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TEKANAN AKADEMIK DAN KAWALAN DIRI TERHADAP TAHAP KESEJAHTERAAN PSIKOLOGI DALAM KALANGAN PELAJAR UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH SEMASA PANDEMIK COVID-19
Nordin Ajmain, Zeliha Mohammad Ali, Azizi Yahaya, Balan Rathakrishnan, Eliysia Mohiding
Volume :
Vol 11 Issue 2 2023
Publication Date :
2023-07-25
Keywords :
Academic Stress, Self-Control, Psychological Well-Being, COVID-19
Tekanan Akademik, Kawalan Diri, Kesejahteraan Psikologi, COVID-19
Abstract :
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic that struck countries around the world including Malaysia had adversely impacted various sectors. The education sector was one of the sectors that was severely affected as a result of the closure of schools and universities that had to be enacted. The closure had put interruptions on the routines of students as they were required to adapt to online learning sessions. This circumstance caused students to face several challenges such as increased academic stress, which consequently resulted in decreased levels of self-control and psychological well-being. Thus, this research was conducted to identify the influence of academic stress and self-control on the psychological well-being of University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) students in Kota Kinabalu campus. This research had been carried out to 320 UMS students using a set of questionnaires. The data collected was analyzed by Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26. The study found no significant differences between academic stress levels, self-control and psychological well-being of UMS students by gender. In addition, regression (stepwise) statistics show academic stress is a direct predictor of the psychological well-being of UMS students during COVID-19, with a value of F (1,118) = 7.052, Sig = 0.009 <0.05. Based on Beta values, the findings showed (beta = -0.18, t = -2.65, Sig = 0.001 and R² = 0.056). Results showed academic stress contributed 5.6 percent to the psychological well-being of UMS students during the COVID-19 pandemic. It can be concluded that COVID-19 pandemic had pernicious influences on psychological well-being of UMS students. Therefore, future researchers are encouraged to conduct studies related to the factors influencing psychological well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Semenjak Pandemik Koronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) melanda antara satu sektor yang terjejas teruk ialah Sektor Pendidikan yang impaknya ialah penutupan sekolah dan kehendak mengikuti sesi pengajaran dan pembelajaran secara dalam talian. Pelbagai cabaran seperti peningkatan tekanan akademik yang menyebabkan penurunan tahap kawalan diri dan kesejahteraan psikologi. Kajian ini dijalankan untuk mengenal pasti ada perbezaan yang signifikan antara tahap tekanan akademik, kawalan kendiri dan kesejahteraan psikologi pelajar UMS mengikut jantina semasa pandemik COVID-19. Kedua, kajian bertujuan mengenal pasti pengaruh tekanan akademik dan kawalan kendiri terhadap kesejahteraan psikologi pelajar Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) di kampus Kota Kinabalu. Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah kuantitatif di mana 320 pelajar UMS terlibat dalam kajian ini melalui edaran soal selidik dan telah dianalisis menggunakan Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences (SPSS) versi 26. Kajian ini mendapati tidak ada perbezaan yang signifikan antara tahap tekanan akademik, kawalan kendiri dan kesejahteraan psikologi pelajar UMS mengikut jantina. Di samping itu juga, statistik regrasi berganda menunjukkan tekanan akademik adalah peramal langsung kesejahteraan psikologi pelajar UMS semasa COVID-19, dengan nilai F (1,118) = 7.052, Sig = 0.009 <0.05. Berdasarkan nilai Beta, dapatan kajian menunjukkan (beta = -0.18, t = -2.65, Sig = 0.001 dan R² = 0.056). Hasil menunjukkan tekanan akademik menyumbang 5.6 peratus kepada kesejahteraan psikologi pelajar UMS semasa pandemik COVID-19. Kesimpulannya, tekanan akademik daripada aspek tugas beban kerja yang diberikan semasa sesi pengajaran dan pembelajaran dalam talian dan tahap kesejahteraan psikologi yang rendah. Sebagai cadangan, penyelidik masa depan digalakkan untuk menjalankan kajian yang berkaitan dengan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi kesejahteraan psikologi semasa pandemik COVID-19.
