FACTORS INFLUENCING ETHICAL CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR AMONG MUSLIM HOUSEHOLD: AN EMPIRICAL RESEARCH IN TERENGGANU, MALAYSIA (Faktor-faktor yang Mempengaruhi Tingkah Laku Penggunaan Beretika dalam Kalangan Isi Rumah Muslim: Penyelidikan Empirikal di Terengganu, Malaysia)

Zubaidah Mohd Nasir, Mashitoh Yaacob, W. Syairah Hazwani W. Petera

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ABSTRACT

One of the factors that contribute seriously to the degradation of environmental quality is household waste. Hence, household participation in environmental conservation especially in consumption ethics such as pre-cycling, reusing and recycling towards household waste management should be discussed. Therefore, this paper aims to identify the influential factors that reinforcing ethical consumption behavior of Muslim households in one of the east coast states of Malaysia known as Terengganu. Survey method was employed to gain information on the influential factors of precycling, reusing and recycling activities. The questionnaire was distributed to 328 respondents through simple random sampling methods. Validity and reliability of 29 items with five scales were tested statistically. Sampling adequacy measure based on the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) value is 0.745 (high). The rotated component matrix in test of validity showed the value of all items in the questionnaire are more than 0.30 and each item loaded with its proposed constructs. While, Cronbach’s Alpha values showed the reliability of the items are high (range from 0.681 to 0.870). Descriptive analysis, means and standard deviation was conducted to identify the level of affected factor of household in their pre-cycling, reusing and recycling activities. The highest factor for pre-cycling, reusing and recycling activities of household was social factors. Besides that, their pre-cycling, reusing and recycling behavior was also influenced by economic factor while religious and political factors are the least supporting factors. The findings are useful as a platform in order to advocate consumption ethics amongst Muslim community in Malaysia.

ABSTRAK

Salah satu faktor yang menyumbang kepada kemerosotan kualiti alam sekitar adalah sisa isi rumah. Sehubungan itu, penyertaan isi rumah dalam pemuliharaan alam sekitar terutamanya dalam etika penggunaan seperti pra-kitar semula, guna semula dan kitar semula terhadap pengurusan sisa isi rumah harus dibincangkan. Oleh itu, tujuan makalah ini adalah untuk mengenal pasti pengaruh faktor-faktor yang memperkasakan penggunaan beretika dalam kalangan isi rumah Muslim di salah satu negeri pantai timur di Malaysia iaitu Terengganu. Kaedah tinjauan digunakan untuk mendapatkan maklumat mengenai faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi aktiviti pra-kitar semula, guna semula dan kitar. Borang soal selidik telah diedarkan kepada 328 orang responden melalui kaedah persampelan rawak mudah. Kebolehpercayaan dan kesahan 29 item dengan lima skala diuji secara statistik. Ukuran kecukupan sampel berdasarkan nilai Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) adalah 0.745 (tinggi). Matriks komponen berputar dalam ujian kesahan menunjukkan semua nilai item dalam borang soal selidik adalah melebihi 0.30 dan setiap item dimuatkan mengikut konstruk yang dicadangkan. Manakala, nilai Alfa Cronbach menunjukkan kebarangkalian item adalah tinggi (antara 0.681 hingga 0.870). Analisis deskriptif, min dan sisihan piawai dilakukan untuk mengenal pasti tahap faktor yang mempengaruhi isi rumah dalam aktiviti pra-kitar semula, guna semula dan kitar semula. Tahap faktor yang mempengaruhi aktiviti pra-kitar semula, guna semula dan kitar semula adalah faktor sosial. Selain itu, tingakah laku pra-kitar semula, guna semula dan kitar semula juga dipengaruhi oleh faktor ekonomi, manakala, faktor agama dan politik antara yang paling kurang berpengaruh. Dapatan kajian ini berguna sebagai wahana untuk menyokong etika penggunaan dalam kalangan masyarakat Muslim di Malaysia.


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