Monograph

This study is part of an international collaborative research project to compare the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of life and wellbeing of childrens ages 5 and 7 years old in 8 countries in Asia. This report exclusively referred to the outcome of the study conducted in Malaysia. Purpose of the study is to examines the state of children’s resilience and happiness (QOL), mothers’ perspective of childrearing and their childrearing attitude and the impact of mothers’ childrearing attitude on their children’s resilience and happiness (QOL). Method: The study used questionnaire survey techniques via online using a questionnaire developed by the CRNA research team with input from members of eight Asian countries involved. For the measurement of children’s resilience, the study used the ‘Person Most Knowledgeable–Child & Youth Resilience Measure-Revised’ (PMK-CYRM-R) developed by the Resilience Research Center (RRC). Meanwhile for measurement of children’s happiness, the research adopted the original questionnaire for Measuring Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents, also known as the KINDL-QOL developed by Ravens-Sieberer & Bullinger (2000). The samples were 250 mothers of children ages 5 and 7 years respectively. Analysis: Simple and multiple linear regression analyses were used to explore factors associated with children’s resilience and happiness and parental attitude and perception, as well as emphasized aspects of childrearing and marital support. An independent two-sample t-test was used to compare samples of 5 and 7 years old. Pearson correlation was used to evaluate the interrelationship between PMK-CYRM-R and KINDL-QOL and other measured variables. Factor analysis (using ML, Promax, 2 factors) and regression models were used to identify the latent constructs underlying Parenting Attitude.