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THE READINESS OF B40 SABAH RURAL STUDENTS TO ENTER UNIVERSITY: A PRELIMINARY OVERVIEW
Joki Perdani Sawai, Habibie Ibrahim, Nurul Hudani Md Nawi, Risalshah Latif, Siew Nyet Moi @ Sopiah Abdullah, Fazley Andi Sofian
Volume :
Vol 11 Issue 2 2023
Publication Date :
2023-07-24
Keywords :
Readiness, Enter University, B40
Abstract :
This paper reports the results of a preliminary study and tries to examine the question of whether poverty in the family has a negative effect and becomes an obstacle for children and whether the children are prepared from all aspects (psychological, emotional, economic and mental) to enter the university world. Entering university is the dream of most people, both students and parents. However, the dream of entering university is not so easy for some B40 students and families. This study is a preliminary survey study of students among rural B40 families in the state of Sabah. Study participants are students who have been on campus and are currently studying at the university. They consist of 1st-3rd year students at the Faculty of Psychology and Education, UMS. A qualitative approach is used which is the focus group interview method. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The results of the study show that there are two categories of students, namely students who; i) really intend to enter the university world and; ii) students who do not intend to enter the university world. Both categories of students have reasons why they intend and do not intend to enter university as reported in this paper. In addition, an interesting finding was reported that there was a difference in family support for boys and girls in the process of children pursuing their ambitions to continue their studies at the university level. The results of this study are expected to support policy makers in helping the poor and B40 families to achieve change in themselves, families and society through achievement in education.
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INTERAKSI ANTARA KEPUASAN KERJA, KUALITI HIDUP DAN KESIHATAN MENTAL SEBAGAI PERAMAL KEPADA PRESTASI AKADEMIK DALAM KALANGAN PELAJAR SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN MEMBAKUT II SEMASA PANDEMIK COVID-19
Zeliha Hj Mohamad Ali, Azizi Yahaya, Pg Razmahayati Pg Hj Mahmud, Laila Wati Madlan
Volume :
Vol 11 Issue 2 2023
Publication Date :
2023-07-24
Keywords :
Job Satisfaction, Quality of Life, Mental Health, Academic Performance, Covid 19
Kepuasan Kerja, Kualiti Hidup, Kesihatan Mental, Prestasi Akademik, Covid 19
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The spread of the COVID-19 epidemic has caused a number of negative impacts such as in terms of mental and physical health issues, performance instability especially among school and university students, job dissatisfaction in doing tasks and completing tasks according to the requirements and time set as well as a decrease in quality live as long as this pandemic happens continuously. Among the objectives of this study is to identify gender and area of residence as not a factor in the interaction of job satisfaction, quality of life, mental health, and academic performance. Second, the study identified the factors of job satisfaction, quality of life, and mental health as predictors of academic performance at the Membakut II National School during the covid-19 pandemic. The selection of the sample for this study uses a random sampling method involving 225 respondents among students from grades one to six at Membakut II Secondary School. The research design is using quantitative methods. The instrument of this study is to use a questionnaire distributed through the Whatsapp application in the form of a Google Form Survey. Data were collected and analyzed using Statistical Package for The Social Science software version 26 (SPSS 26.0) using 2-way manova and multiple regression. This study found that Gender and place of residence are not factors in job satisfaction, quality of life, mental health, and academic performance among Membakut II Middle School students during the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition, the regression analysis found that the factors of job satisfaction, quality of life, and mental health are not predictors of academic performance at Sekolah Kebangsaan Membakut II during the covid-19 pandemic recorded as much as 0.17 = p<0.00 and F (3.221) = 9.137. The results of this study need to be emphasized as a guide to ensure that students get satisfaction in terms of work, especially in order to improve academic performance with better quality and maintain physical and mental health during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Penularan wabak COVID-19 ini menyebabkan wujudnya beberapa impak yang negatif seperti dari segi isu kesihatan mental dan fizikal, ketidakstabilan prestasi terutamanya pelajar-pelajar sekolah