Trust In Parent‐Child Relationship Among Undergraduate Students: Indigenous Psychological Analysis

Kepercayaan remaja terhadap orang tuanya adalah sebuah indikator yang penting dalam melihat kualitas hubungan orang tua dengan anak. Untuk dapat memahami faktor‐faktor yang memengaruhi kepercayaan terhadap orang tua, 509 mahasiswa yang tinggal di Yogyakarta (pria = 27.8%; dan wanita = 72.2%) mengisi open‐ended questionnaire yang dikembangkan oleh Kim (2008) yang menanyakan sejauh mana mereka percaya pada orang tua mereka dan alasannya. Data dianalisis menggunakan pendekatan indigenous psikologi dalam menganalisis konten open‐ended respons, pengkategorian respons, kategorisasi dari respons dan tabulasi silang (cross‐tabulating) dengan informasi latar belakang. Hasil penelitian ini mengindi‐kasikan bahwa remaja memercayai Ayah mereka karena Ayah memberikan mereka dukungan. Remaja memercayai Ibu mereka karena hubungan emosional. Implikasi dari hasil penelitian akan didiskusikan

An integrative model of happiness: Indonesia and indigenous psychology perspectives

Happiness is an important thing for human. In the context of Indonesian society, happiness is emphasized more on the psychological condition of human experience rather than material wealth. The term happiness in Indonesia often refers to the concept of "Tentram", close to the feeling of tranquility, harmony, or peaceful situation. The purpose of this study is to present an integrative model of happiness consistent with the perspective of Indonesian people and Indigenous Psychology. The approach used in the research is a combination of quantitative and qualitative approach (mixed-model). Data was collected using an open-ended questionnaire and psychological scales of self-efficacy, social support and happiness (compiled by Kim, 2008). Data were analyzed by combining the results of text-data categorization and statistical data. Data were also analyzed by Structural Equation Modeling. Results showed that social support has direct influence on the happiness of people in Indonesia. The results will be discussed further

Trust or distrust An indigenous study on the perspective of undergraduate students towards Malaysian politicians

Trust in politicians plays a very important role to strengthen a relationship between the people and politician is especially in democractic countries (Marien & Hooghe, 2011). Research showed that the levels of trust in politicians have been declining in recent years (Keele, 2007). However, study on the levels and the reasons of trust politician are still underexplored especially in Asian country. Hence, the purpose of this study is to figure out the frequency of trust in politicians in Malaysia and to identify peoples’ beliefs and views (stereotype) against their politicians in the indigenous context. This study was conducted using a qualitative approach involving a total of 858 undergraduate students. The results obtained from the open-ended questions showed that only 24% declared themselves as trusting the politicians. They trusted the politicians mostly because of the role of politicians (63.5%) and politicians’ characteristic (36.5%), while 76% reported they distrust politicians. Distrust towards politicians revealed four main categories which are politicians’ characteristic (48%), political motive (23%), verbal (22%) and the role of politicians (7%). The issue of trust towards politicians in the local context will be discussed

What Makes Adolescents Happy Or Sad? Indigenous Psychological Analysis

Just as black is the opposite of white, happiness seems to be the opposite of sadness. The two emotions differ in many respects. Those who are satisfied with their current state, typically feel happy and those who are dissatisfied, feel sad (Russell &Carroll, 1999). Those who get what they want, feel happy, and those who do not, feel sad (Schaver, Sachwartz, Kirson & O’Connor, 1987). The purpose of this study is examine factors that influence feeling of happiness and sadness. A total 467 senior high school students in Yogyakarta, Indonesia (male =190, female = 269) completed an open-ended questionnaire developed by Kim (2008) that asks event that made them most happy and sad. The data were analyzed using indigenous psychological approach of analyzing the content of open-ended responses and categorizing the responses. The results indicate that family is the most important factors that influence adolescents’ happiness (e.g., family gathering). The other factors include achievement, love, spirituality, friendship, money and leisure time. Secondly, what makes them sad? The responses indicate failures in their lives, loss or death of significant others, disappointing others and family problems. The detailed results and implications will be discussed

Why i trust my father? : in the eyes of malaysian adolescents

This study aims to investigate how much both son and daughter trust their father and what are the underlying reasons they trust their father. The results revealed five main reasons why Malaysian adolescents trust their father. Those reasons are related to the role of father, father-child relationship, father’s characteristics, father’s nurturing nature and father’s attitude and behavior. A total of 1022 students (males = 241, females = 781) from one of public university in Sabah, Malaysia participated in the study. The participants completed open-ended questionnaires developed by Kim (2008), asking how much the adolescents trust their father, and the reasons why they trust their father. The data was analysed by using the indigenous psychology method proposed by [1] Findings of this study revealed the pattern of trust towards father for both Malaysian male and female adolescents. The results contributed new information about Malaysian adolescents’ trust towards their father form the indigenous context. The implications of finding will be discussed

Individualism and Collectivism : A Psychological, Cultural and Ecological Analysis

A fascinating and cogent exposition of the individualism-collectivism debate

The inter-relationships among German adolescents’ self-efficacy, familial, school, social environment, and health

This research examines the inter-relationships among German adolescents' self-efficacy, perception of familial, school, social environment, mental health, and academic grades. The sample consists of 170 students attending ninth in two schools in Konstanz, Germany. Results show that self-efficacy beliefs are positively correlated with socio-economic status, mother’s education, social support from parents, teachers, friends, life-satisfaction, and academic grades. Self-efficacy beliefs are negatively correlated with stress. In particular, the beliefs in the capability to deal successfully with interpersonal relationships and to meet others’ expectations are important predictors for life-satisfaction. Results show that high stress levels occur with a negative perception of German society, and low stress levels occur with a strong belief in the ability to be successful in social activities. High self-efficacy concerning self-regulated learning is important for academic success. Family is an important factor for adolescents’ mental health and development of self-efficacy and there is a rather unexpected emphasis on harmonious relationships that benefit adolescents’ life-satisfaction. In light of these results it is suggested to further examine the topic of relational orientation in Germany

Indigenous and cultural psychology : memahami orang dalam konteksnya

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