61 research outputs found
The Moderating Effect of Perceived Social Support on Stress and Depression among University Students
No full textBackground and objectives: The omnipresence of stress and depression among university students is a cause for concern, as it can have adverse consequences on all aspects of their life. Understanding the role of social support as a protective factor within this context, may well be vital to the enhancement of overall wellbeing among students. The main aim of the present study was to examine the moderating effect of perceived social support on the relationship between stress and depression. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted to garner data from 254 university students for hierarchical multiple regression and structural equation modeling analysis. Results: Firstly, the present study replicated the frequently reported positive relationship between stress and depression. Secondly, an inverse association between social support and depression was also depicted. Finally, the results also supported an interaction between perceived social support and stress in predicting depression among students. Conclusion: In sum, the results of the current study may well augment our understanding of the role of perceived social support in combating stress and depression among students, and thereby convey important implications for intervention strategies tailored to this demographic
Grit and Self-Efficacy on Growth Mindset- A Review Based Analysis
No full textPurpose: Grit signifies a student's competence that endures after stumbling academic blocks. The trait Grit is closely identified with mindset. Students who believe that their shortcomings result from their fixed mental models, find no use nor reason to attempt again. Individuals with such rigid attitudes are believed to have a fixed mindset. On the contrary, students with a growth mindset are more likely to be resilient and have more grit. On the contrary, individuals who are mentally tough and strong are likely to be considered to have a growth mindset. According to previous research, grit is a question of nature and nurture. People need to build a growth attitude in order to become grittier.
Design/Methodology/Approach: More than 100 research papers, articles, and journals were reviewed systematically to identify gaps, identify conflicts in previous studies, and for the purpose of foundation of knowledge on current topic. A systematic review of literature uses a meticulous and transparent methodology for research synthesis, with the aim of evaluating and, where feasible, diminishing bias in the findings. This review is based on careful and systematic scrutinization of the above-mentioned keywords and their combinations thereof. Electronic databases like Google Scholar, Research gate, Academia, Srinivas Publication and Mendeley/Elsevier with open access journals were perused.
Results/ Findings: The relevant reviews indicate that people with a higher level of a growth mindset exhibit an equally high level of self-efficacy than pupils who had a more rigid perspective. Several literatures suggest that grit is associated with improved participation and better performance in a school environment. Students with a fixed mindset have a strong notion that their innate intelligence is limited preventing them from reaching their desired goals. This results in a hopeless ‘giving up’ attitude with a deep-rooted fear of failure. Whereas a growth mindset person marches forward with confidence. Their thoughts and beliefs are controlled by them. They understand that every person is brilliant in their own way which can be built, changed, and developed over time with the necessary components of will and effort. Few studies highlight different intervention models to improve fixed mindset of students. Few other studies suggest that practitioners could find a difference in the increase of grit with effective and committed goal settings which eventually would lead to an increased level of mindset in the right direction.
Originality/Value: This study is a prequel for the original study on grit, self-efficacy, and mindset modification for the professional success of Industrial Training Institute Students. This intervention-based study has been recommended by few previous studies. In all originality, the experimental study would largely impact the young adults, their cognition and non-cognitive behavior with a developed growth mindset.
Type of Paper: Systematic Literature Review-Based Analysis
Disparate Psychological Emergencies and its Variegated Clinical Management Directives
No full textPurpose: Tension is generated for everyone concerned when psychological emergencies like severe sensorimotor excitement or suicidal behavior occur in places other than psychological facilities like regular clinics, emergency departments, or clinicians' private offices. These should always be managed right away since they could be fatal. As a tool for their quick as well as efficient care, including the key exhibiting symptoms, multiple diagnoses options, and therapeutic choices for the major categories of mental crises have been included in this paper so that the general population as well as the clinicians of all other specialties other than psychology specialists, can understand the common psychological emergencies and its proper treatment.
Objective: There is relatively little reliable data on the frequency of mental crises in routine as well as community practice, in accidents and emergencies in healthcare facilities, or with patients treated by urgent healthcare units. Given the realities of modern healthcare institutions and the public's general hostility to psychological issues of any kind, we shouldn't be surprised that the first therapy for psychological illnesses often doesn't really occur in specialized mental institutions. When there are accidents or crises, people with psychiatric diseases who don't want to be stigmatized commonly resort to ordinary hospital systems since they are commonly both accessible and always open. Understanding different psychological emergencies, as well as associated therapeutic care procedures, is crucial. So the very basic and important objective of this paper is to gain knowledge about some common psychological emergencies and their treatment.
