Representation of Javanese Male Characters in Facing Mental Health on Serat Panji

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10.2991/978-2-38476-317-7_123How to use a DOI?

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Psychomemory; Serat Panji; Mental health; Generation-Z

Abstract

Mental health problems experienced by the young generation today are a crucial problem. Many teenagers experience anxiety, stress, obsession, and some even commit suicide. The causes of these problems are family problems, friendships, and the negative impact of technology which has resulted in generation-Z preferring to live in cyberspace. They have difficulty communicating with parents and friends in the real world so that when they experience stress or heavy mental burdens they cannot find a way out. Therefore, this research seeks to find role models for how to deal with stress and achieve mental health in Serat Panji. Panji is a hero character who experiences various kinds of problems both psychologically and sociologically, but this character is able to overcome his problems by surrendering to God, remembering God, looking for other activities, getting support from his family, and finally being able to get out of the mental problems he is experiencing. Furthermore, this research aims at describing the concept of psychomemory in Panji’s story to overcome problems and how it is relevant to mental health problems in students. This research uses psychomemory theory which focuses on the responses and values ​​that Panji characters make to literary works in Panji fiber when dealing with trauma, suffering and psychological problems. The qualitative method is used with an ethnographic approach for this research due to role models and the solution was applied to Faculty of Language and Arts (FBS) of State University of Surabaya (Unesa) students as representatives of the Generation Z.

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AU  - Ika A. Camelia
AU  - Respati R. Utami
AU  - Arik Susanti
AU  - Prima V. Asteria
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/02/13
TI  - Representation of Javanese Male Characters in Facing Mental Health on Serat Panji
BT  - Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Arts and Humanities 2024 (IJCAH 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1272
EP  - 1278
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-317-7_123
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-317-7_123
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