An Investigation On Character Strengths Of Adolescents In Penang And Kedah

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorCheng, Chiau Chui
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-22T14:20:05Z
dc.date.available2022-02-22T14:20:05Z
dc.date.issued2020-06
dc.description.abstractCharacter strengths have been found to be significantly associated with adolescents’ well-being and flourishing. Meanwhile, parent-child relationship and teacher-student relationship plays an important role in building character strengths of adolescents. The present study examined character strengths and flourishing among adolescents in Penang and Kedah. It also investigated parent-child relationship and teacher-student relationship and how character strengths contribute to flourishing of the adolescents in Penang and Kedah. Participants in the current study included a total of 217 secondary school’s students from three schools located in Northern states of Malaysia. Mixed methods were applied, with a quantitative and a qualitative study. Using survey, Study 1 focused on the character strengths, parent-child relationship, teacher-student relationship and flourishing in a sample of 117 students. Results revealed that kindness was ranked as the top character strength, and leadership was ranked as lowest strength among the adolescent. The parent-child relationship reported by adolescence was high in control and low in care while teacher-students relationship reported by the sample in this study was high in quality. Numerous character strengths were positively correlated with parental care, parental control and relationship with teachers. Perseverance and judgement agency were significant predictors of flourishing. Study 2 used a series of open-ended questions to examine character strengths, parent-child relationship, teacher-student relationship and flourishing among 100 participants.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/14743
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversiti Sains Malaysiaen_US
dc.subjectCharacter Strengthsen_US
dc.subjectAdolescentsen_US
dc.titleAn Investigation On Character Strengths Of Adolescents In Penang And Kedahen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
Files
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Pusat Pengajian Sains Kemasyarakatan - Tesis