Profiles of coping resources and their associations with mental health and social functioning among refugees in Indonesia
This study examined the role of coping resources - self-efficacy (problem-focused) and emotion regulation (emotion-focused) - in supporting mental health and social functioning among refugees in a transit setting in Indonesia. Using a latent profile analysis approach with 1,214 participants, three distinct coping profiles were identified: high coping resources, high emotion-focused coping resource, and low coping resources. Results showed that high coping resources were associated with better mental health and social functioning outcomes. Emotion-focused coping resources were more strongly associated with better mental health, while problem-focused coping resources were closely linked to social functioning. This study highlighted the importance of coping flexibility and offers practical implications for strength-based interventions in transit displacement settings.
Authors
- Philippa Specker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3969-2599)
- Zico Pestalozzi
- Diah Tricesaria
- Shraddha Kashyap
- Gülşah Kurt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7820-1230)
- Belinda J. Liddell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8036-5864)
- Randy W. Nandyatama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9008-2737)
- David Keegan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8620-9563)
- Rizka Argadianti Rachmah
- Angela Nickerson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9171-4209)
- Mitra Khakbaz
- Joel Hoffman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1064-4179)
- Atika Yuanita
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Universitas Gadjah Mada (ID)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- Australian Human Rights Commission (AU)
- Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (AU)
- Hodges University (US)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Indonesian Pediatric Society (ID)
- Refugee Council (GB)
- Excelsia University College (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
- University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2025.10053
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 Prevention and Impact
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Cambridge
- Universitas Gadjah Mada
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees