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Shame and guilt are two higher-order emotions which are believed to play a role in motivating mor... more Shame and guilt are two higher-order emotions which are believed to play a role in motivating moral behavior and developing moral character. It is for this reason that they are also referred to as moral emotions. Emotions help people to distinguish moral features in specific contexts, to motivate moral behavior, and to undercut immoral behavior. The concept of moral emotions in the Islam and Western cultural traditions differs. The majority of Western psychologists consider shame as detrimental to psychological well-being. Guilt, however, is generally viewed as an adaptive emotion. In Islam, the moral character of a person is determined by how much shame (haya’) his heart possesses while guilt (nadam) motivates the person to ask for forgiveness from fellow beings and repentance to Allah SWT. The greater the shame and guilt of a person, the more they will stay away from sin, resulting in a better-mannered individual. Thus, the aim of this paper is to compare and contrast the concepts...

Recent medical advancements, and improvements in hygiene and food supply have led to the people o... more Recent medical advancements, and improvements in hygiene and food supply have led to the people of Malaysia having longer life expectancy. In such a situation, many elderly people in Malaysia, especially, wish to spend their later years healthy, and wish to achieve great accomplishments in their lives. However, dramatic increases in life expectancy over the past years have created a number of challenges for society as it’s members age. Generally, people reach retirement in relatively good health, with several years of life still ahead of them. Ageing persons may face a number of losses such as professional, physical, cognitive and emotional. In addition, older adults are often viewed among others, as irritable, boring, grumpy, weak, mournful, and most importantly cognitively impaired. These negative stereotypes may possess an influential power to shape older people’s general functioning. This shows that an extended lifespan has not guaranteed an increase in the quality, meaning and ...

World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2015

The literature indicates that participation, and participatory action research in particular, has... more The literature indicates that participation, and participatory action research in particular, has the potential to explore physical disabled student in university. This study draws on the experiences of participation in this process, both from the perspective of the participants (counseling lecturers, physical disabled counseling student and three peers). The main objective of this action research was to assist disabled student to overcome his difficulties when using the walker. Qualitative data collection based on personal reflection of physical disabled student to explore the need and inspiration was used. Group discussion and reflection were also used and thematic analyses at different levels were planned to organize the intervention. Personal reflection of disabled student tried to identify critical issue and his inspiration to be more self-reliance using multi-functional walker for him to move around. The ongoing cyclical process in action research was employed in this study. T...

ʻUlūm Islāmiyyah Journal, 2014

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2015

Every organisation and government invests in implementing effective training programmes to maximi... more Every organisation and government invests in implementing effective training programmes to maximize the inherent value of their existing human capital. Human development training programmes have been an integral part in encouraging the employees to be a competent and skilled labour force that is knowledgeable and able to perform assigned tasks. Disaster preparedness training is one of training programmes provided to employees and volunteers to prepare and reduce the effects of a disaster such as flood. A variety of training is provided such as swimming skills, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) technique, basic rescue, disaster management, physical intelligence and basic disaster action. However, there is still lack of study that reviews the potential factors that influence the transfer of training in disaster preparedness training. This study is conducted to address this gap. Specifically, this study will review previous studies to identify the potential factors that could influence the transfer of training in disaster preparedness training.

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2015

In the field of psychological research, more and more studies suggest ways that spirituality and ... more In the field of psychological research, more and more studies suggest ways that spirituality and religiosity is important in dealing with life's problems including flood disaster. Many mental health workers considered seeking a spiritual understanding of one's place in the universe is important in overall health and well-being including disaster management intervention. Given the potential effects of spiritual and religious beliefs on coping with traumatic events such as flood disaster, the study of the role of spirituality in fostering resilience in flood disaster survivors may facilitate the understanding of human adaptation to trauma. This paper is based on quantitative and qualitative approach conducted on three groups of flood victims from two different states in Malaysia. The findings show that there was no significant difference on spirituality among the two states studied.

The study investigated the relationship among cognitive distortion, depression and self-Cognitive... more The study investigated the relationship among cognitive distortion, depression and self-Cognitive Distortion Scale (CDS), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES). Pearson's correlation indicated a positive correlation between cognitive distortion and depression and negative correlations of cognitive distortion and depression with self-esteem. The results suggested that all self-criticism, self-blame and hopelessness predict helplessness. The result also suggested that helplessness and self-criticism predict depression. Depression and helplessness were found to predict self-esteem. The paper concludes rape victim are likely to experience a certain degree of cognitive distortion, implying that rape victims need support to recover. Further studies should include coping strategies and intervention.

