RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GENDER, FAMILY INCOME, AND PARENTING WITH POSITIVE WELL-BEING OF IRANIAN ADOLESCENTS IN MALAYSIA
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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PDFDOI: https://doi.org/10.13165/SD-18-16-2-03
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"Social Work" ISSN online 2029-2775 / ISSN print 1648-4789