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The Psychological States of Beggars in Malaysia: Happiness, Subjective Well-Being, and Gratitude

The economic downturn causes a fluctuation of Malaysian beggars with disrupted psychological states. The research focuses on happiness, subjective well-being, and gratitude among the beggars in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. Ten beggars participated in an in-depth interview. Their selection was based on...

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Main Authors: Lim, L. Gin, Kalaivanan, Syasyila, Zhooriyati, S. M.
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Language:English
Published: UNIMAS Publisher 2021
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/41913/1/The%20Psychological%20States%20of%20Beggars%20in%20Malaysia%20Happiness-1.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/41913/
https://publisher.unimas.my/ojs/index.php/JCSHD/article/view/3661
https://doi.org/10.33736/jcshd.3661.2021
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spelling my.unimas.ir.419132023-06-06T03:32:44Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/41913/ The Psychological States of Beggars in Malaysia: Happiness, Subjective Well-Being, and Gratitude Lim, L. Gin Kalaivanan, Syasyila Zhooriyati, S. M. BF Psychology The economic downturn causes a fluctuation of Malaysian beggars with disrupted psychological states. The research focuses on happiness, subjective well-being, and gratitude among the beggars in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. Ten beggars participated in an in-depth interview. Their selection was based on a purposive sampling technique. Findings show that with life satisfaction and maintained health conditions, they would be contented. Intolerable circumstances currently made the beggars wishing they could restart an ideal life to restore their subjective well-being. Amidst gratefulness, beggars tend to wake up with an appreciation for every little thing. However, the limited psychological care given has caused the number of beggars to escalate. The number of beggars would dwindle by appraising the public with what they necessitate through an awareness brought by findings from the study. UNIMAS Publisher 2021-09-25 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/41913/1/The%20Psychological%20States%20of%20Beggars%20in%20Malaysia%20Happiness-1.pdf Lim, L. Gin and Kalaivanan, Syasyila and Zhooriyati, S. M. (2021) The Psychological States of Beggars in Malaysia: Happiness, Subjective Well-Being, and Gratitude. Journal of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development, 7 (2). p. 24. ISSN 2550-1623 https://publisher.unimas.my/ojs/index.php/JCSHD/article/view/3661 https://doi.org/10.33736/jcshd.3661.2021
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Lim, L. Gin
Kalaivanan, Syasyila
Zhooriyati, S. M.
The Psychological States of Beggars in Malaysia: Happiness, Subjective Well-Being, and Gratitude
description The economic downturn causes a fluctuation of Malaysian beggars with disrupted psychological states. The research focuses on happiness, subjective well-being, and gratitude among the beggars in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. Ten beggars participated in an in-depth interview. Their selection was based on a purposive sampling technique. Findings show that with life satisfaction and maintained health conditions, they would be contented. Intolerable circumstances currently made the beggars wishing they could restart an ideal life to restore their subjective well-being. Amidst gratefulness, beggars tend to wake up with an appreciation for every little thing. However, the limited psychological care given has caused the number of beggars to escalate. The number of beggars would dwindle by appraising the public with what they necessitate through an awareness brought by findings from the study.
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author Lim, L. Gin
Kalaivanan, Syasyila
Zhooriyati, S. M.
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Kalaivanan, Syasyila
Zhooriyati, S. M.
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title The Psychological States of Beggars in Malaysia: Happiness, Subjective Well-Being, and Gratitude
title_short The Psychological States of Beggars in Malaysia: Happiness, Subjective Well-Being, and Gratitude
title_full The Psychological States of Beggars in Malaysia: Happiness, Subjective Well-Being, and Gratitude
title_fullStr The Psychological States of Beggars in Malaysia: Happiness, Subjective Well-Being, and Gratitude
title_full_unstemmed The Psychological States of Beggars in Malaysia: Happiness, Subjective Well-Being, and Gratitude
title_sort psychological states of beggars in malaysia: happiness, subjective well-being, and gratitude
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https://doi.org/10.33736/jcshd.3661.2021
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