TY - JOUR
T1 - Mental health problems and needs among transitional-age youth in Indonesia
AU - Kaligis, Fransiska
AU - Ismail, Raden Irawati
AU - Wiguna, Tjhin
AU - Sabarinah, null
AU - Indriatmi, Wresti
AU - Gunardi, Hartono
AU - Pandia, Veranita
AU - Magdalena, Clarissa Cita
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments: We are sincerely grateful for the respondents’ participation in our study. One of authors, F.K., is supported by the Indonesian Endowment Fund of Education (LPDP) for her doctoral study with awardee number of 201908210815437.
Funding Information:
Funding: This research was funded by University of Indonesia [PUTI Doktor, grant No. NKB-587/UN2.RST/HKP.05.00/2020].
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - “Transitional-age youth” describes those whose ages range from 16–24 years old. In this phase, the youth face new challenges and new experiences which may increase the risk for having mental health problems, yet not very many seek help from mental health professionals. In Indone-sia, no data are available about mental health problems and the needs of transitional-age youth. This study explores common mental health problems experienced during this stage and assesses how they cope with problems and their expectations from health services. This was a cross-sectional study involving 393 Indonesians aged 16–24 years in May 2020. More than 90% of students had financial and academic difficulties and felt lonely. The most prevalent mental health problem among students was anxiety (95.4%). Most of the students, ranging from 90% to 96.4%, had positive coping strategies. However, around 50% of respondents reported self-harming and having suicidal thoughts. The results of subcategories analysis between ages and faculties were similar. Their most important expectations from mental health services included confidentiality (99.2%) and being wel-coming and friendly (99.2%). In conclusion, this study highlighted the most common problems tran-sitional-age youth experience in Indonesia. While some of them already knew how to deal with their problems, not all the participants had good coping mechanisms. Their healthcare expectations were also explored, thereby providing a useful background to revise and amend the current condi-tions.
AB - “Transitional-age youth” describes those whose ages range from 16–24 years old. In this phase, the youth face new challenges and new experiences which may increase the risk for having mental health problems, yet not very many seek help from mental health professionals. In Indone-sia, no data are available about mental health problems and the needs of transitional-age youth. This study explores common mental health problems experienced during this stage and assesses how they cope with problems and their expectations from health services. This was a cross-sectional study involving 393 Indonesians aged 16–24 years in May 2020. More than 90% of students had financial and academic difficulties and felt lonely. The most prevalent mental health problem among students was anxiety (95.4%). Most of the students, ranging from 90% to 96.4%, had positive coping strategies. However, around 50% of respondents reported self-harming and having suicidal thoughts. The results of subcategories analysis between ages and faculties were similar. Their most important expectations from mental health services included confidentiality (99.2%) and being wel-coming and friendly (99.2%). In conclusion, this study highlighted the most common problems tran-sitional-age youth experience in Indonesia. While some of them already knew how to deal with their problems, not all the participants had good coping mechanisms. Their healthcare expectations were also explored, thereby providing a useful background to revise and amend the current condi-tions.
KW - Adolescence
KW - Coping mechanisms
KW - Health service expectation
KW - Mental health needs
KW - Mental health problems
KW - Transitional-age youth
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U2 - 10.3390/ijerph18084046
DO - 10.3390/ijerph18084046
M3 - Article
C2 - 33921344
AN - SCOPUS:85103933053
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 18
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
IS - 8
M1 - 4046
ER -