A5082446974- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- International Student and Expatriate Challenges
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
Monash University Malaysia
2021-2025
Despite the growing movement towards inclusivity, voices of ethnic minority students (EMS) in Southeast Asia (SEA) remain underrepresented, resulting marginalization that hinders their academic pursuits, and well-being. However, past research often overlooked experiences EMS role sociocultural elements drive oppression. This study seeks to explore experience stigma among Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines. We conducted in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 37 from university-based student...
This qualitative study explored the facilitators and barriers influencing professional mental health help-seeking among Malaysian LGBT young adults (n = 28). The main identified were internal resistance, lack of resources information about health, limited availability accessibility to services, negative perception stigma against communities. self-awareness, having information, or positive attitudes beliefs these services. Perspectives from our participants strongly highlight requirement...
In this paper, we adopted an ecological model and relational cognition framework to decolonize pandemic stigma in a non-WEIRD society. We reconstructed the concept of ex-colonized multicultural society Southeast Asia region, by conducting qualitative study Malaysia explore their lived experiences differential treatment during COVID-19 Pandemic from 2020 2022. interviewed 30 Malaysians aged 18–64 diverse ethnicities (Malays, Chinese, Indians, other minorities) through online semi-structured...
We investigated the relationship between strong‐ties versus weak‐ties rationality and public stigma (PS) during COVID‐19 pandemic. also explored cultural group differences (Malaysians vs. Australians) in this relationship. An online survey was conducted 2021 with a final sample of 830 eligible Malaysians 394 Australians. Participants completed multidimensional Scale (STWTRS) an adapted scale towards patients. Through multiple regression analysis, we found that rationality, ST‐Authoritarian...
Abstract: The importance of quality life (QoL) was magnified as countries faced the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to determine relationship between COVID-19-related stigma and preferred social support QoL in two Southeast Asian countries. paper examined (1) differences physical psychological dimensions (QoL-PSY, QoL-PHL), perceived (PcS) public (PS), (PSS) Indonesia (IDN) Philippines (PHP); (2) associations PS PcS with QoL; (3) PSS (4) role country a moderator QoL. Data were collected...