RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GENDER, FAMILY INCOME, AND PARENTING WITH POSITIVE WELL-BEING OF IRANIAN ADOLESCENTS IN MALAYSIA

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Published Nov 30, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13165/SD-18-16-2-03

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Shahnaz Sheibani Rumaya Juhari Mariani Mansour Zarinah Arshat Majid Yoosefi Looyeh

Abstract

This study explored the relationship between gender, family income, and parenting with positive well-being of Iranian adolescents who have migrated to Malaysia. 194 girls and boys, aged 11-15 years, participated in the study by stratified random sampling. Positive Youth Development-Short Form (PYD-SF) and Alabama Parenting Questionnaire (APQ) were employed. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) was used by applying Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) for data analysis. Results showed that there were no significant relationships between the adolescents’ gender and family income and their positive well-being. However, there was a significant association

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Vol. 16 No. 2 (2018): Social Work
Section
Social Work

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