Young People's Decisions Research Articles

Faktor – faktor yang mempengaruhi keputusan investasi mahasiswa

The study examines how financial literacy, financial inclusion, and financial efficacy impact the investment decisions of economics and business students in Jakarta. It used a quantitative approach and collected data from 105 respondents through questionnaires. The multiple linear regression analysis with Eviews 12 revealed that the three independent variables positively and significantly affect investment decisions, explaining 89.09% of the variation. The findings highlight the importance of enhancing knowledge, access, and confidence in financial management to improve the investment decisions of college students. This study enhances our understanding of the financial behavior of young adults. It has implications for developing financial education programs and policies that promote responsible investment practices among college students. Public interest statements This research offers valuable insights into the factors influencing young people's investment decisions. Understanding the impact of financial knowledge, access to financial services, and confidence in managing money can assist college students in making wiser investment decisions.

The impact of digital finance on young People's health insurance participation decisions in China.

The digital finance era has reshaped young people's lifestyles, risk perceptions and insurance participation decisions. Modern youth have to constantly seek for rational social security support and construct individual protection barriers to adapt to new lifestyles and social structures. China's multi-tiered, universal health insurance system is urgently needed to satisfy young people's flexible needs and rational decision-making. Based on the micro data from 2011 ~ 2021 Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS), this paper uses macro data from Digital Inclusive Finance Index (DIFI) matching to construct probit and m-logit model to assess the impact of the development of digital finance on Chinese youth whether or not to participate in health insurance, and how they choose the concrete type of health insurance. (1) Baseline regression results shows that digital finance has a significant positive effect on Chinese youth's health insurance participation decisions, and has different effects on choices within health insurance types. Strong support for the conclusions is provided by endogeneity and robustness tests. (2) The results of the heterogeneity analysis reveal that the marginal effect of digital finance on young people's health insurance decisions shows urban-rural differences, divergence in levels of self-rated health. (3) The mechanism analysis results suggest that there are two mechanism paths of digital finance on youth health insurance decisions: the household income effect and the subjective well-being effect, and two moderating effects: employment type and family structure. Highlighting the positive value that digital finance brings to the perception of youth insurance participation and the construction of social security systems, it needs to pay close attention to the dynamic changes in employment security and family structure through data, and explore the socio-psychological fluctuation and demand for social security among modern youth. To provide a way forward to achieve the integration of the health insurance system in China and solve the current problem of health insurance equity.

Pengaruh Pemahaman Etika terhadap Karakter Pemuda Kristen di Era Modern

His research explores how ethical understanding influences the character of Christian youth in the modern era. Through a qualitative approach, data was collected from in-depth interviews with Christian youth aged 18-25 years in various church communities. The research results show that understanding Christian ethics significantly influences young people's decision making, attitudes and daily behavior, even though they are faced with the challenges of modernization and globalization. This study emphasizes the importance of ethics education in strengthening character with integrity among Christian youth.

Financial literacy and technological adoption on entrepreneur intention among youth in agriculture sector

This study examines the impact of financial literacy and technological adoption on entrepreneurial intentions among youth in agriculture sector. The study of entrepreneurial intention has been and will continue to be a topic of interest to academics because of its importance to the development of numerous nations. The literature on entrepreneurial intention has examined a wide range of issues, with a focus on the factors that influence entrepreneurial intention. Furthermore, technological advancements in agriculture could potentially resolve the issue of food security. The majority of these investigations in agriculture sector, though, were conducted elsewhere, for example, in Pakistan and Indonesia. The study's focus on agriculture allowed them to examine the relationship between entrepreneurial intent and the sector. This study examines Malaysian youth's desire to start their own businesses. It specifically aims to determine how technological adoption and financial literacy (financial attitude, financial behavior, and financial knowledge) affect entrepreneurial intention. A partial least squares–structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) data analysis was carried out. The investigation employed purposive sampling. The results demonstrated that technological adoption and financial literacy (financial attitude, financial behavior, and financial knowledge) have a substantial impact on young people's decision to become entrepreneurs. The findings of this study could contribute to the body of knowledge, and help policymakers create programs and policies. Future researchers can use this study to learn more about entrepreneurial intent in a financial context.

