Al-i’lam - Journal of Contemporary Islamic Communication and Media

Penggunaan Media Sosial dan Impaknya Terhadap Kesejahteraan Emosi Mahasiswa Muslim: Kajian di Universiti Islam Selangor

Faradillah Iqmar Omar — 2024-07-01

The use of social media has become an integral part of daily life in modern technology, especially for the younger generation. Social media is not only a tool for communication but can also provide entertainment and information. However, there are concerns about the impact of social media use on an individual's emotional health, particularly for students who are often exposed to social and academic pressures. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of social media use by the Muslim students at Universiti Is-lam Selangor on their emotional well-being. A survey was conducted on 120 students us-ing a quantitative approach. Questions regarding the frequency of social media use, the types of platforms used, and the emotional effects experienced after using social media were included in this survey. The collected data were analyzed using inferential and descriptive statistics to determine whether there is a relationship between social media use and an individual's emotional state. The results of the study showed that there is a moderate relationship between social media use and emotional well-being. It was found that excessive use of social media negatively affects students' emotions, in-cluding increasing anxiety and stress. By providing a platform for meaningful inter-action and social support, well-managed use can enhance emotional health. This study highlights the importance of wise and balanced use of social media to preserve the emo-tional well-being of university students. Recommendations for further research may involve various methods such as interviews and longitudinal studies to gain a deeper understanding of the long-term impacts of social media use on emotional well-being.

ABSTRAK

Penggunaan media sosial telah menjadi sebahagian daripada kehidupan harian masyarakat dalam era teknologi moden, terutamanya bagi generasi muda. Media sosial bukan sahaja alat untuk berkomunikasi, tetapi juga boleh menyediakan hiburan dan maklumat. Namun begitu, terdapat kebimbangan mengenai kesan penggunaan media sosial terhadap kesihatan emosi seseorang, terutamanya bagi pelajar yang sering terdedah kepada tekanan sosial dan akademik. Tujuan kajian ini adalah untuk mengkaji kesan penggunaan media sosial dalam kalangan mahasiswa Muslim di Universiti Islam Selangor terhadap kesejahteraan emosi mereka. Soal selidik telah dijalankan ke atas 120 mahasiswa dengan menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif. Soalan mengenai kekerapan penggunaan media sosial, jenis platform yang digunakan, dan kesan emosional yang dirasai selepas menggunakan media sosial dimasukkan ke dalam soal selidik ini. Data yang dikumpulkan dianalisis menggunakan inferensi dan statistik deskriptif untuk mengetahui sama ada terdapat hubungan antara penggunaan media sosial dan keadaan emosi seseorang. Keputusan kajian menunjukkan bahawa terdapat hubungan yang sederhana antara penggunaan media sosial dan kesejahteraan emosi. Didapati bahawa penggunaan media sosial yang berlebihan memberi kesan buruk kepada emosi pelajar, termasuk meningkatkan kebimbangan dan tekanan. Dengan menyediakan platform untuk interaksi yang bermakna dan sokongan sosial, penggunaan yang dikawal dengan baik boleh meningkatkan kesihatan emosi. Kajian ini menekankan kepentingan penggunaan media sosial yang bijak dan seimbang untuk memelihara kesejahteraan emosi mahasiswa. Cadangan untuk kajian lanjut boleh melibatkan pelbagai kaedah seperti temu bual dan kajian longitudinal untuk mendapatkan pemahaman yang lebih mendalam tentang impak jangka panjang penggunaan media sosial terhadap kesejahteraan emosi.

A Needs Analysis of Metadiscourse Features Awareness and Media Literacy in Crisis News

Darryl Chow — 2024-07-01

Metadiscourse serves to direct readers through the text and allows them to understand it better. However, the readers of crisis news frequently misinterpret the news because of the inconsistent sentence formation. Hence, content creators or journalists need to create a message that is understood accurately. Therefore, the study's aim is to ascertain if journalism students are aware of the employment of metadiscourse features particularly in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) related news before and after an intervention process. COVID-19 news is one of the crisis news. Eleven journalism students took the Metadiscourse Awareness Test twice, once before and once after the intervention process. As part of the intervention process, students were provided with news with and without metadiscourse as well as writing prompts in order to enhance awareness of the appropriate usage of metadiscourse in crisis news. When compared with their pre-test scores, the results of the post-test revealed that the students had an overall greater awareness of metadiscourse features. Additionally, it was found that the intervention process had a substantial impact on the journalism students' awareness of the usage of metadiscourse in crisis news. As a result, the results of the Metadiscourse Awareness Test might be utilised to grow the journalism students’ knowledge of metadiscourse and create more effective content creators.

