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The social readjustment rating scale: A cross-cultural study of Malaysians and Americans

Two hundred sixty-six Malaysian medical students were compared with 195 selectively matched Americans on the Social Readjustment Rating Questionnaire. There was a remarkable concordance (Spearman's rho ranged from. 97 to. 91) between the Malaysian and American samples as well as between discret...

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Main Authors: Woon, Tai Hwang, Masuda, Minoru, Wagner, Nathaniel N., Holmes, Thomas H.
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Published: SAGE Publications 1971
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/24411/
https://doi.org/10.1177/002202217100200407
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spelling my.um.eprints.244112021-03-30T00:32:54Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/24411/ The social readjustment rating scale: A cross-cultural study of Malaysians and Americans Woon, Tai Hwang Masuda, Minoru Wagner, Nathaniel N. Holmes, Thomas H. R Medicine Two hundred sixty-six Malaysian medical students were compared with 195 selectively matched Americans on the Social Readjustment Rating Questionnaire. There was a remarkable concordance (Spearman's rho ranged from. 97 to. 91) between the Malaysian and American samples as well as between discrete subgroups in the Malaysian sample in the manner in which they established a relative order of magnitude to changes in life events. Some interesting and profound differences resulting from cultural variations were also observed. Attitudes of the Malaysians toward infringement of laws, the idea of romantic love and thus relationship between spouses seem to differ significantly from the American sample. Malaysians scored significantly higher on items pertaining to personal habits, religious activities, attitudes toward work, and financial security. Differences among Malaysian subgroups (race, religion, sex, year of medical class, and generation Malaysian) were discussed. © 1971, Sage Publications. All rights reserved. SAGE Publications 1971 Article PeerReviewed Woon, Tai Hwang and Masuda, Minoru and Wagner, Nathaniel N. and Holmes, Thomas H. (1971) The social readjustment rating scale: A cross-cultural study of Malaysians and Americans. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 2 (4). pp. 373-386. ISSN 0022-0221 https://doi.org/10.1177/002202217100200407 doi:10.1177/002202217100200407
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topic R Medicine
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Woon, Tai Hwang
Masuda, Minoru
Wagner, Nathaniel N.
Holmes, Thomas H.
The social readjustment rating scale: A cross-cultural study of Malaysians and Americans
description Two hundred sixty-six Malaysian medical students were compared with 195 selectively matched Americans on the Social Readjustment Rating Questionnaire. There was a remarkable concordance (Spearman's rho ranged from. 97 to. 91) between the Malaysian and American samples as well as between discrete subgroups in the Malaysian sample in the manner in which they established a relative order of magnitude to changes in life events. Some interesting and profound differences resulting from cultural variations were also observed. Attitudes of the Malaysians toward infringement of laws, the idea of romantic love and thus relationship between spouses seem to differ significantly from the American sample. Malaysians scored significantly higher on items pertaining to personal habits, religious activities, attitudes toward work, and financial security. Differences among Malaysian subgroups (race, religion, sex, year of medical class, and generation Malaysian) were discussed. © 1971, Sage Publications. All rights reserved.
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author Woon, Tai Hwang
Masuda, Minoru
Wagner, Nathaniel N.
Holmes, Thomas H.
author_facet Woon, Tai Hwang
Masuda, Minoru
Wagner, Nathaniel N.
Holmes, Thomas H.
author_sort Woon, Tai Hwang
title The social readjustment rating scale: A cross-cultural study of Malaysians and Americans
title_short The social readjustment rating scale: A cross-cultural study of Malaysians and Americans
title_full The social readjustment rating scale: A cross-cultural study of Malaysians and Americans
title_fullStr The social readjustment rating scale: A cross-cultural study of Malaysians and Americans
title_full_unstemmed The social readjustment rating scale: A cross-cultural study of Malaysians and Americans
title_sort social readjustment rating scale: a cross-cultural study of malaysians and americans
publisher SAGE Publications
publishDate 1971
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/24411/
https://doi.org/10.1177/002202217100200407
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