Mohd Nazori, Mohd Nazir and Saad, Nurulwahida and Ibrahim, Muhamad Ariff and Samsuddin, Niza and Ahmad Dani, Mar'Ain (2025) Development and validation of a tool to facilitate resilience and good mental health: the My Sejahtera Ecology Map. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 9 (1). pp. 3112-3118. E-ISSN 2600-8491
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Abstract
There has been a growing body of research on the influence of social environment on mental well-being. Bronfenbrenner’s Ecology Systems theory has proposed an extensive description of components and relationships of the social ecology of a person for their growth. However, there is a paucity of tools available for mental health professionals in implementing the theory within their practice. Therefore, this study aimed to develop and validate a tool to explore the social ecology of a person to aid understanding the influence of this on the state of mental well-being. Methods: This study developed instructions to draw and explore social ecology and established several validities evidence. Content validity used item-related content validity index employing five experts in psychiatry, psychology, and counselling to review the instructions for the tool. Face validity was established using a face validity index among ten working adults. Finally, criterion-related validity was established by improvement in mental health self-efficacy measured using the Mental Health Confidence Scale among 41 working adults. Descriptive analysis used frequency and percentage for categorical variables and mean and standard deviation for numerical variables. Inferential analysis used paired-sample t-test analysed on SPSS 29. Results: The My Sejahtera Ecology Map (MySEM) tool showed good content and face validity indices ranging from 0.80 to 1.00. Mental health self-efficacy showed significant improvement in optimism (p < 0.05) and factor coping (p < 0.001) after the MySEM activity. Conclusion: The tool has promising benefits in improving mental health self-efficacy through increasing factor-coping and optimism. The MySEM tool provided a standardised approach to apply the Bronfenbrenner’s Ecology Systems theory for use by mental health professionals.
| Item Type: | Article (Journal) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Bronfenbrenner’s Ecology Systems theory; mental health self-efficacy; workplace; tool |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HM Sociology > HM1 Sociology (General and theoretical) > HM251 Social psychology R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA790 Mental Health. Mental Illness Prevention |
| Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): | Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences > Department of Biomedical Science (Effective:1st July 2011) Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences > Department of Nutrition Sciences Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences > Department of Physical Rehabilitation Sciences Kulliyyah of Medicine Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Psychiatry |
| Depositing User: | Dr Mohd Nazir Mohd Nazori |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Feb 2025 11:23 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Feb 2025 11:23 |
| URI: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/119051 |
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