Fulfillment Of Need Research Articles

Students’ basic psychological needs in blended teacher learning groups

IntroductionStudent teachers (henceforth: students) in higher education often experience feelings of emotional loneliness that negatively impact upon their well-being and motivation to learn. Consequently, the importance of social learning for students has gained increased prominence, with Teacher Learning Groups (TLGs), that is, social configurations in which students, in-service teachers, and teacher educators, sometimes supplemented by researchers and/or experts, collaboratively learn through social interactions, being introduced in teacher training institutes. Ordinarily, TLGs organized their meetings face-to-face; however, due to COVID-19 measures, they had to rapidly transition to blended meetings, which in turn impacted upon students’ basic psychological needs.MethodsIn the present study, a convergent parallel mixed-methods design was utilized. The variables Social Configurations (Practice integration, Long-term orientation and goals; Shared identity and equal relationships) and Basic Psychological Needs (Competence, Autonomy, Relatedness) were assessed through the use of qualitative interviews and by administering two online quantitative surveys: the “Dimensions of Social Learning Questionnaire” and the “Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Frustration Scale”. Seventy students completed the questionnaires, while 14 students were interviewed. The students were recruited from four teacher training institutes.ResultsThe analyses reveal that the more students perceive Shared identity and equal relationships in blended TLGs, the greater the fulfillment of Basic Psychological Needs they experience. Moreover, the more students experience the fulfillment of the need for Competence, the more students perceive TLGs’ Social Configurations.DiscussionBased on the findings, we conclude that, although in-depth learning is more challenging during distance learning, blended TLGs are valuable for students’ Basic Psychological Needs during unpredictable times.

Pengaruh Penggunaan Dana KIP-K Terhadap Pemenuhan Kebutuhan Mahasiswa Dalam Prespektif Ekonomi Islam (Studi Pada Mahasiswa Penerima KIP- K UIN Raden Intan Lampung)

This study aims to determine how much influence the use of KIP-K scholarship funds has on Fulfilling Student Needs. This research is motivated by the increasing use of the internet over the last year since the pandemic, we need to know the actual realization in the field regarding the use of digital technology to increase financial literacy towards Islamic financial inclusion during the Covid-19 pandemic. The method used in this research is quantitative through a quantitative descriptive approach. Data collection used observation, interviews, questionnaires with research samples of students receiving KIP-K UIN Raden Intan Lampung and documentation. The results of the study show that the use of kip-k scholarship funds has a positive and significant effect on meeting student needs. It is known that 45.9% and the remaining 54.1% are influenced by other variables not examined. This means that these results provide evidence that with good and planned use of the kip-k scholarship funds, it will be able to meet the needs of students both in terms of education and daily life. Seeing the results above, the use of kip-k scholarship funds has been put to good use by students receiving kip-k scholarships, so that they can meet student needs, but it is still not optimal because there are still problems that arise in the student environment. And it is hoped that student heads will be more optimal in using the scholarship funds obtained and remain enthusiastic in learning so that they can improve and maintain their academic achievements. Keywords: Use of Funds, Fulfillment of Needs

Islamic Philantrophy: The fulfilment Of orphan's Needs in Islamic Philantrophy Institution

Orphanages are in the spotlight in the management and development of children because there are several orphanages who ask for help from house to house, every corner of the city street and there is child exploitation. This study aims to analyze the pattern of fulfillment of orphans in orphanage institutions. Using a qualitative approach, data sources were obtained from interviews with the heads and administrators of 8 orphanages in the city of Palopo and direct observations regarding the activities of the orphans. Data analysis by means of data verification, reduction, data display. The results of the study found 2 models of fulfillment of needs. First, the fulfillment of needs that integrates school education, religion, boarding activities, orphanage children's talents, is included in the data base of Islamic boarding schools and religious integration education with national education which is supported by good facilities and infrastructure. Second, management which only prepares a place to live, eat while educational activities are carried out outside the orphanage. This article has implications for improving the management, development and fostering of orphanages at Islamic philanthropic institutions.

Inter-Regional Hospital Patients' Mobility in Italy.

