Vol. 2 No. 1 (2025): JITSS (Journal of Innovation and Trend in Social Sciences)

The purpose of this study was to investigate relational aggression if any, the detrimental consequences of relational aggression for eighth-grade students’ psychological well-being at one of the junior high schools in Jakarta. The present research utilized a quantitative correlational research design involving 150 students, randomly selected. Data were collected through questionnaires and analyzed using simple regression with IBM SPSS version 20. The research report showed a significance value of .000 (p < .005); with a t value of –10.054 indicating relational aggression had a significant negative impact on the students’ psychological well-being. The negative t-value indicates an inverse correlation between relational aggression the students’ psychological well-being; the higher the relational aggression the less psychological well-being students exhibited on the measure. The R Square value of 0.406 indicates that relational aggression accounted for 40.6% in the variance for psychological well-being. While the remaining variance of 59.4% would be indicating variables not previously assessed in this study. The model provides a suitable account to predict psychological well-being. Relational aggression must be taken into consideration if we expect to promote positive mental health for students.

Dinamika relasi antara pekerja sosial dan klien dalam tahapan pendampingan asesmen awal merupakan aspek kritis dalam praktik pekerjaan sosial. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis interaksi, tantangan, dan faktor-faktor yang memengaruhi hubungan profesional antara pekerja sosial dan klien selama proses asesmen awal. Dengan pendekatan kualitatif melalui studi literatur sehingga mengidentifikasi bahwa asesmen awal tidak hanya bersifat teknis tetapi juga melibatkan dimensi relasional yang kompleks. Keberhasilan asesmen sangat dipengaruhi oleh kemampuan pekerja sosial dalam membangun kepercayaan, komunikasi efektif, serta sensitivitas terhadap kebutuhan dan konteks sosial klien. Di sisi lain, faktor seperti bias profesional, keterbatasan waktu, dan hambatan struktural dapat menghambat dinamika relasi yang optimal. Penelitian ini juga menemukan bahwa pendekatan berbasis kekuatan (strengths-based approach) dan partisipatif mampu meningkatkan keterlibatan klien, sehingga asesmen menjadi lebih holistik dan akurat. Implikasi dari temuan ini menekankan pentingnya pelatihan pekerja sosial dalam keterampilan interpersonal serta pengembangan kebijakan pendampingan yang berorientasi pada hak dan kebutuhan klien. Studi ini memberikan kontribusi teoretis dalam memahami kompleksitas relasi pekerja sosial-klien sekaligus rekomendasi praktis untuk meningkatkan efektivitas asesmen awal dalam intervensi pekerjaan sosial.

The increasing tendency of adolescents to adopt a hedonistic lifestyle, characterized by hedonistic behavior and the pursuit of pleasure, has become a concern in schools. One factor that can counteract this tendency is self-efficacy, or an individual's belief in their ability to regulate behavior and face challenges. This study aims to identify the self-efficacy profile of eleventh-grade students at SMAN 44 East Jakarta, describe their hedonistic lifestyle tendencies, and examine the influence of self-efficacy on this lifestyle. The population consisted of 120 students, with a sample of 80 selected using the Slovin formula and purposive sampling. The research instruments included the Self-Efficacy Scale (SES), based on Bandura's indicators (magnitude, generality, strength), and the Hedonistic Lifestyle Scale (HLS), based on Engel's indicators (consumption, pleasure seeking, peer conformity). Instrument validity was tested with Pearson correlation and reliability with Cronbach's Alpha, resulting in α = 0.87 for self-efficacy and α = 0.85 for hedonistic lifestyle. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean, percentage, and distribution by gender) and simple linear regression with SPSS. The results showed that self-efficacy had a significant and negative effect on hedonistic lifestyle (p = 0.01 < 0.05), with R² = 0.390. This indicates that self-efficacy explains 39% of the variance, while 61% is influenced by other factors. These findings highlight the importance of strengthening self-efficacy to reduce students' hedonistic tendencies, which provides practical implications for guidance and counseling interventions in schools.

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh Indeks Pembangunan Manusia (IPM), Upah Minimum Provinsi (UMP), dan inflasi terhadap tingkat kemiskinan di Provinsi Maluku selama periode 2005 hingga 2023. Data yang digunakan merupakan data sekunder dari Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS) Provinsi Maluku dalam bentuk deret waktu. Metode analisis yang digunakan adalah regresi berganda dengan desain korelasional prediktif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa secara simultan ketiga variabel independen berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kemiskinan. Secara parsial, UMP dan inflasi berpengaruh negatif signifikan terhadap kemiskinan, sedangkan IPM justru menunjukkan pengaruh positif dan signifikan. Temuan ini mengindikasikan bahwa peningkatan IPM belum sepenuhnya diikuti oleh pemerataan kesejahteraan. Penelitian ini merekomendasikan agar kebijakan pembangunan lebih menekankan pada aspek pemerataan agar efektif dalam mengurangi kemiskinan.