The present study investigates the effect of Arabic lexical stress predictability in producing English lexical stress by Yemeni EFL undergraduates and native Hadhrami Arabic (HA) speakers. The study involved the participation of 69 Yemeni EFL undergraduates with two varying levels of English proficiency. Additionally, 10 American native speakers were included to evaluate the correct production of English stress patterns by the Yemeni EFL undergraduates. The authors adopt the Metrical Theory and the Stress Typology Model to underpin the grounds of this study. Data from the study were collected through a production experiment using individual recording sessions for each participant reading 84 English real and nonce words. The differences between stressed and unstressed syllables were measured using phonetic cues ratios, vowel duration, intensity, and fundamental frequency (F0), analysed through PRAAT software. The findings suggest that the production of English lexical stress by Yemeni EFL undergraduates is influenced by HA. However, the predictability of the Arabic stress pattern does not always trigger errors in producing English lexical stress by Yemeni EFL undergraduates. Findings indicate that Yemeni EFL undergraduates are more attentive to vowel weight, especially when the ultimate syllable incorporates a tense vowel. It stands in contrast to the conventional approach of syllable structure, which places a more pronounced emphasis on instructing English vowels among Arab ELF learners as a result of Arabic dialectal variation.
{"title":"Predictability Effect of Arabic Stress Pattern in English Lexical Stress Production by Arab EFL Undergraduates","authors":"Samah Yaslam Saleh Baagbah, P. Jaganathan","doi":"10.47836/pjssh.32.2.09","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.32.2.09","url":null,"abstract":"The present study investigates the effect of Arabic lexical stress predictability in producing English lexical stress by Yemeni EFL undergraduates and native Hadhrami Arabic (HA) speakers. The study involved the participation of 69 Yemeni EFL undergraduates with two varying levels of English proficiency. Additionally, 10 American native speakers were included to evaluate the correct production of English stress patterns by the Yemeni EFL undergraduates. The authors adopt the Metrical Theory and the Stress Typology Model to underpin the grounds of this study. Data from the study were collected through a production experiment using individual recording sessions for each participant reading 84 English real and nonce words. The differences between stressed and unstressed syllables were measured using phonetic cues ratios, vowel duration, intensity, and fundamental frequency (F0), analysed through PRAAT software. The findings suggest that the production of English lexical stress by Yemeni EFL undergraduates is influenced by HA. However, the predictability of the Arabic stress pattern does not always trigger errors in producing English lexical stress by Yemeni EFL undergraduates. Findings indicate that Yemeni EFL undergraduates are more attentive to vowel weight, especially when the ultimate syllable incorporates a tense vowel. It stands in contrast to the conventional approach of syllable structure, which places a more pronounced emphasis on instructing English vowels among Arab ELF learners as a result of Arabic dialectal variation.","PeriodicalId":125431,"journal":{"name":"Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"84 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141359852","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The insidious trauma of intimate partner violence affects women in the global context. This study intends to analyse the intimate partner violence and resistance of women in the select Malayalam movies The Great Indian Kitchen (2021) and Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey (2022). Previous literature encapsulates the exploitation of women under patriarchal dominance in the global context. The research gap that the study wants to explore is the element of self-defence instinct and endurance in women to question the atrocity of domestic violence and patriarchal terrorism. In pursuing the argument, the authors discuss the daughters-in-law’s ability to resist gender stereotypes through silence and separation to enhance their autonomy. This study uses a detailed qualitative textual analysis method to underscore the rising voice of female characters against the dominance of hetero-patriarchal society in the select Malayalam movies The Great Indian Kitchen (2021) and Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey (2022). As an analytical framework, the researchers draw upon Evan Stark’s theory of Coercive Control and Hagelin’s Concept of Resistant Vulnerability to demonstrate the gender disparities and power politics of patriarchy in familial relations. The results underline the resistance of the daughters-in-law to the coerciveness of the patriarchy through agency. This article limits its focus only on the suppression of educated married women, especially daughters-in-law, and not on other female characters who are suffering under patriarchy.
