Humanitas: Indonesian Psychological Journal

Fear of missing out (FoMO) and internet addiction among adolescence: The moderation effect of gender differences

Martaria Rizky Rinaldi — 2024-02-20

The use of the internet and its impact on adolescents is an increasingly important topic in the current digital era. This study explores the moderating role of gender in the relationship between Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) and internet addiction among adolescents in Indonesia. Data were collected through an online survey involving 169 participants. The scales used were the Internet Addiction Scale and the FoMO Scale. Statistical analysis employed moderation analysis using Jamovi. The results showed that FoMO significantly influences internet addiction, and there are gender differences in the level of internet addiction. However, the study also found that gender did not significantly moderate the relationship between FoMO and internet addiction. This implies that FoMO and gender independently contribute to internet addiction, emphasizing their distinctive roles in shaping online behaviors. The study underscores the importance of considering both factors in designing effective prevention and intervention strategies.

The role of personality orientation in predicting quarter life crisis in emerging adulthood: An anchor personality approach

Nur Rohmah Itsnaini — 2024-02-20

A quarter-life crisis during emerging adulthood is triggered by various worries in the future regarding careers, romantic, and social relationships. This study aims to test the role of anchor personality dimensions in predicting a quarter-life crisis in emerging adulthood. The participants of this study were 279 people in the 18-25 year age group. This study was conducted with the quantitative approach using a survey method through social media. The instruments used were the Quarter Life Crisis Scale and Anchor Personality Inventory. The results of the analysis using the multiple linear regression method showed that anchor virtues have a significant negative relationship in predicting quarter-life crises. However, anchor materials and others show a significant positive relationship in predicting the quarter-life crisis. The implications of this research empirically show the importance of emerging adulthood to be oriented towards virtues to prevent quarter-life crisis and achieve optimal psychological functioning.

The dynamic of decision-making: Effect of intertemporal choice on clothing products

Amabel Kylila — 2024-02-20

Individuals' emotional states (i.e., happy and sad emotions) might influence the intertemporal choice process, a decision of choosing between instant alternatives with small advantages or delayed alternatives with enormous benefits, when purchasing a product. This study tested the role of emotional states in individual intertemporal choices, especially when buying clothing products. 45 active students were involved as participants in this experimental study.' The results indicated that happy and sad emotions do not significantly differ in individuals' intertemporal choices, specifically in purchasing clothing products (ꭓ2 = 5.293, p > 0.05). This study also found that intertemporal choice was influenced by gender (F = 6.431, p < 0.05). This gender difference was significant (ꭓ2 = 4.099, p < 0.05), in which female participants had a higher average delayed gratification than male participants. Even though differences in income did not significantly impact the differences in intertemporal choice (ꭓ2 = 5.962, p > 0.05), individual income influenced intertemporal choice (F = 4.381, p < 0.05), in which participants with smaller incomes tended to choose cheaper clothing product. Moreover, the system of three thinking inhibited irrationality and made students more rational when making purchase decisions in accordance with their income or pocket money.

Why stay despite intimate partner violence? Lived experiences of victims in positions of strength

Solly Matshonis Seeletse — 2024-02-20

Intimate partner violence is a problem in every country worldwide, including South Africa. This qualitative study aimed to gather insights into the lived experiences of victims of intimate partner violence, who were the financial providers in their families and the more stable in terms of careers but remained in the relationships for prolonged periods. Five face-to-face interviews were conducted with individual participants from Pretoria township communities in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and then analyzed using the thematic content analysis. The themes generated from the victims’ lived experiences explain their disempowerment. The themes that emerged were the aggressor being untouchable, fear for one’s life, feeling helpless, desperate and vulnerable, self-blame, and being trapped in the relationship. The experience of being abused, especially by a completely weaker partner, was shattered and associated with a helpless life during the relationship. Therefore, the victims of intimate partner violence need exposure beyond the police and guidance in social work services that can help them seek alternative ways to escape intimate partner violence. People need to be empowered to have courage, to be brave, to have knowledge about resourceful institutions, and to be independent.

