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This study aimed to compare the perceived usefulness, perceived convenience, perceived security and perceived satisfaction of tax payers between users of e-filing and non e-filing. The research located in Tax Office (KPP) Pratama Purwokerto, using primary data and secondary data collected by survey method. The registered taxpayers to use e-filing are 17.831 and the non e-filing are 44.332. Paired t-test was used to compare each variable between users of e-filing and non e-filing. Based on the analysis, it is can be concluded that: (1) there is no difference in perceived usefulness, users of e-filing and non e-filing has the perception that reporting tax return online and manual are equally useful; (2) there is a difference in perceived convenience, the user has a perception that the use of e-filing is more convenience than the manual; (3) there is a difference in perceived security, the user has a perception that the use of e-filing is more secure and confidential than the manual; (4) there is no difference in perceived satisfaction, either the e-filing and non e-filing are equally satisfied; and (5) as a whole, there are differences of perception between users of e-filing and non e-filing, so it can be concluded that the benefits of the usefulness of e-filing is influenced by variables of usability, convenience, security, confidentiality and satisfaction of taxpayers on e-filing.

As a result of the quality of products and services offered by enterprises today, customer satisfaction is formed. Businesses that ensure customer satisfaction can win customer loyalty and adapt to competition in the market. The aim of the study is to measure the expectations and satisfaction of customers who come to thermal tourism enterprises in Bolu province. As a result of examining the data obtained, it is believed that the customers will determine their perceived satisfaction and provide a solution by identifying the shortcomings of thermal tourism enterprises in this direction. In the study, quantitative methods were applied to survey techniques. The data obtained were analyzed with SPSS 22. The average degree of importance was found to be high, while the average degree of satisfaction remained below the specified degree of importance. As a result, it was determined that the average customer satisfaction of the thermal tourism facilities of Bolu province, which has high geothermal potential, is moderately satisfied.

The Covid-19 pandemic restricted the people around the world's boundaries. Therefore, online learning's importance increased in the current era, an essential topic for current research. Students are actively using Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) while restricted at their homes during the Covid-19 pandemic. This research investigates the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology model (UTAUT) and quality factors to predict the users perceived satisfaction and reuse intentions toward MOOCs in the Covid-19 pandemic. We collected data from three public universities in Wuhan, China and 298 users who were actively using MOOCs participated in this research. The proposed hypotheses were tested by using PLS-SEM. The findings revealed that effort expectancy and social influence directly impacted users' reuse intentions while performance expectancy and perceived course quality positively impacted users' reuse intentions through perceived satisfaction toward MOOCs. This research found the critical role of perceived satisfaction in the current pandemic era. Finally, this research provides important theoretical implications for the researchers and practical implications for the developers, technologists, and policymakers for developing effective systems and strategies in online environments. In addition, this study revealed some limitations and future research guidelines for the researchers.

As COVID-19 reached Turkey in March 2020, all universities switched to e-learning in a very short period. Computer and software engineering (CE/SE) undergraduate students studying at university campuses have switched to e-learning. This paper seeks to understand the e-learning experience of CE/SE undergraduate students. A questionnaire was created and applied to CE/SE undergraduate students in Turkish universities. The data were analyzed using quantitative and qualitative techniques. The questionnaire received 290 usable responses. The highlights from the findings include: the participants (1) used video recordings intensively for e-learning and found them useful; (2) found face-to-face lectures more beneficial compared to digital live lectures; (3) used external online resources to improve their learning performance in courses; (4) thought that the materials and methods utilized for assessment should be adapted to e-learning for a better and fair evaluation; (5) perceived significantly less instructor support and classmate interaction and collaboration in e-learning compared to on-campus education settings; (6) rated their perceived satisfaction from e-learning as 2.85, slightly under the mid-level of the 5-point Likert scale; (7) perceived instructor support, student interaction and collaboration, and student autonomy as noteworthy factors in high-quality e-learning.

To address gaps in understanding disparities of posttraumatic growth among childhood cancer survivors, the aims of this study were to (1) compare satisfaction, resilience, and achievement among Hispanic and non-Hispanic White survivors; and (2) examine relationships between sociodemographic and clinical factors with satisfaction, resilience, and achievement.Survivors (N = 116) at Children's Hospital of Orange County After Cancer Treatment Survivorship Program completed the Child Health and Illness Profile-Adolescent Edition.Resilience (p = .003) and achievement (p = .005) were lower among Hispanic survivors. Resilience was positively associated with satisfaction (p.01) and achievement (p.01) and achievement was positively associated with years of schooling (p.01). No differences were found between Hispanic and non-Hispanic White satisfaction scores (p = .95).Our findings suggest ethnic disparities in posttraumatic growth in childhood cancer survivors. Interventions aimed at promoting posttraumatic growth are vital to address these differences.

Las cooperativas del Ecuador al estar inmersas en un mercado altamente competitivo deben generar valor sobre sus productos o servicios financieros, el cual puede ser analizado en base a la gestión adecuada de su marca a través de medios de interacción digital ligado a la asociación que los usuarios posean sobre una marca en particular. El objetivo de la presente investigación fue investigar la influencia del marketing relacional (RMO) en el valor de marca de la Cooperativa de ahorro y crédito “Ambato”, determinar los factores de asociación de la marca y evaluar su grado de relación. El enfoque cualitativo, permitió establecer los parámetros del instrumento de medición. Mediante el enfoque cuantitativo se procedió a realizar el levantamiento de información y a la validación del constructo. El principal resultado encontrado fue que el marketing relacional en redes sociales influye significativamente con relación al valor de marca de la cooperativa “Ambato”. Se concluye que la lealtad es el principal factor de asociación en redes sociales que va en función de la satisfacción percibida y valor que se agregue a través de la gestión de marca.