Under pressure: The paradox of autonomy and social norms in drug education

Much contemporary youth drug education operates from the assumption that young people's decisions to use alcohol and other drugs often stem from a misunderstanding that youth consumption is so common as to constitute a ‘social norm’. Known as the ‘social norms’ approach, the stated aim of this form of drug education is to empower young people to avoid consumption by constituting it as uncommon and, therefore, abnormal. Taking the relationship between autonomy and norms as my primary concern, I examine key assumptions of the social norms approach through an analysis of a dataset of 23 ‘evidence-based’ drug education texts currently recommended for use in Australian secondary schools. Drawing on Rasmussen's (2011) analysis of autonomy as a ‘paradox’ in which young people are compelled to demonstrate their autonomy by submitting to external authority, I argue that drug education constitutes young people's (lack of) autonomy as the key cause of and solution to youth drug use through three strategies: (1) decision-making exercises that position consumption as the result of an inability to make the rational choice; (2) activities that equate drug consumption with succumbing to peer pressure and failing to demonstrate autonomy; and (3) deployment of population level data on youth drug use that constitutes it as atypical. Together these strategies suggest that while drug education often purports to empower young people to make empowered decisions, it operates as a broader social intervention that seeks to produce compliant rather than autonomous subjects.

<p>Impact of Social Media Advertising on Buying Decision of Young Group of Consumers in Bangladesh: A Study Dhaka City</p>

This study has run for investigating the impacts of social media advertising among the young group of people's buying decision of Bangladesh. To run this study the authors has developed a structured survey questionnaire by using the digital survey tool, through Google form. For this research an online survey through the social media platform, Facebook has used for collecting data from a convenience sample of 244 respondents, living throughout the Dhaka city. Besides, snowball sampling technique exerted for leveraging the referrals of the participating respondents within their acquaintance network through Facebook. Moreover, the Multiple Regression Analysis was performed to test the research hypotheses. Results show that among the six predictors, Source of Information, Uniqueness of Advertising, Time Saving, Security, Convenience of Ordering and Feedback significantly affects in young people's buying decision. Accordingly, all research hypotheses are supported by survey data: social media marketing increased by unit favorably influences Bangladeshi youth purchasing behavior by 53.5%, and the remaining 46.5% may be influenced by other non-market external and internal variables. Finally, the limitations and managerial implications of the study, along with future research avenues, have been discussed.

Factors Impacts the Students to Choose Entrepreneurship as their Career of Choice in Malaysia.

The purpose of this research is to investigate what drives young people to choose entrepreneurship as a profession. Young people are increasingly drawn to entrepreneurship to more autonomy, creative expression, and financial independence. This research reviews the literature to highlight the personal traits, cultural values, education, social and economic environment, and access to resources that contribute to young people's decisions to pursue entrepreneurship. Lack of experience, insufficient financial resources, and regulatory impediments are only few of the issues that young entrepreneurs confront and are discussed in this article. The study's subjects were undergraduates at Kelantan University, and the study's questions made use of both nominal and ordinal scales. The corrective analysis is used to check for a correlation between the variables. The study recommends programmatic interventions that can help young people achieve their entrepreneurial goals and compete in today's fast-paced, highly competitive business environment. Keywords: Entrepreneurship, Business, Start up, Career

Decisions of the Young Generation in Using Digital Banking Services: Structural Equation Modeling Analysis

This study aims to create a new research model with a variety of variables to comprehend and forecast the key factors that influence young people's decisions to use digital banking. This study uses a quantitative method with a multivariate analysis approach, for this reason, the Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) analysis technique is used. According to the findings of this study, respondents' perceptions of the quality of digital banking products such as mobile banking, SMS banking, phone banking, and internet banking do not influence them to continue using digital banking. Considerations of usability, benefits, risks, and ease of use dominated respondents' decisions to use digital banking services.

