Mental Health and Decision-Making Participation of Adolescent Orphans: A Pilot Study
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Title
Mental Health and Decision-Making Participation of Adolescent Orphans: A Pilot Study
Subject
anxiety, decision-making, depression, mental health, stress
Description
Background: Mental health has been brought to attention lately, with the
increase of mental health problems during adolescence. In Indonesia, it
is reported that one-third of adolescents develop mental health disorders.
Childhood grief, separation from the family, child labor, or abuse affect the
orphans’ mental health, including their decision-making participation.
Purpose: As a pilot study, this study would like to investigate the mental
health conditions and decision-making participation among orphans in one
orphanage in Mojokerto district, East Java, Indonesia.
Methods: This cross-sectional study utilizes the Depression Anxiety Scale
Youth version (DASS-Y) and Child and Adolescent Participation in Decision
Making Questionnaire (CAP-DMQ). Thirty-five adolescent orphans of one
orphanage in Mojokerto were recruited using convenience sampling. The
frequency of respondents’ mental health and decision-making participation
were measured, and the mean differences between each group of
sociodemographic factors were measured using the Mann-Whitney U test
or the Kruskal Wallis test. Association between mental health and decisionmaking participation was calculated using Chi-square test.
Results: The results show that 40% of respondents were categorized as
having mild mental health problems, including depression, anxiety, and
stress. Mental health problems are mostly found in males (22.90%) and
elementary school (20%). The participation of the orphans in decisionmaking is considered good, with a median of 25.5. The bivariate analysis
concludes the association between anxiety, age, grade, and decisionmaking participation (p= 0.024, p= 0.029, p=0.029, respectively).
Conclusion: Taken together, attention to orphans, especially adolescents,
and their problems are necessary to reduce the health discrepancies within
these vulnerable groups. Broader respondents are needed to understand the
complete picture of mental health conditions among Indonesian adolescent
orphans, including late adolescents.
increase of mental health problems during adolescence. In Indonesia, it
is reported that one-third of adolescents develop mental health disorders.
Childhood grief, separation from the family, child labor, or abuse affect the
orphans’ mental health, including their decision-making participation.
Purpose: As a pilot study, this study would like to investigate the mental
health conditions and decision-making participation among orphans in one
orphanage in Mojokerto district, East Java, Indonesia.
Methods: This cross-sectional study utilizes the Depression Anxiety Scale
Youth version (DASS-Y) and Child and Adolescent Participation in Decision
Making Questionnaire (CAP-DMQ). Thirty-five adolescent orphans of one
orphanage in Mojokerto were recruited using convenience sampling. The
frequency of respondents’ mental health and decision-making participation
were measured, and the mean differences between each group of
sociodemographic factors were measured using the Mann-Whitney U test
or the Kruskal Wallis test. Association between mental health and decisionmaking participation was calculated using Chi-square test.
Results: The results show that 40% of respondents were categorized as
having mild mental health problems, including depression, anxiety, and
stress. Mental health problems are mostly found in males (22.90%) and
elementary school (20%). The participation of the orphans in decisionmaking is considered good, with a median of 25.5. The bivariate analysis
concludes the association between anxiety, age, grade, and decisionmaking participation (p= 0.024, p= 0.029, p=0.029, respectively).
Conclusion: Taken together, attention to orphans, especially adolescents,
and their problems are necessary to reduce the health discrepancies within
these vulnerable groups. Broader respondents are needed to understand the
complete picture of mental health conditions among Indonesian adolescent
orphans, including late adolescents.
Creator
Annette d’Arqom1,2* , Farhan Nurdiansyah3 , Danti Nur Indiastuti1,2 ,
Mhd Zamal Nasution4 , Nurmawati Fatimah1,2 , Sri Purwaningsih1,2 ,
Yuani Setiawati1,2 , Kusuma Eko Purwantari
Mhd Zamal Nasution4 , Nurmawati Fatimah1,2 , Sri Purwaningsih1,2 ,
Yuani Setiawati1,2 , Kusuma Eko Purwantari
Source
http://jkp.fkep.unpad.ac.id/index.
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Date
December 01, 2023
Contributor
PERI IRAWAN
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Language
ENGLISH
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TEXT
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Annette d’Arqom1,2* , Farhan Nurdiansyah3 , Danti Nur Indiastuti1,2 ,
Mhd Zamal Nasution4 , Nurmawati Fatimah1,2 , Sri Purwaningsih1,2 ,
Yuani Setiawati1,2 , Kusuma Eko Purwantari, “Mental Health and Decision-Making Participation of Adolescent Orphans: A Pilot Study,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 10, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/10656.