Religiosity and internal developmental assets amongst Malay adolescents in Malaysia
This study aimed to examine the relationship between religiosity and internal developmental assets amongst Malay adolescents in Malaysia. A total of 737 school-going Malay adolescents were recruited by using multistage cluster sampling method from four states (Selangor, Kedah, Kelantan and Johor) of...
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| author | Yaacob, Siti Nor Tan, Soon Aun Abdul Rahim, Siti Marnizah Hasbullah, Muslihah Juhari, Rumaya Baharudin, Rozumah |
| author_facet | Yaacob, Siti Nor Tan, Soon Aun Abdul Rahim, Siti Marnizah Hasbullah, Muslihah Juhari, Rumaya Baharudin, Rozumah |
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| description | This study aimed to examine the relationship between religiosity and internal developmental assets amongst Malay adolescents in Malaysia. A total of 737 school-going Malay adolescents were recruited by using multistage cluster sampling method from four states (Selangor, Kedah, Kelantan and Johor) of Peninsular Malaysia. The results of the study indicated that Malay adolescents have good Islamic knowledge and practices, and in general they have good internal developmental assets. Both Islamic worldview (knowledge) and personality (practices) were found to have positive significant relationships with overall internal develop mental assets and its specific domains. Precisely, Islamic personality denoted to be the strongest predictor in determining Malay adolescents’ internal developmental assets. Religious-based intervention should be emphasized to enhance adolescents’ internal developmental assets. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-461432022-03-22T08:25:42Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46143/ Religiosity and internal developmental assets amongst Malay adolescents in Malaysia Yaacob, Siti Nor Tan, Soon Aun Abdul Rahim, Siti Marnizah Hasbullah, Muslihah Juhari, Rumaya Baharudin, Rozumah This study aimed to examine the relationship between religiosity and internal developmental assets amongst Malay adolescents in Malaysia. A total of 737 school-going Malay adolescents were recruited by using multistage cluster sampling method from four states (Selangor, Kedah, Kelantan and Johor) of Peninsular Malaysia. The results of the study indicated that Malay adolescents have good Islamic knowledge and practices, and in general they have good internal developmental assets. Both Islamic worldview (knowledge) and personality (practices) were found to have positive significant relationships with overall internal develop mental assets and its specific domains. Precisely, Islamic personality denoted to be the strongest predictor in determining Malay adolescents’ internal developmental assets. Religious-based intervention should be emphasized to enhance adolescents’ internal developmental assets. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46143/1/Religiosity%20and%20internal%20developmental%20assets%20amongst%20Malay%20adolescents%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Yaacob, Siti Nor and Tan, Soon Aun and Abdul Rahim, Siti Marnizah and Hasbullah, Muslihah and Juhari, Rumaya and Baharudin, Rozumah (2015) Religiosity and internal developmental assets amongst Malay adolescents in Malaysia. Asian Social Science, 11 (12). pp. 181-188. ISSN 1911-2017; ESSN: 1911-2025 https://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ass/article/view/48393 10.5539/ass.v11n12p181 |
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| title | Religiosity and internal developmental assets amongst Malay adolescents in Malaysia |
| title_full | Religiosity and internal developmental assets amongst Malay adolescents in Malaysia |
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| title_short | Religiosity and internal developmental assets amongst Malay adolescents in Malaysia |
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