Kesejahteraan psikologi dan sumber stres kerja: kajian rintis dalam kalangan anggota Penguat kuasa Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna

This study aims to identify the level of psychological well-being and job stress among the enforcement officer of the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP). A bunch of studies only focus on exploring the psychological well-being of policemen while there are still 19 other enforcement agencies in Malaysia that need to be addressed when studies on the psychological well-being of enforcement members are carried out. The impact of the stressors on the work of KPDNHEP enforcement personnel is also rarely given attention by local researchers. A total of 60 KPDNHEP enforcement members were involved in this study. The cluster sampling method was used and samples from the KPDNHEP state offices of Selangor, Sarawak and Sabah were randomly selected to participate in this study. Ryff's Psychology Well-Being Scale (PWBS) is used to measure the level of psychological well-being of the respondents while the Job Stress Survey (JSS) is used to determine the level of job stress of respondents. The data obtained were analyzed by using the IBM SPSS Statistic version 20. The results showed that KPDNHEP enforcement officers had a high degree of psychological well-being. However, they experience a relatively low overall job stress. The job pressure and lack of support has contributed to a moderate level of job stress. It is hoped that more psychological well-being and job stress studies will be conducted on other enforcement agencies in Malaysia in the future

Kesan sumber stres kerja ke atas kesejahteraan psikologi anggota penguat kuasa

Kajian ini dijalankan bertujuan untuk mengetahui kesan sumber stres kerja ke atas kesejahteraan psikologi anggota penguat kuasa. Bukan itu sahaja, objektif kajian ini adalah untuk mengkaji kesan sumber stres kerja ke atas autonomi, penguasaan pada persekitaran, pertumbuhan personal, hubungan positif dengan orang lain, matlamat hidup, penerimaan kendiri dalam kalangan anggota penguat kuasa. Kaedah pensampelan berstrata rawak mudah telah digunakan untuk memilih 363 responden dalam kajian ini. Namun demikian, hanya seramai 331 orang responden sahaja yang melengkapkan borang soal selidik. Job Stress Survey (JSS) versi Melayu dan Ryff’s Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS) versi Melayu telah digunakan untuk menguji hipotesis dalam kajian ini. Permodelan Persamaan Berstruktur Kuasa Dua Terkecil Separa (PLS-SEM) digunakan untuk menguji kesan sumber stres kerja ke atas kesejahteraan psikologi dan dimensi-dimensinya dalam kalangan responden. Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan perisian SmartPLS versi 3.2.8 (versi Profesional). Hasil kajian menunjukkan terdapat kesan sumber stres kerja yang negatif dan signifikan ke atas kesejahteraan psikologi. Dapatan Kajian juga menunjukkan sumber stres kerja mempunyai kesan negatif yang signifikan ke atas penguasaan pada persekitaran dan penerimaan kendiri dalam kalangan anggota penguat kuasa. Justeru itu, pihak atasan perlu mengambil langkah yang sesuai dan berkesan untuk mengurangkan kesan sumber stres dan seterusnya meningkatkan tahap kesejahteraan psikologi dalam kalangan anggota penguat kuasa. Dapatan kajian ini mewujudkan implikasi yang amat penting dan bermanfaat kepada Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (JPA) Malaysia dalam usaha untuk melahirkan penjawat awam yang berkebolehan dan sentiasa bersedia untuk berdepan dengan pelbagai cabaran dalam dunia perkhidmatan awam

Assessment of Psychological Well-being among Enforcement Officers during the Movement Control Order (MCO) in Malaysia

Malaysia has enforced Movement Control Order (MCO) starting on 18 March 2020 in order to fight the global COVID-19 virus. The pandemic has put the law enforcers in a great challenge to protect the interest and rights of consumers. This study is aimed to examine the impact of work conditions during MCO on psychological well-being of enforcement officers. In addition, it is also crucial to discover the level of psychological well-being among the enforcement officers during the MCO. Besides, this study also aims to find out the level of psychological well-being among the enforcement officers based on their respective working conditions during the MCO. A total of 441 enforcement officers have participated in this study after cluster sampling was conducted. The Malay Ryff’s Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS) (Short Version) was used to identify the level of psychological well-being as well as to test the hypotheses of the study. Data was accumulated by using google form and the dataset was analysed by using IBM SPSS Statistic version 25 and SmartPLS Professional version 3.2.8. The result and limitations were discussed in this study

