Penerapan Model MIMIC Untuk Menguji Konsistensi Hasil Pengukuran Melalui Skala

This study aimed to demonstrate the use of multiple indicators and multiple (MIMIC) model in testing the consistency of the measurement results when it's applied to individuals with different characteristics. Self-Esteem and Student Motivation Scale were employed to measure participant attributes. Impact of three student characteristics (gender, intelligence and school location) on both measurement model were examined. Total of 2981 students from 30 cities of 15 provinces were participated in this study. Data analysis was utilized using confirmatory factor analysis under structural equation modeling (SEM) approach. Results showed that measuring self-esteem was prone to be contaminated by individual heterogeneity. However, contrary results was found on motivation measure. Excluding three student characteristics as covariance in the model have increased model fit indices in the self-esteem measurement model, but not in the self-esteem. The presence of susceptibility scale to different characteristics indicated that this scale needs to be further modified. Therefore, when it is applied to heterogeneous population, the measurement results will produce consistently results

Penggunaan Variabel Mediator Dalam Eksperimen: Contoh Kasus Intervensi Pengatasan Depresi Pada Remaja

The use of a mediator variable which mediates the effect of treatment with the output variable in the context of experimental research is highly recommended. By involving the mediator variable, the mechanism of treatment effect given to the output variable can be explained in more detail. This study aimed to disseminate the use of a mediator variable in experimental research which is rare used among researchers in Indonesia. Two mediation analysis procedures was applied to analyze the effect of Depression Prevention Training to reduced depression symptoms among adolescents. This study employed pretest–posttest experimental design. Participants were divided into two groups and the treatment was given to the treatment groups. The variable defined as mediator was coping skill. Firstly, Baron-Kenny procedure was employed and then followed by causal analysis procedure. The analysis revealed that coping skill was proved as a mediator between the effect of treatment on depression. Similarity and differences of these two procedures were discussed

Pengujian Model Peranan Kecakapan Hidup Terhadap Kesehatan Mental

The aim of this study was to test conceptual model that showed the role of life skills to mental health. Participants of this study was teachers (N=260) from various provinces in Indonesia who are following event by Diknas in Jakarta. Life skills was measured by Life Skills Scale that consist six life skill dimensions, while mental health was measured by the Life Satisfaction Scale and Quality of Life Scale. Those measurement model each variables was tested by measurement model of Structural Equation Model/SEM that produces the fit model (χ2=23.20; p>0:05 and χ2=11.54; p>0.05). Analysis using SEM showed that model has goodness fit indices (χ2=52.13 p>0.05). The role of life skills that includes six dimensions:emotional skills, social skills, self-esteem, communication, critical thinking and problem solving are able to predict individual mental health. These results provide strong support tothe activities of mental health improvement of individuals through life skills programs

Penerapan Analisis Kelas Laten Untuk Mengeksplorasi Tipologi Kepribadian

Eksplorasi tipologi individu berdasarkan respons mereka pada alat ukur kini memungkinkandilakukan sejalan dengan munculnya teknik-teknik mutakhir di bidang psikometri. Salah satunyaadalah analisis kelas laten. Penelitian ini menerapkan teknik tersebut untuk mengeksplorasiadanya tipologi unik individu pada konstruk kepribadian lima faktor. Respons individu (N=397)pada skala kepribadian hasil adaptasi dari BFI-44 dapat dimodelkan menjadi 2 dan 3 kelas.Faktor emosi stabil menghasilkan 2 kelas sedangkan faktor ekstraversi, keramahan, ketelitian danketerbukaan menghasilkan 3 kelas. Perbandingan profil antar kelas pada tiap faktor kepribadianmenunjukkan adanya tipe-tipe unik individu. Tipe tersebut antara lain tipe aktif bicara pada faktorekstraversi, tipe keramahan dingin pada keramahan, tipe ketelitian tidak terorganisasi pada faktorketelitian dan tipe imajinatif pada faktor keterbukaan. Adanya tipe-tipe unik ini menunjukkanbahwa antar indikator pengukuran kepribadian lima faktor pada responden dengan tipe unik tidakmemiliki ekuivalensi ukur. Tidak ekuivalennya antar indikator terlihat dari hanya indikatortertentu saja yang melekat pada individu. Hal ini berbeda dengan konstruk psikologi yang idealyaitu semua indikator melekat pada individu secara berjenjang. Dari besar, sedang hingga kecil.Tiap tipe unik individu ini didiskusikan lebih lanjut di pembahasan

Intention of preserving forest remnants among landowners in the Atlantic Forest: The role of the ecological context via ecosystem services

Unravelling the psychological processes determining landowners' support towards forest conservation is crucial, particularly in rural areas of the tropics, where most forest remnants are within private lands. As human–nature connections are known to shape pro‐environmental behaviours, the intention of preserving forest remnants should ultimately be determined by the ecological context people live in. Here, we investigate the pathways through which the ecological context (forest cover), via direct contact with forests and ecosystem services and disservices, influence the psychological antecedents of conservation behaviour (beliefs, attitude and intention of preserving forest remnants). We conceptualized a model based on the Reasoned Action Approach, using the ecological context and these three forest experiences as background factors, and tested the model using Piecewise Structural Equation Modelling. Data were collected through an interview‐based protocol applied to 106 landowners across 13 landscapes varying in forest cover in a consolidated rural region in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Our results indicate that: (a) ecosystem services are more important than disservices for shaping intention of preserving forests, particularly non‐provisioning services; (b) contact with forest has an indirect effect on intention, by positively influencing the frequency of receiving ecosystem services; (c) people living in more forested ecological contexts have more contact with forests, receive ecosystem services more frequently and, ultimately, have stronger intention of preserving forests. Hence, our study suggests a dangerous positive feedback loop between deforestation, the extinction of forest experiences and impairment of human–nature connections. Local demands across the full range of ecosystem services, the balance between services and disservices and the ecological context people live in should be considered when developing conservation initiatives in tropical rural areas

Peranan Butir Unfavorabel dalam Menghasilkan Dimensi Baru dalam Pengukuran Psikologi

Meskipun penggunaan butir unfavorabel dalam skala psikologi disarankan dalam banyak referensi, namun beberapa penelitian menemukan rendahnya kualitas properti psikometris butir tersebut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mereplikasi penelitian tersebut dengan menekankan pada validitas faktorial dan kriteria butir-butir unfavorabel. Data penelitian ini didapatkan dari pengukuran motivasi berprestasi pada siswa SMA (N=2986) dengan menggunakan Skala Motivasi Berprestasi. Hasil pengujian model pengukuran melalui pendekatan analisis faktor eksploratori menyimpulkan bahwa model 3 faktor menjelaskan data penelitian dengan tepat. Namun demikian, salah satu dari faktor di model tersebut berisi semua butir unfavorabel. Hasil ini menunjukkan bahwa faktor yang muncul dari analisis lebih diakibatkan oleh kesamaan metode dibanding dengan indikator. Hasil pengujian korelasi antara butir dan ketiga faktor hasil analisis sebelumnya menunjukkan hasil bahwa tidak ada perbedaan nilai validitas kriteria antara butir unfavorabel dan favorabel. Hasil yang sama juga muncul dari korelasi faktor dan kriteria. Kesimpulan yang didapatkan dari penelitian ini adalah melibatkan butir-butir unfavorabel dalam skala cenderung mengganggu validitas faktorial namun tidak pada validitas kriteria skor skala