{"title":"Gender Vulnerability and Resistance in Selected Malayalam Movies The Great Indian Kitchen and Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey","authors":"Sumathra Subramani, Rashmi Rekha Borah","doi":"10.47836/pjssh.32.2.08","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.32.2.08","url":null,"abstract":"The insidious trauma of intimate partner violence affects women in the global context. This study intends to analyse the intimate partner violence and resistance of women in the select Malayalam movies The Great Indian Kitchen (2021) and Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey (2022). Previous literature encapsulates the exploitation of women under patriarchal dominance in the global context. The research gap that the study wants to explore is the element of self-defence instinct and endurance in women to question the atrocity of domestic violence and patriarchal terrorism. In pursuing the argument, the authors discuss the daughters-in-law’s ability to resist gender stereotypes through silence and separation to enhance their autonomy. This study uses a detailed qualitative textual analysis method to underscore the rising voice of female characters against the dominance of hetero-patriarchal society in the select Malayalam movies The Great Indian Kitchen (2021) and Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey (2022). As an analytical framework, the researchers draw upon Evan Stark’s theory of Coercive Control and Hagelin’s Concept of Resistant Vulnerability to demonstrate the gender disparities and power politics of patriarchy in familial relations. The results underline the resistance of the daughters-in-law to the coerciveness of the patriarchy through agency. This article limits its focus only on the suppression of educated married women, especially daughters-in-law, and not on other female characters who are suffering under patriarchy.","PeriodicalId":125431,"journal":{"name":"Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"53 23","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141358248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study reviews the publication trends on Chinese as a second language, which indicates the current situation, research gaps, and potential directions for future research. This review examines Chinese as a second language journal publications produced by lecturers and researchers at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) since the publications are scattered without systematic organisation, making it difficult to determine which direction the research is headed and to foresee the topics of interest that will encourage future growth. This review conducted a systematic review of 75 journal articles published from 2013 to 2023, focusing on publication status and trends, co-authorship, and content scope. As a result, this study discovered a publication gap between general-UiTM-recognised journals and international-recognised journals. It proposed to broaden the expertise collaboration to international networking. This study also identifies population gaps, which urged conducting research at a wider range. In terms of content scope, research gaps were found in theoretical, conceptual, model, and tool-building research, as well as in-depth investigation of Chinese language, culture, and social studies. The incorporation of technology in future research is prospective due to the current rise in digital awareness. Moreover, learners’ behaviour in learning Chinese as a second language should be further investigated due to dispersive research. This systematic review contributes to the continuous development of researching and instructing Chinese as a second language in UiTM. It serves as a guide for other Malaysian higher education institutions with a similar research interest.
{"title":"A Review of Chinese as a Second Language Journal Publication Trends: The Case of Universiti Teknologi MARA","authors":"Min Hui Leow, Foo Terng Hoe, Chin Shuang Goh","doi":"10.47836/pjssh.32.2.06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.32.2.06","url":null,"abstract":"This study reviews the publication trends on Chinese as a second language, which indicates the current situation, research gaps, and potential directions for future research. This review examines Chinese as a second language journal publications produced by lecturers and researchers at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) since the publications are scattered without systematic organisation, making it difficult to determine which direction the research is headed and to foresee the topics of interest that will encourage future growth. This review conducted a systematic review of 75 journal articles published from 2013 to 2023, focusing on publication status and trends, co-authorship, and content scope. As a result, this study discovered a publication gap between general-UiTM-recognised journals and international-recognised journals. It proposed to broaden the expertise collaboration to international networking. This study also identifies population gaps, which urged conducting research at a wider range. In terms of content scope, research gaps were found in theoretical, conceptual, model, and tool-building research, as well as in-depth investigation of Chinese language, culture, and social studies. The incorporation of technology in future research is prospective due to the current rise in digital awareness. Moreover, learners’ behaviour in learning Chinese as a second language should be further investigated due to dispersive research. This systematic review contributes to the continuous development of researching and instructing Chinese as a second language in UiTM. It serves as a guide for other Malaysian higher education institutions with a similar research interest.","PeriodicalId":125431,"journal":{"name":"Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"109 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141362331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Erasmus+ projects are important in implementing innovative approaches in the educational process. This study is designed as descriptive quantitative research to determine teachers’ opinions about Erasmus+ projects in public schools. The study group consisted of 303 teachers who voluntarily participated in the research from the population of teachers working in public schools in Istanbul. The data are collected using a questionnaire prepared by the researcher by taking expert opinions. The first part of the form, which consists of two parts, contains personal information, and the second part contains questions about teachers’ views on Erasmus+ projects in schools. ANOVA and t-tests are used to analyse the data. The findings showed that the teachers’ opinions on Erasmus+ projects did not differ significantly by gender, institution of duty, professional seniority, and educational status. Also, the teachers had positive opinions about Erasmus+ projects. In addition, the opinions on Erasmus+ projects differed significantly in favour of those who previously participated in an Erasmus+ project, those who had been abroad within the scope of an Erasmus+ project, and those who wanted to participate in Erasmus+ projects.
