Why Some Adolescents Engage in Risk-Taking Behavior

This study explored adolescents’ reasons for involving themselves, or not, in risk-taking behavior, in two vulnerable areas of North Jakarta. The sample was purposively selected among households with adolescents ranging from 12 to 18 years old living in the two areas. The study involved 401 parents (8% female; 92% male; mean age 45.3 years) and 414 adolescents (57.49% female; 42.51% male; mean age 14.9 years). Parents’ demographic data included educational level, employment status, family income, and expenditure. Adolescents were asked about their perceptions of their relationships with their parents, whether they had been involved in eight risky behaviors (smoking, consuming alcohol, substance use, brawling, crime, physical fighting, heavy petting, and premarital sex), and reasons for engaging in risky behaviors or not. The comparison of proportions of eight risky behavior was tested by different test procedures, namely Z test, Chi-Square and Marascuillo multiple comparison. Results revealed that older adolescents were more likely to be involved in risk-taking, and boys were more likely to engage in risky behaviors than girls. The study also indicated that curiosity and peer pressure were the main reasons adolescents engaged in risky behaviors. Advice from family members, fear of God, and fear of being sinful were reasons adolescents did not engage in risky behaviors

Komunikasi Suportif Orang Tua: Konsep, Pengembangan, dan Validasi

Perceived supportive communication by adolescence and emerging adulthood influence how they develop their autonomy and independency and in the same time still have opportunity to gain support from their parents when they need it. The aim of this study is to develop instrument that measure perceived parents’ supportive communication by adolescence and emerging adulthood. The instrument development consists of three stages: 1) Focus group discussion (FGD) to find out the description of perceived parents’ supportive communication (35 respondents from three universities). The result of this stage is the items of the instrument; 2) Validity and Reliability testing (326 respondents of high school and university students). The result of this stage is the valid and reliable instrument; 3) Factor Analysis from 600 respondents. The result of this stage is the dimentions of the instrument; dan 4) Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) from 1065 respondents. The result of this stage is the same as final result of the whole study, that is perceived parents’ supportive communication instrument, which consists of two dimentions (empathy and confidentiality)

PERAN ORANG MUDA KATOLIK DALAM MEMELIHARA BUMI SEBAGAI RUMAH UMAT MANUSIA

In Pope Francis Laudato Si' Encyclical, the Catholic Church is called to reflect and consider on care for the earth as the home of humanity. The Laudato Si' also talks about social, economic, and respect for the cultural existence of indigenous peoples and local wisdom. There are seven dimensions highlighted in the encyclical, namely response to the cry of the earth, response to the cry of the poor, ecological economics, adoption of sustainable lifestyles, ecological education, ecological spirituality, and community resilience and empowerment. Catholic youths are expected to become agents of change who seek to create a better world. This research provides an overview of the knowledge, attitudes and practices of how Catholic youth play a role in protecting and caring for the earth as the home of mankind. This research also identifies supporting and hindering factors in caring for the environment. This research was conducted in Sungai Utik West Kalimantan by conducting Focus Group Discussions and Key Informant Interviews. The result indicated that what is needed to improve is the adoption of sustainable lifestyles

Comparative Review Between COVID-19 and Stunting: Communication Framework Toward Risk-Mitigating Behavior

In addition to COVID-19, stunting is another threat facing Indonesia. Although not as deadly as COVID-19, stunting requires immediate responses; otherwise it will burden our development agenda. Substantial evidences from application of Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) accumulate significant relationship of health intentions to individuals’ behavior. Further extension of TPB that include other variables confirm the role of knowledge and risk perception in predicting health intentions and behavior. Similarly involve risk factors within public health area, risk communication of COVID-19 seems outperforms that of stunting. Using TPB’s perspective, this review of literature aims to analyze health promotion impacts of these health threats. Result indicates differences in risk communication strategy for COVID – indicated by emerging amateur health promoters – as to stunting. There is a need for intensive collaboration of Psychology and Communication studies in exploring communication strategies to help building health intentions toward performing risk-mitigating behaviors beyond COVID-19 and stunting alone

Pelibatan Lembaga Keuangan Daerah di Jawa Tengah untuk Meningkatkan Kepemilikan Sarana Sanitasi Layak

Tidak memiliki jamban memaksa keluarga miskin buang air besar sembarangan (BABS). Hal tersebut meningkatkan risiko terjadinya masalah gizi kronis sehingga mengakibatkan terhambatnya pertumbuhan pada anak (stunting), yakni tinggi badan anak lebih rendah atau pendek (kerdil) dari standar usianya. Opsi kredit jamban keluarga tersedia bagi keluarga miskin yang belum mampu membangun sarana sanitasi dasar ini. Namun, kurangnya promosi dan karakter calon nasabah mengakibatkan sedikit lembaga keuangan yang menawarkan kredit jamban. Berbagi peran dengan stakeholders terkait untuk menerapkan fitur kredit yang lebih ‘ramah’ bagi keluarga miskin serta penyediaan insentif diharapkan dapat meningkatkan kepemilikan jamban melalui keterlibatan lembaga keuangan

