The correlates of conflict and behavioural difficulties on the negative affect in at-risk youth in Malaysia

Parent-youth conflict and behavioural difficulties are common issues in the field of developmental psychology. This study examines the correlations of conflict and behavioural difficulties, to see if these factors predicted a negative affect on a sample of at-risk youth. A sample of 335 at-risk yout...

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Main Authors: Nor Ba’yah Abdul Kadir, Suzana Mohd. Hoesni, Siti Marziah Zakaria, Hilwa Abdullah@Mohd. Nor, Noordeyana Tambi, Mimi Hanida Abdul Mutalib
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14914/1/271-1412-1-PB.pdf
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14914/
http://spaj.ukm.my/ppppm/jpm/issue/view/30
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Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Language: English
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Summary:Parent-youth conflict and behavioural difficulties are common issues in the field of developmental psychology. This study examines the correlations of conflict and behavioural difficulties, to see if these factors predicted a negative affect on a sample of at-risk youth. A sample of 335 at-risk youth aged 13-24 years old from Public Housing Projects in Kuala Lumpur was selected. Conflict with the father was significantly associated with negative affect. Further analysis showed that three factors were re-quired to produce negative affect. The results support claims that father conflict, emotional problems and conduct problems are an integral part of the close relationships of at-risk youth, and discourage positive youth development among at-risk youth.