Association between psychosocial status and its associated factors among form-one secondary school adolescents in Pasir Gudang, Johor, 2013

Che Ghazali, Mohd Izudin Hariz and Koh Chai Hsia, Patricia (2013) Association between psychosocial status and its associated factors among form-one secondary school adolescents in Pasir Gudang, Johor, 2013. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Background: Psychosocial problems among adolescent can be divided into 2 categories which is internalizing (eg: depression, anxiety and stress) and externalizing (eg: symptoms of hyperactivity, aggressive etc). In this study, we focus on its associated factors among early adolescents which will give a clear insight on psychosocial problem. Method: A cross-sectional study has been conducted in 6 randomly chosen schools in Pasir Gudang, Johor, by using self-administered questionnaire. Valid respondents consist of 576 adolescents. Questionnaire consisting of Socio-demographic question, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS21) and Strength and Difficulties (SDQ), Body Mass Index (BMI), Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents (PAQ-A) and Religious Personality Questions. Results: Out of 576 samples, majority of respondents were female (51.8%), Malays (72%) and Muslim (73.7%). Findings showed that the prevalence of depression, anxiety, stress and psychosocial problems among Form -One adolescents were reported to be 9%, 11.3%, 14.4% and 74.1 % respecti vel y. Factors that strongl y associated with depression status were age (p = 0.004), mother's education level (p = 0.033), father's education level (p = 0.006) and adolescent's that were not committed to their religious personality (p = 0.015). Other than that, factors that were significantly correlate with anxiety status was age (p = 0.001). Stress status was reported to have no significant association with any studied factors. Meanwhile, mother's education level (p = 0.020) and mother's occupation (p = 0.001) have strong association with adolescent's psychosocial status. Conclusion: The findings showed that there were association between psychosocial status and the studied factors such as respondent's socio-demographic status (age), parent's socio-demographic status (mother's education level, mother's occupation, father's education level), and respondent's family religious practices and adherence. This study is useful for future studies especially those involve intervention in designing strategies to curb and reduce psychosocial problem among early stage of adolescents in Pasir Gudang, Johor. Keywords: Psychosocial, Adolescent, Internalizing Problem, Externalizing Problem

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Ms Norafizah Radzuan
Date Deposited:	19 Sep 2022 04:00
Last Modified:	16 Feb 2023 06:52
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103

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