Indonesian Journal for The Psychology of Religion

Impact of Attitude toward God on Life Satisfaction of Christian Students in Jabodetabek area during pandemic

2021-11-19T09:02:09+00:00

Having a positive attitude about God during suffering was known can maintain mental health. However, many people became disappointed in God during the pandemic. The purpose of this research was to study the attitude toward God among Christian students in the Jabodetabek area during pandemic. Multiple regression analysis was performed on data obtained from 369 Christian students (99 males and 270 females) and found that a negative attitude is a predictor of adverse life satisfaction while a positive attitude is a predictor for higher life satisfaction. A positive attitude decreased the association between negative attitude and life satisfaction. The result of this study implied that as long as the students maintain a high positive attitude toward God, the negative association of negative attitude toward life satisfaction can be controlled.

Adaptation of Hell-Anxiety Scale using Iterative/ Collaborative Approach

2022-02-20T21:24:08+00:00

Indonesia is a highly religious country; nevertheless, other findings are likely to show that the fact should be rejected because negative behaviour not in line with religious values is also massively conducted, such as corruption. Therefore, the present tried to adapt the Hell-Anxiety scale, which is expected to explain the behaviours that are not in line with religious values. The adaptation uses the Iterative/ Collaborative approach (Committee expert) to overcome the back-translation method. Based on three studies, it is found that the Indonesian version of the Hell-anxiety scale is fit with few modifications. The approach used in this study also indicates the uniqueness of language and culture.

The development of Human Capital Skills on Youth Church Community in Jakarta

2021-07-19T14:53:23+00:00

Every person has certain abilities to reach maximum potential in their life. The individual abilities that are being researched in the present are human capital skills which are the process of liberating human beings, where human beings have the opportunity to optimally self actualize that made specifically as a measurement tool for church youth. The research respondents were 200 people consisting of 120 men (46%) and 130 women (54%). Based on the results of psychometric tests conducted through internal consistency and construct validity tests, the scale of human capital skills has good validity and reliability. This scale can measure one and the same construct consistently and validly to measure the construct of human capital skills through three aspects, namely self management skills, self motivation skills and self-technical skills. With the results of a fairly good psychometric test, this scale of human capital skills for youth churches can be used to measure human capital skills

The Relationship of Views of Suffering and Occupational Stress in Religious Leaders

2022-03-12T14:24:03+00:00

Religious leaders are critical figures that take on numerous roles for their congregation in a religiously dense community like Indonesia. With every responsibility entailed within their profession, religious leaders face numerous challenges resulting in occupational stress - distress or eustress, depending on how they interpret their hardships. Religious leaders might employ a faith-based belief such as Views of suffering (VOS) to give meaning to their professional stressors. Thus, this paper aims to examine the role of different VOS in the experience of religious leaders' occupational stress. Views of Suffering Scale (VOSS) and Valencia Eustress-Distress Appraisal Scale (VEDAS) were administered to religious leaders (N=108) from six official religions of Indonesia that were sampled through a quota sampling process. The majority of participants were Mulsim faith leaders. Correlational analysis revealed a significant positive relationship between overcoming VOS and occupational distress, while unorthodox and limited knowledge VOS has a significant positive relationship with occupational eustress. In addition, no other forms of VOS have any significant association with occupational distress or eustress. These results suggest that beliefs attributing misfortune solely to God directly correlates with higher distress. In contrast, beliefs that position religious leaders as active participants and in control of adversity tend to see their stressors as opportunities for growth, thus higher eustress, which is more beneficial for religious leaders.

Comparison of 4 Basic Dimension of Religiousness Scale (4BDRS) and Fowler’s Stages of Faith for Psychology of Religion Research in Indonesia

2021-11-22T15:27:34+00:00

A lot of studies in psychology of religion have been conducted in Indonesia, however not many used tested theoretical frameworks. In this short review, two theories that are growing in international research and received considerable attention in psychology of religion studies in Indonesia, will be surveyed and compared. The 4 Basic Dimensions of Religiousness Scale (Saroglou) provides a multidimensional approach to religiousness that involves the aspects of: (1) Cognitive (Believing), (2) Affective (Bonding), (3) Behavior, and (4) Community (Belonging). On the other side, Fowler’s Stages of Faith offers a framework to discuss the psychological structure that becomes the vessel for religious manifestation at a certain faith stage apart from the content of a specific faith. This survey and comparison will help provide options for more systematic research on psychology of religion with a more tested theoretical framework in Indonesia.