Integration in operations between 1990 Suwa Seriya ambulance service and A&E services of hospitals in Sri Lanka was assessed qualitatively using the Mini Focus Group Discussion (Mini-FGD) technique and applying a Likert scale survey. Agreed group-perceived satisfaction of the A&E staff was recorded based on identified thematic areas. The technique of patient handling, reliability of vital sign recording, providing random blood sugar reading, and professional relationship with hospital staff of Suwa Seriya emergency ambulance service were the thematic areas that recorded positive agreed group-perceived satisfaction indicating a potential to broaden the integration process with the A&E operations of the country. Quality of providing clinical history, administration of medication, and awareness of A&E operations of emergency ambulance service indicated least agreed group-perceived satisfaction. Moreover, providing clinical notes and investigation records such as electrocardiogram, sharing feedback about the patient, prehospital triaging, and pre-alert system were found to be non-operational. The health-care policymakers of Sri Lanka should exploit the positives and explore the negatives of the A&E staff perception on 1990 Suwa Seriya ambulance service, focusing on widening the integration process.

In previous studies, researchers have determined that the corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities of a company develop a positive attitude. However, empirical research that explains how CS...

Mindful attention appears to facilitate greater satisfaction of basic psychological needs (i.e., autonomy, competence, and relatedness). Recent findings suggest that nonattachment may arise from mindfulness, with nonattachment being found to mediate relationships between mindfulness and various outcomes, such as increased wellbeing. Across two undergraduate samples, nonattachment was found to partially mediate relationships between mindful attention and the perceived satisfaction of each of autonomy, competence, and relatedness with others (N = 247), and greater relative autonomous motivation for study (N = 578). The findings therefore support and extend on existing research related to mindful attention within the Self-Determination Theory literature while also adding to the growing literature on the apparent benefits of nonattachment. Future research on autonomous motivation and basic need satisfaction may therefore benefit from considering nonattachment alongside mindful attention.

Residency training in podiatric medicine and surgery includes 3years of comprehensive training. Complementing their podiatric medicine and surgery training, residents complete a series of required nonpodiatric, or off-service, rotations in a range of specialties. However, there has been a lack of formal investigation of these off-service rotation experiences. An online survey was developed and distributed to both program directors and residents nationwide. The survey instrument covered various aspects of off-service rotations, including rotation value, length, goals and objectives, activities, feedback, and resident satisfaction. In total, 122 of 222 directors responded and 151 of 243 residents responded. Resident responses reflected the impact of podiatric responsibilities during off-service rotations and the importance of hands-on, interactive, and dedicated learning opportunities during these rotations. Both similarities and differences were appreciated with regard to perceived rotation value between resident and director perspectives. Perceived satisfaction of certain rotations was correlated with rotation length, feedback, specific rotation activities, and whether residents received goals and objectives. Though perhaps neglected, the off-service rotation experience is an important part of the podiatric medical and surgical residency experience. Considering the perspectives of both directors and residents can be helpful in directing these experiences and in considering future changes.

Living arrangements, social status, and perceived freedom may have a powerful effect on women’s satisfaction with life. Perceptions of satisfaction were studied by testing these independent variables: living arrangements (living with in-laws vs. separately) and social status (being married to army officer vs. civilian), with the dependent variables of perceived freedom and satisfaction with life. The sample comprised 104 women (age = 32.36, SD = 6.59) married to civilians (51%) and army officers (48%) in Lahore, Pakistan. Women married to army officers and not sharing with in-laws were more likely to indicate a higher level of freedom and satisfaction compared to women married to civilians and living with in-laws. Further, a mediational analysis revealed that the effect of living arrangements on satisfaction was mediated by womens’ reported freedom.

Many questions of customer/supplier negotiation dynamics remain unanswered. One reason behind this is that most existing models do not entirely reflect the complex relationship between negotiation behavior and the attained outcome of the negotiation process, analyzing the former from a purely dichotomous perspective. This study examines supplier negotiation behavior and how it impacts the outcome (satisfaction) from the customer´s perspective, thereby proposing a new characterization of negotiation behavior. Our analysis is based on a case study of 21 customer/supplier negotiations carried out by four leading supermarket chains in Costa Rica. Evidence supports our proposal that in customer/supplier negotiations, supplier negotiation behavior can include both integrative and competitive actions within the same negotiation, thereby justifying our proposal of different classifications existing within the negotiation continuum. It was also noted that supplier negotiation behavior influences a customer´s perceived satisfaction level. These findings are relevant to both academia and the professional world and can be used to promote better implementation and performance of agreements attained during a negotiation.

Foreign students’ satisfaction with the service quality of Chinese universities is essential for the sustainable internationalization of China’s higher education system. The present study employs a survey research method to bring in the foreign students’ perspective of the various aspects of service quality in seven key Chinese universities. Accordingly, 618 valid questionnaires were analyzed using descriptive statistics, principal component analysis (PCA), and analysis of variance (ANOVA). The study findings posit that, although foreign students affirm that teachers are supportive and well qualified, they have concerns about the English proficiency of instructors. Likewise, foreign students were not satisfied with the frequency of formal research meetings with their advisers and the assistance with research techniques and relevant literature sources. Overall, female foreign students were less satisfied than their male counterparts. Moreover, foreign students reported higher satisfaction from teaching services and learning resources, moderate satisfaction from advisory services, and meager satisfaction from the administrative and support services of their respective Chinese institutions. Besides, we found significant differences between sample Chinese universities on various constructs of service quality. Likewise, arts and social sciences students were less satisfied with the service quality of the institution as compared to their natural sciences and engineering counterparts. The policy implications of this research for various stakeholders are discussed.

