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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my.ums.eprints.176062017-11-21T05:48:23Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/17606/ Attribution of poverty among Malaysian students in the United Kingdom Murnizam Halik Mohd Dahlan A. Malek Ferlis Bahari Norlizah Matshah HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology 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 2012 Article NonPeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/17606/1/Attribution%20of%20poverty%20among%20Malaysian%20students%20in%20the%20United%20Kingdom.pdf Murnizam Halik and Mohd Dahlan A. Malek and Ferlis Bahari and Norlizah Matshah (2012) Attribution of poverty among Malaysian students in the United Kingdom. Southeast Asia Psychology Journal, 1. pp. 22-30. |
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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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