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Attitude and Perceived Social Norms Towards Risk-taking Behaviors among Male University Students in Malaysia

This study was conducted to investigate the attitudes and perceived social norms regarding risk behaviours as well as to ascertain how social context influences their likelihood to adhere to perceived social norms. The study adopted a qualitative methodology with a phenomenological design. The study...

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Main Authors: Sarah, Mashitah, Zhooriyati Sehu, Mohammad, Lee Sook, Huey
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Language:English
Published: UNIMAS Publisher 2022
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BF Psychology
Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/41917/1/Attitude%20and%20Perceived%20Social%20Norms%20Towards%20Risk-taking-1.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/41917/
https://publisher.unimas.my/ojs/index.php/JCSHD/issue/view/198
https://doi.org/10.33736/jcshd.3807.2022
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spelling my.unimas.ir.419172023-06-06T02:07:21Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/41917/ Attitude and Perceived Social Norms Towards Risk-taking Behaviors among Male University Students in Malaysia Sarah, Mashitah Zhooriyati Sehu, Mohammad Lee Sook, Huey BF Psychology This study was conducted to investigate the attitudes and perceived social norms regarding risk behaviours as well as to ascertain how social context influences their likelihood to adhere to perceived social norms. The study adopted a qualitative methodology with a phenomenological design. The study applied purposive and snowballing sampling methods, and in-depth interviews were conducted among six participants. Findings indicated that students' attitudes towards risk-taking behaviours were mainly positive due to the perception that they knew their limits and were able to restrain their use for social and recreational purposes. Those with negative attitudes had negative experiences due to obsessive engagement in the behaviour. This study suggests the importance of having an open discussion surrounding risk-taking behaviours and the need to educate university students and understand the thought process regarding their attitudes towards risk-taking behaviours. UNIMAS Publisher 2022-03-31 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/41917/1/Attitude%20and%20Perceived%20Social%20Norms%20Towards%20Risk-taking-1.pdf Sarah, Mashitah and Zhooriyati Sehu, Mohammad and Lee Sook, Huey (2022) Attitude and Perceived Social Norms Towards Risk-taking Behaviors among Male University Students in Malaysia. Journal of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development, 8 (1). pp. 49-67. ISSN 2550-1623 https://publisher.unimas.my/ojs/index.php/JCSHD/issue/view/198 https://doi.org/10.33736/jcshd.3807.2022
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Sarah, Mashitah
Zhooriyati Sehu, Mohammad
Lee Sook, Huey
Attitude and Perceived Social Norms Towards Risk-taking Behaviors among Male University Students in Malaysia
description This study was conducted to investigate the attitudes and perceived social norms regarding risk behaviours as well as to ascertain how social context influences their likelihood to adhere to perceived social norms. The study adopted a qualitative methodology with a phenomenological design. The study applied purposive and snowballing sampling methods, and in-depth interviews were conducted among six participants. Findings indicated that students' attitudes towards risk-taking behaviours were mainly positive due to the perception that they knew their limits and were able to restrain their use for social and recreational purposes. Those with negative attitudes had negative experiences due to obsessive engagement in the behaviour. This study suggests the importance of having an open discussion surrounding risk-taking behaviours and the need to educate university students and understand the thought process regarding their attitudes towards risk-taking behaviours.
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author Sarah, Mashitah
Zhooriyati Sehu, Mohammad
Lee Sook, Huey
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Zhooriyati Sehu, Mohammad
Lee Sook, Huey
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title Attitude and Perceived Social Norms Towards Risk-taking Behaviors among Male University Students in Malaysia
title_short Attitude and Perceived Social Norms Towards Risk-taking Behaviors among Male University Students in Malaysia
title_full Attitude and Perceived Social Norms Towards Risk-taking Behaviors among Male University Students in Malaysia
title_fullStr Attitude and Perceived Social Norms Towards Risk-taking Behaviors among Male University Students in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Attitude and Perceived Social Norms Towards Risk-taking Behaviors among Male University Students in Malaysia
title_sort attitude and perceived social norms towards risk-taking behaviors among male university students in malaysia
publisher UNIMAS Publisher
publishDate 2022
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/41917/1/Attitude%20and%20Perceived%20Social%20Norms%20Towards%20Risk-taking-1.pdf
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https://publisher.unimas.my/ojs/index.php/JCSHD/issue/view/198
https://doi.org/10.33736/jcshd.3807.2022
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