A STUDY OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STAFF CREATIVITY AND QUALITY OF WORK AMONG INDIAN IT SECTOR EMPLOYEES |
Author : Ajay Kumar |
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Abstract :The objective of the study was to test the relationship between quality of work life and employee creativity among Indian IT sector employees. The methodology of the study was quantitative and survey based. The sample consisted of 234 employees working in the different IT sector in the city of Bangalore. The findings of the study show that there are positive effects of staff quality of work life on employee creativity. Furthermore, the stress and work demand turned out to be moderating this relationship. The study also reported that too much work demands negatively influence staff creativity level. |
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THE INFLUENCE OF GENERAL INTELLIGENCE AND SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE ABILITY ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT |
Author : Stephen Ndegwa |
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Abstract :In this study, the objective was to test the intelligence ability and social intelligence of school students. Standardized questionnaire was used to measure the study variables including social intelligence test, intelligent ability, social intelligence on scholastic achievement for class 10 students in Nairob, Kenya. In this study, data is collected from students on the intelligence ability and social intelligence along with scholastic achievement using the exam score. The findings are that intelligence ability (beta=.786, P<.05) and social intelligence (beta=.978, P<.05) has positive significant effects on student’s scholastic achievement. The two factors explain 54.5% change in the scholastic achievement of students. Our second important finding are that intelligence (beta=.542, P<.05) and social intelligence (beta=.657, P<.05) has positive and significant influence on students’ academic achievement. These factors explain 43.4% change in the dependent variable. Third main findings are that there is no significant difference between male and female students in terms of mean score of intelligence ability and mean score of social intelligence. |
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INVESGITATION ABOUT TEACHING STYLE AND LEVEL OF DEPRESSION AMONG KENYAN SCHOOL STUDENTS |
Author : Gilbert Koome, Andre Yitambe |
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Abstract :In current study, the objective was to identify the relationship between teaching style and level of depression among Kenyan junior and senior high school students. The study was conducted based on Kenyan educational panel survey. The methodology was longitudinal as students were studied in 2013 and repeatedly followed in 2017. The sampling was multistage stratified sampling and panel data analysis was used. The total sample size was 654 out of which 320 were male and 334 were female. The results showed that there were significant differences in terms of four perceived teaching style including authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, and indifferent among junior high school x² (3,654=123.81, p<.001), and senior high school, ?² (3,654=62.91, p<.001). The finding suggests that teaching style in senior high schools had different pattern in terms of effects on junior high schools. Those junior students who considered their teacher style as more authoritarian showed higher depression compare to those who considered their teacher as authoritative, permissive, and indifferent. Less depression is also observed among senior high students who perceived there to be permissive compare to other teaching style including authoritative, authoritarian, and indifferent. |
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IS SELF-CONCEPT ON RESILIENCE AND HAPPINESS ASSOCIATED? A STUDY OF THE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN NIGERIA |
Author : Ofuya Georgewill, Agu Enendu |
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Abstract :happiness among male and female undergraduate students in a Nigerian college. The study was conducted using the cross-sectional methodology. The sample size was 70 students conveniently recruited for sampling purpose. The results show that happiness and resilience are statistically significant between male and female students; whereas, self-concept is statistically insignificant between male and female students. Furthermore, the results show that self-concept and happiness have positive and significant correlation; whereas, the relationship between self-concept and resilience is positive but insignificant. Similarly, the relationship between resilience and happiness is positive but insignificant. |
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A STUDY OF INFLUENCE OF MENTAL HEALTH ON RESILIENCE AND HAPPINESS |
Author : Holden Malambo, Chitinti Hachombwa |
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Abstract :The objective of the present scholarly work was to test the relationship between mental health, resilience, and happiness among the high school students. The study was conducted in a private school student from Tanzania. The sampling was based on random sampling technique. The design of the study is survey based cross-sectional research design. The correlation results show that mental health, happiness, and resilience are positively associated. The findings lead to the conclusion that if an individual possess sound mental health, so his/her resilience will be improved and he/she will be in better position to adjust in different situations. |
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