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A single mother who is living without a husband has confronted many challenges. This study is aimed to recognize the self-challenges and the environmental challenges faced by a single mother. This study uses Grounded Theory method. A total of 5 participants from Setiu, Terengganu, Malaysia who have lost their husbands to death, aged 36–45 years were selected. These participants have children who are still in school. The study found that the emotional aspect is a major challenge for participants. The finding of the environmental challenges is the category of children. The study also found that the majority of items in each category are negative except the spiritual category whereas the majority of items in each category environment is positive item.
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Ibrahim, A., Mat Min, R., Mohamad, Z. (2019). Challenges of Single, Middle-Aged Mothers. In: Mohamad Noor, M., Ahmad, B., Ismail, M., Hashim, H., Abdullah Baharum, M. (eds) Proceedings of the Regional Conference on Science, Technology and Social Sciences (RCSTSS 2016) . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0203-9_30
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