Depression and its relationship to loneliness and life events among urban poor in the federal territory, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
This study examines the relationship between loneliness, life events and depression among 178 adults in the disadvantage community of Malaysia and to determine predictors of depression. A set of stand-ardized questionnaires was used to measure depression, loneliness and stressful life events. The re...
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| author | Siti Nor Radhiah Muhammad Yamin, Nor Ba’yah Abdul Kadir, |
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| description | This study examines the relationship between loneliness, life events and depression among 178 adults in the disadvantage community of Malaysia and to determine predictors of depression. A set of stand-ardized questionnaires was used to measure depression, loneliness and stressful life events. The results showed that loneliness and stressful life events were related to depression. Results also showed that loneliness was a predictor of depression. Implications of the study in terms of theory and practice are also discussed. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:101032017-02-07T10:06:06Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10103/ Depression and its relationship to loneliness and life events among urban poor in the federal territory, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Siti Nor Radhiah Muhammad Yamin, Nor Ba’yah Abdul Kadir, This study examines the relationship between loneliness, life events and depression among 178 adults in the disadvantage community of Malaysia and to determine predictors of depression. A set of stand-ardized questionnaires was used to measure depression, loneliness and stressful life events. The results showed that loneliness and stressful life events were related to depression. Results also showed that loneliness was a predictor of depression. Implications of the study in terms of theory and practice are also discussed. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10103/1/211-894-1-PB.pdf Siti Nor Radhiah Muhammad Yamin, and Nor Ba’yah Abdul Kadir, (2016) Depression and its relationship to loneliness and life events among urban poor in the federal territory, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Jurnal Psikologi Malaysia, 30 (2). pp. 133-141. ISSN 2289-8174 http://spaj.ukm.my/ppppm/jpm/issue/view/26 |
| spellingShingle | Siti Nor Radhiah Muhammad Yamin, Nor Ba’yah Abdul Kadir, Depression and its relationship to loneliness and life events among urban poor in the federal territory, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| title | Depression and its relationship to loneliness and life events among urban poor in the federal territory, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| title_full | Depression and its relationship to loneliness and life events among urban poor in the federal territory, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Depression and its relationship to loneliness and life events among urban poor in the federal territory, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Depression and its relationship to loneliness and life events among urban poor in the federal territory, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| title_short | Depression and its relationship to loneliness and life events among urban poor in the federal territory, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| title_sort | depression and its relationship to loneliness and life events among urban poor in the federal territory, kuala lumpur, malaysia |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10103/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10103/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10103/1/211-894-1-PB.pdf |