Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA New Look at Our Old Attitude ProblemRajvinder SamraAcross the disciplines, attitudes are commonly measured through the use of unidimensional scaling (e.g., Likert scaling). Given that the Likert measurement scale (multiple equivalent items regarding an attitudinal target from which a summated score is produced) and the Likert response format (positive to negative judgements) were developed over 80 years ago, this article questions whether Likert scaling is still optimal … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 4 · 11 Dec 2014 · 8,052 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEFFECTS OF CONSUMERS’ TRUST AND ATTITUDE TOWARD ONLINE SHOPPINGMohammad Al-Nasser, Rushami Zien Yusoff, Rabiul Islam, Abdullah ALNasserThis study investigated the effects of consumers’ trust and attitude toward online shopping. Attitude is referred to as a positive or negative evaluation of people, activities, ideas, objects, event, or just about anything in the environment. Different facets of the e-shopping behavior of consumers have been investigated in previous literature. These facets can generally be divided into three namely, behavioral … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 11 Jul 2014 · 8,445 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAttitudes of Malaysian Extension Workers Towards Sustainable Agricultural PracticesNeda Tiraieyari, Azimi Hamzah, Bahaman Abu Samah, Jegak UliThe challenge of producing enough food for growing population increasingly affected Malaysian agricultural sector. Intensive farming system and increase in fertilizer used by farmers has led the agricultural sector to some environmental damage. The Department of Agriculture (DOA) has earmarked Sustainable Agricultural Practices (SAP) to transfer unsustainable agriculture into a sustainable manner. The SAP should be transferred by extension workers … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 1 · 24 Jan 2013 · 7,714 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Impact of Attitude Toward Watershed Management Operation on Level of People ParticipationB. M. Golrang, F. S. Lai, M. Rostami et al.Recent studies in many countries had display the influence of many factors including: Satisfaction, Knowledge, Demographic and Attitudinal variables in level of people participation. The main question here is, whether these factors would also be effective on people participation in Iran? The purpose of this research was to investigate communication factors influencing attitudes of farmers’ application of Watershed Management Operations … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 19 Nov 2012 · 8,053 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAttitudes of Vegetable Farmers Towards Public Agricultural Extension ServicesAli AL-Sharafat, Tala QtaishatAmong vegetable farmers in Jordan, there are conflicting attitudes towards the extension activities provided by the public sector. Some farmers accept and adopt the recommendations of these activities; on the other hand, some people are not satisfied and consider these activities a waste of time for both the farmers and the government. This situation has serious impacts on the quality, … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 3 · 19 Sep 2012 · 7,403 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractReversal of Attitude: The Influence of Counter-Attitudinal InformationPauline Dibbets, Laura Adolphs, Ingeborg Close et al.Problem statement: Research has shown that both positive and negative information can alter a neutral attitude towards an unknown person, with negative information having, in general, a larger impact. Though this positive-negative asymmetry has received considerable attention, it has, to our knowledge, not been tested in more current and powerful social media, such as youtube. Although attitudes are not fixed, … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 3 · 12 Jun 2012 · 9,017 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSociocultural Characteristics of Psychological Education in the Context of Systemic-Anthropological ApproachIrina Loginova, Victoria Chupina, Yulya ZhivaevaProblem statement: The problem of moving from economic efficiency of the social one in the modern society is actualized. It is pointed out that the methodological basis for the solving questions of psychological education development are considered to be an anthropological psychology as a new scientific branch, which reflects the tendencies of development of psychology now a days. It is … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 2 · 26 Mar 2012 · 8,864 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEducational Technology Media Method in Teaching and Learning ProgressAhamad Asmadi Sakat, Mohamad Zaid Mohd Zin, Rusli Muhamad et al.Problem statement: The objective of this research was to evaluate the level of understanding and students’ interest in Jawi education, after educational technology media was used in teaching and learning at primary schools. This study emphasizes with more detail on the aspects of usage and effectiveness media-aided teaching system. Exploring the notion of instrument, recognized positive attitude and students associated … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 6 · 19 Mar 2012 · 10,268 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCharacteristics and Determinants of Primary Dysmenorrhea in Young AdultsShabnam Omidvar, Khyrunnisa BegumProblem statement: Dysmenorrhea is believed to be on rise affecting activities of women adversely. It was considered worthwhile to identify risk factors for dysmenorrhea, since such information is useful in designing management process. Approach: A Cross-sectional study was conducted on 500 healthy females aged 18-28 years. Standardized Self-reporting questionnaires were used to obtain relevant data. The categorical data was analyzed … …Current Research in Medicine, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 25 Jan 2012 · 11,821 accessesView PDFCite