Practices of the leaders of religious institutes are fundamental in promoting peace education as their practices leave an immense impact not only on the perceptions and practices of teachers but also of the students regarding peace education. The beliefs, interests, inclinations, moral values, and competency of institutional leaders are reflected in policies they make and are presented in the practices of teachers. Owing to the importance of their practices aimed to promote peace education, there is a need to identify the extent of these practices as they are perceived by direct stakeholders, that is, teachers, which makes the aim of the current study. This research is a quantitative survey-based research. The population of this research includes the teachers of religious education institutes of Lahore. Cluster sampling method was used for the selection of sample. Data was collected from the teachers teaching to final year students and a total of 292 teachers participated in the study. A self-developed instrument was used to collect data. The instrument was based on the factors of peace education and practices used to promote them from the literature. The instrument was pilot tested and the validity and reliability of the instrument was established that was 0.87. The data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results indicated that teachers were satisfied with the practices of the leaders of religious institutes aimed to promote peace education. This study may help the academicians, practitioners, and policymakers to promote peace education in all schools of Pakistan.

This paper presents an experiment on newsreaders&rsquo, behavior and preferences on the interaction with online personalized news. Different recommendation approaches, based on consumption profiles and user location, and the impact of personalized news on several aspects of consumer decision-making are examined on a group of volunteers. Results show a significant preference for reading recommended news over other news presented on the screen, regardless of the chosen editorial layout. In addition, the study also provides support for the creation of profiles taking into consideration the evolution of user&rsquo, s interests. The proposed solution is valid for users with different reading habits and can be successfully applied even to users with small consumption history. Our findings can be used by news providers to improve online services, thus increasing readers&rsquo, perceived satisfaction.

Client satisfaction with health service provision within the health insurance schemes are crucial to guide policy and decision making. Further on, the achievement of universal health coverage within the health insurance scheme in Nigeria requires evaluating the extent to which the expectations of those who have utilized health-care services, are met. This study was designed to assess NHIS-enrollees’ satisfaction and the responsiveness of outpatient health care services provided under the NHIS at UNTH, Enugu. This cross sectional descriptive study was carried out between July and September 2018. Data on enrollee’s satisfaction was collected using the standardized Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire, and data on responsiveness was collected using the questionnaire froma responsiveness survey designed by theWHO. The results show that of the 368 NHIS-enrollees in the survey, 269 (73.1%) were satisfied with the services they received and 190 (51.6%) respondents considered the services to be responsive to their needs, with ‘choice of provider’ and ‘autonomy’ ranking the least in domain of service. The factors independently associated with dissatisfaction with the NHIS services at UNTH (at p 4 dependents. The factors independently associated with non-responsiveness of services within the NHIS at UNTH (at p

Culture is one of the main factors that influence food assessment. This cross-cultural research aimed to compare Chinese and Danish consumers in their post-ingestive drivers of Post-Ingestive Food Pleasure (PIFP). We define PIFP as a &ldquo, subjective conscious sensation of pleasure and joy experienced after eating&rdquo, We conducted two in-country consumer studies in Denmark (n = 48) and in China (n = 53), measuring post-ingestive sensations and PIFP using visual analogue scale, for three hours following consumption of a breakfast meal. Key results revealed perceived Satisfaction, Mental, Overall and Physical wellbeing to be highly influential on PIFP in both countries. Moreover, Danish consumers perceived appetite-related sensations such as Satiety, Hunger, Desire-to-eat and In-need-of-food to be influential on PIFP, which was not the case in China. In China, more vitality-related sensations such as Energized, Relaxation and Concentration were found to be drivers of PIFP. These results suggest similarities but also distinct subtleties in the cultural constructs of PIFP in Denmark and in China. Focusing on Food Pleasure as a post-ingestive measure provides valuable output, deeper insights into what drives Food Pleasure, and, importantly, takes us beyond the processes only active during the actual eating event.

Teacher professional learning is considered crucial for improving the quality of education. Teacher collaboration in professional learning communities can contribute to the effectiveness of professional development efforts. In the past decade, there has been a shift from within-school to between-school professional learning communities. However, results regarding their effectiveness have been inconsistent. In this study, we examine the effects of 23 networked professional learning communities in the Dutch context, using a mixed-methods approach. Results showed moderately positive effects on teachers’ perceived satisfaction; the knowledge, skills, and attitude developed; and their application to practice. Considering the early stage of development of these professional learning communities, teachers’ participation in networked professional learning communities seems promising for enhancing their professional learning.

