Factors that influence happiness among Sabahan

The ultimate goal in economics of happiness was to improve the living conditions of people in their everyday life. The dependent variable in this study was happiness among Sabahans which was measured by the 5 point Likert scale meanwhile the independent variables were family relationship, financial...

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Main Author:	Shee, Siew Yiap
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English
Published:	2019
Subjects:	BF511-593 Affection Feeling Emotion
Online Access:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/41338/1/ABSTRACK.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/41338/2/FULLTEXT.pdf
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spelling	my-ums-ep.413382024-10-24T03:20:03Z Factors that influence happiness among Sabahan 2019 Shee, Siew Yiap BF511-593 Affection. Feeling. Emotion The ultimate goal in economics of happiness was to improve the living conditions of people in their everyday life. The dependent variable in this study was happiness among Sabahans which was measured by the 5 point Likert scale meanwhile the independent variables were family relationship, financial situation, work, community and friends, health and government. Questionnaire from The Happiness Initiative was adapted and modified. The study involved 387 respondents chosen based on convenient sampling method. Initially, a Factor Analysis Test was conducted to investigating variable relationship and 50 respondents were questioned for pilot study. The pilot test results showed the tool was reliable and valid. This was followed by the Partial Least Squares method and a Descriptive Study was run to describe the profile of the respondents as well as the score values (mean, standard deviation) of the respondent. The validity of model had further tested using a Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) to assess the magnitude of each dimension to its construct. Finally, a Structural Model Evaluation was conducted to prove the hypothesis. The findings revealed Sabahan’s happiness were found to be influenced by family relationship and work compared to financial situation, community and friends, government and health. 2019 Thesis https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/41338/ https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/41338/1/ABSTRACK.pdf text en public https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/41338/2/FULLTEXT.pdf text en validuser masters Universiti Malaysia Sabah Faculty Of Business, Economics And Accountancy
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description	The ultimate goal in economics of happiness was to improve the living conditions of people in their everyday life. The dependent variable in this study was happiness among Sabahans which was measured by the 5 point Likert scale meanwhile the independent variables were family relationship, financial situation, work, community and friends, health and government. Questionnaire from The Happiness Initiative was adapted and modified. The study involved 387 respondents chosen based on convenient sampling method. Initially, a Factor Analysis Test was conducted to investigating variable relationship and 50 respondents were questioned for pilot study. The pilot test results showed the tool was reliable and valid. This was followed by the Partial Least Squares method and a Descriptive Study was run to describe the profile of the respondents as well as the score values (mean, standard deviation) of the respondent. The validity of model had further tested using a Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) to assess the magnitude of each dimension to its construct. Finally, a Structural Model Evaluation was conducted to prove the hypothesis. The findings revealed Sabahan’s happiness were found to be influenced by family relationship and work compared to financial situation, community and friends, government and health.
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author	Shee, Siew Yiap
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title	Factors that influence happiness among Sabahan
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granting_institution	Universiti Malaysia Sabah
granting_department	Faculty Of Business, Economics And Accountancy
publishDate	2019
url	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/41338/1/ABSTRACK.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/41338/2/FULLTEXT.pdf
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