
Nor Shafrin AhmadUniversity of Science Malaysia | USM · School of Educational Studies
Nor Shafrin Ahmad
Doctor of Philosophy
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Research Paper Writing (RPW) plays a key role in completingall research work. Poor writing could lead to the postponement of publications. Therefore, it is necessary todevelop a program of (RPW) to improve RPW ability for EFL/ESL writers, especially for undergraduate students in Higher Education (HE) institutions, which has caught less attention of...
In the face of unprecedented global crises, the importance of effective knowledge management (KM), organisational learning (OL), crisis communication, public health management, and resilience across sectors has become paramount. This systematic review employs the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) framework...
This study utilized the Nominal Group Technique (NGT) to identify critical factors influencing adolescent anger management, guided by Albert Bandura's Social Learning Theory (SCT). The primary objective was to pinpoint core components for designing effective anger management strategies for adolescents. Nine experts-comprising trained counseling tea...
This study evaluates the effectiveness of the Mindfulness and Psycho-Education Application Module (MAM-P) in reducing heart rate and psychological crisis levels. Six female clients experiencing mental crises received the MAM-P intervention at four hospitals and one health clinic in Kelantan. Semi-structured interviews and document analysis were use...
Background and Objective
The mental health of economically disadvantaged college students in China is notably inferior to that of their non-disadvantaged peers. As such, these students necessitate a broader spectrum of psychological support beyond mere financial assistance. Seligman’s PERMA theory has established a compelling association between so...
Background
Compliance with the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines (24-HMG: physical activity (PA), screen time (ST), and sleep) has been associated with numerous beneficial health outcomes among children and adolescents. However, there is a lack of consensus on the overall compliance with the 24-HMG specifically among children and adolescents with disabil...
This article solicits the opinions of seven professionals in the field of mental health in order to provide solutions for dealing with psychological crises through the application of the Nominal Group Technique (NGT). Four expert-approved approaches received acceptance scores between 90.48% and 100%. NGT facilitated quick and reliable validation of...
Background
Body dissatisfaction is a common and important issue, especially for college students. It can lead to a number of negative outcomes. However, existing researches still lack attention to cultural background differences, gender differences and grade differences in body image dissatisfaction and related depression and anxiety among college...
The study aims to investigate user satisfaction with online leadership training known as the National Professional Qualification for Educational Leaders (e-NPQEL). Furthermore, the e-NPQEL components, such as good criteria, difficulties, and improvement ideas were examined. A total of 107 aspiring school leaders or e-NPQEL users were selected as re...
Background/Objective: Adherence to the 24-hour movement guidelines (24-HMG) and various favorable health outcomes has been extensively documented; however, its relationship with anxiety among school-aged adolescents in China remains less explored. This study aims to examine the association between complying with the 24-HMG and anxiety status among...
Nature relatedness is the intimate relationship between individuals and nature, manifested as emotional bonding with nature, cognitive integration of nature into one's self, a willingness to experience the allure of nature through physical contact, and a readiness to coexist harmoniously with the natural world. Nature relatedness has become a hot t...
This study aims to determine to what extent adult Indonesians and Malaysians self-disclose COVID-19 related information during the pandemic. Using an online survey, the study obtained quantitative data in understanding the five dimensions of self-disclosure—amount, valency, accuracy, intention, and intimacy as suggested by Devito. Using descriptive...
Depression, anxiety, and stress are extremely frequent and common among female inmates. Many studies reported that female inmates are more likely to experience psychological problems than men due to family and loved ones, especially children. Thus, this study aims to describe and interpret the frequency of female inmates' mental health conditions u...
One of the qualities that employers often observe in potential graduates is the ability to display soft skills such as decision-making. It is suspected that some personality traits, cognitive domains, and efficacy have some effects on individual decision-making. Such awareness is expected to help technical trainees establish improved decision-makin...
p style="text-align: justify;">Anger is a topic that requires intervention from teachers, counsellors, psychologists, parents, and all communities. The expressions of anger are subjective and sometimes hard to identify. Thus, anger should be measured more objectively, while the expressions need to be examined closely. The purpose of this study is t...
Abstrak Transisi dari sekolah ke institut pengajian tinggi merupakan fasa mencabar yang memerlukan pelajar menyesuaikan diri dengan persekitaran dan budaya baharu. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk meneroka pengalaman penyesuaian pelajar tahun satu di Institut Pendidikan Guru dengan menggunakan kaedah storytelling melalui lukisan. Kajian ini melibatkan 18...