Present study aims to identify the most dominating factors in rural school education in an Indian state, West Bengal, to investigate the impact of those factors on overall satisfaction level in rural school education system in West Bengal. In this regard a descriptive research is performed to identify the factors of importance to rural people for pursuing education. Reliability Test has been done checking internal consistency of data, Principal Component Analysis is used to identify major factors, Confirmatory Factor Analysis is applied to frame a model hypothesised on the factors to check the goodness of fit of the model, ANOVA and Two Way MANOVA along with Regression Analysis is executed to investigate their influence level and to frame an equation on the basis of the same. Then an overall framework has been established with the help of the findings of the above analysis for Governmental policy implementation. Dr. Dipa Mitra "An Analytical Framework on Perceived Satisfaction with Present Status of Rural School Education in an Indian State" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-1 , December 2017, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd5858.pdf

Dwelling conditions are a good predictor of the psychological well-being of older people who live in urban surroundings. Psychological well-being depends on the internal and external conditions of the home and on the residential satisfaction with the home itself, the building and the community. The study analyzed the relationship between life satisfaction of older people and their perceived satisfaction with their home. The sample consisted of 316 people over 50 years of age. The results indicated that residential satisfaction depends as much on the quality of the physical characteristics of the home itself, as on the resources and quality of the residential context. In addition, the evaluation of the dwelling conditions predicted the degree of home adaptation and the level of residential satisfaction of the older people. Thus, it is necessary to promote home rehabilitation initiatives to adapt them to the older population.

Resumen: El arti­culo analiza los resultados del estudio de campo aplicado el ano 2016 para evaluar la eficacia de la normativa juri­dica que rige en Chile a las confesiones organizadas como entidades religiosas, teniendo como horizonte verificador de su efectividad cualitativa el asentamiento de los principios de igualdad y libertad religiosa, en la perspectiva de contribuir al analisis multidisciplinario del modo en que el Estado ha reconocido la relevancia de la religion en la sociedad chilena a partir de la aprobacion de la Ley de Cultos de 1999, dando cuenta del grado de conocimiento del regimen legal vigente aplicable al reconocimiento juri­dico o constitucion legal de las organizaciones religiosas, la percepcion de satisfaccion sobre su contenido preceptivo por parte de sus destinatarios y una aproximacion a una tipologi­a de las entidades religiosas chilenas. Palabras clave: Religion, instituciones religiosas, libertad religiosa, Chile (Thesaurus), estado y religion, ley de Cultos (palabras clave de autor). Abstract: The paper analyzes the results of a field study applied in 2016 to assess the efficacy of the legislation that governs organized faiths in Chile as religious entities. The verification standard of their qualitative effectiveness is the establishment of the principles of equality and religious freedom. The aim is to contribute to the multidisciplinary analysis of the way in which the State has recognized the relevance of religion in Chilean society since the approval of the Law on Worship in 1999, taking into account the extent of knowledge of the current legal regime regarding the legal acknowledgement or constitution of religious organization, the perceived satisfaction of beneficiaries with their regulatory content and an attempt to provide a typology of Chilean religious entities. Keywords: Religion, religious institutions, freedom of religion, Chile (Thesaurus), State and Religion, Law on Worship (author’s keywords). DOI: 10.7764/RLDR.4.45

The integration of clickers in Higher Education settings has proved to be particularly useful for enhancing motivation, engagement and performance; for developing cooperative or collaborative tasks; for checking understanding during the lesson; or even for assessment purposes. This paper explores and exemplifies three uses of Socrative, a mobile application specifically designed as a clicker for the classroom. Socrative was used during three sessions with the same group of first-year University students at a Faculty of Education. One of these sessions—a review lesson—was gamified, whereas the other two—a collaborative reading activity seminar, and a lecture—were not. Ad-hoc questionnaires were distributed after each of them. Results suggest that students welcome the use of clickers and that combining them with gamification strategies may increase students’ perceived satisfaction. The experiences described in this paper show how Socrative is an effective means of providing formative feedback and may actually save time during lessons.

Internet addiction (IA) has emerged as a universal issue, but its international estimates vary due to different screening instruments and different samples. The present study aims to estimate the risk of IA in a school-based nationally representative sample of Slovenian adolescents and ascertain the interplay between IA, sociodemographic factors, free-time activities, self-control, and perceived satisfaction with life. Overall, the present study found that adolescents at greater risk for developing IA tend to be more passive in their free time, since they watch TV and play video games more than their peers, as well as chat on social media. Adolescents presenting high risk of IA displayed poorer levels of self-control in most cases and reported to be generally less satisfied with their lives in comparison to adolescents presenting low risk of IA.

The bicycle is a healthy and sustainable transport mode due to its emission-free characteristics. To increase bicycle use, it is fundamental to provide bicycle-friendly environments. To better monitor bicycle environments, this study proposed the concept of bicycling environment quality (BEQ), which was defined by perceived satisfaction and conflict level. Data collection was conducted at 19 road segments in five sites located in Beijing, China. Then, speed-related and acceleration-related bicycling behavior indicators (BBIs) were extracted from data collected using sensors on mobile phones, while bicycling environment indicators (BEIs), such as bicycle flow, were extracted from recorded data. Taking the BBIs and BEIs as input attributes, a two-level BEQ classification assessment model based on a random forest (RF) algorithm was constructed. The proposed RF-based classification assessment model was able to produce approximately 77.35% overall correct classification. The results demonstrate the feasibility of using GPS data in evaluating BEQ. In addition, a novel dockless bicycle-sharing system (DBS)-based framework for bicycle traffic monitoring is discussed, which is of great significance in the sustainable development of bicycles. This study provides a theoretical method for objective BEQ assessment. It can further be used by planners and road administrators to monitor and improve BEQ and by individual cyclists for optimal route choice.

