Parenting stress and family functioning of commuter family in Malaysia

This study aims to determine relationship between parenting stress and family functioning as well as to explore the effects of gender on the aforementioned stress and functioning variables among commuter family. A total of 72 couples of commuter family were involved in this study. Result showed that...

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Main Authors: Arshat, Zarinah, Pai, Farah Syuhada, Ismail, Zanariah, Baharudin, Rozumah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Center of Science and Education 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53481/
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author Arshat, Zarinah
Pai, Farah Syuhada
Ismail, Zanariah
Baharudin, Rozumah
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Pai, Farah Syuhada
Ismail, Zanariah
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description This study aims to determine relationship between parenting stress and family functioning as well as to explore the effects of gender on the aforementioned stress and functioning variables among commuter family. A total of 72 couples of commuter family were involved in this study. Result showed that higher parenting stress relate to less satisfactory family functioning. The study also revealed that there was no significance differences in perception on parenting stress and family functioning between husband and wife of commuter family. Government and non-government sectors can used the results of the study to provide programs that can help commuter families to deal and cope with the challenges. Finally, future research is needed to take in-depth look with other variable exists and replicated with different population.
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spelling upm-534812017-11-02T03:58:08Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53481/ Parenting stress and family functioning of commuter family in Malaysia Arshat, Zarinah Pai, Farah Syuhada Ismail, Zanariah Baharudin, Rozumah This study aims to determine relationship between parenting stress and family functioning as well as to explore the effects of gender on the aforementioned stress and functioning variables among commuter family. A total of 72 couples of commuter family were involved in this study. Result showed that higher parenting stress relate to less satisfactory family functioning. The study also revealed that there was no significance differences in perception on parenting stress and family functioning between husband and wife of commuter family. Government and non-government sectors can used the results of the study to provide programs that can help commuter families to deal and cope with the challenges. Finally, future research is needed to take in-depth look with other variable exists and replicated with different population. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53481/1/Parenting%20stress%20and%20family%20functioning%20of%20commuter%20family%20in.pdf Arshat, Zarinah and Pai, Farah Syuhada and Ismail, Zanariah and Baharudin, Rozumah (2016) Parenting stress and family functioning of commuter family in Malaysia. Asian Social Science, 12 (7). pp. 178-185. ISSN 1911-2017; ESSN: 1911-2025 http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ass/article/view/58398 10.5539/ass.v12n7p178
spellingShingle Arshat, Zarinah
Pai, Farah Syuhada
Ismail, Zanariah
Baharudin, Rozumah
Parenting stress and family functioning of commuter family in Malaysia
title Parenting stress and family functioning of commuter family in Malaysia
title_full Parenting stress and family functioning of commuter family in Malaysia
title_fullStr Parenting stress and family functioning of commuter family in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Parenting stress and family functioning of commuter family in Malaysia
title_short Parenting stress and family functioning of commuter family in Malaysia
title_sort parenting stress and family functioning of commuter family in malaysia
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