Knowledge levels and attitudes of medical faculty students related to whole body donation in Türkiye

BackgroundCadaver is a very important educational material for medical faculty students, students of health sciences, residents of any specialty in medicine and specialists. In developed countries, cadavers are mainly obtained by individual donations. However, like in other developing or underdeveloped countries, whole-body donations for cadaveric use in Türkiye are extremely scarce. This study sought to investigate the knowledge and awareness levels of medical faculty students about body donation and the factors that might influence their attitudes to body donation. The aim of the study is, with the results of the questionnaire, to raise public awareness for whole-body donation by creating public spots and by giving place in the official website of the Ministry of Health and make medical faculties to put lectures about body donation and its importance into their anatomy curriculum. MethodsA 31-item questionnaire with close-ended statements was administered to 291 students at Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty. ResultsOnly two of the participants (0.7%) stated that they had already donated their bodies to be used as a cadaver. Of note, those who reported considering whole body donation had higher maternal education levels (p = 0.002). The presence or absence of religious belief and the degree of religiosity were also significant factors, for significantly higher rates of non-believers and those who defined themselves as having a low degree of religiosity were in favor of body donation (p < 0.0001). ConclusionsAccording to the religion of Islam, we should inform the relevant media that there is no harm in donating a body. In addition, considering the effect of mother's education level on the decisions of young people on this issue, we can state that we see once again how important women's education is in order to make progress in every field.

Effect of social capital on youth self-employment in Holeta town, Ethiopia

PurposeSocial resources have gained considerable interest from scholars for their effect on youth's labor market outcomes. The available evidence indicates that social capital is a crucial factor in determining youth's labor force status. This paper examines the effect of social capital components on youth self-employment in Holeta town, Ethiopia.Design/methodology/approachUsing youth survey data, principal component analysis (PCA) was conducted on social capital components datasets. This provided the construction of composite indicators for measuring social capital component, which are robust and exhibited construct validity. Following this, the effect of social capital component on youth self-employment was examined using Logit model.FindingsThe results show that institutional trust positively affects the likelihood of young people's decision to be self-employed.Practical implicationsThe finding reveals a need to improve the transparency of the institutions' resource delivery, the competency of the institutions' workforce, communication, and information sharing of the institutions with the youth.Originality/valueLooking at different social capital components simultaneously, the paper provides insight into the wide range of effects of social capital on youth self-employment.

Correlates of Sexual Risky Behaviours, HIV Testing, and HIV Testing Intention among Sexually Active Youths in Northern Tanzania.

Background:HIV testing services are important entry-point into the HIV cascade to care and treatment in order to slow down the spread of HIV infection. Over half of all new HIV infections in Sub-Saharan Africa occur among young people under the age of 25, particularly women. The study aimed to determine factors influencing young people's decision to undergo HIV testing services in Northern Tanzania.Methods:A total of 536 sexually active participants aged 15 to 24 years old completed a semi-structured questionnaire based on the Health Belief Model (HBM) and the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB).Results:Males compared to femaleparticipants were significantly younger at first age of sexual intercourse (15.4 vs. 16.7 years; p = .001). Out of 536 participants, 418(78%) reported inconsistent condom use, and 203/303(67%) were those practicing casual sex. Only, 189/536(35.3%) of the participants reported to have had an HIV-test. Age, socioeconomic status, perceived HIV severity, attitudes and social approval regarding testing and beliefs about testing procedures and perceived barriers to testing were significant predictors of HIV testing (R2 =.22). Age, unsafe casual sex, perceived severity, HIV-testing attitudes, self-efficacy, social approval, cues for actions and perceived quality of testing procedures were significant and positively related to HIV-testing intentions, while perceived barriers to testing were negatively related (R2 = .36).Conclusion:The integrated constructs of HBM and TPB provides a framework for identifying correlates of HIV testing behaviours and HIV testing intentions among sexually active youths. Future behaviour change interventions should focus on reduction of sexually risky behaviours, increasing perceived HIV severity, enhance positive attitudes and social approvals on testing, reduce misconceptions about testing procedures, alleviation of perceived barriers to testing and improve testing self-efficacy among sexually active youths in this setting.

