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The Internet impacts students' lives and career paths. Excessive use may correlate with tobacco and alcohol consumption despite its benefits. The present study aimed to identify the relationship between gratification of Internet usage, problems in Internet usage, alcohol consumption, and drug abuse among Malaysian youth. The quantitative method was applied by using a survey questionnaire. A total of 440 students from the University Putra Malaysia (32.3% males, 67.7% females) were selected using a stratified random sampling method. The majority of the respondents (93.2%) were single. The students ranged from 23 to 40, with the majority of the younger group (78.3%) in the age range of 18-23. No link was found between Internet use gratification and alcohol/drug usage. No correlation was found between the Internet, alcohol, and drug problems. The association between age and alcohol usage was not significant. However, this relationship for drug abuse was substantial and positive. No significant differences were found in the mean values for the respondents' fields of study and alcohol or drug usage. The findings of the independent t-test illustrated that there were significant differences between marital status and alcohol consumption. Still, there were no significant mean differences between marital status and drug usage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The covid-19 pandemic which took the world by storm changed our behaviour towards m-commerce with enforced movement restrictions across the world. This dataset documents the factors of consideration among Malaysian youths (age 15 to 24 years old) in their intention to adopt m-commerce. Collected from October to November 2020, a total of 396 useable responses were finalized. The questionnaire consists of individual demographic variables and factors which influence the intention of youths to adopt m-commerce in Malaysia. The dataset of demographics and m-commerce related variables can be used to further explore the correlations and description of variables. The dataset is valuable for m-commerce service providers and future works of literature in understanding the behaviour of youths and hence increase the adoption rate of m-commerce among youths.

The study investigated the effect of social media on the academic performance among Malaysian youths of the ASEAN community by referring to technology acceptance model and theory of planned behaviour. It was believed that social media had caused the decrease in education standards and poor quality graduates. This study also examined the moderating influence of attitude on social media use and academic performance. The outcome of the study could help Malaysian government to consider proper educational and social policy decisions for better governance. A survey was conducted using proportionate stratified random sampling from three universities in Peninsular Malaysia. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics and hierarchical regression. It was discovered that the use of social media as a source of information for studies had a significant effect on the youths' academic performance in Malaysia. Therefore, the government and the management at universities should ensure that social media are mostly used for academic purposes by restricting the use of social media in the universities. It was suggested that the university may block other unimportant links and encourage students to use social media for academic issues such as assignments involving online journals. The scope of inquiry was limited to the Faculty of Business in the universities. Further studies need to look into social media usage by youths in secondary schools. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The covid-19 pandemic which took the world by storm changed our behaviour towards m-commerce with enforced movement restrictions across the world. This dataset documents the factors of consideration among Malaysian youths (age 15 to 24 years old) in their intention to adopt m-commerce. Collected from October to November 2020, a total of 396 useable responses were finalized. The questionnaire consists of individual demographic variables and factors which influence the intention of youths to adopt m-commerce in Malaysia. The dataset of demographics and m-commerce related variables can be used to further explore the correlations and description of variables. The dataset is valuable for m-commerce service providers and future works of literature in understanding the behaviour of youths and hence increase the adoption rate of m-commerce among youths., Competing Interests: The authors report that there is no conflict of interest to declare. There is no financial conflict of interest or any other opposing interest that may affect the study reported in this paper., (© 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc.)