Exploring the compliance behaviour during COVID-19 pandemic from social psychology perspectives
The study explores on the compliance behaviour of Malaysians during the pandemic of COVID-19 from the social psychology perspectives. Most of the research materials referred in this study are from secondary resources which are from research articles, newspaper articles, materials from magazines and...
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| author | Abdul Rashid, Abdul Aziz Zuraina, Ali Najihah, Mohd Noor Shahirah, Sulaiman |
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| description | The study explores on the compliance behaviour of Malaysians during the pandemic of COVID-19 from the social psychology perspectives. Most of the research materials referred in this study are from secondary resources which are from research articles, newspaper articles, materials from magazines and bulletin. Then, content analysis was employed to obtain relevant themes for the study. Five themes are identified namely, (i) social norms during themCOVID-19 outbreak, (ii) compliance with new norms through social restrictions, (iii) social conformity to adhere to new norms, (iv) optimistic bias during new norms and (v) diffusion of responsibilities during new norms. The implication of the study showed that there are varies compliance and non-compliance behaviours that are demonstrated by fellow Malaysians as the pandemic shows no signs of slowing down. It is therefore vital for Malaysians to follow the appropriate Standard Operation Procedures and be vigilant and resilient in facing this pandemic. |
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| spelling | ump-317472025-06-30T01:30:35Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/31747/ Exploring the compliance behaviour during COVID-19 pandemic from social psychology perspectives Abdul Rashid, Abdul Aziz Zuraina, Ali Najihah, Mohd Noor Shahirah, Sulaiman BF Psychology RA Public aspects of medicine The study explores on the compliance behaviour of Malaysians during the pandemic of COVID-19 from the social psychology perspectives. Most of the research materials referred in this study are from secondary resources which are from research articles, newspaper articles, materials from magazines and bulletin. Then, content analysis was employed to obtain relevant themes for the study. Five themes are identified namely, (i) social norms during themCOVID-19 outbreak, (ii) compliance with new norms through social restrictions, (iii) social conformity to adhere to new norms, (iv) optimistic bias during new norms and (v) diffusion of responsibilities during new norms. The implication of the study showed that there are varies compliance and non-compliance behaviours that are demonstrated by fellow Malaysians as the pandemic shows no signs of slowing down. It is therefore vital for Malaysians to follow the appropriate Standard Operation Procedures and be vigilant and resilient in facing this pandemic. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society (HRMARS) 2021 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/31747/1/exploring%20the%20compliance%20behaviour%20during%20covid-19.pdf Abdul Rashid, Abdul Aziz and Zuraina, Ali and Najihah, Mohd Noor and Shahirah, Sulaiman (2021) Exploring the compliance behaviour during COVID-19 pandemic from social psychology perspectives. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences (IJARBSS), 11 (7). pp. 561-578. ISSN 2222-6990. (Published) http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v11-i7/10493 http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v11-i7/10493 |
| spellingShingle | BF Psychology RA Public aspects of medicine Abdul Rashid, Abdul Aziz Zuraina, Ali Najihah, Mohd Noor Shahirah, Sulaiman Exploring the compliance behaviour during COVID-19 pandemic from social psychology perspectives |
| title | Exploring the compliance behaviour during COVID-19 pandemic from social psychology perspectives |
| title_full | Exploring the compliance behaviour during COVID-19 pandemic from social psychology perspectives |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the compliance behaviour during COVID-19 pandemic from social psychology perspectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the compliance behaviour during COVID-19 pandemic from social psychology perspectives |
| title_short | Exploring the compliance behaviour during COVID-19 pandemic from social psychology perspectives |
| title_sort | exploring the compliance behaviour during covid-19 pandemic from social psychology perspectives |
| topic | BF Psychology RA Public aspects of medicine |
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