Participation Readiness Research Articles

An Empirical Analysis of E-Takaful Participation Readiness (ETPR) Among Individuals in Malaysia

Increased digitalization is one of the tailwinds expected to impact the Islamic Financial Services Industry (IFSI), including the takaful industry, which is growing at up to 5.2% globally. Despite the increasing penetration of digital technologies, the participation rate in online takaful remains disproportionately low. Hence, a call for a digital platform is seen as vital in the current economic situation to further reach out. This research suggests an integrated model of e-takaful participation readiness (ETPR) and empirically tests the model. Furthermore, this study opts for primary data via a structured online survey adapted from previous studies using a purposive sampling technique. Partial Least Square - Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) is the main statistical technique used in this study. Based on the perspective of user acceptance of information technology, the current research significantly expands on factors influencing e-takaful participation readiness among 395 individuals such as religiosity, attitude, and takaful literacy. Past studies have visited the topic of e-banking readiness, but limited studies focused on its relation to the e-takaful area. This study is a pioneer in examining consumer participation readiness toward e-takaful services particularly during the digital shifting process due to pandemic. The results supported the measurement model's prediction that each research measure's reliability and validity requirements were met. All the proposed hypotheses were found to be significant and accepted. The findings of this study suggest takaful operators in Malaysia to critically devise their new penetration strategies and focus on giving extra value to induce takaful literacy and make room for improvement in product penetration to the target segments by understanding the factors contributing to this phenomenon. This is crucial for policymakers, takaful operators, and other industry stakeholders to develop strategies that encourage greater adoption of online participation.

Pengaruh Kemahiran Literasi Media dalam Konteks Pengundi Muda Baharu di Malaysia

The Influence of Political Information Processing Skills among New Young Voters in Malaysia ABSTRACT: The eligible voters age limit from 21 years to 18 years and triggered the issue of political participation readiness among new young voters in Malaysia. This study claims that media literacy skills from political information process dimension influence the political participation readiness. This study aims to evaluate the influence of media literacy skills from political information process dimension towards political participation readiness. There are seven political information process skills that are verified such as analysis, evaluation, grouping, induction, deduction, synthesis and abstract. By using survey and simple random sampling towards 547 respondents aged 18 to 26 years, this study, strategize data collection to represent the population of new young voters in Malaysia. The map of Malaysia is divided into North, South, East, West and Borneo Zones covering urban and rural areas. This study reported that the skills of induction, deduction and synthesis have positive influence towards political participation readiness among new young voters in Malaysia. However, the skills of analysis, evaluation, grouping and abstracting do not have any significant influence. This study suggests a strategic collaboration between the Ministry of Youth and Sports with the Malaysian Election Commission, the Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of Digital in the National Service Training Program (PLKN). This initiative is expected increase the level of political participation readiness among new young voters in Malaysia. Keywords: Media literacy, new young voters, political information processing skills, political participation, voting.

A Conceptual Framework of E-Takaful Participation Readiness (ETPR) among Individuals at Insurable Age in Malaysia

Malaysians need more savings and a critical financial backup to protect themselves from adversity. Hence, a call for a digital platform is vital to further reach out in the current economic situation. The phenomenal growth of B2C e-commerce, particularly after the pandemic, has impacted almost every industry, including banking and financial services. This research suggests an integrated model of E-Takaful Participation Readiness (ETPR). However, academic research on digital takaful is still in its early stages. Most academics focus on technology and ignore the takaful institutions adopting it. Past studies have explored the topic of e-banking readiness, but limited studies have focused on its relation to the takaful area. This study is a pioneer in examining consumer participation readiness for e-takaful services, particularly during the digital shift process due to the pandemic. This paper proposes a conceptual framework for e-takaful adoption. Takaful institutions can use the proposed framework as a starting point for implementing e-takaful, and scholars can use it to expand, refine, and evaluate takaful technology (Takatech) research. The findings of this study can be shared with takaful industry stakeholders and regulatory bodies to help them develop innovative marketing strategies and customer-centric takaful products.

