Poh Chua Siah
Biographic Data
| ID | 4084103 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Poh Chua Siah |
| GIVEN NAMES | Poh Chua |
| FAMILY NAME | Siah |
| SIGNATURE | SIAH P C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0991-1313 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 23 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Non-attachment, sense of coherence and happiness
This study aims to unravel the intricate mechanisms that intertwine non-attachment, sense of coherence, and happiness, employing the lens of the Buddhist framework, emphasizing virtue-meditation-wisdom. 123 undergraduate students participated in the study through an online survey utilizing purposive sampling. Results revealed support for a complementary model, indicating that the impact of non-attachment on happiness is not solely direct but is a…
Nonattachment, sense of coherence and death anxiety among senior citizens
Research has shown links between nonattachment, sense of coherence, and death anxiety, but their interrelationship remains unexplored. From the view of Buddhist-based psychology, we proposed an indirect-only mediation model, hypothesizing that nonattachment reduces death anxiety only by enhancing the sense of coherence. A study of 91 Chinese seniors using purposive and snowball sampling supported this hypothesis. Participants completed scales mea…
Using it my way
Studies show that social networking sites (SNS) are convenient for older adults to bond with friends and family without traveling and provide new opportunities for communication that can help older adults to avoid loneliness and social isolation. However, the numbers of SNS usage among older adults are fewer in less developed nations, which can be because only a small number of older adults know how to use SNS, and difficulties such as fears and …
The relationships between cybervictimization and depression among adolescents
Depression is one of the factors that link to the suicidal behaviors that are the most severe negative consequence exhibited among cybervictims. Besides, depression has been reported to be associated with various long-term psychosocial outcomes. Accordingly, this study used a scoping review method to examine the relationship between cybervictimization and depression among adolescents. Eleven English articles published in or after 2017 at the Scop…
Cultural Values
In Asian societies, the quality of life among senior citizens depends on the support they receive from their younger generation. Accordingly, this study adopted the 'value-attitude-behavior hierarchy' in examining the impacts of Chinese traditional cultural values on the attitudes and behaviors of Malaysian Chinese adolescents towards senior citizens. 482 Malaysian Chinese adolescents were recruited for participation in a purposive sampling and s…
Improving the education quality for refugee children
Many refugee children have not only suffered from their negative past experiences but also faced challenges to cope with their current difficulties and to improve themselves for a better future. Education is a strategy to assist these refugee children in tackling these difficulties, and a key factor in ensuring the success of education is the quality of teachers. This study uses the job demands and job resource model as a framework to understand …
An intergroup contact approach for understanding attitudes and behaviours towards deaf students among hearing students in Malaysia
Purpose This study examines the hearing students' attitudes and behaviors towards deaf students in Malaysia using the intergroup contact approach. Design/methodology/approach Purposive sampling was used to recruit 439 hearing students at secondary schools. Hearing students were asked to fill in questionnaires that contained four measurements: contact with deaf people, sources of knowledge about deaf people, attitudes towards deaf people and behav…
Cybervictimization and Depression among Adolescents
Studies have shown the relationships among cybervictimization, coping strategies, and depression, but no study has examined the mechanism that links the three variables. Accordingly, this study used the transactional model of stress and coping theory as a conceptual framework and proposed that coping strategies are mediators for the effects of cybervictimization on depression. A total of 387 adolescents were recruited by using the purposive sampl…
Assessing the Psychometric Properties of the Smartphone Addiction Inventory and Development of a New Short-Form Among Young Adults in Malaysia
Cyber-victimization among adolescents
Cyber-victimization is prevalent among adolescents, but not all cyber-victims experience the same level of negative impacts. The individual difference can be related to their adopted coping strategies. By using the Transactional Model of Stress and Coping as a framework, it is expected that cyber-victims would appraise the bullying differently; which leads them to adopt different coping strategies. Cyber-victims are more likely to adopt passive c…
Coping with perceived sources of discrimination
Refugee children in Malaysia face different sources of discrimination daily. This can affect their mental health if appropriate strategies are not designed to help them with the discrimination. This study used a cross-sectional survey to understand the frequent discrimination as perceived among refugee children in Malaysia, their frequently used strategies to cope with it, and the associations between perceived discrimination and coping strategie…
Discrimination perceived by child refugees in Malaysia
Discrimination perceived by refugee children in Malaysia is seldom reported. This study used an interview method to understand the types of discrimination perceived by refugee children in Malaysia. Eight representatives from different refugees’ community service centers and non-government service centers were recruited by using the purposive sampling method. Three sources of discrimination as perceived by refugee children were identified from the…
The Perception of the Importance of Chinese Cultural Values (马来西亚和台湾华商对华人文化价值观认同的比较分析)
