ABSTRACT. Previous research conducted by the same authors found that personal attributes (benevolence, integrity, competence) and the relational attributes (closeness, support, and reciprocity) influence trust and trustworthiness. This paper aimed to test the proposed trust model on a new dataset while also testing for gender and regional differences. This research involved a collaboration between Universitas Gadjah Mada as a representative from Yogyakarta and Universitas Negeri Makassar as a representative from Makassar. There were 420 students that participated in this study; 157 (37.4%) men and 263 (62.6%) women. Regression analyses indicated that 42% of trust was formed by personal and relational attributes. Contrary to expectations, there were no differences in trust (p> 0.05) between females and males. However, there was a significant difference in trustworthiness (p0.05). This study provides an understanding on the importance of trust and trustworthiness in efforts to maintain pluralism, as a form of citizenship identity. read more

ABSTRACT. Two studies were conducted to examine the relationship between three different types of intergroup contact (i.e., direct contact, extended contact, and online contact) and outgroup evaluation, and the moderating effect of group status and sociopolitical contexts across two cultural contexts. A total of 75 European Americans (majority) and 44 Chinese Americans (minority) participated in Study 1; whereas 61 Javanese (majority) and 72 Chinese Indonesians (minority) participated in Study 2. In both studies, participants completed an outgroup feeling thermometer as well as a set of questionnaires measuring intergroup contact, perceived outgroup political power, perceived outgroup economic power, perceived government support, and perceived quality of the current intergroup relations. Results from the two studies revealed that although contact was beneficial in both cultural contexts, there were notable moderators of the links between contact and outgroup evaluations. Specifically, the value of direct contact was greater for the minority group members in the United States, extended contact only mattered in a specific condition when the perceived government support was taken into account in the United States, and online contact was beneficial across group status in the Indonesian context. Overall, the findings provide evidence of the need to take into account the role of specific sociopolitical relations between the two groups in intergroup relations research. read more

Kampus seharusnya dapat menjadi salah satu lingkungan yang dapat memahami kondisi mental mahasiswa, karena sebagian besar waktunya dihabiskan untuk kegiatan pendidikannya. Perlu meningkatkan interaksi yang asertif antara mahasiswa dengan dosen maupun tenaga pendidik untuk membentuk lingkungan kampus yang sehat dan aware terhadap kesehatan mental. read more

Penyandang disabilitas merupakan salah satu kelompok masyarakat yang paling berisiko dalam bencana yang berpotensi menjadi korban meninggal empat kali lebih tinggi daripada masyarakat umum (UNDRR, 2014). Penelitian – penelitian terdahulu menunjukkan dampak bencana terhadap penyandang disabilitas di Indonesia, antara lain kematian, dampak psikologis yang berkelanjutan akibat trauma dan kehilangan harta benda atau tempat tinggal. read more