Singleness, religiosity, and the implications for counselors: The Indonesian case
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Himawan, Karel Karsten
Bambling, Matthew
Edirippulige, Sisira
Abstract / Description
This paper explores the unique role of religiosity in assisting Indonesian singles (extensively refer to those who are never married) and how it relates to the counseling and therapeutic practices with never-married clients. Whereas the role of religiosity has been drawn into scholarly attention for its effectiveness in dealing with many situations that are particularly related to social stigma, little is known regarding its role in assisting singles to overcoming stigma due to their singleness. Indonesian society regards marriage as a social achievement and this perception places singles in an undervalued position. On the contrary, the society regards positively those who demonstrate religious attributes. Therefore, religiosity is a potential factor that mediates social perception of singles who attach themselves to religious attributes (such as: religious symbols and rituals). Using database search methodology, this paper presents an overview of how religiosity assists singles in overcoming their challenges and discusses the implications of those dynamics in counseling settings.
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singles never-married religiosity well-being Indonesia counselingPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2018-06-19
Journal title
Europe's Journal of Psychology
Volume
14
Issue
2
Page numbers
485–497
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
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Himawan, K. K., Bambling, M., & Edirippulige, S. (2018). Singleness, religiosity, and the implications for counselors: The Indonesian case. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 14(2), 485–497. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v14i2.1530
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Himawan, Karel Karsten
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Bambling, Matthew
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Edirippulige, Sisira
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Date of first publication2018-06-19
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Abstract / DescriptionThis paper explores the unique role of religiosity in assisting Indonesian singles (extensively refer to those who are never married) and how it relates to the counseling and therapeutic practices with never-married clients. Whereas the role of religiosity has been drawn into scholarly attention for its effectiveness in dealing with many situations that are particularly related to social stigma, little is known regarding its role in assisting singles to overcoming stigma due to their singleness. Indonesian society regards marriage as a social achievement and this perception places singles in an undervalued position. On the contrary, the society regards positively those who demonstrate religious attributes. Therefore, religiosity is a potential factor that mediates social perception of singles who attach themselves to religious attributes (such as: religious symbols and rituals). Using database search methodology, this paper presents an overview of how religiosity assists singles in overcoming their challenges and discusses the implications of those dynamics in counseling settings.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationHimawan, K. K., Bambling, M., & Edirippulige, S. (2018). Singleness, religiosity, and the implications for counselors: The Indonesian case. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 14(2), 485–497. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v14i2.1530
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ISSN1841-0413
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1110
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1302
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v14i2.1530
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Keyword(s)singlesen_US
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Keyword(s)never-marrieden_US
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Keyword(s)religiosityen_US
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Keyword(s)well-beingen_US
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Keyword(s)Indonesiaen_US
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Keyword(s)counselingen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleSingleness, religiosity, and the implications for counselors: The Indonesian caseen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue2
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Journal titleEurope's Journal of Psychology
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Page numbers485–497
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Volume14
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