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Personality Traits, Sedentariness, And Personal Dilemma As The Dynamic Predictors Of Intention To Use Public Transportation In Greater Jakarta, Juneman Abraham, Muhammad Sahid Wirayudha Dec 2015

Personality Traits, Sedentariness, And Personal Dilemma As The Dynamic Predictors Of Intention To Use Public Transportation In Greater Jakarta, Juneman Abraham, Muhammad Sahid Wirayudha

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia

The management of mass public transportation requires the psychology of transportation in order to design and operate a transportation system which suits the social psychology dimension of urban citizens. The aim of this research is to examine the role of personality traits, sedentariness, and personal dilemma in predicting the intention of a particular group of urban citizens to switch from using private cars to using mass public transportation. This research uses the predictive correlational design, while the research data are analyzed using the multiple linear regression technique in order to identify the main effects and interaction effects of variables which …


Factors Influencing The Knowledge Seekers In Adopting The Knowledge Management System (Kms), Setiawan Assegaff Jul 2015

Factors Influencing The Knowledge Seekers In Adopting The Knowledge Management System (Kms), Setiawan Assegaff

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia

One indication of KMS success is when the knowledge seeker actively access the knowledge stored within the system’s repository. Unfortunately, studies that specifically designed to provide more understanding about the behavior of the knowledge seeker with regard to their acceptance of KMS are still quite rare. The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors that influence the behavior of knowledge seeker(s) in KMS acceptance. A research model for this study was developed using the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA), and the data was collected from 125 knowledge seekers from three companies in Indonesia. By utilizing the Squares Structural …


Employee Embeddedness And Turnover Intentions: Exploring The Moderating Effects Of Commute Time And Family Embeddedness, Debora Eflina Purba Jul 2015

Employee Embeddedness And Turnover Intentions: Exploring The Moderating Effects Of Commute Time And Family Embeddedness, Debora Eflina Purba

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia

This study aims to investigate the moderating effects of commute time, availability of nearby replacement jobs, and family embeddedness to the relationship between employee embeddedness and turnover intentions. Employee embeddedness includes organizational and community embeddedness. Previous studies showed that employee embeddedness is a good predictor of turnover. However, other studies have subsequently demonstrated different results in employee embeddedness-turnover relationship. The present study hypothesizes that commute time, availability of nearby replacement jobs, and family embeddedness moderate the relationship between employee embeddednessturnover intentions. Data were obtained from a sample of 330 full-time employed nurses in two hospitals in Jakarta, Indonesia. Results showed …


Potential Conflict Between The Malay And The Dayak Ethnic Groups In The Hinterland Region Of West Kalimantan, Edlin Dahnia Alfath Jul 2015

Potential Conflict Between The Malay And The Dayak Ethnic Groups In The Hinterland Region Of West Kalimantan, Edlin Dahnia Alfath

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia

This research was conducted in two villages in the hinterland region of West Kalimantan. The two villages are separated only by a small stream, and they are inhabited by two different ethnic groups. Seen from the upstream of the river, the left side of the riverbank is where the Dayak lived, while at the right side of the riverbank is where the Malay ethnic resided. The Malay, as Muslims, led their live according to Islamic teaching, while the Dayak is oblivious to their neighbor’s Islamic way of life. This in turn had fostered seeds of tensions with a potential for …


Culture Of Control Versus The Culture Of Resistance In The Case Of Control Of Forest, Prudensius Maring Jul 2015

Culture Of Control Versus The Culture Of Resistance In The Case Of Control Of Forest, Prudensius Maring

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia

The implementation of rights, policy, forest official, and repressive approach by the government shows that the culture of control is applied at forest tenure. This research showed that the application of cultural control by the Government clashed with the interests of local wisdom and socio-economic communities around the forest. The local community have developed strategies and tactics to resist the Government through controlling the land, determining the types of plant, and by implementing community-based forest management system. These resistance strategies and tactics is the manifestation of the socio-economic conditions which are integrated in the community culture. Through the perspective of …


Pengetahuan Tentang Rokok,Pusat Kendali Kesehatan Eksternal Dan Perilaku Merokok, Sitti Chotidjah Jun 2012

Pengetahuan Tentang Rokok,Pusat Kendali Kesehatan Eksternal Dan Perilaku Merokok, Sitti Chotidjah

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia

This study was to determine the effect of an external health locus of control on smoking behavior mediated by knowledge about smoking in adolescent boys. The sampling technique was accidental sampling. Subjects were 110 adolescents aged 15-20 years from Yogyakarta. Reliability test results demonstrate the scale of the external health locus of control has good reliability (α = 0.854), while a test of knowledge about smoking have KR-20 = 0.311 and scale α = 0.405 smoking behavior, which means that two instruments are less reliable. In addition, the research data did not meet the assumptions of normality (a = 0.005 …


Metode Pembelajaran Tutor Teman Sebaya Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Berdasar Regulasi-Diri, Ruseno Arjanggi, Titin Suprihatin Dec 2010

Metode Pembelajaran Tutor Teman Sebaya Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Berdasar Regulasi-Diri, Ruseno Arjanggi, Titin Suprihatin

