In Malaysia, internet usage increase every year and is largely dominated by Gen Z. The youth group has easy access to the internet and they use new media most often. New media is also more independent, offering more extensive and open discussion when compared to traditional media. However, if the dissemination of information is not well controlled, then it will lead to negative conduct. In Islam, those who receive any news or information should analyze and verify the accuracy of the information first which is tabayyun. Therefore, this preliminary study was carried out to analyses the factors that influence Generation Z in Malaysia ages from 12 to 30 to practice tabayyun when they receive political information and news through social media. This study involved 190 students from Universiti Sultan Azlan Shah (USAS) using a quantitative method by distributing questionnaires online. Factor analysis has been conducted for independent variables and produced four constructs namely responsibility, authority, self-awareness, and understanding. Then, correlation and multiple regression analyses were conducted to examine the relationship between Tabayyun practice and various potential predictors (independent variables). It was found that these variables statistically significantly predicted Tabayyun practice, F (4,185) = 98.324, p < 0.005, R2 = 0.68. All four variables added statistically significantly to the prediction, p < 0.05. This finding shows that the responsibility, authority, self-awareness, and understanding factors are the main predictor that causes Generation Z to practice Tabayyun when they receive political information through social media. It is recommended that future studies can be conducted to identify other demographic factors that might influence Tabayyun practice.
Being confronted with an overflowing pile of information or message delivery is nothing new in the digital age. The rapid development of new social media platforms has altered the way political institutions like politicians, political parties, foundations, institutions, and political think tanks handle their election campaigns. Hence, this study seeks to identify the most discussed issues on social media during the election campaign using a systematic review method, taking into account potential articles published from January 2021 to December 2022 on Google Scholar. Variations in the terms used in this research include campaign, election, political institutions, social media, and systematic review. The author's keyword is to reflect the content of a journal that conforms to the desired essence. After the screening process and based on the title and abstract, nine studies met the criteria as per the objective of this research. Results indicate that the most discussed issues are the biographies of the candidates, followed by party ideologies and manifestos. The topics covered in this research aid in the understanding of existing issues in political campaigns. Future research should improve studies on the benefits of social media during election campaigns for both parties, candidates, and voters.
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