This present study aimed to investigate the relationship between childhood maltreatment and its effect on selfesteem among youth. This study was conducted as cross-sectional survey design by using online survey via Google form. Total number of (n =156) participants from youth age 18 to 30 with 47.4% male respondents and 52.6% female respondents who are willingly to participate in the study. Instruments Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) and Rosenberg Self -Esteem Scale (RSES) were used to collect data. Results indicated that emotional neglect has the highest number of childhood maltreatment experience by youth but emotional abuse has the most severe case. The childhood maltreatment showed a significant negative correlation with self-esteem. Among the respondents, the increase in the level of childhood maltreatment were correlated with the decrease of self-esteem. Through this study, the implications of screening children condition and environment in early age with extensive intervent.....

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Kajian_ ini_ bertujuan_ untuk_ mengkaji_ dan_ meneliti_ Pengetahuan_ Pedagogi_ Isi Kandungan__ (PPIK)_ guru_ permulaan_ dan_ guru_ berpengalaman_ opsyen_ Biologi. Tumpuan_ kajian_ PPIK_ yang_ dimiliki oleh guru-guru_ ini_ merangkumi_ komponen-komponen_ PPIK_ iaitu,_ Pengetahuan_ Isi__ Kandungan_ (PIK)_ subjek,_ Pengetahuan Pedagogi (PP), Pengetahuan Terhadap Pelajar (PTP) dan_ Kepercayaan Terhadap Ciri Subjek dan Pendekatan Pengajarannya (KCSPP). Kajian seterusnya melihat_ sejauh mana komponen-komponen ini berintegrasi dalam menghasilkan pengajaran Biologi yang berkesan._ Responden terdiri daripada empat orang guru iaitu melibatkan dua orang guru permulaan (pengalaman_ mengajar antara 1-3 tahun) dan dua orang guru berpengalaman (mengajar lebih daripada 5 tahun) yang_ mengajar Biologi di sekolah menengah dalam daerah Rompin, Pahang. Kajian ini berasaskan reka bentuk_ kajian kes yang menggunakan_ pendekatan_ penyelidikan_ kualitatif._ Data kajian dianalisis dengan__ menggunakan_ pendekat.....

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This study investigated the relationships between bedtime procrastination, rumination, and sleep quality among physically inactive students. Using a cross-sectional online survey design, a total of 135 physically inactive undergraduate students participated in the study. The participants were recruited through purposive sampling. It was hypothesized that both bedtime procrastination and rumination were associated with sleep quality. The study used the Bedtime Procrastination Scale (BPS), Ruminative Response Scale (RRS), and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) to assess bedtime procrastination, ruminative thought, and sleep quality, respectively. Data analysis was conducted using Pearson correlation coefficient. The results found a significant positive correlation between bedtime procrastination and sleep quality, r(135) = .758, p < .001. Similarly, a significant positive correlation was found between rumination and sleep quality, r(135) = .614, p < .001. In conclusion, the findings h.....

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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are recognised as an important risk factor for the development of longterm behavioural consequences, including deviant behaviour. Although current evidence is beginning to address the function of ACEs in criminogenic behaviours in adolescents, the relationship between early ACE exposure and deviant behaviour in young adults has been studied to a limited extent. This study aims to measure the relationship between adverse childhood experiences, gender and deviant behaviour among students in Malaysia. The study uses a quantitative cross-sectional survey design in which a total of 207 participants who had previously experienced adverse childhood experiences completed the Adverse Childhood Experiences Questionnaire (ACEQ) and the Deviant Behaviour Variety Scale (DBVS). The results showed that ACEs were significantly correlated with deviant behaviour and that mental illness in the home was the most significant predictor of deviant behaviour, along with ot.....