Erasmus+ 项目对于在教育过程中实施创新方法非常重要。本研究是一项描述性定量研究，旨在了解公立学校教师对伊拉斯谟+项目的看法。研究小组由 303 名自愿参与研究的伊斯坦布尔公立学校教师组成。数据收集使用的是研究人员根据专家意见编制的调查问卷。该表格由两部分组成，第一部分包含个人信息，第二部分包含教师对学校伊拉斯谟+项目的看法问题。数据分析采用方差分析和 t 检验。结果表明，教师对伊拉斯谟+项目的看法在性别、工作单位、专业资历和教育地位方面没有明显差异。同时，教师们对伊拉斯谟+项目持积极态度。此外，曾经参加过伊拉斯谟+项目的教师、曾经在伊拉斯谟+项目范围内出国的教师和希望参加伊拉斯谟+项目的教师对伊拉斯谟+项目的看法有很大不同。
{"title":"Examination of Teachers’ Views on Erasmus+ Projects in Schools","authors":"Serap Çimşir","doi":"10.47836/pjssh.32.2.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.32.2.02","url":null,"abstract":"Erasmus+ projects are important in implementing innovative approaches in the educational process. This study is designed as descriptive quantitative research to determine teachers’ opinions about Erasmus+ projects in public schools. The study group consisted of 303 teachers who voluntarily participated in the research from the population of teachers working in public schools in Istanbul. The data are collected using a questionnaire prepared by the researcher by taking expert opinions. The first part of the form, which consists of two parts, contains personal information, and the second part contains questions about teachers’ views on Erasmus+ projects in schools. ANOVA and t-tests are used to analyse the data. The findings showed that the teachers’ opinions on Erasmus+ projects did not differ significantly by gender, institution of duty, professional seniority, and educational status. Also, the teachers had positive opinions about Erasmus+ projects. In addition, the opinions on Erasmus+ projects differed significantly in favour of those who previously participated in an Erasmus+ project, those who had been abroad within the scope of an Erasmus+ project, and those who wanted to participate in Erasmus+ projects.","PeriodicalId":125431,"journal":{"name":"Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":" 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141363579","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The impact of work outcomes (work stress, work-life balance, workplace bullying, and support) on the well-being of working women has been argued for decades. As the rate of employed women rises, the negative impacts of work outcomes on well-being require urgent investigation to retain employees. Thus, this review identifies the associations between work outcomes and psychological well-being among working women. Utilising seven databases (EBSCOhost Research Database, Scopus, Sage Publications, PubMed, Taylor and Francis Online, Google Scholar, and Wiley Online), a total of 13 quantitative studies and ten qualitative studies were included in the review. This review reported moderate links between work stress and well-being (r = -0.20 to -0.44), weak to strong links between work-life balance and well-being (r = 0.12 to 0.70), moderate links between workplace bullying and well-being (r = -0.21 to -0.24), and weak to moderate links between support and well-being (r = 0.20 to 0.38). The most thoroughly researched constructs were work-life balance, workplace bullying, and well-being. Leaders’ characteristics, leadership style, employer maltreatment, and workplace bullying have harmed workers’ well-being. Furthermore, job stress, workload, staff shortage, loss of privacy, and prejudice detrimentally impacted well-being. Notably, qualitative studies on work stress and support experience are lacking. Overall, studies on work outcomes and well-being among working females are limited. This review identifies the current gaps in work outcomes and well-being. It provides recommendations for future research directions and informs organisations on the importance of work outcomes on the well-being of these working women.
