Are the Malaysian adolescents’ behavior at-stake?

This study explored attributes of at-risk behaviors amongst Malaysian adolescents in secondary school and factors underpinning these behaviors. Clustered random sampling procedure was administered and approximately 738 respondents’ questionnaires were finally considered for the final analyses of th...

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Main Authors:	Abd. Hamid, Siti Rafiah, Ismail, Khamsiah, Saad, Supiah, Ibrahim, Mohd Burhan, Mansor, Norwati
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MCSER-CEMAS-Sapienza University of Rome 2015
Subjects:	LC65 Social aspects of education
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/42845/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/42845/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/42845/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/42845/1/6199-23985-1-PB.pdf

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spelling	iium-428452017-05-04T00:41:17Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/42845/ Are the Malaysian adolescents’ behavior at-stake? Abd. Hamid, Siti Rafiah Ismail, Khamsiah Saad, Supiah Ibrahim, Mohd Burhan Mansor, Norwati LC65 Social aspects of education This study explored attributes of at-risk behaviors amongst Malaysian adolescents in secondary school and factors underpinning these behaviors. Clustered random sampling procedure was administered and approximately 738 respondents’ questionnaires were finally considered for the final analyses of the data collected. A survey form which comprised demographic variables, types of at-risk behaviors and factors affecting them was pilot-tested and administered. Descriptive statistics (namely mean scores and standard deviations) was employed to describe the demographic variables related to Malaysian adolescents and types of at-risk behaviors prevalent among Malaysian adolescents. Inferential statistics (Anova and t-tests) were administered for comparing gender, age, and location – urban versus rural, family SES differences as regard to the type of at risk behaviors prevalent. Findings based on the descriptive statistic and inferential statistics indicated that incidences of at-risk behaviors such as substance abuse, alcohol consumptions, suicide ideations and attempts, pre-marital sex, teen pregnancy and abortion, runaways were minimal and not alarming. Findings from this study shed light on the importance of developing intervention strategies which involved all quarters namely; parents, school, society and positive portrayal of adolescents’ image and icons via media in our attempt to improve the life quality of adolescents. MCSER-CEMAS-Sapienza University of Rome 2015-04 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/42845/1/6199-23985-1-PB.pdf Abd. Hamid, Siti Rafiah and Ismail, Khamsiah and Saad, Supiah and Ibrahim, Mohd Burhan and Mansor, Norwati (2015) Are the Malaysian adolescents’ behavior at-stake? Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 6 (2). pp. 328-346. ISSN 2039-9340 http://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/mjss/article/viewFile/6199/5944 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n2s5p328
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description	This study explored attributes of at-risk behaviors amongst Malaysian adolescents in secondary school and factors underpinning these behaviors. Clustered random sampling procedure was administered and approximately 738 respondents’ questionnaires were finally considered for the final analyses of the data collected. A survey form which comprised demographic variables, types of at-risk behaviors and factors affecting them was pilot-tested and administered. Descriptive statistics (namely mean scores and standard deviations) was employed to describe the demographic variables related to Malaysian adolescents and types of at-risk behaviors prevalent among Malaysian adolescents. Inferential statistics (Anova and t-tests) were administered for comparing gender, age, and location – urban versus rural, family SES differences as regard to the type of at risk behaviors prevalent. Findings based on the descriptive statistic and inferential statistics indicated that incidences of at-risk behaviors such as substance abuse, alcohol consumptions, suicide ideations and attempts, pre-marital sex, teen pregnancy and abortion, runaways were minimal and not alarming. Findings from this study shed light on the importance of developing intervention strategies which involved all quarters namely; parents, school, society and positive portrayal of adolescents’ image and icons via media in our attempt to improve the life quality of adolescents.
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author	Abd. Hamid, Siti Rafiah Ismail, Khamsiah Saad, Supiah Ibrahim, Mohd Burhan Mansor, Norwati
author_facet	Abd. Hamid, Siti Rafiah Ismail, Khamsiah Saad, Supiah Ibrahim, Mohd Burhan Mansor, Norwati
author_sort	Abd. Hamid, Siti Rafiah
title	Are the Malaysian adolescents’ behavior at-stake?
title_short	Are the Malaysian adolescents’ behavior at-stake?
title_full	Are the Malaysian adolescents’ behavior at-stake?
title_fullStr	Are the Malaysian adolescents’ behavior at-stake?
title_full_unstemmed	Are the Malaysian adolescents’ behavior at-stake?
title_sort	are the malaysian adolescents’ behavior at-stake?
publisher	MCSER-CEMAS-Sapienza University of Rome
publishDate	2015
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/42845/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/42845/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/42845/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/42845/1/6199-23985-1-PB.pdf
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