Himawan Karel Karsten, Bambling Matthew, Edirippulige Sisira
Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Pelita Harapan, Tangerang, Indonesia.
Eur J Psychol. 2018 Jun 19;14(2):485-497. doi: 10.5964/ejop.v14i2.1530. eCollection 2018 Jun.
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.
本文探讨了宗教信仰在帮助印度尼西亚单身人士（广泛指从未结婚的人）方面所起的独特作用，以及它与为未婚客户提供咨询和治疗实践的关系。尽管宗教信仰因其在处理许多与社会污名化特别相关的情况方面的有效性而受到学术关注，但对于其在帮助单身人士克服因单身而产生的污名方面的作用却知之甚少。印度尼西亚社会将婚姻视为一种社会成就，这种观念使单身人士处于被低估的地位。相反，社会对那些表现出宗教特质的人给予积极评价。因此，宗教信仰是一个潜在因素，它调节着社会对那些具有宗教特质（如宗教符号和仪式）的单身人士的看法。本文采用数据库搜索方法，概述了宗教信仰如何帮助单身人士克服挑战，并讨论了这些动态在咨询环境中的影响。