{"title":"Work Outcomes and Well-being Among Working Women: A Systematic Literature Review","authors":"Syara Shazanna Zulkifli, Hazalizah Hamzah","doi":"10.47836/pjssh.32.2.05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.32.2.05","url":null,"abstract":"The impact of work outcomes (work stress, work-life balance, workplace bullying, and support) on the well-being of working women has been argued for decades. As the rate of employed women rises, the negative impacts of work outcomes on well-being require urgent investigation to retain employees. Thus, this review identifies the associations between work outcomes and psychological well-being among working women. Utilising seven databases (EBSCOhost Research Database, Scopus, Sage Publications, PubMed, Taylor and Francis Online, Google Scholar, and Wiley Online), a total of 13 quantitative studies and ten qualitative studies were included in the review. This review reported moderate links between work stress and well-being (r = -0.20 to -0.44), weak to strong links between work-life balance and well-being (r = 0.12 to 0.70), moderate links between workplace bullying and well-being (r = -0.21 to -0.24), and weak to moderate links between support and well-being (r = 0.20 to 0.38). The most thoroughly researched constructs were work-life balance, workplace bullying, and well-being. Leaders’ characteristics, leadership style, employer maltreatment, and workplace bullying have harmed workers’ well-being. Furthermore, job stress, workload, staff shortage, loss of privacy, and prejudice detrimentally impacted well-being. Notably, qualitative studies on work stress and support experience are lacking. Overall, studies on work outcomes and well-being among working females are limited. This review identifies the current gaps in work outcomes and well-being. It provides recommendations for future research directions and informs organisations on the importance of work outcomes on the well-being of these working women.","PeriodicalId":125431,"journal":{"name":"Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"116 25","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141361222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Coding education has become a compulsory course for cultivating children’s computational thinking, and its tools in a gamification context can further enhance children’s learning enthusiasm. Through the literature review, the researchers identified gamification, unplugging, and low cost as important design requirements for children’s coding education tools. In order to verify the effectiveness of teaching design, this study specially developed a gamified coding education tool, “Coding Adventure,” which allows child learners to take on gamified roles in real-life scenarios and use instruction cards to complete tasks. While testing the prototype in the on-site teaching environment, the researchers invited 12 kindergarten and elementary school teachers to observe the testing process. Then, they formed a focus group discussion to obtain their feedback on the education tool using MAXQDA software for qualitative analysis. According to the results, teacher participants generally recognize the design concepts of gamification, unplugging, and low-cost, and believe that role-playing and rewards in gamification, as well as the use of safe and simple materials to match the existing teaching environment of the school, are successful design innovations. In addition, gamified storytelling has also been proven to enhance students’ team communication using this prototype. Overall, this study proves the effectiveness of the design concepts of gamification, unplugged and low cost on the perceived usefulness and ease of use of the coding education tool system under the Technology Acceptance Model theory framework. These student-centered design concepts will provide valuable experience for the further development of unplugged coding education tools.
