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Perceived threat of Covid-19, resilience and coping strategies as predictors of subjective well-being among emerging adults in Malaysia

The outbreak of COVID-19 was resulted in psychological maladjustment and might affect the Malaysia Well-being Index. Present study was a cross-sectional, descriptive study that aimed to examine the predictive effects of perceived threat of COVID-19, resilience, and coping strategies (task-oriented c...

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Main Authors: Low, Yi Lin, Siew, Yi Hang, Wong, Chin Leong
Format: Final Year Project / Dissertation / Thesis
Published: 2021
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BF Psychology
Online Access:http://eprints.utar.edu.my/4353/1/FYP_PY_LY%2D2021.pdf
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spelling my-utar-eprints.43532022-12-23T17:23:45Z Perceived threat of Covid-19, resilience and coping strategies as predictors of subjective well-being among emerging adults in Malaysia Low, Yi Lin Siew, Yi Hang Wong, Chin Leong BF Psychology The outbreak of COVID-19 was resulted in psychological maladjustment and might affect the Malaysia Well-being Index. Present study was a cross-sectional, descriptive study that aimed to examine the predictive effects of perceived threat of COVID-19, resilience, and coping strategies (task-oriented coping, emotion-oriented coping, avoidance-oriented coping) on SWB among emerging adults in Malaysia. A total of 162 participants was recruited using purposive sampling method by distributing online survey via social media like WhatsApp, WeChat, Instagram. The participants recruited are those emerging adults aged between 18 to 25 years old (M = 22.51). There were more female (N = 111; 68.5%) than male participants in present study (N = 51; 31.5%). The finding revealed that resilience and emotion-oriented coping were a significant predictor of SWB however it does not match with the hypotheses in present study. Perceived threat of COVID-19, task-oriented coping and avoidance-oriented coping not significantly predict SWB. 2021-01 Final Year Project / Dissertation / Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf http://eprints.utar.edu.my/4353/1/FYP_PY_LY%2D2021.pdf Low, Yi Lin and Siew, Yi Hang and Wong, Chin Leong (2021) Perceived threat of Covid-19, resilience and coping strategies as predictors of subjective well-being among emerging adults in Malaysia. Final Year Project, UTAR. http://eprints.utar.edu.my/4353/
institution Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
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topic BF Psychology
spellingShingle BF Psychology
Low, Yi Lin
Siew, Yi Hang
Wong, Chin Leong
Perceived threat of Covid-19, resilience and coping strategies as predictors of subjective well-being among emerging adults in Malaysia
description The outbreak of COVID-19 was resulted in psychological maladjustment and might affect the Malaysia Well-being Index. Present study was a cross-sectional, descriptive study that aimed to examine the predictive effects of perceived threat of COVID-19, resilience, and coping strategies (task-oriented coping, emotion-oriented coping, avoidance-oriented coping) on SWB among emerging adults in Malaysia. A total of 162 participants was recruited using purposive sampling method by distributing online survey via social media like WhatsApp, WeChat, Instagram. The participants recruited are those emerging adults aged between 18 to 25 years old (M = 22.51). There were more female (N = 111; 68.5%) than male participants in present study (N = 51; 31.5%). The finding revealed that resilience and emotion-oriented coping were a significant predictor of SWB however it does not match with the hypotheses in present study. Perceived threat of COVID-19, task-oriented coping and avoidance-oriented coping not significantly predict SWB.
format Final Year Project / Dissertation / Thesis
author Low, Yi Lin
Siew, Yi Hang
Wong, Chin Leong
author_facet Low, Yi Lin
Siew, Yi Hang
Wong, Chin Leong
author_sort Low, Yi Lin
title Perceived threat of Covid-19, resilience and coping strategies as predictors of subjective well-being among emerging adults in Malaysia
title_short Perceived threat of Covid-19, resilience and coping strategies as predictors of subjective well-being among emerging adults in Malaysia
title_full Perceived threat of Covid-19, resilience and coping strategies as predictors of subjective well-being among emerging adults in Malaysia
title_fullStr Perceived threat of Covid-19, resilience and coping strategies as predictors of subjective well-being among emerging adults in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Perceived threat of Covid-19, resilience and coping strategies as predictors of subjective well-being among emerging adults in Malaysia
title_sort perceived threat of covid-19, resilience and coping strategies as predictors of subjective well-being among emerging adults in malaysia
publishDate 2021
url http://eprints.utar.edu.my/4353/1/FYP_PY_LY%2D2021.pdf
http://eprints.utar.edu.my/4353/
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