Peer pressure, parental bonding, self-efficacy, sensation seeking and risk-taking attitude among adolescents
Risk-taking attitude among adolescents in Malaysia have become riskier and more dangerous that lead to the continuity of social problems among adolescents. Past studies proved the relationship between peer pressure, parental bonding, self-efficacy and sensation seeking with adolescent’s risk-taki...
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| Language: | English |
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2019
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/90891/1/FEM%202020%2010%20-%20IR.pdf |
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| Summary: | Risk-taking attitude among adolescents in Malaysia have become riskier and more
dangerous that lead to the continuity of social problems among adolescents. Past studies
proved the relationship between peer pressure, parental bonding, self-efficacy and
sensation seeking with adolescent’s risk-taking attitude, however, there are limited
studies in identifying the strongest predictors of risk-taking attitude among adolescent.
The main objective of the study is to examine the relationship between peer pressure,
parental bonding (maternal and paternal), self-efficacy, sensation seeking and risk-taking
attitude among adolescents in Selangor.
A total of 462 students between the age of 13 to 18 years old were recruited in the study.
The respondents were selected through a simple sampling technique. 18 government high
schools in 9 selected districts in Selangor were randomly chosen. A self-administered
questionnaire was used for the data collection. The questionnaires include The Attitude
Towards Risk Questionnaire (ATTRQ), General Self-efficacy Scale (GSE), Parental
Bonding Inventory (PBI), and Impulsive Sensation Seeking Inventory (ImpSS). The
instrument used in the study was proven to be reliable for the Malaysia population. Data
analysis including descriptive, bivariate and multivariate statistic was used.
The Pearson’s correlation analyses indicated that age, peer pressure, sensation seeking,
parental bonding was significantly related to the adolescent’s risk-taking attitude. The
result of t-test showed a significant difference in the risk-taking attitude between the male
and female students. The multiple regression analyses revealed that sensation seeking
was the strongest predictors of adolescent’s risk-taking attitude followed by peer
pressure and paternal bonding.
The findings of the study emphasized on the important contribution of both
environmental (peer pressure and paternal bonding) and cognitive factor (sensation seeking) in predicting risk-taking attitude among adolescent. Intervention and programs
to promote healthy cognitive development as well as bringing awareness on the
importance of the father’s role in adolescent development should be considered. |
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