Women subjective well-being In Malaysia: findings from Fifth Malaysian Population and Family Survey (Mpfs-5)
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Item type | Article |
Subjects | 300 Social sciences > 305 Social groups |
Division/Agency | LPPKN - National Population and Family Development Board, Malaysia: Population and Family Research Division |
Keywords | Subjective well-being, Women, Population, Family |
Additional Information | Ahmad Rasyidee Abdul Razak Population and Family Resarch Division, National Population and Family Development Board (NPFDB), 50350, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Email: rasyidee@lppkn.gov.my Irwan Nadzif Mahpul Population and Family Resarch Division, National Population and Family Development Board (NPFDB), 50350, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Email: irwan@lppkn.gov.my Azlan Aziz Population and Family Resarch Division, National Population and Family Development Board (NPFDB), 50350, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Email: azlann@lppkn.gov.my |
Abstract | The subjective well-being is defined as one's cognitive and affective assessment of a person's life (Diener, Lucas & Oshi, 2002). This article aims to measure the subjective well-being of women between age 20 to 59 years old in Malaysia. For measurement purposes, this article has adopted the Personal Well-being Index (PWI) instrument developed by the International Wellbeing Group. |