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Association between Self-control and Aggression: An Analysis among Low Socioeconomic Status Individuals in East Coast of Malaysia

Low socioeconomic status (Low SES) is often linked to aggressive and violent behaviour. However, there is a lack of studies in Malaysia that ascertain the relationship between Low SES, self-control and aggression. Therefore the aim of this present study was to identify the association between self-c...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Rahim Kamaluddin, Nadiah Syariani Md. Shariff, Norruzeyati Che Mohd Nasir, Ahmad Shukri Abdul Hamid, Geshina Ayu Mat Saat, Balan Rathakrishnan
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Language:English
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Published: 2020
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H Social Sciences (General)
L Education (General)
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spelling my.ums.eprints.260972020-10-16T03:04:10Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26097/ Association between Self-control and Aggression: An Analysis among Low Socioeconomic Status Individuals in East Coast of Malaysia Mohammad Rahim Kamaluddin Nadiah Syariani Md. Shariff Norruzeyati Che Mohd Nasir Ahmad Shukri Abdul Hamid Geshina Ayu Mat Saat Balan Rathakrishnan H Social Sciences (General) L Education (General) Low socioeconomic status (Low SES) is often linked to aggressive and violent behaviour. However, there is a lack of studies in Malaysia that ascertain the relationship between Low SES, self-control and aggression. Therefore the aim of this present study was to identify the association between self-control and aggression levels among Low SES individuals. 140 adult Low SES males voluntarily participated in this quantitative study. A convenience sampling method was used to recruit the respondents in this study. The present study was an observational cross sectional study using self-administrated questionnaires carried out in the East Coast of Malaysia. Descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation test were employed for the purpose of analyses. The result evidenced statistically significant correlation between self-control and aggression levels (r = 0.444, 95% CI: 0.30, 0.57; p < 0.001). The findings of this study would provide some insights on the correlations of self-control and aggression among Low SES individuals from statistical and psychological perspectives. 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26097/1/Association%20between%20Self-control%20and%20Aggression.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26097/2/Association%20between%20Self-control%20and%20Aggression1.pdf Mohammad Rahim Kamaluddin and Nadiah Syariani Md. Shariff and Norruzeyati Che Mohd Nasir and Ahmad Shukri Abdul Hamid and Geshina Ayu Mat Saat and Balan Rathakrishnan (2020) Association between Self-control and Aggression: An Analysis among Low Socioeconomic Status Individuals in East Coast of Malaysia. Journal of Xidian University, 14 (5). pp. 3444-3451. ISSN 1001-2400 https://doi.org/10.37896/jxu14.5/389
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English
topic H Social Sciences (General)
L Education (General)
spellingShingle H Social Sciences (General)
L Education (General)
Mohammad Rahim Kamaluddin
Nadiah Syariani Md. Shariff
Norruzeyati Che Mohd Nasir
Ahmad Shukri Abdul Hamid
Geshina Ayu Mat Saat
Balan Rathakrishnan
Association between Self-control and Aggression: An Analysis among Low Socioeconomic Status Individuals in East Coast of Malaysia
description Low socioeconomic status (Low SES) is often linked to aggressive and violent behaviour. However, there is a lack of studies in Malaysia that ascertain the relationship between Low SES, self-control and aggression. Therefore the aim of this present study was to identify the association between self-control and aggression levels among Low SES individuals. 140 adult Low SES males voluntarily participated in this quantitative study. A convenience sampling method was used to recruit the respondents in this study. The present study was an observational cross sectional study using self-administrated questionnaires carried out in the East Coast of Malaysia. Descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation test were employed for the purpose of analyses. The result evidenced statistically significant correlation between self-control and aggression levels (r = 0.444, 95% CI: 0.30, 0.57; p < 0.001). The findings of this study would provide some insights on the correlations of self-control and aggression among Low SES individuals from statistical and psychological perspectives.
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author Mohammad Rahim Kamaluddin
Nadiah Syariani Md. Shariff
Norruzeyati Che Mohd Nasir
Ahmad Shukri Abdul Hamid
Geshina Ayu Mat Saat
Balan Rathakrishnan
author_facet Mohammad Rahim Kamaluddin
Nadiah Syariani Md. Shariff
Norruzeyati Che Mohd Nasir
Ahmad Shukri Abdul Hamid
Geshina Ayu Mat Saat
Balan Rathakrishnan
author_sort Mohammad Rahim Kamaluddin
title Association between Self-control and Aggression: An Analysis among Low Socioeconomic Status Individuals in East Coast of Malaysia
title_short Association between Self-control and Aggression: An Analysis among Low Socioeconomic Status Individuals in East Coast of Malaysia
title_full Association between Self-control and Aggression: An Analysis among Low Socioeconomic Status Individuals in East Coast of Malaysia
title_fullStr Association between Self-control and Aggression: An Analysis among Low Socioeconomic Status Individuals in East Coast of Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Association between Self-control and Aggression: An Analysis among Low Socioeconomic Status Individuals in East Coast of Malaysia
title_sort association between self-control and aggression: an analysis among low socioeconomic status individuals in east coast of malaysia
publishDate 2020
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26097/1/Association%20between%20Self-control%20and%20Aggression.pdf
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