Design/Methodology/Approach: Data from a number of reputable, official sources and journal articles were used to produce this clinical research output. Certain data from the emergency department have also been used to develop this study in order to make it more precise and scientific in type. The credibility of the publication has also been guaranteed by expert evaluations from neuropsychologists, general psychologists, doctors, and researchers who are conducting studies in the field.
Findings/ Result: Due to the increasing incidence of drug and alcohol abuse, depression, and other critical illnesses, more people are visiting the critical healthcare department. The occurrence of psychological events in non-psychological contexts, such as typical clinics and physicians' homes, and subsequent care is poorly documented by the few observational trials and scant precise information that are currently available. The available research emphasizes the need for improvements in both mental emergency evaluation and care. The treatment of this type of issue entails high expectations of the therapist's personality and conduct in addition to the required therapeutic competence. If the patient approaches the emergency department voluntarily or the family takes him/her to the clinic at the earliest, all the psychological problems can be treated with at most results.
Originality and value: A thorough attempt has been launched to shed some light on the issue of several frequent psychological emergencies and their appropriate diagnosis in the emergency room using only certain basic evaluation techniques and without wasting much time. Several evaluation tools and criteria have also been given for the convenience of various clinicians with varying levels of experience.
Paper Type: Clinical analyses pape
Testing factorial validity and gender invariance of the survey of attitudes toward statistics scale
No full textObjective: The main goal of this study was to test the psychometric properties of the Survey of Attitudes Towards Statistics (SATS‑36) among
undergraduate students. Materials and Methods: Cross‑sectional study was conducted among a sample comprising of 218 undergraduate
students at University Malaysia Sarawak. A convenience sampling technique was implemented while selecting participants. The self‑report
questionnaire consisted of two parts. The first section included the socio‑demographic characteristics of participants, such as age, gender, and
ethnicity. The second section was the Survey of Attitudes Towards Statistics(SATS‑36). Exploratory factor analysis(EFA) and confirmatory factor
analysis(CFA) was used to arrive at the best factor solution. To assess factor invariance, multi‑groupCFA was performed. Results: Descriptive
statistics of students’ attitudes toward statistics revealed that most of the students held positive attitudes toward statistics. EFA analysis deemed
to have produced the incorrect factor structure as most items were misclassified on the wrong factor. CFA suggested a 6‑factor solution with
30 items. Thus the 36 items were reduced to SATS‑30. The goodness‑of‑fit statistics for the SATS‑30 showed a passable model fit. Responses
of male and female students to the SATS‑30 were then examined to explore scale invariance across gender. Consistency was found across two
groups. This was, furthermore, supported by the assessment of composite reliability which was also found to be relatively high. Conclusion:
The present findings are consistent with extant research literature on factor structure and invariance of the Survey of Attitudes Toward Statistics
scale. Further research on SATS‑30 could include longitudinal studies in order to analyze causality
Operational strategies for HVDC transmission in smart grids: the security versus markets dilemma
No full textOver the last decades, the European transmission system has made many profound changes in the network and has focused on three main concepts: i) flexibility, ii) integration, and iii) sustainability to increase the technological innovations, and to improve the market design. The currently used methodby transmission system operators (TSOs) is trying to accomplish these requirements, but it is important to realize that each TSO has its own grid protocols and standards. Consequently, all major TSOs in the interconnected meshed European transmission system are facing a huge difficulty in maintaining a strong operational coordination to work together as a one single European technical market model. In order to guarantee the highest security of electricity supply, it is necessary to structure a stable, reliable and secure analytical AC framework that takes into consideration the stochastic nature of system in-feeds in the daily operational planning. In this thesis it is analyzed how incorporation of smart technologies such as HVDC transmission can be used as a smart grid solution to improve the power system security and lower the risk in different adjacent areas/zones. The proposed risk-based security assessment (RBSA) methodology based on Monte-Carlo sampling is employed to investigate the security of the system and to quantify the expected system risk. It is shown that the market optimal HVDC power set-points may result in unnecessarily high risk when subjected to the unavoidable uncertainty of inputs(fluctuations in load and RES) inherent to day-ahead forecasting. A detailed comparison of market optimal versus security optimal HVDC power set-point is presented. It is proposed to properly adapt the HVDC set-points with respect to the actual operating situation, which can be quite different from the day-ahead point forecast. Moreover, it is shown that by being able to adapt HVDC set-points in realtime operation, further more serious and more costly remedial actions such as active re-dispatch and load shedding, can be avoided. Furthermore, a study with two HVDC transmission lines is performed to show the necessity of coordinated control of the HVDC lines, and how this can reduce the stress in the network by acting as a tool to shift generation.Electrical Engineering | Sustainable Energy Technolog