dan universiti, ketidakpuasan kerja dalam melakukan tugasan dan menyelesaikan tugasan mengikut kehendak dan masa yang ditetapkan serta penurunan kualiti hidup sepanjang pendemik ini berlaku secara berterusan. Antara objektif kajian ini ini bertujuan untuk mengenalpasti jantina dan kawasan tempat tinggal bukan merupakan faktor terhadap interaksi kepuasan kerja, kualiti hidup, kesihatan mental dan prestasi akademik. Kedua, kajian mengenalpasti faktor kepuasan kerja, kualiti hidup dan kesihatan mental merupakan peramal kepada prestasi akademik di Sekolah Kebangsaan Membakut II semasa pandemik covid-19. Pemilihan sampel kajian ini menggunakan kaedah persempelan secara rawak yang melibatkan 225 orang responden di kalangan pelajar tingkatan satu hingga enam di Sekolah Menengah Membakut II. Reka bentuk kajian adalah menggunakan kaedah kuantitatif. Instrument kajian ini ialah menggunakan soal selidik dan diedarkan melalui aplikasi Whatsapp dalam bentuk Google Form Survey. Data dikumpul dan telah dianalisis dengan menggunakan perisian Statistical Package for The Social Science versi 26 (SPSS 26.0) menggunakan manova 2 hala dan regresi berganda. Kajian ini mendapati bahawa Jantina dan tempat tinggal bukan merupakan faktor kepada kepuasan kerja, kualiti hidup, kesihatan mental dan prestasi akademik di kalangan pelajar Sekolah Menengah Membakut II semasa pandemik Covid-19. Selain itu, analisis regressi mendapati faktor kepuasan kerja, kualiti hidup dan kesihatan mental merupakan bukan peramal terhadap prestasi akademik di Sekolah Kebangsaan Membakut II semasa pandemik covid-19 mencatatkan sebanyak 0.17 = p<0.00 dan F (3.221) = 9.137. Hasil kajian ini perlu dititikberatkan sebagai satu panduan untuk memastikan para pelajar mendapat kepuasan dari segi gerak kerja terutamanya dapat meningkatkan lagi prestasi akademik dengan lebih berkualiti dan mengekalkan kesihatan dari segi fizikal dan mental semasa Pandemik COVID-19.
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THE EFFECT OF PERCEIVED SUPPORT ON SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING OF ACADEMIC INSTITUTION STAFF
Najah Afina Mohd Harun, Muhammad Idris Bullare @ Bahari
Volume :
Vol 11 Issue 2 2023
Publication Date :
2023-07-24
Keywords :
Subjective Well-Being, Perceived Support, Higher Institution
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This study aimed to examine the effects of perceived support on subjective well-being (SWB) among university staff in the context of COVID-19. The research sample comprised of 522 employees from Malaysia public universities, which included both academicians and non-academicians. The respondents completed two online questionnaires. Statistical analyses used were descriptive statistics and regression. The results revealed that perceived support directly affects higher institution employees’ subjective well-being. The study confirmed the importance of perceived support for university employees’ subjective well-being.
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THE EFFECTS OF DURATION TO OBTAIN A FIRST JOB ON MATURE AND IMMATURE SELF-DEFENSE MECHANISMS AMONG RECENT GRADUATES
Getrude Cosmas, Patricia Joseph Kimong, Wanda Kiyah George Albert
Volume :
Vol 11 Issue 2 2023
Publication Date :
2023-07-24
Keywords :
Graduates, Self-Defense Mechanisms, Job
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Obtaining a job after graduation in today’s job market is quite challenging. Some graduates obtain a job during an internship while others do not secure their first job for a few months or even years. The length of time it takes to obtain a job might affect graduates in coping with job demands. To examine this phenomenon, a study involving 189 graduates was conducted. The study predicted that the duration of a graduate’s job search would affect their mature and immature self-defense mechanisms. The study also examined the difference between graduates with matched and mismatched jobs in using immature and immature self-defense. The study found that taking a longer time to get the first job negatively affects one’s mature self-defense, while there are no significant effects on the immature self-defense mechanism. This study showed that graduates who obtain jobs earlier after graduating tend to apply mature self-defense mechanisms (e.g., sublimation, humor, anticipation, & suppression) compared those who obtain job only after a longer duration. Regarding the differences between the two groups of graduates in using each self-defense mechanisms, the study found no significant difference. The findings showed that the mature psychological self-defense mechanism was more frequently used among graduates who get jobs sooner after graduation than among those who obtain jobs after a longer search. The study findings may help employed graduates to understand their self-defense mechanisms in adapting to their work environment based on the start of their first job.