Background: The federalization of the Italian National Health Service (NHS) gave administrative, financial, and managerial independence to regions. They are in reciprocal competition according to the “quasi-market” model. A network of independent providers replaced the state monopoly. The NHS, based on the Beveridge model in which citizens are free to choose their place of treatment, was consolidated. The aim of our research was to analyze the fulfillment of need for hospital services on site and patients’ migration to hospitals of other regions. Material and Methods: We analyzed data from 2013 to 2017 of Hospital Discharge Cards (HDCs) provided by the Ministry of Health. The subjects of the analysis (catchment areas) were the hospital networks of every Italian region. The study of flows was developed through Internal Demand Satisfaction, Attraction, Escape, Attraction, Absorption, and Escape Production indexes. Graphic representations were produced using Gandy’s Nomogram and Qgis software. Results: In the studied period, the mean number of mobility admission was 678.659 ± 3.388, with an increase of 0.90%; in particular, the trend for ordinary regime increased 1.17%. Regions of central/northern Italy have attracted more than 60% of the escapes of the southern ones. Gandy’s Nomogram showed that only nine regions had optimal public hospital planning (Lombardy, Autonomous Province of Bolzano, Veneto, Friuli V.G., Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Umbria, Latium and Molise). Conclusion: The central/northern regions appear more able to meet the care needs of their citizens and to attract patients than the southern ones.

Customer Satisfaction and Automated Teller Machine (ATM) Services: A Review of Related Literature

The aim of the study is to identify the gaps within the literature in the area of customer satisfaction and the use of automated teller machine services in Nigeria. The research concurred with the scholarly researches that conceptualized customer satisfaction in to three dimensions 1) fulfillment of need 2) function of discontinuation 3) model of consumer behavior that changes over time. Some scholars measure satisfaction through; security, speed, ease of use, convenience, usefulness, accessibility etc. However, the study concurred with the researches that confirm automated teller machines as a computerized telecommunication device that enables the financial transaction to be performed publicly by the customer. Thus, the study conclude that the findings of previous researches are inconsistent or mixed result, hence, none of the researches review literature within the context of customer satisfaction and automated teller machine services.

Live-In Dalam Mengembangkan Pendidikan Lingkungan Di Desa Bara Kecamatan Air Buaya Kabupaten Buru-Maluku

Based on the analysis of the community situation in Bara Village, the basic problems faced by the community are the low human resources and the lack of community knowledge and skills regarding environmental education and land management. The community only relies on longevity plants such as coconut and cocoa. Coconut plants are carried out every two to three times a year, while harvesting of cocoa is done every year after five years of planting. Based on the results of the activities carried out by the community in Bara village, Air Buaya, Buru district, Maluku province, it can be concluded that these activities are very useful for the local community to prepare them to become environmentally aware and work because they have adequate knowledge and skills and the results can be used as sources additional income for the community itself to meet family needs.
 
 Keywords: Devotion, Love the Environment, Fulfillment of Needs

Yaşama İradesi: Anlam İhtiyacı Doyumu ve Yaşamın Anlamı ile İlişkisi

One of the purposes of this study is to develop and test the factor structure of a multidimensional Needs for Meaning Scale (NFMS) and another purpose is to investigate the contribution of needs for meaning fulfillment on experiencing meaning in life by using self-determination theory. Baumeister asserts that meaning in life can be established with the possession of four needs for meaning: need for purpose, need for values and justification, need for efficacy, need for self-worth. To measure NFM, 33-itemed NFMS is constructed. Meaning in life was measured through the Purpose in Life (PIL) test. The data were gathered conveniently from 355 individuals. Both the NFMS and PIL test were investigated through confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) before two structural models were tested. The data were analyzed by means of a SEM analysis using AMOS program. Three different models of NFMS were tested. CFA confirmed four dimensions of NFMS in both a first- and second-order solutions. Additionally, both structural models had a good fit to data and indicated that needs for meaning fulfillment has positive contribution on meaning in life. The fulfillment of need for purpose emerged as the most important predictor of meaning in life. The findings were discussed in the light of explanatory power of the dimensions of needs for meaning on meaning in life.