The purpose of this research was to examine a comprehensive model of revisiting intention of festival. More specifically, the research tested a model linking festival authenticity to festival quality, satisfaction, to a given festival. Using convenience sampling method, empirical data was collected at the Taiwan's Lantern Festival in Taoyuan. A sample of 301 domestic tourists who attended the festival was surveyed. Applying structural equation modeling, the findings showed that perceived quality was found to have the direct effect on perceived satisfaction. Satisfaction had the direct effect on revisiting Intention.

The purpose of this paper is to propose a model to anticipate the success in the use of a Knowledge Management System (KMS) by doctoral researchers. Doctoral researchers who are preparing their doctoral dissertation are requested to prepare a tool to manage the knowledge they are collecting. The tool is based on data base techniques, and the researchers will use this tool to collect data about the knowledge they use. Doctoral researchers will perceive satisfaction in the use of this tool, depending on internal aspects that they could previously perceive, such as ease of use, usefulness, or quality. Also, there could be external aspects such as rewards, trust and social norms that could affect the perceived satisfaction. As a conclusion, the correct identification of internal and external aspects can improve the success in the use of a KMS. Display Omitted A Success Model for a Knowledge Management System (KMS) is proposed.The model is applied to doctoral researchers.The model shows that doctoral researchers are encouraged by organizational trust.Quality and usefulness are reasons for considering satisfaction in the use of KMS.

The present study was carried out to identify different goals of livestock innovation related activities of four veterinary and animal science universities in North India. Further, the study also made an attempt to know the perceived satisfaction level of the respondents with regards to the activities performed in the universities. The data was collected from scientists and extensionists of four Universities and Institutes in North India through questionnaire and discussion. The study indicated that, majority of the scientists perceived that their university aimed to generate own income and reduce the labour costs and also responded that they were more satisfied with the goal of increasing commodity quality and generate own income compared to other activities. Further, majority of the extension experts perceived that their organization aimed to provide knowledge and information and generate own income, while they also reported that goal of providing knowledge and information and introducing new products or processes was considered more satisfactory than other activities. Although, all the goals of activities were equally important, only few of the activities were highly performed in the universities. Hence, there is a need to analyse the importance of each activities and perform them for suitable impact to the farming community. There is also an urgent need to improve upon the quality of these activities performed in the universities by scientists and extensionists so that farming community can be satisfied accordingly.

School adjustment and satisfaction of basic psychological needs are widely analysed constructs in psychological studies because of their relevance to students’ psychological well-being and overall success in school. The links between two out of three basic psychological needs as defined by the Self-determination Theory – the need for autonomy and competence, and school adjustment are almost universally acknowledged, however, the impact of the need for relatedness is less obvious. The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between perceived satisfaction of basic psychological needs in school and school adjustment. 306 (150 girls and 156 boys) 13-18-yearold students from four Lithuanian schools were tested using nine items (three items from each scale) from the Perceived Autonomy in Life Domains Scale, the Need for Relatedness Scale, and the Perception of Competence in Life Domains Scale, and twenty-two items from the Student’s Adjustment to College Questionnaire. The results proved significant relationships between perceived satisfaction of all the three basic psychological needs and social, academic and personal-emotional adjustment in school. In addition, the results suggest that perceived satisfaction of different basic psychological needs can predict different school adjustment dimensions. Keywords: adolescence, self-determination theory, psychological needs, school adjustment. How to cite: Raižienė, S., Gabrialaviciūtė, I., Ruzgaitė, U., & Garckija, R. Suvoktas psichologinių poreikių patenkinimas mokykloje: kaip tai prognozuoja 13–18 metų mokinių prisitaikymą mokykloje? [Perceived satisfaction of psychological needs in school: How does it predict school adjustment among 13–18-year-old students?]. Ugdymo psichologija, 26 , 44–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.15823/up.2015.04

Date Presented 03/28/20 There is a need for immediate focus on options for OT utilization and practice patterns in home healthcare. New payment models have agencies looking at alternative ways to manage costs efficiently without sacrificing care. Telehealth is not a new concept, but the use in traditional home care is emerging. This study explored the combination of on-site and telehealth visits on the participants’ overall perception of and satisfaction with improvement in occupational performance. Primary Author and Speaker: Missi Zahoransky

This research aimed to investigate the factors that influenced perceived usefulness, perceived satisfaction, perceived ease, perceived the security and privacy, readiness technology tax payers information to use toward the intention taxpayers in using e-filing in KPP Pratama Serang. This research used primary data obtained from questionnaires. The sample used were the taxpayer registered in the Tax Office Serang that using e-filing. The sampling techniqueused was purposive sampling. Of the 150 questionnaires distributed, the number of questionnaires returned was 130 questionnaires. The analytical method used is the analysis of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The data were processed using software Smart Partial Least Square (SmartPLS) version 3. The results of this study revealed that all the independent variables in this study, perceived usefulness, perceived satisfaction, perceived ease, perceived security and privacy, readiness technology tax payers information significant effect on theinterest of individual taxpayers in the use of e-filing.

This research aimed to investigate the factors that influenced perceived usefulness, perceived satisfaction, perceived ease, perceived the security and privacy, readiness technology taxpayers information ,to use toward the intention taxpayers in using e-filing in KPP Pratama Serang. This research used primary data obtained from questionnaires. The sample used were the taxpayer registered in the Tax Office Serang that using e-filing. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling. Of the 150 questionnaires distributed, the number of questionnaires returned was 130 questionnaires. The analytical method used is the analysis of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The data were processed using software Smart Partial Least Square (SmartPLS) version 3.The results of this study revealed that all the independent variables in this study, perceived usefulness, perceived satisfaction, perceived ease, perceived security and privacy, readiness technology taxpayers information significant effect on the interest of individual taxpayers in the use of e-filing.