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2010

The paper reports a validity and reliability study on a newly developed Moral Value Inventory for... more The paper reports a validity and reliability study on a newly developed Moral Value Inventory for Muslim Adolescent (MVIMA). Analysis of data using 107 subjects showed a high general relialibity (.95), and the nine sub-scales (patience, gratefulness, humility, respecfulness, positive regard, honesty, love, tawakal, sincerity and taqwa) shows reliability value ranging between .72 to .84. The convergence validity for the sub-scales were significantly correlated (.36 to .72; p<.01). Factor analysis identified four factors (self-spiritual, self-social, social-spiritual, and self). Forty eight items with factor loading between .413-.657 of 99 original items were retained in the final inventory.

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2014

The number of adolescents involved in premarital sex has been increasing each year. This study in... more The number of adolescents involved in premarital sex has been increasing each year. This study intends to examine the relationship between Islamic moral values and the coping strategies among female adolescents involved in premarital sex. The participants in this study were 238 inmates from four government rehabilitation centres. Moral Values Inventory for Muslim Adolescences (MVIMA) and Coping Strategy Inventory were used in this study. The data was analysed using descriptive statistics. For inferential data, the Pearson Correlation was used. The findings of showed a significant relationship between coping strategies and moral values among adolescences involved in premarital sex. The results of this study suggest that female adolescents and their parents should receive sex education as an early measure to prevent premarital sex and the diseases related to it. Thus, this study emphasises the need to design prevention and rehabilitation programs for high-risk teenagers. Teenagers need to develop positive self-respect and self-esteem as well as coping strategy through assertive training. This study addresses the limitations of data collection from rehabilitation centres under the provision of Social Welfare Department. Thus, future study should include shelter homes for teenage pregnant girls run by the non-government organizations. Future studies should also include qualitative approaches to increase our understanding of premarital sex among teenage girls and help them develop positive coping strategies in the process of recovering.

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2014

Islam is an official religion in Malaysia, and premarital sex is absolutely forbidden in Islam. D... more Islam is an official religion in Malaysia, and premarital sex is absolutely forbidden in Islam. Despite being an Islamic country the number of adolescents involved in premarital sex has increased each year. This study intends to find the relationship between Islamic moral values and the coping strategies among female adolescents involved in premarital sex. The study explores the demographic and the psychological profile of the participants of the study. The subject of this study consists of 238 occupants from four government shelter and rehabilitation homes. Moral Values Inventory for Muslim Adolescences (MVIMA) and Coping Strategy Inventory (adapted and translated into Malay Version from Spanish Version of Coping Strategies) were used in this study. The data was analysed using descriptive statistics. For inferential data, the Pearson Correlation was used. Findings of the research show that there is a significant relationship between coping strategies and moral values among adolescences involved in premarital sex. The result of this study gives the implication that the female adolescent and their parents should be equipped with sex education as an early measure to prevent premarital sex and the diseases related to it. The implication of this study reflects the need of prevention and also rehabilitation programs to high risk group teenagers. Teenagers need to develop positive values toward self-respect and self-esteem as well as coping strategy through assertive training. This study addresses the limitations of data collection from rehabilitation centres under the provision of Social Welfare Department. Thus future study should include shelter home for teenage pregnant girls run by the non-government organizations. Future studies should also include qualitative approaches for more in-depth understanding of premarital sex among teenage girls in developing positive coping strategies in the process of recovering.

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2014

Islam is an official religion in Malaysia, and premarital sex is absolutely forbidden in Islam. D... more Islam is an official religion in Malaysia, and premarital sex is absolutely forbidden in Islam. Despite being an Islamic country the number of adolescent involves in premarital sex is increasing each year. This study intends to find the relationship between Islamic moral value and coping strategies among female adolescents involved in premarital sex. The study explores the demographic and the psychological profile of the participants of the study. The subject of this study consists of 238 occupants from four government's shelter and rehabilitation home. Moral Values Inventory for Muslim Adolescences (MVIMA) and Coping Strategy Inventory (adapted and translated into Malay Version from Spanish Version of Coping Strategies) were used in this study. The data was analysed using descriptive statistics and for inferential data Pearson Correlation was used. Finding of the research shows that there is a significant relationship between coping strategies and moral values among adolescences involved in pre marital sex. The result of this study give the implication that the female adolescent and their parents should be given with sex education as an early measures to prevent premarital sex and the disease related to it. The implication of this study reflects the need of prevention and also rehabilitation program to high risk group teenagers. Teenagers need to develop positive values toward self-respect and self-esteem as well as coping strategy through assertive training. This study addresses the limitation of data collection from rehabilitation centres under the provision of Social Welfare Department. Thus future study should include shelter home for teenage pregnant girls run by the non government organization. Future study should also include qualitative approach to have in-depth understanding of premarital among teenage girls develop positive coping strategies in the process of recovering.

