The Indonesian Journal of Public Health
Vol. 20 No. 3 (2025): THE INDONESIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

CULTURAL, SPIRITUAL COPING AND INNER CHILD REFLECTION: A MODEL FOR CROSS-GENERATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION IN ADOLESCENTS

Kurniawaty, Yuni (Unknown)
Purnama, Ni Luh Agustini (Unknown)
Prastyawati, Irine Yunila (Unknown)
Kristama, Baswara Yua (Unknown)
de Jesus, Dulce Giovania (Unknown)
Neolaka, Fransisca Stefania Melinda (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
25 Nov 2025

Abstract

Introduction: Adolescence is a developmental phase that is vulnerable to stress. A stress study of 1,344 participants aged 14-18 years old experienced moderate (22.8%), severe (43.0%), and very severe (16.8%) stress. Health promotion not only focuses on individuals but also considers local wisdom culture, spirituality, and intergenerational relationships. Aims: Develop a mental health promotion model based on local wisdom values, spiritual adaptation, and parental emotional literacy. Method: This study is a qualitative study with a population of adolescents in Bali, Yogyakarta, and Madura. The sample used purposive sampling of 20 informants, namely adolescents, teachers, and parents, through a phenomenological approach with in-depth interviews conducted from June to August 2025. The data analysis process included reduction, categorization, synthesis, and formulation of working hypotheses. Results: Five themes were identified: 1) Stress responses manifested through self-isolation, compensatory behavior, obsessive use of technology; 2) Cultural factors play a role in regulating emotional expression and as a source of social resilience; 3) Spirituality as a source of inner peace and meaning of life through prayer, rituals, and interfaith beliefs; 4) Parenting styles are influenced by children's inner experiences and past emotional states that impact adolescents' psychological well-being; and 5) Coping strategies: problem-focused coping, emotional coping, and avoidance coping, with varying effectiveness depending on social and spiritual support. Conclusion: An intergenerational mental health promotion model based on the development of local wisdom, spiritual coping, and emotion-based parenting is recommended as a holistic approach to improving adolescent mental health in Indonesia, synergistically involving families, schools, and communities.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJPH

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Subject

Public Health

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The Indonesian Journal of Public Health published since 2004, is a scientific journal article presents the results of research and review of the literature on the development of science that includes the study of Public Health Epidemiology, Administration & Policy Health, Health Promotion and ...