Abstract: To investigate the relationship between psychological stress and adaptation.psychological distress, as well as the mediating effects of personality, the CSPA Mental healthassessment system was used to measure about 9,656 college students in China. Then.SPSS23.0 and AMOS23.0 were used for correlation analysis and cross-validation analysisT...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, universities in Malaysia implemented online learning. This long-time remote learning is very challenging to some university students. The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of psychological well-being on depression, anxiety, and stress of university students on online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic...
Kajian ini bertujuan untuk meneroka punca penderaan kanak-kanak yang berlaku sepanjang pandemik melanda negara serta tatacara intervensi bagi kaunselor membantu mangsa penderaan. Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah temu bual separa berstruktur bersama pegawai penyiasat bahagian siasatan seksual wanita dan kanak-kanak. Data dianalisis secara analisis tema...
Internal strengths are among the important elements that school children need to have in order to maintain psychological well-being throughout the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. This study aims to examine the differences in internal strength and psychological well -being of students in Indonesia according to age and gender. The study also examined the r...
This study aims to explore adolescent crisis in terms of the types, causes and effects. It also explores effective crisis interventions in addressing crisis issues. A total of 12 Guidance and Counseling teachers and 49 adolescents were selected by purposive sampling method from schools in the northern zone of Peninsular Malaysia. Data collection wa...
Abstract : On the basis of literature research, interview, open questionnaire and expert consultationthe theoretical model of college students’employment problem is constructed, and the self-assessmentquestionnaire of college students’ employment problem is developed. 404 graduates from three universitiesin China were selected for the preliminary t...
Resilien akademik penting dalam membantu individu untuk bangkit setelah melalui kegagalan dalam bidang akademik di setting sekolah. Pencapaian akademik merupakan salah satu kaedah bagi murid untuk membantu keluarga keluar daripada kepompong kemiskinan. Keadaan ini mampu dicapai dengan kekuatan untuk berhadapan dengan ancaman dan cabaran yang berlak...
To avoid the subjectivity and a risk of reliability, selecting the most suitable method of scoring written texts is important in the evaluation of academic writing ability. Thus, previous authors proposed several methods of marking, namely holistic method, the impression method, error count method, analytic method, etc., for scoring academic writin...
The transition from school to the institute of higher learning is a challenging phase that requires students to adapt to new environments and cultures. This study aimed to explore the adaptation experiences of first-year students at the Institute of Teacher Education by using storytelling through drawing. This study involved 18 students pursuing th...
Individuals with choleric temperaments easily get angry and can be problematic if not expressed appropriately. The purpose of this study was to identify gender differences in anger expressions among secondary school students. Respondents were secondary school students in four states in the Northern region of Malaysia. A total of 3348 students were...
The purpose of this paper is to examine the different levels of transformational leadership between male and female principals and their relationships with teachers' Innovative Work Behavior (IWB) in Malaysian secondary schools. In total, 477 teachers from various secondary schools were randomly selected as respondents (218 are working under female...
Gender has been identified as one of the key factors that influences the degree of transformational leadership practiced by the leaders and has an effect on job outcome. This study investigates the characteristics and level of female principals’ transformational leadership and interrelationship between the leadership with Perceived Organizational P...
Covid-19 pandemic has created crises among some Malaysians. The crises have both opportunity and threat impacts. Without proper intervention, some people will develop stress, anxiety, and depression. This study aims to explore the emotional anxiety that exists in the society due to Covid-19 pandemic and the roles of social media and counselling sup...
The first-year in institutes of higher education is a challenging phase for new students. They need to adapt to the academic and social environment that is different from school culture. This transition process requires them to have a high level of resilience to face the challenges of the campus world. This study aims to explore the adaptation prob...
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to assess the psychometric properties of the Flourishing Scale (FS) by employing samples of Malaysian and Indonesian undergraduates. In addition, the present study seeks to identify aspects of the social-psychological functioning that were perceived differently by both samples.
Design/methodology/approach
The p...
Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan kesahan dan
kebolehpercayaan Modul Kaunseling SoF-Ea yang mengandungi
tujuh sesi kaunseling. Data bagi kesahan dan kebolehpercayaan
modul diperoleh daripada tinjauan yang menggunakan tiga borang
soal selidik iaitu soal selidik kesahan kandungan modul, soal selidik
kesahan kandungan kesesuaian sesi dan akti...