Thought suppression is a self-regulatory strategy commonly used to avoid unwanted thoughts although it can ironically make unwanted thoughts more intrusive and accessible. To reduce these ironic effects, it is important to explore mechanisms underlying effective suppression. The present study recruited 126 undergraduate students and examined the influence of distractor content on suppression outcomes by examining perceived satisfaction and immersion of distractors as mechanisms of effective suppression. Based on self-determination theory, we proposed that distractors associated with the satisfaction of the psychological need for autonomy would mitigate ironic effects of thought suppression because they would be perceived as satisfying and immersive. Results showed that need-supportive distractors reduced intrusion frequency because they were indeed perceived as more satisfying. Our findings also point towards the unique satisfying properties of distractors involving psychological need satisfaction because effects of single, pleasant and personally relevant distractors have been controlled for. Findings are discussed using Wegner’s (Psychological Review 101:34–52, 1994) theories of thought suppression and principles of self-determination theory.

The Session Evaluation Questionnaire (SEQ) measures the impact of counselling and psychotherapy sessions; it may be conceived as a bridge between psychotherapy process and outcome. Even if the original American SEQ has been translated into many languages, only a few translations have been validated. This is a pilot study that attempted to replicate the five-dimensional structure of the fourth version of the Anglo-American SEQ, for the Italian population. The SEQ is a self-report tool asking patients about their experience with the clinical session just ended; it consists of 27 adjectives in semantic differential scale, divided into three thematic parts: evaluation of the session itself, feelings after the session, and evaluation of the therapist. Data were collected on 111 outpatients attending the Dynamic Psychological Service for University Students, after their first two clinical interviews. Exploratory factor analyses were performed on each of the three parts of the SEQ. Results confirmed the original factorial structure, for Depth, Smoothness, Positivity and Arousal dimensions; Good Therapist dimension overlapped perfectly with the original one. The Italian SEQ showed adequate internal consistency. Convergent validity measured with an index of perceived satisfaction in the counselling process showed significant positive correlations. This pilot study showed that the Italian SEQ is a reliable instrument to measure the impact of clinical sessions. Validation studies are needed, especially to replicate the factor structure of the instrument and to better assess its validity.

The Philippines is currently experiencing increased police presence and intensified policing programs with President Duterte’s declaration of war against criminality and illegal drugs front lined by the Philippine National Police (PNP). While the country’s index crime rate is reportedly declining because of these heightened policing programs, this does not necessarily translate to a more positive Filipino public perception toward the police and other local law enforcement authorities. Using the Crime Risk Perceptions Survey of 1,200 households in Metro Manila, this study attempted to probe the individual and contextual level variables that potentially influence the Filipino perception toward the local authorities – police and local community brigade or barangay tanod. The findings of the paper showed that perceived insecurity exhibited negative impact on perceived satisfaction of respondents toward the performance of local authorities across all the five models. This result corroborates Easton’s (1965 cited in Brandl et al 1994) and Cao et al (1998, 2001, 2005) frameworks that perceptions toward the police is greatly determined by perceptions toward other institutions in the society.

To what extent does state intervention in the market condition how individuals subjectively experience the lives that they lead? Prevailing attempts to understand the relationship between state intervention and subjective well-being have yielded mixed empirical results. However, these differences result from omitted variable biases, not different methodological choices. Drawing on insights from the new social risk and quality of governance literatures, this article contends that the policy orientation and administrative quality of welfare state programs jointly condition the effect of state intervention on life satisfaction. State intervention exerts a strong positive effect on perceived satisfaction with life when the quality of administrative institutions is high and policy interventions focus on insuring individuals against newer, post-industrial forms of market risk. This main hypothesis is tested and confirmed against an empirical analysis of survey data taken from Wave 5 of the World Values Survey. Related Articles: Flavin, Patrick, Alexander Pacek, and Benjamin Radcliff. 2011. “State Intervention and Subjective Well-Being in Advanced Industrial Democracies.” Politics & Policy 39 (2): 251-269. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2011.00290.x/abstract Dekker, Fabian. 2010. “Self-Employed without Employees: Managing Risks in Modern Capitalism.” Politics & Policy 38 (4): 765-788. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2010.00257.x/abstract Ariely, Gal. 2011. “Why People (Dis)like the Public Service: Citizen Perception of the Public Service and the NPM Doctrine.” Politics & Policy 39 (6): 997-1019. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2011.00329.x/abstract Related Media: Film Clips: Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress. 2009. “Videos of Morning Sessions.” http://www.stiglitz-sen-fitoussi.fr/en/index.htm Veenhoven, Ruut. 2013. “World Database of Happiness.” http://www1.eur.nl/fsw/happiness/ ?En que medida condiciona la intervencion estatal en el mercado la forma en la cual los individuos perciben subjetivamente su vida? Intentos predominantes de entender la relacion entre intervencion del estado y bienestar subjetivo han producido resultados empiricos mixtos. Argumentamos aqui que tales diferencias resultan de sesgos omitidos de variables, no de diferentes elecciones metodologicas. Recurriendo a desarrollos de la literatura reciente sobre riesgo social y calidad de la gobernanza, este articulo plantea que la orientacion de las politicas y la calidad administrativa de los programas de bienestar condicionan de manera conjunta el efecto el efecto de la intervencion estatal en la percepcion individual de satisfaccion de vida. La intervencion del estado ejerce un fuerte efecto positivo sobre la percepcion de satisfaccion de vida cuando la calidad de las instituciones administrativas es alta y las intervenciones de politicas se enfocan en asegurar a los individuos contra nuevas formas de riesgo posindustrial. Esta hipotesis central es probada y verificada en un analisis empirico de datos tomados del estudio Wave 5 of the World Values Survey.

