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ItemThe effects of workplace stressors on stress and subjective well-being of female Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand mediated by coping strategies and social supportThe current study attempted to investigate the direct and indirect effects of workplace stressors on stress and subjective well-being of female Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand mediated by coping strategies and social support. This study employed a quantitative method with a correlational research design, using a path model. A convenience sampling through self-administered survey questionnaires was given to a total of 200 female Myanmar migrant workers in Bangkok and Samut Sakhon areas. The results showed that there was a direct effect of a workplace stressor on stress and subjective well-being. Stressor of workplace injustices and barriers to exit job was associated with increased levels of stress and decreased levels of subjective well-being. There was an indirect effect of workplace stressor of coercive working conditions on stress mediated by problem-focused coping strategies. Similarly, emotion-focused coping strategies mediated the relationship between coercive working conditions and stress as well as subjective well-being. Social support was negatively associated with stress and positively associated with subjective well-being. Moreover, Problem-focused coping strategies and perception about social support lessened the stress and promoted the subjective well-being of female Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand.
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ItemFactors influencing the psychological well-being of street venodrs in HPA-An township, Karen State, Myanmar: a path analytic studyThe present study examined the factors that influence the psychological well-being among street vendors in and around the public markets of Hpa-an township, Karen State, Myanmar. A total of 190 female participants who make a living as street vendors in the local markets were obtained by convenience sampling method. The findings of this study revealed that the vendors reported having average levels family functioning, social support, stress, and psychological well-being, used average levels of coping styles. The results showed that the vendors' social support has direct and positive influence on their psychological well-being. Moreover, the findings yielded direct and positive influences of family functioning, problem-focused coping, and emotion-focused coping on their level of stress. Regardless of having healthy relationships in the family and employing two types of coping strategies, these vendors still reported experiencing certain levels of stress. It is evident that these vendors certainly need professional advice and guidance in order to deal with various stressors in their daily lives.
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ItemThe impact of video game addiction on depression, anxiety, and stress among Thai adolescents, mediated by self-regulation and social supportThe primary purpose of this study was to examine the direct and indirect influences of video game addiction on Thai adolescents' levels of depression, anxiety, and stress, being mediated by self-regulation and social support. A total of 200 Thai adolescents (aged between 18 and 20 years) participated in this study by filling in a self-administered survey questionnaire designed to measure the study's primary variables (video game addiction, depression, anxiety, stress, self-regulation, and social support). Results from the path analysis showed that the respondents' level of depression, anxiety, and stress. Video game addiction has indirect influences on the levels of depression, anxiety, and stress when mediated by self-regulation. However, video game addiction has no indirect influence on anxiety and stress when mediated by social support. Nonetheless, video game addiction was found to have a positive influence on social support, such that the higher the level of addiction, the higher is the level of social support. Among the three dependent variables of depression, anxiety, and stress, it was found that only depression decreases in level when the mediator social support is increased, even when the level of video game addiction is high. The study's conclusions, implications, and avenues for future research are discussed.
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ItemThe Influence of Game Addiction and Internet Addiction among University Students on Depression Stress and Anxiety Mediated by Self-regulation and Social Support( 2015-10) Varma, ParvathyThe present study investigated the direct and indirect influences of Internet and online game addiction on the levels of depression, anxiety, and stress mediated by self-regulation and social support among students of a private university in Thailand. The study’s sample consisted of 380 students of whom (218 females and 162 males) from a private university. Results from the path analysis indicated that the respondents’ level of game addiction and internet addiction had both direct and indirect influences on their levels of depression, anxiety, and stress. The findings were discussed in relation to the significance of self-regulation among university students and the level of social support provided by the University.
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ItemThe influence of social support and student's self efficacy on academic engagement of undergraduate students mediated by sense of belonging and psychological distressThis study investigates the relationship of social support and self-efficacy on the academic engagement of Thai undergraduate students in Chiang Mai, Thailand, mediated by sense of belonging and psychological distress. A total of 267 students (aged between 17 and 24) from three universities in Chiang Mai participated in this study by completing a self-administered questionnaire designed to measure the study’s primary variables (social support, self-efficacy, sense of belonging, psychological distress, and academic engagement). The results of the study indicate that the undergraduate students’ social support and self-efficacy, directly or indirectly mediated by sense of belonging and psychological distress, have no significant relationship to their academic engagement. Therefore, social support, self-efficacy, sense of belonging, and psychological distress present no predictive value to undergraduate students’ academic engagement. However, the results reveal that students’ social support and self-efficacy is directly and significantly related to their psychological distress in the opposite direction. This finding indicates that the more social support and self-efficacy undergraduate students have, the less psychological distress they have. The implication of this finding may help undergraduate students ease their psychological distress by promoting their social support and self-efficacy.
