A hybrid parenting program: a pathway to improve parental mental health and child behavioral outcome amongst Rohingya refugee community in Malaysia

Refugee families face numerous challenges, including economic hardship, insecurity, difficulty accessing resources and services in host countries, and the struggle to adapt to new cultural environments (Lewig, Arney, & Salveron, 2010). These stressors can impact parenting behaviors, as parent...

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Main Author: Kahar, Rojanah
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2025
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118572/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118572/1/118572.pdf
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Summary:Refugee families face numerous challenges, including economic hardship, insecurity, difficulty accessing resources and services in host countries, and the struggle to adapt to new cultural environments (Lewig, Arney, & Salveron, 2010). These stressors can impact parenting behaviors, as parents and caregivers often find it difficult to support both themselves and their families (Ballard, Wieling, & Forgatch, 2018). When exposed to traumatic stress, parents and caregivers are at an increased risk of adopting poor parenting practices, such as harsher and more inconsistent discipline (Eltanamly, Leijten, Jak, & Overbeek, 2021; Timshel, Montgomery, & Dalgaard, 2017).