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Exploring the subjective well-being of elderly Orang Seletar indigenous people in Johor, Malaysia

The subjective well-being (SWB) concept specific to the elderly Orang Asli is still vague, with limited research. Understanding SWB can give a holistic picture of elderly Orang Asli’s well-being status because SWB considers individual evaluations and perspectives based on life experiences in various...

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Main Authors: Rosnon, Mohd Roslan, Abdul Razak, Muhammad Afiq, Jalaludin, Muhamad Luqmanudin, Dahamat Azam, Mohamad Naqiuddin
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1142902025-01-13T07:41:58Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114290/ Exploring the subjective well-being of elderly Orang Seletar indigenous people in Johor, Malaysia Rosnon, Mohd Roslan Abdul Razak, Muhammad Afiq Jalaludin, Muhamad Luqmanudin Dahamat Azam, Mohamad Naqiuddin The subjective well-being (SWB) concept specific to the elderly Orang Asli is still vague, with limited research. Understanding SWB can give a holistic picture of elderly Orang Asli’s well-being status because SWB considers individual evaluations and perspectives based on life experiences in various dimensions relevant to the elderly Orang Asli’s culture, language, belief system, and lifestyle. Therefore, this paper aims to explore the concept of SWB of elderly Orang Seletar. An exploratory case study research design is implemented in this qualitative study. 15 informants who participated in an in-depth interview session in Kampung Bakar Batu Perling, Johor Bahru, and aged 50 years old and above. Based on the findings of the study, there were seven major themes in discussing the concept of SWB which are (i) sufficiency; (ii) comfort; (iii) satisfaction; (iv) preference/favorite; (v) happiness; (vi) tranquillity and (vii) awareness. The finding of the study shows that there were eight domains of SWB of elderly Orang Asli Seletar which are (i) physical health; (ii) mental health; (iii) family and community; (iv) sea and nature; (v) culture preservation; (vi) basic needs; (vii) education; and (viii) spiritual. In conclusion, SWB should be the core element to determine the development of elderly Orang Seletar to ensure their thrive. From mainstream society’s eye, elderly Orang Seletar’s lives may be seen as inadequate and modest. However, it is different from what is felt by them. EnPress Publisher 2024-08-20 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114290/1/114290.pdf Rosnon, Mohd Roslan and Abdul Razak, Muhammad Afiq and Jalaludin, Muhamad Luqmanudin and Dahamat Azam, Mohamad Naqiuddin (2024) Exploring the subjective well-being of elderly Orang Seletar indigenous people in Johor, Malaysia. Journal of Infrastructure, Policy and Development, 8 (8). art. no. 2606. ISSN 2572-7923; eISSN: 2572-7931 https://systems.enpress-publisher.com/index.php/jipd/article/view/2606 10.24294/jipd.v8i8.2606
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description The subjective well-being (SWB) concept specific to the elderly Orang Asli is still vague, with limited research. Understanding SWB can give a holistic picture of elderly Orang Asli’s well-being status because SWB considers individual evaluations and perspectives based on life experiences in various dimensions relevant to the elderly Orang Asli’s culture, language, belief system, and lifestyle. Therefore, this paper aims to explore the concept of SWB of elderly Orang Seletar. An exploratory case study research design is implemented in this qualitative study. 15 informants who participated in an in-depth interview session in Kampung Bakar Batu Perling, Johor Bahru, and aged 50 years old and above. Based on the findings of the study, there were seven major themes in discussing the concept of SWB which are (i) sufficiency; (ii) comfort; (iii) satisfaction; (iv) preference/favorite; (v) happiness; (vi) tranquillity and (vii) awareness. The finding of the study shows that there were eight domains of SWB of elderly Orang Asli Seletar which are (i) physical health; (ii) mental health; (iii) family and community; (iv) sea and nature; (v) culture preservation; (vi) basic needs; (vii) education; and (viii) spiritual. In conclusion, SWB should be the core element to determine the development of elderly Orang Seletar to ensure their thrive. From mainstream society’s eye, elderly Orang Seletar’s lives may be seen as inadequate and modest. However, it is different from what is felt by them.
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author Rosnon, Mohd Roslan
Abdul Razak, Muhammad Afiq
Jalaludin, Muhamad Luqmanudin
Dahamat Azam, Mohamad Naqiuddin
spellingShingle Rosnon, Mohd Roslan
Abdul Razak, Muhammad Afiq
Jalaludin, Muhamad Luqmanudin
Dahamat Azam, Mohamad Naqiuddin
Exploring the subjective well-being of elderly Orang Seletar indigenous people in Johor, Malaysia
author_facet Rosnon, Mohd Roslan
Abdul Razak, Muhammad Afiq
Jalaludin, Muhamad Luqmanudin
Dahamat Azam, Mohamad Naqiuddin
author_sort Rosnon, Mohd Roslan
title Exploring the subjective well-being of elderly Orang Seletar indigenous people in Johor, Malaysia
title_short Exploring the subjective well-being of elderly Orang Seletar indigenous people in Johor, Malaysia
title_full Exploring the subjective well-being of elderly Orang Seletar indigenous people in Johor, Malaysia
title_fullStr Exploring the subjective well-being of elderly Orang Seletar indigenous people in Johor, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Exploring the subjective well-being of elderly Orang Seletar indigenous people in Johor, Malaysia
title_sort exploring the subjective well-being of elderly orang seletar indigenous people in johor, malaysia
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