Social support as mediating effect of psychological well-being amongst emerging adolecents

Current study investigates mediation model design through a quantitative survey. Paper-pencil questionnaires were administered to 100 emerging adolescents who were purposely selected, aged around 12 to 14 years old from Johor, Malaysia. Findings indicated that parental involvement, psychological wel...

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Main Authors: Hao, K. Y., Khan, A., Siang, T. J.
Format: Article
Published: Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development 2019
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/88867/
http://www.dx.doi.org/10.5958/0976-5506.2019.01487.6
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Summary:Current study investigates mediation model design through a quantitative survey. Paper-pencil questionnaires were administered to 100 emerging adolescents who were purposely selected, aged around 12 to 14 years old from Johor, Malaysia. Findings indicated that parental involvement, psychological well-being and social support have significant positive correlations. Mediation model analysis based on SPSS Macro Process by Hayes was executed for examining whether social support had any significant mediating effect on parental involvement and psychological well-being. The outcome of the analysis showed that social support was a significant mediator between parental involvement and psychological well-being. Parents involvement for emerging adolescents was also shown to be important for the psychological well-being among emerging adolescents