jABsJournal of ASIAN Behavioural Studies

Effect of School Clustering Policy on TravelDistance of Urban School Children

Sri Maryati Ketut Dewi, Martha Erli H., & Mariana Ilyani

Environmental Ethical Commitment (EEC): Factors that Affect Malaysian

Business CorporationsMaliza Delima Kamarul Zaman

Journey of Indigenous Knowledge for Sustainable Livelihood: Story from

East Coast, MalaysiaMazlan Che Soh & Siti Korota‘aini Omar

Modernization and the Life-style Related Diseases among Orang Asli at Kuala Boh,

Selangor MalaysiaChe Noriah Othman, Roz Azinur Che Lamin,

Maryam Farooqui, Norsabrina Sihab & Sa’adiah Mohd Said

Part-Time Adults Students in Sarawak and Environmental Stress Factors

Siti-Huzaimah Sahari, Yusup Mohd Yaman &Awang-Rozaimie Awang-Shuib

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Poor Correlation of Stress Levels andMenstrual Patterns among Medical Students

Mini Sood, Ambigga Devi, Azlinawati, Aqil Mohd Daher, Salmi Razali,

Hapizah Nawawi, Sareena, & Hashim Mohd Tahir

Predictors of Prolonged Hospital Stay in Cardiac Surgery Zuraida Khairudin

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FOREWORD

Journal of ASIAN Behavioural Studies (jABs) is an international and interdisciplinary journal that publicises empirical research findings pertaining to general behavioural issues specifically affecting Asian communities living in Asia and non-Asian countries. Related empirical research that involved other communities shall also be considered for publications.

Articles to be published in jABs shall be sourced from the selected papers condensed, presented during the two annual serial international conferences – the ASEAN Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies ��������� ��������������������������������������������������Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies (AicE-Bs) to be held in non-ASEAN countries - organized by the Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies (cE-Bs), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying (FAPS), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia, together with co-hosts.

Articles selected and published in jABs are double-blind peer reviewed by the international Editorial Board members.

Commencing 1st January 2012, jABs shall be published in the months of January, April, July and October, annually. Articles to be published in ajE-Bs, Volume 2 focused on “Communities - Policies, Culture and Human Behaviour” which was also the conference theme for AcE-Bs 2011 Bandung, held at the Savoy Homann Bidakara Hotel, Bandung, Indonesia, from 15-17 June 2011.

Editor-in-ChiefJournal of ASIAN Behavioural Studies (jABs) http://fspu.uitm.edu.my/cebscebsuitm@gmail.com

1st January 2012