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CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DETAIL

Name
  Associate Prof. Dr. Jas Laile Suzana Binti Jaafar
Designation
  Associate Professor
Department
  Department of Anthropology and Sociology
Faculty
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
E-mail Address
  laile@um.edu.my
Address(Office)
  Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Building, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
(Qualification), (Institution).
PHD, LANCASTER UNIVERSITY, UK
MSC, QUEENS UNIVERSITY OF BELFAST
BA Hons., UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA (UKM)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION/MEMBERSHIP
(Organisation), (Role), (Year), (Level).

The Asian Psychological Association, Past President, 2008-2010, (International)

The Asian Psychological Association, Vice President, 2006-2008, (International)

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
(Area).

Adulthood And Aging

Adolescent Psychology

Child Psychology

RECENT SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
(Publication).
 
Book
 
2009

Mohd Redzuan Othman, Mohd Sidin Md Ishak, Jas Laile Suzana Jaafar, Adrianus Meliala & Sri Murni (2009) (Eds.), Sedekad Hubungan Malaysia dan Indonesia. Shah Alam: Arah Publications 

Jas Laile Suzana Jaafar and Sherri McCarthy (2009) (Eds.),Building Asian Families and Communities in the 21st Century: Selected Proceeds of the 2nd Asian Psychological Association Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June, 2008. Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing 

McCarthy, s., Karandashev, V., Stevens, M., Thatcher, A., jaafar, J., Moore, K.,Trapp, A., Brewer, C. (2009) (Eds.), Teaching Psychology Around the World: Volume 2. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing 
 
2008

Jas Laile Suzana Jaafar (2008). The World of Child and Adolescent Psychology. Shah Alam: Arah Publications 
 
2002

Jas Laile Suzana Jaafar (2002). Adolescent Psychology. Kuala Lumpur: Prentice-Hall. 

Jas Laile Suzana Jaafar (2002). Child and Adolescent Psychology. Kuala Lumpur: DBP, 2002. 
 
Chapter In Book
 
2009

Jas Laile Jaafar, Haslina Muhamad, Khairudin Che Tak, Tina Afiatin, Yogi Suprayogi Sugandi (2009). Indeks kebahagiaan orang Malaysia dan Indonesia: Satu laporan awal. Dalam Mohd Redzuan Othman, Mohd Sidin Md Ishak, Jas Laile Suzana Jaafar, Adrianus Meliala, & Sri Murni (Eds.), Sedekad Hubungan Malaysia dan Indonesia. hlm 299-309. Shah Alam: Arah Publications 

Jas Laile Suzana Jaafar, Sherri McCarthy (2009). Teaching Psychology in Asia: Historical Roots and Modern Practices. In S. McCarthy, V.Karandashev, M. Stevens, A.Thatcher, J.Jaafar, K.Moore, A.Trapp, C.Brewer (Eds.), Teaching Psychology Around the World: Volume 2.p. 186-211. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing 

Jaafar, J., Muhamad, H., Che Tak, K., Afiatin, T., Sugandi, Y. (2009). The Level of Happiness of Malaysians and Indonesians. In J.Jaafar and S.McCarthy (Eds.), Building Asian Families and Communities in the 21st Century: Selected Proceeds of the 2nd Asian Psychological Association Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June, 2008., p. 294-303. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing 

Jaafar, J., McCarthy, S., Muhamad, H. (2009). Malaysia: Faith, Tolerance and Adat. In K.Malley- Morrison (Ed.),State Violence and the Right to Peace. Santa Barbara,California: Praeger Series 
 
2008

Jaafar, J., McCarthy, S., Wibowo, I., and Afiatin, T. (2007).The relationship of sex guilt and moral reasoning to premarital sex in adolescents from a Moslem country. In A.L.Comunian and R. Roth (Eds.), International Perspectives in Psychology, pp. 73-78. Aachen: Shaker Verlag. 
 
2006

Jas Laile Suzana Jaafar and Masnona Abdul Kadir (2006). The psychological effects of the Internet to the adolescents . In Mohd. Fauzi Yaacob (ed.), Malaysia: Menangani Perubahan dan Pembangunan (Handling the Changes and Development), pp. 87-110. 
 
