Adolescent Lifestyles in Malaysia

Abstract

The influence of globalization has also made its impact on adolescent lifestyle. This is due to adolescent exposure to various international society lifestyles which differ in values from local socio-cultural and Islamic values. Lifestyles which contradict with Islamic teachings are not permissible in the context of the Muslim society in Malaysia.Thus, this research is conducted to examine the forms of adolescent lifestyle in Malaysia.The purpose is to identify the forms of lifestyle practised by adolescents inBandar BaruPermas Jaya, Johor Bahru, Malaysia. For this purpose, the researcher has conducted a field study on 510school adolescents of Permas Jaya National Secondary School. Questionnares used consists of 15 questions covering three forms of lifestyle, i.e., consumptive, modern and hedonistic.Research findings are analysed using descriptive statistical technique explained in the form offrequency(f), percentage (%) and mean.Findings show that adolescents in Bandar BaruPermas Jaya, Johor Bahru, Malaysia practise three forms of lifestyle. However, on comparison, the modern lifestyle is on the whole practised by the majority of adolescents in Malaysia.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n6s1p271