Dimensional Model of Social Health in Islamic Referrences

Social health is one of the substantial dimensions of human health, one of its two implications is about interpersonal perception, which means how relationships and social interactions are. The purpose of this study is thus to investigate this kind of perception of social health in Islamic resources.

In this research, a mix method is used: the classical descriptive-analytical method in the study of religious resources, and the panel of experts to determine the validity of findings.

The research finding is that, from the twenty-four main concepts of social health, eleven components were obtained: social honor and defense, social dignity, social restraint, social security / safety, social effort, social capital, social uprightness, social trust, social bonding, social exhilaration, and social ornament. From the analysis of the components, five dimensions were obtained:  affective dimension (bond + differentiation), emotional dimension exhilaration + ornament, personality (social dignity), need (capital + trust) and security of communication (social security).

The results show that social health can be improved by focusing on the eleven components and planning for improvement and finding a pathological way for the current situation.