Effect of Transformational Leadership and Breakthrough Leadership on Organizational Performance through the Variable of Employee Satisfaction: A Case Study

Purpose: The article investigates the impact of transformational leadership and breakthrough leadership on organizational performance both directly and through intervening variables. Design/ Methodology/Approach: This type of research is a quantitative method. Primary data were obtained from questionnaires distributed while secondary data were obtained from a company's annual reports published. Respondents are employees of 15 coal mining companies listed in Indonesia stock exchange with a total of 201 samples from supervisors to directors. The data collected are analyzed using the SEM-AMOS (Structural Equation Model-Analysis of Moment Structures) at that point for the intervention impact by using the Sobel Test. Findings: The findings of the study show that transformational leadership and breakthrough leadership both have a direct influence on employee motivation and satisfaction, but do not have a direct effect on organizational performance. Employees’ satisfaction mediates breakthrough leadership on organizational performance. Practical Implication: The study gives an input to the coal mining companies listed to improve organizational performance which requires a breakthrough leadership by fulfilling the requirements of employees’ satisfaction. Priority fulfillment of employee satisfaction starts from fulfillment of need, discrepancies, value attainment, equity, and dispositional/genetic component. Originality/ Value: The research provides new concepts in the research framework and builds and enriches alternative dimensions of leadership breakthrough.

The artificial fulfilment of need for orientation: agenda-setting and salience of community news in Twitter

Social media is increasingly the dominant news source and the need to understand what drives people's consumption of online news during this era of disinformation is important and urgent. McCombs (2004) identified 'civic duty, emotional arousal, personal interest, peer influence and self-interest' as the factors compelling the information 'need for orientation' (54). However, the ubiquity of online social media makes it is pertinent to investigate the existence of other hidden factors impacting the perception of relevance. This study, sampling Twitter data from France and Kuwait for content analysis, compares two contrasting socio-cultural settings to explore the agenda-setting effects on Twitter to ascertain how the levels of need for orientation (NFO) may be manipulated and finds that the NFO levels have been manipulated by Twitter exposure and agenda-setting effects, which increase the users' uncertainty level and in turn leads to a homogenising effect of the Twitter public agenda as a result of the increased rate of conversations related to the affected topics.

Significance of Badri cattle in rural household of Uttarakhand hills

The present study was carried out to investigate the significance of Badri Cattle in rural household of Uttarakhand state of India. A total of 120 respondents, 60 each from Pauri Garhwal and Almora district were randomly selected for the study and data were collected using semi-structured interview schedule. The results revealed that majority of respondents (71.7%) had low level of income generation and consume less quantity of milk obtained from Badri cattle. The average annual income earned through Badri cattle was ` 13054/household, which contributed 19.9% to gross annual income. Average milk consumed and sold was 1.7 and 1.2 litres/day/household, respectively with average fat, protein and calcium contribution of 70 g, 55 g and 2000 mg, respectively. The results revealed that Badri cattle generated 91.2–136.9 mandays for 59.2% of household followed by 136.9–182.5 man days for 37.5% of household and 182.5–228.1 mandays for 3.3% of respondents annually with an average of 136.9 mandays/ annum. Majority of respondents (83.3%) had low level of Farm Yard Manure (FYM) production followed by medium (11.7%) and high (5%) levels of FYM production. The study showed that the average FYM production was 4.8 tonnes per annum with NPK production of 38.3, 19.1 and 76.6 kg/annum, respectively. The results also revealed that 20.8% of the respondents perceived Badri cattle as a security during uncertainties, 58.3% of respondents consider keeping Badri cattle a status symbol and cent percent of the respondents consider that Badri cattle has religious importance. Most preferred reason for rearing of Badri cattle by majority of respondents (94.2%) was fulfillment of need for milk and milk products followed by manure utilization (68.3%) and draught power (10%). The overall contribution of Badri cattle in the livelihood generation was very low and therefore, needs to be enhanced by improving the production performance of cattle and agriculture practices, marketing and value addition facilities.

Relationship between pressure ulcer risk based on Norton Scale and on the "Eating/Drinking" need assessment.

To study the relationship between pressure ulcer risk evaluated by the Norton Scale and inadequate fulfilment of Need 2 (Eating/Drinking) from the 14-need classification designed by Virginia Henderson. Assessing nutritional status and skin condition to implement preventive measures are important nursing interventions. Our hospital's standard procedure requires recording Norton Scale and Henderson Eating/Drinking Assessment results. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study, analysing case histories of 219 patients in medical/surgical wards for >24hr with nursing care recorded in the GACELA Care computer application. Patient sociodemographic variables and evaluation concepts from the Norton Scale and Eating/Drinking were studied. A statistically significant relationship (p<0.05; 95% CI: 0.61, 2.83) was seen between inadequate Eating/Drinking need fulfilment and increased pressure ulcer risk. Pressure ulcer risk was generally low in the sample, with mainly no or minimum risk (77.3%); the oldest age group had the highest risk. Self-care autonomy was the most frequently assessed item in Eating/Drinking (42%). A relationship was found between Norton Scale risk results and Eating/Drinking need assessment results. The greater the pressure ulcer risk, the more likely was inadequate need satisfaction (poor nutritional status). To help identify pressure ulcer risk, nurses should assess patients' eating independence. Safeguarding nutritional status and preventing pressure ulcers are nursing skills associated with quality nursing care.