The City as Medusa, Grandma and Whore in Arundhati Roy's The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
No full textThe paper assesses the city of Delhi as it is perceived and depicted in The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, the second novel of Booker-prize winning author, political essayist and writer-activist Arundhati Roy and the ways in which it challenges a hegemonic perception of urban spaces and through these spaces, the perception of a developing nation in an age of neoliberal capitalism and globalization in the free market. The paper underscores the various metaphors, figurative allusions and the shifting personas the city acquires and the gendering and transitioning it undergoes at the hands of the author. Likewise, the paper attempts an understanding of the city as a many-layered, living, breathing entity with surprises and secrets, celebrations and heartbreaks, as much a character and as human with an intimate and intense subject status as any of the inmates inhabiting it. It looks at the city space as an empowering and enabling agency offering shelter, variety, anonymity and opportunity to those who seek it and the cityscape as frequently alienating, ruthless and indifferent, foregrounding the juxtaposition of these two sharply contrasting images and the symbolic significance of them
An Empirical Study of Visitors’ Experience at Kuching Orchid Garden with Mobile Guide Application
No full textThis empirical study was conducted to measure visitors’ experiences with a mobile guide application at Kuching Orchid Garden (KOG). A between-group experimental design with 114 participants was conducted to test three groups; a group using the mobile guide application as an information aid, a control group (with no information aid), and a group using pamphlets to explore the KOG. The Museum Experience Scale (MES) was used to evaluate visitors’ experience for all participants, whilst the Multimedia Guide Scale (MMGS) was used to evaluate the visitors’ experience with the mobile guide group. The most notable result from the Museum Experience Scale (MES) showed an impact on the visitors in terms of knowledge and learning when using the mobile guide application. However, the study found that enhancing visitors experience goes beyond simply providing interactive technologies in public settings to aid with information delivery. A limitation was providing relevant information in a timely and seamless manner due to inaccuracies of mapping between physical and digital environments. Future works should consider beacons and other Bluetooth low energy (BLE) technology to address the issues with location based devices. It is also important to highlight that the use of one’s own device had a significant impact on learnability and control of the device, thus suggesting that the BYOD concept should be widely used in informal educational settings implementing mobile guide applications. The use of MES and MMGS informs future researches with an understanding of the different dimensions of visitors’ experiences with mobile guide technology in public spaces to inform mobile application development that may further boost visitors’ engagement, emotional connection, and meaningful experience
Counsellors Practices of Ethnic and Religious Factors in Secondary Schools
No full textThis study explored the everyday experiences of Muslims’ school counsellors as they encounter and negotiate ethnic and religious contextual factors in their practices in Malaysian secondary schools. Specially, the study also explored how Muslims’ school counsellors adapt their generic, Western-oriented training models and practices to the needs of everyday practice in Malaysian society. In particular, the researcher investigated the influence of multi-ethnicity of students and diversity of religion in their counselling contexts. A major difficulty is that much of the literature appears to be general, theoretical or ideological, rather than based on the actual experiences of practicing counsellors in the countries concerned. In order to focus on experience of counsellors, a qualitative case study approach was used. The researcher examined the practice of eleven
Muslims’ school counsellors in the district of Muar, using a combination of interviews, observation and document analysis. The data suggested that counsellors actively adapt their training models in various ways in relation to the two factors studied. Counsellors perceived a considerable gap between what they learned in their university training course and the knowledge and skills required for actual practic
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