The role of consumer participation readiness in automated parcel station usage intentions

Automated parcel stations (APS) offer an effective and efficient way to respond to increasing volumes of online commerce and to add value to traditional ‘last mile’ parcel pick-up and delivery options. We developed a theoretical sound model with consumer participation readiness (CPR) as the foundation construct and showed that technology anxiety and service convenience fully mediate the effects of CPR on usage intentions. The model explained over 80% of the variance in the dependant variable and our findings offer novel insights that have important theoretical and managerial implications.

The Impact of Advancement Via Individual Determination on the College Readiness of First-Generation Hispanic Students in an Urban South Texas High School

This study examined the phenomenon of college readiness in Hispanic first-generation college students. The purpose of this study was to determine if a relationship exists between first-generation Hispanic student participation in an Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) elective course and college readiness. The researchers used logistic regression with a dependent variable, college readiness [measured by passing and failing scores on the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) Assessment in Reading, Writing and Math] and the predictor variables: AVID participation, Average T-scores of Advanced Placement, and Average T-scores of ACT and Dual Enrollment. Findings indicated that high school AVID elective course participation was a function of TSI Reading, Writing, and Math scores; however, middle school AVID elective course participation was not a function of these scores. The results highlight the importance of continued research on AVID participation and college readiness, particularly in the form of college placement exam scores such as the Texas Success Initiative.

The Effects of the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters Program on Latino Parenting Using Propensity Score Analysis

Propensity score matching reduced selection bias in a comparison between families who received services from the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) program and families from a similar background who did not have access to HIPPY. HIPPY is a home visiting program aimed at preparing children for school who are at risk for school failure. A final sample, created by propensity score analysis, consisted of mostly Latino mothers (n = 242) of 3–4-year-old children from an inner-city community. The purpose of the study was to determine relationships between participation in HIPPY and mothers’ cognitive and socioemotional parenting skills, as well as parenting self-efficacy. Mothers filled out several self-report measures during school meetings. Regressions and mediation tests looked at program effects, using a quasi-experimental design. Home visiting participation predicted higher parenting self-efficacy and more school readiness activities in the home. As an indirect benefit, parents who participated in HIPPY learning activities with their child reported closer parent–child relationships than non-participants. Parenting self-efficacy mediated the relationship between HIPPY participation and school readiness activities in the home, supporting a theoretical model of change that shows that changing beliefs about parenting through a home visiting intervention results in change in parenting behavior. HIPPY home visiting appears to be successful in improving parenting self-efficacy, parent–child closeness, and parent engagement in education in a mostly Latino, inner-city population. Future work should look at actual prevention of outcomes such as foster care or family violence through home visiting. Additionally, propensity score analysis can be used in future studies when families cannot be assigned to conditions.

Urban road traffic noise and noise annoyance-a study on perceived noise control and its value among the elderly.

Noise annoyance may reflect a pro-participatory attitude towards public information and consultation according to the European Environmental Noise Directive. However, noise annoyance is also indicative of a stress response to perceived uncontrollable noise exposure. Using cross-sectional data on a sample of elderly citizens (n = 1772), we investigated whether the value residents ascribed to being able to control noise exposure at home moderated the potential indirect effect of road traffic noise on annoyance through perceived noise control. Our results confirmed the presence of such a moderated mediation, which may justify studying the impact of residents' valuing perceived noise control on participation readiness.

Boundary conditions of the effect of customer coproduction: the case of service failure

ABSTRACTResearch on the relationship between customer coproduction and satisfaction has produced mixed results even after accounting for the role of attribution. This paper extends prior research on boundary conditions and examines the role of customer participation readiness (PR) during encounters that end with service failure. Based on congruence and zone-of-tolerance theories, the two empirical studies suggest that (a) increasing levels of coproduction combined with increasing levels of PR escalates dissatisfaction and weakens attitudinal loyalty; (b) psychological reactance and expectancy disconfirmation mediate these relationships; (c) increasing levels of coproduction combined with increasing levels of external attribution reduce dissatisfaction and mitigate the adverse effect on attitudinal loyalty; and (d) PR interacts with customer coproduction to influence how customers make attributions. Future research should consider the role of PR in service failures. Where feasible, managers should gather and utilise individual-level PR data in order to predict customer attributions and dissatisfaction.

