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Background: Depression is a state of psychological disease that occurs to someone divers in age due to certain reasons. Among the factors include lack self-esteem and social environment. It could lead to a mental disorder that endangers the mental health.
Aim: To investigate the status of children depression using the Children Depression Inventory (CDI) at 21 shelter care institutions in Terengganu, Malaysia.
Methodology: Quantitative research design was used. The sample consists of 404 respondents from 21 Islamic shelter cares such as Tahfiz,…
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Generally speaking, institutionalised children and adolescents are at greatly increased risk of serious mental and behavioural problems, up to seven times more than their peers. Life skills- based interventions using peer enforcement have been introduced as effective program to improve adolescents’ emotional and behavioral health. Therefore, the current randomized control study aimed to determine, if a life skills-based intervention could improve the emotional health and self-esteem among Malaysian adolescents in orphanages. Overall, 271 male and female adolescents (13–18 years…
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a conceptual framework on the key determinant of psychosocial adjustments in terms of behavior, social, emotion and mental health among abused children in residential care.
Methodology – This research is designed as a qualitative study approach. Case study method is used to explore primer data which emphasis on psychosocial adjustments and narrative data from the perspective of children living in residential care. Research participants consist of children living in welfare care in…
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This chapter from Residential Child and Youth Care in a Developing World: Global Perspectives focuses on the institutional care of children and young people deemed ‘at risk’ according to current Malaysian law on child welfare: Malaysian Child Act (2001). Institutionalisation of children and young people in Malaysia dates from the social welfare development of the country during the British colonisation of the Malay States. With the development of universal social policies such as the United Nation Convention on the Rights of a Child (UNCRC), Malaysia observes and supports…
This Manual sets the minimum standards and policies for the protection and care of UASC within a foster care arrangement. The Manual is based on the premise that children who are displaced from their home countries and separated from their families deserve the best alternative care in the country in which they are residing. The proposed minimum standards and policies aim to ensure that UASC are safe, protected, and have access to resources to support their development and promote their well-being.
Although the Manual may be specific to Malaysia, it complies with the principles and…
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Introduction
Health issues often differ from one population to another. Assessing different aspects of the health condition is a vital step toward developing and designing appropriate prevention and treatment programs to reduce health problems in any group or population. This study aimed to assess both the prevalence of stress and the coping mechanisms as well as identify the predictors of stress levels among adolescents in Malaysian orphanages.
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Overall, 307 male and female adolescents (aged 13-18 y old) living in 9 private orphanages located in Klang Valley…
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This research was conducted to study the relationships between academic performance, learning motivation, institutionalised environments and guardian involvement of children reared in a Malaysian orphanage. This study involves 50 students consisting of 21 female and 29 male students. These students are in secondary school with ages ranging from 13-17 years old. This study was conducted in a home for orphans and under-privileged children and all the participants of this study are from this home. The findings of this study show that there is a significant relationship between…
This article presents the findings of a study that examined the emotional health status and coping mechanisms of adolescents living in residential care facilities in Malaysia, in comparison with that of adolescents living in families. The study found that adolescents in residential care faced significantly more emotional health problems than the adolescents who lived in families, including higher prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress, as well as fewer healthy coping mechanisms.
This study aimed to assess the prevalence and risk factors of depression, anxiety, stress and low self-esteem among institutional Malaysian adolescents. This cross-sectional descriptive study included 287 adolescents aged 12–18 years living in six selected orphan homes. Study’s instruments included Socio-demographic questionnaire, validated Malay version of Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale.
The findings revealed that 85.2, 80.1 and 84.7% of participants had depression, anxiety and stress respectively. Females were more likely to be depressed. Furthermore,…
In this chapter from Residential Child and Youth Care in a Developing World: Global Perspectives, First Edition, Faizah Haji Mas’ud discusses the state of residential care in Malaysia. Mas’ud covers Malaysia and welfare policy, types of children’s services, as well as challenges and issues Malaysia faces in providing residential care to children.
Per Mas’ud child welfare around the world is largely dependent on adults and their ability, power and influence. Like most post-colonial countries, Malaysia’s social welfare policies and laws are often…