The 10-item Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) is a measurement for individuals to self-report the extent to which they accept and respect their bodies. Although the BAS-2 has been translated into the Malay language and found to have promising qualities, the psychometric characteristics of the English version of BAS-2 remain unknown in the Malaysian context. The present study thus administered the English version BAS-2 and selfie-editing frequency scale to 797 individuals aged 18 to 56 years old in Malaysia. The dataset that was randomly divided into two halves were submitted to exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis respectively. Both of the factor analyses consistently support a one-factor model. The Cronbach’s alpha and McDonald omega coefficients were greater than 0.90, indicating that the BAS-2 has good internal consistency. The incremental validity is also evident. A hierarchical multiple regression showed that the BAS-2 score had a positive relationship with selfie-editing frequency after controlling for age and gender. Moreover, the measurement invariance test supported scalar invariance between genders, and an analysis of covariance did not find significant gender differences. Overall, the findings replicate past findings and regularly support the usability of the BAS-2 in the Malaysian context. The implications of the BAS-2 and future directions are also discussed.

This article is aimed at examining the level of ethnic tolerance in Malaysia, with specific reference to the Johor Bahru and Shah Alam parliamentary. It also aimed at identifying the significance difference of ethnic tolerance in research areas. Using quantitative approach with self-administered set of questionnaire, 434 respondents were involved in this study. The result showed that the people of Johor Bahru are more tolerant than Shah Alam. Both Johor Bahru and Shah Alam can be categorized as having a medium level of ethnic tolerance as attitude and perceptions are more important than the issues of party politics and ethnicity. It also concluded that urban voters of mixed majority constituencies are not bounds with ethnicity and racial issue as they used to previously. It is hoped that this particular study contributed to the current body of knowledge. It is significant where ethnic politics perceived as most important matter, and tolerance has become increasingly Malaysia national agenda in managing multi-diversity society. Implications of findings and recommendations are further discussed.

Security psychology is a new field that combines psychology and security. It is a feeling out of cognitive and behavioral processes from the reality of security. The world health crisis with Covid 19 has brought the narrative of security psychology viewed constructively. The attitude and level of awareness towards Covid 19 become a measure and a question in combating the threat that this epidemic has. This article discusses the importance of security psychology as a key factor in epidemic containment. Then the analysis of breach PKP instructions as an indicator of the level of security psychology awareness is presented. Data is through case observations from 23 March to 8 June 2020. The description through the framework of Maqasid Syariah is argued. Studies have found that society's indifference to the health of other individuals is a major factor in cases of disobedience. The low level of awareness is the biggest obstacle in the containment of this epidemic. Proposed policy improvements are discussed in this article. Abstrak Psikologi keselamatan adalah bidang baharu yang menggabungkan psikologi dan keselamatan. Ia adalah perasaan daripada proses kognitif dan perlakuan daripada realiti keselamatan. Krisis kesihatan dunia dengan Covid 19 telah membawa naratif psikologi keselamatan dilihat secara konstruktif. Sikap dan tahap kesedaran terhadap Covid 19 menjadi ukuran dan persoalan dalam memerangi ancaman bahawa wabak ini. Artikel ini membincangkan kepentingan psikologi keselamatan yang menjadi faktor utama pembendungan wabak. Kemudian analisa kes ingkar arahan PKP sebagai indikator tahap kesedaran psikologi keselamatan dikemukakan. Data adalah melalui cerapan kes daripada 23 Mac hingga 8 Jun 2020. Huraian melalui kerangka Maqasid Syariah dihujahkan. Kajian mendapati sikap tidak ambil peduli masyarakat terhadap kesihatan individu lain merupakan faktor utama berlaku kes ingkar arahan. Tahap kesedaran yang rendah merupakan halangan terbesar dalam pembendungan wabak ini. Cadangan penambahbaikan polisi dibincangkan dalam artikel ini.

Comparative study on political attitudes between urban and rural communities has become a focus among scholars, especially after the results of 13th Malaysian general election. Nevertheless, studies on political attitude which focused on specific ethnic groups are still insufficient. This article aims to identify the political attitude of the urban Malays, especially in the context of political tolerance. This study discusses the political attitudes of urban Malays through quantitative research design which used questionnaire in three urban areas, namely, Johor Bahru, Shah Alam and Bukit Bendera. The findings summarized that Malay voters in urban areas are tolerant of political party’s differences and even an ethnicity is not a primary criteria of nominations in the elections. This study argues that urban Malays tend to tolerant of ethnic, religious or even liberal political party. Further analysis and recommendations are discussed.Keyword: ethnic tolerance, political tolerance, voting behaviour, modernization Abstrak: Kajian perbandingan mengenai sikap politik antara masyarakat urban dan luar bandar telah menjadi fokus dalam kalangan sarjana, terutama selepas keputusan pilihan raya umum ke 13.Namun begitu, literasi kajian mengenai sikap politik yang tertumpu pada etnik yang spesifik masih lagi kurang. Artikel ini berhasrat mengenalpasti sikap politik urban Melayu, terutamanya dalam konteks toleransi politik. Kajian ini membincangkan mengenai sikap politik urban Melayu melalui rekabentuk kajian kuantitatif dengan instrumen soalselidik di tiga kawasan urban iaitu Johor Bahru, Shah Alam dan Bukit Bendera. Dapatan kajian merumuskan bahawa pengundi Melayu di kawasan urban terbuka dalam menerima perbezaan parti politik malah ukuran etnik bukanlah kriteria terhadap pencalonan dalam pilihan raya. Kajian ini menghujahkan kecenderungan pola sokongan parti politik kumpulan urban Melayu juga bersifat longgar dengan melepasi sempadan parti bersifat agama, etnik mahupun liberal. Analisa lanjut dan cadangan dibincangkan dalam artikel ini.Kata kunci: toleransi etnik, toleransi politik, kelakuan pengundi, modenisasi