Mindfulness and academic resilience among unprivileged college students: The mediating role of self-compassion

A growing body of studies shows that the higher individuals' education level, the higher their chance of getting a better salary. Unfortunately, for unprivileged students who want to improve their living conditions, the risk of failure to complete college is much higher because of numerous obstacles regarding their economic status. Having good academic resilience may foster unprivileged college students to achieve success in their studies. This study aimed to find out the relationship between mindfulness and academic resilience with self-compassion as a mediator. One hundred thirty-one unprivileged college students participated in this cross-sectional, quantitative study. Three adapted scales were used: (1) The Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), (2) The Self-Compassion Scale (SCS), and (3) The Academic Resilience Scale (ARS-30). The data were then analyzed with the Hayes Regression technique. The findings support the hypothesis that self-compassion fully mediates the relationship between mindfulness and academic resilience among unprivileged Indonesian college students with a 23.1 percent contribution. Therefore, among unprivileged students, the impact of mindfulness on academic resilience will be higher through self-compassion

The manifestations of digital literacy in social media among Indonesian youth

Digital literacy capability is a must in the era of internet access, especially in the use of social media. All internet users, especially university students, must practice digital literacy. This study aims to found the common forms of university students' digital literacy behavior when using social media. This study uses a mixed-method approach as it consists of data search using a digital literacy scale, an open-ended questionnaire, and interviews with university students in Yogyakarta. The results of this study indicate that respondents with high digital literacy levels conduct a process of evaluating truthful information by checking trusted sources of information directly and discussing their findings with significant others. The likelihood and ability to evaluate information correctly is affected by family background, formal education, and negative hoax impact awareness. The study also found that after respondents perform across (double) checks, they will usually forward the information, also known as doing a repost. This research implies a description of digital literacy behavior carried out by students in Yogyakarta; with this study, digital literacy behavior expects to provide an overview of information technology policymakers

Factors of premarital sexual activities of literate emerging adults in Nigeria

The increasing tolerance of antenuptial sexual acts among youth in contemporary society has directed research interest to its consequences on varying health outcomes. Weighing various negative effects of premarital sexual activities, inquiring the factors enhancing emerging adults’ engagement in these activities is needed. This investigation focused on exploring myriad factors (grouped under six categories) of literate emerging adults’ engagement inbantenuptial sexual acts. This study inquired into these factors utilizing a descriptive survey, gathering data through a validated questionnaire possessing a good reliability index; from literate emerging adults in a Nigerian state. Factor analysis and regression were used for data analysis. Results emphasized all factors considered significant with biological, educational, and personal factors been more significant of literate emerging adults’ sexual activities regardless of religion and ethnic background (except for economic factors). The implication of the findings is sex education planning program is needed for counselors in tertiary institutions and the community. Therefore, literate emerging adults will have an avenue to discuss the burning issue of prenuptial sexual acts and the consequences. Moreover, the sex education planning program will help literate emerging adults to understand and clarify personal values, improve their knowledge and make healthy sexual decisions

Indonesian adaptation of the Revised College Student Subjective Wellbeing Questionnaire

The College Student Subjective Well-being Questionnaire Revised version (CSSWQ-R) was developed to assess university students' domain-specific well-being related to their academic lives. Previous research suggested that the validity and reliability of this scale should be tested in another cultural context. This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric features and structure of the CSSWQ-R in Indonesia. Five hundred eighty-six undergraduate students in Indonesia were recruited as participants with an accidental sampling technique. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to determine which of four alternative construct structure models suited best, whether the correlated factor, single factor, 2nd order, or bifactor model. The bifactor model was shown to be the best fit for explaining the structure of the CSSWQ-R Indonesian version, with the total score interpretation being the most meaningful. Further convergent and discriminant validity test was proven, and as expected, this scale related positively with academic resilience and academic achievement (GPA). This research contributes to stimulating research in an educational context concerned with higher education students' subjective well-being