Chitin Research Revisited

Two centuries after the discovery of chitin, it is widely accepted that this biopolymer is an important biomaterial in many aspects. Numerous studies on chitin have focused on its biomedical applications. In this review, various aspects of chitin research including sources, structure, biosynthesis, chitinolytic enzyme, chitin binding protein, genetic engineering approach to produce chitin, chitin and evolution, and a wide range of applications in bio- and nanotechnology will be dealt with

Smoking and Its Impacts on Absenteeism and Stress: A Preliminary Study

The article highlights a preliminary study on smoking and its impact on absenteeism and stress in the work place. The article also includes an application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour in explaining the behavior of smoking. The Theory of Planned Behavior which was proposed by Icek Ajzen is used to predict an individual’s behav-ioural control and intention which are influenced by attitude and social norms to per-form a behaviour. This article also discusses previous researches done on smoking and its relationship with absenteeism and stress among employees in organizations

Kesan sumber stres kerja ke atas kesejahteraan psikologi anggota penguat kuasa

Kajian ini dijalankan bertujuan untuk mengetahui kesan sumber stres kerja ke atas kesejahteraan psikologi anggota penguat kuasa. Bukan itu sahaja, objektif kajian ini adalah untuk mengkaji kesan sumber stres kerja ke atas autonomi, penguasaan pada persekitaran, pertumbuhan personal, hubungan positif dengan orang lain, matlamat hidup, penerimaan kendiri dalam kalangan anggota penguat kuasa. Kaedah pensampelan berstrata rawak mudah telah digunakan untuk memilih 363 responden dalam kajian ini. Namun demikian, hanya seramai 331 orang responden sahaja yang melengkapkan borang soal selidik. Job Stress Survey (JSS) versi Melayu dan Ryff’s Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS) versi Melayu telah digunakan untuk menguji hipotesis dalam kajian ini. Permodelan Persamaan Berstruktur Kuasa Dua Terkecil Separa (PLS-SEM) digunakan untuk menguji kesan sumber stres kerja ke atas kesejahteraan psikologi dan dimensi-dimensinya dalam kalangan responden. Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan perisian SmartPLS versi 3.2.8 (versi Profesional). Hasil kajian menunjukkan terdapat kesan sumber stres kerja yang negatif dan signifikan ke atas kesejahteraan psikologi. Dapatan Kajian juga menunjukkan sumber stres kerja mempunyai kesan negatif yang signifikan ke atas penguasaan pada persekitaran dan penerimaan kendiri dalam kalangan anggota penguat kuasa. Justeru itu, pihak atasan perlu mengambil langkah yang sesuai dan berkesan untuk mengurangkan kesan sumber stres dan seterusnya meningkatkan tahap kesejahteraan psikologi dalam kalangan anggota penguat kuasa. Dapatan kajian ini mewujudkan implikasi yang amat penting dan bermanfaat kepada Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (JPA) Malaysia dalam usaha untuk melahirkan penjawat awam yang berkebolehan dan sentiasa bersedia untuk berdepan dengan pelbagai cabaran dalam dunia perkhidmatan awam

All cause mortality and body mass index in a young Asian occupational cohort without baseline metabolic syndrome components

Background: The aim was to investigate associations between underweight, overweight and obesity and all cause, cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality, excluding subjects with known CVD, diabetes, hypertension and components of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) at baseline.Methods: The study population consisted of examinees participating in a health screening in Korea from 2002 to 2013. Data were analyzed in 162,194 subjects (in a retrospective cohort study design-median (interquartile range (IQR) follow-up 4.9 (1.8–8.5 years))). The outcomes were all cause mortality, cancer and CVD.Results: The mean (age range) and median age (IQR) at baseline were 36.9(20.0–85.3) and 35.2 (30.8–40.6) years. There were 436 deaths during follow-up. For men and women together, the fully adjusted HR for underweight and all cause mortality, cancer and CVD was 1.53 (95% CIs 1.06–2.20), 1.21 (95% CIs 0.68–2.14) and 1.34 (95% CIs 0.40–4.49) respectively. In contrast, the fully adjusted HR for overweight/obesity combined and all cause mortality was 0.77 (95%CIs 0.63–0.95) and there were non significant trends towards decreased cancer and CVD mortality. The association between overweight/obesity and all cause mortality was similar for men and women considered separately and for overweight and obesity as separate BMI categories. Smoking did not seem to explain the increased HR in the underweight BMI category.Conclusions: In a young metabolically healthy adult cohort, underweight was associated with increased all cause mortality and overweight/obesity was associated with decreased all cause mortality if CVD, diabetes, hypertension and components of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) are excluded