Influence of Acculturation on Foodways among Ethnic Groups and Common Acceptable Food

AbstractAcculturation through education, social interaction and media remarkably catalyze the sharing of various ethnic foods through it preparation and consumption or foodways. The acceptance of it by each ethnic group will lead into the common acceptable food in a country. This study reports the comparative analysis on the extent to which acculturation through education; social interaction and media influence the foodways between three Malaysian major ethnic groups (Malay, Chinese and Indian). Result revealed that education, social interaction through event, media as part of acculturation attributes not only provides the understanding of food cultures, familiarize with the ingredients and recipes, the serving and eating of other ethnics’ food but influence the foodways or the preparation and consumption of each other ethnic food. In addition, adaptation on each other ethnic food through foodways (preparation and consumption) creates a strong belief on the formation of common acceptable food

Sexual harassment: a predictor to job satisfaction and work stress among women employees

Abstract This study examines the predictions on sexual harassment experience towards job satisfaction and work stress among female employees at three universities in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. A questionnaire consisting of four sections has been used for this research. The four sections measured sexual harassment experience, job satisfaction, work stress and respondents information. A total of 1423 participants were selected through simple random sampling technique. Results show that more than half of the sample has had sexual harassment experience. Female employees aged between 26 to 39 years, married, and having length of service less than 5 years had more sexual harassment experiences. Another result showed a significant negative relationship between sexual harassment experience with job satisfaction and significant positive relationship between sexual harassment experience with work stress. Results also indicate that sexual harassment can be a predictor of job satisfaction and work stress

The influence of Baba Nyonya acculturation on the Malacca food identity / Aisyah Tumin…[et al.]

Migration has been part of the process that shapes the constituent of a particular nation or place. The movement of different people from various ethnicities and cultural background into a place has enabled the process of acculturation to occur. Such process would open up the opportunity for each ethnic toadapt or adopt certain trait of culture from other ethnic and thus producing a cultural mixture that is unique. Within the scope of this study, the acculturation of Baba Nyonya from the mixture of Malay and Chinese food culture and tradition is argued has helped to shape the Malacca food identity. However, the extent to which the phenomenon is occurring is not known, as there is no particular study has been looking into this subject. Thus, this study is designed to examine the process of Baba Nyonya food acculturation and their influence on the Malacca state food identity formation

The Effectiveness of Peace Education Program on the Preschoolers’ Social Behaviour in the Sultanate of Oman

Purpose – This research aims to measure the effects of the peace education program on the social and emotional behaviours of preschool children in the Sultanate of Oman. Children should be equipped with basic values, such as respecting the efforts and ideas of others, forming a comprehensive and positive relationship with people, possessing the skills of empathy, and resolving conflicts in peaceful ways.Design/methods/approach – The researcher adopted the quasi-experimental approach, and the current study presented the Peace Education Program (PEP) for children aged 4–6 years in the Sultanate of Oman. The participants consisted of 40 children in the experimental group and 40 children in the control group. The researcher used a scale with picture choice questions containing two pictures per question to measure the behaviours of children before and after the treatments. The peace education program for the study also included 28 training sessions that were presented for 15 weeks at a duration of one hour per session.Findings – The current study results also favoured the experimental group, as an improvement in their social behaviour was observed after joining the program.Research implications/limitations – The research demonstrates that peace is a key prerequisite for developing a balanced life, especially in childhood.  The results may be of great significance in measuring and improving children's behaviour through (PEP).Practical implications – The study findings may likely be fruitful to Oman's pupils, educators, curriculum designers, and educational policy-makers.Originality/value – This study has been successful in focusing on some aspects of growth and behaviour enhancement in children. Paper type Research pape

TRAUMA REMAJA KORBAN KONFLIK BERSENJATA DAN TSUNAMI DI ACEH: TRAUMA AMONG ADOLESCENTS VICTIM OF ARMED CONFLICT AND TSUNAMI IN ACEH

