Multiracial in Malaysia: Categories, Classification, and Campur in Contemporary Everyday Life

Reddy, Geetha; Selvanathan, Hema Preya

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“…In our study, race, residency, smoking habit, alcohol consumption, sleeping quality, and BMI showed a significant association with anxiety. Malaysia is a multi-racial country with different cultures, beliefs, and social activities [25]. The association of different race and anxiety by several studies has been reported by Anderson & Mayes (2010) in their review.…”

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confidence: 92%

Anxiety Prevalence and its Associated Factors Among University Students In Malaysia: A National Cross-Sectional Study

Mohamad¹,

Sidik²,

Akhtari-Zavare³

et al. 2020

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Background Anxiety disorder is one of the most common mental health problems worldwide, including Malaysia. With the rising suicide rate nowadays, this issue has gained concern and attention from many, including experts and authorities globally. While average levels of anxiety motivate students to perform well in their studies, a high level of anxiety will significantly affect students' performance and self-esteem. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted at selected government and private universities throughout Malaysia. A total of 1851 students participated in this study. The students were asked to complete self-administered questionnaires, which include information such as socio-demographic, academic, and psychosocial characteristics. The Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) questionnaire was used to measure the prevalence of anxiety in this study. Chi-square analysis was conducted to find the relationship between the variables and anxiety, and multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify the predictors. Results The response rate was 97.90%, where 1821 out of 1860 students participated in the study. The prevalence of anxiety in this study was 29%. The data revealed that race, residency, smoking status, alcohol consumption, sleeping quality, body mass index (BMI), academic year, the field of study, financial support for study and current living arrangement were found to be significantly associated with anxiety; with the academic year as the primary predictor. Conclusions Anxiety among university students in Malaysia is mainly impacted by the academic year. The findings highlight the current prevalence of anxiety among university students in Malaysia. The outcome of this study can serve as the evident baseline data and help with the development of specific interventions in addressing and managing the issue appropriately.

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confidence: 92%

Anxiety Prevalence and its Associated Factors Among University Students In Malaysia: A National Cross-Sectional Study

Mohamad¹,

Sidik²,

Akhtari-Zavare³

et al. 2020

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“…The syllabus also contains components that can strengthen racial unity and national harmony (Salleh and Khahar, 2016). Thus, the national education system has indirectly inculcated the values of peace and mutual respect between different ethnic communities (Reddy and Selvanathan, 2020).…”

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The influence of education, economy and religion domains in enhancing ethnic unity among Malaysian youths

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The objectives of this study are to quantitatively analyse the influence of education, economy and religious domains on enhancing ethnic unity among youth in Malaysia with reference to university students. It involved a survey of 373 students from two Malaysian public universities, namely Universiti Malaya and the National Defence University of Malaysia. The obtained data are subjected to descriptive analysis as well as structural equation modelling (SEM) analysis. The results show all these three domains are significant in strengthening ethnic unity, and the findings of this study could contribute to the current efforts by the government in the areas of the educational system, economic policies, and religious tolerance so that a more effective approach could be introduced.

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“…How did the policies and issues have their impacts on people's ERI in different stages of their lifespan? Reddy & Selvanathan argues that "Non-Malays are driven to identify themselves with their racial groups to differentiate themselves from the 'default' identity" (Reddy & Selvanathan, 2020). According to Crouch (2001), as cited in Ethnic Identity and Other-Group Orientation of Ethnic Chinese in Malaysia by Ting & Ting (2020), "emphasis on the Malay culture as the basis of the national culture made "many non-Malays feel that they were no more than secondclass citizens".…”

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Lifespan Model and Ethnic-Racial Identity Development: Literature Review

Foon¹,

Ramaiah²,

Tak³

et al. 2022

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The racial-ethnic identity plays a vital role in being able to identify an individual's self-identity. The ethnic-racial identity develops in stages according to our developmental stages. A study on specific play choices of dolls revealed that infants had developed their ERI from a very young age. Besides, during early childhood, parents play an important role in the development of ERI by intuitively conveying their native ethnocentric cultural norms, beliefs, and traditions of their children for the inherent value. Moving forward to the middle childhood stage, children develop from a literal understanding of ethnicity/race to a more complicated understanding in which they think about their labels more, have more complex knowledge and preferences, participate in more activities, and grasp the consequences of behaviors for ERI. Adolescents become conscious of their social group membership as a result of dynamic interactions with their increasing developmental environment, according to Erikson. Lastly, transitioning from adolescence to adulthood can bring enhanced contextual shifts and identity-relevant events.

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Multiracial in Malaysia: Categories, Classification, and Campur in Contemporary Everyday Life

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Cited by 11 publications

References 27 publications

Anxiety Prevalence and its Associated Factors Among University Students In Malaysia: A National Cross-Sectional Study

Anxiety Prevalence and its Associated Factors Among University Students In Malaysia: A National Cross-Sectional Study

The influence of education, economy and religion domains in enhancing ethnic unity among Malaysian youths

Lifespan Model and Ethnic-Racial Identity Development: Literature Review

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