Mental Wellbeing of Indonesian Students: Mean Comparison with UK Students and Relationships with Self-Compassion and Academic Engagement
The number of Indonesian students in higher education has been increasing rapidly. However, many Indonesian university students report experiencing mental distress. Research on student wellbeing found that self-compassion (i.e., being kind towards oneself in challenging times) and academic engagemen...
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| author | Yasuhiro Kotera Jenai Lieu Ann Kirkman Kristian Barnes Gillian H. T. Liu Jessica Jackson Juliet Wilkes Riswani Riswani |
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| description | The number of Indonesian students in higher education has been increasing rapidly. However, many Indonesian university students report experiencing mental distress. Research on student wellbeing found that self-compassion (i.e., being kind towards oneself in challenging times) and academic engagement (i.e., a commitment and purposeful effort toward study) are essential to students’ mental wellbeing. With the present study, we aimed to assess the mental wellbeing of Indonesian students. A convenience sample of 156 Indonesian students completed self-report measures on mental wellbeing, self-compassion and academic engagement (consisting of vigour, dedication and absorption). To contextualise their mental wellbeing, data from Indonesian students were compared with those from 145 UK students using Welch <i>t</i>-tests. Correlation, regression and mediation analyses were then performed to examine the relationships among these variables. Indonesian students had higher levels of self-compassion and absorption and a lower level of dedication than UK students. Self-compassion and academic engagement explained 36% of variance in mental wellbeing. Self-compassion and vigour were identified as significant predictors of mental wellbeing, whereas self-compassion was the strongest predictor. Lastly, vigour did not mediate the pathway from self-compassion to mental wellbeing. Interventions to support self-compassion and academic engagement, especially vigour, in Indonesian students are recommended to support their mental wellbeing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dd79bb2220cf4c3eb09f6d154609417c2023-11-30T21:29:34ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322022-08-01108143910.3390/healthcare10081439Mental Wellbeing of Indonesian Students: Mean Comparison with UK Students and Relationships with Self-Compassion and Academic EngagementYasuhiro Kotera0Jenai Lieu1Ann Kirkman2Kristian Barnes3Gillian H. T. Liu4Jessica Jackson5Juliet Wilkes6Riswani Riswani7School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2HA, UKCollege of Health, Psychology and Social Care, University of Derby, Derby DE22 1GB, UKCollege of Health, Psychology and Social Care, University of Derby, Derby DE22 1GB, UKCollege of Health, Psychology and Social Care, University of Derby, Derby DE22 1GB, UKCollege of Health, Psychology and Social Care, University of Derby, Derby DE22 1GB, UKCollege of Health, Psychology and Social Care, University of Derby, Derby DE22 1GB, UKCollege of Health, Psychology and Social Care, University of Derby, Derby DE22 1GB, UKFaculty of Education and Teacher Training, State Islamic University of Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau, Pekanbaru 28293, IndonesiaThe number of Indonesian students in higher education has been increasing rapidly. However, many Indonesian university students report experiencing mental distress. Research on student wellbeing found that self-compassion (i.e., being kind towards oneself in challenging times) and academic engagement (i.e., a commitment and purposeful effort toward study) are essential to students’ mental wellbeing. With the present study, we aimed to assess the mental wellbeing of Indonesian students. A convenience sample of 156 Indonesian students completed self-report measures on mental wellbeing, self-compassion and academic engagement (consisting of vigour, dedication and absorption). To contextualise their mental wellbeing, data from Indonesian students were compared with those from 145 UK students using Welch <i>t</i>-tests. Correlation, regression and mediation analyses were then performed to examine the relationships among these variables. Indonesian students had higher levels of self-compassion and absorption and a lower level of dedication than UK students. Self-compassion and academic engagement explained 36% of variance in mental wellbeing. Self-compassion and vigour were identified as significant predictors of mental wellbeing, whereas self-compassion was the strongest predictor. Lastly, vigour did not mediate the pathway from self-compassion to mental wellbeing. Interventions to support self-compassion and academic engagement, especially vigour, in Indonesian students are recommended to support their mental wellbeing.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/8/1439Indonesian studentsmental wellbeingself-compassionacademic engagementvigourdedication |
| spellingShingle | Yasuhiro Kotera Jenai Lieu Ann Kirkman Kristian Barnes Gillian H. T. Liu Jessica Jackson Juliet Wilkes Riswani Riswani Mental Wellbeing of Indonesian Students: Mean Comparison with UK Students and Relationships with Self-Compassion and Academic Engagement Healthcare Indonesian students mental wellbeing self-compassion academic engagement vigour dedication |
| title | Mental Wellbeing of Indonesian Students: Mean Comparison with UK Students and Relationships with Self-Compassion and Academic Engagement |
| title_full | Mental Wellbeing of Indonesian Students: Mean Comparison with UK Students and Relationships with Self-Compassion and Academic Engagement |
| title_fullStr | Mental Wellbeing of Indonesian Students: Mean Comparison with UK Students and Relationships with Self-Compassion and Academic Engagement |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mental Wellbeing of Indonesian Students: Mean Comparison with UK Students and Relationships with Self-Compassion and Academic Engagement |
| title_short | Mental Wellbeing of Indonesian Students: Mean Comparison with UK Students and Relationships with Self-Compassion and Academic Engagement |
| title_sort | mental wellbeing of indonesian students mean comparison with uk students and relationships with self compassion and academic engagement |
| topic | Indonesian students mental wellbeing self-compassion academic engagement vigour dedication |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/8/1439 |
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