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Attribution of poverty among Malaysian students in the United Kingdom

This study investigates Malaysian students’ attribution of poverty and attitudes towards the poor in rural Malaysia. A combined total of 124 Malaysian students in the United Kingdom participated in this web-based survey. Factor analysis results reproduce the tripartite (individualistic, structural a...

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Main Authors: Murnizam Halik, Mohd Dahlan A. Malek, Ferlis Bahari, Norlizah Matshah, Webley, Paul
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Language:English
English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Sabah 2012
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HB848-3697 Demography. Population. Vital events
Online Access:https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/28980/1/Attribution%20of%20poverty%20among%20Malaysian%20students%20in%20the%20United%20Kingdom%20FULL%20TEXT.pdf
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spelling my.ums.eprints.289802021-09-08T03:50:29Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/28980/ Attribution of poverty among Malaysian students in the United Kingdom Murnizam Halik Mohd Dahlan A. Malek Ferlis Bahari Norlizah Matshah Webley, Paul HB848-3697 Demography. Population. Vital events This study investigates Malaysian students’ attribution of poverty and attitudes towards the poor in rural Malaysia. A combined total of 124 Malaysian students in the United Kingdom participated in this web-based survey. Factor analysis results reproduce the tripartite (individualistic, structural and fatalistic) structure for attribution of poverty. The results suggest that there is a statistically significant main effect for gender (F3,120=4.48, p=.005) wherein females have a higher attribution for poverty. On attitudes towards the poor, it was found that with upward social mobility, respondents have a more positive attitude towards the poor. It was recommended that further study should focus on how the poor attribute poverty. Universiti Malaysia Sabah 2012 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/28980/1/Attribution%20of%20poverty%20among%20Malaysian%20students%20in%20the%20United%20Kingdom%20FULL%20TEXT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/28980/3/Attribution%20of%20poverty%20among%20Malaysian%20students%20in%20the%20United%20Kingdom%20ABSTRACT.pdf Murnizam Halik and Mohd Dahlan A. Malek and Ferlis Bahari and Norlizah Matshah and Webley, Paul (2012) Attribution of poverty among Malaysian students in the United Kingdom. Southeast Asia Psychology Journal, 1. pp. 22-30. ISSN 2289-1870 http://www.cseap.edu.my/sapj/index.php/journal/search_journal?search_type=volume&searchj=Vol.%201,%202012
institution Universiti Malaysia Sabah
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English
topic HB848-3697 Demography. Population. Vital events
spellingShingle HB848-3697 Demography. Population. Vital events
Murnizam Halik
Mohd Dahlan A. Malek
Ferlis Bahari
Norlizah Matshah
Webley, Paul
Attribution of poverty among Malaysian students in the United Kingdom
description This study investigates Malaysian students’ attribution of poverty and attitudes towards the poor in rural Malaysia. A combined total of 124 Malaysian students in the United Kingdom participated in this web-based survey. Factor analysis results reproduce the tripartite (individualistic, structural and fatalistic) structure for attribution of poverty. The results suggest that there is a statistically significant main effect for gender (F3,120=4.48, p=.005) wherein females have a higher attribution for poverty. On attitudes towards the poor, it was found that with upward social mobility, respondents have a more positive attitude towards the poor. It was recommended that further study should focus on how the poor attribute poverty.
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author Murnizam Halik
Mohd Dahlan A. Malek
Ferlis Bahari
Norlizah Matshah
Webley, Paul
author_facet Murnizam Halik
Mohd Dahlan A. Malek
Ferlis Bahari
Norlizah Matshah
Webley, Paul
author_sort Murnizam Halik
title Attribution of poverty among Malaysian students in the United Kingdom
title_short Attribution of poverty among Malaysian students in the United Kingdom
title_full Attribution of poverty among Malaysian students in the United Kingdom
title_fullStr Attribution of poverty among Malaysian students in the United Kingdom
title_full_unstemmed Attribution of poverty among Malaysian students in the United Kingdom
title_sort attribution of poverty among malaysian students in the united kingdom
publisher Universiti Malaysia Sabah
publishDate 2012
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/28980/1/Attribution%20of%20poverty%20among%20Malaysian%20students%20in%20the%20United%20Kingdom%20FULL%20TEXT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/28980/3/Attribution%20of%20poverty%20among%20Malaysian%20students%20in%20the%20United%20Kingdom%20ABSTRACT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/28980/
http://www.cseap.edu.my/sapj/index.php/journal/search_journal?search_type=volume&searchj=Vol.%201,%202012
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