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Kerangka liminaliti ke atas Pesta Magahau di dalam masyarakat etnik Rungus di Sabah

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji perubahan dalam persembahan Pesta Magahau oleh etnik Rungus di Sabah, iaitu daripada tradisional kepada bentuk moden. Pesta Magahau merupakan legasi perayaan tradisional yang sarat dengan iringan ritual dan disambut dalam skala besar oleh etnik Rungus dari dahulu lagi. Penyelidikan ini menggunakan perspektif Teori Liminaliti oleh Victor Turner dalam meneliti perubahan dan faktor-faktor luar yang mendorong kepada transisi persembahan Pesta Magahau. Kajian ini merupakan penyelidikan etnografi yang keseluruhan data diolah dan di analisis secara kualitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan dalam kajian melibatkan temu bual secara berfokus dan berkumpulan. Informan kajian terdiri daripada pengamal ritual, pengamal adat dan informan yang terlibat secara langsung dengan Pesta Magahau. Teknik pemerhatian turut digunakan secara meluas dalam penyelidikan ini bagi memahami dan mendalami proses keseluruhan persembahan Pesta Magahau. Selain itu, rakaman sua.....

Thesis Published 2024 766 hits Available

Stress, coping and emotions among Malaysian elite tenpin bowlers: a mixed methods approach

Wong, Sook Kwan

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This research aimed to examine stressors, coping and emotions among Malaysian elite bowlers at pre-competition (PRE) and match days (MD). A total of fifteen elite bowlers completed diary packs on three occasions reporting stressors, coping strategies, coping effectiveness, emotions and its intensity and twelve of them were interviewed. One of the competitions was categorized as minor (MIN), whereas two as major competitions (MAJ). Data analyses used both quantitative and qualitative methods. Findings from diary revealed five stressors reoccurred over time. Additional three stressors were probed via interviews which did not report in diary. Problem-focused coping were the most reported strategies but only effective at different contexts; emotion-focused coping (EFC) was preferred at MD but only effective at PRE; while avoidance coping was the least reported and rated effective in MIN but not MAJ. Participants used more EFC in both gain- and loss-relational meanings. Positive emotions we.....

Thesis Published 2015 2670 hits Available

Academic incivility on job satisfaction and depressivity : can supervisory support be the antidote?

Nurul Ain Hidayah Abas

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Purpose: Academia is known for its high competitiveness, with prestige and diverse responsibilities and achievements being decisive determinants of success resulting in academic incivility. This paper extends Lazarus and Folkman's theory of stress by examining the moderating role of interpersonal justice (IJ) , as supervisory support, on academics' job satisfaction and depressivity. Design/methodology/approach: The study recruited 185 academics from a public university in Malaysia to participate in a survey. Using the partial least squares- structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) analysis, academic incivility was negatively related to job satisfaction, whilst positively related to depressivity. Findings: As hypothesized, it was found that the predicted detrimental effect of academic incivility on job satisfaction was buffered by perceiving high IJ from their immediate supervisors, i.e. deans or heads of department. An unanticipated finding was that there was a stronger relationship betw.....

Article Published 2020 1388 hits Available

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