Determinants of energy efficient appliances among Malaysian households: Roles of theory of planned behavior, social interaction and appliance quality

The purpose of this study is to investigate the determinants of purchasing intention of energy efficient appliances among Malaysian households. Consumer behavior, particularly when purchasing non-environmentally friendly products, contributes significantly towards environmental problems and climate change. This study adopts the theory of planned behavior as the basis and integrates it with two external domains, namely social interaction and the quality of energy efficient appliances. A total of 318 respondents participated and were analyzed via partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Findings show that perceived behavioral control and subjective norms exert a significant and positive effect on consumers’ intention to purchase energy efficient appliances, while attitude has no significant influence. Meanwhile, social interaction and quality were found to be critical determinants of intention to purchase energy efficient appliances. Implications in the context of sustainable purchasing behavior and recommendations to increase consumers’ purchases of energy efficient appliances or green appliances are discussed

Determinant factor of anxiety disorders among bachelor degree students

The demands of living nowadays cause a rising number people being diagnosed as having anxiety disorders and mental health problems. A survey done by National Health and Morbidity in 2019 finds that the prevalence of mental health problems among adults in Malaysia has increased from 8.9% in 2012, to 10.7% in 2015, to 31.1 % in 2019. These anxiety disorders share similar symptoms, like nervousness, irritability, insomnia and problems concentrating, but each has its own causes. One in 12 individuals in 2012 to one in six in 2018 cases reported are among Malaysian students. These results reveal a worsening state of mental health problems especially among students in Malaysia that must be addressed. Therefore, a preliminary study was conducted among students in one of the private college. The Depression and Anxiety Scale 21 (DASS-21) inventory was used to measure the students’ anxiety disorders based on three elements which are depression and anxiety. The results showed that the students are having moderate to very severe level of depression and anxiety. This finding is alarming in terms of increased risk for psychiatric morbidity because it indicates the amount of burden students have to bear in the current situation. Therefore, initiation of depression and anxiety management programs such as expanding counselling activities, providing adequate facilities and resources should be highly prioritized by authorities. Interview sessions are suggested to explore in depth on these issues

Cyber–information security compliance and violation behaviour in organisations: A systematic review

Cyber and information security (CIS) is an issue of national and international interest. Despite sophisticated security systems and extensive physical countermeasures to combat cyber-attacks, organisations are vulnerable due to the involvement of the human factor. Humans are regarded as the weakest link in cybersecurity systems as development in digital technology advances. The area of cybersecurity is an extension of the previously studied fields of information and internet security. The need to understand the underlying human behavioural factors associated with CIS policy warrants further study, mainly from theoretical perspectives. Based on these underlying theoretical perspectives, this study reviews literature focusing on CIS compliance and violations by personnel within organisations. Sixty studies from the years 2008 to 2020 were reviewed. Findings suggest that several prominent theories were used extensively and integrated with another specific theory. Protection Motivation Theory (PMT), the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), and General Deterrence Theory (GDT) were identified as among the most referred-to theories in this area. The use of current theories is discussed based on their emerging importance and their suitability in future CIS studies. This review lays the foundation for future researchers by determining gaps and areas within the CIS context and encompassing employee compliance and violations within an organisation

Digital addiction among young adolescent: mitigating the Impact of media technological adversity

Addiction toward social media has become a new norm, especially among young adolescent. Social media users in Malaysia accounted to nearly 20 million, more than half of the population. Some individual having more than one account in different social media platform. With the increasing prevalent of social media addiction among young adolescent, this study ought to identify what are the critical factors that can influence one addiction toward social media. Based on the technology acceptance model (TAM) and flow-happiness theory, this study would like to unfold this issue and connect the possible factors that play critical role in user's social media addiction based on its detrimental impact. Using partial least square structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM), this study applies the quantitative study by testing the antecedents of social media addition. 217 respondents who are mainly university students responded to the survey. It was found that the most critical factor is perceived ease of use on perceived usefulness and subsequently attitude. The second most critical path is user's enjoyment toward satisfaction. Surprisingly, perceived usefulness towards habit and attitude toward social media addiction itself was not significant. This study would help practitioners to implement mitigating strategy to reduce social media addiction young adolescent, especially those who studying in school and higher education institution