Emigration to the Kingdom of the Netherlands as a Perceived Opportunity by Young People

Abstract Subject and purpose of work: The article is devoted to factors influencing the migration decisions of young Poles to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and to showing the differences in their perception of the country of emigration and the country of immigration. The elements of youth policy in Poland and the Netherlands were also presented. The hypothesis adopted in the paper was that the decisions of young people in the labor market are mainly influenced by short-term financial aspects. Materials and methods: The observations and assessments used in the article were formulated based on the research literature on the subject, the statistical data collected by the institutions of Poland, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the European Union, a questionnaire survey and own experiences gained from mobility. Results: The article outlines the course of migration trends of Poles and presents the causes of changes in the choice of the destination country for migration. It presents factors encouraging young people to take up employment in the country and those encouraging them to search a job abroad, specifically in the Netherlands. The barriers and facilities that may be encountered by young people seeking employment in the labor market in both countries were indicated. The reasons for the emigration of young people from Poland were discussed based on the results of the current study, that is a 400-person research sample obtained from an online survey. The aim of the study was to identify three important factors influencing the decision to emigrate and to evaluate this decision. Conclusions: The conducted analysis shows the complexity of the problems of migration of young people. Economic, political, social, cultural, and environmental factors have a significant influence on the decisions made. From the point of view of young people, the unattractive domestic labor market in terms of finance and development, and all the resulting consequences are the biggest problems.

Comprehensive sexuality education in six Southern African Countries: Perspectives from learners and teachers.

Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) promotes young people's healthy sexual decisions. This study assessed the level of provision of CSE in schools in ten sites in six Southern African countries from the perspectives of learners and teachers. The data was from a needs assessment preceding the baseline evaluation of the SRHR-HIV Knows no Borders Project conducted in ten sites in six Southern African countries. A total of 161 learners from 10 schools and 96 teachers from 96 schools were interviewed. Among the teachers, 82.3% reported CSE was part of the school curriculum. Although basic education policies in Southern African countries are in tandem with international, regional and national policies, complete implementation of the policies remains unfulfilled owing to conflicting policies and socio-cultural values of diverse stakeholders. Awareness campaigns and trainings may help to promote positive perceptions among stakeholders about sensitive CSE topics and the distribution of SRH commodities in schools.

Embedded in relations—Interactions as a source of agency and life opportunities for care‐experienced young adults

AbstractThis paper explores how young people who have been in out‐of‐home care develop a positive agentic capacity. The analyses are based on longitudinal biographical interviews with 24 care experienced young people (age 16–32 years) living in Norway. At the time of the interviews, they were in the education system or working and described themselves as ‘doing well’. Through the application of a relational understanding of agency, this paper provides in‐depth insights into how relations shape the biography, identity and decisions of young people with care backgrounds, scaffold positive possibilities and enhance their life opportunities.

Young people's decision making involvement and educational attainment

AbstractIncreasing participation in family decision making is an integral part of adolescent development. This paper uses longitudinal data from four low and middle income countries—Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam—to assess the relationship between young people's involvement in schooling decision making and schooling outcomes. In the pooled sample, compared to young adults who indicate to have no say in educational choices at age 19, adolescents who make these decisions unilaterally or jointly with parents are on average 17%–23% more likely to drop out by age 22. The effects are, however, heterogenous across countries.

Factors Moderating the Influence of Intergenerational Contact on Ageism: A Systematic Review.

The authors conducted a systematic review of factors that moderate the influence of intergenerational contact on ageism. MEDLINE (using PubMed), EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science, and Proquest databases were searched, using terms and keywords including intergenerational conflict, intergenerational relation, intergeneration gap, and ageism, and no date restrictions. The search yielded a total of 247 articles, of which 23 met eligibility criteria for the review. Findings revealed that the experience of ageism for older adults is widespread and highly prevalent in Western and Eastern countries. In addition, culture, age, and gender played important roles in young people's decisions to contact older adults. These factors were important moderators of intergenerational relationships and ageism. Robust, trans-disciplinary research is needed to examine factors related to intergenerational relations, particularly with older adults in clinical populations. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 58(8), 48-55.].

