- Mental Health via Writing
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Workaholism, burnout, and well-being
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
2018-2023
National University of Malaysia
2018
Media guidelines on safe suicide-related reporting are within the suicide prevention armamentarium. However, implementation issues beleaguer real-world practice. This study evaluated perspectives of Malaysian media community, persons with lived experience suicidal behavior (PLE), and mental health professionals (MHP) in terms impact, strategies, challenges, reporting. Three focus group discussions purposively sampled practitioners ( n = 8), PLE 6), MHP 7) were audio-recorded, transcribed,...
Executive functioning and its related components have been found to promote well-being. However, there is a limited understanding of the underlying mechanism. Drawing from job demands–resources PERMA models, present study examined hypothetical mediating role work engagement in relationship between executive deficit well-being among 314 working adults Malaysia. Participants answered survey consisting Skills Questionnaire-Revised (ESQ-R; new measure deficits for adults), Utrecht Work...
Background: Children and young refugees often experience negative events that affect their mental health.Their caregivers may also be in the same predicament, implying teachers schools are a potential source of help support.However, most have little understanding health are, thus, clueless helping students.To address this need, newly developed one-day literacy programme was conducted among 68 refugee Malaysia.Methods: Participants learned symptoms issues children adolescents context...
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is one of the most common mental disorders in Malaysia. Psychometrically sound measurements are urgently needed to assess symptoms. The extensively used Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) a promising candidate. However, studies on its factorial validity show mixed findings. While one-factor solution has been replicated different cultural contexts, some found structures instead. This study aimed clarify English version GAD-7 Malaysian context. responses...
Background: Suicide remains an important cause of premature deaths and draws much media attention. However, unsafe reporting portrayal suicides by the have been associated with increased risk suicidal behavior. Current evidence suggests that capacity-building could potentially prevent suicide. there are still knowledge gaps in terms a lack data on effective strategies for improving awareness safe suicide-related content. This study aims to investigate effectiveness workshop conducted members...