Promoting and Risk Factors of Mental Health Among Indonesian Undergraduate Psychology Students

Kathleen Rachel, Viona Christin Chandra

Abstract


Various paradigms are used to identify the risk factors of mental illness, one of them is the medical paradigm that views the correlation between disorders to biological and cognitive components. However, mental disorders are insufficient to be explained with a single view by biomedical paradigm and pharmacological treatment may not be enough to treat them. To understand mental health, acknowledgment of personal experiences and environmental challenges is necessary, which is known as the biopsychosocial paradigm. This study aims to identify the promoting and risk factors of mental health through the biopsychosocial lens. This study uses a descriptive approach through open-ended questions. The collected data from undergraduate psychology students in a private university in Indonesia (n=88) is analyzed through a thematic analysis. The results showed that lifestyle, good physical health, positive characters, family support and bond, financial stability, meaningful social roles, and access to basic rights promote mental health. In contrast, the risk factors of mental health are illness, negative coping, poor parenting, lack of social skills, environmental disasters, and poor neighborhoods. The findings in this research imply that mental health is a multidimensional component influenced by the interrelationships of biological, psychological, social, and environmental dimensions.

Keywords: Biopsychosocial; mental health; promoting factors; risk factors.


Keywords


Biopsychosocial; mental health; promoting factors; risk factors

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