The main objective is to compare the perception of the importance of Chinese cultural values by Chinese entrepreneurs in Malaysia and Taiwan. A questionnaire that included demographic data and a survey of Chinese values was distributed by mail to Chinese entrepreneurs in Malaysia and Taiwan. A total of 95 questionnaires from Malaysia and 70 from Taiwan were returned. The results showed that perceptions of the importance of Chinese values are quit…
Perceived parental sex discrimination, happiness and self-esteem
This study examines parents’ sex discrimination through the perspectives of their children and its relationship to their daughter’s happiness and self-esteem. Questionnaires were collected from 805 secondary school students at eight Chinese Independent Schools in Malaysia. The results showed that perceived parental sex discrimination (PPSD) was negatively correlated with happiness and self-esteem. Importantly, this relationship only occurred amon…
Quality of life among refugee children in Malaysia – a brief report
Most refugee children in Malaysia face an extremely difficult situation. This report is therefore aimed to explore the demographic variables that are relevant to the quality of life (QoL) among refugee children in Malaysia. A total of 89 refugee children were recruited from five refugee education centres. Children were asked to complete their demographic information on the Youth QoL – short form (YQoL-S), and the Multidimensional Students’ Life S…
Perception on Chinese values
This study aims to examine whether different educational systems will impose students with different perception on Chinese values. Cluster sampling method was used and 599 Chinese students from three national secondary schools (NSS) and two Chinese independent schools (CIS) in Malaysia were recruited. A questionnaire containing two sections namely background information and Chinese value scale developed by Chinese Culture Connection (1987) Chines…
Sex Ratio at Birth among Chinese Malaysians, 1963 2003
SOJOURN is an interdisciplinary journal devoted to the study of social and cultural issues in Southeast Asia. It publishes empirical and theoretical research articles with a view to promoting and disseminating scholarship in and on the region. Areas of special concern include ethnicity, religion, tourism, urbanization, migration, popular culture, social and cultural change, and development. Fields most often represented in the journal are anthrop…
Domestic Labor Sharing and Preference for Son
The main aim of this study was to find out through the perception of children whether there is a significant association between the sharing of domestic labor and preference for sons between fathers and mothers. This study used a cluster sampling method to select 1982 secondary students from Malaysia to answer questionnaires. The results showed significant associations between the preference for sons and the sharing of domestic labor between fath…
A survey of adolescents’ perception of parents with a son preference
Preference for sons derives from the agricultural economy of the past. It is surprising, however, that this preference still exists in countries which have progressed from an agricultural to an industrial economy. The main aim of this study was therefore to explore the perception of adolescents to parents who did or did not have a preference for sons. Adolescents aged from thirteen to fifteen ( n = 1,982) from six Chinese independent schools were…
A study on female sex workers in southern China (Shenzhen)
The present study aims to investigate the perspective relations between HIV/AIDS and condom-related knowledge, condom use, history of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and predictive factors of condom use by female sex workers (FSW) who were sent to the Women Re-education Center (WRC) in Shenzhen, People's Republic of China. Seven hundred and one FSW were interviewed. Whereas respondents had attained certain accurate knowledge about the HIV tr…
Assessment of HIV-Related Sexual Risk Behaviors Among the General Female Population in Hong Kong
A Study of the STD/Aids Related Attitudes and Behaviors of Men Who Have Sex with Men in Hong Kong
Behavioural surveillance of sexually-related risk behaviours of the Chinese male general population in Hong Kong
The objective of the study was to establish a behavioural surveillance system (BSS) for sexually-related risk behaviours of the Hong Kong adult male general population. Benchmark data were obtained by interviewing 1,020 male respondents, age 18 to 60. The results showed that: (1) 14% of the respondents had engaged in commercial sex in the past six months, (2) 27% of the male commercial sex clients did not always use condoms when having sexual int…
A Study of the STD/Aids Related Attitudes and Behaviors of Men Who Have Sex with Men in Hong Kong
Perception on Chinese values
This study aims to examine whether different educational systems will impose students with different perception on Chinese values. Cluster sampling method was used and 599 Chinese students from three national secondary schools (NSS) and two Chinese independent schools (CIS) in Malaysia were recruited. A questionnaire containing two sections namely background information and Chinese value scale developed by Chinese Culture Connection (1987) Chines…
Sex Ratio at Birth among Chinese Malaysians, 1963 2003
SOJOURN is an interdisciplinary journal devoted to the study of social and cultural issues in Southeast Asia. It publishes empirical and theoretical research articles with a view to promoting and disseminating scholarship in and on the region. Areas of special concern include ethnicity, religion, tourism, urbanization, migration, popular culture, social and cultural change, and development. Fields most often represented in the journal are anthrop…
A survey of adolescents’ perception of parents with a son preference