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THE EFFECT OF PARENTING STYLES, PERSONALITIES, BULLY BEHAVIORS TOWARDS SUICIDE ATTEMPT
Azizi Yahaya, Balan Rathakrishnan, Halimah Maalip, Peter Voo, Mohd. Dahlan A. Malek, Muhammad Idris Bin Bullare @ Bahari
Volume :
Vol 11 Issue 2 2023
Publication Date :
2023-07-24
Keywords :
Suicide Attempt, Bully, Personality
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The aim of this study is to identify the association between parenting styles, personality, bullying behavior, and suicide attempt among adolescents in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. This study is a descriptive-correlation quantitative study that emphasizes the relevance of variable variation and its relationship with other variables. Statistical analysis showed good reliability and validity of the research instruments. The reliability of the Parental Authority Questionnaire (PAQ) is .786; Big Five Inventory (BFI) is .702; the Measure of Bullying Behaviour-Adaptation (MBBS-A) is .824; and The Suicide Probability Scale (SPS) is .924. While the validity of all research instruments is good as the obtained value (p table) is greater than the critical value (r table) of .2542 and significantly high because ? < .05. The samples of the study were selected using the cluster sampling method and consisted of secondary school students in Johor. A total of 815 data were used for descriptive analysis while 659 data that had gone through the process of screening and normality analysis were used for inferential analysis. The findings showed that the level of suicide attempts among adolescents is high (45.6%). In addition, this study showed that the authoritative parenting style is the most dominant with a mean of 3.53; verbal bullying is the most dominant bullying behavior with a mean of 1.76; and agreeableness is the most dominant personality domain with a mean of 3.59. The results of the Stepwise-Multiple Regression analysis showed that social manipulation, verbal and, physical bullying behavior, agreeableness and conscientiousness in personality, and authoritative parenting styles are predictors of suicide attempts.
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READINESS TO QUIT SMOKING AMONG REGISTERED SMOKERS AT THE QUIT SMOKING CLINIC SERVICES IN MALAYSIA
Mohd Haazik Mohamed, Noh Amit, Komathi Perialathhan, Wanda Kiyah George Albert, Norafifah Bali, Azreel Azim Abdul Alim
Volume :
Vol 11 Issue 1 2023
Publication Date :
2023-03-31
Keywords :
Readiness to Quit Smoking, Social support, Nicotine Dependence, Hospital’s Patients
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The Quit Smoking Clinic Services (QSCS) service at government hospitals is provided by the Ministry of Health Malaysia to help smokers quit smoking. Therefore, information on socio-demographic characteristics, smoking profiles and factors that correlate with the readiness to quit smoking is important. This study was conducted to identify factors that correlate with the readiness to quit smoking. A total of 115 respondents were involved in this study. Social support from friends has a significant negative correlation with willingness to quit smoking (r=-0.224). For the willingness to quit smoking construct, there is a significant negative correlation between social support from the family and the pre-contemplation construct score (r=-0.179), there is a negative significant correlation between the nicotine dependence score and the contemplation construct score (r=-0.180), there is a significant negative correlation between social support from friends with the action construct score (r=0.183) and there is a significant negative correlation between social support as a whole and social support from friends with the behavior maintenance construct (r=-0.206, r=-0.305). Therefore, the results of this study have the potential to be used as the basis reference for the development of special guidelines that focus on empowering smokers against external influences to quit smoking. In addition, factors such as socio-demographic characteristics, nicotine dependence, social support, play an important role in each stage of readiness to quit smoking. Special modules of behavioural treatment interventions involving social support and using available resources are needed to ensure that smoking treatment given is appropriate. Thus, assessment study using biopsychosocial and spiritual perspectives should also be conducted in Malaysia so that an understanding of the issues faced by smokers to quit smoking can be clearly understood holistically.