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Kajian ini tertumpu kepada mengenal pasti komodifikasi yang berlaku di dalam persembahan teater Mak Yung Raja Besar Maha Gading (2019) di Istana Budaya dengan menggunakan teori komodifikasi. Komodifikasi membawa maksud satu usaha yang dilakukan oleh sesebuah organisasi terhadap subjek yang dahulunya bukan komoditi kepada komoditi. Asas bagi melihat sesebuah subjek yang mengalami komodifikasi adalah dari segi objek, tanda dan kualiti. Melalui kajian ini objek atau bahan yang dikomodifikasikan adalah persembahan teater Mak Yung Raja Besar Maha Gading (2019) di Istana Budaya. Manakala bagi tanda pula di lihat dari beberapa aspek perubahan yang berlaku seperti pemilihan pelakon, pencahayaan, solekan, tempat persembahan dan bentuk panggung serta tiket persembahan. Seterusnya, kualiti dilihat pada nilai, konteks dan juga cara pengkormersialan persembahan. Ketiga-tiga kualiti ini dilihat dengan dua sudut pandang yang berbeza iaitu dari Mak Yung asal kampung yang di pilih secara rawak dengan p.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk membangunkan modul Conceptual and Procedural Retention Algebra (ConProRet-A), mengkaji keberkesanan modul tersebut terhadap penguasaan pengetahuan konseptual dan prosedural Algebra murid serta menentukan kesan penggunaan modul tersebut terhadap pengekalan pengetahuan konseptual dan prosedural Algebra murid. Kajian reka bentuk dan pembangunan ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif yang terdiri daripada empat fasa iaitu (a) fasa analisis keperluan, (b) fasa pembangunan modul ConProRet-A, (c) fasa penilaian keberkesanan modul dan (d) fasa menguji kesan penggunaan modul terhadap pengekalan pengetahuan konseptual dan prosedural Algebra murid. Fasa pertama melibatkan proses pengumpulan maklumat berkenaan dengan keperluan pembangunan modul pembelajaran untuk membantu murid mengatasi kesukaran dalam pembelajaran Algebra Tingkatan 1 melalui kajian tinjauan menggunakan borang soal selidik. Fasa kedua melibatkan proses membangunkan modul dengan menggunakan model reka be.....

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This research study the relationship between self-efficacy, neuroticism personality and adjustment among firstyear students in UPSI. This study aims to examine a) the level of self-efficacy among first-year students in UPSI, b) the relationship between self-efficacy and adjustment, c) the relationship between neuroticism personality and adjustment, and to d) determine if neuroticism personality is a mediating variable on the relationship between self-efficacy and adjustment. This study used quantitative method, cross-sectional survey towards a total of 130 first-year students from diploma and bachelor_s degree through online platforms (students_ email, Telegram and WhatsApp) and paper and pencil. The correlation result showed that there was a significant positive relationship between self-efficacy and adjustment. However, there was a significant negative relationship between neuroticism personality and adjustment. Regression analysis showed that there was a significant partial mediatio.....

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Online gaming has become a common activity among adolescents in Malaysia. Hence, this study explored the novelty-seeking factors associated with online gaming addiction among adolescents in Malaysia. This study involved qualitative research in which 12 adolescents that were recruited through purposive sampling. Data were collected through interviews using several semi-structured questions after adolescents underwent a screening process using the Brief Sensation Seeking Scale (BSSS-8) and Internet Gaming Disorder (IGDSF-9). The interview transcript was analyzed using the thematic analysis method. The novelty-seeking factors that influence adolescents to become addicted to play online games have indicated three themes with eleven sub-themes, which are (a) experience-seeking factors, including enjoyable features, peer influence, skill development, making new friends, stress relief, role models, and generating side income, (b) thrill and adventurous seeking factors, including reward system.....

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Engaging with music while studying can influence academic performance among students. Several studies have shown a negative effect of non-classical genres on short-term memory performance yet still limited to classical background music, especially in the context of Malaysian culture. Therefore, a present study investigated the impact of classical background music on short-term memory performance among undergraduate female participants (N=48) from Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI). The study employed a Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) design where purposive sampling with inclusion and exclusion criteria was used to recruit the participants, which then randomly assigned into four groups: Solo piano, Orchestral, Operatic, and No music through single-blind method. The short-term memory task consisted of 20 trials of 5-letter nonsense syllables displayed for three seconds, with an 8-second gap between each trial and the scoring ranged from zero to 20. Classical music from the romant.....

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This research aimed to compare mental health status and gender differences between compulsive and noncompulsive internet pornography users, as well as to examine gender disparities in internet pornography consumption among Malaysian university students. Using a quantitative cross-sectional survey design, data were collected via an online questionnaire, which included demographic information, the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale-21, and the Problematic Pornography Consumption Scale-18. A total of 102 participants (25 males, 77 females) were recruited through snowball sampling, with 12% showing compulsive pornography consumption. Results indicated no significant differences in depression, anxiety, or stress levels between compulsive and noncompulsive users. However, a notable difference in internet pornography use was observed between male and female participants (p < 0.05). In conclusion, while gender differences were evident in pornography use, there were no significant gender-based.....

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