This study investigates the relationship between ICT facilities and behavioural factors with positive youth development among rural youth in Malaysia, considering gratification of ICT usage in rural library as the mediating effect. The youth in rural areas are inclined to involve in negative affairs due to non- established beneficial activities. Therefore, the government has taken initiatives to equip rural libraries with ICT facilities and services to support social and academic activities amongst youth. A total of 400 respondents comprising rural library users in Peninsular Malaysia aged between 15 to 40 years were surveyed through multi-stage cluster simple random sampling. A survey method was employed and the analysis was conducted using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). The results revealed that gratification of ICT usage among youths in rural library do not significantly mediates the relationship between ICT and specific behavioural factors in positive youth development. The finding indicates that respondents were not entirely depending on ICT facilities provided in the rural libraries in their undertakings. This study highlights several implications and recommendations for policy makers and practitioners towards improving ICT provisions in rural libraries in Malaysia.

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农村图书馆的青年发展：信息通信技术满足的中介效应

本研究调查了 ICT 设施和行为因素与马来西亚农村青年积极青年发展之间的关系，将农村图书馆使用 ICT 的满意度作为中介效应。农村青年因未建立的有益活动而倾向于卷入负面事务。因此，政府已采取措施为农村图书馆配备 ICT 设施和服务，以支持青年的社会和学术活动。通过多阶段整群简单随机抽样调查了总共 400 名年龄在 15 至 40 岁之间的马来西亚半岛农村图书馆用户的受访者。采用调查方法，并使用结构方程模型 (SEM) 进行分析。结果表明，农村图书馆青年对ICT使用的满足感并没有显着调节ICT与青年积极发展中特定行为因素之间的关系。调查结果表明，受访者在开展业务时并不完全依赖农村图书馆提供的 ICT 设施。本研究强调了政策制定者和从业者在改善马来西亚农村图书馆 ICT 规定方面的若干影响和建议。