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Self-integrity and family support as assets for resilient urban at-risk youth


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Chong, Sheau Tsuey and Abdul Rahim, Samsudin and Subhi, Nasrudin and Abdul Kadir, Nor Ba'yah and Jusoff, Kamaruzaman and Abdul Mutalib, Mimi Hanida and Wan Mahmud, Wan Amizah and Chang, Peng Kee and Ismail, Rokiah and Mustapha, Zaidah and Mohd, Rusyda Helma and Ismail, Rozmi and Megat Mustaffa, Azrina and Abdol Raop, Noraini and Yusopp, Nor Rohaslina and Ismail, Syafarunisa (2011) Self-integrity and family support as assets for resilient urban at-risk youth. World Applied Sciences Journal, 12. pp. 20-24. ISSN 1818-4952; ESSN: 1991-6426

Abstract

While most of the Malaysian youth literature view young people as problematic and chaotic, this research aims to highlight that at-risk young Malaysians also possessed developmental assets which could contribute to their resilience level. This research explores at-risk youth resilience and predicts which protective factor is the most utilized. To be specific, at-risk young people who lived at the outskirt of metropolitan Kuala Lumpur were targeted. Survey designed method on 744 young people of Pantai Dalam, Kuala Lumpur who lived in low cost government flats. Integrity and family support predict levels of resilience. The results show that under disadvantaged environment, family support could sustain young people's resiliency in facing difficulties of life. This research argues that internal asset and family institution contributes to at-risk young people's internal defense system. This research recommends that future research should study the quality of family support and reveal the quality facets of resilience.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Forestry
Publisher: IDOSI Publications
Notes: Special issue of Social and Psychological Sciences for Human Development
Keywords: Young people; Resilience; Family support; Neighbourhood safety; Peer support
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 04 Aug 2020 02:27
Last Modified: 04 Aug 2020 02:27
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44566
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