2005

Jas Laile Suzana Jaafar ((2005). Religiosity and motivations for engaging in premarital sex among Malaysian and Indonesian adolescents. Roziah Omar and Sivamurugan Pandian (eds.), The Social Issues of Malaysia. The Social Institute of Malaysia, pp. 27-40 
 
2004

Jaafar, J., Kolodinsky, P., McCarthy, S., and Schroder, V. (2004). The impact of cultural norms and values on moral judgment of Malay and American adolescents: A brief report . In B.N.,Setiadi, A. Supratiknya, W.J., Lonner, and Y.H. Poortinga. Ongoing Themes in Psychology and Culture. Selected papers from the Sixteenth International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, The International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, pp. 399-414. 
 
1993

Jas Laile Suzana Jaafar (1993). Working mothers: Myths or facts? In Wan Rafaei Abdul Rahman, Habibah Elias, Malini Ratnasingam (Eds.), Psikologi dan Budaya Kerja (Psychology and Work Culture). Bangi: Persatuan Psikologi Malaysia. page 162-179. 
 
Academic Journals
 
2010

Swami, V., Frederick, D.A., Jaafar, J., and collaborators (2010). The attractive female body weight and female body dissatisfaction in 26 countries across 10 world regions: Results of the International Body Project 1. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 36 (3), 309-325. (ISI/SCOPUS Cited Publication)

McCarthy, s., de Souza, L., Jaafar, J. (2010).Rites of Passage: A comparison of US, Malaysians and Brazilians adolescents. Journal of US-China Education Review, Vol. 7, No. 11. 
 
2009

Muhamad, H., Jaafar, J. (2009). The relationship of personality to subjective well-being in Malaysian youths. International Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 13, No. 1, 10-15. (SCOPUS-Cited Publication)
 
2008

Jaafar, J., Wibowo, I., and Afiatin, T. (2006). The relationship between religiosity and youth culture, and premarital sex among Malaysian and Indonesian adolescents. Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development, Vol. 16, No.2, December 2006, 5-18. 

Jas Laile Suzana Jaafar and Haslina Muhammad (2008). The effect of media to the sexual activity of the adolescents who engage in premarital sex. In Mohd. Fauzi Yaacob (Ed.) Malaysia: Social Transformation and Changes. pp. 95-104, Shah Alam: Arah Publications. 
 
2005

Schmitt, D., Jaafar, J. and collaborators (2005). Simultaneous administration of the Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale in 53 nations: Exploring the universal and culture-specific features of global self-esteem. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 89 (4), Oktober 2005, 623-642. 

Schmitt, D., Jaafar, J., and collaborators (2005). Is short term mating the maladaptive result of insecure attachment? A test of competing evolutionary perspectives. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 31 (6), 747-768. 
 
2004

Schmitt, D., Jaafar, J., and collaborators (2004). Patterns and universals of mate poaching across 53 nations: The effects of sex, culture, and personality and romantically attracting another person's partner. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol. 86 (4), April, 560-584. 

Jas Laile Suzana Jaafar (2004). How the Islamic teachings and traditional norms affect the moral judgment of the Malays . The Malaysian Journal of Social Administration, Vol. 3 (1), March, 21-38. 

Schmitt, D., Jaafar, J. and collaborators, (2004). Patterns and universals of adult romantic attachment across 62 cultural regions: Are models of self and other pancultural constructs? Journal of Cross Cultural Psychology, 35, 367-402 
 
2003

Schmitt, D., Jaafar, J. and collaborators (2003). Are men universally more dismissing than women? Gender differences in romantic attachment across 62 cultural regions. Personal Relationships, 10 (3), Sept 2003, 307- 331. 

Schmitt, D., Jaafar, J., and collaborators (2003). Universal sex differences in the desire for sexual variety: Tests from 52 nations, 6 continents, and 13 islands. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 85 (1), July 2003, 85-104 
 
2002

Jas Laile Suzana Jaafar (2002/03). The characteristics of the Malay adolescents moral dilemma: A brief report. Manusia dan Masyarakat (Man and Society), 13, 156-166 
 
2000

Jas Laile Suzana Jaafar (2000). The runaways' self concept. Manusia dan Masyarakat (Man and Society), 12, 104-120. 
 
