International Psychology Conference on Mental Health and Resilience (IPC-MHR)
A remarkable event has occurred!
International Psychology Conference on Mental Health and Resilience (IPC-MHR) was an outstanding event held on February 22, 2024.
International Psychology Conference on Mental Health and Resilience (IPC-MHR) is a conference collaboration program between the Faculty of Psychology of Universitas Islam Bandung and Research Synergy Foundation. This conference was held virtually and has given a chance to increase knowledge among researchers found ideas for further research, and new found research and collaboration opportunities.
This event was held in one day and has been a great success. Participants and audiences who attended came from various countries, such as Indonesia, Canada, United States, Malaysia, Philippines, United Kingdom, Jordan, UAE, Qatar, Pakistan, India, Austria, Ukraine, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Yemen, Maldives, Sudan, Tanzania, and many more.
All researchers, scholars, and colleagues participated in the discussions and exchanged ideas at the scientific conference. This year, the conference aimed strengthen interdisciplinary research from basic for share their thought and findings in various spectrum of Clinical psychology, Psychology, Mental health, Human resource management, Educational psychology, Positive psychology, Developmental psychology, Psychometrics, Organizational Development, Neuropsychology, and Social psychology and other related field of studies. There were Keynote Speaker session followed by the online academic presentation session which is divided into 6 breakout rooms.
Opening of IPC-MHR
The opening of IPC-MHR marked by the welcome remarks from Dr. Dewi Sartika, Dra., M.Si., Psikolog. as the Conference Chair of IPC-MHR and the Dean of the Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Islam Bandung, Indonesia. After that, Prof. Dr. H. Edi Setiadi, S.H., M.H. as the Rector of Universitas Islam Bandung, Indonesia, delivered the opening speech.
Dr. Dewi Sartika, Dra., M.Si., Psikolog.
Conference Chair of IPC-MHR
Dean of the Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Islam Bandung, Indonesia
Next, Prof. Dr. H. Edi Setiadi, S.H., M.H. as the Rector of Universitas Islam Bandung, Indonesia delivered an Opening Speech as the opening of the international conference
Prof. Dr. H. Edi Setiadi, S.H., M.H.
Rector of Universitas Islam Bandung, Indonesia
The opening speech then followed by Mrs. Ani Wahyu Rachmawati as the Founder & Publication Director of Research Synergy Foundation who explained about the Global Research Ecosystem Introduction.
Ani Wahyu Rachmawati
Founder & Publication Director of Research Synergy Foundation
Keynote Speaker Session
The next session was the Keynote Speaker session moderated by Ms. Santi Rahmawati. There were three keynote speakers on IPC-MHR and the first speaker was Professor Jasser Auda who is The President of Maqasid Institute.
Professor Jasser Auda
The President of Maqasid Institute
Professor Jasser Auda’s speech was followed by a QnA session. The participants were all excited to ask questions to Professor Jasser Auda. After that, it was time for the next Keynote Speaker, Dr. Bagus Riyono MA, Psikolog who is the President of International Association of Muslim. There was a QnA session after the speech.
Dr. Bagus Riyono MA, Psikolog.
President of International Association of Muslim
Last but not least, the next Keynote Speaker on IPC-MHR was Nanan Nuraini, S.Psi, M.Sc. from Universitas Islam Bandung. Currently, she is also a Doctoral Candidate Program of Neuroscience at University of Missouri, United States.
Nanan Nuraini, S.Psi, M.Sc.
Universitas Islam Bandung
Doctoral Candidate Program of Neuroscience at University of Missouri, United States
After all the Keynote Speaker delivered their speech, it was time for the lunch break. The participants were asked to join again after the break for the online parallel academic presentation session.
