Relationship between parents, peer, lecturer attachment and Islamic resiliency among University Putra Malaysia students

The main purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between parents,peer, lecturer attachment and resiliency among UPM students. Three factors which are parents, peer and lecturer attachment have been studied about their relationship with resiliency. A total of 397 undergraduates students in UPM were selected through convenience sampling as respondents in this study. Inventory of Parents and Peer Attachment (Armsden and Greenberg, 1987) was used to measure the level of parents and peer attachment, followed by Inventory of Teacher-Student Relationships (Murray and Zvoch, 2011) to measure the level of lecturer attachment and Adolescent Resilience Scale (Oshio, Kaneko, Nagamine & Nakaya, 2003) to assess the level of students’ resiliency. The results of this study show that most of the respondents perceived moderate level of resiliency (M = 78.18; SD = 7.697), peer attachment (M = 101.27; SD = 13.283) and lecturer attachment (M = 45.46; SD =9.096), and high level of parents attachment (M = 103.22; SD = 11.495). The findings revealed that there was significant relationship between parents attachment (r = 0.434; p = 0.000), peer attachment (r = 0.455; p = 0.000), lecturer attachment (r =0.495; p = 0.000) and resiliency. The result from the study shows that the importance of improving the level of resiliency among the students in university is increasing the attachment to students’ parents, peer, and lecturer in order to become the good student in the life

Prediktor Kefungsian Keluarga Berisiko yang Mempunyai Anak Remaja Resilien

Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan faktor penyumbang unik kefungsian keluarga berisiko yang mempunyai anak remaja (11-18 tahun) resilien. Responden (n=115) merupakan subsampel ibu kepada remaja (berusia 11 hingga 18 tahun) resilien daripada kajian IRPA (Intensification Research for Priority Areas) bertajuk 'Ekologi Keluarga Berisiko: Proses Interaksi dan Perkembangan Resiliensi Anak' (Rumaya, Rozumah & Rojanah, 2000). Lokasi kajian adalah beberapa buah daerah di negen Johor, Selangor, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur dan Kedah. Data telah dikumpulkan secara temubual bersemuka menggunakan borang soal selidik. Kefungsian keluarga telah diukur menggunakan 'Family Assesment Device' (Epstein, Baldwin dan Bishop, 1983). Kualiti tingkahlaku keibubapaan telah diukur menggunakan skala 'Parent's Report' (Dibble dan Cohen, 1974) yang telah diadaptasi oleh pengkaji mengikut kesesuaian budaya tempatan. Kualiti perkahwinan ibu pula diukur menggunakan dua skala iaitu 'Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale' (Schumm, 1986; Rumaya, 1997) dan 'Conflict Tactic Scale' (CTS) oleh Straus (1979)

Measurement of self-esteem: comparison between the constructs of West and Islam

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the results of a comparative study of constructs within the measurement of Western and Muslim construct. Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale has been used to analyze the sources of western civilization, and this construct is one of the tools most widely used in the local psychological studies in Malaysia. The study involved a sample of 490 youths, aged between 15 and 21 years, from rehabilitation centers of Peninsular Malaysia. By using content analysis and statistical approach, the measurement tool of self-esteem was compared with that of Islamic psychosocial where the construct derived from is based on the Qur'an and Sunnah. Through this content analysis, we found that the items contained in self-esteem are closer to the concept of 'ujub (pride), which is contrary to Islamic principles. With the statistical approach, although not significant, the measurement of self-esteem might have showed the presence of the negative index (r = -0.052) when correlated with the measurement of Islam psychosocial. This indicates that higher Islam psychosocial has reduced the level of individual self-esteem. In terms of types and levels of misconduct, the higher levels of adolescent delinquency trends are found to indicate that the self-esteem is higher. Different from the psychosocial measurement tool of Islam, the higher level of misconduct is found to be a tendency toward the lower level of teenage psychosocial. The findings are expected to be a psychological study of the movement among Muslims Islam, which should use the approach of Islam

A mini review of conflict management styles in workplaces: the significance of community psychology approach

Conflict management is as a main method in every organization which restricting the negative facets of conflict at workplace and lead to appear positive signs of conflict in organization. This industrial and organizational phenomenon raises knowing and applying correct styles of management for conducting managers in organization. In reality, conflict is an abnormal social phenomenon which has various effects on organizations’ outcome. In this way, monitoring these various effects can open new view in organizational process. The Presence of correct conflict management improve amount of mental health and psycho among managers in organization and reduce abnormal reactions against another staffs. Community psychology can do this fact with determined some efficiency policies in society. Therefore conflict management has an important and noticeable key role in organization ‘achievement and outcomes. Furthermore, the ability to contact with conflict and solving it has valuable duty for managers’ successfully and organization. In this case, Community psychology provide sufficient platform for conflict styles and determine some intervention and prevention for them. These strategic items (intervention and prevention) cover managers’ benefits and organization correctly with attention to conflict styles. Conflict management involves five styles which by them manage and limit abnormalities behaviors in correct way at work place :1) Collaboration pays attention to both side of discussion and develop their desire by cooperating and listening together, 2) Compromising tries to find a suitable solution and determine duties between both side (manager and staff), 3) Accommodation refers to other points and usually follow their suggestion 4) Competing mentions the rights and believes of managers and staffs in accurate way and finally 5) Avoiding refers to both side which do not cooperate together and never try to solving their problem. In this style, just one side of conflict try to find solution way and avoid to appear another difficulty

The role of personality factors on job satisfaction among academic staff at public research university

