Correlates of stress among female adolescents

Excessive stress during adolescence might contribute to various problems. Given that female adolescents tend to perceive more stress than male adolescents, the present study aimed to determine the relationships between parent-adolescent relationship, prosocial behaviour, academic self-efficacy, and...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fam, Jia Yuin *, Siti, Nor Yaacob
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Psychological Association, UKM 2018
Subjects:
Online Access:http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/829/
http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/829/1/Fam%20Jia%20Yuin%20Correlates%20of%20stress.pdf
_version_ 1848801905427349504
author Fam, Jia Yuin *
Siti, Nor Yaacob
author_facet Fam, Jia Yuin *
Siti, Nor Yaacob
author_sort Fam, Jia Yuin *
building SU Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description Excessive stress during adolescence might contribute to various problems. Given that female adolescents tend to perceive more stress than male adolescents, the present study aimed to determine the relationships between parent-adolescent relationship, prosocial behaviour, academic self-efficacy, and stress among female adolescents in Malacca, Malaysia. Participants of the present study are 235 female school-going adolescents aged between 13 and 19 years old. Results of Pearson correlation analysis revealed that parent-adolescent relationship, prosocial behaviour, and academic self-efficacy were negatively correlated with stress. Additionally, all the three independent variables significantly predicted stress among female adolescents, where parent-adolescent relationship was the strongest predictor of stress. In essence, female adolescents who reported more positive relationship with parent, higher prosocial behaviour, and higher academic self-efficacy tend to have lower stress. The current findings highlight the significant role of parents and individual factors in combating stress among female adolescents. Parents should maintain affectionate relationship with their female adolescent-aged children. Related authorities as well as parents can help promote prosocial behaviour and academic selfefficacy among adolescents
first_indexed 2025-11-14T21:14:53Z
format Article
id sunway-829
institution Sunway University
institution_category Local University
language English
last_indexed 2025-11-14T21:14:53Z
publishDate 2018
publisher Malaysian Psychological Association, UKM
recordtype eprints
repository_type Digital Repository
spelling sunway-8292019-05-14T07:40:34Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/829/ Correlates of stress among female adolescents Fam, Jia Yuin * Siti, Nor Yaacob BF Psychology Excessive stress during adolescence might contribute to various problems. Given that female adolescents tend to perceive more stress than male adolescents, the present study aimed to determine the relationships between parent-adolescent relationship, prosocial behaviour, academic self-efficacy, and stress among female adolescents in Malacca, Malaysia. Participants of the present study are 235 female school-going adolescents aged between 13 and 19 years old. Results of Pearson correlation analysis revealed that parent-adolescent relationship, prosocial behaviour, and academic self-efficacy were negatively correlated with stress. Additionally, all the three independent variables significantly predicted stress among female adolescents, where parent-adolescent relationship was the strongest predictor of stress. In essence, female adolescents who reported more positive relationship with parent, higher prosocial behaviour, and higher academic self-efficacy tend to have lower stress. The current findings highlight the significant role of parents and individual factors in combating stress among female adolescents. Parents should maintain affectionate relationship with their female adolescent-aged children. Related authorities as well as parents can help promote prosocial behaviour and academic selfefficacy among adolescents Malaysian Psychological Association, UKM 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_public_domain http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/829/1/Fam%20Jia%20Yuin%20Correlates%20of%20stress.pdf Fam, Jia Yuin * and Siti, Nor Yaacob (2018) Correlates of stress among female adolescents. Jurnal Psikologi Malaysia=The Malaysian Journal of Psychology, 32 (1). pp. 126-135. ISSN 2289 8174 http://spaj.ukm.my/ppppm/jpm/article/view/292
spellingShingle BF Psychology
Fam, Jia Yuin *
Siti, Nor Yaacob
Correlates of stress among female adolescents
title Correlates of stress among female adolescents
title_full Correlates of stress among female adolescents
title_fullStr Correlates of stress among female adolescents
title_full_unstemmed Correlates of stress among female adolescents
title_short Correlates of stress among female adolescents
title_sort correlates of stress among female adolescents
topic BF Psychology
url http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/829/
http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/829/
http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/829/1/Fam%20Jia%20Yuin%20Correlates%20of%20stress.pdf