Anxiety from receiving news about covid-19: The role of character strength

The spread of covid-19 is happening in all countries, including Indonesia. The number of positive patients in Indonesia continues to increase. Whereas the news related to covid-19 informed by various media tend to cause psychological disorders, including anxiety. The strength of character is one of the individual capacity to prevent anxiety. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the effect of character strength on anxiety when receiving the covid-19 news. Four hundred sixty-one participants that have been chosen through snowball sampling, involved in this study. Data were collected with Character Strength Scale and Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale. Simple regression analysis was used to analyze the data. The results show that character strength significantly predict anxiety when participant receive news about Covid-19. Consideration in developing character strength is needed to reduce anxiety during pandemic covid-19

Which is the most appropriate parenting style for the adolescents' self-esteem among Acehnese people?

Parenting is a process of how parents treat their children, and it has an essential role in the children's development comprehensively, including children's self-esteem. This research aimed to identify the parenting styles practiced by the Acehnese people, the level of adolescents' self-esteem in Aceh, and the correlation between four parenting styles and adolescents' self-esteem. A total of 368 junior high school students in Aceh participated in this research. The research instrument consisted of two questionnaires; to measure parenting styles and to measure adolescents' self-esteem. This study used Pearson correlation and ANOVA in data analysis. The results show that the authoritative style is the dominant parenting style applied in this study. Meanwhile, most of the adolescents' self-esteem levels are at a moderate level. The results also show that there is a significant correlation between the authoritative style and adolescents' self-esteem, as well as authoritarian style and permissive style, but the last two styles have a weak correlation. Meanwhile, there is no significant correlation between uninvolved style and adolescents' self-esteem. Based on the study results, it can be concluded that the optimum parenting style to develop self-esteem is the authoritative style among the four parenting styles.

Celebrity worship and body image among young girls fans of K-pop girl groups

Currently, K-pop girl groups are some of the favorite celebrities who often become the ideal standard for young girls. K-pop girl figures are often displayed with ideal body standards, such as having a slim body, white skin, thin face, and high nose, thus making fans adore and want to have a physical appearance like their idol. This study aimed to examine the relationship between celebrity worship and body image among female adolescents who idolized K-pop girl groups. A sample of 414 female adolescents aged 18-22 years participated online in the current study by filling in the Celebrity Attitude Scale (CAS) and the Multidimensional Body-Self Relation Questionnaire-Appearance Scale (MBSRQ-AS). Results showed that the entertainment-social aspect of celebrity worship proved a significant positive correlation with the appearance orientation dimension of body image. In contrast, the borderline-pathological aspect had a significant negative correlation with the body areas satisfaction dimension. Nonetheless, the intense personal aspect of celebrity worship did not correlate significantly with all dimensions of body image among young girls fans of K-pop girl groups. Thus, each level of celebrity worship correlates differently with each dimension of body image. Entertainment-social is the most common celebrity worship among adolescent girls fans of K-pop girl groups and affects young girls' body image by increasing their attention to appearance

Determinant factors of partisans' confirmation bias in social media

Partisans are more likely to be motivated by a desire to justify their political opinion which is called as confirmation bias. This research aimed to investigate the determinant factors of confirmation bias among college students who actively obtained political information in social media. All participants were associated with a student organization of particular political ideologies. The determinant factors of confirmation bias under investigation were critical thinking, consisting of two dimensions-i.e., critical openness and reflective skepticism; authoritarian personality; collective entitlement; and political preference. A confirmation bias scale pertaining to media reporting was specifically constructed for the purpose of this study. The measurement of critical thinking, authoritarian personality, and collective entitlement utilized existing instruments. The sample in this study was 95 students with various political ideologies. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was conducted to analyze the data. The current study results demonstrated that critical openness, collective entitlement, and authoritarian personality were predictors of confirmation bias. Meanwhile, reflective skepticism and political preference were not significant predictors. The findings could be the building blocks for developing an intervention to increase digital citizenship awareness by open-mindedness to reduce confirmation bias among social media user