Preference for sons derives from the agricultural economy of the past. It is surprising, however, that this preference still exists in countries which have progressed from an agricultural to an industrial economy. The main aim of this study was therefore to explore the perception of adolescents to parents who did or did not have a preference for sons. Adolescents aged from thirteen to fifteen ( n = 1,982) from six Chinese independent schools were…
Improving the education quality for refugee children
Many refugee children have not only suffered from their negative past experiences but also faced challenges to cope with their current difficulties and to improve themselves for a better future. Education is a strategy to assist these refugee children in tackling these difficulties, and a key factor in ensuring the success of education is the quality of teachers. This study uses the job demands and job resource model as a framework to understand …
Quality of life among refugee children in Malaysia – a brief report
Most refugee children in Malaysia face an extremely difficult situation. This report is therefore aimed to explore the demographic variables that are relevant to the quality of life (QoL) among refugee children in Malaysia. A total of 89 refugee children were recruited from five refugee education centres. Children were asked to complete their demographic information on the Youth QoL – short form (YQoL-S), and the Multidimensional Students’ Life S…
Assessment of HIV-Related Sexual Risk Behaviors Among the General Female Population in Hong Kong
Behavioural surveillance of sexually-related risk behaviours of the Chinese male general population in Hong Kong
The objective of the study was to establish a behavioural surveillance system (BSS) for sexually-related risk behaviours of the Hong Kong adult male general population. Benchmark data were obtained by interviewing 1,020 male respondents, age 18 to 60. The results showed that: (1) 14% of the respondents had engaged in commercial sex in the past six months, (2) 27% of the male commercial sex clients did not always use condoms when having sexual int…
A study on female sex workers in southern China (Shenzhen)
The present study aims to investigate the perspective relations between HIV/AIDS and condom-related knowledge, condom use, history of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and predictive factors of condom use by female sex workers (FSW) who were sent to the Women Re-education Center (WRC) in Shenzhen, People's Republic of China. Seven hundred and one FSW were interviewed. Whereas respondents had attained certain accurate knowledge about the HIV tr…
Assessment of HIV-Related Sexual Risk Behaviors Among the General Female Population in Hong Kong
A Study of the STD/Aids Related Attitudes and Behaviors of Men Who Have Sex with Men in Hong Kong
A survey of adolescents’ perception of parents with a son preference
Preference for sons derives from the agricultural economy of the past. It is surprising, however, that this preference still exists in countries which have progressed from an agricultural to an industrial economy. The main aim of this study was therefore to explore the perception of adolescents to parents who did or did not have a preference for sons. Adolescents aged from thirteen to fifteen ( n = 1,982) from six Chinese independent schools were…
Domestic Labor Sharing and Preference for Son
The main aim of this study was to find out through the perception of children whether there is a significant association between the sharing of domestic labor and preference for sons between fathers and mothers. This study used a cluster sampling method to select 1982 secondary students from Malaysia to answer questionnaires. The results showed significant associations between the preference for sons and the sharing of domestic labor between fath…
Perception on Chinese values
This study aims to examine whether different educational systems will impose students with different perception on Chinese values. Cluster sampling method was used and 599 Chinese students from three national secondary schools (NSS) and two Chinese independent schools (CIS) in Malaysia were recruited. A questionnaire containing two sections namely background information and Chinese value scale developed by Chinese Culture Connection (1987) Chines…
Sex Ratio at Birth among Chinese Malaysians, 1963 2003
SOJOURN is an interdisciplinary journal devoted to the study of social and cultural issues in Southeast Asia. It publishes empirical and theoretical research articles with a view to promoting and disseminating scholarship in and on the region. Areas of special concern include ethnicity, religion, tourism, urbanization, migration, popular culture, social and cultural change, and development. Fields most often represented in the journal are anthrop…
Perceived parental sex discrimination, happiness and self-esteem
This study examines parents’ sex discrimination through the perspectives of their children and its relationship to their daughter’s happiness and self-esteem. Questionnaires were collected from 805 secondary school students at eight Chinese Independent Schools in Malaysia. The results showed that perceived parental sex discrimination (PPSD) was negatively correlated with happiness and self-esteem. Importantly, this relationship only occurred amon…
Quality of life among refugee children in Malaysia – a brief report
Most refugee children in Malaysia face an extremely difficult situation. This report is therefore aimed to explore the demographic variables that are relevant to the quality of life (QoL) among refugee children in Malaysia. A total of 89 refugee children were recruited from five refugee education centres. Children were asked to complete their demographic information on the Youth QoL – short form (YQoL-S), and the Multidimensional Students’ Life S…
The Perception of the Importance of Chinese Cultural Values (马来西亚和台湾华商对华人文化价值观认同的比较分析)
The main objective is to compare the perception of the importance of Chinese cultural values by Chinese entrepreneurs in Malaysia and Taiwan. A questionnaire that included demographic data and a survey of Chinese values was distributed by mail to Chinese entrepreneurs in Malaysia and Taiwan. A total of 95 questionnaires from Malaysia and 70 from Taiwan were returned. The results showed that perceptions of the importance of Chinese values are quit…
