Determinants of happiness among youth in Malaysia

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Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab and Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi and Abu Samah, Bahaman and Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril (2019) Determinants of happiness among youth in Malaysia. International Journal of Happiness and Development, 5 (4). pp. 352-370. ISSN 2049-2790; ESSN: 2049-2804

Abstract

This study was conducted to identify factors associated with happiness among urban youth in Malaysia. Respondents were 400 youth community-dwelling residents in the metropolitan areas of Malaysia. Structural equation modelling was used to analyse the data. Findings showed that social and family environments and education predict the happiness of young adults. Surprisingly, the results also revealed a significant negative relationship between economic opportunities and their happiness, while health, ICT use, and civic engagement had no significant effect on their happiness. Our findings support the implementation of actions to stimulate social and family environments, education, and economic opportunities for young urban adults in Malaysia, particularly given the importance of these factors in the perception of their happiness.

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Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Institute for Social Science Studies
DOI Number:	https://doi.org/10.1504/IJHD.2019.104370
Publisher:	Inderscience Enterprises
Keywords:	Happiness; Subjective well-being; Urban youths; Malaysia
Depositing User:	Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited:	15 Apr 2020 15:56
Last Modified:	15 Apr 2020 15:56
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URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30988
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