1999

Jas Laile Suzana Jaafar (1999). The moral reasoning of Malay teenagers and their parents. Sarjana, 16, 126-144 
 
1992

Jas Laile Suzana Jaafar (1992). Effects of maternal employment on Malay adolescents' self concept. Manusia dan Masyarakat, 7, 80-89. 

Jas Laile Suzana Jaafar (1992). Critique on Piaget's theory: Egocentrism. Jurnal Psikologi Malaysia, 8, 111- 128. 
 
Proceeding
 
2008

Jas Laile Jaafar, Haslina Muhamad, Tina Afiatin, Yogi Suprayogi Sugandi (2008). The Index of Happiness of the Malaysian and Indonesian People. Asia in Transformation: Exploring New Values in Asia, Proceedings Vol. 1, Posco TJ Park Foundation and POSRI Forum, page 1-15. 
 
Others
 
2006

Jaafar, J., Wibowo, I., and Afiatin, T. (2006). Sex guilt and moral reasoning of the Malaysian and Indonesian adolescents who engage in premarital sex Paper presented at The First Convention of Asian Psychological Association, August 18-20, 2006 in Bali, Indonesia 

McCarthy, S., Jaafar, J., Wibowo, I., and Afiatin, T. (2006). The relationship of sex guilt and moral reasoning to premarital sex in adolescents from a Moslem country. Paper presented at the International Council of Psychologist, 64th Convention, July 13-13, 2006 in Koz, Greece 
 
2005

Jaafar, J., Wibowo, I., and Afiatin, T. (2005). Religiosity and motivations for engaging in premarital sex among Malaysian and Indonesian adolescents. Paper presented at the 1st Congress of the Asian Council of Psychologist, Jakarta, 14-16 August, 2005. 

AREAS OF RESEARCH
(Project title), (Role), (From)-(Until), (Source), (Level).

Adolescent Psychology, 2008

Adulthood and Aging, 2008

Title ; International Sexuality Description II, Co- Researcher ; Prof Schmitt (Bradley), Co-Investigator, 2008, no funding

Title ; Rites of passage of the adolescents Co- Researcher ; Prof McCarthy (NAU), Co-Investigator, 2008, no funding

Title ; The personality and sexual attitudes of the Malaysian teenagers Co-Researcher ; Pn. Haslina Muhamad (UM), Co-Investigator, 2008

Title ; The psychological and social contextof Malaysian adolescents who engage in premarital Co-Researcher ; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Suriati Ghazali (USM) Pn. Haslina Muhammad (UM) Funding ; Fundamental UM, Co-Investigator, 2008

Child Psychology, Co-Investigator, 2008

The relationship between religiosity and youth culture to premarital sex among Malaysian and Indonesian adolescents, Principal Investigator(PI), 2004-2005, SEASREP, Toyota Foundation

The Index of Happiness of the Malaysian and Indonesian People, Principal Investigator(PI), 2007-2008, POSCO TJ Park Foundation

State violence and the right to peace: An international survey of the -views of ordinary people (with Prof Sherri McCarthy, Northern Arizona University), Co-Investigator, 2008-2009, no funding

Happiness indicators of the Malaysian adults: Phase 2, Principal Investigator(PI), 2010-2011

Identity motives and culture (with Assoc Prof Maja Becker, University of Sussex), Co-Investigator, 2010-2011, no funding

International Body Image Project (with Viren Swami, Reader, Univ. of Westminster), Co-Investigator, 2008-2010, no funding

PRESENTATIONS
(Title), (Event), (Date Presented), (Organiser), (Level).
 
Invited Seminar

-invited guest-, International Conference of Moral Science, 05 Aug 2002 to 09 Aug 2002, The Institute of Moralogy, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan., (International)
 
Event Organiser

-President Elect- (organizer), The 2nd Convention of Asian Psychological Association, 27 Jun 2008 to 28 Jun 2008, Asian Psychological Association, (International)
 
Presenter

Cultural and individual flexibility in Malay adolescents' moral reasoning., Second International Conference on Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 06 Jun 2000 to 10 Jun 2000, Elsevier Science, (International)

Cross cultural comparison of adolescent moral reasoning of Malay, U.S., and Russian youth, The 28th International Congress of Psychology, 08 Aug 2004 to 13 Aug 2004, International Council of Psychologist, (International)

