Psychosophia: Journal of Psychology, Religion, and Humanity

“WE FACE OBSTACLES WITH IKHLAS”: REFLECTION ON PSYCHOLOGICAL FLEXIBILITY OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN RURAL TEGAL, CENTRAL JAVA, DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Maulida Amalia Pramesti, Elli Nur Hayati, Khoiruddin Bashori — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0700

This study examines the psychological flexibility of elementary school’s teachers in rural settings who obliged to still carried out teaching activities during Covid-19 pandemics. The changing teaching methods, along with other daily life changes, are common to be studied in urban setting. But, the vulnerable group of teachers in rural community setting is under researched. The school in this rural setting also achieved good mark academically, even though it was hampered by the pandemic. This study employed qualitative methods with a phenomenological approach, as the most relevant design for studying a life experience. Participants were four elementary school’s teachers in rural Tegal regency, Central Java. Data was gathered through an in-depth interview, and analyzed using the tradition of content analysis. Triangulation was conducted by interviewing significant others of each participant, to maintain the credibility of the data. The results of this study showed that all the subjects, reflecting that when facing obstacles during a pandemic, they were able to bring up a set of skills that a person uses when faced with challenging thoughts, feelings, emotions, and/or experiences. Themes emerged included struggle to adapt, such as “Create New Innovations to Address Solutions," “An Attitude of Willingness to Learn to Face Challenges," “Functioning Effectively Despite Obstacles," “The Attitude of Continuing to Live Despite Obstacles”; struggle to accept, such as “Responding to Situations with a Positive Outlook”, “Gaining Wisdom," and finding meaning of events such as “Desire to Become a Better Version of Oneself.”. Meanwhile, factors that influenced psychological flexibility were teaching commitment, motivation, creativity, and social support. Overall, the study contributes to the comprehension of human virtue in a rural community setting during the hardest time of the pandemic.

CONFORMITY IN THE DECISION TO BUY BIKE ACCESSORIES AND SPARE PARTS FOR ADULT AGE CYCLISTS

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0700

The current needs of cyclists, which have now become part of their lifestyle, are accessories and spare parts. One of the reasons someone decides to buy something is due to the influence of conformity. The purpose of this study is to predict the contribution of conformity behavior to the decision to purchase bicycle accessories and spare parts. This research uses a quantitative method with a simple regression analysis. The scales used are the conformity scale and the purchase decision scale. The sampling technique used in this is the purposive sampling technique. The population in this study consists of adult cyclists (21–60 years old), for a total of 83 participants. Based on the analysis of data collected from the conformity scale and purchase decision scale, then processed using SPSS version 26, it was found that the significance value of conformity and purchase decision is 0.00 (p= < 0.05), which means conformity significantly influences purchase decisions. However, this influence occurs negatively. Meanwhile, the contribution of conformity to purchase decisions is 16.9%. Based on the research results, it is shown that adult cyclists exhibit conformity behavior, and this conformity behavior negatively influences the decision to purchase bicycle accessories and spare parts. This finding is noteworthy because conformity is commonly found in adolescents, while adulthood is generally referred to as "trial and error" behavior, but this time conformity behavior is found in adults. The reason conformity only slightly influences purchase decisions may be because there are still many other factors influencing purchase decisions, such as self-concept, product quality, product branding, lifestyle, attitudes or evaluations of products, and income.

MULTISENSORY METHODS AS TEACHERS' EFFORTS IN DEALING WITH DYSLEXIC CHILDREN IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: LITERATURE REVIEW

Yuris Ahmadi Utomo Putri, Wiwin Hendriani — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0700

Dyslexic children of primary school age feel unable to keep up with learning, because they have different ways to learn. Teachers in school need to strategize a method for dyslexic children can follow the lesson well. This study aims to determine the efforts of teachers in dealing the dyslexic children with multisensory methods in elementary school. The research method used is integrative literature review with a five-stage framework, namely problem identification, literature search, data evaluation, data analysis, and presentation of findings. The electronic databases used are Sinta, ResearchGate, Google Scholar, Garuda, and Rama Repository, producing amount 38,649 articles over the past 10 years. Using search keywords, 7 journals were identified as meeting the inclusion criteria using the CASP (Critical Appraisal Skill Program) instrument. The result of this literature review is that multisensory methods are proven to improve the reading ability and learning quality of dyslexic children. Children experience an improvement in their ability to recognize words accurately although not significantly. Teachers need to provide remedial to overcome the difficulties and learning barriers they experience at school, and discuss with parents in order to children get a balanced teaching method between home and school.

COMPARISON BETWEEN PERCEIVE OF SOCIAL SUPPORT AND SELF-ACCEPTANCE AMONG MALE AND FEMALE OF DIPLOMA COLLEGE STUDENTS IN MALAYSIA

Nurhanis Fatinah, Nor Firdous Mohamed, Shahiran Ibrahim — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0700

This study aimed to determine association between perceived social support and self-acceptance, with further analysis conducted to compare gender (male and female) in perceived social support and self-acceptance among polytechnic students. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 177 students who consented to participate (90 males, 87 females), with an age range between 18 and 25 years old. The respondents were recruited using convenience sampling. Validated measures, including the Multidimensional Perceived Social Support (MPSS) and the Unconditional Self-Acceptance Questionnaire (USAQ), were employed in this study. Descriptive analysis and inferential analysis using Pearson's correlation and independent t-tests were utilized to analyze the data. The current findings suggested a non-significant relationship between perceived support from family [r (177) = - .073, p = .335] and self-acceptance. Conversely, there was a significant positive relationship between perceived support from friends and self-acceptance [r (177) = .191, p = .011], as well as between perceived support from significant others and self-acceptance [r (177) = .177, p = .019]. Furthermore, no significant differences were found between male and female polytechnic students regarding perceived social support, including family, friends, and significant others. However, a significant difference was observed in gender and self-acceptance t (175) = -3.307, p < .001) with the mean score for male self-acceptance lower than that of females. These findings contribute to the existing literature and underscore the importance of social support and self-acceptance in the well-being of diploma college students.

THE EFFECT OF SELF-COMPASSION ON DEPRESSION AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN YOGYAKARTA

Fuad Nashori, Leonita Ikasari Saputri D, Nurul Siti Jauhara Lubis — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0700

The phenomenon of low mental health among Indonesian university students is of concern to experts, professionals, and the public. The high prevalence of depression around university students is an indication of this. The present study aims to determine the effect of self-compassion on depression among university students in Special Region of Yogyakarta. The study involved 280 individuals who were registered as active students at universities in Yogyakarta. The Self-Compassion Scale and the DASS-42 depression subscale were employed as the measurements. The data analysis techniques used were product moment and regression analysis. The objective of product moment is to discover how self-compassion affects depression in university students. Regression analysis is used to analyze the respective contributions of each component of self-compassion to depression in university students. The proposed hypothesis is that there is influence self-compassion towards students’ depression and the contribution of each aspect of self-compassion to students’ depression.