BACKGROUND: Primary Health Care (PHC) Services in Saudi Arabia has reportedly been poorly accessed and utilized. Another concern is that the kingdom has to be strategic in reducing inequalities that exist between rural and urban communities. At present, there were limited scientific studies on access, utilization, and satisfaction of PHC services in areas most central to the kingdom. AIM: The aim of this study is to explore the factors associated with access, utilization, and level of satisfaction with primary health care services in Hafar Al-batain of Saudi Arabia. METHOD: A survey was conducted on June to August 2018 and data were gathered from June to August 2018. A self-report questionnaire was used which asked for the participants’ characteristics, organization factors, financial factors, doctor-patient communication, access, utilization, satisfaction to PHC services and barriers were distributed to the different health centers. A total of 384 PHC receivers served as respondents of the study. Data analysis were processed and Chi-square was used to analyse quantitative data using Statistical Package for Social Sciences Ver. 21. Thematic analysis was used in analysing qualitative data. RESULTS: Findings showed that 50% of the total respondents were satisfied to some extent with the PHC services. On the other hand, only 39.7% were completely satisfied. Organizational, financial and doctor-patient communication factors were found to be barriers to PHC services in terms of access and utilization. Gender, age and educational level were found to influence perceived satisfaction towards PHC services. Themes relevant to barriers to PHC services were relevant to inadequate facilities and services, inaccessible location and access of health services, lack of specialized health care workers and services, poor observance of therapies and management, and insufficient implementation of policy and protocols. CONCLUSION: Health care services in Hafar Al-batin were found satisfying to some extent but were found to have areas which needs improvement which are relevant to factors in the organizational, finance, doctor patient communication and health promotion and prevention.

Generally it is required a single answer regarding the perceived satisfaction on different aspects of the work and organizational life. The use of questionnaires 'Expectations and Perceptions' bring out the information most properly and credibly by the difference between the expectation base of each one and subsequent evaluation of the actual reality in work place.

BACKGROUND: For blood establishments it is important that blood donors return for a donation. Past research has stressed the importance of theory of planned behavior (TPB) on return behavior, but self-identity (SI) and organizational variables (OVs) might play a role as well. This study added SI and OVs to the TPB to identify the determinants for return behavior. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Whole blood donors (n = 2005) completed a questionnaire assessing TPB, SI, and OVs. OVs contained "perceived satisfaction with the blood bank" and "feeling pressure from the blood bank to donate blood." Return behavior over the past 2 years was dichotomized as low return (0%-50%) versus high return (51%-100%). Logistic regression analyses assessed the effects of TPB, SI, and OVs on high return, separately for occasional donors (two to 10 lifetime donations) and multigallon donors (>10 lifetime donations). RESULTS: Results showed that, for all donors, affective attitude was positively associated with return behavior, whereas pressure to donate blood was negatively associated with return behavior. The point estimates of self-efficacy, SI, and perceived satisfaction are high for multigallon donors, but do not reach significance. CONCLUSION: For all donors, positive feelings about donating blood stimulate return behavior, while experiencing a pressure to donate blood emanating from the blood bank was not beneficial. Results suggest that multigallon donors are more stimulated to return when they score higher on self-efficacy, SI, and perceived satisfaction. Interventions aiming at donor retention need to be carefully formulated to avoid negative effects of feeling pressure to donate blood.

Recent studies show that, while losses loom larger than equivalent non-gains, gains loom larger than equivalent non-losses. This finding has been interpreted within the framework of regulatory focus theory. In this study, we highlight the importance of considering the motivational focus independently of the framing and the valence of outcome, thus exploring the causal effect of regulatory focus on the asymmetric perception of gains versus non-losses and losses versus non-gains. In two studies, we examine the perceived effects of either actual or hypothetical changes in monetary wealth, while orthogonally manipulating framing, valence, and regulatory focus. We find a significant interaction between the three factors. The gain versus non-loss asymmetry in perceived satisfaction is stronger in promotion focus, whereas the loss versus non-gain asymmetry in perceived dissatisfaction is stronger in prevention focus. The results suggest that the effects of incentives framed in terms of (non)gains and (non)losses depend on their congruence with the individual's motivational state.

This paper introduces a holistic approach in the formulation and optimization of museum visitors' Quality of Experience (QoE). The most influential parameters on visitors QoE have been identified and quantified via performing an empirical study based on a questionnaire answered by experts in the field of arts and museums. Individual QoE functions with respect to each of the identified parameters have been formulated for different museum visitors' style, towards capturing visitors' perceived satisfaction in a formal manner and providing them a customized and personalized experience. Visitors' total QoE function is formulated considering the different weight of the parameters and optimized in order to determine the optimal conditions that maximize museum visitors' satisfaction. Detailed numerical results are provided towards illustrating the applicability of the proposed framework under different scenarios.

Experimental research focusing on consensually non-monogamous relationships is lacking. This study examined perceptions of relationship satisfaction of participants (N = 321) randomly assigned to conditions in which they were presented with either a passage depicting a monogamous, open, or polyamorous couple. Results demonstrated that there was a significant difference between the groups exposed to the various relationship configurations in terms of the perceptions of the hypothetical couples’ relationship satisfaction, F(2,318) = 3.12, p = .045. Specifically, the monogamous couple was rated as having higher relationship satisfaction than the open couple. Such a study has implications for garnering a better understanding of the preconceived notions we hold about the lifestyles of others. As this area warrants further investigation, exploration is still ongoing.