Discrimination perceived by child refugees in Malaysia
Discrimination perceived by refugee children in Malaysia is seldom reported. This study used an interview method to understand the types of discrimination perceived by refugee children in Malaysia. Eight representatives from different refugees’ community service centers and non-government service centers were recruited by using the purposive sampling method. Three sources of discrimination as perceived by refugee children were identified from the…
Coping with perceived sources of discrimination
Refugee children in Malaysia face different sources of discrimination daily. This can affect their mental health if appropriate strategies are not designed to help them with the discrimination. This study used a cross-sectional survey to understand the frequent discrimination as perceived among refugee children in Malaysia, their frequently used strategies to cope with it, and the associations between perceived discrimination and coping strategie…
Cyber-victimization among adolescents
Cyber-victimization is prevalent among adolescents, but not all cyber-victims experience the same level of negative impacts. The individual difference can be related to their adopted coping strategies. By using the Transactional Model of Stress and Coping as a framework, it is expected that cyber-victims would appraise the bullying differently; which leads them to adopt different coping strategies. Cyber-victims are more likely to adopt passive c…
Cybervictimization and Depression among Adolescents
Studies have shown the relationships among cybervictimization, coping strategies, and depression, but no study has examined the mechanism that links the three variables. Accordingly, this study used the transactional model of stress and coping theory as a conceptual framework and proposed that coping strategies are mediators for the effects of cybervictimization on depression. A total of 387 adolescents were recruited by using the purposive sampl…
Assessing the Psychometric Properties of the Smartphone Addiction Inventory and Development of a New Short-Form Among Young Adults in Malaysia
Using it my way
Studies show that social networking sites (SNS) are convenient for older adults to bond with friends and family without traveling and provide new opportunities for communication that can help older adults to avoid loneliness and social isolation. However, the numbers of SNS usage among older adults are fewer in less developed nations, which can be because only a small number of older adults know how to use SNS, and difficulties such as fears and …
The relationships between cybervictimization and depression among adolescents
Depression is one of the factors that link to the suicidal behaviors that are the most severe negative consequence exhibited among cybervictims. Besides, depression has been reported to be associated with various long-term psychosocial outcomes. Accordingly, this study used a scoping review method to examine the relationship between cybervictimization and depression among adolescents. Eleven English articles published in or after 2017 at the Scop…
Cultural Values
In Asian societies, the quality of life among senior citizens depends on the support they receive from their younger generation. Accordingly, this study adopted the 'value-attitude-behavior hierarchy' in examining the impacts of Chinese traditional cultural values on the attitudes and behaviors of Malaysian Chinese adolescents towards senior citizens. 482 Malaysian Chinese adolescents were recruited for participation in a purposive sampling and s…
Improving the education quality for refugee children
Many refugee children have not only suffered from their negative past experiences but also faced challenges to cope with their current difficulties and to improve themselves for a better future. Education is a strategy to assist these refugee children in tackling these difficulties, and a key factor in ensuring the success of education is the quality of teachers. This study uses the job demands and job resource model as a framework to understand …
An intergroup contact approach for understanding attitudes and behaviours towards deaf students among hearing students in Malaysia
Purpose This study examines the hearing students' attitudes and behaviors towards deaf students in Malaysia using the intergroup contact approach. Design/methodology/approach Purposive sampling was used to recruit 439 hearing students at secondary schools. Hearing students were asked to fill in questionnaires that contained four measurements: contact with deaf people, sources of knowledge about deaf people, attitudes towards deaf people and behav…
Non-attachment, sense of coherence and happiness
This study aims to unravel the intricate mechanisms that intertwine non-attachment, sense of coherence, and happiness, employing the lens of the Buddhist framework, emphasizing virtue-meditation-wisdom. 123 undergraduate students participated in the study through an online survey utilizing purposive sampling. Results revealed support for a complementary model, indicating that the impact of non-attachment on happiness is not solely direct but is a…
Nonattachment, sense of coherence and death anxiety among senior citizens
Research has shown links between nonattachment, sense of coherence, and death anxiety, but their interrelationship remains unexplored. From the view of Buddhist-based psychology, we proposed an indirect-only mediation model, hypothesizing that nonattachment reduces death anxiety only by enhancing the sense of coherence. A study of 91 Chinese seniors using purposive and snowball sampling supported this hypothesis. Participants completed scales mea…
Psychology (20 works) · Social Psychology (12 works) · Medicine (11 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works) · Demography (8 works) · Population (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Nonprobability sampling (6 works)