Quality of life among refugee children in Malaysia : a brief report

Poh Chua SIAH; Wan Ying LEE; Lee Ying GOH

doi:10.1080/17450128.2015.1092624

Quality of life among refugee children in Malaysia : a brief report

Poh Chua SIAH, Wan Ying LEE, Lee Ying GOH

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	294-299
Number of pages	6
Journal	Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies
Volume	10
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/17450128.2015.1092624
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2015
Externally published	Yes

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SIAH, P. C., LEE, W. Y., & GOH, L. Y. (2015). Quality of life among refugee children in Malaysia : a brief report. Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, 10(4), 294-299. https://doi.org/10.1080/17450128.2015.1092624

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