An Exploratory Factor Analysis of the Awareness of Fundamental Liberties among Students

Hazlina Mohd Padil; Nor Laila  Ahmad; Noorsaliza Amin Nudin

Malaysian citizens should be aware of their basic rights under the Federal Constitution known as ‘fundamental liberties’. However, not many citizens are aware of their basic rights and research on the awareness of citizen’s basic rights is sparse. Thus, this study intended to develop a measurement instrument which can later be used to analyse the factors that constitutes the awareness of fundamental liberties among students. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted to find the factors that will be the measurement instrument in identifying the awareness of fundamental liberties among students. This research employed a quantitative research design where an online questionnaire responded by 455 university students was analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 24. A total of 3 factors consist of 17 items were extracted from the exploratory factor analysis. The results will be the measurement instrument for further analysis on the awareness of fundamental liberties among students.

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To Cite this Article: Padil, H. M., Ahmad, N. L., & Nudin, N. A. (2021). An Exploratory Factor Analysis of the Awareness of Fundamental Liberties among Students. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 11(9), 1129–1143.

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