A comparison of social, family and inter-personal experiences of primary and secondary school children in Malaysia

In this study, 307 primary and secondary school children were surveyed to ascertain the differences in their interpersonal experiences that may vary according to their ages. Group comparison analyses of the data indicated that comparatively the secondary school children used more coping strategies s...

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Main Author: Teoh, Hsien-Jin *
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Language:English
Published: Sunway University College 2004
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description In this study, 307 primary and secondary school children were surveyed to ascertain the differences in their interpersonal experiences that may vary according to their ages. Group comparison analyses of the data indicated that comparatively the secondary school children used more coping strategies such as avoidance, distraction, emotion orientation and task orientation. The secondary school children also reported that their parents used less harsh discipline on them, and that they received less social support from their parents and teachers.
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spelling sunway-102019-05-13T08:13:32Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/10/ A comparison of social, family and inter-personal experiences of primary and secondary school children in Malaysia Teoh, Hsien-Jin * BF Psychology In this study, 307 primary and secondary school children were surveyed to ascertain the differences in their interpersonal experiences that may vary according to their ages. Group comparison analyses of the data indicated that comparatively the secondary school children used more coping strategies such as avoidance, distraction, emotion orientation and task orientation. The secondary school children also reported that their parents used less harsh discipline on them, and that they received less social support from their parents and teachers. Sunway University College 2004 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/10/1/A%20comparison%20of%20social%2C%20family%20and%20inter-personal%20experiences%20of%20primary%20and%20secondary%20school%20children%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Teoh, Hsien-Jin * (2004) A comparison of social, family and inter-personal experiences of primary and secondary school children in Malaysia. Sunway Academic Journal, 1. pp. 73-82.
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Teoh, Hsien-Jin *
A comparison of social, family and inter-personal experiences of primary and secondary school children in Malaysia
title A comparison of social, family and inter-personal experiences of primary and secondary school children in Malaysia
title_full A comparison of social, family and inter-personal experiences of primary and secondary school children in Malaysia
title_fullStr A comparison of social, family and inter-personal experiences of primary and secondary school children in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed A comparison of social, family and inter-personal experiences of primary and secondary school children in Malaysia
title_short A comparison of social, family and inter-personal experiences of primary and secondary school children in Malaysia
title_sort comparison of social, family and inter-personal experiences of primary and secondary school children in malaysia
topic BF Psychology
url http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/10/
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