This study aims to understand the awareness of Guidance and Counseling Teachers on the resilience of B40 students, the mindfulness approach, and the need for the construction of Resilience-Mindfulness Module to increase the resilience of students from B40 families. The approach of the study is qualitative by using a semi-structured interview protoc...
ABSTRAK Transisi pelajar dari sekolah menengah ke institut pengajian tinggi memerlukan pelajar menyesuaikan diri dengan persekitaran akademik dan sosial baharu. Keupayaan pelajar tahun pertama menyesuaikan diri pada fasa transisi mampu merangsang kejayaan mereka pada fasa seterusnya. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti tahap penyesuaian akade...
___________________________________________________________________________ Abstrak: Penyesuaian pelajar tahun pertama di institut pengajian tinggi merupakan satu transisi major dalam kehidupan yang tidak semua pelajar dapat tangani. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti tahap penyesuaian pelajar tahun pertama di Institut Pendidikan Guru (IPG)...
The Malaysian Institute of Teacher Education (IPGM) has designed a comprehensive teacher training program for Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) graduates, by using competitive teacher training program that in line with the needs of the globalisation era. However, this teacher training program is challenged when there are cases of suicide as well as an...
The Malaysian Institute of Teacher Education (IPGM) has designed a comprehensive teacher training program for Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) graduates, by using competitive teacher training program that in line with the needs of the globalisation era. However, this teacher training program is challenged when there are cases of suicide as well as an...
Depression is an emotional disease that is increasingly serious among teenagers today, mostly involving school students. This situation is very worrying when student depression can lead to worse incidents such as criminal behaviors, social problems, and suicide. Therefore, this study aims to identify the depression levels of secondary school studen...
This study aims to examine the effect of Art Therapy Module in the management of anger among male adolescents. This is a pilot study representative of eight male students involved. A purposive sampling technique was used to select only students with a high level of anger. The instrument used to assess anger was STAXI-2 C/A by Brunner and Spielberge...
This study aims to determine the validity and reliability of Solution-Focused Brief Art Therapy (SFBAT) Module which comprises of seven sub modules. Data were obtained through a survey using three sets of questionnaires consisting of content validity and reliability modules. Two sets of samples involved in this study were 10 experts in the field of...
Membincangkan aplikasi teori-teori kaunseling.
Membincangkan mengenai pengurusan rekod kaunseling berserta contoh-contoh penulisan nota kes.
Tahun pertama di institut pengajian tinggi merupakan fasa mencabar kepada pelajar baharu. Mereka perlu menyesuaikan diri dengan persekitaran akademik dan sosial yang ternyata berbeza daripada budaya sekolah. Proses transisi ini memerlukan mereka mempunyai tahap resiliensi yang tinggi agar dapat menempuhi cabaran dunia kampus. Kajian ini bertujuan u...
Tujuan – Kajian ini dilakukan untuk menentukan pengaruh faktor pelindung dan kekuatan dalaman terhadap ketahanan diri akademik dalam kalangan murid dari ibu bapa bercerai. Kajian ini juga bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti dimensi faktor pelindung dan kekuatan dalaman yang menjadi peramal yang berkesan bagi menentukan ketahanan diri akademik murid dari...
Abstract. This single case study is conducted to describe the R.E.C.E.O (Rescue – Exposure – Confinement –Extinguishment – Overhaul) crisis intervention model used by firefighters in Malaysia in handling a crisis situation. The similarities and differences are compared between R.E.C.E.O Crisis Intervention Model with other Crisis Intervention Model...
Crisis applies when an individual experiences a trauma or tense situation that causes imbalance, disorganization and disorientation. Failure to oversee the crisis brings a negative impression to the whole self. This study involved 25 crisis helpers as respondents and all of them are registered counselors in Malaysia. Data are collected through semi...
This study was conducted to identify the self-esteem level, symptoms and the effect of Cognitive Restructuring Technique (CRT) in improving self-esteem. This is a single case study involving a 17-year-old female adolescent selected via purposive sampling. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were used in data collection. Rosenberg Self-esteem...
Anger is the most common emotion experienced by everyone. Anger can be natural or problematic depending on the manner of a person’s expression. Problematic anger is a strong, uncomfortable emotional response to the provocation which challenges a person’s values, beliefs or rights. In schools, anger frequently occurs among the students because schoo...
