This study set out to identify and analyze toxic relationships in interpersonal communication among adolescents. The toxic relationship, as an unhealthy relationship, does have an impact on the occurrence of internal conflicts. Such relationships often cause the people involved to encounter unproductiveness and mental disorders, which can trigger an emotional outburst that leads to violence. A qualitative approach was used as the research method. The data collection techniques comprised FGD, observation, and in-depth interviews with informants/participants as primary data. The study findings show that first, the perpetrators of toxic relationships, namely toxic people, could be those closest to the victims, such as the nuclear family (father, mother, and siblings). In addition, the perpetrator could be a lover in an unhealthy romantic relationship or peers and even friends who often do the bullying via verbal, physical, or even sexual violence. Second, toxic relationships can be categorized into several forms, namely unhealthy relationships with friends (‘toxic friendship’), parents/family (‘toxic parenting’), lovers, and cheating parents, which can affect a child’s mentality. Actions necessary include the raising of awareness and concern for the community. If violent behavior occurs, it is not permissible to act permissive. The individual approach carried out during victim assistance can entail consultations in the form of ‘vent sessions’. A powerful way to anticipate being trapped in an unhealthy relationship is via self-love. Counselling is carried out with a self-healing approach to restore victims’ self-confidence and maintain their mental health.

Abstrak: Kekerasan pada perempuan dan anak tidak bisa dipisahkan, karena dua permasalahan tersebut harus dipecahkan secara integratif dengan memberikan perlindungan pada kedua korban, yakni perempuan dan anak. Kegiatan ini bertujuan (1) memberikan pemahaman dan memperkaya pengetahuan relawan terkait bentuk, penyebab, dampak kekerasan yang banyak dialami oleh perempuan dan anak; (2) memberi edukasi tentang Undang-undang penghapusan kekerasan pada perempuan dan pada anak; (3) pendampingan dan antisipasi kekerasan pada perempuan dan anak. Kegiatan pengabdian ini dilakukan selama 5 bulan di kecamatan Pamulang, Kota Tangerang Selatan. Metode yang digunakan adalah partisipatif, dimana anggota sasaran dilibatkan secara aktif mulai dari perencanaan, monitoring, dan evaluasi kegiatan. Proses pemberdayaan relawan meliputi : (1) presentasi dan ceramah, (2) praktek edukasi dan sosialisasi Undang-undang penghapusan kekerasan pada perempuan dan anak, (3) praktek presentasi bagi relawan sebagai agen komunikasi untuk mengidentifikasi dan mengantisipasi tindak kekerasan, serta panduan pendampingan korban. Hasil pelaksanaan kegiatan ini berjalan sesuai dengan tujuan kegiatan yang telah tercapai. Pertama, relawan memahami informasi bentuk-bentuk, penyebab, dampak kekerasan yang banyak dialami oleh perempuan dan anak. Kedua, relawan mampu mengedukasi tentang Undang-undang penghapusan kekerasan pada perempuan dan anak. Ketiga, relawan mampu melakukan pendampingan dan antisipasi kekerasan pada perempuan dan anak. Relawan telah menunjukkan perubahan positif, mampu mengidentifikasi proaktif dan reaktif meminimalisir kategorisasi kekerasan pada perempuan dan anak. Violence against women and children cannot be separated, because these two problems must be solved in an integrative way by providing protection for both victims, namely women and children. This activity aims to (1) provide understanding and enrich the knowledge of volunteers regarding the forms, causes, and impacts of violence experienced by many women and children; (2) provide education on the law on the elimination of violence against women and children; (3) assistance and anticipation of violence against women and children. The method used is participatory, where target members are actively involved starting from planning, monitoring, and evaluating activities. The process of empowering volunteers includes: (1) presentations (2) educational practices and socialization of the law on the elimination of violence against women and children, (3) presentation practices for volunteers as communication agents to identify and anticipate acts of violence. The results of the implementation of these activities are in accordance with the objectives of the activities that have been achieved. First, volunteers understand information about the forms, causes, and impacts of violence that are mostly experienced by women and children. Second, volunteers are able to educate about the law on the elimination of violence against women and children. Third, volunteers are able to provide assistance and anticipate violence against women and children. Volunteers have shown positive changes, able to identify proactively and reactively minimize the categorization of violence against women and children.

