An investigation into psychosocial factors influencing mental health and well-being in Indonesia

This study explores the nature and conceptualisation of mental health and well-being among Indonesians living in an urban environment. Little is known about the nature of mental health and well-being in the everyday living context in developing countries. In Indonesia, as one of the most populous countries and the largest Muslim population in the world, the incidence of mental health problems has increased immensely in the last decade. However, there is a very limited number of studies that incorporate relevant cultural contexts into the understanding of mental health and well-being in Indonesia. This study aims to elucidate the relationship of specific psychosocial factors, as protective and risk factors, to mental health and well-being in the everyday urban living contexts experienced by a growing middle class in Indonesia in the perspective of Keyes' model of mental well-being. The data for this study were collected through semi-structured interviews and were analysed using Giorgi’s descriptive phenomenological approach.

本研究旨在探究城市居住印尼群体的心理健康与幸福感的本质及概念化内涵。目前学界对发展中国家日常生活语境下的心理健康与幸福感本质仍知之甚少。作为全球人口最多的国家之一、全球穆斯林人口规模最大的国家，印度尼西亚近十年来的心理健康问题发病率已大幅攀升。然而，目前仅有极少量研究将相关文化语境纳入印度尼西亚心理健康与幸福感的认知体系中。本研究将基于基斯心理健康幸福感模型（Keyes' model of mental well-being），阐释印度尼西亚日益壮大的中产阶层在日常城市生活语境中，作为保护因子与风险因子的特定社会心理因素与心理健康及幸福感之间的关联。本研究的数据通过半结构化访谈采集，并采用乔吉描述现象学方法开展分析。