STANDARISASI KOMPETENSI BAHASA ARAB BAGI CALON SARJANA PERGURUAN TINGGI KEAGAMAAN ISLAM NEGERI

This study aims to explore, analyze, and formulate standard of Arabic competence for prospective graduates of S1 in UIN Jakarta and UIN Yogyakarta related to four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing based on assessment of Arabic language requirements and standards. This research used qualitative approach. In collecting data, researchersplayed themselve as the main instrument in observation, in-depth interviews, and FGD (Focussed Group Discussion). The findings of this study indicate that competence of Arabic-based needs assessment and standard of Arabic language science is emphasized on skills of reading and understanding Islamic texts relevant to scholarship developed by Department and Faculty. Thus, competence of Arabic in both UIN is accentuated on religious orientation, namely fulfillment of need for understanding and scientific deepening relevant to Prodi and Faculty, so that Arabic is positioned as main media in Islamic studies. These findings had implications for importance of academic policy affirmations from UIN second leaders for development of curricula, syllabus, teaching materials, strategies and methodologies of learning Arabic skills.

Indikator Perilaku Konsumen Dalam Memenuhi Kebutuhan Primer (Studi Maslahah Imam Al-Gazali Kitab Al Mustasfa Min ‘Ilm Ushul)

Consumer behavior is a human attitude in utilizing its income in meeting the needs, both individually and socially. The problem of human economy in the perspective of Islam is the fulfillment of need with Natural Resources (SDA), with the concept of maslahah is expected to assist in fulfilling the welfare of human life present. Imam Al-Ghazali has previously introduced the concept of social welfare function, in which we are required to distinguish the needs of dharuriyyat, hajiyyat, and tahsiniyyat is a matter which must Observed, lest we be wrong in determining the category level tesebut. Introduction in meeting the needs of priority scale has been introduced since the first although not yet reviewed in detail. The application al-ushul al-khamsah in meeting human needs has been facilitated by its development to date. The universal value that belongs to its own value in guarding the behavior of a consumer to become an Islamic Man.

Sense of Community and Individual Well-Being: A Research on Fulfillment of Needs and Social Capital in the Turkish Community

In this research, the relationship between fulfillment of needs, social capital, and sense of community and individual well-being has been explored by testing the perception of sense of community by means of residential satisfaction. The study involves the participations of 677 adults from Mersin, Turkey. A model in which social capital mediates the relationship of fulfillment of needs with sense of community and individual well-being has been validated by path analysis. Accordingly, fulfillment of needs and variables of social capital significantly predict sense of community and individual well-being. The results have been discussed in detail with regard to socio-cultural aspects.

From Functionings to Needs: Towards a Theoretical Methodology for Creating an Index Aimed at Evaluating Socio-Economic Development as Sustainable Fulfillment of Needs from an Intercultural Perspective

Development is not a fixed concept but a field of study which is investigated by different scientific disciplines through theoretical and empirical approaches. The present statistical measurements represent different stages of the evolution of the concept of development whose definition is currently in progress. Report by the Commission’s Stiglitz, Sen, Fitoussi describes the state of art about the reflection on development in order to pose the central challenge to produce more relevant indicators of socio-economic progress. In order to face this challenge, our work does represent an attempt to implement Stiglitz, Sen, Fitoussi’s recommendations. Indeed, this study provides a operational definition of development centered on the fulfillment of human needs which represents an advance on the reflection on socio-economic development. What makes this advance possible is to show how the concept of functioning as defined by Sen (1999) is related to that of need. All this let us achieve the aim of our paper, that is the introduction of a theoretical methodology for measuring the sustainability of the fulfillment of human needs from an intercultural perspective.

