Assessing the Effects of Books on Psychological Wellbeing in Malaysia

Autor/inn/en	Yulia, Astri; Joshi, R. Malatesha; Husin, Nor Azilah
Titel	Assessing the Effects of Books on Psychological Wellbeing in Malaysia
Quelle	In: Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 19 (2021) 1, S.87-101 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1937-6928
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Books; Family Environment; Psychological Patterns; Well Being; Depression (Psychology); Stress Variables; Anxiety; Stress Management; Adults; Ownership; Correlation; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Book; Buch; Monographie; Monografie; Familienmilieu; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Angst; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Eigentum; Korrelation
Abstract	There are various benefits of having books at home as it supports cognitive growth to later succeed academically by enhancing literacy, numeracy and technological skills. However, there are not many studies examining the relationship between the number of books available at home and how it is affecting an individual's psychological well-being. The aim of this study is to examine this relationship among Malaysians. A total of 1306 survey was distributed to residents living in the western part of Malaysia in an attempt to measure the psychological well-being and the number of books at the respondents' home. After analyzing the responses, it was found that respondents with very few to no books were related to experiencing anger more frequently than the other two groups with 11-100 and 100 and more books. We also found similar linkages for depression, stress, and worry. Interestingly, we found that the positive psychological well-being items revealed that the group with more than 51 books or more were related to experiencing more enjoyment rather than those with a lesser number of books. The finding of the present study reinforces the importance of books in one's life, particularly the psychological state and experiences. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01