Western Dominance in Self-Healing and Adolescent Mental Health Research (1975-2025): A Bibliometric Mapping and Implications for Islamic Counselling

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Adolescent mental health has become an urgent global concern, often associated with depression, anxiety, and psychosocial risks. This study presents the first bibliometric mapping of research on self-healing and adolescent mental health from 1975 to 2025, based on 1,836 Scopus-indexed publications. Employing bibliometric analysis and visualisation using VOSviewer software, the study identifies significant growth trends, with medicine, psychology, and nursing emerging as the dominant fields. The United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia are the most productive contributors, while King’s College London, the University of Melbourne, and Harvard Medical School lead in institutional output. Keyword co-occurrence analysis reveals ten thematic clusters, including digital interventions, resilience strategies, psychosocial risks, and cultural or stigma-related factors. Despite the field’s interdisciplinary expansion, the findings highlight persistent Western dominance and the limited inclusion of spiritual perspectives. To address this gap, the study proposes the integration of Islamic counselling principles such as tazkiyat al-nafs (self-purification), sabr (patience), tawakkul (trust in God), and rahmah (compassion) into self-healing frameworks. This integration enriches global scholarship by aligning mental health approaches with the holistic vision of a Madani society, in which well-being encompasses professional, cultural, and spiritual dimensions. In doing so, the study contributes to Islamic studies by incorporating faith-based counselling principles into the global discourse on adolescent mental health and self-healing.

Keywords: Adolescents; bibliometric analysis; da’wah; mental health; self-healing

ABSTRAK

Kesihatan mental remaja telah menjadi isu global yang semakin mendesak, sering dikaitkan dengan kemurungan, kebimbangan dan risiko psikososial. Kajian ini mempersembahkan pemetaan bibliometrik pertama terhadap penyelidikan mengenai self-healing dan kesihatan mental remaja dari tahun 1975 hingga 2025, berdasarkan 1,836 penerbitan yang diindeks dalam Scopus. Melalui analisis bibliometrik dan visualisasi menggunakan perisian VOSviewer, kajian ini mengenal pasti pola pertumbuhan yang ketara, dengan bidang perubatan, psikologi dan kejururawatan mendominasi. Amerika Syarikat, United Kingdom dan Australia merupakan penyumbang utama, manakala King’s College London, University of Melbourne dan Harvard Medical School muncul sebagai institusi peneraju. Analisis perkaitan kata kunci mengenal pasti sepuluh kluster tema termasuk intervensi digital, strategi daya tindak, risiko psikososial serta faktor budaya dan stigma. Walaupun bidang ini bersifat antara disiplin dan berkembang pesat, dapatan menunjukkan dominasi Barat dan kekurangan perspektif spiritual. Bagi menutup jurang ini, kajian mencadangkan pengintegrasian prinsip kaunseling Islam seperti tazkiyat al-nafs (penyucian jiwa), sabr (kesabaran), tawakkul (kebergantungan kepada Allah) dan rahmah (kasih sayang) dalam kerangka selfhealing. Pendekatan ini memperkaya wacana global dengan menyatukan dimensi profesional, budaya dan spiritual selaras dengan visi masyarakat Madani. Dalam hal ini, kajian ini turut menyumbang kepada bidang pengajian Islam dengan mengintegrasikan prinsip kaunseling berasaskan keimanan ke dalam wacana global mengenai kesihatan mental remaja dan self-healing.

Kata kunci: Analisis bibliometrik; dakwah; kesihatan mental; remaja; self-healing