Psychological and Technology Factor Contribute to Social Media Addiction

In the present-day context of worldwide connectivity, social media has emerged as an integral component of many adolescents' everyday routines. However, the seemingly harmless practice of utilizing social networking platforms can swiftly transform into a significant dependency, leading to unfavorable consequences. Adolescents' excessive dependence on social media platforms has garnered significant attention from scholars and practitioners in the mental health field. Psychological and technological elements are recognized as contributing to social media addiction, which has detrimental consequences for adolescents. Hence, the primary objective of this study is to gain a comprehensive understanding of the existing literature about the psychological and technological elements contributing to addiction to social media platforms. The discourse outcomes will illuminate the strategies employed to mitigate social media addiction by addressing the abovementioned factors. This conclusion has significant implications, as it will stimulate further discussion and prompt additional research reviews on the various elements contributing to social media addiction

Moderating effect of money attitude on relationship between psychographic factors and status consumption among working women in the Klang Valley, Malaysia

People crave for status. This status struggle waves for today’s consumer. The obsession with status seeking which displays through consumption of status good has emerged among working women who have experienced increased economic and social influence. While previous studies have presented different factors influences status consumption, a very critical element, which very few studies have included, is money attitude in their predictability model. The money attitude dimension has not been extensively researched especially among working women in Malaysia. The current study investigates the phenomenon of status consumption behaviour among Malaysian working women. Materialism, brand consciousness, social status display, attention to social comparison, collectivism and individualism were examining to predict the status consumption model. For the first time, money attitude was introduced as a moderator variable. Theories such as conspicuous consumption, social comparison and impression management theory were used to predict status consumption model. A sample of 410 working women from Klang Valley were selected through non probability sampling technique. Data for the research were collected through mall intercept concept. Four major mall in Klang Valley area were collected. The research predictability model was tested by using reliability analysis and descriptive analysis. Structural Equation Model (SEM) using Partial Least Square analysis was used to measure the level of status consumption and to investigate the moderating effect of money attitude. The results show that brand consciousness has the strongest relationship with status consumption followed by money attitude, materialism and individualism. The moderation effect of money attitude was also discussed. The results of the study reveals that money attitude as a moderator has a significant impact of the predictability model where R² improved from 60.0% to 66.2%. The role of money attitude is truly important variable in predicting the status consumption behavior. The study contributes to the body of knowledge by providing empirical evidence and improves the understanding of status consumption

Is halal a priority in purchasing cosmetics in Malaysia among Muslim Malaysian women

This study is to investigate if the Malaysian Muslim women considers halal as an important attribute during the purchase of cosmetics. A total of 265 valid questionnaires were used to run to collect data via self-administrative questionnaires. A mall-intercept technique was used to carry out the survey. The data collection were collected in the two largest shopping mall surrounding Putrajaya which are Alamanda shopping Centre and the IOI City Shopping Mall. Results showed that halal was not the ultimate priority during the purchase of cosmetics by Malaysian Muslim women. This finding post for future researchers to further understand why halal is not taken as an utmost priority. Qualitative study using focus group or interviews would be deemed an effective method to understand the purchasing behavior of Malaysian Muslim women