  
Fei Jiang

2021 ◽  
pp. 106907272199427
Author(s):  
Yan Xu ◽  
Chaoping Li

The aim of this study was to translate the Multidimensional Workaholism Scale (MWS) into Chinese and then test its reliability and validity among full-time Chinese employees in two stages. In Study 1 ( N = 220), the MWS was translated and exploratory factor analysis was conducted resulting in a four-factor solution consistent with the original MWS: motivational, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral. In Study 2 ( N = 425), confirmatory factor analysis showed that a four-factor, bifactor model was the best fit for the data. Configural, metric, and scalar invariance models were tested which demonstrated that the Chinese version of the MWS did not differ across gender, age, and job position groups. Finally, workaholism and engagement were related and distinct from one another, and they correlated with emotional exhaustion, work-family conflict and life well-being uniquely. This study indicated that the Chinese version of the MWS is a valid and reliable tool for Chinese employees, and this has important practical implications for the individual health and career development of Chinese working adults.


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