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HOW FAMILY COMMUNICATION PATTERN AFFECT A FAMILY'S CAPACITY FOR RESILIENCE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Azzyaty Azra, Erna Risnawati, Budi Hermaini, Muman Hendre Budiman, Etty Kartikawati
Volume :
Vol 11 Issue 1 2023
Publication Date :
2023-03-31
Keywords :
Anxiety, Covid-19, Death Anxiety, Psychological Well-Being
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The Covid-19 pandemic that has lasted until now has changed family life. The government also provides regulations to carry out social restrictions by carrying out various activities from home. More interaction during covid actually raises new problems such as increasing family conflicts which reduce family resilience. This study aims to determine the relationship between family communication pattern with family resilience in the covid-19 pandemic. This study uses a correlational quantitative research design. Data were collected using the Revised Family Communication Patterns (RFCP) Scale by Fitzoatrick to determine how parents and childrens communicate and interact within the family and the Walsh Family Resilience Questionnaire (WRFQ) Scale by Walsh to measure the level of family resilience. The participation on this research were one-hundred thirty family components men and women who are married in Jabodetabek. The data analysis used was Spearman correlation. The results showed that there was a significant positive relationship family communication patterns and family resilience (r= 0,574). Significant correlation conversation orientation and family resilience (r=0,706). This study provides an new overview of how important communication is during the family period in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF THE SUITABILITY OF HELP-SEEKING, CULTURE AND STIGMA MEASUREMENT AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
Kesantini Athinarayanan Rao, Getrude C. Ah Gang
Volume :
Vol 11 Issue 1 2023
Publication Date :
2023-03-31
Keywords :
Test and Testing, Psychometrics, Evaluation, Measurement
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There is a rise in the incidence and prevalence of mental distress among university students. However, the rate of mental health service utilisation is low. As psychological help-seeking attitude is a strong predictor for seeking psychological treatment, it is important to validate feasible and psychometrically sound instruments in the Malaysian context. This pilot study aimed to investigate the reliability and validity of six scales measuring the moderating role of culture on the effect of stigma in psychological help-seeking attitudes among university students. An online questionnaire, consisting of 83 items and 6 scales namely, the Portrait Value Questionnaire (PVQ-21), Loss of Face Scale (LOF), Individualism versus Collectivism Scale (INDCOL), Perceptions of Stigmatisation by Others for Seeking Psychological Help Scale (PSOSH), Self-Stigma of Seeking Help (SSOSH), and The Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Scale (ATSPPHS-SF) is distributed to a convenience sample of 61 samples from International Islamic University Malaysia. The results of this pilot study indicated that the overall reliability of the questionnaire was Cronbach’s Alpha 0.90. The Cronbach Alpha value for the total of all measures was found to be highly reliable. A factor analysis was run to test the validity of the unidimensional scales, and the results ranged from KMO value 0.63 to 0.84 with Bartlett’s p-value for all scales being significant (p <0.00). Validity of multidimensional scales were tested with convergent validity analysis. Both the INDCOL and PVQ-21 showed a good convergent validity and is a valid tool. The instruments used in this pilot study can be used for the main research study in studying the moderating role of culture on the effect of stigma in psychological help-seeking attitudes among university students as the instruments are multiculturally competent. Therefore, in a multicultural population like Malaysia, instruments as such are found to be helpful in studying the effects of culture, stigma, and personal values on psychological help-seeking attitudes.
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THE ROLE OF LEARNING AGILITY AS MEDIATOR BETWEEN PSYCHOLOGICAL EMPOWERMENT AND COLLABORATIVE BEHAVIOR
Irma Himmatul Aliyyah, Raden Ahmad Idham
Volume :
Vol 11 Issue 1 2023
Publication Date :
2023-03-31
Keywords :
Psychological Empowerment, Collaborative Behavior, Learning Agility
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The objective of this study is to determine the effect of psychological empowerment on collaborative behavior with the learning agility as a mediator among PT. Kazeto employees. The urgency of this research is to reveal other factors that can improve individual and company performance. Population in this study were all employees of PT. Kazeto, 250 people, from the head office and 3 branches. This research used a comparative quantitative approach with accidental sampling method. The results of first hypothesis showed that there is an effect of learning agility on collaboration behavior among PT. Kazeto employees. The relation between the variables of learning agility and collaboration behavior showed a path coefficient value 0.636 with a T value 9.009. This value is greater than t table (1.960). This means that the hypothesis was accepted. The second hypothesis showed that there is an effect of psychological empowerment on collaborative behavior with learning agility as a mediator. Indirect effect showed T Statistics of psychological empowerment on collaborative behavior is 7.419 with P Value is 0.000. This mean that the hypothesis is accepted
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