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Toxic Positivity and Its Role among Young Adult Workers

The pandemic-fuelled rise of the “Good vibes only” has raised concerns about toxic positivity, fostering unrealistic expectations of constant happiness. This qualitative study explored the role of toxic positivity among young adult workers in Malaysia. Six Malaysian participants, aged 18 to 25 yea...

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Main Authors: Mui, Lau Ung, Jamayah, Saili
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UNIMAS Publisher 2024
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BF Psychology
Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46726/1/Toxic_Positivity_and_Its_Role_among_Young_Adult_Wo.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46726/
https://publisher.unimas.my/ojs/index.php/JCSHD/article/view/6437
https://doi.org/10.33736/jcshd.6437.2024
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spelling my.unimas.ir-467262024-11-27T02:55:04Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46726/ Toxic Positivity and Its Role among Young Adult Workers Mui, Lau Ung Jamayah, Saili BF Psychology The pandemic-fuelled rise of the “Good vibes only” has raised concerns about toxic positivity, fostering unrealistic expectations of constant happiness. This qualitative study explored the role of toxic positivity among young adult workers in Malaysia. Six Malaysian participants, aged 18 to 25 years old, were purposefully selected for a semi-structured interview to explore the challenges, risk factors, and coping strategies related to toxic positivity encounters. Three themes and seven subthemes were identified using Thematic Analysis. The study findings underscored the importance of recognising toxic positivity as a critical issue that affects the emotional well-being of young adult workers. Future research is recommended to explore similar themes in different study contexts, incorporating multiple perspectives to gain deeper insight into the issue. UNIMAS Publisher 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46726/1/Toxic_Positivity_and_Its_Role_among_Young_Adult_Wo.pdf Mui, Lau Ung and Jamayah, Saili (2024) Toxic Positivity and Its Role among Young Adult Workers. Journal of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development, 10 (1). pp. 50-71. ISSN 2550-1623 https://publisher.unimas.my/ojs/index.php/JCSHD/article/view/6437 https://doi.org/10.33736/jcshd.6437.2024
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Toxic Positivity and Its Role among Young Adult Workers
description The pandemic-fuelled rise of the “Good vibes only” has raised concerns about toxic positivity, fostering unrealistic expectations of constant happiness. This qualitative study explored the role of toxic positivity among young adult workers in Malaysia. Six Malaysian participants, aged 18 to 25 years old, were purposefully selected for a semi-structured interview to explore the challenges, risk factors, and coping strategies related to toxic positivity encounters. Three themes and seven subthemes were identified using Thematic Analysis. The study findings underscored the importance of recognising toxic positivity as a critical issue that affects the emotional well-being of young adult workers. Future research is recommended to explore similar themes in different study contexts, incorporating multiple perspectives to gain deeper insight into the issue.
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Jamayah, Saili
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title_short Toxic Positivity and Its Role among Young Adult Workers
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url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46726/1/Toxic_Positivity_and_Its_Role_among_Young_Adult_Wo.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46726/
https://publisher.unimas.my/ojs/index.php/JCSHD/article/view/6437
https://doi.org/10.33736/jcshd.6437.2024
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