Stressors and well-being in low socio-economic status Malaysian adolescents: the role of resilience resources

The present study examined the relationship between stressors, resilience resources, and well-being in adolescents with low socio-economic status in Malaysia. The specific aims were: (i) to differentiate between resilient and non-resilient adolescents in terms of their resilience resources; and (ii...

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Main Authors: Noor, Noraini M., Alwi, Azlin
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Language:English
Published: Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd 2013
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description The present study examined the relationship between stressors, resilience resources, and well-being in adolescents with low socio-economic status in Malaysia. The specific aims were: (i) to differentiate between resilient and non-resilient adolescents in terms of their resilience resources; and (ii) to examine the role of resilience resources on the relationship between stressors and well-being. In a sample of 197 adolescents aged 12–16 years (mean = 13.77, sd = 1.49), results of the k-mean clustering technique identified 37.5% of the adolescents as resilient (high stressor, high well-being), 31.0% as maladjusted (high stressor, low well-being), and the rest, adapted (low stressor, high well-being). Resilient adolescents were found to have significantly higher scores on all the identified resilience resources (personality, mother–child communication, social support, school coherence, and teacher support) compared to the non-resilient maladjusted group. Results of structural equation modelling also showed that these resilience resources acted both as mediator and moderator in the relationship between stressors and well-being. These findings are discussed with respect to the current literature on resilience and well-being.
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spelling iium-321202015-06-19T00:26:26Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/32120/ Stressors and well-being in low socio-economic status Malaysian adolescents: the role of resilience resources Noor, Noraini M. Alwi, Azlin BF712 Developmental psychology The present study examined the relationship between stressors, resilience resources, and well-being in adolescents with low socio-economic status in Malaysia. The specific aims were: (i) to differentiate between resilient and non-resilient adolescents in terms of their resilience resources; and (ii) to examine the role of resilience resources on the relationship between stressors and well-being. In a sample of 197 adolescents aged 12–16 years (mean = 13.77, sd = 1.49), results of the k-mean clustering technique identified 37.5% of the adolescents as resilient (high stressor, high well-being), 31.0% as maladjusted (high stressor, low well-being), and the rest, adapted (low stressor, high well-being). Resilient adolescents were found to have significantly higher scores on all the identified resilience resources (personality, mother–child communication, social support, school coherence, and teacher support) compared to the non-resilient maladjusted group. Results of structural equation modelling also showed that these resilience resources acted both as mediator and moderator in the relationship between stressors and well-being. These findings are discussed with respect to the current literature on resilience and well-being. Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd 2013-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/32120/1/Noor%26Alwi-ajsp.pdf Noor, Noraini M. and Alwi, Azlin (2013) Stressors and well-being in low socio-economic status Malaysian adolescents: the role of resilience resources. Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 16 (4). pp. 1-15. ISSN 1367-2223 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ajsp.12035/abstract 10.1111/ajsp.12035
spellingShingle BF712 Developmental psychology
Noor, Noraini M.
Alwi, Azlin
Stressors and well-being in low socio-economic status Malaysian adolescents: the role of resilience resources
title Stressors and well-being in low socio-economic status Malaysian adolescents: the role of resilience resources
title_full Stressors and well-being in low socio-economic status Malaysian adolescents: the role of resilience resources
title_fullStr Stressors and well-being in low socio-economic status Malaysian adolescents: the role of resilience resources
title_full_unstemmed Stressors and well-being in low socio-economic status Malaysian adolescents: the role of resilience resources
title_short Stressors and well-being in low socio-economic status Malaysian adolescents: the role of resilience resources
title_sort stressors and well-being in low socio-economic status malaysian adolescents: the role of resilience resources
topic BF712 Developmental psychology
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