RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GENDER, FAMILY INCOME, AND PARENTING WITH POSITIVE WELL-BEING OF IRANIAN ADOLESCENTS IN MALAYSIA

Shahnaz Sheibani, Rumaya Juhari, Mariani Mansour, Zarinah Arshat, Majid Yoosefi Looyeh

Abstract


This study explored the relationship between gender, family income, and parenting with positive well-being of Iranian adolescents who have migrated to Malaysia. 194 girls and boys, aged 11-15 years, participated in the study by stratified random sampling. Positive Youth Development-Short Form (PYD-SF) and Alabama Parenting Questionnaire (APQ) were employed. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) was used by applying Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) for data analysis. Results showed that there were no significant relationships between the adolescents’ gender and family income and their positive well-being. However, there was a significant association

Keywords


Positive well-being; Iranian adolescents; migration; parenting

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.13165/SD-18-16-2-03

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"Social Work" ISSN online 2029-2775 / ISSN print 1648-4789