This study aims to evaluate the psychometric properties of the homophobia scale in students attending religionbased universities in Indonesia. This research is important as homosexuality is a controversial issue in the country and is still a topic of debate. The Homophobia Scale is a tool that assesses attitudes towards homosexuality through 17 items measuring positive affirmation, negative cognition, and the perceived threat of homosexual behavior. The scale was adapted for the Indonesian context, which is predominantly religious, based on The Heterosexual Attitudes Towards Homosexuality (HATH) Scale and Items, originally translated by bilingual experts. The translated scale was then reviewed for content by psychologists and communication experts, and field-tested for reliability and validity. Data from 327 students aged 18-35 from both state and private religionbased universities were analyzed using Rasch model analyses, including principal component analysis (PCA), reliability analysis, and differential item functioning (DIF) assessment. The study found that the homophobia scale accounted for 42.4 % of the raw variance, indicating its unidimensionality. The scale demonstrated an acceptable level of personal reliability and excellent reliability for individual items. Results revealed significant demographic effects, with age and study program showing more differential item functioning (DIF). Male students were more tolerant towards homosexuals than females. Additionally, students at state universities tended to be more tolerant but held negative views of homosexuality when associated with AIDS. In conclusion, the homophobia scale assessed in this study exhibits promising construct validity and sufficient psychometric properties. The findings indicate that negative stigma towards homosexuals and homophobia still persist among students at religion-based universities in Indonesia, despite limited interaction with homosexuals.

Media independence is often tested where political actors and advertisers can exert pressure. And we know less about how employee-based share ownership works as a governance mechanism for independence. This study examines how ownership structure conditions newsroom autonomy through a qualitative study of Tempo. Using Giddens’ structuration theory and Mosco’s political economy of communication, we analyse how newsroom rules and resources interact with allocative power from markets and state-linked advertisers. Data come from observation of editorial routines, document analysis of Tempo’s share ownership, and interviews with the Editor-in-Chief, current journalists, and six former journalists. Findings show that dispersed ownership involving employees and foundations strengthens internal bargaining power and supports editorial decisions made in collective meetings, helping the newsroom resist threats and advertising boycotts while maintaining verification norms. At the same time, reliance on major advertisers creates channels for pressure that require continual organisational buffering. The study concludes that employee share ownership can function as a protective governance arrangement for media independence and suggests future research to explore comparative and longitudinal research linking ownership structures to content and observable independence.

Lebih menyukai makanan jajanan dan pilih-pilih makanan merupakan salah satu fase pola makan yag dialami hampir seluruh anak usia dini. Jajanan yang sering dikonsumsi oleh anak-anak seringkali minim zat gizi dan banyak mengandung bahan tambahan dan berpengawet. Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk memberikan edukasi kepada masyarakat khususnya kaum ibu melalui Program Pemberdayaan Kesejahteraan Keluarga (PKK) tentang pemenuhan asupan gizi melalui camilan sehat. Sasaran dalam kegiatan ini adalah ibu-ibu yang tergabung dalam PKK yang memiliki anak usia dini yang tinggal di wilayah Jakarta. Kegiatan dilakukan dengan memberikan paparan materi tentang konsep makanan bergizi seimbang dan pentingnya pemenuhan asupan gizi pada anak usia dini melalui makanan serta workshop membuat camilan sehat berupa drumstick nasi isi ayam dan nugget tempe. Pemilihan kedua menu camilan ini berdasarkan hasil analisis kebutuhan dimana anak-anak senang mengkonsumsi makanan siap saji dalam bentuk makanan beku (frozen food) dalam bentuk nugget dan juga drumstick. Untuk menjaga asupan gizi anak dapat terpenuhi, maka kedua menu ini dibuat agar anak mendapatkan asupan nilai gizi yang lebih baik walaupun makanan yang dikonsumsi dalam bentuk camilan. Diharapkan setelah melakukan workshop, ibu-ibu peserta kegiatan dapat mempraktekkan di rumah menu camilan sehat tersebut dan menjadi alternatif camilan baru bagi anak, sehingga anak lebih terpantau asupan makanannya dan wawasan ibu-ibu peserta kegiatan dapat bertambah tentang makanan bergizi seimbang.

This study aims to analyze the phenomenon of Quarter Life Crisis (QLC) in emerging adults. The research was conducted using a qualitative approach through in-depth interviews with several informants and analysis of relevant literature. The findings indicate that Quarter Life Crisis is a condition commonly experienced by individuals during the transition from late adolescence to early adulthood. Common symptoms include anxiety about the future, confusion in making major life decisions (such as choosing between continuing education or getting married), social pressure, and frustration due to social comparison with peers. The main contributing factors to QLC include intolerance to uncertainty, suboptimal personal growth, and low family functioning. Using a holistic-systemic model, the QLC experiences of each informant in this study are understood as a process of communication with the surrounding environment and self-transformation, through four phases: locked-in, separation, exploration, and rebuilding.