Implication of Career Development And Demograpic Factors on Quality of Work Life

The objective of this research is to study the implication of career development and demographic factors on quality of work life. The research was done cross sectional, by conducting 429 subjects who work in public service. Data was collected from a set of questionnaires which consists of scale of quality of work life, scale of career development and bio data. The result of Pearson correlation analysis indicated positive and significant correlation between career development and quality of work life. The correlation indicated that the positive perception of career development, the higher of quality of work life. Also , the Point Biserial correlation indicated demographic factors such assex, age, education, length of service and marital status showed positive and significant with quality of work life. These findings contribute to an understanding of ways by top management in attempts to attain a quality of work life between the needs of the employees and the needs of the organization

Implication of Career Development And Demograpic Factors on Quality of Work Life

The objective of this research is to study the implication of career development and demographic factors on quality of work life. The research was done cross sectional, by conducting 429 subjects who work in public service. Data was collected from a set of questionnaires which consists of scale of quality of work life, scale of career development and bio data. The result of Pearson correlation analysis indicated positive and significant correlation between career development and quality of work life. The correlation indicated that the positive perception of career development, the higher of quality of work life. Also, the Point Biserial correlation indicated demographic factors such as; sex, age, education, length of service and marital status showed positive and significant with quality of work life. These findings contribute to an understanding of ways by top management in attempts to attain a quality of work life between the needs of the employees and the needs of the organization

Implication of Career Development and Demograpic Factors on Quality of Work Life

The objective of this research is to study the implication of career development and demographic factors on quality of work life. The research was done cross sectional, by conducting 429 subjects who work in public service. Data was collected from a set of questionnaires which consists of scale of quality of work life, scale of career development and bio data. The result of Pearson correlation analysis indicated positive and significant correlation between career development and quality of work life. The correlation indicated that the positive perception of career development, the higher of quality of work life. Also, the Point Biserial correlation indicated demographic factors such as; sex, age, education, length of service and marital status showed positive and significant with quality of work life. These findings contribute to an understanding of ways by top management in attempts to attain a quality of work life between the needs of the employees and the needs of the organization

Competitive anxiety level before and during competition among Malaysian athletes

Anxiety is recognized as one of the main factors that reduces athletes’ performance in sports. In many research reviews, researchers have found that high levels of anxiety can have a deteriorating effect on athletes’ or teams’ performance. To date, however, there has been no attempt to examine competitive anxiety level as influenced by gender, levels of skills, and performance. The main aim of the study was to describe and compare the anxiety differences before and during competition among different categories of skills of athletes and genders. Data were collected from 902 athletes using a 27 item Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2. The results showed that national level and male athletes obtained the lowest score on competitive state anxiety. Based on the current results, it is recommended that sport psychologists, sport counsellors, and coaches in Malaysia use the findings to design appropriate training programmes to help athletes acquire suitable coping strategies so as to reduce their state anxiety levels and enhance their performance

Tahap keyakinan diri dan pencapaian atlet Bumiputera / Vincent A. Parnabas and Yahaya Mahamood

Keyakinan diri adalah melakukan sesuatu tingkah laku dengan jayanya tanpa mempunyai perasaan risau, penilaian positif terhadap diri sendiri, dan mengharap pencapaian yang positif. Pencapaian tinggi atlet dalam sukan banyak bergantung kepada keyakinan. Walaubagaimana pun di Malaysia, belum ada satu kajian ilmiah yang secara khusus mengenal pasti tahap keyakinan diri dan pencapaian bumiputera. Beberapa kajian menunjukkan atlet yang memiliki kemahiran yang berbeza akan menunjukkan tahap keyakinan diri yang yang berbeza. Justeru itu, kajian ini akan bandingkan pelbagai kategori kemahiran atlet bumiputera iaitu yang mewakili universiti, daerah, negeri dan negara. Kajian ini telah memperolehi sebanyak 87 responden, yang merupakan atlet bumiputera, dari Universiti Teknologi MARA. Soal selidik Competitive State Anxiety Inventory – 2 (CSAI-2) digunakan, bagi tujuan untuk mengutip data. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan atlet elit atau yang mewakili negara memiliki tahap keyakinan diri yang lebih tinggi daripada atlet yang mewakili negeri, daerah dan universiti. Dapatan kajian juga menunjukkan atlet bumiputera yang memiliki tahap pencapaian yang tertinggi menunjukkan tahap keyakinan diri yang tertinggi jika dibandingkan dengan atlet yang memiliki tahap pencapaian sederhana atau rendah. Kajian ini bermanfaat bagi jurulatih, kaunselor sukan dan psikologi sukan, untuk membuat program-program yang berkaitan dengan peningkatan keyakinan diri bagi atlet bumiputera yang mengalami tahap keyakinan diri yang rendah supaya boleh memperbaiki pencapaian dalam sukan

Impact of Locus of Control on Depression of Elderly In Punjab, Pakistan: The Moderating Role of Religosity;An empirical evidence

The current research was intended to see the impact of locus of control on the depression of elderly in Punjab, Pakistan and the role of religiosity as a moderator.The sample of the present study consisted of 800 older individuals of Pakistan.They were further equally divided into males and females 400 each.Correspondingly, The data on elderly population was chosen from the different areas of Punjab, Pakistan.To measure the level of depression short form of geriatric depression scale was used.To, measure the level of locus of control Levenson Multidimensional locus of control scale was used.The findings of the research describe that there is a positive relation between the level of locus of control and depression of elderly.In contrast, when religiosity as a moderator is introduced then the positive relation becomes negative.Which means the religiosity have a negative impact on depression. The more the person religious, he/she has a low chance of developing depression in its later age

Competitive state anxiety and performance among Malaysian athletes from the view of multidimensional anxiety theory / Vincent A. Parnabas, Yahaya Mahamood and Kwame Ampofo-Boateng

