Family values and psychological distress among adolescents. Is there any association? a comparison study in Malaysia
Background: Adolescence is a critical transition phase in the life of an individual to be independent and to mould their own identity. Family dynamic is the most influential factor in adolescent mental health. Objectives. This research aimed to analyse the differences of family values, psychological...
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my.iium.irep.716992020-03-06T03:57:11Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/71699/ Family values and psychological distress among adolescents. Is there any association? a comparison study in Malaysia Musa, Ramli Shafie, Nurfatin Shahera Zulkifli, Nurul Afiqah Kamaruzaman, Nur Atira Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RJ101 Child Health. Child health services Background: Adolescence is a critical transition phase in the life of an individual to be independent and to mould their own identity. Family dynamic is the most influential factor in adolescent mental health. Objectives. This research aimed to analyse the differences of family values, psychological distress and its associated finadolescents living in a long-term residential care as compared to adolescents in an ordinary school. Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out with 150 respondents using clustered random sampling. The Asian Family Characteristics Scale was used to assess the family values. The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale was used to measure the mental state of the respondents. Results: Children in long-term residential care showed significantly lower family values in all domains and higher in levels of stress, anxiety, depression. Findings show that there is significant association between psychological distress and family values. Conclusion: Family dynamic has a strong ramification to behavioural and psychological aspects of adolescents. Preventive measures and policy maker should be advocated in order to minimize psychological problems among adolescence in this country. University of Messina, Italy 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/71699/8/71699%20Family%20values%20and%20psychological%20distress.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/71699/7/71699%20Family%20values%20and%20psychological%20distress%20SCOPUS.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/71699/19/71699_Family%20values%20and%20psychological%20distress_wos.pdf Musa, Ramli and Shafie, Nurfatin Shahera and Zulkifli, Nurul Afiqah and Kamaruzaman, Nur Atira and Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef (2019) Family values and psychological distress among adolescents. Is there any association? a comparison study in Malaysia. Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Phychology, 7 (1). pp. 1-16. ISSN 2282-1619 http://cab.unime.it/journals/index.php/MJCP/article/view/2037/pdf 10.6092/2282-1619/2019.7.2037 |
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Background: Adolescence is a critical transition phase in the life of an individual to be independent and to mould their own identity. Family dynamic is the most influential factor in adolescent mental health. Objectives. This research aimed to analyse the differences of family values, psychological distress and its associated finadolescents living in a long-term residential care as compared to adolescents in an ordinary school. Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out with 150 respondents using clustered random sampling. The Asian Family Characteristics Scale was used to assess the family values. The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale was used to measure the mental state of the respondents. Results: Children in long-term residential care showed significantly lower family values in all domains and higher in levels of stress, anxiety, depression. Findings show that there is significant association between psychological distress and family values. Conclusion: Family dynamic has a strong ramification to behavioural and psychological aspects of adolescents. Preventive measures and policy maker should be advocated in order to minimize psychological problems among adolescence in this country. |
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Family values and psychological distress among adolescents. Is there any association? a comparison study in Malaysia |
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