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The document summarizes a study that evaluated the Mooney Problem Checklist (MPCL) using Malaysian respondents. The MPCL is a measure developed in 1950 to assess problems encountered by young people. The study used a quantitative survey approach to collect data from polytechnic students in Malaysia. Responses to the MPCL items were analyzed using Rasch measurement modeling to evaluate the psychometric properties and suitability of the items for Malaysian cultural contexts. The results identified the top three problematic areas for students as health and physical development, adjustment to college work, and social and recreational activities. The lowest areas were courtship, sex and marriage, and future vocational and educational plans. The study aimed to address gaps in previous research on the

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Mooney Problem Check List

The document summarizes a study that evaluated the Mooney Problem Checklist (MPCL) using Malaysian respondents. The MPCL is a measure developed in 1950 to assess problems encountered by young people. The study used a quantitative survey approach to collect data from polytechnic students in Malaysia. Responses to the MPCL items were analyzed using Rasch measurement modeling to evaluate the psychometric properties and suitability of the items for Malaysian cultural contexts. The results identified the top three problematic areas for students as health and physical development, adjustment to college work, and social and recreational activities. The lowest areas were courtship, sex and marriage, and future vocational and educational plans. The study aimed to address gaps in previous research on the

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Introduction

The Mooney Problem Checklist (MPCL) was developed by Ross L. Mooney and

Leonard V. Gordon in 1950. The MPCL was developed by Mooney in 1950 to empirically

synthesizes problems encountered by young people’s more systematically For various age

groups, four versions of the checklist were produced. The measure addresses issues with dating,

having sex, and getting married, as well as with physical growth, morals, and religion. Based on

the logical-content approach, personality measurements are developed using reason and

deductive logic. It attempts to rationally infer the kind of content that should be used to gauge the

attribute that is being evaluated. The Mooney includes a list of issues that recurred "in clinical

case history data and in the written statements of issues submitted by roughly 4000 high-school

students," according to the publication. In that things are thought to be challenging, it is similar

to the Woodworth.The primary interpretive step is to accept that a test response is valid on its

face. Therefore, testers presume that a subject is experiencing money issues if they check a

financial-related item. The MPCL was created about 65 years ago, and both its appropriateness

and its. There may be some doubt about psychometric qualities. On a certain item, the

respondents' responses are thought to be influenced by the time and cultural setting. You could

assume that there is a chance that some items will eventually become obsolete. As a result, it is

appropriate to conduct an evaluation of the MPCL items' suitability in the context of Malaysian

respondents, which has never been done. Only reliability analysis or descriptive statistics using

the mean, standard deviation, and percentage were the focus of earlier studies [6-7] and [7–10].

By looking at both item-level and ability-level statistics of the MPCL, this work aims to close the

gaps left by the earlier research.


Procedure

A quantitative survey approach was used to carry out the investigation. The Center for

Research and Innovation and the Director of each polytechnic have both been asked for

permission to conduct the study by the researchers. When collecting information on the student

population for sampling calculations, researchers also get approval from the student affairs

officer. One hour of the test was delivered while being observed by a polytechnic lecturer.

Every student successfully finished the test. The pupils were personally addressed during the

delivery of the instruments and the briefing. About an hour is allotted for students to finish all of

the questions. after the test, the researcher's array of instruments. For the reason that inspiring

others or providing them with motivation is a crucial component. The responses to all items in

the constructs are polytomous using a Likert scale. The study also changed the frequency

measurement scale of problems 1 and 2 from the original instrument to three points on the Likert

scale of Not Interfere at all (0), Not so Interfere (1), and Very Interfere (2). In this study, scaling

is more relevant than traditional scoring methods for using the Rasch model. Conversion to the

Likert scale is not a problem because MPCL is not intended to produce scores to make

inferences, but rather to detect the type of main problems (Azeem & Nadawiyya, 2012; Susila,

2005; Syed Mohamed Shafeq & Hairiza, 2011).


Interpretation

Quantitative interpretation

Table 1

Sr no. Areas Circle Total


1. HPD 7 14
2. FLE 3 9
3. SRA 2 5
4. SPR 4 9
5. PPR 10 4
6. CSM 3 3
7. HF 7 4
8. MR 1 5
9. ACW 5 13
10 FVE 4 6
11. CTP 6 1
Total scores 52 73

Graph

Qualitative Interpretation

Top 3 Problematic Areas

HPD: A histrionic personality disorder, or commonly known as a dramatic personality

disorder, is a psychiatric disorder distinguished by a pattern of exaggerated emotionality and

attention-seeking behaviors.

ACW: While for some, the career choice is pre-decided by their parents, others often

struggle to find the right career path, thereby going through a lot of pressure, stress, and chances
of disturbed mental health. Students can choose another path, a path with an internal locus of

control, a path with intention.

SPR: the connections that exist between people who have recurring interactions that are

perceived by the participants to have personal meaning.

Lowest 3 Problematic Areas

CSM: We have a deep longing to live a life that is worth living, and that is found in

marriage and family, courtship is a way to practice for this, and to practice getting each other

into heaven, because that is the ultimate goal of marriage.

SRA: Going out to eat. We all have to eat, and enjoying a meal with friends can be one of

life's greatest pleasures. Board games. Grab your friends and host a board game night Meeting up for

coffee. Movie nights. Pick-up sports Volunteering together as a group. Video games. Hiking.

FVE: Vocational education and training refers to the process of giving job based and

practical knowledge. It helps in ensuring sophistication of the education system, and can help

one to do better in the profession.


References

M. E. E. MohdMatore, A. Z. Khairani, N. AbdRazak, M. Mohamad,Improving the psychometric

properties of the mooney problem checklist by using rasch measurement modele

Fundam.Appl. Sci., 2017, 9(6S), 408-428

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