Religiosity and motivations for having premarital sex among adolescents from a Moslem country, The 28th International Congress of Psychology, 08 Aug 2004 to 13 Aug 2004, International Council of Psychologist, (International)

Cognitive Processes: The Moral Reasoning of Malay Adolescents and Their Parents, International Seminar on Learning and Motivation: Insights from Multiple Perspectives, 08 Oct 2001 to 10 Oct 2001, IKRAK, Universiti Utara Malaysia, (International)

The relationship of sex guilt and moral reasoning to premarital sex in adolescents from a Moslem country, International Council of Psychologist, the 64th Convention, 10 Jul 2006 to 13 Jul 2006, International Council of Psychologist, (International)

The relationship of personality and self-esteem to subjective well-being in Malaysian adolescents, International Council of Psychologists, the 65th Convention, 11 Aug 2007 to 14 Aug 2007, International Council of Psychologists, (International)

"Malingsia and Indonsial": The Perception of University Students on the Malaysia-Indonesia Bilateral Relationships, The 9th Conference of the Asia Pacific Sociological Association, 13 Jun 2009 to 15 Jun 2009, The Asia Pacific Sociological Association, (International)

Religiosity and motivations for engaging in premarital sex among Malaysian and Indonesian adolescents, The First Congress of the Asian Council of Psychologist, 14 Aug 2005 to 16 Aug 2005, Universitas Indonesia, (International)

The impact of cultural norms and values on the moral judgment of the Malays and American adolescents., The XVI Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology: Unity in Diversity, Enhancing a Peaceful World., 15 Jul 2002 to 19 Jul 2002, International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, (International)

The relationship between religiosity and youth culture to premarital sex among Malaysian and Indonesia adolescents, International Council of Psychologist Convention, 16 Jul 2005 to 20 Jul 2005, International Council of Psychologist, (International)

Happiness Index of the Malaysians and Indonesians: An Early Report (Indeks kebahagiaan orang Malaysia dan Indonesia: Satu laporan awal), Fifty Years of Independence Conference: Bilateral Relationship between Malaysia and Indonesia (Persidangan 50 Tahun Merdeka: Hubungan Malaysia Indonesia, 17 Jul 2007 to 21 Jul 2007, Fakulti Sastera dan Sains Sosial, (International)

Sex guilt and moral reasoning of the Malaysian and Indonesian adolescents who engage in premarital sex, The First Convention of Asian Psychological Association, 18 Aug 2006 to 20 Aug 2006, Asian Psychological Association, (International)

What makes you happy? A further analysis on the happiness indicators of Malaysian and Indonesian adults, The Asian Conference on the Social Sciences, 18 Jun 2010 to 21 Jun 2010, International Academic Forum, (International)

Hubungan antara religiusitas dan budaya remaja terhadap hubungan sex pra nikah pada remaja Malaysia dan Indonesia, Kongres Ikatan Psikologi Sosial, 21 May 2005 to 23 May 2005, Ikatan Psikologi Sosial Indonesia, (International)

The subjective well-being of Malay adolescents, The 7th Biennial Conference of Asian Association of Social Psychology, 25 Jul 2007 to 28 Jul 2007, Asian Association of Social Psychology, (International)

Rites of Passage: A comparison of US, Brazilian and Malaysian adolescents, The XIX International Association of Cross-Cultural Psychology Conference, 27 Jul 0008 to 31 Jul 2008, International Association of Cross Cultural Psychology, (International)

The level of happiness of Malaysians and Indonesians, The 2nd Convention of Asian Psychological Association, 27 Jun 2008 to 28 Jun 2008, Asian Psychological Association, (International)

Attitudes toward peace of Brazilians, Russians and Malaysians: Comparing views, The XXXII InterAmerican Congress of Psychology, 28 Jun 2009 to 02 Jul 2009, InterAmerican Society of Psychology, (International)

SUPERVISION


Post Graduate Level
(Name of Degree), (Name of Candidates), (Title of Thesis), (Academic Session), (Status)

Doctorate Degree (PhD), Khairudin Che Tak, Dimensi kebahagiaan golongan dewasa Melayu, 2010/2011, Ongoing

