Self-Esteem Levels of the Indebted Lower-Income Group and the Role of Organizations in the Plantation Sector
(Tahap Harga Diri Kumpulan Berpendapatan Rendah yang Berhutang dan Peranan Organisasi dalam Sektor Perladangan)
Abstract
High level self-esteem is a very important human need. Many studies have found that one's behaviour are somewhat influenced by their level of self-esteem. According to Maslow's Theory, if this need is not fulfilled, an individual may experience failed identity, unbalanced personality, lack self-confident and quick to quit, and sometimes it may lead to social and criminal problems. Some individual consider money not only as instrument to meet the basic needs but also for the high level needs such as self-esteem. Due to poverty and lack of income, low-income individuals are seen as less successful and reluctant to socialize with others. This group is also often associated with debt to meet their basic needs. However, the current scenario also shows that debt is not only associated with the purpose of purchasing basic needs but also for higher needs such as to increase self-esteem. Previous study found that there is a link between organizational supports towards self-esteem and suggested that organizations need to enhance the rewarding system that is more focuses on individual self-esteem. Hence, this study is conducted to see the level of self-esteem of the B40 Muslim borrower and evaluate the level of organizational support in raising the Muslim B40's self-esteem. Respondents in this study consisted of settlers and general Muslim workers who belong to the category of low-income households residing and working in Felda. The findings show that their level of self-esteem as well as the role of employers is at a moderate level. Implicitly, this study can help Felda management, employers and certain authorities in Malaysia to draw up human development plan to empower their self-esteem.
Keyword: self-esteem, debt, low income, organizational support
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Baumeister, R. F., Heatherton, T. F., and Tice, D. M. (1993). When ego threats lead to selfregulation failure: Negative consequences of high self-esteem. J. Pers. Soc.Psychol. 64, 141-156. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.64.1.141
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Charlesworth, S.J. (2000). A phenomenology of working class experience. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Maslow, A. (1954). Motivation and personality. New York: Harper
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Reasoner, R. W., & Dusa, G. S. (1991). Building self-esteem in the secondary schools: Teacher's manual and instructional materials. Consulting Psychologists Press.
Reay, D. (2005). Beyond consciousness? The psychic landscape of social class. Sociology, 39 (5), 911-928.
Ridge, T. (2009). Living with poverty: A review of the literature on children's and families' experiences of poverty- Research Report No 594. London: Department for Work and Pensions.
Ruslinawati, A. G. (2014). Penghayatan 'aqidah dalam kalangan pelajar Politeknik Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (POLIMAS): Satu analisis. Kedah: Jabatan Pengajian AmPoliteknik Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah.
Sapora Sipon. (2008). Keberkesanan kaunseling kelompok pemusatan insan, rasional emotif tingkah laku dan psikologi kongnitif ad-din ke atas pengurangan tahap tekanan guru. Jurnal PERKAMA, Bilangan (14). Persatuan Kaunseling Malaysia.
Shukri Ahmad, Y. D., Abdullah, W. A. R. K. W., Ibrahim, M. M., & Hussain, S. F. M (2014). Penghayatan solat dan pengimarahan masjid: Kajian dalam kalangan pelajar Universiti Utara Malaysia. In: 2nd International Conference on Social Sciences Research (ICSSR 2014), 9-10 June 2014, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, MALAYSIA.
Siagian, S. P. (1989). Teori motivasi dan aplikasinya. Jakarta: Bina Aksara.
Siti Raba'ah Hamzah, Turiman Suandi & Azimi Hamzah. (November 2015). Pengaruh kepercayaan, motivasi dan niat terhadap golongan belia dalam aktiviti sukarela di Malaysia. International Journal of Education and Training (InjET), 1(2), 1-10.
Sivanathan, N., and Pettit, N. C. (2010). Protecting the self through consumption: Status goods as affirmational commodities. J. Exp. Soc. Psychol. 46, 564-570.
Solahuddin Ismail (2009). Pembentukan organisasi cemerlang: Pandangan islam dalam melantik pemimpin. Jurnal Usuluddin, 207-220.
Steele, C. M. (1988). The psychology of self-affirmation: Sustaining the integrity of the self. Advances in experimental social psychology, 21, 261-302.
Taormina, R. J., & Gao, J. H. (2013). Maslow and the motivation hierarchy: Measuring satisfaction of the needs. The American Journal of Psychology, 126(2), 155-177.
Tengku Sarina Aini. (2007). Keperluan motivasi dalam pengurusan kerja berkualiti dari perspektif pemikiran Islam. Jurnal Usuluddin, 25, 103-124.
Uma Sekaran (2000), Research methods for business a skill building approach. New York: John Wiley & Son, h.91.
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Wan Liz Ozman Wan Omar. (1996). Pengurusan Islam abad ke-21. Kuala Lumpur: Utusan Publications & Distributors Sdn. Bhd.
Wayne, S.J., Shore, L.M., Bommer, W.H. & Tetrick, L.E. (2002). The role of fair treatment and rewards in perceptions of organizational support and leader-member exchange. Journal of Applied Psychology, 87(3), 590-598.
Wilkinson, R.G. (1996). Unhealthy societies. London: Routledge.
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Worldwide, C., & Oxfam, G. B. (2011). Walking the talk: Cash transfers and gender dynamics. Concern Worldwide and Oxfam.
Yahya, M., & Sa'ari, C. Z. (2016). Program zikrullah dan aktiviti kerohanian asas pembangunan spiritual golongan belia perlu perhatian (PP) dalam merealisasikan gagasan Negara zikir Brunei Darussalam. GJAT, 6(1), 101-112.
Published
2019-07-04
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TOTO NGADIMAN, DICKY WIWITTAN; YACOOB, Salmy Edawaty; WAHID, Hairunnizam.
Self-Esteem Levels of the Indebted Lower-Income Group and the Role of Organizations in the Plantation Sector.
Melayu: Jurnal Antarabangsa Dunia Melayu, [S.l.], v. 12, n. 2, p. 238-254, july 2019.
ISSN 2682-8049.
Available at: <https://jurnal.dbp.my/index.php/Melayu/article/view/5546>. Date accessed: 07 may 2024.
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