Parents’ concerns about Leavers celebrations: A cross‐sectional study

"Schoolies' or "Leavers' is a mass celebration of the end of compulsory schooling where excessive drinking is considered integral to the experience. Leavers are at risk of alcohol-related harms. This paper reports the concerns of parents for their Year 12 students (age 17years) when attending Leavers celebrations. Parents of Year 12 students (n=87) were asked to complete a survey in relation to their eldest school-aged child. Six items relating to parents' level of "concern' about Leavers celebrations were measured on a 5-point scale. Parents were concerned about their child experiencing peer pressure to consume alcohol (60%), 30% were neutral or unconcerned about peer pressure. Almost two thirds of parents were concerned about their child being injured as a result of their own alcohol use (66.7%). Parental concern relating to their child being injured because of others' alcohol use rated most highly (88.5%). Findings suggested that parents were more concerned with harm caused to their child by others than the use of alcohol by their own child. Parents were somewhat less concerned with peer pressure to drink, though given peer influence is a major factor in young people's decisions regarding alcohol, parents' apparent confidence in their children's capacity to resist peer pressure may be inflated. SO WHAT?: Future interventions reinforcing the important role that parents play in the decisions that young people make while at Leavers have the potential to reduce their alcohol intake and subsequent alcohol-related harm.

Opción preferencial por los jóvenes de las clases populares: la experiencia de la Universidad Salesiana de Bolivia (USB)

Un sujeto social en construcción, tanto en su integridad individual y grupal, con grupos de referencia concretos e imaginarios, es centro de las reflexiones políticas, económicas, sociales y educativas de un país, aunque las instituciones en la que éste se desenvuelve hagan poco por él. Hoy en día, los jóvenes representan un gran porcentaje de la población global total. Se estima que hay más de mil millones de jóvenes entre las edades de 15 a 24 años, constituyendo casi un quinto de la población mundial. En nuestro país, Bolivia, un poco más de dos millones se encuentra entre los 12 y 25 años, gran parte de ellos no encuentra una fuente de trabajo y tampoco un centro de estudios. Este grupo social conocido como los “ni-ni” (jóvenes que ni trabajan ni estudian) en Bolivia llegan a los 200 mil, pero, a diferencia de las grandes ciudades, adoptan esta situación no tanto por decisión propia, sino porque no encuentran una oportunidad. Es este panorama, se suma que estos jóvenes no tienen experiencia de trabajo ni formación o entrenamiento. Este contexto político, económico y social, sumado a los cambios de las últimas décadas, influye decisivamente en la conducta y decisiones de los jóvenes de nuestro país. Es en este conjunto de fenómenos interrelacionados que este artículo se propone profundizar.

Strategie konstruowania własnej przyszłości i orientacja życiowa a planowanie perspektywy zawodowej u progu dorosłości

&lt;p&gt;Decyzje dotyczące edukacji i rozwoju zawodowego stanowią większość podejmowanych przez młodzież samodzielnie decyzji. Zauważa się, iż istotny wpływ ma na nie konstruowanie przyszłości oraz orientacja życiowa, rozumiana jako dyspozycyjny optymizm bądź pesymizm. Celem pracy jest ukazanie związku strategii konstruowania przyszłości i orientacji życiowej oraz decyzji edukacyjnych i zawodowych osób u progu dorosłości, a także sprawdzenie, jakie czynniki wpływają na wybory edukacyjne młodych ludzi. Badani uczniowie klas maturalnych liceów ogólnokształcących (134 osoby, w tym 81 kobiet i 53 mężczyzn). Zastosowano ankietę własnego autorstwa, Test Orientacji Życiowej LOT-R oraz Kwestionariusz Strategii Konstruowania Przyszłości (KSKP) Celiny Timoszyk-Tomczak. Uzyskane wyniki wskazują, że osoby u progu dorosłości wybierają realistyczną strategię konstruowania przyszłości. W wykształceniu młodzi ludzie upatrują szansy na zdobycie dobrze płatnej pracy. Wśród obaw związanych z rozwojem zawodowym pojawiają się trudności w znalezieniu zajęcia zgodnego z wykształceniem oraz duża konkurencja na rynku pracy.&lt;/p&gt;

“Going to these events truly opens your eyes”. Perceptions of science and science careers following a family visit to a science festival

Young people's decisions to study post-compulsory science are strongly influenced by the attitude of their parents, but many families, especially those from deprived backgrounds, see science as ‘narrow’ and ‘not for us’. We asked whether family attendance at a science festival — a growing but under-studied activity — could shift attitudes. Our mixed-methods study found parents from more deprived areas were disproportionately likely to say attendance had improved their perception of science. Parents from the most deprived areas were significantly more likely to feel increased positivity about their children pursuing science careers. Participants also reported learning about the breadth of careers in science. However we found no evidence that attendance boosted informal science activity in low-SES families.