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 Volume 11, Issue 12 (December 2024), Pages: 140-154

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 Original Research Paper

Social and spiritual factors in building community happiness and well-being: The moderating role of education

 Author(s): 

 Gazi Md. Nurul Islam 1, Muhammad Abrar-ul-Haq 2, *, Jayendira P. Sankar 3

 Affiliation(s):

 1Tun Razak Graduate School, Universiti Tun Abdul Razak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 2College of Business Administration, University of Bahrain, Zallaq, Bahrain
 3College of Administrative and Financial Sciences, University of Technology Bahrain, Salmabad, Bahrain

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1519-8000

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 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2024.12.016

 Abstract

The Malaysian government aims to transform Malaysia into a high-income, fair, and sustainable economy, maintaining strong economic growth for nearly fifty years. Developing indicators to guide society towards a sustainable and desirable future is crucial for promoting welfare. This research seeks to understand people's perspectives on the social, cultural, spiritual, and governance factors that impact happiness and well-being in Malaysia. A survey of 732 participants from various regions of Peninsular Malaysia was conducted using a structured questionnaire, and the data was analyzed through Partial Least Square (PLS) and regression analysis. The findings indicate that factors such as social security, job satisfaction, national prosperity, education, and spiritual values significantly influence Malaysia's development. The study suggests that integrating these key indicators into policy-making is vital for achieving sustainable development in Malaysia. Furthermore, these findings can assist policymakers, businesses, and other organizations in developing strategies for sustainable growth and offer useful insights for achieving sustainability goals.

 © 2024 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords

 Happiness and well-being, Job satisfaction, National well-being, Social security, Spiritual factors

 Article history

 Received 25 July 2024, Received in revised form 2 November 2024, Accepted 22 November 2024

 Acknowledgment

The authors are grateful for the financial support provided by the Exploratory Research Grant Scheme (ERGS), Malaysia. The authors would like to thank Syed Omar Agil and Nik Rosnah for providing continuous support in the conceptualization and implementation of the study. The authors gratefully acknowledge the data collection assistance provided by Maszuin Kamarudin and the administration and management support from Universiti Tun Abdul Razak.

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 Ethical considerations

Informed consent was obtained, participation was voluntary, and confidentiality was ensured. Data were used solely for research purposes.

 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Islam GMN, Abrar-ul-Haq M, and Sankar JP (2024). Social and spiritual factors in building community happiness and well-being: The moderating role of education. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 11(12): 140-154

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