EFIKASI DIRI DAN STRATEGI MOTIVASI SEBAGAI PREDIKTOR PRESTASI AKADEMIS SISWA DARI KELUARGA NELAYAN TRADISIONAL

Lack of capital and advance technology have caused traditional fisherman to lose the competition, so that they become poor and marginalized. Poverty affects low aspirations for their children’s education, and indirectly influenced low children’s motivation to learn. The aim of this study was to measure the contribution of self-efficacy and motivational strategies in predicting students’ academic achievement. This study applied quantitative approach, by implementing General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE) to measure self-efficacy, and Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) to measure motivation to learn. Academic achievement score was collected from mean of cumulative scores of students’ academic report. A non-random sampling technique was applied in sample selection. In total, 103 adolescents (Female 64%; Male 36%; Age 15-19 years; Meanage =16.10) who come from traditional fisheries families and still study in the senior high school in Cilincing District, North Jakarta participated in this study. The study revealed that self-efficacy and motivation to learn was not significantly contribute to students’ academic achievement.AbstrakKeterbatasan modal dan teknologi menyebabkan nelayan tradisional kalah bersaing, sehingga mereka menjadi miskin dan termarjinalkan. Kemiskinan memengaruhi aspirasi yang rendah terhadap pendidikan anak mereka, dan secara tidak langsung ikut memengaruhi motivasi belajar anak yang rendah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengukur kontribusi efikasi diri dan strategi motivasi dalam memprediksi prestasi akademik siswa. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan menerapkan General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE) untuk mengukur efikasi diri, dan Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) untuk mengukur motivasi belajar. Skor prestasi akademik dikumpulkan dari rata-rata skor kumulatif laporan akademik siswa. Teknik pengambilan sampel nonacak diterapkan dalam pemilihan sampel. Secara total, 103 remaja (Perempuan 64%; Laki-laki 36%; Usia 15-19 tahun; Meanusia= 16,10) yang berasal dari keluarga nelayan tradisional dan masih belajar di sekolah menengah atas di Kecamatan Cilincing, Jakarta Utara berpartisipasi dalam penelitian ini. Studi ini menunjukkan bahwa efikasi diri dan motivasi untuk belajar tidak berkontribusi secara signifikan kepada prestasi akademik siswa.Â

PENDIDIKAN ANAK MARJINAL, KETERAMPILAN HIDUP DAN MEDIA LITERASI: PEMBEKALAN UNTUK TUTOR PKBM DALAM MENDAMPINGI ANAK MARJINAL

Tujuan kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini  adalah membekali para tutor dari tiga Pusat Kegiatan Belajar Masyarakat (PKBM) di Jakarta Pusat dengan pengetahuan mengenai psikologi pendidikan positif, pendidikan untuk anak marjinal, pendidikan keterampilan hidup dan media literasi yang dipandang relevan dengan kebutuhan tutor PKBM dalam memfasilitasi kegiatan belajar di PKBM. Anak-anak peserta belajar di PKBM dirasakan mempunyai motivasi belajar dan minat belajar yang rendah, yang berdampak pada kelelahan psikis para tutor PKBM. Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini diharapkan dapat menyegarkan semangat dan motivasi para tutor PKBM dalam melayani anak-anak marjinal yang menjadi peserta belajar di PKBM. Materi yang diberikan di kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini dirasakan relevan dan sangat berguna bagi para tutor PKBM dalam menjalankan aktivitas mereka. Diharapkan pada kegiatan selanjutnya dapat diberikan pembekalan dengan studi kasus dan solusi konkrit dalam menjalankan program pendidikan di PKBM untuk anak-anak dari komunitas marjina

All-sky search for long-duration gravitational wave transients with initial LIGO

We present the results of a search for long-duration gravitational wave transients in two sets of data collected by the LIGO Hanford and LIGO Livingston detectors between November 5, 2005 and September 30, 2007, and July 7, 2009 and October 20, 2010, with a total observational time of 283.0 days and 132.9 days, respectively. The search targets gravitational wave transients of duration 10-500 s in a frequency band of 40-1000 Hz, with minimal assumptions about the signal waveform, polarization, source direction, or time of occurrence. All candidate triggers were consistent with the expected background; as a result we set 90% confidence upper limits on the rate of long-duration gravitational wave transients for different types of gravitational wave signals. For signals from black hole accretion disk instabilities, we set upper limits on the source rate density between 3.4×10-5 and 9.4×10-4 Mpc-3 yr-1 at 90% confidence. These are the first results from an all-sky search for unmodeled long-duration transient gravitational waves. © 2016 American Physical Society

All-sky search for long-duration gravitational wave transients with initial LIGO

We present the results of a search for long-duration gravitational wave transients in two sets of data collected by the LIGO Hanford and LIGO Livingston detectors between November 5, 2005 and September 30, 2007, and July 7, 2009 and October 20, 2010, with a total observational time of 283.0 days and 132.9 days, respectively. The search targets gravitational wave transients of duration 10-500 s in a frequency band of 40-1000 Hz, with minimal assumptions about the signal waveform, polarization, source direction, or time of occurrence. All candidate triggers were consistent with the expected background; as a result we set 90% confidence upper limits on the rate of long-duration gravitational wave transients for different types of gravitational wave signals. For signals from black hole accretion disk instabilities, we set upper limits on the source rate density between 3.4×10-5 and 9.4×10-4 Mpc-3 yr-1 at 90% confidence. These are the first results from an all-sky search for unmodeled long-duration transient gravitational waves. © 2016 American Physical Society