With the imposition of the Movement Control Order (MCO) or lockdown due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there are drastic changes in the movement and activity among Malaysians: increased psychological distress due to perception of COVID-19 as a health threat, increased time spent with families, and decreased time away from home could either intensify relationship problems or draw families closer to each other. This study aimed to examine the perceived psychological distress and relationship quality among couples before and during MCO in Malaysia and factors predictive of participants’ well-being. The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21, Perceived Relationship Quality Component Inventory, and the Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale were disseminated through the snowball sampling technique. The study found that the participants (N = 124) perceived significantly higher levels of depression, anxiety, and stress during MCO compared with before MCO. However, no .....

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Tujuan kajian ini dilakukan adalah untuk mengetahui tahap tekanan kerja dalam kalangan kakitangan  Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat Negeri Kelantan. Selain itu, kajian ini  dijalankan  bertujuan   mengenalpasti  sumber-sumber  tekanan  terhadap  faktor demografi kajian seperti faktor jantina,  gred jawatan, tempoh berkhidmat dan tahap pendidikan berhubung tekanan kerja. Alat kajian yang  digunakan dalam kajian ini ialah satu set soaJ selidik iaitu OccupationaJ Stress Indicator (OSI)  oleh Cooper, Sloan dan Williams (1988) yang telah diterjemahkan  di dalam versi  Bahasa Melayu oleh  Mohammad Haji Yesof, Abdul HaJim Othman, Chua Bee Seok dan Sapora Sipon (2000) yang menggunakan  back translation. Soal selidik ini yang mengandungi dua bahagian iaitu bahagian A, dan B. Sahagian  A terdiri daripada maklumat demografi, bahagian B pula mengandungi sebanyak 61 item berbentuk  pernyataan berhubung sumber-sumber tekanan  dalam diri  bagi  menilai  tahap  persetujuanÂ.....

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