Sociodemographic variables and social values: relationship with work-attendance problems in Brunei public- and private-sector employees

Lawrence Mundia, Salwa Mahalle, Rohani Matzin, Gamal Abdul Nasir Zakaria, Nor Zaiham Midawati AbdullahPsychological Studies and Human Development Academic Group, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan, BruneiObjective: The study investigated...

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Autores principales:	Mundia L, Mahalle S, Matzin R, Zakaria GAN, Abdullah NZM
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2017
Materias:	Sociodemographic variables social values work attendance problems public and private sector employees Brunei. Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a174b605d1724ea4a8968c9ffc43eba02021-12-02T01:48:11ZSociodemographic variables and social values: relationship with work-attendance problems in Brunei public- and private-sector employees1178-2021https://doaj.org/article/a174b605d1724ea4a8968c9ffc43eba02017-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/sociodemographic-variables-and-social-values-relationship-with-work-at-peer-reviewed-article-NDThttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-2021Lawrence Mundia, Salwa Mahalle, Rohani Matzin, Gamal Abdul Nasir Zakaria, Nor Zaiham Midawati AbdullahPsychological Studies and Human Development Academic Group, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan, BruneiObjective: The study investigated the degree to which selected sociodemographic variables and social values were related to work-attendance problems in a random sample of 860 Brunei public- and private-sector employees and the nature of this relationship.Materials and methods: This quantitative study used the field-survey approach to administer research instruments directly to participants. This enabled the researchers to help participants who needed assistance in completing the measures properly, so as to increase the number of usable returns.Results: Two sociodemographic variables (seeking help from a counselor/psychologist and marital status) correlated significantly with work attendance. Private-sector employees were more likely to have work-attendance problems than government workers. Both single and married employees and the chief wage earner in the household were more likely to have work-attendance issues to deal with compared to their counterparts. However, employees who sought help from a counselor/psychologist were far less likely to have work-attendance problems compared to those who did not get such help. The most significant social-value correlates with work-attendance problems were interpersonal communication, employer–employee relationship, work-stress problems, self-presentation, self-regulation, self-direction, and interpersonal trust. Self-regulation, self-direction, and satisfaction with work-related achievements significantly predicted work-attendance problems positively, while interpersonal communication problems and work-stress problems predicted work-attendance problems negatively. Low scorers on self-regulation and self-direction, as well as on satisfaction with work-related achievements, were more likely to have work-attendance problems compared to high scorers. However, low scorers on interpersonal communication and work-stress problems were less likely to have work-attendance problems compared to high-scoring peers.Conclusion: Ample evidence from this study showed that sociodemographic variables and social values contribute to work-attendance problems in various ways, and need to be incorporated in counseling interventions for affected employees.Keywords: sociodemographic variables, social values, work attendance problems, public and private sector employees, BruneiMundia LMahalle SMatzin RZakaria GANAbdullah NZMDove Medical PressarticleSociodemographic variablessocial valueswork attendance problemspublic and private sector employeesBrunei.Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryRC321-571Neurology. Diseases of the nervous systemRC346-429ENNeuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, Vol Volume 13, Pp 2307-2319 (2017)
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topic	Sociodemographic variables social values work attendance problems public and private sector employees Brunei. Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429
spellingShingle	Sociodemographic variables social values work attendance problems public and private sector employees Brunei. Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429 Mundia L Mahalle S Matzin R Zakaria GAN Abdullah NZM Sociodemographic variables and social values: relationship with work-attendance problems in Brunei public- and private-sector employees
description	Lawrence Mundia, Salwa Mahalle, Rohani Matzin, Gamal Abdul Nasir Zakaria, Nor Zaiham Midawati AbdullahPsychological Studies and Human Development Academic Group, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan, BruneiObjective: The study investigated the degree to which selected sociodemographic variables and social values were related to work-attendance problems in a random sample of 860 Brunei public- and private-sector employees and the nature of this relationship.Materials and methods: This quantitative study used the field-survey approach to administer research instruments directly to participants. This enabled the researchers to help participants who needed assistance in completing the measures properly, so as to increase the number of usable returns.Results: Two sociodemographic variables (seeking help from a counselor/psychologist and marital status) correlated significantly with work attendance. Private-sector employees were more likely to have work-attendance problems than government workers. Both single and married employees and the chief wage earner in the household were more likely to have work-attendance issues to deal with compared to their counterparts. However, employees who sought help from a counselor/psychologist were far less likely to have work-attendance problems compared to those who did not get such help. The most significant social-value correlates with work-attendance problems were interpersonal communication, employer–employee relationship, work-stress problems, self-presentation, self-regulation, self-direction, and interpersonal trust. Self-regulation, self-direction, and satisfaction with work-related achievements significantly predicted work-attendance problems positively, while interpersonal communication problems and work-stress problems predicted work-attendance problems negatively. Low scorers on self-regulation and self-direction, as well as on satisfaction with work-related achievements, were more likely to have work-attendance problems compared to high scorers. However, low scorers on interpersonal communication and work-stress problems were less likely to have work-attendance problems compared to high-scoring peers.Conclusion: Ample evidence from this study showed that sociodemographic variables and social values contribute to work-attendance problems in various ways, and need to be incorporated in counseling interventions for affected employees.Keywords: sociodemographic variables, social values, work attendance problems, public and private sector employees, Brunei
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author	Mundia L Mahalle S Matzin R Zakaria GAN Abdullah NZM
author_facet	Mundia L Mahalle S Matzin R Zakaria GAN Abdullah NZM
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title	Sociodemographic variables and social values: relationship with work-attendance problems in Brunei public- and private-sector employees
title_short	Sociodemographic variables and social values: relationship with work-attendance problems in Brunei public- and private-sector employees
title_full	Sociodemographic variables and social values: relationship with work-attendance problems in Brunei public- and private-sector employees
title_fullStr	Sociodemographic variables and social values: relationship with work-attendance problems in Brunei public- and private-sector employees
title_full_unstemmed	Sociodemographic variables and social values: relationship with work-attendance problems in Brunei public- and private-sector employees
title_sort	sociodemographic variables and social values: relationship with work-attendance problems in brunei public- and private-sector employees
publisher	Dove Medical Press
publishDate	2017
url	https://doaj.org/article/a174b605d1724ea4a8968c9ffc43eba0
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Sociodemographic variables and social values: relationship with work-attendance problems in Brunei public- and private-sector employees

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