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Post-locked down mental wellbeing among Malaysian adults: factors of life satisfaction in urban Malaysia Kususanto Ditto Prihadi; Daryll Kurian; Grace Jee Ern Nga; Endah Kurniawati Purwaningtyas
International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) Vol 11, No 1: March 2022
Publisher : Intelektual Pustaka Media Utama

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11591/ijphs.v11i1.21159

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Under the enforcement of the recovery movement control order (RMCO), citizens of Malaysia were allowed to commute for work with tight protocols of social distancing. In this period of time, most individuals were adjusting to the new norm after being locked down for about six weeks. With an assumption that the social dynamics could have been different from the pre-pandemic era, this study aims to investigate how mattering predicts life satisfaction among individuals who live in the urban area of western Malaysia in the aforementioned timeframe. The role of other variables, namely perceived social support (PSS), resilience, and spirituality was also investigated. Data was collected from 402 adults between 18 and 66 years of age (M=25.44) who reside in the urban areas of Malaysia. A moderated serial mediation hypothesis was tested by employing the Bootstrap method in PROCESS Macro model 92. Our findings suggested that resilience does not play a significant role in the equation due to its insignificance in predicting life satisfaction after controlling the rest of the variables.
Appreciative joy, nostalgia and prosocial behavior: a different approach on mental wellbeing maintenance Jia Cheng Chong; Kususanto Ditto Prihadi; Susanna Poay Lin Hong; Evy Kurniasari Purwaningrum
International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) Vol 11, No 3: September 2022
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11591/ijphs.v11i3.21722

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The effect of maintaining mental wellbeing by conducting prosocial behavior has been established for quite some time and is supported by many theories. Nevertheless, prosocial behavior might not easily be done by individuals with negative feelings due to certain emotional burdens. The current study examined the mediating effect of appreciative joy in the relationship between nostalgia and prosocial behavior. There were 123 undergraduate students with an average age of 21.2 years old recruited from a Malaysian private university using the purposive sampling method. Employing an experimental single-factor independent design; the experiment was conducted online. Multiple regression analysis showed that only the relationship between appreciative joy and prosocial behavior is statistically significant in this study, without being mediated by appreciative joy. In conclusion, nostalgia did not significantly inflict any appreciative joy that eventually drove people to conduct any prosocial behavior. Further implications and suggestions are discussed.
The perk of writing: How expressive writing reduces depressive symptoms Efendy Xu; Tara Yen Siang Tan; Hao Wang; Chen Sung Wong; KamYan Chong; Kususanto Ditto Prihadi
International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) Vol 10, No 4: December 2021
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11591/ijphs.v10i4.21103

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This study aimed to examine types of expressive writing and the underlying themes that will lead to the reduction of depression symptoms. We hypothesized that positive experience writing will significantly reduce depressive symptoms as compared to other types of expressive writing. This study recruited 45 young adults (17 men, 28 women) between 20 and 28 years old to perform online expressive writing for a four-week period and fill in the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) before and after the treatment. Our findings suggested that positive expressive writing led to a significantly greater reduction of depressive symptoms as compared to other types of expressive writing. The qualitative analysis showed that there are eight common themes in positive writing that might contribute to the reduction of symptoms: companionship, mattering, gratitude, positive emotions, energetic, motivation, relaxation, and delicious food. Limitations and implications of the findings are discussed.
Co-Authors Abdul Aziz Ahmad Naufal Fawwaz Chen Sung Wong Daryll Kurian Efendy Xu Endah Kurniawati P Endah Kurniawati Purwaningtyas Eunice Wan-Yi Tan Evy Kurniasari Purwaningrum Grace Jee Ern Nga Hao Wang Hong Chun Yeoh Jia Cheng Chong Jin Chin Hee Jun Ren Tung KamYan Chong Mohammad Padil Mujtahid Mujtahid Susanna Poay Lin Hong Tara Yen Siang Tan