title: Youth hedonistic behaviour: moderating role of peer attachment on the effect of religiosity and worldview.
abstract: This study was carried out on the moderating effect of peer attachment on the relationships between religiosity and worldview, and on how hedonistic behaviour among Malaysian undergraduate students is shaped by such influences. With regard to peer attachment, the study focused on the influences of communication, trust and alienation among youth. Bronfenbrenner's theory of human ecology and Armsden and Greenberg's attachment model were used as the framework. Drawing on a quantitative survey of 394 Malaysian university students (Mage = 21.0, SD = 0.40), structural equation modelling and path analysis revealed a significant relationship between worldview and hedonistic behaviour. Peer attachment moderated the relationships between religiosity and religious worldview. The results further showed that the unique moderating effect of the lower level of attachment with peers is positively related to the hedonistic behaviour. Implications from the findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Professional Development and Continuing Education, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia , Selangor 43400 , Malaysia.
authors.forename: Siti Raba'ah
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Hamzah
authors.affiliation: Department of Professional Development and Continuing Education, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia , Selangor 43400 , Malaysia.
authors.forename: Turiman
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suandi
authors.affiliation: Institute for Social Science Studies, Putra Infoport, Universiti Putra Malaysia , Selangor 43400 , Malaysia.
authors.forename: Steven Eric
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Krauss
authors.affiliation: Institute for Social Science Studies, Putra Infoport, Universiti Putra Malaysia , Selangor 43400 , Malaysia.
authors.forename: Azimi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hamzah
authors.affiliation: Department of Communication, Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication, Universiti Putra Malaysia , Selangor 43400 , Malaysia.
authors.forename: Ezhar
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tamam
keywords: hedonistic behaviour; peer attachment; religiosity; worldview; youth