Partial Least Squares Modelling of Factors Influencing Empathy Among Malaysian Secondary School Students
Purpose - The importance of the affective domain in holistic human development, in particular empathy, is an increasing concern today especially after the Covid-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was threefold: (i) to investigate the attitudes of school students toward competencies associated wi...
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| author | Hashim, Rosnani Aldaba, Abdulmajid Mohammed M.Haneef, Mohamed Aslam Noordin, Mohamad Fauzan |
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| description | Purpose - The importance of the affective domain in holistic human development, in particular empathy, is an increasing concern today especially after the Covid-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was threefold: (i) to investigate the attitudes of school students toward competencies associated with human consciousness; (ii) to validate the psychometric properties of the model of Malaysian school students’ empathy, and (iii) to examine the influence of school students’ self efficacy, emotion regulation, sense of belonging and problem-solving on their empathy.
Methodology - Using a quantitative survey approach, data were collected from 911 students drawn from 10 schools throughout Malaysia using a four-point Likert scale instrument. The study employed variance-based SEM by using Smart-PLS to achieve the objectives. First, the measurement model was employed to test the psychometric properties (such as convergent validity, divergent validity, and reliability) for all constructs. Second, the structural model was conducted to test the direct and indirect hypothesized relationship.
Results - The measurement model provided evidence for the convergent and discriminant validity of the study constructs. The hypothesized structural model exhibited that three out of the four constructs, i.e., emotion regulation, sense of belonging and problem-solving have a direct influence on Malaysian school students’ empathy. Furthermore, emotion regulation showed a mediating role in the relationship between the exogenous variables (sense of belonging and problem solving) and students’ empathy. The model explained 58.6 percent of the variance in the Malaysian school students’ empathy.
Significance - This study is a pioneering work in Malaysia. With the identification of the factors that influence Malaysian school students’ empathy, i.e., students’ emotion regulation, sense of belonging and problem-solving, more effective support and interventions can be provided by teachers and the Ministry of Education to help in enhancing school students’ empathy. |
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| spelling | uum-293532023-04-04T08:21:54Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/29353/ Partial Least Squares Modelling of Factors Influencing Empathy Among Malaysian Secondary School Students Hashim, Rosnani Aldaba, Abdulmajid Mohammed M.Haneef, Mohamed Aslam Noordin, Mohamad Fauzan L Education (General) Purpose - The importance of the affective domain in holistic human development, in particular empathy, is an increasing concern today especially after the Covid-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was threefold: (i) to investigate the attitudes of school students toward competencies associated with human consciousness; (ii) to validate the psychometric properties of the model of Malaysian school students’ empathy, and (iii) to examine the influence of school students’ self efficacy, emotion regulation, sense of belonging and problem-solving on their empathy. Methodology - Using a quantitative survey approach, data were collected from 911 students drawn from 10 schools throughout Malaysia using a four-point Likert scale instrument. The study employed variance-based SEM by using Smart-PLS to achieve the objectives. First, the measurement model was employed to test the psychometric properties (such as convergent validity, divergent validity, and reliability) for all constructs. Second, the structural model was conducted to test the direct and indirect hypothesized relationship. Results - The measurement model provided evidence for the convergent and discriminant validity of the study constructs. The hypothesized structural model exhibited that three out of the four constructs, i.e., emotion regulation, sense of belonging and problem-solving have a direct influence on Malaysian school students’ empathy. Furthermore, emotion regulation showed a mediating role in the relationship between the exogenous variables (sense of belonging and problem solving) and students’ empathy. The model explained 58.6 percent of the variance in the Malaysian school students’ empathy. Significance - This study is a pioneering work in Malaysia. With the identification of the factors that influence Malaysian school students’ empathy, i.e., students’ emotion regulation, sense of belonging and problem-solving, more effective support and interventions can be provided by teachers and the Ministry of Education to help in enhancing school students’ empathy. Universiti Utara Malaysia Press 2023 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc4_by https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/29353/1/MJLI%2020%2001%202023%2093-119.pdf Hashim, Rosnani and Aldaba, Abdulmajid Mohammed and M.Haneef, Mohamed Aslam and Noordin, Mohamad Fauzan (2023) Partial Least Squares Modelling of Factors Influencing Empathy Among Malaysian Secondary School Students. Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction (MJLI), 20 (1). pp. 93-119. ISSN 1675-8110 https://doi.org/10.32890/mjli2023.20.1.4 |
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| title | Partial Least Squares Modelling of Factors Influencing Empathy Among Malaysian Secondary School Students |
| title_full | Partial Least Squares Modelling of Factors Influencing Empathy Among Malaysian Secondary School Students |
| title_fullStr | Partial Least Squares Modelling of Factors Influencing Empathy Among Malaysian Secondary School Students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Partial Least Squares Modelling of Factors Influencing Empathy Among Malaysian Secondary School Students |
| title_short | Partial Least Squares Modelling of Factors Influencing Empathy Among Malaysian Secondary School Students |
| title_sort | partial least squares modelling of factors influencing empathy among malaysian secondary school students |
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