{"title":"The Application of an Unplugged and Low-Cost Children’s Coding Education Tool in a Gamification Context","authors":"Lei Wang, Miao Huang, Julina Ismail@Kamal","doi":"10.47836/pjssh.32.2.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.32.2.03","url":null,"abstract":"Coding education has become a compulsory course for cultivating children’s computational thinking, and its tools in a gamification context can further enhance children’s learning enthusiasm. Through the literature review, the researchers identified gamification, unplugging, and low cost as important design requirements for children’s coding education tools. In order to verify the effectiveness of teaching design, this study specially developed a gamified coding education tool, “Coding Adventure,” which allows child learners to take on gamified roles in real-life scenarios and use instruction cards to complete tasks. While testing the prototype in the on-site teaching environment, the researchers invited 12 kindergarten and elementary school teachers to observe the testing process. Then, they formed a focus group discussion to obtain their feedback on the education tool using MAXQDA software for qualitative analysis. According to the results, teacher participants generally recognize the design concepts of gamification, unplugging, and low-cost, and believe that role-playing and rewards in gamification, as well as the use of safe and simple materials to match the existing teaching environment of the school, are successful design innovations. In addition, gamified storytelling has also been proven to enhance students’ team communication using this prototype. Overall, this study proves the effectiveness of the design concepts of gamification, unplugged and low cost on the perceived usefulness and ease of use of the coding education tool system under the Technology Acceptance Model theory framework. These student-centered design concepts will provide valuable experience for the further development of unplugged coding education tools.","PeriodicalId":125431,"journal":{"name":"Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"106 26","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141361437","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
There are challenges to community-based tourism (CBT) post-COVID-19, and some health measures still need to be taken to prevent the risk of people spreading the disease and remaining safe from infection. It is especially important for those in rural areas, who may have limited access to healthcare and other resources, and certain health measures can be taken to protect themselves and others. Nineteen tourism community cases from rural Ayutthaya were selected for study since their CBT recovered faster from the pandemic than in other provinces. Data were recorded and collected on the physical and actual conditions of the properties surveyed. Principal component analysis was then implemented to the dataset to clarify the major spatial management attributes contributing to decisions on the operation of the tourism community during a crisis. The study results revealed that multi-center tourism communities with several activity bases were more able to fully operate and quickly return to tourism. This pattern of community spatiality is a key factor in promoting resilience in the tourism community during and after the pandemic. The findings are expected to benefit the development of post-COVID-19 community tourism to suggest appropriate approaches for managing a geospatial tourism community.
{"title":"Post-COVID-19 Spatial Resilience in Community-based Tourism: A Case Study on Ayutthaya","authors":"Patiphol Yodsurang, Unyaporn Suthutvoravut, Wandee Pinijvarasin","doi":"10.47836/pjssh.32.2.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.32.2.04","url":null,"abstract":"There are challenges to community-based tourism (CBT) post-COVID-19, and some health measures still need to be taken to prevent the risk of people spreading the disease and remaining safe from infection. It is especially important for those in rural areas, who may have limited access to healthcare and other resources, and certain health measures can be taken to protect themselves and others. Nineteen tourism community cases from rural Ayutthaya were selected for study since their CBT recovered faster from the pandemic than in other provinces. Data were recorded and collected on the physical and actual conditions of the properties surveyed. Principal component analysis was then implemented to the dataset to clarify the major spatial management attributes contributing to decisions on the operation of the tourism community during a crisis. The study results revealed that multi-center tourism communities with several activity bases were more able to fully operate and quickly return to tourism. This pattern of community spatiality is a key factor in promoting resilience in the tourism community during and after the pandemic. The findings are expected to benefit the development of post-COVID-19 community tourism to suggest appropriate approaches for managing a geospatial tourism community.","PeriodicalId":125431,"journal":{"name":"Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":" 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141364893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Josephine Siaw Ling Lee, Nafisa Hosni, N. Rusli, Nabila Abdul Ghani
Urban parks are public leisure areas that stimulate good feelings and alleviate stress. Studies of park soundscapes have shown that natural soundscapes are associated with higher restorations after park visitations. Little is known whether different parks with similar sound sources would result in different perceived subjective well-being and stress reduction of the park visitors. This paper offers deeper insight into the Malaysian parks’ perceived soundscapes and highlights the effects after visitations on subjective well-being and stress reduction. On-site surveys were conducted in four selected parks in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, with 428 park visitors as the study’s sample. From March to May 2022, respondents were recruited with random sampling method. Acoustic measurements and perceptual responses to the park’s soundscape were recorded during the survey sessions. The relationships between objective and subjective measurements of the environment with perceived subjective well-being of the park users were evaluated with Spearman’s correlation tests. Findings revealed that sound levels of the parks from objective measurements differ from the perceived loudness of the park. Perceived soundscape is correlated with subjective well-being and sound environment with the satisfaction level of the park users after visitations. The findings also suggest that sounds from activities in parks increase the park users’ soundscape experience and well-being. These results implicate Malaysian park planning and management by serving a further understanding of the relationship between the soundscape of the parks and how they improve the well-being of park users.