This research was intended to examine the effect of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) anger management module on anger expressions among adolescents. The respondents for this study involved 43 adolescents aged 15 to 16 years old from four secondary schools in Penang Island. They were among the 318 participants from four schools who identified wit...
Adolescences is an important transitional phase in human development where they experience physiological as well as psychological changes. Nevertheless, these changes are often understood by teachers, parents, and even the adolescents themselves. Thus, conflicts exist and adolescents are affected from the conflict physically and emotionally. An imp...
This study aims to examine the effects of the process genre approach (PGA) on English foreign language (EFL) upper secondary students’ writing abilityin terms of content, organization, vocabulary and grammar.The quasi-experimental design named the nonequivalent control group design with pretest and posttest was usedto collect quantitative data. Par...
Abstract Kajian pembinaan alat ukur Higher Education Potential Inventory (HEPI) bermula
apabila perbincangan berkaitan pencapaian pelajar secara holistik yang merangkumi
bukan hanya kepada pencapaian akademik tetapi juga pencapaian lain seperti afektif,
sosial dan tingkah laku dilihat penting dalam kehidupan pelajar universiti. Kepercayaan
baha...
Dilahirkan sebagai Orang Kurang Upaya (OKU), mengalami kurang upaya akibat serangan penyakit dan kehilangan anggota badan akibat kemalangan merupakan mimpi ngeri kepada sesiapa sahaja yang mengalaminya. Individu yang terpaksa melalui situasi ini akan mengalami perasaan putus asa kerana kesukaran untuk bergerak dan tidak berupaya melaksanakan tugasa...
Artikel ini membincangkan kedukaan dan daya tindak mangsa bencana tsunami yang terbina akibat kejadian bencana alam yang dasyat. Temu bual bersama seorang mangsa tsunami telah dijalankan bagi memahami emosinya setelah sedekad kejadian tsunami berlaku. Perbincangan merangkumisenario kejadian tsunami dan pemikiran yang akhirnya membentuk kedukaan emo...
The study aimed at investigating how to apply two familiar tools formeasuringdepression among diabetic patients in Iran. The study discusses about two inventories and emphasizes that depression is such an important issue that needs to receive a great deal of attention in order to create grounds to be prevented or cured. The issue of concept of tool...
The study aimed at investigating how to apply two familiar tools formeasuringdepression
among diabetic patients in Iran. The study discusses about two inventories and emphasizes
that depression is such an important issue that needs to receive a great deal of attention in
order to create grounds to be prevented or cured. The issue of concept of tool...
Perkhidmatan kaunseling memainkan peranan utama dalam membangunkan
potensi modal insan melalui program dan pendekatan psikologi dan
kaunseling. Selaras dengan hasrat ini, maka Kementerian Pengajian
Tinggi melalui IPT telah dan akan berusaha untuk melahirkan graduan
berkualiti dalam bidang bimbingan dan kaunseling. Dalam hal ini program
kaunseling t...
This study looked at the emotional reaction, behaviour, appearance and trauma experienced by incest victims. Subjects were 10 female victims of incest. The data collected was based on semi-structured interviews and observations. The process of transcription and analysing the interviews was conducted using content analysis. Three category of emotion...
The purpose of this study is to observe the ability of accident-caused disabled individual to integrate within their surroundings, especially in terms of social relationships. Disabled are synonym with their tendency to isolate themselves from the community. They are also prone to place a barrier when it comes to relationships within the community....
Counseling education and practicum plays a vital role in producing quality counselors. Hence, the higher education institute must ensure that the training of counselors is equipped with proper input in the field of counseling either in theory or practical. This study is focused on the recognition of the education element in the theory and practice....
Abstrak: Kajian ini bertujuan mengukur perhubungan antara kemahiran belajar dengan pencapaian akademik dalam kalangan pelajar pelbagai kebolehan di daerah Kerian, Perak. Di samping itu, kajian ini bertujuan menunjukkan sama ada terdapat perbezaan kemahiran belajar antara pelajar lelaki dengan pelajar perempuan, kepelbagaian pencapaian akademik dan...
Abstrak: Terdapat dua tujuan utama kajian ini. Pertama ialah untuk mengenal pasti tahap kemurungan mangsa penderaan seksual dan kedua untuk mengenal pasti indikator tingkah laku mangsa penderaan seksual. Subjek kajian terdiri daripada tujuh orang mangsa penderaan seksual di kawasan Utara Semenanjung Malaysia. Pengumpulan maklumat dilakukan melalui...