Doctorate Degree (PhD), Zaitol Salleh, Gaya keibubapaan ibu bapa dan strategi daya tindak remaja dalam keluarga miskin, 2007/2008, Ongoing

Master Degree, Che Maliki Che Ngah, Dating di kalangan remaja Melayu, 2008/2009, Ongoing

Master Degree, Asbah Razali, Komunikasi anak-ibu bapa dan hubungannya dengan konsep kendiri remaja, 2008/2009, Ongoing

Master Degree, Jamal Ismuni, Hubungan antara perapatan keibubapaan dengan status identiti remaja Melayu, 2008/2009, Ongoing

Master Degree, Intan Najwa Othman, Analisis personaliti remaja Cham berdasarkan The Big Five Inventory, 2010/2011, Ongoing

Master Degree, Hazwani Razak, Hubungan di antara penglibatan dalam aktiviti sosial dan kebahagiaan orang tua, 2008/2009, Ongoing

Master Degree, Khairudin Che Tak, Takat kebahagiaan dan harga kendiri orang Melayu, 2004/2005, Completed

Master Degree, Haslina Muhamad, The applicability of Big Five Inventory to the Malays, 2004/2005, Completed

Master Degree, Neo Shu Min, Tingkahlaku main di kalangan kanak-kanak prasekolah, 1993/1994, Completed

TEACHING
(Course Title), (Academic Session), (No of Student), (No of Contact Hours).


First Degree

CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY, 1998/1999(2), 173, 4

PSYCHOLOGY OF ADULTHOOD, 1998/1999(2), 93, 8

CHILD PSYCHOLOGY, 1999/2000(1), 36, 4

ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY, 1999/2000(1), 8, 3

ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY, 1999/2000(2), 91, 6

PSYCHOLOGY OF ADULTHOOD, 1999/2000(2), 66, 6

CHILD PSYCHOLOGY, 2000/2001(1), 56, 5

ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY, 2000/2001(1), 50, 6

ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY, 2000/2001(2), 72, 5

PSYCHOLOGY OF ADULTHOOD, 2000/2001(2), 30, 5

CHILD PSYCHOLOGY, 2001/2002(1), 54, 5

ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY, 2001/2002(1), 73, 6

ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY, 2001/2002(2), 46, 4

PSYCHOLOGY OF ADULTHOOD, 2001/2002(2), 112, 6

CHILD PSYCHOLOGY, 2002/2003(1), 50, 5

ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY, 2002/2003(1), 91, 6

Child Psychology, 2003/2004(1), 65, 5

CHILD PSYCHOLOGY, 2004/2005(1), 49, 5

ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY, 2004/2005(1), 46, 5

ADOLESCENT AND PSYCHOSOCIAL PROBLEMS, 2004/2005(2), 13, 3

PSYCHOLOGY OF ADULTHOOD, 2004/2005(2), 67, 5

ADOLESCENT AND PSYCHOSOCIAL PROBLEMS, 2005/2006(2), 16, 3

CHILD PSYCHOLOGY, 2005/2006(1), 54, 5

ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY, 2005/2006(1), 59, 5

PSYCHOLOGY OF ADULTHOOD, 2005/2006(2), 38, 4

CHILD PSYCHOLOGY, 2006/2007(1), 49, 3

ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY, 2006/2007(1), 43, 2

PSYCHOLOGY OF ADULTHOOD, 2007/2008(2), 14, 3

CHILD PSYCHOLOGY, 2007/2008(1), 73, 2

ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY, 2007/2008(1), 65, 2

ADOLESCENT AND PSYCHOSOCIAL PROBLEMS, 2007/2008(2), 34, 2

PSYCHOLOGY OF ADULTHOOD, 2007/2008(2), 14, 2

CHILD PSYCHOLOGY, 2008/2009(1), 98, 2

ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY, 2008/2009(1), 92, 2

ADOLESCENT AND PSYCHOSOCIAL PROBLEMS, 2008/2009(2), 32, 2

PSYCHOLOGY OF ADULTHOOD, 2008/2009(2), 96, 2

CHILD PSYCHOLOGY, 2009/2010(1), 84, 2

ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY, 2009/2010(1), 64, 2