Knowledge about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) predicts motivation to volunteer : a cross-sectional survey among psychology students
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their parents require support from the community, and could profit from volunteer work involving the family. At the same time, university students demonstrate a high willingness to volunteer in community initiatives such as work involving children wit...
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| author | Jocelyn Deana Jominol, Ching, Sin Siau Rabbani, Mohtaram Mimi Fitriana, Mansour Amini, Amira Najiha Yahya, Jing, Ni Tee Muhamad Nur Fariduddin, |
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| description | Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their parents require support from the community, and could profit from volunteer work involving the family. At the same time, university students demonstrate a high willingness to volunteer in community initiatives such as work involving children with ASD. This study aims to examine the relationship between ASD knowledge and the motivation to volunteer among university students. Students (N=150) from a private university in the Klang Valley, Malaysia, participated in this study. Instruments utilized in this study were the Stone Autism Survey and Volunteer Functions Inventory. The results indicated that a higher level of ASD knowledge was the strongest predictor of higher motivation to volunteer after adjusting for relevant demographic factors and exposure to ASD children. Meanwhile, female and Hindu participants reported a significantly higher motivation to volunteer. This study emphasizes the need to increase factual knowledge about ASD among university students, and any effort to encourage students to volunteer in helping individuals with ASD should include knowledge sharing about this population. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:195692022-09-05T08:09:32Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19569/ Knowledge about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) predicts motivation to volunteer : a cross-sectional survey among psychology students Jocelyn Deana Jominol, Ching, Sin Siau Rabbani, Mohtaram Mimi Fitriana, Mansour Amini, Amira Najiha Yahya, Jing, Ni Tee Muhamad Nur Fariduddin, Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their parents require support from the community, and could profit from volunteer work involving the family. At the same time, university students demonstrate a high willingness to volunteer in community initiatives such as work involving children with ASD. This study aims to examine the relationship between ASD knowledge and the motivation to volunteer among university students. Students (N=150) from a private university in the Klang Valley, Malaysia, participated in this study. Instruments utilized in this study were the Stone Autism Survey and Volunteer Functions Inventory. The results indicated that a higher level of ASD knowledge was the strongest predictor of higher motivation to volunteer after adjusting for relevant demographic factors and exposure to ASD children. Meanwhile, female and Hindu participants reported a significantly higher motivation to volunteer. This study emphasizes the need to increase factual knowledge about ASD among university students, and any effort to encourage students to volunteer in helping individuals with ASD should include knowledge sharing about this population. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19569/1/45070-177018-2-PB.pdf Jocelyn Deana Jominol, and Ching, Sin Siau and Rabbani, Mohtaram and Mimi Fitriana, and Mansour Amini, and Amira Najiha Yahya, and Jing, Ni Tee and Muhamad Nur Fariduddin, (2022) Knowledge about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) predicts motivation to volunteer : a cross-sectional survey among psychology students. Jurnal Sains Kesihatan Malaysia, 20 (1). pp. 65-71. ISSN 1675-8161 https://ejournal.ukm.my/jskm/issue/view/1402 |
| spellingShingle | Jocelyn Deana Jominol, Ching, Sin Siau Rabbani, Mohtaram Mimi Fitriana, Mansour Amini, Amira Najiha Yahya, Jing, Ni Tee Muhamad Nur Fariduddin, Knowledge about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) predicts motivation to volunteer : a cross-sectional survey among psychology students |
| title | Knowledge about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) predicts motivation to volunteer : a cross-sectional survey among psychology students |
| title_full | Knowledge about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) predicts motivation to volunteer : a cross-sectional survey among psychology students |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) predicts motivation to volunteer : a cross-sectional survey among psychology students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) predicts motivation to volunteer : a cross-sectional survey among psychology students |
| title_short | Knowledge about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) predicts motivation to volunteer : a cross-sectional survey among psychology students |
| title_sort | knowledge about autism spectrum disorder (asd) predicts motivation to volunteer : a cross-sectional survey among psychology students |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19569/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19569/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19569/1/45070-177018-2-PB.pdf |