Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies
Volume 10, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 294-299

Quality of life among refugee children in Malaysia – a brief report (Article)

Siah P.-C.* , Lee W.-Y. , Goh L.-Y.
  • a Department of Psychology and Counseling, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kampar, Malaysia, Department of Applied Psychology, Lingnan University, Hong Kong
  • b Department of Psychology and Counseling, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kampar, Malaysia
  • c Department of Psychology and Counseling, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kampar, Malaysia

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. © 2015 Taylor & Francis.

Author Keywords

Malaysia Demographic factors Refugee children Quality of life

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84949087630&doi=10.1080%2f17450128.2015.1092624&partnerID=40&md5=7bf9a3bec79d858d45903dccd25c1b93
DOI: 10.1080/17450128.2015.1092624
ISSN: 17450128
Original Language: English