{"title":"Influence of Perceived Soundscape and Sound Environment on Subjective Well-being of Park Visitors","authors":"Josephine Siaw Ling Lee, Nafisa Hosni, N. Rusli, Nabila Abdul Ghani","doi":"10.47836/pjssh.31.4.14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.31.4.14","url":null,"abstract":"Urban parks are public leisure areas that stimulate good feelings and alleviate stress. Studies of park soundscapes have shown that natural soundscapes are associated with higher restorations after park visitations. Little is known whether different parks with similar sound sources would result in different perceived subjective well-being and stress reduction of the park visitors. This paper offers deeper insight into the Malaysian parks’ perceived soundscapes and highlights the effects after visitations on subjective well-being and stress reduction. On-site surveys were conducted in four selected parks in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, with 428 park visitors as the study’s sample. From March to May 2022, respondents were recruited with random sampling method. Acoustic measurements and perceptual responses to the park’s soundscape were recorded during the survey sessions. The relationships between objective and subjective measurements of the environment with perceived subjective well-being of the park users were evaluated with Spearman’s correlation tests. Findings revealed that sound levels of the parks from objective measurements differ from the perceived loudness of the park. Perceived soundscape is correlated with subjective well-being and sound environment with the satisfaction level of the park users after visitations. The findings also suggest that sounds from activities in parks increase the park users’ soundscape experience and well-being. These results implicate Malaysian park planning and management by serving a further understanding of the relationship between the soundscape of the parks and how they improve the well-being of park users.","PeriodicalId":125431,"journal":{"name":"Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"46 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139005111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study was conducted to analyze the conceptual understanding of students and their struggle on Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) compounds topic through the implementation of the RADEC Model. Respondents consisted of 37 students from Chemistry Education Department and 33 students from the Chemistry Department at a university in Bandung, Indonesia. This study is an experimental study with a pre-experimental type. Data on conceptual understanding were obtained through pre-tests and post-tests, while data on students’ difficulties were obtained through survey. The data were analyzed using SPSS 24. It was found that there was an increase in the conceptual understanding of the students of Chemistry Education and Chemistry Department in the medium category with n-gain values of 0.33 and 0.38, respectively. The results of inferential analysis through the Wilcoxon Test with Asymp. Sig. (2-tailed) were <0.05 for the two groups of students indicating differences in the pre-test and post-test results with a higher average post-test score. Friedel-Crafts acylation is a concept that is difficult to understand by students from the Chemistry Education Department and the Chemistry Department with the same percentage of 33%. Chemistry Department students also have difficulty understanding the electrophilic substitution concept with a percentage of 33%. As a practical implication, this study successfully showed the effective implementation of the RADEC model, serving as an innovative and beneficial learning approach. The model offered substantial support to students in grasping complex topic such as PAHs compounds.
