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Children in the care institution or welfare home are one of the groups of people dealing with high-life challenges. These children are the victim and were placed in a protection home on several factors such as abuse, neglect, persecution and is involved in court cases. Therefore, these children need to be help and cared for to ensure their wellness in a good condition. The aim of this study is to discuss children's self-wellness for five dimensions of female teen aged from 13 years to 18 years. The study participants consist of 66 girls in a child protection home under The Social Welfare Department Malaysia. A set of questionnaire consisting of 4 self-wellness inventory likert scale with high reliability values, with alpha value 0.971 was distributed to the respondents. The findings showed that overall wellness levels of the girls were at a moderate level with a mean value of 2.9060. Therefore, the children in the protection house are still require an external academic support programme and modular activities that are more systematic and objective in order to enhance their wellness
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In-Text Citation: (Jusoh et al., 2020)
To Cite this Article: Jusoh, W. N. W., Johari, K. S. K., & Ashiran, N. I. L. (2020). Self-Wellness Levels of Female Adolescents in Child Protection Homes. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 10(6), 476–481.
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