The role of organizational justice as mediator in the relationship between Islamic work ethics and work engagement

Ayu Dwi Nindyati — 2024-02-20

This research aims to examine organizational justice's role as a mediator in the association between Islamic work ethic and work engagement among Sharia Bank employees. The respondents were 86 employees of Sharia Bank in Jakarta. The hypothesis was examined through a mediation test that involved four steps, including three simple regression and multiple regression. The results showed that organizational justice meditates the relationship between Islamic work ethic and work engagement among Sharia Bank employees. Employees who strongly uphold Islamic work ethics will have a positive perception of organizational justice, which, in turn, leads to higher engagement with their work. These findings have implications on how organizations can enhance employees' work engagement by promoting employees' positive perception of organizational justice.

Mindful parenting, parenting self-efficacy, and marital satisfaction of mother with toddler on family resilience during pandemic

Sri Redatin Retno Pudjiati — 2024-02-20

The COVID-19 pandemic has both positive and negative impacts on individuals in affected areas. For mothers who have many roles at home, this impact can cause stress due to sudden changes in the family. Therefore, it is important to know whether mindful parenting, parenting self-efficacy, and marital satisfaction are important factors for family resilience. This study used a quantitative approach to examine the roles of those factors. Data obtained using Walsh Family Resilience Questionnaire, Interpersonal Mindful Parenting, Self-Efficacy Parenting Task Index-Toddler Scale Short Form and ENRICH Marital Satisfaction (EMS) Scale were analyzed by multiple regression. Based on data from 116 mothers who have toddlers (Mage = 28.46, SD = 3.14), it is known that the associations of mindful parenting, parenting self-efficacy, and marital satisfaction predict 50% of family resilience positively. Furthermore, marital satisfaction provides the largest significant unique contribution, followed by a smaller contribution by parenting self-efficacy, while mindful parenting did not. This shows that internal and external factors by the mother both contribute to creating a resilient family during the Covid-19 Pandemic, thus, it is essentially important to ensure that mothers receive good support from their partners and are confident in providing positive care for their children.

The relationship between mindfulness and work-life balance: The mediation role of emotional regulation

Tis'a Muharrani — 2024-02-20

Air Traffic Controller (ATC) is one of the occupations in the service sector. ATC, like other jobs, has other social tasks outside of work that require the ability to balance work and family or personal and social responsibilities (i.e., work-life balance). This research aims to test the role of emotional regulation in mediating the relationship between mindfulness and work-life balance among ATC officers. This research was conducted quantitatively. The data was collected through the work-life balance, emotion regulation, and mindfulness scales and was analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM) operated through the JASP program version 16. 172 employees (59% males) involved in this research. Results showed that emotional regulation significantly mediates the relationship between mindfulness and work-life balance. This indicates that ATC officers with a mindful condition will consciously be able to direct their attention to focus on the current situation and role. This will affect ATC's ability to manage cognitively to provide emotional responses and express emotions according to the needs of the current situation in completing the role at hand and achieving work-life balance. This finding has implications on how management might assist ATC officers in improving work-life balance by enhancing emotional regulation skills and mindfulness.

Exposure to violent video and aggressive behavior among Public Secondary Students, Kwara State, Nigeria

Samuel Kolawole Ajiboye — 2024-02-20

Aggressive behavior is a range of acts that result in physical and psychological harm to the perpetrator, and other students, thus hindering learning activities. This study investigated the relationship between exposure to violent videos and aggressive behavior among public secondary students in Kwara State, Nigeria. The survey method with a correlational design was adopted. A total sample of 381 participants was involved using the stratified random sampling technique. A research-designed questionnaire titled Exposure to Violent Videos and Aggressive Behaviour Questionnaire (EVABQ) was used to collect the data. Pearson’s product-moment correlation and t-test statistics were used to analyze the hypotheses. Results revealed a positive relationship between exposure to violent videos and aggressive behavior. The results showed statistically significant differences in exposure to violent videos and aggressive behavior among public secondary students based on gender and age. Male respondents were more exposed to violent videos and had more aggressive behavior than females. In contrast, students below 15 years old were more exposed to violent videos and exhibited aggressive behavior than 15 years and above. Therefore, school counselors should sensitize public secondary students to the influence of exposure to violent videos on aggressive behavior, especially among males and students below 15 years old.