Job satisfaction assumed as a one of the main factor among academic staff and placed as a basic inner feeling for them. Moreover, the purpose of present study was to brilliant the role of job satisfaction at university and illustrated it as a principle positive motivator among academic staff. Lack of consideration to the presence of job satisfaction leads to several difficulties at university and also low level of this inner feeling emerges some insufficient behaviors and reactions among academic staff. Actually, the existence of job satisfaction as basic human needs can develop and support academic staff's performances and conduct their organizational behavior in the accurate way. Furthermore, in current literature review focused on the role and importance of job satisfaction at university and also mentioned its effectiveness on performances, behaviors and reactions of academic staff at educational organization

NGOs and the homelessness in Kuala Lumpur: towards moralistic trust

The aim of the paper is to provide a descriptive analysis of the role of NGOs that provide food distribution to the homeless in Kuala Lumpur. Using personal interviewing as a method of data collection, the study focuses on the aspect of social capital amongst the Non-Governmental Organizations, especially in terms of bonding and bridging social capital. Analysis of the data procured from the NGOs was done, and trust as one of the components of social capital is seen evidently in the study. This paper defines a new kind of trust that exists between the seven NGOs and the homeless people in this particular context, namely moralistic trust. Informants who have been interviewed all declared a uniform insight towards their relationships to the homeless, giving us a new understanding as to how NGOs build trust with those who are considered destitute, weak, doomed, losers or marginalized in society

Social capital and its relationship with Universiti Putra Malaysia undergraduates' Facebook usages

This study envisaged in determining the relationship between the intensity of Facebook usage and social capital among undergraduates at Universiti Putra Malaysia. A number of factors (respondent’s personal and family background, the intensity of Facebook usage and social capital) have been studied with regards to their relationships with each other. Respondents involved 120 male and female undergraduates studying at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), who were selected through a convenience sampling. A self-administered questionnaire was used as a tool for data collection. Majority of the respondents were between 21 and 23 years of age, obtained an average of CGPA of 3.05 and came from educated parents (diploma and above), and moderately high household incomes. Pearson correlation was used to test the correlation between the respondent’s personal and family backgrounds with Facebook intensity. Meanwhile, linear regression was used to analyze the strength of the relationship between Facebook intensity and social capital and revealed that all have significant relationships with the intensity of Facebook usage. The linear regression analysis also affirmed that the intensity of the Facebook use (β = 0.274**) has a positive but miniscule effect on the increment of social capital. Relevant factors attributed to findings are also discussed

Student Perceptions of the Sub Element of Integrity: Case Study at University Malaysia Pahang

This study aims to key out the perceptions on the integrity of the elements that comprise the discipline, responsibility and honesty. This study used a survey method using questionnaires. 138 respondents were chosen through random sampling. Data were analyzed descriptively involves measuring the mean, standard deviation and correlation. The results showed that a large number of respondents indicated that the factor of integrity takes on a significant role in the forming of individual identity. These components need to be raised from time to time so that positive values will not vanish from the psyche

The role of well being as mediating variable and frustration in the relationship between deprivation and aggressive behavior among inmates of Nigerian congested prison

The article analyses the use of mediating variable, well being and frustration in the relationship between deprivation and aggressive behavior among the inmates in congested Nigerian prison.However, the study elaborated the meaning of well being,types of well being, theory of social well being, conclusion and method of information collection and data analysis.The most easy means to see this is to mention that it may have exceptions.It may fail to be a good thing, for instance, when wicked people are well off; perhaps it would be more beneficial if they were badly off. Lastly, our question is not, What sort of life makes for a morally upright life? It seems that we can well conceive of someone leading a morally upstanding life that turns out to be of no benefit to her yet if we became persuaded, through philosophical argument, that this is not possible, perhaps because moral virtue is its own reward, it even appears that being well turned and being moral are distinct phenomena.It hardly needs arguing that the question of what makes a person’s life work well is important.First, the question is just inherently interesting, and worth reading in its own right, even if answering it were relevant to no other important queries.It also has obvious practical implications: most of us want to get a good life, and knowing what one is might help us become one, from these direct reasons to be interested, our subject is relevant to many of the most significant questions we face as people face. One cause is that the subjective well being of individuals entails important information about the character of the social system in which they exist. If people typically feel bad, the social system is apparently not easily suited for human habitation.Ace of the aims of sociology is to contribute to a safer society, and the work of subjective well-being provides clues for a more livable society

Jenis dan tahap pemilikan modal peniaga bazar larut malam: kajian kes di Lembah Klang, Malaysia

Kertas kerja ini membincangkan modal-modal yang terlibat dalam menjalankan perniagaan bazar larut malam. Pemilikan modal merupakan elemen penting dalam memastikan kelangsungan perniagaan berskala kecil ini. Lazimnya, modal dikaitkan dengan aspek kewangan dan keuntungan sahaja. Maka, berdasarkan Model Kelestarian Perniagaan oleh Tilley & Young (2006) diadaptasi bersama konsep Modal Komuniti oleh Hart (2000), kajian dijalankan untuk mengkaji tahap kelestarian komuniti peniaga bazar larut malam menerusi pemilikan modal-modal peniaga iaitu modal sosial, modal insan, modal kewangan dan modal fizikal. Hasil dapatan menunjukkan bahawa pemilikan modal-modal oleh peniaga bazar larut malam adalah berada pada tahap yang sederhana iaitu kesemua tahap modal berada pada tahap yang sederhana iaitu tahap modal sosial (70.0%), tahap sederhana modal insan (75.2%), tahap sederhana modal kewangan (82.8%) dan tahap sederhana modal fizikal (81.2%). Ini bererti bahawa masih terdapat ruang untuk mengukuhkan modal, dan dengan itu, kemampanan perniagaan