The role of social connectedness in employee mental health with self-esteem as mediator in the Jabodetabek area

Shafa Zalikha Putri (), Zamralita Zamralita () and Reza Fahlevi ()
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Shafa Zalikha Putri: Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Tarumanagara
Zamralita Zamralita: Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Tarumanagara
Reza Fahlevi: aculty of Psychology, Universitas Tarumanagara

Priviet Social Sciences Journal, 2026, vol. 6, issue 8, 631-643

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to test whether social connectedness predicts the mental health of employees in the Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi (Jabodetabek) region while treating self-esteem as a variable that might mediate the link. Participants were recruited through convenience sampling, a non-probability approach, yielding 324 workers drawn from a range of job types. The measurement relied on three tools: the Mental Health Continuum–Short Form (MHC-SF) for overall mental health, the Social Connectedness Scale–Revised (SCS-R) for the degree of connectedness, and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) for self-esteem. Analysis showed that connectedness was a significant predictor of mental health (p

Keywords: social connectedness; mental health; self-esteem; employee; Jabodetabek area; organizations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.55942/pssj.v6i8.1723

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