A cross-sectional study on loneliness among orphans

Loneliness is one of the indicators of emotional development in orphans, who often face social isolation due to the absence of parental figures and the difficulties in finding adequate social support. Specific objectives were: (i) identify the level of loneliness among orphans and (ii) identif...

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Main Authors: Noradilah Md Nordin, Fatin Aliana Mohd Radzi, Munira Abdul Razak
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024
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spelling my-ukm.journal.245872024-11-26T03:08:46Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24587/ A cross-sectional study on loneliness among orphans Noradilah Md Nordin, Fatin Aliana Mohd Radzi, Munira Abdul Razak, Loneliness is one of the indicators of emotional development in orphans, who often face social isolation due to the absence of parental figures and the difficulties in finding adequate social support. Specific objectives were: (i) identify the level of loneliness among orphans and (ii) identify the gender differences in loneliness among orphans. A total of 242 respondents were recruited in this study, aged 10 to 14 years, from a city on the East Coast of Malaysia. Children’s Loneliness Questionnaire (CLQ) which consisted of 24 items developed by Asher (1984) was used to measure loneliness. Higher scores for the CLQ indicated a higher level of loneliness. Results showed that 72.3% of respondents experienced a moderate level of loneliness followed by 14.9% and 12.8% for low and high respectively. Also, this study found that there was a significant difference between male and female in terms of loneliness (t = 2.66, p < 0.05). Males experienced higher loneliness than females. Early detection of loneliness is helpful in promoting healthier emotional development among orphans. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24587/1/Psikologi_38_2_3.pdf Noradilah Md Nordin, and Fatin Aliana Mohd Radzi, and Munira Abdul Razak, (2024) A cross-sectional study on loneliness among orphans. Jurnal Psikologi Malaysia, 38 (2). pp. 36-42. ISSN 2289-8174 https://spaj.ukm.my/ppppm/jpm/issue/view/51
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description Loneliness is one of the indicators of emotional development in orphans, who often face social isolation due to the absence of parental figures and the difficulties in finding adequate social support. Specific objectives were: (i) identify the level of loneliness among orphans and (ii) identify the gender differences in loneliness among orphans. A total of 242 respondents were recruited in this study, aged 10 to 14 years, from a city on the East Coast of Malaysia. Children’s Loneliness Questionnaire (CLQ) which consisted of 24 items developed by Asher (1984) was used to measure loneliness. Higher scores for the CLQ indicated a higher level of loneliness. Results showed that 72.3% of respondents experienced a moderate level of loneliness followed by 14.9% and 12.8% for low and high respectively. Also, this study found that there was a significant difference between male and female in terms of loneliness (t = 2.66, p < 0.05). Males experienced higher loneliness than females. Early detection of loneliness is helpful in promoting healthier emotional development among orphans.
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author Noradilah Md Nordin,
Fatin Aliana Mohd Radzi,
Munira Abdul Razak,
spellingShingle Noradilah Md Nordin,
Fatin Aliana Mohd Radzi,
Munira Abdul Razak,
A cross-sectional study on loneliness among orphans
author_facet Noradilah Md Nordin,
Fatin Aliana Mohd Radzi,
Munira Abdul Razak,
author_sort Noradilah Md Nordin,
title A cross-sectional study on loneliness among orphans
title_short A cross-sectional study on loneliness among orphans
title_full A cross-sectional study on loneliness among orphans
title_fullStr A cross-sectional study on loneliness among orphans
title_full_unstemmed A cross-sectional study on loneliness among orphans
title_sort cross-sectional study on loneliness among orphans
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2024
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24587/1/Psikologi_38_2_3.pdf
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24587/
https://spaj.ukm.my/ppppm/jpm/issue/view/51
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