Jurnal Promkes: The Indonesian Journal of Health Promotion and Health Education
Vol. 11 No. 1 (2023): Jurnal Promkes: The Indonesian Journal of Health Promotion and Health Educatio

Supportive Environment as Mental Health Intervention on Psychological Well-Being from Foreign Language Learning Activity

Niluh Tarina Ekaputri (Division of Health Promotion and Behavior Science, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, East Java Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
10 Mar 2023

Abstract

Background: Mental health issues awareness is increasing alongside the COVID-19 pandemic. While offline activities are shutting down, people require to adjust both rest and activities from home. That being said, there can also be a possibility to save more time because mobilization from home to another place is not necessary. However, excess free time does not always guarantee a better mental health situation if it does not fulfill psychological needs. By all means, creating and surrounding in a supportive environment becomes essential to adjust to the new lifestyle and obligations. Foreign language learning activity turns out not only gives new knowledge but also create a supportive environment to fulfill the desire for authentic interaction, which might contribute to psychological well-being at home during the pandemic season. Objective: This study aimed to explore deeper the role of the supportive environment from foreign language learning activity on psychological well-being. Later, this finding could be used as a recommendation for the public health sector to promote psychological well-being through mental disorder prevention programs. Methods: This study uses a literature review from international journals, data reports, and theses that discuss the supportive environment benefit on psychological well-being from foreign language learning activity. The sources used are published in the last ten years. Results: The result shows several benefits of the supportive environment from foreign language learning activity to the psychological well-being aspects (pleasure, joy, life value, and resilience) and also alternatives of productive activity during an abundance of free time, social support, empathy, positive mind, and open-mindedness.

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