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 Volume 9, Issue 10 (October 2022), Pages: 74-80

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 Original Research Paper

 An investigation of predictive factors of the orphanages' psychological well-being in Terengganu, Malaysia

 Author(s): Mazidah Mohd Dagang 1, *, Raja Zirwatul Aida Raja Ibrahim 1, Jumadil Saputra 1, Nor Faizah Juraidi 1, Zuhda Husain 1, Wan Marzuki Wan Jaafar 2

 Affiliation(s):

 1Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia
 2Faculty of Education, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Seri Kembangan, Malaysia

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7346-2164

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 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2022.10.010

 Abstract:

This study was conducted to investigate the predictor factors (e.g., life satisfaction, emotional intelligence, and self-esteem) on psychological well-being among orphans. This survey used the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Satisfaction with Life Scale, Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Scale, and Ryff Psychological Well-Being Scale. This study uses a sampling method to involve 103 orphans in PERKAYA Orphanage, Marang aged 18 years and below. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package of Social Science (SPSS) version 23.0 using descriptive and inferential analysis. The findings of the study indicate that the psychological well-being of orphans is at a high level. Also, the study found that there was a significant positive relationship between emotional intelligence and psychological well-being. Besides that, life satisfaction and self-esteem were not significantly related to psychological well-being. Multiple regression analysis showed that emotional intelligence and self-esteem were predictor factors of psychological well-being among orphans. In conclusion, the findings of this study can serve as a starting point for developing programs or module that emphasizes aspects of emotional intelligence and self-esteem in strengthening the psychological well-being of orphanage.

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 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords: Psychological well-being, Life satisfaction, Emotional intelligence, Self-esteem, Orphanages

 Article History: Received 30 March 2022, Received in revised form 22 June 2022, Accepted 28 June 2022

 Acknowledgment 

We would like to thank Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia, through Talent and Publication Enhancement-Research Grant (TAPE-RG), VOT: 55272. Also, we are very grateful to experts for their appropriate and constructive suggestions to improve this manuscript.

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 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Dagang MM, Ibrahim RZAR, and Saputra J et al. (2022). An investigation of predictive factors of the orphanages' psychological well-being in Terengganu, Malaysia. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 9(10): 74-80

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