61 research outputs found
Pendidikan Remaja Dalam Pusat Pemulihan Mencari Yang Ditinggalkan.
No full textKunci utama dalam membina sumber manusia yang berkualiti dan lestari adalah melalui sebuah sistem pendidikan yang baik. Sebuah sistem pendidikan yang baik mestilah
memiliki ciri-ciri seperti inklusif dan kualiti pendidikan yang saksama serta mempromosikan pembelajaran yang melangkaui kumpulan umur sasaran biasa dan menjangkaui ruang serta kerangka masa yang ditetapkan (Sustainable Development Goal 4). Berdasarkan piawaian tersebut, kita percaya bahawa sistem pendidikan pemulihan seperti pusat pemulihan tidak seharusnya dipisahkan dan ditinggalkan dalam memikirkan tentang pendidikan yang mampan. Kajian ini merupakan satu usaha penerokaan awal bagi memahami pengalaman serta cabaran yang dihadapi dari perspektif pesalah juvana Malaysia dalam meneruskan pendidikan sewaktu menjalani hukuman tahanan di pusat pemulihan
Stress, coping and social supports in adolescent years
No full textThis paper results from a study that was conducted on 209 Form Four students from two schools in Penang. In this study, a semi-structured interview covering questions on demographics, a 12-item measure of self-esteem, and a 20-item measure of well-being was conducted. Students were also asked to report their Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) results as an indicator of their academic performance. To assess stress, coping and social supports, respondents were given a list of possible stressors (e.g., problems with relationships at home and school) and were asked to indicate whether or not they were bothered by these stressors, the type of coping that they had used in dealing with these stressors, and the type of social supports that they had received in relation to these stressors. A higher proportion of respondents (77%) identified issues related to academics and lessons as a problem compared to other issues (relationships at home, 34%, and relationships at school, 31%). The number of stressors related to everyday life was significantly related to well-being, but not to self-esteem or academic performance. Respondents reported a variety of problem-specific coping. Supports received were also problem-specific in nature. The findings have both applied and theoretical implications
Character Strengths and Positive Outcomes
No full textCharacter strengths have been defined as positive traits associated with individual
differences. It has been explored as part of the personality that contributes to well-being,
happiness and flourishing. This paper provides a review of the VIA Classification of character
strengths and the relationships between character strengths and positive outcomes. Previous
research shows that different character strengths predict different outcomes. From the review,
character strengths have been found to generally increase life satisfaction, flourishing and
leadership. Character strengths also have significant relationships with coping with stress,
mastering online education system and recovering from addiction behaviour. Most of the studies
were conducted in Western countries across a variety of population. The review highlights the
importance of studying character strengths, especially in less studied samples such as Malaysia
STRESS, COPING AND SOCIAL SUPPORTS IN THE ADOLESCENT YEARS
No full textThis paper results from a study that was conducted on 209 Form Fourstudents from two schools in Penang. In this study, a semi-structuredinterview covering questions on demographics, a 12-item measure ofself-esteem, and a 20-item measure of well-being was conducted.Students were also asked to report their Penilaian Menengah Rendah(PMR) results as an indicator of their academic performance. To assess stress, coping and social supports, respondents were given a list of possible stressors (e.g., problems with relationships at home and school) and were asked to indicate whether or not they were bothered by these stressors, the type of coping that they had used in dealing with these stressors, and the type of social supports that they had received in relation to these stressors. A higher proportion of respondents (77%) identified issues related to academics and lessons as a problem compared to other issues (relationships at home, 34%, and relationships at school, 31%). The number of stressors related to everyday life was significantly related to well-being, but not to self-esteem or academic performance. Respondents reported a variety of problem-specificcoping. Supports received were also problem-specific in nature. Thefindings have both applied and theoretical implications
Advancing Positive Psychology in South East Asia: the Importance of Culture
No full textInterest in the field of positive psychology has been overwhelming. This can be observed from the number of academic conferences and journals attributed to this field. Similar patterns can be observed in Asia where more and more research are concentrating on investigating constructs deemed as important within the field of positive psychology. However, comparable to other fields within psychology, positive psychology cannot ignore the importance of culture. This is especially true in South East Asian context when culture is arguably distinct from the American/European traditions in which positive psychology was originated from. Culture is likely to play a significant role in determining how human strengths are being conceptualized and nurtured and eventually determined a persons well-being and success as experienced within that particular society. Based on some findings from a research of adolescents happiness and well-being in Malaysia, this paper highlights the importance of culture in advancing positive psychology in Asia. More specifically, findings from this research demonstrated the importance of positive psychology in understanding and improving quality of life for certain groups of people in a particular society and illustrated several significant cultural and subcultural differences that can potentially enrich our understanding of positive psychological constructs. Findings also indicated the importance of culturally embedded constructs such as family relations and spiritual elements in contributing to happiness. Finally findings from this study suggested the need to unpack more general constructs such as positive relationships and meanings of life as they are contextualized within a specific culture and the call for further exploration on other constructs related to human positive attributes and strengths.Keyword: positive psychology, wellbeing, culture, an
Exploring Women’s Relationships: An analysis of Malaysian Women’s Lifestyle Magazines
No full textThis study presented content analysis of two women’s lifestyle magazines for the period of
January until June 2016. Combining media studies and relationship research, this paper
examined cover pages and cover stories of two highly popular and widely circulated
women’s lifestyle magazines in Malaysia; Nona and Wanita. Preliminary analysis indicated
women who appeared in the cover page and cover story of the two magazines were attractive,
successful and that they held prominent positions within society. They included
businesswomen, actresses and politicians/activists. Women’s relationships, as portrayed in