Living with incurable oesophageal cancer. A phenomenological hermeneutical interpretation of patient stories

Purpose The study explores how patients diagnosed with incurable oesophageal cancer experience living with the illness, and provides insight into and an understanding of the patients’ situation, reality and phenomena in their life world. Method The method takes a phenomenological-hermeneutic approach, inspired by the French philosopher Paul Ricoeur’s narrative theory on mimesis as the structure and process of the method, and Ricoeur’s theory of interpretation for the analysis of patient stories. The stories materialise from narrative interviews, and the phenomena of the patients’ life world results in an analysis of these stories. Results Through the analysis of the narrative interviews, phenomena of the patients’ life world appear which are described in themes such as debut of the illness, denial, the person’s own suspicion, existential turning point, despair, hope, the body, affirmation of irrevocable illness, acknowledgement of dying, life phenomena, relations and feeling of independence. The understanding of the patients’ experiences is augmented and improved through a discussion of the themes in a philosophical perspective, drawing upon theoretical and philosophical viewpoints of Kierkegaard, Løgstrup, Merleau-Ponty, Ricoeur, Benner & Wrubel, and on empirical research. Conclusions Based on the phenomena in the ill person’s life world brought about by analysis, it seems that incurably ill oesophageal cancer patients find themselves in a complex life situation, in which they need more than an objective estimate and fulfilment of need from hospital service. Our study illustrates some perspectives on the life situation of the incurably ill, which will contribute to the improved development of supportive care in nursing.

It’s Okay to Be a Quad: Wheelchair Rugby Players’ Sense of Community

This study explored the social experience of wheelchair rugby from the perspective of the players. Eleven national level rugby players (10 males, 1 female with a mean age of 33 years) shared their experiences through the phenomenological methods of semistructured focus group interviews and artifacts. Three themes emerged from the thematic analysis (a) it's okay to be a quad, (b) don't tell us we can't, and (c) the power of wheelchair rugby. The athletes identified with a shared sense of community and the membership, fulfillment of need, influence, and shared emotional connections they used to authentically express themselves through their sport. The implications of the findings were interpreted within the theoretical context of psychological sense of community.

Evaluation of a Pakistani Food Photographs Atlas

Food photographs are often considered an important aid in assessment of dietary intakes. As part of a project for development of Pakistani Food Photograph Atlas (PFA), photographs of a large number of foods in various portion sizes had been taken few years back by one of the authors. The work was halted for some reasons and before resumption of the task it was considered necessary to evaluate the usefulness of available photographs for preparation of PFA. The purpose of this study was thus to identify the food items needed for Pakistani Food Atlas and the extent to which the available photographs fulfill that need. Determination of number and kind of food photographs required for the food photographic atlas, was done through a sample population survey of frequency of food intake. Available photographs were evaluation in terms of fulfillment of need and representation of real foods. A total of 78 foods were identified as required, photographs of 66 of those foods were available. In general food photographs represented the real foods (76-100% correct answers) but in a few cases due to the low quality of the pictures the subjects found it difficult to identify either the food or its correct quantity. Need for minimizing the list was essential, it’s suggested to take at least four portion photograph for each food ingredient, which is lacking.

Component measures of psychological sense of community among gay men

Psychological Sense of Community (PSOC) theoretically comprises four components (Membership, Influence, Fulfillment of Needs, and Shared Emotional Connection), but existing measures of the components are psychometrically lacking. The current study sought to develop valid and reliable measures of the four theoretical components by building on and conceptually tightening items from existing PSOC measures, including the Sense of Community Index. Twenty-six items were administered to 348 gay and bisexual men living in Arizona. Using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, a three-factor model with Influence, Shared Emotional Connection, and Fulfillment of Needs/Belonging achieved the best fit; it was impossible, empirically, to distinguish between the Fulfillment of Needs and Belonging factors. Measures for these three PSOC components and the combined PSOC measure evidenced high reliabilities. Validity testing results supported the three component measures and the combined measure. Implications of the results for PSOC theory and research are discussed. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Therapists' Benefits from Conducting Psychotherapy: The Case of Social Workers

Objective: This study examines social workers' benefits from conducting psychotherapy Method: The Therapist's Psychological Benefit Questionnaire (TPBQ), which includes six dimensions of benefits, was administered to 114 clinical social workers. Results: Participants were found to benefit most from Vocational Benefits and Self-Improvement, followed by Narcissistic Gains and Improved Relationships. Benefits related to Object Relations were ranked third, and those related to Fulfillment of Needs were ranked last. These results are discussed in light of the various theoretical-qualitative descriptions of therapists' gains from psychotherapy. Also discussed are the rankings of specific items included in the different dimensions. Conclusions: The participants are clearly not “selfless givers,” thereby confirming the claim of many theoreticians that therapists benefit psychologically from their helping role.