Predictors Of Flourishing Among Elderly In Penang, Malaysia: The Role Of Demographic Variables And Perma Elements

Flourishing is a state of optimal mental well-being. It is the experience of doing and living well in all aspects of one's life, including psychological and social well-being. Flourishing plays a significant role in all life span, and every person has the potential to flourish. Elderly as the g...

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Main Author: Liew, Wei Peng
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spelling my-usm-ep.612952024-10-15T00:59:22Z Predictors Of Flourishing Among Elderly In Penang, Malaysia: The Role Of Demographic Variables And Perma Elements 2022-07 Liew, Wei Peng QA75.5-76.95 Electronic computers. Computer science Flourishing is a state of optimal mental well-being. It is the experience of doing and living well in all aspects of one's life, including psychological and social well-being. Flourishing plays a significant role in all life span, and every person has the potential to flourish. Elderly as the growing age group in Malaysia can benefit from being flourished. Nevertheless, current approach to studying flourishing is too general and limited studies have focused on flourishing, particularly among Malaysian elderly from a heterogeneous society with diverse cultural backgrounds. Each ethnicity has its own definition of what it means to flourish. By understanding the definitions of each ethnicity, interventions, programs, or measurements of those who flourish and those who do not can be taken appropriately. As a result, this study focuses on the role of demographic variables (e.g., age, gender, ethnicity, religion, marital status, source of income and education attainment) and elements in PERMA (e.g., engagement, positive relations with others, meaning in life and accomplishment) in contributing to flourishing among Malaysian elderly from various races. 2022-07 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/61295/ http://eprints.usm.my/61295/1/24%20Pages%20from%20LIEW%20WEI%20PENG.pdf application/pdf en public masters Perpustakaan Hamzah Sendut Pusat Pengajian Sains Komputer
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topic QA75.5-76.95 Electronic computers
Computer science
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Computer science
Liew, Wei Peng
Predictors Of Flourishing Among Elderly In Penang, Malaysia: The Role Of Demographic Variables And Perma Elements
description Flourishing is a state of optimal mental well-being. It is the experience of doing and living well in all aspects of one's life, including psychological and social well-being. Flourishing plays a significant role in all life span, and every person has the potential to flourish. Elderly as the growing age group in Malaysia can benefit from being flourished. Nevertheless, current approach to studying flourishing is too general and limited studies have focused on flourishing, particularly among Malaysian elderly from a heterogeneous society with diverse cultural backgrounds. Each ethnicity has its own definition of what it means to flourish. By understanding the definitions of each ethnicity, interventions, programs, or measurements of those who flourish and those who do not can be taken appropriately. As a result, this study focuses on the role of demographic variables (e.g., age, gender, ethnicity, religion, marital status, source of income and education attainment) and elements in PERMA (e.g., engagement, positive relations with others, meaning in life and accomplishment) in contributing to flourishing among Malaysian elderly from various races.
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title Predictors Of Flourishing Among Elderly In Penang, Malaysia: The Role Of Demographic Variables And Perma Elements
title_short Predictors Of Flourishing Among Elderly In Penang, Malaysia: The Role Of Demographic Variables And Perma Elements
title_full Predictors Of Flourishing Among Elderly In Penang, Malaysia: The Role Of Demographic Variables And Perma Elements
title_fullStr Predictors Of Flourishing Among Elderly In Penang, Malaysia: The Role Of Demographic Variables And Perma Elements
title_full_unstemmed Predictors Of Flourishing Among Elderly In Penang, Malaysia: The Role Of Demographic Variables And Perma Elements
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