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Personality and Tendency in Deciding to Receive Cosmetic Procedures among Thai Youth in The Bangkok Metropolitan Area

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Facial cosmetic procedures are medical interventions which are designed to enhance or improve the appearance of the face. In Thailand, there are limited studies that explore the intentions of Thai youth to undergo facial cosmetic procedures. The research’s purpose is to investigate the reasons that make Thai youth and teenagers undergo facial cosmetic procedures. The correlation between personality traits and the tendency to undergo cosmetic procedures among Thai youth in the Bangkok Metropolitan area was studied using an online questionnaire based on the personalities under the Big Five Inventory-10, including agreeableness, conscientiousness, extraversion, neuroticism, and openness to experience. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyze the data. There are 427 participants in the survey with 70.02% females,an age range of 16-18 and mostly students. The tendency in receiving cosmetic procedures is significantly different between genders among Thai youth. The tendency of receiving cosmetic procedures is significantly different among Thai youth with different amounts of income. Agreeable personalities are significantly different between genders, but there is no correlation between agreeableness and tendency to obtain facial cosmetic procedures, and women are more likely to receive facial cosmetic procedures than men do regardless of agreeableness.

Oil Palm Expansion: Aspects and Gender Roles in Rural Oil Palm Farm Households

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This paper comprehends that commercialization in Indonesia, especially in the plantation sector, has increased every year. In this paper, the focus of this research is on oil palm plantations which are expected to increase every year. One of the actors playing a role in this expansion is farmer households. The purpose of this paper is to analyze and describe gender aspects and roles in oil palm farmer households. This research used qualitative and quantitative approaches. There were 20 informants in the study for qualitative data and 80 respondents for quantitative data. The types of data used in this research were secondary data and primary data. Primary data were obtained through observation, in-depth interviews, and questionnaires, while secondary data were obtained from literature studies and documents related to this paper. The results of this study reveal that this expansion changes and influences gender aspects in oil palm farmer households, such as increasing women’s working time due to entering productive sectors, and the emergence of new sources of economic income for women.

Investigating the Correlation between Frustration and Values with an Emphasis on Gender

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This research paper investigates the correlation between individuals’ reactions to frustration and their values, with an emphasis on sex differences. Frustration is an arbitrary emotional response to obstacles or unmet expectations, although social values carry beliefs and principles that guide behavior within a societal context. Getting a gist of how sex influences these aspects can shed light on societal dynamics and inform interventions aimed at promoting psychological well-being and social harmony. The study undergoes a quantitative approach to the data, through different scales using SPSS to analyze data and gather comprehensive insights. Results reveal new patterns in how individuals of different genders perceive and respond to frustration in relation to their value system, Enlightening the need for gender-sensitive works in addressing emotional regulation and socialization processes.

Work-Family Conflict among Police Personnel’s Job Satisfaction in Special Region of Yogyakarta with Gender as a Moderating Variable (Study in Police Administrative Unit at the County Level)

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Research has shown that both men and women experience work-family conflict, but the nature of the conflict differs based on gender. Women often face conflicting demands between their work and family roles, which can lead to role overload and stress. Men, on the other hand, may experience conflict when their work responsibilities interfere with their family responsibilities, but they may also experience pressure to prioritize work over family due to traditional gender norms and expectations. It is important to recognize and address these gender differences in work-family conflict in order to promote greater work-life balance and job satisfaction for all individuals.

This study aims to examine and analyze the effect of work-family conflict among police personnel’s job satisfaction in Special Region of Yogyakarta, especially at police administrative unit at county level. Moreover, this study focuses on exploring the moderating effect of gender on relationship of work-family conflict with job satisfaction. This quantitative study designed to test the hypothesis. The data for the present study were primary cross-sectional data collected from total of 193 police personnel in Yogyakarta. The result of the study show that work family-conflict have a significant negative effect on job satisfaction. Moreover, gender has no impact significantly on the relationship between work-family conflict with job satisfaction.