Online Parallel Academic Presentation Session
The online parallel academic presentation was divided into 6 breakout rooms and the session chairs in each breakout room was:
- Main Room: Dr. Yeoh Sun Wei from SEGi University and Colleges, Malaysia
- Breakout Room 1: Dr. Ho Meng Chuan from UCSI University, Malaysia
- Breakout Room 2: Dr. Kan Phaik Im from University of Malaya, Malaysia
- Breakout Room 3: Dr. Josephine Chavez from St. Vincent’s College Incorporated, Philippines
- Breakout Room 4: Prof. Rita P. Aringo from National University, Manila, Philippines
- Breakout Room 5: Prof. Jefferson S. Marcelo from University of Makati, Philippines
Awarding Session and Closing Ceremony
The online academic presentation session was scheduled to be finished at 15.20 UTC+7. After that, the participants were asked to have a short break to wait for the awarding session. At the awarding session, there were Best Presentation awards, Best Paper awards, and Session Chair Recognition. Throughout the presentation session, the session chairs have given scores for the evaluation of each presenters. The scores were then recapitulated to determine the best presenter in each breakout room. In IPC-MHR, there were six Best Presentation:
Main Room
Paper ID: IPC24115
Name: Dr. Lilim Halimah
Affiliation: Universitas Islam Bandung
Title: Family Interpersonal Communication, Social Skills, Peers Influence, Online Games Addiction, and Self -Control As A Mediator Variable
Breakout Room 1
Paper ID: IPC24128
Name: Sayema Zulfeqar
Affiliation: Cambridge Muslim College
Title: Patience through Faith: Exploring Ibn Taimiyyah’S 20-Step Model for Fostering Psychological Resilience
Breakout Room 2
Paper ID: IPC24121
Name: Duna Izfanna
Affiliation: Universitas Darunnajah
Title: Students Mental Health and the Needs of Psychological Supports in Pondok Pesantren: A Mixed Method Case Study
Breakout Room 3
Paper ID: IPC24145
Name: Husain Zahrul Muhsinin
Affiliation: Universitas Darussalam Gontor
Title: Self-Transcendence in Transpersonal Psychology: a Critical Review from the Perspective of the Islamic Worldview
Breakout Room 4
Paper ID: IPC24118
Name: Sely Astuti
Affiliation: Universitas Islam Bandung
Title: Construction and Validation of Bandwagon Scale
Breakout Room 5
Paper ID: IPC24138
Name: Mimi Fitriana
Affiliation: International University of Malaya-Wales, Malaysia
Title: Technology Assisted Intervention Strategies for Resilient Single Parents Using Intra-Familial Relations Approach: A Systematic Literature Review
Meanwhile, the Best Paper award category was decided upon these criteria:
- Submitting the Full Paper with the time,
2. No notes in ethical consideration: Pass the plagiarism checking, citation appropriateness
3. No Revision (Accepted) or only having Minor Revision in the previous review during submission
4. Format/ template alignment,
5. novelty of the content,
6. academic, practical, and societal contribution or the impact
In the IPC-MHR, there was one Best Paper awardee:
Best Paper 1
Paper ID: IPC24108
Name: Rudy Sutadi1, Eva Meizara Puspita Dewi2, Alam Zeb Khattak3, Arneliza4
Affiliation: 1,4Doctoral Program, Faculty of Psychology, Persada Indonesia, UPI YAI, Jakarta, Indonesia, 2Faculty of Psychology, Makassar State University, 3Faculty of Psychology IQRA National University Peshawar, Pakistan
Title: “The Resilience of Smart ABA (Smart Applied Behavior Analysis) Therapist for ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) Children: A Study on Muslim Therapists”
Best Paper 2
Paper ID: IPC24128
Name: Sayema Zulfeqar
Affiliation: Cambridge Muslim College, UK
Title: “Exploring Ibn Taimiyyah’s Model of Psychological Resilience in the Light of Islam and Psychology”
Dr. Lilim Halimah, BHSc., MHSPY.
Head of Organizing Committee of IPC-MHR
Universitas Islam Bandung, Indonesia
The next session was the Closing Speech, delivered by Dr. Lilim Halimah, BHSc., MHSPY. as the Head of Organizing Committee of IPC-MHR from Universitas Islam Bandung, Indonesia.
This year’s IPC-MHR went successful and we hope to see more collaboration and future conferences ahead.
