Mental Health and Social Capital among B40 Groups in East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

Autor: Zolkifeli, Zainul, Amin, Aziz
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development; Oct2019, Vol. 10 Issue 10, p808-812, 5p
Abstrakt: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of social capital towards mental health among low income group. Malaysia Department of Statistics recorded 2.7 million of the low income group known as B40 in year 2016. This is a very serious situation because mental health can affect quality of life. To wear out this issue, communities are urged to utilize social capital as a device to improve mental health. This study involved respondents among low income group in Kota Bharu district and a set of 120 questionnaires was formulated to collect data. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) was used to analyze the data. The result shows the elements of social capital contribute positively to the mental health. The government can utilize this finding as a foundation to create a better policies, procedures and programs for the communities and also significant in enhancing the level quality of life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index