Sustainable well-being: An empirical exploration on human interdependence with the environment

This study is a part of ongoing research to discover subjective measures of sustainable well-being manifested in (i) Human Interdependence with other Humans (HIH) and (ii) Human Interdependence with the Environment (HIE). This paper focuses on HIE. Issues: A growing number of studies on subjective w...

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Main Authors:	Abu Bakar, Aisyah, Mohamed Osman, Mariana, Bachok, Syahriah, Ibrahim, Mansor, Abdullah, Alias
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Published:	American Scientific Publishers 2017
Subjects:	HM1106 Interpersonal relations. Social behavior
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spelling	iium-591332017-11-07T01:42:19Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/59133/ Sustainable well-being: An empirical exploration on human interdependence with the environment Abu Bakar, Aisyah Mohamed Osman, Mariana Bachok, Syahriah Ibrahim, Mansor Abdullah, Alias HM1106 Interpersonal relations. Social behavior This study is a part of ongoing research to discover subjective measures of sustainable well-being manifested in (i) Human Interdependence with other Humans (HIH) and (ii) Human Interdependence with the Environment (HIE). This paper focuses on HIE. Issues: A growing number of studies on subjective well-being claimed that sustainable well-being is a result of human interdependency. However, there is a lack of conclusive study on dimensions and components that determine the human interdependence with the environment. Aim: This study intends to provide empirical evidence on the components that constitute HIE. Method: Questionnaire Survey and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) were adopted to determine the components of HIE. Before the Questionnaires, the research had already theoretically explored four separate dimensions to HIE. The dimensions of HIE were (i) personality and lifestyle, (ii) interaction with nature, (iii) environmental attitude and (iv) external condition to behaviour. Potential and measurable HIE indicators were discovered through literature review and converted into 40 self-reported items. Survey Questionnaires were conducted inquiring respondents of their levels of HIE. Findings: There were 12 components extracted in total, based on four separate PCA analysis for each HIE dimension. Limitation: Full reliance on literature review and PCA in discovering the components for HIE is the weakness of the research. An in-depth qualitative approach such as semi-structured interviews could potentially determine other possible determinants to HIE. Significance: This study identifies the determinants of HIE. The empirical evidence of HIE contributes to the practicality of measuring sustainable well-being through HIE at the local scale. American Scientific Publishers 2017-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/59133/1/13%20EDITED%20Sustainable%20Well-Being%20An%20Empirical%20Exploration%20on%20Human%20Interdependence%20with%20the%20Environment.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/59133/9/59133-Sustainable%20well-being.pdf Abu Bakar, Aisyah and Mohamed Osman, Mariana and Bachok, Syahriah and Ibrahim, Mansor and Abdullah, Alias (2017) Sustainable well-being: An empirical exploration on human interdependence with the environment. Advanced Science Letters, 23 (7). pp. 6352-6356. ISSN 1936-6612 E-ISSN 1936-7317 http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/asp/asl/2017/00000023/00000007/art00072 10.1166/asl.2017.9259
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spellingShingle	HM1106 Interpersonal relations. Social behavior Abu Bakar, Aisyah Mohamed Osman, Mariana Bachok, Syahriah Ibrahim, Mansor Abdullah, Alias Sustainable well-being: An empirical exploration on human interdependence with the environment
description	This study is a part of ongoing research to discover subjective measures of sustainable well-being manifested in (i) Human Interdependence with other Humans (HIH) and (ii) Human Interdependence with the Environment (HIE). This paper focuses on HIE. Issues: A growing number of studies on subjective well-being claimed that sustainable well-being is a result of human interdependency. However, there is a lack of conclusive study on dimensions and components that determine the human interdependence with the environment. Aim: This study intends to provide empirical evidence on the components that constitute HIE. Method: Questionnaire Survey and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) were adopted to determine the components of HIE. Before the Questionnaires, the research had already theoretically explored four separate dimensions to HIE. The dimensions of HIE were (i) personality and lifestyle, (ii) interaction with nature, (iii) environmental attitude and (iv) external condition to behaviour. Potential and measurable HIE indicators were discovered through literature review and converted into 40 self-reported items. Survey Questionnaires were conducted inquiring respondents of their levels of HIE. Findings: There were 12 components extracted in total, based on four separate PCA analysis for each HIE dimension. Limitation: Full reliance on literature review and PCA in discovering the components for HIE is the weakness of the research. An in-depth qualitative approach such as semi-structured interviews could potentially determine other possible determinants to HIE. Significance: This study identifies the determinants of HIE. The empirical evidence of HIE contributes to the practicality of measuring sustainable well-being through HIE at the local scale.
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author	Abu Bakar, Aisyah Mohamed Osman, Mariana Bachok, Syahriah Ibrahim, Mansor Abdullah, Alias
author_facet	Abu Bakar, Aisyah Mohamed Osman, Mariana Bachok, Syahriah Ibrahim, Mansor Abdullah, Alias
author_sort	Abu Bakar, Aisyah
title	Sustainable well-being: An empirical exploration on human interdependence with the environment
title_short	Sustainable well-being: An empirical exploration on human interdependence with the environment
title_full	Sustainable well-being: An empirical exploration on human interdependence with the environment
title_fullStr	Sustainable well-being: An empirical exploration on human interdependence with the environment
title_full_unstemmed	Sustainable well-being: An empirical exploration on human interdependence with the environment
title_sort	sustainable well-being: an empirical exploration on human interdependence with the environment
publisher	American Scientific Publishers
publishDate	2017
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