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia

The purpose of this study is to empirically examine the effectiveness of peer tutoring method on self-regulated learning. In self-regulated processes such as planning, self monitoring, and control of disturbances, the model of interaction between personal environment and behavior is a reciprocal interaction. Peer tutoring is expected to raise the potential behavior through an independent learning materials organization. Those behaviours include assistance-seeking behavior and assistance-giving during a more intensive learning process resulted from nearer psychological distance between the tutor and tutee. The subject of this research was 63 students of the Faculty of Psychology Unissula Semarang, which was divided into …


Peran Masyarakat Sipil Dalam Proses Demokratisasi, Otho H. Hadi Dec 2010

Peran Masyarakat Sipil Dalam Proses Demokratisasi, Otho H. Hadi

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia

The growth of civil society in Indonesia gives rise to some imperative issues to resolve. This is the indispensable ground why the study is carried out, i.e. the contribution of the role of civil society on the process of democratization undergone todate. The objectives of this study are among others to identify problems faced by civil society organisation in instigating its role with regard to the aspects of enabling environment (external) and capacity of organisation (internal) as well as the nature enhancement; to acquire profile of civil society augmentation in the context of its role contribution as significant actor democracy …


Time Perspective And Psychological Problems Among Adolescents Affected By Violent Conflict In Indonesia, Sherly Saragih Turnip Dec 2010

Time Perspective And Psychological Problems Among Adolescents Affected By Violent Conflict In Indonesia, Sherly Saragih Turnip

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia

Conflicts and wars in several areas in Indonesia have caused a large number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). IDPs adolescents are a vulnerable group for developing psychological problems. There was a concern about the form of time perspective that these adolescents have and its relationship with the occurrence of psychological problems in the future. However, there is a lack of studies of internally displaced persons that assess the relationship between psychological distress and time perspective in low income countries. The study aim was to assess psychological status and time perspective of adolescents who were affected by violent conflict in Indonesia. …


Perkembangan Motif, Makna, Dan Fungsi Tato Di Kalangan Narapidana Dan Tahanan Di Yogyakarta, Cons. Tri Handoko Dec 2010

Perkembangan Motif, Makna, Dan Fungsi Tato Di Kalangan Narapidana Dan Tahanan Di Yogyakarta, Cons. Tri Handoko

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia

This article describes about the developments of the motifs, meaning, and functions of the tattoo among the convicts and detainees in Yogyakarta since 1950s. The research respondents were the convicts and detainees in the Socialization Institution of Class IIA Yogyakarta, ex-convicts, and tattoo artists who understood about the developments of tattooing in Yogyakarta. The Motifs of tattoo among the convicts and detainees were flora, fauna, people portraits, horror, tribal tattoo, heart iconics, typography, biohazard and biomechanical, also still life. There were two appearances of the motif, standed alone and mix motifs. Each motif had particular meaning. The tattoing technique used …


Kearifan Tradisional Suku Maybrat Dalam Perburuan Satwa Sebagai Penunjang Pelestarian Satwa, Freddy Pattiselanno, George Mentansan Dec 2010

Kearifan Tradisional Suku Maybrat Dalam Perburuan Satwa Sebagai Penunjang Pelestarian Satwa, Freddy Pattiselanno, George Mentansan

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia

Widlife management as food resources in the tropical areas is very rarely done. Traditional wisdom as an aspect that plays an important role in wildlife sustainability still put into practice by certain tribals. Study on traditional wisdom of Maybrat ethnic group was done to observe the practice of traditional wisdom create important impact to the effort of wildlife sustainability in Sorong Selatan Regency. The results indicate that traditional wisdom practice such as the use of hunting tools, places for hunting and wildlife hunted that indirectly give positive impact in order to support wildlife sustainability in Sorong Selatan.


Keterpaparan Materi Pornografi Dan Perilaku Seksual Siswa Sekolah Menengah Pertama Negeri, Ani Mariani, Imam Bachtiar Dec 2010

Keterpaparan Materi Pornografi Dan Perilaku Seksual Siswa Sekolah Menengah Pertama Negeri, Ani Mariani, Imam Bachtiar

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Pornographic exposure and sexual behavior of Junior High School (JHS) students were studied to determine pornographic epidemy in young shool children. The study was carried out using questioner survey for students at Grades 7-9 on four state JHS at the City of Mataram. The respondents were consisted of 36 classes or 1415 students. Results of the study show that 91 per cent of students have been exposed to pornographic materials. The exposure was different between males and females. The pornographic exposure of Grade 7 was different from 8 and 9 students showing the vulnerability of Grade 7 students. Cellular or …


Pengukuran Servant Leadership Sebagai Alternatif Kepemimpinan Di Institusi Pendidikan Tinggi Pada Masa Perubahan Organisasi, Seger Handoyo Dec 2010

Pengukuran Servant Leadership Sebagai Alternatif Kepemimpinan Di Institusi Pendidikan Tinggi Pada Masa Perubahan Organisasi, Seger Handoyo

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia

Leadership is a critical factor for organizational effectiveness and also has great influence to almost all human life. Higher education has a distinctive characteristics, so it needs a particular leadership. Recently, higher education in Indonesia is actively making organizational change, so higher education’s leaders continually make efforts to accomplish successful and significant change. The purposes of research are to examine how important is virtues of servant leadership and to examine multidimensionality of servant leadership. Result shows that servant leadership is an alternative of leadership to accomplish successful organizational change in higher education. Result also finds that servant leadership is a …