Correlates of University Adjustment Among Malaysian Students
The present study is intended for a better understanding of university adjustment of Malaysian adolescents. More specifically, the purpose of this research was to examine the factors contributing to the adjustment of these adolescents in the university. The target population was Bachelor student...
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| description | The present study is intended for a better understanding of university
adjustment of Malaysian adolescents. More specifically, the purpose of
this research was to examine the factors contributing to the adjustment of
these adolescents in the university.
The target population was Bachelor students (Teaching English as a
Second Language) at Universiti Putra Malaysia in the age range of 18 and
23 years. Since the population was only 178, the whole population was
studied. Eleven respondents filled the questionnaires for the pilot study
and a total of 150 subjects filled the questionnaires for the main study, but
only 130 questionnaire sets were valid. The study is correlation in nature.
Based on previous research studies and theories, nine independent
variables were chosen to investigate their relationship with university
adjustment. The Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire was used to
measure university adjustment of Malaysian adolescents. The Self-Esteem
Inventory and Coping Skills Inventory were used to study self-esteem and
coping skills respectively. The Students Perception of University Student Services Inventory, developed by the researcher, was used to measure
university factors.
The study was limited to late adolescents and most of the respondents
were female Malay Muslims. The analysis of the data showed, that most of
the respondents had an average level on all the four components of
university adjustment. A significant relationship was found between 35 of
the 36 relationships studied. There was no significant relationship found
between personal-emotional adjustment and academic advising. Coping
skills and financial issues predicted all four components of university
adjustment. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-93342024-02-20T03:22:15Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9334/ Correlates of University Adjustment Among Malaysian Students Usmani, Aisha The present study is intended for a better understanding of university adjustment of Malaysian adolescents. More specifically, the purpose of this research was to examine the factors contributing to the adjustment of these adolescents in the university. The target population was Bachelor students (Teaching English as a Second Language) at Universiti Putra Malaysia in the age range of 18 and 23 years. Since the population was only 178, the whole population was studied. Eleven respondents filled the questionnaires for the pilot study and a total of 150 subjects filled the questionnaires for the main study, but only 130 questionnaire sets were valid. The study is correlation in nature. Based on previous research studies and theories, nine independent variables were chosen to investigate their relationship with university adjustment. The Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire was used to measure university adjustment of Malaysian adolescents. The Self-Esteem Inventory and Coping Skills Inventory were used to study self-esteem and coping skills respectively. The Students Perception of University Student Services Inventory, developed by the researcher, was used to measure university factors. The study was limited to late adolescents and most of the respondents were female Malay Muslims. The analysis of the data showed, that most of the respondents had an average level on all the four components of university adjustment. A significant relationship was found between 35 of the 36 relationships studied. There was no significant relationship found between personal-emotional adjustment and academic advising. Coping skills and financial issues predicted all four components of university adjustment. 2002-06 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9334/1/FPP_2002_25.pdf Usmani, Aisha (2002) Correlates of University Adjustment Among Malaysian Students. Masters thesis, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Student adjustment - Malaysia Adjustment (Psychology) - Malaysia English |
| spellingShingle | Student adjustment - Malaysia Adjustment (Psychology) - Malaysia Usmani, Aisha Correlates of University Adjustment Among Malaysian Students |
| title | Correlates of University Adjustment Among Malaysian Students |
| title_full | Correlates of University Adjustment Among Malaysian Students |
| title_fullStr | Correlates of University Adjustment Among Malaysian Students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Correlates of University Adjustment Among Malaysian Students |
| title_short | Correlates of University Adjustment Among Malaysian Students |
| title_sort | correlates of university adjustment among malaysian students |
| topic | Student adjustment - Malaysia Adjustment (Psychology) - Malaysia |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9334/1/FPP_2002_25.pdf |
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