Kajian trauma dalam kalangan remaja mangsa konflik dan tsunami di Aceh dilakukan kerana beberapa asumsi iaitu Aceh dalam sejarah yang berpanjangan telah berlaku konflik bersenjata, selain itu juga telah terjadi gempa yang maha dahsyat yang dibarengi dengan tsunami. Peristiwa tersebut telah membuat ramai masyarakat terutama remaja mengalami kesan trauma pada taraf yang sederhana, dan terdapat perbezaan yang signifikan pada setiap wilayah, sumber trauma dan jantina yang memerlukan pengkawalan secara profesional terutamanya wilayah-wilayah yang hasil ujian post hoc sangat berbeza seperti di Bireun, Aceh Selatan dan Abdya agar remaja yang mengalami trauma dapat hidup secara munasabah dan dapat merancang kehidupan yang selesa dimasa hadapan melalui layanan kaunseling trauma. Kajian ini menggunakan manual standar Trauma Symptom Inventory (TSI) yang sudah diubah pakai sesuai dengan bahasa tempatan. Manual ini dibahagi kedalam dua sakala iaitu Skala Validiti dan Skala Klinikal. Remaja yang merespon indikator tersebut dengan skor tinggi maka dapat dikatakan mereka mengalami trauma dan memerlukan pengkawalan yang serius agar tidak menjadi Post Traumatic Syndrome Disorder (PTSD). Trauma ini sangat membahaya kerana dapat menggangu kesehatan fizikal dan psikis dan bila berpanjangan akan menyebabkan sakit mental

A descriptive phenomenological study of the lived experience of the creative design process among students of graphic design

The use of technologies such as Computer-Aided Design (CAD) is significant and has a profound effect on the Creative Design Process. The widely studied process in Creativity research such as Divergent Thinking (DT), Convergent Thinking (CT), and Analogical Thinking (AT) can describe the Creative Design during the process of producing and the implementation of ideas. The article employs the Descriptive Phenomenological method by collecting verbalized data from seven participants who are at the time of this study are enrolled in a Design Course, specifically Graphic Design. Three design projects are designed specifically to collect verbalized data through the think-aloud and stimulated recall method. Another data source that is used to support interpretation are screen recordings of the of the participants Creative Design process. The findings include seven themes that are associated with the experience of Creative Design and are used to describe the Creative Design Process with CAD through DT, CT, and AT and their relationship through the transformations of conceptual knowledge and technical skills. The article then discusses the role of Conceptual and Technical Knowledge that went through the process of selection and mapping in AT to induce DT and CT in ideation and its expansion through the process of learning. Finally, the article will present the limitations of this study and suggestions for future research

Effects of the Peace Education Program on the Social and Emotional Behaviour for Pre-School in the Sultanate of Oman

The education of peace has become a prominent pre-requisite for societies to survive in this competitive globalised system. As a result of the tremendous technological development, especially in communications and the intermingling of interests among members of societies, and the codification of many issues of common concern among nations, it is very necessary to set foundations for peaceful co-existence among human beings. Johnson and Johnson, stated that students should be equipped with core values such as respect for the efforts and ideas of others, an inclusive relationship with people, skills for compassion and peaceful conflict resolution. Furthermore, the present chapter provided a study of peace education program (PEP) for pre-school children aged (4–6) years in Oman. Where the program contains (28) training sessions are offered within (15) weeks at the rate of one hour per session. The researcher used a scale of two images, the behaviour of the children was measured before and after the experiment, where the researcher adopted the quasi experimental method, the sample consisted of (40) children in the experimental group and (40) children in the control group. In addition, the results of the study were in favour of the experimental group, where an improvement in their behaviour was observed after being enrolled in the program

Fear of failure among perfectionist students

Fear of failure (FOF) has been reported as a construct that hinders individuals from achieving higher, working harder, and even moving from one stage of development to another. Studies indicated that university students with traits perfectionism tend to develop FOF, which prevented them for achieving better accomplishment in their academic life. In order to obtain further knowledge to curb FOF among this population, this study investigates which one of the three dimensions of perfectionism (self-oriented, other-oriented, socially prescribed) is the main predictor of FOF. 351 participants from the target population of 4,000 undergraduate students from UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia were recruited via convenience sampling to provide us with their data through a Google Form. Perfectionism dimensions were measured by the multidimensional perfectionism scale and fear of failure by the performance failure appraisal inventory. The collected data was analyzed via simple and multiple regression by multiple regression technique, and the findings showed that self-oriented and other-oriented perfectionism did not significantly predict the fear of failure. However, socially prescribed perfectionism was the only significant predictor of the fear of failure among the perfectionism model, therefore indicating that it was the most significantly predictor as well. In conclusion, students are more likely to be afraid to fail when they believe that there is a social standard of perfection that they have to follow

