Background This qualitative study aimed to explore how mothers gave meaning their experiences of raising a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Malaysia.Methods Using interpretative phenomenological analysis, semistructured interviews were conducted 8 Malaysian from different ethnic backgrounds (4 Chinese, 3 Malays, and 1 Indian).Results Three themes for the mothers’ adaptation wellbeing development identified, including Problem realisation within context: Learning spell A-U-T-I-S-M...

The Kalasha are a marginalized ethnic and religious minority group in northern Pakistan. is known for their divergent polytheistic beliefs, represents the outliers of collectively monotheistic Muslim population This study aimed to explore psychological resilience beliefs lived experiences identify cultural protective factors indigenous that help them maintain wellbeing resilience. Seven semi-structured interviews two focus-group discussions were conducted. total sample consisted 6 women 8...

Little is known about the coping and resilience experiences of parents children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Malaysian cultural context. This study utilized a qualitative methodological approach adopting constructive grounded theory. The sought to address lack research date exploring risk protective that contribute parental stress for primary school age ASD setting. Twenty-two (13 mothers 9 fathers) participated semi-structured interviews. A strength was inclusion both mother...

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has led to the closure of schools and universities, which forced students reorganize their daily academic lives. The pandemic thus impacted well-being in various ways. This study aimed investigate relationship between perceived employability, self-efficacy, ambition, organizational commitment, career planning students, as well mental well-being, student engagement, burnout during pandemic. A total 269 Italian university participated an online...

Cyberbullying perpetration and victimisation have been associated with psychological distress, including depression suicidal ideation. Prior studies shown that the 'Dark Triad' personality traits (narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy) are greater likelihood of perpetration, yet there is a research gap regarding potential mediators this relationship.

Perception of the autonomy and relatedness self may be influenced by one's experiences social expectations within a particular cultural setting. The present research examined role culture Autonomous-Related self-construal in predicting for different aspects Social Networking Sites (SNS) usage three Asian countries, especially focusing on those serving interpersonal goals. Participants this cross-cultural study included 305 university students from Malaysia (n = 105), South Korea 113), China...

The aim of the work was to develop and validate COVID-19 Risk Perception Scale (CoRP), a brief self-report questionnaire for individuals' perceptions risk in pandemic. Two studies were conducted order evaluate new scale's psychometric properties. Study 1 included 269 Italian participants (77.3% female) initially test structure construct validity. 2 involved 1061 (76.2% Italians aged 18 80 years old examined scale, validity, age invariance. Exploratory Confirmatory factor analyses confirmed...

The study aimed to explore the associations between psychosocial and organizational factors, job satisfaction, mental well-being of schoolteachers. A further aim was examine whether satisfaction mediated relationship these factors well-being. cross-sectional design used collect data using a self-reported questionnaire. Six hundred nine schoolteachers were included in final analyses. relationships variables tested path analysis model. fit hypothesized model well. results demonstrated that...

The Kalasha are a religious, ethnic, and linguistic minority community in Pakistan. They indigenous people living remote valleys of the Hindu Kush Mountains northern Pakistan, neighboring Afghanistan. pastoral, as well agricultural to some extent, although they increasingly facing pressures from globalization social change, which may be influencing youth development. Their traditional world view dichotomizes emphasizes on division pure (Onjeshta) impure (Pragata). There remains scarcity...

Despite the widespread use of social networking sites (SNS) such as Facebook, an adequate understanding their impact on users’ mental health is still lacking. The present study intends to expand current linkage between site and health. Our explored how Facebook may be associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), inclusion beliefs a mediator. One hundred fifty-six undergraduate students completed questionnaire given. Overall, contributed OCD severity through also yielded other...

Background: The emphasis of education within the collectivistic Malaysian culture has exposed university students to high levels academic stressors. experience stress that stems from such stressors can be positive (eustress) or negative (distress). However, presence adaptive abilities may influence stress. present study examines psychological capital as ability among a student sample. Methods: This cross-sectional was conducted with total 183 in Malaysia. Findings: Analyses showed distress...

The purpose of this article is to argue for the deconstruction rather than decolonisation neocolonial curriculum. Globalisation facilitates democratisation higher education, which now accessible more people ever before, but globalisation also expansion ideological dominance Global North over South by means Contemporary attempts decolonise curricula are proceeding very slowly. We propose an alternative, curriculum, i.e. a radical change curriculum that exploits neoliberal imperative maximise...

Mental health practitioners in many developing countries are faced with high job demands and a lack of institutional support. Given their levels work-related stress, it is important to identify mechanisms that help them maintain psychological well-being satisfaction. Recent research has focused on the role positive orientation (POS) may play mediating negative impact stress individual well-being. The present study investigated whether POS predicts mental practitioners' perceived If measures...

This case study examined how an Indigenous Kalasha participant in northern Pakistan makes sense of his multi-faceted identity. The interpretative phenomenological analysis method was used to analyze data from in-depth, single person study. Our selected a 36-year-old male postgraduate student marginalized tribe, which is ethnic and religious minority group the Hindukush mountain region Pakistan. Results are presented four superordinate themes: (1) Identity: admixture number identities, (2)...

Abstract Loneliness is a pernicious problem in older adulthood, associated with physical decline and isolation from valued social groups. However, the long‐term evolving experiences of ageing, identity loneliness have yet to be elucidated. We use Qualitative Longitudinal Research interview approach nine vulnerable adults (Age mean = 79.4 years), which five participants were interviewed twice between 2019 2020, four at three‐time points 2021. This study aims understand unfolding during...