TY - JOUR
T1 - Organized activities in peer groups improve mental and social well-being in adolescents
T2 - A qualitative study
AU - Suharmanto,
AU - Suyanto, Bagong
AU - Purnomo, Windhu
AU - Sugihartati, Rahma
AU - Soedirham, Oedojo
AU - Sutinah,
N1 - Funding Information:
Study design: This study used qualitative description11 as a design and focus group12 for information gathering to explore organized activities in peer groupsrelated to mental and social well-being in adolescents. This study chose focus groups because this method possible to acquire valuable data.13 Ethical approval was granted by The Faculty of Public Health Airlangga University Health Research Ethics Committee (No: 69-KEPK).
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PY - 2019/10
Y1 - 2019/10
N2 - Introduction: Mental and social well-being in adolescents can be improved by organized activities in peer groups. This qualitative study aimed to explore organized activities in peer groupsrelated to mental and social well-being in adolescents. Method: Five focus groups were carried out with 30 adolescents aged 12–24 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Participants were purposively selected and had all experienced organized activities. A thematic approach was used for analysis and data collection was completed at the point of data saturation. Results: Four interconnected themes emerged from the data; (a) self-esteem and self-regulation, (b) resilience, hardiness and mental toughness, (c) social adjustment and (d) social support in organized activities. Adolescents who involve in sports, arts, and clubs have high confidence, easiness to control their emotion, stronger in facing various problems. They also felt more adapt, respect, tolerant of others and get social support. Conclusions: This study demonstrates that organized activities in peer groups improve mental and social well-being. Adolescents can have good self-esteem, self-regulation, resilience, hardiness and mental toughness. Adolescents also can have good social adjustment and social support. One of the efforts to prevent a mental and social problem is early recognition or detection in adolescents.
AB - Introduction: Mental and social well-being in adolescents can be improved by organized activities in peer groups. This qualitative study aimed to explore organized activities in peer groupsrelated to mental and social well-being in adolescents. Method: Five focus groups were carried out with 30 adolescents aged 12–24 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Participants were purposively selected and had all experienced organized activities. A thematic approach was used for analysis and data collection was completed at the point of data saturation. Results: Four interconnected themes emerged from the data; (a) self-esteem and self-regulation, (b) resilience, hardiness and mental toughness, (c) social adjustment and (d) social support in organized activities. Adolescents who involve in sports, arts, and clubs have high confidence, easiness to control their emotion, stronger in facing various problems. They also felt more adapt, respect, tolerant of others and get social support. Conclusions: This study demonstrates that organized activities in peer groups improve mental and social well-being. Adolescents can have good self-esteem, self-regulation, resilience, hardiness and mental toughness. Adolescents also can have good social adjustment and social support. One of the efforts to prevent a mental and social problem is early recognition or detection in adolescents.
KW - Adolescents
KW - Focus groups
KW - Mental and social well-being
KW - Organized activities
KW - Peer groups
KW - Qualitative research
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U2 - 10.5958/0976-5506.2019.03001.8
DO - 10.5958/0976-5506.2019.03001.8
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85077214647
SN - 0976-0245
VL - 10
SP - 1239
EP - 1244
JO - Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development
JF - Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development
IS - 10
ER -