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A Cross-sectional study on loneliness among orphans

Loneliness is one of the indicators of emotional development in orphans, who often face social isolation due to the absence of parental figures and the difficulties in finding adequate social support. Specific objectives were: (i) identify the level of loneliness among orphans and (ii) identify the...

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Main Authors: Noradilah, Md Nordin, Fatin Aliana, Mohd Radzi, Munira, Abdul Razak
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Published: PSIMA, School of Psychology and Human Development 2024
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BF Psychology
H Social Sciences (General)
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spelling my.ump.umpir.424612024-09-02T06:49:22Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42461/ A Cross-sectional study on loneliness among orphans Noradilah, Md Nordin Fatin Aliana, Mohd Radzi Munira, Abdul Razak BF Psychology H Social Sciences (General) Loneliness is one of the indicators of emotional development in orphans, who often face social isolation due to the absence of parental figures and the difficulties in finding adequate social support. Specific objectives were: (i) identify the level of loneliness among orphans and (ii) identify the gender differences in loneliness among orphans. A total of 242 respondents were recruited in this study, aged 10 to 14 years, from a city on the East Coast of Malaysia. Children’s Loneliness Questionnaire (CLQ) which consisted of 24 items developed by Asher (1984) was used to measure loneliness. Higher scores for the CLQ indicated a higher level of loneliness. Results showed that 72.3% of respondents experienced a moderate level of loneliness followed by 14.9% and 12.8% for low and high respectively. Also, this study found that there was a significant difference between male and female in terms of loneliness (t = 2.66, p < 0.05). Males experienced higher loneliness than females. Early detection of loneliness is helpful in promoting healthier emotional development among orphans. PSIMA, School of Psychology and Human Development 2024 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42461/1/A%20Cross-sectional%20Study%20on%20Loneliness%20among%20Orphans.pdf Noradilah, Md Nordin and Fatin Aliana, Mohd Radzi and Munira, Abdul Razak (2024) A Cross-sectional study on loneliness among orphans. Jurnal Psikologi Malaysia, 38 (2). pp. 36-42. ISSN 2289-8174. (Published) https://spaj.ukm.my/ppppm/jpm/article/view/807
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H Social Sciences (General)
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H Social Sciences (General)
Noradilah, Md Nordin
Fatin Aliana, Mohd Radzi
Munira, Abdul Razak
A Cross-sectional study on loneliness among orphans
description Loneliness is one of the indicators of emotional development in orphans, who often face social isolation due to the absence of parental figures and the difficulties in finding adequate social support. Specific objectives were: (i) identify the level of loneliness among orphans and (ii) identify the gender differences in loneliness among orphans. A total of 242 respondents were recruited in this study, aged 10 to 14 years, from a city on the East Coast of Malaysia. Children’s Loneliness Questionnaire (CLQ) which consisted of 24 items developed by Asher (1984) was used to measure loneliness. Higher scores for the CLQ indicated a higher level of loneliness. Results showed that 72.3% of respondents experienced a moderate level of loneliness followed by 14.9% and 12.8% for low and high respectively. Also, this study found that there was a significant difference between male and female in terms of loneliness (t = 2.66, p < 0.05). Males experienced higher loneliness than females. Early detection of loneliness is helpful in promoting healthier emotional development among orphans.
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author Noradilah, Md Nordin
Fatin Aliana, Mohd Radzi
Munira, Abdul Razak
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Munira, Abdul Razak
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title A Cross-sectional study on loneliness among orphans
title_short A Cross-sectional study on loneliness among orphans
title_full A Cross-sectional study on loneliness among orphans
title_fullStr A Cross-sectional study on loneliness among orphans
title_full_unstemmed A Cross-sectional study on loneliness among orphans
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publisher PSIMA, School of Psychology and Human Development
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url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42461/1/A%20Cross-sectional%20Study%20on%20Loneliness%20among%20Orphans.pdf
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