... Dini Farhana Baharudin Faculty of Leadership and Management, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia ... more ... Dini Farhana Baharudin Faculty of Leadership and Management, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia Bandar Baru Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, MALAYSIA Tel: 606-7988677 E-mail: dini@usim.edu.my ... teori kognitif sosial dan program didik hibur menjadi inspirasi kepada pengkaji untuk ...

Kajian ini bertujuan membuat adaptasi kepada Coping Strategies Inventory (CSI) iaitu Inventori St... more Kajian ini bertujuan membuat adaptasi kepada Coping Strategies Inventory (CSI) iaitu Inventori Strategi Daya Tindak (ISDT) kepada Bahasa Malaysia. Tujuan kajian ini adalah untuk menguji kebolehpercayaan inventori dengan menggunakan kaedah terjemahan semula bersesuaian dengan budaya Malaysia. kepada pelbagai kumpulan masyarakat Malaysia yang mengalami tekanan. Sampel kajian terdiri daripada 100 orang pelajar di sebuah sekolah menengah untuk kajian rintis dan 140 remaja perempuan dari dua buah ...

Latihan penyediaan kaunselor seperti Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) perlu memberi perhati... more Latihan penyediaan kaunselor seperti Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) perlu memberi perhatian yang serius dalam memastikan latihan penyediaan kaunselornya bermutu tinggi, berkepimpinan dan dapat memenuhi syarat-syarat keprofesionalisme dalam bidang kaunseling. Perancangan yang rapi dari sudut kurikulum pengajaran, pemilihan calon, taraf kelayakan pensyarah, syarat minimun kelayakan, kemudahan latihan, tempoh masa latihan dan juga ijazah yang ditawarkan perlu disediakan oleh institusi terlibat. ...

This qualitative case study is designed to explore the application of basic counseling skills for... more This qualitative case study is designed to explore the application of basic counseling skills for beginning counselor (BC). Eleven counseling students participated in this study which comprised of eight second year students as mentees and three third year students as mentors. The objective of this study is to explore the application of basic counseling skills in conducting individual counseling sessions with the client from first year counseling students. Content analysis was used to identify themes from two documents based on transcriptions ...

World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2015

ʻUlūm Islāmiyyah Journal, 2014

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2015

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2010

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2014

Islam is an official religion in Malaysia, and premarital sex is absolutely forbidden in Islam. D... more Islam is an official religion in Malaysia, and premarital sex is absolutely forbidden in Islam. Despite being an Islamic country the number of adolescent involves in premarital sex is increasing each year. This study intends to find the relationship between Islamic moral value and coping strategies among female adolescents involved in premarital sex. The study explores the demographic and the psychological profile of the participants of the study. The subject of this study consists of 238 occupants from four government's shelter and rehabilitation home. Moral Values Inventory for Muslim Adolescences (MVIMA) and Coping Strategy Inventory (adapted and translated into Malay Version from Spanish Version of Coping Strategies) were used in this study. The data was analysed using descriptive statistics and for inferential data Pearson Correlation was used. Finding of the research shows that there is a significant relationship between coping strategies and moral values among adolescences involved in pre marital sex. The result of this study give the implication that the female adolescent and their parents should be given with sex education as an early measures to prevent premarital sex and the disease related to it. The implication of this study reflects the need of prevention and also rehabilitation program to high risk group teenagers. Teenagers need to develop positive values toward self-respect and self-esteem as well as coping strategy through assertive training. This study addresses the limitation of data collection from rehabilitation centres under the provision of Social Welfare Department. Thus future study should include shelter home for teenage pregnant girls run by the non government organization. Future study should also include qualitative approach to have in-depth understanding of premarital among teenage girls develop positive coping strategies in the process of recovering.