Relationships between parental autonomy support, teacher’s autonomy support, self-regulation, and psychological well-being among Iranian adolescents in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Decreased psychological well-being is one of the most important issues among adolescents in Iran which also has increased amongst Iranian immigrant adolescents. Many factors are identified as risk and protective factors for adolescents’ psychological well-being. However, very limited research has focused on the role of parental autonomy support and teacher’s autonomy support on psychological well-being particularly among the Iranian adolescents who live in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the relationships between parental autonomy support and teacher’s autonomy support and psychological well-being. Furthermore, this study examined the role of self-regulation as a mediator for the relationships between the parental autonomy support and teacher’s autonomy support, and psychological well-being. This study utilized the Self-determination theory. Correlational research design was utilized for this study. A total of 170 students aged between 12-18 years old were selected as respondents and the cluster random sampling was employed to obtain the research sample. Respondents selected from one private and two public Iranian schools in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The instruments used for data collection included subjective vitality scale (Ryan and Frederick 1997), Perceptions of Parents Scale (Robbins, 1994), Learning Climate Questionnaire (Williams & Deci, 1996), Academic Self-Regulation Questionnaire (Ryan & Connell, 1989). The results of the Pearson correlation analysis showed a negative significant relationship between age and psychological well-being. Also there was no significant relationship between number of sibling and psychological well-being. However mother’s education, father’s education, family income, parental autonomy support, teacher’s autonomy support were significantly correlated with psychological well-being. In this study, self-regulation mediated the relationship between parental autonomy support, teacher’s autonomy support and psychological well-being among adolescents. The t-test result also indicated that there was no significant difference between males and females in psychological well-being. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that paternal autonomy support, maternal autonomy support, teacher’s autonomy support and self-regulation were significant contributors to adolescents’ psychological well-being. Moreover, maternal autonomy support was the strongest predictor of adolescent psychological well-being and self-regulation mediated the relationship of parental autonomy support and teacher’s autonomy support with psychological well-being

Investigation of career indecision among Malaysian undergraduate students

The present study aimed to examine career indecision among Malaysian undergraduate students. The sample size of the study was 534 students aged from 18 to 24 which were chosen by a multi-stage cluster sampling method. For data collection Career Decision Scale (CDS) was utilized. The findings revealed that 74% of undergraduate students reported low to high career indecision, and only about 26% were decided about their future career. Furthermore, Male students scored lower in career indecision compared to females. Moreover, freshman students reported the highest level of career indecision in this study

The impact of addictive behaviors on adolescents psychological well-being : the mediating effect of perceived peer support

Studies exploring excessive Internet use and gambling are rapidly expanding concerns regarding its impact on mental health, especially in young people due to the increased prevalence of Internet and gambling addictions. Research suggests that perceived peer support plays a significant role in adolescents' psychological well-being. However, no empirical study has dealt with the mediating effect of perceived peer support on the relationship between Internet and gambling addictions and psychological well-being. Thus, the present study aimed to examine whether perceived peer support mediates the relation between Internet and gambling addictions and psychological well-being of adolescents. A sample of 347 Iranian adolescents aged 14 to 18 (Mean age 16.14, 50.4% male) who were studying in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia participated in this study. Subjective Vitality Scale (SVS), Compulsive Internet Use Scale (CIUS), Six-item Social Support Questionnaire (SSQ6), and The South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) were used to collect data. Mediation analyses showed a significant indirect effect of compulsive Internet use and problem gambling on psychological well-being through perceived peer support. The total effects of compulsive Internet use and problem gambling on psychological well-being were negative. This study implies the significance of strengthening the knowledge about the impact of peer relationships among adolescents