Optimism to Face the Future among the Convicts of Qanun Jinayah Executed with Caning Punishment

Haiyun Nisa, Mhd. Ayita Bahar

2019

Abstract

Caning punishment is a form of punishment against perpetrators of violations of Islamic law. Caning punishment has implications for the psychological and social conditions of convicts which have an impact on low optimism. An attitude of optimism is one of the positive emotions associated with the future. This study aimed to find out future optimist among the qanun jinayah convicts who were subjected to caning punishment. This study used a qualitative method with a phenomenological approach. The sampling technique was purposive sampling with four respondents convicted of caning punishment. Data collection methods were interview and observation. The results found that three respondents showed optimism in facing the future but one did not because of not meeting an aspect of optimism – personalization - by assuming that the bad events that occurred to him were due to himself. The study also found that optimism to face the future among convicts of caning punishments was influenced by social support from parents, siblings and relatives.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Nisa H. and Bahar M. (2019). Optimism to Face the Future among the Convicts of Qanun Jinayah Executed with Caning Punishment.In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Psychology - Volume 1: ICPsy, ISBN 978-989-758-448-0, pages 189-197. DOI: 10.5220/0009440801890197

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icpsy19,
author={Haiyun Nisa and Mhd. Ayita Bahar},
title={Optimism to Face the Future among the Convicts of Qanun Jinayah Executed with Caning Punishment},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Psychology - Volume 1: ICPsy,},
year={2019},
pages={189-197},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009440801890197},
isbn={978-989-758-448-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Psychology - Volume 1: ICPsy,
TI - Optimism to Face the Future among the Convicts of Qanun Jinayah Executed with Caning Punishment
SN - 978-989-758-448-0
AU - Nisa H.
AU - Bahar M.
PY - 2019
SP - 189
EP - 197
DO - 10.5220/0009440801890197