Factors Associated with Happiness among Malaysian Elderly (original) (raw)
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2020
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The environment where a person lives has a significant impact on his or her development. The present study reports results of the study on happiness rating and life satisfaction among Malaysian household. The data were gotten from a Selangor and Klang Valley states study based on a representative sample in the Malaysia. The objective of the study is to determine the happiness rate and life satisfaction in Malaysia. Data was collected through interview using a set of questionnaire and analyzed using the SPSS program. The results of the study showed that in terms of happy rate, most aspects contribute to the human happiness such as life good health. Consequently, the important issue for a happy family is good health. The model results show that relationship the main influences on happiness of life are divided in two groups, namely, positive and negative with 0.44 and 0.34 coefficients, respectively.
The Effect of Demographic Characteristic to Quality of Life and Happiness in Malaysia
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The environment where a person lives has a significant impact on his or her development. The present paper reports results of the study on effect of geographic characteristic to quality of life and happiness in Malaysia. The data were gotten from a Selangor and Klang Valley states study based on a representative sample in the Malaysia. The objective of the study is to detection of influencing parameters of quality of life and happiness in term of geographic characteristic. Data was collected through interview using a set of questionnaire and analyzed using the SPSS program. The results of the study showed that based on the area of residence there is no significant difference on overall QOL mean scores. In contrast to there is significant difference in the mean scores by gender. Subsequently, Based on area of residence, the study found that there is a significant difference in mean QOL scores faces, enrich QOL, QOL and QOL enjoy stress among respondents living in cities, towns and rural areas. Achievement QOL mean score faces, enrich and enjoy the QOL respondents living dibandar and overcome rural town. QOL mean scores achieved for the control of stress respondents living in the rural areas is higher than those living in cities and towns. Finally, the results showed a significant positive correlation between overall QOL with six dimensions happiness.