The Multidimensional Anxiety theory examines the relationship between anxiety and performance. It is the first theory that explains that both cognitive and somatic components play an important role on performance. Cognitive anxiety is the mental component of anxiety and somatic anxiety refers to a person’s perceived changes in her or his physiological. The theory hypothesizes a powerful negative linear relationship between cognitive state anxiety and performance and a less powerful, inverted U relationship between somatic anxiety and performance. The theory states that the increases of cognitive and somatic anxiety will deteriorate an athlete’s performance. However, previous research had showed inconsistent results. Therefore, this research examines the effect of cognitive and somatic anxiety on performance among Malaysian athletes. The sample consisted of 902 athletes, consisting of national (N=53), state (N=395), district (N=120), university (N=211), and school athletes (N= 123). The sample was drawn from among athletes who competed in three big sport events of Malaysia, MASUM (Universities Sports Competition), MSSM (Schools Sport Competition) and Sukan Olimpik Muda (Young Olympic Athletes Competition).The instrument used for the study comprised of a 27-item Competitive State Anxiety Inventory–2, consisting of cognitive and somatic component. The result has received support from the Multidimensional Anxiety theory, that the increased level of cognitive and somatic anxiety deteriorated athletes’ performance. Coaches, sport psychologists and counsellors can use this research to reduce the cognitive and somatic anxiety to increase athletes’ performance

THE DRUG USE MOTIVATION AMONG MALAYSIAN ATHLETES

AbstractThe aim of this research was to identify the usage of drugs on athletes by focusing on gender and different categories level of athletes. The sample, which was chosen randomly consisted of 115 athletes, consisting of national athletes (N=35), state athletes (N=35), district athletes (N=19), and university athletes (N=26). Based on gender, the present research consists of 70 male and 45 female athletes. Drug Usage Questionnaire, were used to collect the data. The result showed that the main motive usage of drugsis to win. This research also showed that male athletes use more drugs than females. National or athletes who represent the country are highest in using drugs. Sport psychologists should play an important role by providing therapies to drug addicts’ athletes to curb the usage of drugs. Malaysian government also should prevent athletes who taken drugs from taking part in sport competition.Key Words: coping strategy , district, drugs, representing national, state

Symptoms of stress among student-athletes of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Malaysia

Background of the Study: Recent evidence suggests that student-athletes may experience greater levels of stress or anxiety due to the dual demands of athletics and academics expectation placed on them.A lot of pressure is placed on collegiate athletes to achieve excellence in academics and sports.The symptoms of stress are known as physiological, behavioral, cognitive and emotional.Aims: The main purpose of this study was to examine the symptoms of stress among student-athletes who compete at differing levels in Malaysia.Study Design: Comparative descriptive study design was used to compare the symptoms of stress among athletes.Place and Duration of Study: Sample: The participants of this study were recruited from student-athletes of Sport Science and Recreation Faculty, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia.Methodology: The sample consisted of 152 athletes, with national (N=41), state (N=33), district (N=37) and university (N= 41) level athletes.Based on this sample, there are 80 male and 72 female student-athletes. The student athletes voluntarily participated in the study and they were randomly selected during a sport event.The instrument used for the study comprised of a 28-item Symptoms of Stress, which include Physiological symptoms, Behavioral Symptoms, Cognitive Symptoms and Emotional Symptoms.Results: The results showed that university level athletes exhibited higher levels of physiological and cognitive stress than other categories of athletes.The result also showed that the national level athletes exhibited higher level of behavioral symptoms of stress. Conclusion: The findings of this research determined that there are differences in the symptoms of stress, showed by different categories of Malaysian athletes.Sport psychologists, sport counselors and coaches should use the present findings to recommend cognitive and physiological coping strategies to university athletes and behavioral strategies to national level athletes, while dealing with their stress

Kejayaan tokoh nasional Malaysia: Kajian kes menggunakan teori pembelajaran sosial

Documenting the lives of public figures is not commonly practiced in Malaysia simply because it is culturally deemed improper to intrude into people’s lives.Unlike in the West, readers are invited into the lives of public figures every now and then as countless auto biographies, memoirs or even chronicles are published all year round. Therefore, realizing the need for documenting success stories closer to home, this study hopes to offer readers the insights to the lives of reputable and successful figure who are successful in their own rights in Malaysia.These public figures were selected based on four criteria namely wealth, power or political power, personality and their expertise which have helped them gain success, authority and respect in their respective fields. Based on Krumboltz’s Social Learning Theory (1996), this study used both qualitative and quantitative analysis of research data method. In order to obtain data, researchers relied on oral history method whereby respondents were subjected to semi-structured interview sessions.The study focused on seven public figures who are acknowledged for their abilities and successes in their respective fields determined by the researchers. Meanwhile, oral history involving the use of structured interview questions to obtain information was utilized.Results showed that there are several significant similarities in the research domains such as their background, talent and aptitude and ability (mental and physical), ability to seize the right opportunity and luck.The study also revealed that at 55.03 percent, the ability to seize the right opportunities, is the highest contributing factor to the success of these subjects.Meanwhile, the luck factor contributes only 1.54 percent. Other factors namely talent and self ability contribute 37.63 percent and respectively, followed by their family background at 2.54 percent.While self-conflict factor, a newly discovered factor in the study contributes rather significantly at 3.26 percent.All of the respondents agree that factors namely their descent, environment, education and skills have helped them to achieve their successes. On the other hand, the element of luck is somewhat difficult to be considered as the key to their successes.The study managed to fulfill the objectives of the research as all of the respondents share similar attributes as shown in the data analysis.However, due to the enormity of the scope, this research needs to be conducted more extensively in order to produce a more detailed documentation of additional attributes