Spiritual Well-Being and Mental Health of Students in Indonesia

Abstract

Mental health is very important in human life, especially for students studying at university. This is because problems with mental health can lead to mental disorder or emotional distress, such as depression or anxiety or psychological disfunction. Spiritual well-being can affect mental health in students. Interpersonal relationships with the environment, social, groups and God are part of the process of spiritual well-being. Therefore, this study aims to show that there is a relationship and influence of spiritual well being on mental health possessed by students in learning. The research method used is quantitative research methods. The data was collected through questionnaire (N = 209; ages 14-23 years old; 100 men and 109 women). The analysis used linear regression analysis, correlation, and independent-sample t-test. The result show that there is a significant relationship between spiritual well-being and mental health in students in Indonesia.

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