SIMPTOM KEMURUNGAN DALAM KALANGAN PENAGIH DADAH WANITA DI PUSAT RAWATAN DAN PEMULIHAN DADAH

Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti simptom kemurungan dalam kalangan penagih dadah wanita yang sedang menjalani rawatan dan pemulihan penagihan dadah. Pengenal pastian simptom kemurungan dalam kalangan penagih dadah wanita penting bagi mengelakkan masalah dual diagnosis yang boleh memberi risiko penagih dadah wanita pada tingkah-laku relaps, tingkah-laku penagihan impulsif dan penularan penyakit berjangkit khususnya penyakit bawaan darah. Kajian rintis ini dilaksanakan menerusi kaedah penyelidikan kuantitatif dan dapatan dikumpul melalui kaedah tinjauan dengan menggunakan borang soal selidik. Instrumen M.I.N.I. Neuropsychiatry telah digunakan bagi mengukur kemurungan, manakala jenis penyalahgunaan bahan khususnya dadah diteliti berdasarkan instrumen ASSIST (Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test). Seramai 31 dari 180 orang penagih dadah wanita telah dipilih secara rawak mudah dan data dianalisis secara deskriptif. Dapatan kajian mendapati, seramai 12 orang daripada 31 orang responden kajian menyatakan mereka mengalami simptom gangguan kemurungan yang digariskan oleh ‘Diagnostic Statistical Manual Mental Disorders’ (DSM-IV) seperti rasa sedih, murung atau pilu secara berpanjangan atau hampir setiap hari sekurang-kurangnya dalam tempoh dua minggu sehingga menyebabkan individu kurang berminat menikmati perkara terdahulu sehingga mengganggu aktiviti sosial. Manakala selebihnya lagi responden tidak menunjukkan simptom kemurungan dan ia mungkin dipengaruhi oleh proses rawatan dan pemulihan. Penyalahgunaan dadah jenis methamphetamine seperti syabu dan ‘ecstasy’ boleh memberi implikasi negatif terhadap kesihatan mental penagih. Perhatian yang serius perlu diberikan kepada penagih dadah wanita yang menderita dengan masalah ‘dual diagnosis’. Hasil kajian penting sebagai informasi kepada pihak yang bertanggungjawab mengenai kepentingan saringan kesihatan mental secara klinikal kepada penagih dadah khususnya wanita dan keperluan integrasi rawatan kesihatan mental dalam program rawatan dan pemulihan penagihan dadah yang mempunyai masalah ‘dual diagnosis’.   Kata Kunci: Dadah, kemurungan, penagih dadah wanita, pusat rawatan pemulihan, simptom   ABSTRACT This study aims to identify symptoms of depression among female drug users that are treated at a Cure and Care Drug Rehabilitation Centre. The identification of depression symptoms among female drug user is crucial to prevent ‘dual diagnosis’ problem that can cause female drug users to be at risk of having relapse behavior, impulsive addiction behavior and transmission of infectious diseases especially blood related disease. This pilot study used quantitative method and data were collected via survey involving a set of close-ended questionnaire. M.I.N.I Neuropsychiatry Instrument was used to identify depression symptoms, while Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) instrument was used to determine types of specific substance abused among the female drug users. 31 of 180 female drug users were randomly selected using simple random sampling technique and data were descriptively analyzed. The findings indicated that 12 out of 31 respondents reported having depression symptom as outlined by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) such as prolonged sadness, moody or melancholy continuously for at least two weeks and had caused loss of interest in enjoying things they preferred to in the past and distributed their daily social activities. However, the remaining respondents did not report any depression symptom and it could be due to the current treatment and recovery process they undergo.  Methamphetamine drug abused such as syabu and ecstasy had negative effects to users’ mental health. Serious attention should be given to the female drug users who are suffering from dual diagnosis. The findings are crucial for the relevant and responsible authorities to providing clinical mental health screening for the addicts especially the female drug addicts.  An integrated mental health treatment among the female drug users with ‘dual diagnosis’ is recommended in the treatment and rehabilitation program.   Keywords: Depression, cure and care rehabilitation centre, drug, female drug users (FDU), symptom   Cite as: Ismail, R. F., Rashid, R. A., Abd. Wahab, H., & Ishak, Z. (2019). Simptom kemurungan dalam kalangan penagih dadah wanita di pusat rawatan dan pemulihan dadah [Depression symptoms among female drug users at cure and care rehabilitation centre]. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 4(2), 168-192. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol4iss2pp168 -19