{"title":"The Effect of the RADEC Model on Conceptual Understanding of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Topic","authors":"Nurlaila Hayati, A. Kadarohman, Wahyu Sopandi, Muhamad Abdulkadir Martoprawiro, Amelinda Pratiwi","doi":"10.47836/pjssh.31.4.15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.31.4.15","url":null,"abstract":"This study was conducted to analyze the conceptual understanding of students and their struggle on Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) compounds topic through the implementation of the RADEC Model. Respondents consisted of 37 students from Chemistry Education Department and 33 students from the Chemistry Department at a university in Bandung, Indonesia. This study is an experimental study with a pre-experimental type. Data on conceptual understanding were obtained through pre-tests and post-tests, while data on students’ difficulties were obtained through survey. The data were analyzed using SPSS 24. It was found that there was an increase in the conceptual understanding of the students of Chemistry Education and Chemistry Department in the medium category with n-gain values of 0.33 and 0.38, respectively. The results of inferential analysis through the Wilcoxon Test with Asymp. Sig. (2-tailed) were <0.05 for the two groups of students indicating differences in the pre-test and post-test results with a higher average post-test score. Friedel-Crafts acylation is a concept that is difficult to understand by students from the Chemistry Education Department and the Chemistry Department with the same percentage of 33%. Chemistry Department students also have difficulty understanding the electrophilic substitution concept with a percentage of 33%. As a practical implication, this study successfully showed the effective implementation of the RADEC model, serving as an innovative and beneficial learning approach. The model offered substantial support to students in grasping complex topic such as PAHs compounds.","PeriodicalId":125431,"journal":{"name":"Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"137 16","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139003981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
People in the deep south region of Thailand have experienced civil unrest since 2004, and widows from the conflict have been severely stressed and faced various psychological problems. This study aims to investigate psychological problems and examine factors affecting the psychological problems among these widows. The psychological problems are post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), complicated grief (CG), and depression. The study’s sample consisted of 350 widows who voluntarily participated in the interviews and completed the questionnaires. PTSD symptom scale-interview version assesses post-traumatic stress disorder, and the complicated grief is measured using the inventory of the complicated grief, and the depression is evaluated with the Hamilton rating scale for depression (Thai version). The results indicate that the respondents had a high post-traumatic stress disorder state (M = 21, SD = 13.8), a high complicated grief state (M = 28.56, SD = 19.69), but a low depression state (M = 5.48, SD = 5.70). Thirty-two percent of the samples fulfilled the criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder, 48% for complicated grief, and 26.6% for depression. The factors significantly affecting post-traumatic stress disorder, complicated grief, and depression are low resilience, high external stressors, and the quality of life. However, the results should be interpreted with caution due to the risk of biases of the sensitive nature of the study. Therefore, to better understand the risks and protective factors of post-traumatic stress disorder, complicated grief, and depression of the bereaved widows, significantly different factors should be considered.
{"title":"Determinants of Psychological Problems among Widows Living under the Long Civil Unrest in the Southernmost Provinces of Thailand","authors":"Wattana Prohmpetch, P. Tongkumchum, Rhysa McNeil","doi":"10.47836/pjssh.31.4.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.31.4.04","url":null,"abstract":"People in the deep south region of Thailand have experienced civil unrest since 2004, and widows from the conflict have been severely stressed and faced various psychological problems. This study aims to investigate psychological problems and examine factors affecting the psychological problems among these widows. The psychological problems are post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), complicated grief (CG), and depression. The study’s sample consisted of 350 widows who voluntarily participated in the interviews and completed the questionnaires. PTSD symptom scale-interview version assesses post-traumatic stress disorder, and the complicated grief is measured using the inventory of the complicated grief, and the depression is evaluated with the Hamilton rating scale for depression (Thai version). The results indicate that the respondents had a high post-traumatic stress disorder state (M = 21, SD = 13.8), a high complicated grief state (M = 28.56, SD = 19.69), but a low depression state (M = 5.48, SD = 5.70). Thirty-two percent of the samples fulfilled the criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder, 48% for complicated grief, and 26.6% for depression. The factors significantly affecting post-traumatic stress disorder, complicated grief, and depression are low resilience, high external stressors, and the quality of life. However, the results should be interpreted with caution due to the risk of biases of the sensitive nature of the study. Therefore, to better understand the risks and protective factors of post-traumatic stress disorder, complicated grief, and depression of the bereaved widows, significantly different factors should be considered.","PeriodicalId":125431,"journal":{"name":"Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"175 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139214206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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