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ItemA path analytic study of the direct and indirect influences of social support, self-esteem, and self-efficacy, being mediated by coping style, on the academic performance of Myanmar adolescent double orphans in Shan StateThe present study examined the direct influences of social support, self-esteem, and selfefficacy on academic performance, as well as their indirect influences, being mediated by problemfocused coping and emotion-focused coping among double orphans aged 11 to 15 years residing in orphanages in Shan State, Myanmar. A total of 277 middle school students recruited from 18 orphanages via systematic sampling participated in the study by voluntarily responding to the study’s questionnaire. Path analysis indicated that for the double orphans in the study, only their reported level of self-efficacy were found to have a direct influence on their academic performance. The findings yielded no significant indirect influences, being mediated by the variables of problem-focused and emotion-focused coping style, for the three exogenous predictor variables of social support, self-esteem, and self-efficacy on the respondents’ academic performance. The study’s findings were discussed in terms of the implications they hold for how double orphans in Myanmar cope with stressors they encounter in their lives.
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ItemSocial support and psychological adaptation for new Chinese female streamers: the mediating effects of professional identity and moderating effect of psychological capitalIn China, internet streaming has become an entertainment medium for everyone, and as an emerging profession, streamers are experiencing varying degrees of psychological distress. This research focused on four dimensions: social support, psychological capital, professional identity, and psychological adaptation. Factor analysis and reliability analysis were used to evaluate the psychometric properties of the revised scale; ANOVA and t-tests were also used to evaluate the effects of age, region, education, and full-time vs. part-time employment. Regression analysiswas used to evaluate the relationship between the four latent variables. The results showed significant differences in Chinese new female streamers' age, region, education level, and job type (full-time or part-time streaming). Results showed that social support had positive predictive effects on psychological adaptation, professional identity was a significant mediator of social support with psychological adaptation, and psychological capital playeda significant moderating role between dimensions.The media industry involved in the work of Chinese streamers should pay more attention to the psychological health of the streamers, track the psychological adaptability of the streamers to help prevent their psychological problems, and provide them with counseling promptly. Work standardization of the entire streaming industry should be improved so that streamers and the entire industry can continue to develop healthily.
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ItemSocial support avail ability, psychological distress symptoms and level of motivation affecting Thai addicts' self-esteem as moderated by their hierarchical position in an institutional therapeutic community rehab modelA prominent drug and alcohol rehabilitation method worldwide is the Therapeutic Community (TC), which employs a hierarchal system to promote member addicts to leadership positions. All addicts begin the TC program at the bottom of this hierarchy and move up the ladder throughout their stay. Some eventually become work leaders and mentors for the newer members of the addict community. However, with shorter rehabilitation durations, member addicts often finish the program without having experienced the top tiers of the hierarchy.Although research is abundant regarding relapse of TC community members, there is little on the self-esteem of these patients resulting from poor social support, the presence of psychological distress symptoms, poor motivation, and poor hierarchy positions. The current study attempted to examine why some addicts were leaving the program with low self-esteem, hypothesizing that perceived social support, achievement motivation, and psychological distress symptoms all play a role. This relationship is moderated by the patients’ position in the social hierarchy.Findings suggest that perceived social support and psychological distress symptoms (specifically depression and hostility) significantly affected patient self-esteem upon exiting the community. Still, social hierarchy did not play a role in moderating this relationship, nor was it a significant predictor of self-esteem. Further research could benefit from a longitudinal study that monitors self-esteem at multiple patient rehabilitation intervals.
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ItemThe moderating effect of perceived social self-efficacy and perceived social support on the relationship between acculturative stress and socio-cultural adaptation among Myanmar students in Thailand universitiesThe current study explored the acculturative stress of Myanmar international students studying in Thailand universities and its relation to socio-cultural adaptation moderated by personal and social factors, namely, perceived self-efficacy and perceived social support, respectively. This quantitative research utilized a descriptive type of inquiry using a self-report survey questionnaire of 120 Myanmar international students composed of 61 females and 59 males from five universities in Thailand. Findings revealed a direct negative correlation between acculturative stress and socio-cultural adaption. The students’ perceived social support can moderate this relationship. Those with low levels of perceived social support tend to have lower socio-cultural adaptation than those with high levels of perceived social support. Furthermore, perceived social self-efficacy was also found to have a moderating effect on the relationship between acculturative stress and socio-cultural adaptation. Students with low levels of perceived social self-efficacy and acculturative stress are related to lower socio-cultural adaptations. Hence, students who possess a high level of acculturative stress and with low levels of perceived social support and perceived social self-efficacy have the lowest levels of socio-cultural adaptation.