According to Self-Determination Theory (SDT), satisfaction of needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness is a universal requirement for psychological well-being. We tested this hypothesis with college students in the United States, Australia, Mexico, Venezuela, the Philippines, Malaysia, China, and Japan. Participants rated the extent to which these needs, plus needs for self-actualization and pleasure-stimulation, were satisfied in various roles and reported their general hedonic (i.e., positive and negative affect) and eudaimonic (e.g., meaning in life, personal growth) well-being. Asian participants averaged lower than non-Asian participants in perceived satisfaction of autonomy, competence, and self-actualization needs and in most aspects of eudaimonic well-being, and these differences were partially accounted for by differences in dialecticism and independent self-construals. Nonetheless, perceived need satisfaction predicted overall well-being to a similar degree in all cultures and in most cultures provided incremental prediction beyond the Big Five traits. Perceived imbalance in the satisfaction of different needs also modestly predicted well-being, particularly negative affect. The study extended support for the universal importance of SDT need satisfaction to several new cultures.

The intent of this study was to examine the perceived value of a 4-hour divorce education program for adults offered in a Midwestern state. Parents Forever: Education for Families in Divorce Transition is a divorce education program directed toward educating adults about separation, divorce, and the effects on children. Participants included 342 adults who attended the class and responded to retrospective questionnaires assessing their perceived satisfaction, knowledge, and demographic status. Also, 32 legal and community professionals participated in the program and responded to questions designed to assess perceptions of program value. Both respondent groups reported high satisfaction levels and significant knowledge gains through the class experience. Implications of the findings for program support and brief divorce interventions are discussed.

Using a statewide, Web-based survey, this study examines the associations between online community news audiences' uses of interactive features offered in various news presentations and the perceived satisfaction of community news sites. In addition, the study aims to identify associations between different types of interactive news presentation styles and levels of satisfaction. Results indicate that use of interactive features is positively associated with perceived satisfaction with the exception of forums and Q&A features. Results also reveal that customization features, such as content submissions, letter-to-the-editor, and e-mail byline links, are the sole significant positive predictor of perceived satisfaction toward community news sites.

This study aimed to investigate the relationships between middle school students’ expectancy-related beliefs, task values (importance, interest, and usefulness), engagement and satisfaction in physical education class, and their cardiorespiratory fitness. The grade and gender differences of the motivational variables were also examined. Participants (N = 307; 101 sixth graders, 96 seventh graders, 110 eighth graders; 149 boys, 158 girls) completed questionnaires assessing their expectancy-related beliefs, perceptions of importance, interest, usefulness, and perceived engagement and satisfaction in physical education, then had their cardiorespiratory fitness assessed with the Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run (PACER) test. Regression analyses yielded that importance, expectancy-related beliefs, and interest significantly correlated to perceived engagement, whereas interest, expectancy-related beliefs, and importance emerged as contributors of students’ perceived satisfaction in physical educ...

The present study examined the roles of student perceptions of four aspects of school climate (friction, cohesion, competition among students, and satisfaction with classes) as moderators of the relations between effortful control and subsequent conduct problems and depressive symptoms. Participants were 488 10-to-14-year old students involved in two waves, with one year between each wave, of a study. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that high levels of perceived friction predicted more subsequent conduct problems and depressive symptoms, even after baseline levels of these problems were partialled out. Low levels of effortful control also elevated risk for subsequent conduct problems. However, perceptions of the school as high in cohesion offset the risk associated with low levels of effortful control. Perceived satisfaction with classes also offset this risk, but only for females. Contrary to expectations, student perceptions of school climate did not interact with effortful control to predict subsequent depressive symptoms.

Subjective well-being (SWB) refers to a person‟s declared well-being and is based on a person‟s answer to either a single question or a group of questions about his or her subjectively perceived satisfaction or happiness. SWB is believed to be an outcome measure by which to judge successful living. The current literature on SWB consists predominately of studies of the quantitative tradition. These studies are mainly explicitly or implicitly utilitarian. This paper criticises the mainstream utilitarian SWB concept on theoretical and moral grounds. On moral grounds utilitarianism is rejected. On theoretical grounds it is especially argued that the subjective – objective divide regarding the experience behind SWB indicators is blurred. Based on this critique a critical realist approach to SWB is developed. Insights from secondary data for South Africa (SALDRU) are used to illustrate this critical realist approach. The paper concludes with a summary of how such an approach departs from that of utilitarians.

This paper examines tourists' perceived satisfaction with local shopping culture, staff service quality, product value and reliability, physical features of shops, payment methods, and other shopping and shop attributes with special reference to the region of Cappadocia, Turkey. A survey questionnaire was designed and conducted with tourists visiting the region on a guided tour. It was found that the respondents recorded different levels of satisfaction with various attributes of shops and shopping. Based on the research results, it is suggested that providing a higher level of shopping experience for tourists and increasing the contribution of shopping to the regional economy requires supporting indigenous local people via various fiscal and educational instruments to continue producing and retailing authentic handicrafts and souvenir goods. It is believed that this not only is necessary for the achievement of higher levels of tourist satisfaction and greater economic benefits for the local economy but also for achieving the ultimate goal of sustained and sustainable tourism development. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.