these magazines, comprised of children, husbands and family and this is consistent with their
private roles as mothers, wives, sisters and daughters. From the analysis, women in the cover
pages of these two magazines continued to be presented in traditional and patriarchal gender
roles including being nurturant and submissive with an emphasis on their sexuality. This is in
spite of them holding non-traditional roles as providers and representing success stories of
women in public domain. The analysis provided supports that gender roles and cultural
expectations continue to influence people’s social experiences. In addition, these gender roles
cultural expectations also shape and at the same time enhanced by the representations in the
media
Hubungan Interpersonal Golongan ‘Pengkid’ di Malaysia
No full textThis research focuses on Pengkid. Pengkid is a term or a slang used in Malaysia to refer to lesbians in the butch category. They are a group of individuals who practices same sex sexual orientation, in which they are sexually attracted to women. This research was conducted to examine interpersonal relationships of Pengkid and their satisfaction over these relationships. To gain a deeper and more comprehensive picture, a semi-structural interview was conducted with 25 Pengkid participants from around Pulau Pinang, Kuala Lumpur, and Selangor. Participants were recruited using various methods including from Malaysian Pengkid official website and through snowballing technique. Results show that Pengkids in this study have wide and various categories of interpersonal relationships and received several types of social supports from their interpersonal relationships. This indicates that Pengkid in this study were well-accepted by their social circle and maintained a good relationship with individuals who knew and are aware of their sexual orientation. Close friends and romantic partners were the main sources of all types of support for this group. Other categories of interpersonal relationships also provide some social supports to this group but of lesser quality and quantity compared to these two. Findings from this research suggest the unique and different role is played by different individuals in one social network. This study contributes to the same sex sexual orientation on this particular group.
 
Proceedings of Universiti Sains Malaysia International Conference on Social Sciences 2015 - Touching Lives, Bridging Society
No full textA society and people in general have always been the major focus of any study in the field of
social sciences. Given the conflicts, competition, pressures, tensions and differences that are
prevalent and persisting around us in today‘s society, social scientists can have a great
potential to touch the lives of all human beings in many different societies. By doing so, they
too can bridge the gaps that are seen to be widening between and within societies today. The
field of social sciences critically examines and analyses elements of human existence, their
infinite combinations of interactions, their value systems, traditions, culture, options and
choices and practices. This is reflected in a broad range of disciplines which include
anthropology and sociology, development studies, economics, political science, psychology
and social work.
The proceedings of this conference includes papers presented at the USM-International
Conference on Social Sciences (USM-ICOSS) 2015 which was hosted with the aptly noble
theme ―Touching Lives and Bridging Society‖ and held from 27 - 28 August 2015 at the
Rainbow Paradise Beach Resort, Penang, Malaysia. This conference is solely organized by
the School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia
Self-Compassion, Social Connectedness And Self-Regulation Of Health Behaviour: A Preliminary Study On Local Undergraduates In Malaysia
No full textSelf-compassion refers to the ability to care and have compassion towards oneself during the hard time in their life, which offers them a sense of warmth, connectedness and concern. Social connectedness refers to how individuals relate themselves with others and how they perceive themselves in those relationships. Self-regulation of health behaviour refers to one’s initiatives, such as setting goals, taking action and monitoring progress, in personal health management. This study examined 1) gender difference in self-compassion, 2) the level of self-compassion, social connectedness and self-regulation of health behaviour, and 3) the relationship between self-compassion, social connectedness and self-regulation of health behaviour, among local undergraduates in Malaysia. Participants were 292 local undergraduates in a Malaysian public university who completed a questionnaire package on Self-Compassion Scale (α = .79), the Health Responsible part of Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (α = .85) and The Social Connectedness Scale-Revised (α = .87). Findings reported insignificant gender difference in self-compassion among local undergraduates. Findings also reported adequate level of self-compassion, high level of social connectedness and low level of self-regulation of health behaviour among local undergraduates in Malaysia. There was significant and positive relationship between self-compassion, social connectedness and self-regulation of health behaviour. Contribution, limitation and future research direction of current study were discussed
What makes you feel grateful? A qualitative study to examine gratitude-eliciting events
No full textAlthough many studies focusing on benefits of gratitude, only a few researchers have looked
into factors of gratitude.These studies also tend to focus on the experience of gratefulness
towards others’ help but not on the more comprehensive sources of gratefulness.Therefore,
the aim of the present study is to examine all possible events or situations that can potentially
elicit one’s gratefulness.Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 30 undergraduate
students from a public university in Malaysia.The participants were asked to list down the
events that could elicit their gratefulness.In addition, they were asked to indicate the most
frequently occurring events and the events that elicited highest level of gratitude.The
findings identified 7 domains and 25 categories (under the 7 domains) that developed from
a total of 780 events reported by the participants.Findings showed that gaining something especially getting help from family would make people feel most grateful and it happens frequently.Furthermore, staying connected with people was also reported as happening
frequently, which may be attributed to human’s motivation to maintain relationship with
others.Moreover, individuals felt most grateful for others’ welfare and thank God for others related events.This implies that the members from collectivist culture (e.g., Malaysia) value others welfare over their own welfare.Lastly, the events were organised into a simpler version that consist of only 96 events that serve as a guideline for future researchers to develop measurement on gratitude-eliciting events.The limitations of present study and recommendations for future research were discussed
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