TY - JOUR
T1 - Quality of life among refugee children in Malaysia : a brief report
AU - SIAH, Poh Chua
AU - LEE, Wan Ying
AU - GOH, Lee Ying
PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - Most refugee children in Malaysia face an extremely difficult situation. This report is therefore aimed to explore the demographic variables that are relevant to the quality of life (QoL) among refugee children in Malaysia. A total of 89 refugee children were recruited from five refugee education centres. Children were asked to complete their demographic information on the Youth QoL – short form (YQoL-S), and the Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale (MSLSS). The results suggest that the main predictors of QoL were deported experience, level of education, and employment status among fathers of refugee children. Researchers, the government, and NGO programmers should work hand in hand to develop better policies to improve these indicators among refugee children.
AB - Most refugee children in Malaysia face an extremely difficult situation. This report is therefore aimed to explore the demographic variables that are relevant to the quality of life (QoL) among refugee children in Malaysia. A total of 89 refugee children were recruited from five refugee education centres. Children were asked to complete their demographic information on the Youth QoL – short form (YQoL-S), and the Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale (MSLSS). The results suggest that the main predictors of QoL were deported experience, level of education, and employment status among fathers of refugee children. Researchers, the government, and NGO programmers should work hand in hand to develop better policies to improve these indicators among refugee children.
UR - http://commons.ln.edu.hk/sw_master/6784
U2 - 10.1080/17450128.2015.1092624
DO - 10.1080/17450128.2015.1092624
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
VL - 10
SP - 294
EP - 299
JO - Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies
JF - Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies
SN - 1745-0136
IS - 4
ER -