Exploring the Development of Cultural Intelligence: A Study on Expatriates in the Tourism Sector Malaysia

Pick Wan Lui — 2024-07-01

Cultural Intelligence (CQ) is increasingly recognized as crucial for the success of expatriate professionals in the globalized tourism industry. Working abroad presents a multitude of challenges, necessitating a nuanced understanding of different cultures, specifically within the work country context. Existing literature commonly utilizes quantitative approaches to compare CQ across countries and regions, often neglecting the individual experiences and affective components at play within specific host and origin country dynamics. To bridge this research gap, this qualitative study aims to look into the evolution of CQ among expatriates in the tourism sector of Southeast Asia. Through semi-structured interviews with twelve expatriates possessing varied backgrounds, through exploring their first-hand experiences and perceptions. This research probes into how CQ influences their cross-cultural competencies and capacity for innovation. This research findings underscore the importance of motivational CQ and cultural distance, thereby enriching the composite CQ framework, which includes motivational, cognitive, metacognitive, and behavioural dimensions. The implications of this paper extend to the realm of global talent management, with particular emphasis on fostering expatriate talent.

Employment of Palestinian Human Rights Institutions for Public Relations With The Media

Abdallah Adway — 2024-07-01

This study aims to reveal the level of Palestinian non-profit institutions’ use of their media relations, by studying the case of human rights institutions in the West Bank, to understand how these institutions employ their media relations. This study considers a descriptive and analytical study that seeks to describe, monitor and analyze the level of human rights institutions’ use of their relations with the media, by collecting data using the mixed approach; the quantitative approach represented by the questionnaire tool, which was distributed to 83 human rights institutions, in addition to the qualitative approach represented by the interview tool. The study concluded that most Palestinian human rights institutions are keen to employ their relations with the media and make relationships with them at a rate of 50%, also, 44% of them are keen to build relationships with the media, in addition, 33% of them invite the media to cover their activities, also, 34% of the institutions have A specialized team for communicating with the media, Finally, 33% are keen to communicate with various local media outlets without discrimination. At the same time, a third of Palestinian human rights institutions have little interest in their media relations and are not keen on communicating with the media and building relationships with them, they also don't invite the media to cover their activities and don't have A specialized team to communicate with the media.

الملخص

تهدف هذه الدراسة إلى الكشف عن مستوى توظيف المؤسسات غير الربحية الفلسطينية لعلاقاتها الإعلامية، من خلال دراسة حالة المؤسسات الحقوقية في الضفة الغربية، وذلك لفهم كيفية توظيف هذه المؤسسات لعلاقاتها الإعلامية. تعتبر هذه الدراسة من الدراسات الوصفية التحليلية التي تسعى إلى وصف ورصد وتحليل مستوى توظيف المؤسسات الحقوقية لعلاقاتها مع وسائل الإعلام، من خلال جمع المعلومات والبيانات باستخدام المنهج المختلط بشقيه الكمي المتمثل بأداة الاستبيان الذي تم توزيعه على 83 مؤسسة حقوقية، إضافة إلى المنهج الكيفي المتمثل بأداة المقابلة. خلُصت الدراسة إلى أن معظم المؤسسات الحقوقية الفلسطينية تحرص على توظيف علاقاتها مع وسائل الإعلام بنسبة 50%، وأن 44% منها تحرص على إنشاء علاقات مع وسائل الإعلام، وأن 33% منها تدعو وسائل الإعلام لتغطية فعالياتها، وأن 34% من المؤسسات لديها طاقم مختص للتواصل مع وسائل الإعلام، فيما أن 33% منها تحرص على التواصل مع مختلف وسائل الإعلام المحلية دون تمييز، فيما أن ثلث المؤسسات الحقوقية الفلسطينية ينخفض اهتمامها بعلاقاتها الإعلامية، ولا تحرص على التواصل مع وسائل الإعلام، ولا على إنشاء علاقات معها، ولا تدعو وسائل الإعلام لتغطية فعالياتها، وليس لديها طاقم مختص للتواصل مع وسائل الإعلام.

Exploring the Perspective of the Visual Communication on Traditional and Modernised Baju Kurung among Women

Mohd Yusof Zulkefli — 2024-07-01

Generally, this study examines the connection between the baju kurung and modern Malay culture in the world of fashion.To gain a comprehensive understanding of this phenomenon, this study is carefully designed to explore women's perspectives on the baju kurung. In doing so, the study draws on the expertise of three experienced fashion designers who bring their keen eye and extensive knowledge of fashion to the fore. The overarching aim of this research is to identify and illuminate the intricate intricacies of eight women's preferences in relation to the baju kurung, and to unravel the threads that weave this timeless garment into the fabric of Malay culture. The research method chosen for this study is qualitative, a method known for its ability to provide deep and detailed insights and ideal for exploring nuanced research questions. This particular study uses a semi-structured approach to data collection, primarily through in-depth interviews. The focus group used in this study consists of women from the Klang Valley who work in the fashion industry. In this research, four main themes were found to reveal the visual communication perspective on traditional and modernised Baju Kurung. The themes are price, materials, design and purpose. Based on the comprehensive research conducted, it is clear that people's preferences for Baju Kurung, a traditional Malay dress, are shaped by a plethora of complex factors. These factors cover a wide spectrum, ranging from pragmatic and economic considerations to more subjective and aesthetic aspects, thus painting a rich picture of motivations and choices.

