- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Personality Traits and Psychology
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Emotions and Moral Behavior
- Online and Blended Learning
- Environmental Sustainability in Business
- Smart Cities and Technologies
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
- Face Recognition and Perception
- Music Therapy and Health
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Handwritten Text Recognition Techniques
- Digital literacy in education
- Digital Marketing and Social Media
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Image and Object Detection Techniques
- Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction
- Competency Development and Evaluation
- Psychological Treatments and Assessments
- Emotional Intelligence and Performance
- Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
Sunway University
2018-2024
Concern Worldwide UK
2020
University of Oxford
2020
Abstract Norm enforcement may be important for resolving conflicts and promoting cooperation. However, little is known about how preferred responses to norm violations vary across cultures domains. In a preregistered study of 57 countries (using convenience samples 22,863 students non-students), we measured perceptions the appropriateness various violation cooperative atypical social behaviors. Our findings highlight both cultural universals variation. We find universal negative relation...
The emergence of COVID-19 dramatically changed social behavior across societies and contexts. Here we study whether norms also changed. Specifically, this question for cultural tightness (the degree to which generally have strong norms), specific (e.g. stealing, hand washing), about enforcement, using survey data from 30,431 respondents in 43 countries recorded before the early stages following COVID-19. Using variation disease intensity, shed light on mechanisms predicting changes norm...
Despite a proliferation in the number of instruments for assessing Big 5 traits, extant measures are beset with limitations that render their use problematic workplace; is, they contain generic as opposed to occupationally relevant items, couched idiosyncratic, culturally specific language, demanding high reading ability levels, and overly cumbersome. The Factor Model Questionnaire (FFMQ) was devised address these concerns. Five studies, spanning multiple samples organizational contexts,...
This article reports a longitudinal analysis of corporate social responsibility (CSR) keywords drawing on an extensive sample 144 CSR definitions across seven decades. There are clear differences in the used various time periods to describe person or entity providing CSR, activity provided, and intended recipients targets any activities. has been trend away from individuals such as managers specific groups employees being identified providers towards describing organizational that is...
Purpose The three neighbouring nations of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore participated in the 2009, 2012 2015 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) cycles. Despite many similarities between nations, has consistently been a top PISA performer, with Indonesia bottom third international league tables. This paper aims to sketch comparative Association South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) context uses PISA-derived metrics contrast how differences decision-making school leadership,...
When someone violates a social norm, others may think that some sanction would be appropriate. We examine how the experience of emotions like anger and disgust relate to judged appropriateness sanctions, in pre-registered analysis data from large-scale study 56 societies. Across world, we find individuals who over norm violation are more likely endorse confrontation, ostracism and, smaller extent, gossip. Moreover, is consistently strongest predictor judgments compared other emotions....
The eudaemonic tradition asserts that life engagement, is the pursuit of a meaningful way living, an important element well-being. Self-identity theory posits individuals' identities significantly contribute to their sense meaning and belonging, which in turn boost present study aimed establish extent self-identities are predictors well-being whether they subsumed within engagement construct. An opportunity sample Singaporeans (n = 269) aged 18–35 (M 23.88, SD 4.52) completed Aspects...
A sample of Asian participants was assessed using the Brunel Mood Scale and Positive & Negative Affect before after music mood induction procedures to which each participant randomly assigned. series mixed analyses variance with type (happy/positive vs. sad/negative) as between-subject factor pre–post exposure within-subject revealed that sad attenuated positive moods Vigor Happiness, well negative Anger, Tension, Fatigue, Confusion but had no significant impact on Depression or...
Background. Although the Big Five model (BFM) of personality has been dominant paradigm in research since mid-1990s, it recently challenged by HEXACO model, which contains an additional factor called Honesty-Humility. Since both these models were developed using same analytic techniques, there ongoing but inconclusive debate about relative merits competing models.
Extracting information from a large number of scientific documents prepared in portable document format (PDF) is time-consuming process, if all this to be done without the help an automated system. However, missing structural PDF can create lot issues during extraction process. Watermark one objects that have negative effect on this. When tool applied with watermark, watermark affect order text and often extracted as part text. If used for analysis future, might accuracy results, since they...
The Covid-19 pandemic has been seen by some as the event that will finally make online delivery become a dominant mode in universities. This study reports preferences of students for teaching, collaboration, and assessment using survey data gathered after lengthy period full at time when were free to choose conventional, hybrid approaches learning, collaboration assessment. Most previous research explored student with respect specific courses or institutional level, but present examines...
Emoticons are pictographic representations of facial expressions that used to convey emotions in text messages and other similar methods communication. Most research on emoticons has examined how they public forums rather than private messaging. Using a sample undergraduate students (n=106; male 52.83%; mean age 20.26 years, SD 1.93), this study examines the use Results reveal emoticon usage is highest amongst friends, followed by siblings, then parents, family members more distant...
Abstract When assessing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and its impact on company performance there may be an informational asymmetry caused by differences in Familiarity with the firm assessed. This study uses participants' ratings of six large UK retailers to establish direct relationships between CSR components Economic, Legal, Ethical, Discretionary, dimensions Reputation, Trust, Customer Satisfaction, then explores whether mediates dimensions. The findings show Discretionary are...
<title>Abstract</title> Several validated image sets, such as NAPS, IAPS, GAPED, and OASIS, have been developed to elicit affective states. However, these sets were primarily on Western populations within European American contexts, none fully in a Southeast Asian sample, where emotional restraint may also be valued similarly the East contexts. This study aimed validate provide norms for Nencki Affective Picture System (NAPS; Marchewka et al., 2014) Malaysian sample. Subsets from 1,356 NAPS...
Abstract Several validated image sets, such as NAPS, IAPS, GAPED, and OASIS, have been developed to elicit affective states. However, these sets were primarily on Western populations within European American contexts, none fully in a Southeast Asian sample, where emotional restraint may also be valued similarly the East contexts. This study aimed validate provide norms for Nencki Affective Picture System (NAPS; Marchewka et al., 2014) Malaysian sample. Subsets from 1356 NAPS images...
The region of Southeast Asia is home to some the most congested cities. In Malaysia densely populated area Kuala Lumpur and its surrounding Klang Valley face congestion pollution problems common cities across Asia. This study uses bottom-up approach concept mapping explore potential solutions transportation associated with rapid urbanisation. A sample young adult Malaysian participants brainstormed ideas generated 91 proposals for action, which they grouped into six clusters Legislation,...
Information and communications technology (ICT) is now extensively used in educational settings its use has increased since the onset of pandemic. However, first computers classrooms nearly 50 years ago, evidence for impact ICT on student achievement been contradictory. Some researchers have suggested that access to high quality ICT, familiarity competence are associated with higher attainment, whereas others contended opposite. it positive attitudes may generalize positivity toward...
The original version of this Article contained an error in the author affiliations. Cecilia Reyna was incorrectly associated with ‘Universidad Nacional de Cordoba (UNC). Facultad Psicologia (UNC), Ciudad Universitaria, Bv. la Reforma esquina, Enfermera Gordillo s/n, Cordoba, Argentina.’ instead correct ‘Instituto Investigaciones Psicologicas (IIPsi), Consejo Cientificas y Tecnicas (CONICET), CABA, Republica This has now been corrected both PDF and HTML versions Article.