A cross-sectional study on loneliness among orphans
Loneliness is one of the indicators of emotional development in orphans, who often face social isolation due to the absence of parental figures and the difficulties in finding adequate social support. Specific objectives were: (i) identify the level of loneliness among orphans and (ii) identif...
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| author | Noradilah Md Nordin, Fatin Aliana Mohd Radzi, Munira Abdul Razak, |
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| description | Loneliness is one of the indicators of emotional development in orphans, who often face social
isolation due to the absence of parental figures and the difficulties in finding adequate social
support. Specific objectives were: (i) identify the level of loneliness among orphans and (ii)
identify the gender differences in loneliness among orphans. A total of 242 respondents were
recruited in this study, aged 10 to 14 years, from a city on the East Coast of Malaysia. Children’s
Loneliness Questionnaire (CLQ) which consisted of 24 items developed by Asher (1984) was used
to measure loneliness. Higher scores for the CLQ indicated a higher level of loneliness. Results
showed that 72.3% of respondents experienced a moderate level of loneliness followed by 14.9%
and 12.8% for low and high respectively. Also, this study found that there was a significant
difference between male and female in terms of loneliness (t = 2.66, p < 0.05). Males experienced
higher loneliness than females. Early detection of loneliness is helpful in promoting healthier
emotional development among orphans. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:245872024-11-26T03:08:46Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24587/ A cross-sectional study on loneliness among orphans Noradilah Md Nordin, Fatin Aliana Mohd Radzi, Munira Abdul Razak, Loneliness is one of the indicators of emotional development in orphans, who often face social isolation due to the absence of parental figures and the difficulties in finding adequate social support. Specific objectives were: (i) identify the level of loneliness among orphans and (ii) identify the gender differences in loneliness among orphans. A total of 242 respondents were recruited in this study, aged 10 to 14 years, from a city on the East Coast of Malaysia. Children’s Loneliness Questionnaire (CLQ) which consisted of 24 items developed by Asher (1984) was used to measure loneliness. Higher scores for the CLQ indicated a higher level of loneliness. Results showed that 72.3% of respondents experienced a moderate level of loneliness followed by 14.9% and 12.8% for low and high respectively. Also, this study found that there was a significant difference between male and female in terms of loneliness (t = 2.66, p < 0.05). Males experienced higher loneliness than females. Early detection of loneliness is helpful in promoting healthier emotional development among orphans. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24587/1/Psikologi_38_2_3.pdf Noradilah Md Nordin, and Fatin Aliana Mohd Radzi, and Munira Abdul Razak, (2024) A cross-sectional study on loneliness among orphans. Jurnal Psikologi Malaysia, 38 (2). pp. 36-42. ISSN 2289-8174 https://spaj.ukm.my/ppppm/jpm/issue/view/51 |
| spellingShingle | Noradilah Md Nordin, Fatin Aliana Mohd Radzi, Munira Abdul Razak, A cross-sectional study on loneliness among orphans |
| title | A cross-sectional study on loneliness among orphans |
| title_full | A cross-sectional study on loneliness among orphans |
| title_fullStr | A cross-sectional study on loneliness among orphans |
| title_full_unstemmed | A cross-sectional study on loneliness among orphans |
| title_short | A cross-sectional study on loneliness among orphans |
| title_sort | cross-sectional study on loneliness among orphans |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24587/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24587/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24587/1/Psikologi_38_2_3.pdf |