ПАРТИЦИПАЦИОННАЯ ГОТОВНОСТЬ МОЛОДЫХ ЛЮДЕЙ В ОТНОШЕНИИ ЛИЦ С ОГРАНИЧЕННЫМИ ВОЗМОЖНОСТЯМИ ЗДОРОВЬЯ

Currently, the conditions for the inclusion of people with disabilities to the social and educational environment are created in the society but there are some difficulties with their implementation. Despite the fact that the current social policy introduces actively the inclusive education to the social interaction, young people are not ready to join actively in the inclusive environment and to accept emotionally positively their peers with disabilities. The information support of inclusive education does not give the possibility to know the specificity of the problems of people with disabilities, and, accordingly, other people are ill-informed about the importance of involvement of people with disabilities in the participation interaction. The study covers the problem of social attitudes of modern youth in respect of people with disabilities, the degree of readiness of young people to the participation interaction. The paper presents the author’s own questionnaire “The readiness of young people to the participation interaction with people with disabilities”. The author identifies the positive participation readiness of young people in respect of people with disabilities, describes the dominant mental states manifested by young people in the process of contacting with people with disabilities. The psychological barriers to participation readiness of young people in respect of people with disabilities are specified. The author makes an assumption that, in order young people can translate their readiness to the participation interaction both on the cognitive and behavioral level, it is necessary, using the trainings, to simulate purposefully the situations of participation interaction with people with disabilities.

Supplemental Material for Head Start Participation and School Readiness: Evidence From the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study–Birth Cohort

Supplemental Material for Head Start Participation and School Readiness: Evidence From the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study–Birth Cohort

Assessing the relationship between the WNSSP and therapeutic participation in adolescents in low response states following severe traumatic brain injury

Primary objective: This study examines the relationship between scores on the Western Neuro Sensory Stimulation Profile (WNSSP) and therapeutic participation as it relates to rehabilitation readiness (RR) in adolescents with low response following severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).Research design: This is a serial observational design using multiple measures of clinical status and participation.Methods and procedures: Ten children, mean age 16.7 years, who remained in a low response state (30 days or more) were assessed with the WNSSP and videotaped during physical and occupational therapy sessions. Associations were evaluated between WNSSP scores and participation scores related to arousal, awareness and communication.Main outcomes and results: The WNSSP was only associated with the communication score (p < 0.0001). The arousal and awareness scores had no significant impact on the WNSSP score.Conclusions: These results suggest that scores on the WNSSP may be related to the return of communication skills in adolescents in low response states as one part of assessing their therapeutic participation and ultimate rehabilitation readiness. This ability may assist in making decisions regarding care planning.

Participation readiness at discharge from inpatient rehabilitation in children and adolescents with acquired brain injuries.

To describe the extent of readiness for participation in home, school and community life at discharge from inpatient rehabilitation and selected factors associated with participation readiness in children and adolescents with acquired brain injuries. Staff from eight sites used retrospective review to complete a prototype clinical performance measure on up to 10 of their most recent discharges. Data were obtained on 65 children and adolescents, aged 6 months to 18 years (X = 9.5 years). The extent of participation readiness was analysed descriptively. Associations between selected variables and participation readiness were examined using correlation and multiple regression analyses. Only 3-27% of the children were deemed ready for age-expected participation at discharge in 15 domains of home, school and community life. Social behavioural activity performance at discharge explained 74% of the variance associated with participation readiness at discharge. The low percentage of children deemed ready for age-expected participation has implications for post-discharge programming, since 82% of the children were discharged home. Participation readiness may not be an easily achievable goal or may not be fully addressed during inpatient rehabilitation. Preliminary findings suggest that social-behavioural activity performance is a key variable to be considered in efforts to promote participation readiness.

The Relationship Between Deterrents to Participation and Self-Directed Learning Readiness

The Relationship Between Deterrents to Participation and Self-Directed Learning Readiness