This study aims to identify the patterns and relationships of smartphone use on adolescent well-being. This study uses qualitative research methods through document analysis. The Document Analysis method in this study uses the Preferred Reporting Items Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) technique. A systematic review of 32 studies was conducted to investigate the patterns and relationships of smartphone use on adolescent well-being. The results of the study found that there are four patterns that have been identified that can affect the well-being of adolescents. The four patterns are health, social, behavioural, and educational aspects. Based on the findings of this study, it is clearly proven that there is a relationship between smartphone use and adolescent well-being. However, negative effects were found to be higher than positive ones. Therefore, the use of smartphones among adolescents should be controlled and given attention by various parties such as parents, teachers, and the government.
Innovative work behavior has gained considerable attention in the organisational behavior literature. Research on an integrated framework that cover personal predictors of innovative work behavior is still limited specifically among Malaysia government school teachers. This research incorporated the components of an individual’s behavioral (behavior-focused), cognitive (constructive thought pattern and natural reward) and physiological (physical vitality) approach as self-leadership strategies that serve as predictors of innovative work behavior. This research used Revised Self-Leadership Questionnaires (RSLQ) to measure teacher’s self-leadership strategies and Innovative Behavior Scale by Robert and Christopher (2001) was used to measure individual’s innovative behavior. This research utilized quantitative approach where questionnaires were distributed to 250 government school teachers as a sample of the research. Overall, 234 completed questionnaires were usable for data analysis. The data was analyzed by using IBM Statistical Package for Social Science 22 statistical. The findings indicated that behavior focused strategies, constructive thought pattern strategies, natural reward strategies and physiological strategies significantly affected innovative work behavior of government school teachers. The findings of the study may help organizations to increase teachers’ innovative work behavior by improving teachers’ self-leadership strategies at the workplace. Abstrak Tingkah laku kerja inovatif telah mendapat perhatian dalam literatur tingkah laku organisasi. Kajian berkaitan modellengkap yang memberikan penekanan kepada elemen tingkah laku kerja inovatif masih terhad khususnya dalam kalangan guru sekolah kerajaan Malaysia. Kajian ini menggabungkan komponen pendekatan tingkah laku (tingkah laku berfokus), kognitif (corakpemikiran konstruktif dan ganjaran semula jadi) dan fisiologikal (kecergasan fizikal) sebagai strategi kepemimpinan diri yang berfungsi sebagai peramal kepada tingkah laku kerja inovatif. Kajian ini juga menggunakanRevision Self-Leadership Questionnaires (RSLQ) untuk mengukur strategi kepemimpinan diri dan Innovative Behavior Scale oleh Robert danChristopher (2001) digunakan untuk mengukur tingkah laku inovatif individu. Kajian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif di mana borang soal selidik diedarkan kepada 250 guru sekolah kerajaan sebagai sampel kajian. Secara keseluruhan, 234 soal selidik yang lengkap diterima dan digunakan untuk analisis data. Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan IBM Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) versi 22. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahawa strategi tingkah laku berfokus, strategi corak pemikiran konstruktif, strategi ganjaran semula jadi dan strategi fisiologikal mempengaruhi tingkah laku kerja inovatif guru sekolah kerajaan. Penemuan kajian ini dapat membantu organisasi untuk meningkatkan tingkah laku kerja inovatif dalam kalangan guru dengan meningkatkan strategi kepemimpinan diri di tempat kerja. Kata kunci: Kepimpinan diri, tingkah laku kerja inovatif, guru.
The role of social support at workplace become one of the most important variables that can give impact on employee’s attitude. Closely related to employee’s performance, many studies have confirmed the role of social support in enhancing employee’s job satisfaction. The aims of this research is two-folds. First, to investigate the differences and second to compare the effect of social support on job satisfaction among academicians in Malaysia. Overall, a total of 420 samples were obtained, wherein 210 participants withdrawn from each setting. Data was collected using self-administrated questionnaire, and analyzed using SPSS version 22. The finding suggested that social support levels (i.e. supervisor support and co-worker support) are higher among academicians in private university. Level of job satisfaction, otherwise is higher among public university. Overall, the mean values indicated high level of social support and job satisfaction among academicians in both university. Analysis of t-Test revealed that there is no significant differences in terms of social support, however the significant being observed in terms of job satisfaction between academicians in Malaysia public and private university. This study also ascertained the positive impact of social support on job satisfaction to both samples. Implication of this study includes empirical contribution and deliberation on social support and job satisfaction. Suggestion from this study includes improving social support to enhance overall academicians’ job satisfaction.
Objective: The population of the elderly in Malaysia increases every year. However, there is a lack of attention given to adults' attitudes towards the elderly in the country. This study aims to examine the attitudes of adults under the age of 60 towards the elderly in Malaysia. Methodology: The study involved 20 respondents who were interviewed in a focus group. The respondents were divided into four age groups, namely 18 to 29 years, 30 to 39 years, 40 to 49 years, and 50 to 59 years. Each group has five respondents. The interviews were conducted virtually via Webex online application. Each interview took about 1 to 2 hours. Results: Findings from the study showed that most respondents have positive, as opposed to negative, attitudes towards the elderly. The positive attitudes identified in this study are feelings of concern and affection for the elderly (affective), believing that the elderly should be respected (cognitive), and giving focus and attention to the elderly (behavioural). On the other hand, negative attitudes towards the elderly include being easily irritated and feeling stressed (affective), believing that the elderly have less mental and physical strengths (cognitive), and being rude to the elderly (behavioural). Conclusion: The positive attitudes of adults towards the elderly in Malaysia indicate that Malaysians still preserve the tradition of respecting the elderly, and do not marginalize them because of their age.
The youth generation is a group that often associated with mental health issues due to lack of experiences in life and exposure to handle stress. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the underlying factor structure for youth mental health in Malaysia context. If we look at it closely, the issue of youth is an important agenda for the nation's development as they are the asset for the country. However, they are also often prone with involvement with negative symptoms which will be a concern to the Malay government. Participants were 385 youths around Northern Region of Peninsular Malaysia using the random sampling techniques. In this study, four relevant instruments to the youth mental health issues were used, namely Psychological Wellbeing Scale, COPE Scale, Bar-On Emotional Inventory and Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS). Through items from these instruments, researchers found a new underlying dimension of the youth mental health using an exploratory factor analysis (EFA). Based on the analysis of the studies, there are seven factors that are formed representing the mental health dimensions for the youth which include; 1) emotions, 2) problem solving, 3) intellectual wellness, 4) spirituality, 5) social engagement, 6) resiliency, and 7) behavioral. A new seven dimensions represent a youth mechanism to act when facing the challenges and issues. These elements are also believed to be a catalyst to prevent the involvement of the youths to the potential risk of experiencing mental disorders.
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