The Impact of Ngampang Stigma against the Psychological of Dayak Ma’anyan Women (A Phenomenology Study in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia)

Abstract

Ipilah is a custom event imposed on Dayak Ma’anyan women who pregnant out of wedlock to pay the
village customary law on pregnancy that is considered as a violation. This custom should be carried out.
Women who are carrying out such customs will experience social stigma of ngampang for the lifetime.
The purposes of this study was to explore the impact of ngampang stigma against psychological of Dayak
Ma’anyan women. The method used is qualitative with interpretive phenomenological approach. Data
obtained through semi-structured interviews with 5 (five) participants using a questionnaire guide. The
results were analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Obtained four themes, namely;
feel insulted for being called ngampang, feel lost freedom because of the stigma, feel afraid to start a new
life, and depressed because of getting stigma. This study found that the ngampang social stigma can be
stressors that create stress and in need of adaptive coping strategies to overcome them. Stress arising from
social stigma addressed the participants with negative coping mechanisms. This is evidenced by discomfort
and distress then get the participants to avoid interaction with the environment. Avoid interaction with the
environment is considered as a stressor, the coping strategies to manage stress due to social stigma. Avoiding
stressors is conducted to minimize the inconvenience caused without addressing the issue. It is an obstacle
to the mental wellbeing of individuals who experience it. The social stigma as a source of stressors must
be addressed to avoid negative implications for a person’s mental well-being. Therefore, the need for an
understanding of adaptive coping to women who undergo traditional events of Ipilah constructively in order
to adapt to stressors of social stigma. This can be achieved if the nurse’s role in community life is optimized
such conduct psychological assistance if there are women who carried out Ipilah indigenous and mental
health counseling on coping mechanisms, so that mental disorders in society due to social stigma can be
prevented.