Measuring the Level of Participation and Its Relationship with Psychological Empowerment through Community Based Organisation (CBO) Activities

Fauziah Ani,Rosman Md Yusoff,Najah Ramlan,Zahrul Akmal Damin

doi:10.6007/ijarbss/v8-i8/4621

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Abstract

In this study, psychological empowerment is a positive change in the psychological dimensions of PWPK members acquired after joining the Community Based Organisation (CBO) such as self-efficacy, self-esteem and proactive behaviour. Therefore, this study was conducted to identify the relationship between the level of participation (decision making, implementation and received benefits) with the psychological empowerment among PWPK members in Johor. A total of 366 members from 60 PWPK groups were selected as respondents via cluster multistage sampling method. Data were collected using a questionnaire and were analysed using the SPSS’ Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The findings indicated that all three levels of participation have a moderate relationship with psychological empowerment. Therefore, to ensure that PWPK functions as a medium of empowerment, the level of active participation needs to be expanded.

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In most developing countries, promotional activities to reduce poverty among rural women are often the focus of the government policies main agenda
Findings and Discussion The objective of this study is to identify the relationship between the level of participation in decisionmaking, implementation and received benefits with internal psychological empowerment
This study has proven that all three participation in decision-making, implementation and received benefits have positive relationship with internal psychology in which members gain good control over life, as well as develop critical understanding of political and social environment through active participation, and subsequently support past research (Mok & Cheung, 2006; Christens, Peterson & Speer, 2011; Speer et al, 2012; Zimmerman et al, 1992; Moyle, Dollard & Biswas, 2006)

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Promotional activities to reduce poverty among rural women are often the focus of the government policies main agenda. In addition to ensure the integrity of a family, women empowerment is important so that they realise that they have the right in life and able to decide what they want in their lives. Their role is limited to their households and needs to be expanded for community and country development. A research done by Acharya, Yoshino, Jimba and Wakai (2005) found that women in rural areas, especially among the farmers, fail to grab the opportunity and take the initiative in community development activity. The Community Based Organisation (CBO) is founded as the grassroots medium that can benefit women to improve the standard of living of local community (Bess, Perkins, Cooper & Jones, 2011; Sabhlok, 2011)

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