Persuasive Communication in Selling Sharia-based Product in Indonesia: A Perspective of Cognitive Dissonance Theory During Covid-19 Pandemic

Oktaviana Purnamasari — 2024-07-12

The Indonesian Financial Services Authority (OJK) reported that by the end of 2020, the market share of sharia-based assets in the non-bank financial industry was a mere 4.61 percent of the total assets in this sector. Sales agents serve as intermediaries, referring potential customers to financing companies and earning a commission in return. This study examines the persuasive communication activities employed by sales agents when reaching out to Muslim potential customers during the COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of Cognitive Dissonance Theory. Potential customers might encounter cognitive dissonance, an unbalanced psychological state, when they perceive contradictions or inconsistencies in the sales agents' communication. This can affect their purchasing decisions and loyalty towards a particular product or service. This research, which adopted a qualitative case study approach, is anchored in three interconnected concepts: personal selling, persuasive communication, and cognitive dissonance. In-depth interviews with sales agents were the primary data collection method. Findings revealed that sales agents predominantly focus on the commercial benefits over sharia principles in their messaging. It indicates a potential misalignment between the sales agents priorities and the values of their target customers. Furthermore, cognitive dissonance stemming from sharia principles was found to be less significant for potential customers compared to other commercial concerns.

Activating the role of sports institutions in solidarity with the Palestinian cause: An analytical study

Ahmad MA Al Atawna — 2024-10-20

This study talks about the role of international sports institutions in solidarity with the Palestinian cause from an academic and scientific perspective, and the importance of establishing an institutional system that organizes, coordinates and advances these efforts so that they are more useful and effective. The study focused on the field of work of youth sports institutions and clubs within the framework of solidarity with Jerusalem and Palestine, which is in a state of weakness. The study was subjected to qualitative and quantitative analysis, as well as interviews in Lebanon, Turkey, Tunisia, and Qatar. The results proved that there is solidarity with the Palestinian cause, but it is still scattered and does not reach the stage of an institution. Therefore, practical recommendations were made to establish an international sports institution. The study concluded by developing a number of recommendations, most important of which is the continuity of maintaining equality between the ages of the participants, especially between the younger. Veteran to exchange experiences and maintain the work of the coalition, and ensure its continuity, in addition to emphasizing the importance of strengthening the role of women and children, and focusing on establishing partnerships and opening branches of the coalition in various regions, as well as holding solidarity sports activities, and cooperating with players boycotting the occupation, by supporting them by all means. Possible, and highlighting their pioneering role in the media, as well as naming clubs and holding activities that preserve the Palestinian national heritage. The study called for paying attention to the economic reality of the clubs
and workers within the coalition, and relying on volunteer work to address financial obstacles, while motivating the participants and providing them with the required expertise, and then transforming them into effective workers, through intensive courses in management, and holding events that bring material and moral returns to the coalition.

الملخص

هذه الدراسة تتحدث عن دور المؤسسات الرياضية الدولية في التضامن مع القضية الفلسطينية من الناحية الأكاديمية والعلمية، وأهمية وضْع منْظومة مُؤسَّسيّة تَنْظُم هذه الجُهود وتنسّق بيْنها وترْتقي بها حتَّى تكون ذات جدْوى وفاعليّة أكْثر. تمحورت الدراسة حول مجال عمل المؤسسات والأندية الشبابية الرياضية في إطار التضامن مع القدس وفلسطين، التي تعيش حالة ضعف. وخضعت الدراسة للتحليل النوعي والكمي، فضلاً عن المقابلات في لبنان وتركيا وتونس وقطر. وأثبتت النتائج أنه يوجد تضامن مع القضية الفلسطينية، لكن ما زال مبعثراً لا يصل إلى مرحلة المؤسسة، لذلك جرى ضع توصيات عملية لإنشاء مؤسسة رياضية دولية وخلصت الدراسة إلى وضع جملة توصيات، وعلى رأسها استمرارية الحفاظ على التساوي بين أعمار المشاركين، خاصة بين جيل الشباب والجيل المخضرم لتبادل الخبرات والحفاظ على عمل الائتلاف، وضمان استمراريته، فضلاً عن التأكيد على أهمية تعزيز دور المرأة والأطفال، والتركيز على عقد شراكات وفتح فروع للائتلاف في مختلف المناطق، فضلاً عن إقامة النشاطات التضامنية الرياضية، والتعاون مع اللاعبين المقاطعين للاحتلال، من خلال دعمهم بكل الوسائل الممكنة، وتسليط الضوء الإعلامي على دورهم الريادي، فضلاً عن تسمية الأندية وإقامة النشاطات التي تحفظ التراث الوطني الفلسطيني. دعت الدراسة إلى الاهتمام بالواقع الاقتصادي للأندية والعاملين ضمن الائتلاف، والاعتماد على العمل التطوعي لمعالجة العوائق المادية، مع تحفيز المشاركين ودعهم بالخبرات المطلوبة، ومن ثم تحويلهم إلى عاملين فاعلين، وذلك عبر الدورات المكثفة في الإدارة، وإقامة الفعاليات التي تعود بالمردود المادي والمعنوي على الائتلاف.