| Room A Monday Online Presentation Session 1

Mental Health

Session Chair: Himanshu Gupta

09:00-09:25

69064 | Covid Stressors and Wellbeing Outcomes: The Role of Global Meaning Violation and Meaning Making During the Fifth Wave in Hong Kong

David Kansakar, Lingnan University, Hong Kong

This study explores the potential for meaning making processes (MMPs) to help in positive adaptation to Covid stressors (CS) during outbreaks. Using the meaning making model (MMM) (Park, 2010) it is proposed that global meaning violation (GMV) will trigger the MMPs i.e. meaning making coping (MMC) and core belief re-examination (CBR) leading to positive adaptation. Employing a cross sectional design and using structural equational modelling (SEM) path analysis, the effect of CS on GMV and role of GMV in triggering the MMPs was examined. Further it was tested if the MMPs positively predict psychological wellbeing (PWB) and negatively predict distress. 683 local community participants (64.56% females) completed the survey containing 3 attention checks to ensure high quality of data. Findings indicated that acceptable goodness of fit indices supported the overall theoretical model. Findings from the SEM path analysis indicated that CS lead to GMV which leads to the MMPs i.e. MMC and CBR. However, only MMC positively predict PWB and negatively predict distress. Despite the cross-sectional nature of the study, it is one of the first studies during the pandemic to provide support to core assumptions of MMM and enrich the literature that traumatic events like Covid19 disrupts individuals’ global meaning (GMV) and this disruption triggers the MMPs of MMC and CBR. Moreover, this study demonstrates that during Covid outbreaks rather than re-examining core beliefs, MMC employing both cognitive and emotional processing of stressors to change the meaning of the stressors, helps in positive adaptation to CS.

09:25-09:50

69091 | Internalized Stigma Among Individuals With Psychosis: A Cross-Sectional Study in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Ria Dwi Agustina, McGill University, Canada

1. Background

Stigma towards people with psychosis has been identified as one of the barriers for accessing mental health services. People who experience psychosis often experience stigma due to the perception that they are dangerous, violent, and unpredictable. To date, there is a paucity of empirical studies on stigma towards psychosis in LMIC, including Indonesia.

2. Objectives: To determine the internalized stigma, its correlates, and care seeking behaviors among individuals who experience psychosis in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

3. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on individuals who experience psychosis. Data were collected in Province of Yogyakarta, Indonesia from October to December 2021. Two hundred and thirty-eight patients were selected and completed the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness (ISMI). A descriptive analysis was accomplished followed by multivariate analysis to explore the sociodemographic and clinical correlates of stigma.

4. Results: The mean of internalized stigma score was 2.29 (SD = 0.31). Meanwhile, A total of 22.3% of participants showed high internalized stigma. Among the five subscales of the internalized stigma, the highest mean score was on endorsement of stereotypes, meanwhile the lowest mean score was stigma resistance.

5. Implication: Stigma is not only a common difficulty for psychosis patients who admitted in mental health hospital and public health clinic, but also for patients who access spiritual-based rehabilitation center for seeking help. Mental health institutions are suggested to collaborate with spiritual and community-based care to provide anti-stigma against psychosis and family psychoeducation.

09:50-10:15

69366 | Stress, Coping Strategy and Job Security: A Qualitative Study of Migrant Hospitality Workers Post the Covid Crisis

Himanshu Gupta, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India

Rajib Lochan Dhar, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India

In India, interstate migrant workers contribute significantly to the economy. They are mainly employed in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) such as construction, factories, delivery services, hospitality, textiles, fisheries, etc. Indian migrant workers were also the most vulnerable and hardest hit group during the Covid crisis because of the great lockdown implemented during the pandemic. The hospitality industry, considered a contact-intensive sector, has suffered the most because of the social distancing practices during the pandemic. While most industries have now recovered from the adverse impact of the pandemic, it is argued that hospitality is far from a recovery. In this paper, we examine the key stressors among hospitality workers post the Covid crisis, their perceptions of job insecurity, and the coping strategies they use to manage their stress. Qualitative data using the interview method were collected from employees working in budget/economy hospitality organizations in the Delhi/NCR region of India. The article offers insights into the key stressors of migrant hospitality workers, their perceptions of job insecurity, and stress management strategies. The study concludes with a discussion of its significance and implications.